The Prisoner of Beauty Episode 19 Recap, Plot

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For Wei Liang, the small weapon was the most precious thing. He gave it to Xiao Tao. Xiao Tao, pretending not to know, asked why Wei Liang gave it to her. Wei Liang, shy and unsure how to explain, insisted on giving it to her for safekeeping. Xiao Tao felt happy and left shyly. The three brothers of Wei Qu witnessed the entire scene and dragged Wei Liang outside.

The three of them teased Wei Liang for going back on his word—he had said he wouldn’t marry a Qiao family girl, yet now he liked Xiao Tao. Wei Liang begged for mercy and offered to give his salary to his brothers, but Wei Qu and the others refused to let him off and insisted on throwing him into the water.

When Wei Shao was waiting for Xiao Qiao to go buy ceremonial items, he accidentally saw Xiao Tao returning in a panic with the small weapon he had given to Wei Liang. Just as he was about to ask why it was in Xiao Tao’s hands, Xiao Qiao, already understanding the situation, pulled Wei Shao away. On the street, Xiao Qiao told Wei Shao that Wei Liang liked Xiao Tao.

Only then did Wei Shao come to a realization and expressed that he would not oppose Xiao Tao being with Wei Liang. After all, he had married Xiao Qiao, and now Xiao Tao was part of the Wei family, obediently helping with the canal repairs. Unexpectedly, this comment made Xiao Qiao angry. Xiao Qiao walked ahead angrily.

To give her the ceremonial items, Wei Shao followed her, but he noticed that everything she bought was chosen with help from the four Wei brothers last time. Back then, he thought Xiao Qiao didn’t like such vulgar items and instead gave her 500 warhorses. Seeing Xiao Qiao playing with a hairpin, Wei Shao didn’t believe she would like something so crude and insisted she preferred warhorses. Xiao Qiao, sulking, admitted she didn’t like it.

After returning, Xiao Qiao was upset that Wei Shao didn’t understand romance. Xiao Tao, happily holding the small weapon, told Xiao Qiao that it was crafted by Wei Shao based on the preferences of the four brothers. Xiao Qiao suddenly realized that it wasn’t that Wei Shao didn’t know how to give gifts—it was just that he didn’t know how to give them to her. Perhaps this was her own failure.

At that moment, Wei Shao returned carrying all the gifts Xiao Qiao had bought, only to find out they were chosen for Madam Xu and others. Wei Shao took out the newly bought hairpin and gave it to Xiao Qiao, which finally made her truly happy.

Xiao Qiao felt that Wei Shao had started to understand but was still not quite there, so she summoned Yang Feng overnight and asked him to stay a few more days so she could spend more time with Wei Shao. The next day, when Yang Feng saw Wei Shao and the others off, he deliberately said he forgot his book on water management and hoped Wei Shao could fetch it from Panyi.

Xiao Qiao also mentioned all the good things they had done in Panyi before and wanted to go back and see. Wei Shao agreed, and his gaze toward Xiao Qiao changed. At Bo Cliff, Bi Zhi found out Da Qiao wanted to eat sour plums, so he went alone to pick some. He was injured after encountering Xue Tai’s men and was carried back.

But the first thing he did after waking was to ask whether Da Qiao had eaten the sour plums. Da Qiao was too upset to eat. Urged by Bi Zhi, she finally tasted the plums and tearfully praised their flavor but said she would never eat them again. She only wanted to live a peaceful life with Bi Zhi. If Bi Zhi were an ordinary man, he wouldn’t face such danger. She hoped they could leave together.

But Bi Zhi said he didn’t want to be a commander—he only wanted the approval of Da Qiao’s family, especially Xiao Qiao, so that Da Qiao could be truly happy. Da Qiao immediately decided to publicly announce that Bi Zhi was a son-in-law of the Qiao family and a brother-in-law to the Wei family, so Xue Tai would not dare to attack again.

Xiao Qiao brought snacks to Wei Shao, intending to eat together, but Wei Liang informed Wei Shao that the road ahead was damaged and he needed to check which route to take. Xiao Qiao wanted to spend more time with Wei Shao but was interrupted and felt unhappy. Xiao Tao blamed Wei Liang, and Wei Liang promised he would fix the problem.

But he had no better ideas and instead went to Wei Qu and the others for help, even offering his salary. Wei Qu suggested that if Xiao Qiao went missing, Wei Shao would become worried. This gave Wei Liang an idea. With Wei Qu’s help, they intentionally made Xiao Qiao leave, then quickly informed Wei Shao that Xiao Qiao had gone out for a walk and hadn't returned. They deliberately exaggerated that something dangerous might have happened to her.

Wei Shao grew uneasy and set out to find her. But when they entered the forest, they encountered Wei Duo, who had been following Xiao Qiao. Wei Duo thought Xiao Qiao was with Wei Liang and the others, but Xiao Qiao was nowhere in sight. Wei Shao panicked and rushed off on horseback. Among a crowd, he saw Xiao Qiao squatting there.

Concerned, he pulled her onto the horse without noticing their surroundings, only to learn the people there were refugees, and Xiao Qiao was simply inquiring about their situation. After questioning, Wei Shao learned these people had gone to Liangya and Yanzhou but were driven out. They were now just looking for a place to build temporary shelters.

The land here was unsuitable for living, so Wei Shao suggested they go to Panyi, where they could farm and live like other Wei citizens. Xiao Qiao took the opportunity to praise Wei Shao’s virtue, earning even more admiration from the crowd. That night, Xiao Qiao and Wei Shao set up camp. Wei Shao kept his eyes fixed on Xiao Qiao and refused to let her do anything on her own, insisting she stay by his side at all times.

Xiao Qiao thought he was still mad at her, but Wei Shao domineeringly said that from now on, she was not allowed to leave his side—he didn’t want anyone to worry about her again. Xiao Qiao jokingly said she should apologize to Chun Niang for worrying her. Wei Shao blurted out that the one who worried most wasn’t Chun Niang. When Xiao Qiao asked who it was, Wei Shao shyly turned his head away.

Xiao Qiao couldn’t help but smile at him. Qiao Yue wanted to select beautiful women from various places to be sent for diplomatic marriages. He believed that ever since Xiao Qiao married into the Wei family, relations between the two states had clearly improved, proving this approach was effective. Qiao Ci was very displeased and blamed everything on Zhang Pu. In his anger, he decided to leave this filthy place. Zhang Pu tried to stop him but was scolded by Qiao Yue for making things worse.

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