The Prisoner of Beauty Episode 14 Recap, Plot

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Su Ehuang was welcomed at the city gate by Wei Liang and Wei Qu. Accompanying Su Ehuang was her younger brother, Su Zixin. Originally, it was expected that the siblings would be arranged to stay at Lord Wei’s residence, but unexpectedly they were only settled in the courier station. Su Ehuang believed it must have been Xiao Qiao's idea.

Su Ehuang was well-known for wearing peony flower forehead ornaments, and many women in the city began to imitate her by putting on similar ornaments. Wei Liang saw them being sold on the street and deliberately bought one for Xiao Tao. Xiao Tao was already displeased with Su Ehuang’s visit and was even more unwilling to follow her example. In a fit of anger, she stomped on the ornament.

The next day, Su Ehuang came to pay respects to Madam Xu. Madam Xu was discussing birthday banquet matters with Xiao Qiao. When Xiao Qiao saw Su Ehuang request an audience, she tried to excuse herself, but Madam Xu asked her to stay. In front of Su Ehuang, Madam Xu expressed her appreciation and fondness for Xiao Qiao. Su Ehuang, however, deliberately brought up the renowned reputation of Qiao Gui, which displeased Madam Xu.

Su Ehuang then feigned an apology for her slip of the tongue. Meanwhile, Lady Wei was very enthusiastic toward Su Ehuang and privately complained to her about how Xiao Qiao was always opposing her. Su Ehuang had brought grain with her this time, intending it as a birthday gift, but Madam Xu did not accept it, stating that grain was not ordinary goods and required Wei Shao’s approval.

Lady Wei immediately insisted that Wei Shao would certainly accept it and even began to talk about how close Wei Shao once was with Su Ehuang. Madam Xu interrupted Lady Wei and had her send Su Ehuang off. In truth, Madam Xu had some reservations about Su Ehuang. In the past, Su Ehuang was originally engaged to someone in the Wei family, but after the incident in Xindu, she married Chen Xiang of Bianzhou.

Now that she had returned and hinted that her life hadn’t been smooth, Madam Xu felt suspicious—Su Ehuang appeared well-fed, well-dressed, and clearly doing fine. Meanwhile, Lord Qiao, Qiao Yue, also sent Zhang Pu to deliver wheat seeds. Accepting the grain from Su Ehuang would bring disgrace to Yanzhou. Su Ehuang later arranged a private meeting with Wei Shao, during which she spoke of their past relationship and her affection for Xiao Qiao.

She expressed concern that managing the Wei household must be exhausting for Xiao Qiao, and given the long-standing conflict between the Qiao and Wei families, Xiao Qiao should not be so involved in political matters. Su Ehuang emphasized that the grain she brought wasn’t from Bianzhou but purchased with her own funds, hoping Wei Shao wouldn’t feel burdened. However, Wei Shao did not accept the grain.

At that time, Xiao Qiao was also speculating why Su Ehuang would offer grain and worried that it would embarrass Yanzhou. To her surprise, Wei Shao actually refused the grain. Xiao Tao informed Xiao Qiao about the meeting between Wei Shao and Su Ehuang, which made Xiao Qiao unhappy and jealous. That night, when Wei Shao came to Xiao Qiao’s room, she was cold and indifferent.

Seeing the flower ornament on the table, Wei Shao didn’t know it had been a gift from Wei Liang to Xiao Tao and assumed Xiao Qiao liked it. He offered to take her to the street to buy more. Xiao Qiao responded irritably, reminding Wei Shao that since she was a child, she had hated such gaudy things. For a moment, Wei Shao didn’t know how to respond.

As the wheat seeds from the Qiao family entered the city, Su Ehuang realized that Wei Shao’s refusal to accept her grain was a way to keep his distance—and for the sake of Xiao Qiao. She then decided to make a move involving the wheat seeds, initiating her hidden scheme. Wei Yan was in charge of taking over the Qiao family’s wheat seeds.

Su Ehuang pretended to praise Xiao Qiao in front of Wei Shao, expressing sympathy for her, while secretly instructing Su Zixin to contact Zheng Chuyu, who had already married. In private, Zheng Chuyu came to Lady Wei and tearfully recounted being abused by her husband. Both women blamed her unfortunate life on Xiao Qiao.

At Madam Xu’s birthday banquet, Wei Dian took the lead in accusing the Qiao family of delivering processed wheat seeds, using it as an excuse to frame Xiao Qiao. The officials demanded that Xiao Qiao be severely punished. Suddenly, Wei Shao arrived—not only did he believe Xiao Qiao wouldn’t do such a thing, but he also recounted how she had helped him win the hearts of the people since they met.

He admitted that if Xiao Qiao were to kill someone in the Wei family, he might believe it—but harming the common people? That, he could never believe. Wei Shao proposed weighing the wheat seeds to check the weight. Before entering the city, whoever had received and weighed the seeds at that time would have recorded the weight. If the seeds had been processed, the weight would definitely be lighter, thereby revealing where the issue arose. Su Ehuang also voiced her agreement and pointed out that the person who had weighed the seeds back then was Wei Yan.

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