Youthful Glory Episode 11 Recap, Plot

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Zhang Huaiyu arrived just in time with reinforcements to rescue Ming Tan and Bai Minmin, but his arm was accidentally cut. When Bai Minmin looked at Zhang Huaiyu, her gaze became noticeably suggestive. She barged into Zhang Huaiyu’s carriage with medicine in hand. Zhang Huaiyu, bare-chested, was struggling to apply ointment to his wound and quickly put on his clothes upon seeing her. But Bai Minmin didn’t care about such decorum and helped him apply the medicine.

Ming Tan believed Jiang Xu had let Jiu Rou risk herself just to draw out the murderer. Had it not been for Zhang Huaiyu’s timely rescue, none of them would have survived. Jiang Xu tried to explain, but Jiu Rou quickly stepped in, saying his plan had been thorough, and he had arranged shadow guards to follow her—it was her failure to follow the plan that caused the danger, not Jiang Xu's fault.

She further explained that Jiang Xu had done all this to give her a chance to earn merit, so that she could plead for clemency for herself and her mother before the Emperor. Only then did Ming Tan realize she had spoken out of turn and quickly made up an excuse to run off. Zhang Huaiyu was too injured to eat, so Shui Ying tried to feed him with chopsticks.

Bai Minmin arrived just in time to witness this and immediately became jealous. She tried to take back the black-bone chicken soup she had brought. Zhang Huaiyu quickly asked her to stay, told Shui Ying to clear the dishes, saying he only wanted the soup. It was made by Bai Minmin herself. After taking a sip, he found it a bit salty and hesitated to comment, his face practically burning under Bai Minmin's stare.

Su Wenchun was concerned that the position of Magistrate of the Capital could not remain vacant for long. The best candidate was the Marquis of Jiangyang, though he was known to be rigid and difficult to manipulate. However, it was rumored that the Marquis’s legitimate eldest son, Gao Chen, had just lost his wife and was eager to remarry. If they could arrange a political marriage, it would certainly bring about a closer alliance.

That day, Ming Tan also injured her hand. Jiang Xu gently helped her apply medicine, and upon seeing the bloodstains on her hand, his eyes softened noticeably. Ming Tan wondered inwardly—was this truly the same man, so tender and thoughtful? She instinctively pulled her hand back, saying she needed to bathe and rest. Jiang Xu ordered the servants to prepare water, and Lü'e and Suxin, after some deliberation, assumed it was for a couple’s bath and only brought one tub.

Seeing the single bath bucket before her, Ming Tan was dumbfounded. She made an excuse that her wound couldn’t get wet, so Jiang Xu started undressing to bathe himself. Ming Tan fled in a hurry but returned to peek from behind the screen. Seeing Jiang Xu's strong arms, her face flushed red, and she sat restlessly on the edge of the bed. After bathing, Jiang Xu appeared fresh and striking, every movement captivating. Ming Tan didn’t know where to look.

Jiang Xu took her hand and said he had something to tell her. He told her his health was perfectly normal. Though he had previously avoided women, he was completely normal in all aspects of marriage. Ming Tan's face turned crimson. As Jiang Xu opened his collar, her thoughts drifted to who knew where. The next day, the Emperor appointed the Marquis of Jiangyang as the new Magistrate of the Capital.

However, some courtiers raised concerns that the alliance between Jiang Xu and Ming Tingyuan gave them too much power and military strength. They proposed that Ming Tingyuan be reassigned. Ming Tingyuan had already considered this and asked the Emperor to appoint another capable official. Another proposal suggested transferring Ming Tingyuan to serve in the Privy Council. Meanwhile, Jiang Xu discovered that Liu Mo had indeed left the city the night before the wedding.

Records only began from when he was twelve years old upon entering the capital; prior to that, there was barely any documentation, which was highly suspicious. Jiu Rou and her mother were granted a pardon and left the capital. Ming Tan came specifically to see them off. Jiu Rou was very grateful to both Ming Tan and Jiang Xu. The Empress Dowager wanted Feng Zhao to marry Gao Chen as a second wife.

Naturally, Feng Zhao was unwilling, especially since Gao Chen wasn’t even her type. But to her surprise, this was a plan the Empress Dowager had already discussed with Su Wenchun. Ming Tan bought many things for Jiang Xu, and since he explained that the past misunderstandings were just that—misunderstandings—Bai Minmin felt reassured. Bai Minmin’s parents had arranged many suitors for her, but she wasn’t in a hurry.

As she and Ming Tan were on their way to Wen Tao Pavilion to listen to music, a little beggar accidentally bumped into Ming Tan. Seeing how pitiful he looked, Ming Tan quickly asked Suxin to give him some money. When Bai Minmin and Ming Tan looked up, they were shocked to find that the capital had quietly filled with refugees. Upon returning to the residence, Ming Tan ordered some unused belongings to be gathered for relief efforts.

When Jiang Xu heard about it, he went to check on the situation. These people had come from Lizhou, where floods had devastated the area and the people were in dire straits, while the local officials tried to cover up the disaster. They had begged their way to the capital, just to seek justice. Jiang Xu immediately reported the matter to the Emperor. Su Wenchun suggested sending Ming Tingyuan to Lizhou for disaster relief.

Although Jiang Xu knew Su Wenchun’s intentions were far from pure, he couldn't stop it in time. Ming Tan and Bai Minmin thought long and hard and felt there needed to be a more sustainable way to help the refugees. Since Bai Minmin was good at writing storybooks, she decided to write the story of Ming Tan and Jiang Xu, which could also help restore Jiang Xu’s reputation.

At dinner, Jiang Xu noticed Ming Tan was distracted and specially picked out a piece of fish for her, reminding her to eat well. Ming Tingyuan was set to depart that night, and Jiang Xu went to see him off. Ming Tan didn’t go but asked Suxin to bring kneepads for Jiang Xu to deliver to Ming Tingyuan.

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