Youthful Glory Episode 18 Recap, Plot

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After Ming Tingyuan’s death, Ming Tan didn’t know how to face Jiang Xu—she didn’t even want to share a meal with him. Every time Jiang Xu approached, Ming Tan would turn and walk away. People from Haiyou Gate had been lurking outside the General of Dingbei’s manor, so Jiang Xu ordered heightened security, warning them not to alert the enemy.

Su Wenchun was always cautious and suspicious; they had to make sure his people saw everything clearly if they were to believe it. Jiang Xu also wanted to tell Ming Tan the truth, but revealing it now might only ease her temporary grief—this matter involved Ming Tingyuan, and he could not risk Ming Tan’s safety. Su Wenchun had been monitoring the General of Dingbei’s manor, but hadn’t discovered anything substantial.

Still, he was worried, unable to understand Jiang Xu’s true intentions. Shu Jingran ran into Yun Yi on the street again, his eyes widening as he followed her—only to be mistaken for an assassin and nearly thrown into the river by Yun Yi. When Yun Yi asked why he was following her, Shu Jingran said they were at least acquainted. Yun Yi was puzzled, so Shu Jingran mentioned they had met at the relief hall.

Yun Yi ignored him, preoccupied with buying food for Ming Tan, who hadn’t eaten in three days since Ming Tingyuan’s death. To prolong the conversation with Yun Yi, Shu Jingran recommended several well-known food shops in the capital. Yun Yi bought everything she could and brought it all to Ming Tan. Still, Ming Tan had no appetite.

Yun Yi then told Ming Tan about her own past—how she had grown up without parents, and only later realized that the light within a person would always ignite again. Even if Ming Tan’s light had gone out now, it was okay, because they would remain by her side. At Shu Jingran’s home, a matchmaking meeting had been arranged for him, but he refused to go and asked Lu Ting to attend in his place.

Jiang Xu had invited the two over to discuss strategies for winning back the woman he loved. Lu Ting and Shu Jingran offered their advice, which essentially boiled down to: be willing to give everything for Ming Tan. Back at the manor, Jiang Xu saw Ming Tan trimming a bonsai plant. He picked up a pair of shears and began cutting haphazardly, as if he were bent on destruction.

Su Xin and Lu E quickly stepped in to stop him and took the shears away. Jiang Xu then called in Bai Minmin, even addressing her as cousin, hoping she could lift Ming Tan’s spirits. Bai Minmin, taking the silver Jiang Xu gave her, said she would cover all of Ming Tan’s expenses for the day.

Yun Yi wanted to buy roast chicken and happily ran off with the money Bai Minmin gave her, inadvertently stealing Shu Jingran’s heart along the way. Yun Yi was happily carrying the roast chicken when she turned and ran into Shu Jingran. Thinking he liked roast chicken too, she reluctantly shared a drumstick with him. But when Shu Jingran heard Yun Yi was Su Er Rong’s concubine, his heart shattered.

Bai Minmin and Ming Tan passed by a shop selling hairpins. The totems on the pins didn’t resemble anything from the Da Xian dynasty, which made Ming Tan suspicious. She decided to buy all of them and also asked for the shopkeeper’s address. Bai Minmin thought Ming Tan wanted to partner with him, but Ming Tan suspected the items were smuggled. Ming Tingyuan’s case involved smuggling—perhaps the two were connected.

Da Xian had only one sea trade route, and that was Lingzhou. Two men, claiming to be former subordinates of Ming Tingyuan, came to see Jiang Xu. They said they had been sidelined by Guo Bingmao, but had taken part in the disaster relief efforts in Lizhou. Jiang Xu kept them in camp and sent people to investigate their backgrounds. Ming Tan invited Lu Ting and asked him to help stage a scene.

Lu Ting detained the shopkeeper and interrogated him about the source of the smuggled goods. The man quickly revealed his supplier. Zhang Huaiyu had gone missing. Jiang Xu was summoned to the palace by the Emperor and the Empress. The Empress was in a state of panic, and Jiang Xu decided to go to Lingzhou himself to bring Zhang Huaiyu back. Worried about his upcoming journey to Lingzhou, Jiang Xu wasn’t sure whether he should take Ming Tan along.

When Ming Tan returned to the manor, Jiang Xu brought it up and reminded her to be careful while in the capital. Bai Minmin, clearly worried about Zhang Huaiyu’s safety, wondered if he would return unharmed. Ming Tan had already packed her things and decided to accompany Jiang Xu to Lingzhou. Bai Minmin advised her to treat it as a relaxing trip. After all this time, Ming Tan still hadn’t forgiven Jiang Xu.

Jiang Xu usually traveled light, but with Ming Tan coming, he prepared ten carriages. Every piece of luggage was carefully sorted, and he even brought an empty one to shop properly in Lingzhou. Bai Minmin and Shu Jingran cheered him on, but Ming Tan unexpectedly ordered him to scale down the entourage—one carriage for her, and one for Jiang Xu would suffice.

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