The Prisoner of Beauty Episode 17 Recap
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Wei Liang suggested going to eat local delicacies nearby, saying it would definitely be delicious, and also hoping to promote a stable relationship between Xiao Qiao and Wei Shao. According to the guide, the first stop should be to drink some sour plum juice, and then go eat those delicacies. Even if they encountered problems on the way, they could return in time without any issues. Xiaotao immediately agreed with this suggestion.
With Wei Liang's repeated guarantees of reliability and authenticity, Xiaotao was responsible for persuading Xiao Qiao and Wei Shao to go together. As a result, when they arrived at the sour plum juice location according to the map address, it turned out to be a latrine. Wei Liang immediately asked if this place was originally a sour plum juice shop that was later changed into a latrine.
An old lady in charge of the area explained that it had been a latrine since her grandfather's generation. They continued to the next location on the guide, only to find a small puddle, with no hot spring to be found at all. Wei Liang took them to the beach. Wei Liang laughed heartily, but they didn't find it special at all; it was just an ordinary sea.
After inquiring, Wei Shao learned that Wei Liang had obtained the guide from a distant friend, and it was completely bogus. Wei Liang continued to persuade them to go to Peach Blossom grove, hoping to make up for it, but Xiao Qiao and the others no longer believed him and turned back. Wei Dian and Yuan Wang learned that Wei Shao was bringing people to Rong Commandery.
Wei Dian sowed discord, believing that Wei Shao's visit was aimed at weakening local forces. Yuan Wang felt dissatisfied about this. Wei Dian was already planning to secretly send people to assassinate Wei Shao, preventing him from reaching Rong Commandery safely. At this moment, Xiao Qiao and Wei Shao took a break along the way. Wei Shao felt tired and had a headache, so Xiao Qiao offered to massage his head to relieve the fatigue.
However, as soon as she touched Wei Shao's head, Wei Shao subconsciously dodged. Xiao Qiao, afraid that her hands were too cold for Wei Shao, warmed them up before continuing the massage, urging Wei Shao to relax. Wei Shao gradually relaxed in front of Xiao Qiao. Xiao Qiao frankly said that although she came here to teach planting methods, her main goal was to help Wei Shao share some of the burden.
She didn't want to stay in the women's quarters watching Wei Shao leave early and return late. If there was anything she needed to do, Xiao Qiao was willing to help Wei Shao share the load. Wei Shao unknowingly fell asleep in Xiao Qiao's arms. Xiao Qiao spoke her heart out to herself, saying that she also wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to Wei Shao, hoping that over time, Wei Shao could also become closer to her.
Wei Shao woke up early the next morning and found himself sleeping in Xiao Qiao's arms. His headache seemed to have eased a lot. Recalling how peacefully he slept yesterday, Wei Shao draped his clothes over Xiao Qiao and got up to leave. While Wei Shao and his group were resting along the way, they were suddenly ambushed. The carriage Xiao Qiao was riding in was startled and ran away.
To protect Xiao Qiao, Wei Shao cut the reins and desperately held onto the carriage. In the last moment before the carriage plunged off the cliff, Xiao Qiao jumped out and was caught by Wei Shao. Wei Shao proudly said that he could catch Xiao Qiao. Xiao Qiao suddenly noticed that Wei Shao was injured. She initially thought it was a minor wound, but she didn't expect the blade to be poisoned. Wei Shao fell unconscious.
After everyone detoxified Wei Shao, although his life was not in danger, he couldn't wake up. Xiao Qiao felt that these people were well-trained and not ordinary bandits, and that it should be related to their trip to Rong Commandery. Xiao Qiao believed that the most likely possibility was that Wei Dian had arranged it. Wei Liang was so angry that he wanted to kill Wei Dian, but Xiao Qiao stopped him.
Without evidence, they would risk the other party making a desperate move, inciting the people, and damaging Wei Shao's reputation. Xiao Qiao believed that the top priority was to not delay the planting of the winter wheat and to get to Rong Commandery as soon as possible. They were currently in a no man's land, making it easier for the other party to act. Once they entered Rong Commandery, Yuan Wang would be less likely to act rashly.
Wei Qu and the others were willing to listen to Xiao Qiao's arrangements and rushed to Rong Commandery. Wei Shao woke up and found that he was already in Rong Commandery. He learned from Wei Qu that Xiao Qiao had planned everything, which brought comfort to Wei Shao's heart. At this time, Xiao Qiao went to find Yuan Wang alone, proposing to plant winter wheat, but was rejected by Yuan Wang.
Xiao Qiao sensed that Yuan Wang wasn't against planting winter wheat, but against dredging the canal. As soon as Xiao Qiao returned, she heard that Wei Shao had woken up and wanted soup. Xiao Qiao rushed to Wei Shao's side and threw herself into Wei Shao's arms. Wei Shao couldn't help but feel hot all over, and quickly pretended that his arm hurt to make Xiao Qiao step back.
Xiao Qiao also told Wei Shao the results of probing Yuan Wang. Wei Shao planned to send troops, but was stopped by Xiao Qiao. Xiao Qiao believed that winning hearts was better than killing people, and hoped that Wei Shao would listen to her opinion. Currently, the only person Yuan Wang relied on was Wei Dian.
If they could sow discord between the two, Yuan Wang would have no one to rely on and would have to do whatever they said. Xiao Qiao took the initiative to invite Yuan Wang to play chess. After losing the first game, Xiao Qiao proposed to play chess again. After two games, Yuan Wang got up to leave, only to find that one of his shoes was missing.
Xiao Qiao immediately arranged for someone to buy a new pair for him. Wei Dian waited all day, thinking that Xiao Qiao would definitely have something to discuss with Yuan Wang today, but he didn't expect Yuan Wang to simply tell Wei Dian that Xiao Qiao had kept him playing chess all day. The suspicious Wei Dian sent someone to keep an eye on Yuan Wang.
Wei Qu deliberately went to Yuan Wang with a box, pretending to drop it on the ground, scattering jewelry all over, which was discovered by the person watching and reported to Wei Dian. Wei Dian mistakenly thought that Wei Shao was trying to win over Yuan Wang. In reality, Wei Qu entered Yuan Wang's house and gave Yuan Wang a box containing only his missing shoe.
Wei Qu reported the day's events to Xiao Qiao and admired Xiao Qiao's foresight, confirming that someone was indeed watching. Wei Shao praised Xiao Qiao for becoming more and more like Mrs. Wei. Xiao Qiao noticed that Wei Shao was acting strangely, knowing that he was embarrassed about not having bathed for several days, and offered to help Wei Shao bathe, further advancing their relationship.
The next day, Xiao Qiao continued to arrange for Wei Qu and Wei Liang to propose marriage to Yuan Wang, letting Wei Qu and Wei Liang show themselves off in front of Yuan Wang to see who was more suitable for his daughter. Wei Liang, whose heart was full of Xiaotao, deliberately pretended to be incompetent, making Yuan Wang despise him.
Yuan Wang's daughter was secretly peeking through the crack in the door when she accidentally rushed out and fell to the ground. Wei Qu immediately went to help her up, and at that moment, they both developed feelings for each other. Yuan Wang immediately stated that he would not agree to this marriage, and therefore agreed to switch to planting winter wheat. Xiao Qiao had anticipated this and didn't mind.
Instead, she left Yuan Wang's house with a smile on her face and went directly to a jewelry store to create a set of gold and silver wedding jewelry. The news quickly reached Wei Dian, who became even more suspicious of Yuan Wang and ordered someone to summon Yuan Wang to see him.
