The Rise of Phoenixes Episode 8 Recap, Plot

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Inside the barrier, Prince Zhao had thought that the Crown Prince would greatly value him for knowing this big secret, but who knew. . . Xin Ziyan quickly told him to shut up, and only began to speak openly after dismissing the servants. The Crown Prince also quietly left and returned to Ning Yi. Ning Cheng was reporting about the little civet cat's hunger strike.

The Crown Prince thought it was really a cat, so he advised Ning Yi not to reveal the disappearance of Qiu Mingying and her son, as it's better to have one less trouble. Ning Yi then asked if he should find Qiu Mingying. Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince's tone became heavier as if he was about to get angry, and he repeated what he had just said, then tried hard to suppress his emotions, claiming it was a joke, and left.

The Crown Prince was at Xin Ziyan's place. He waited for Xin Ziyan, who was even thinking of seeking new patrons! Xin Ziyan feigned grievance, saying that he heard his subordinates discussing Prince Zhao's discovery of an astonishing secret, which was why he had to attend the banquet. Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince quickly lowered his stance to inquire.

It turned out that Prince Zhao had uncovered the secret about the Dacheng orphan and was about to report it to His Majesty. So late at night, the Crown Prince ordered someone to secretly infiltrate Prince Zhao's residence and, as expected, obtained a letter from under Prince Zhao's pillow. That letter was precisely about Fifth Mistress revealing the Dacheng orphan. The Crown Prince and Chang Hai were in a dilemma and ultimately could only burn the letter.

Feng Zhiwei was confined by Ning Yi in the mansion. Upon seeing Ning Yi, she rushed up to him, demanding to be released, and the two began to bicker again. At a critical moment, Ning Yi brought up Qiu Mingying and Feng Hao. He told Feng Zhiwei to disappear, which would allow them both to be rescued. At this moment, Qiu Shangqi came to invite Ning Yi, stating that Qiu Mingying and Feng Hao had returned home.

Upon hearing this, Feng Zhiwei looked eagerly at Ning Yi, asking him to take her along. Qiu Manor. Qiu Mingying and Feng Zhiwei were speaking in riddles in front of Qiu Shangqi. Ning Yi raised his hand and summoned Feng Hao, asking him about his elder sister's whereabouts. Feng Hao was greatly alarmed and quickly retreated back to Qiu Mingying's side. At this moment, Feng Zhiwei, disguised as a servant boy, brought in tea.

Qiu Mingying spoke, saying that their family was unfortunate, and that the mother-daughter relationship between her and Feng Zhiwei was over. Feng Zhiwei was stunned, her hand trembled, and she dropped the teacup she was holding. Ning Yi immediately ordered someone to take her away. Qiu Mingying then loudly rebuked her, placing the blame for murder on Feng Zhiwei, declaring that from then on, Feng Zhiwei would no longer be her daughter!

Feng Zhiwei and Feng Hao did not understand the deep meaning in her words; one was extremely calm, the other extremely panicked. Gu Yan said that he had placed spies in Qiu Manor. Once Feng Zhiwei left Qiu Manor, and the three women, mother and daughters, reunited, he would send them on their way. The Crown Prince then casually grabbed a nearby palace maid and whipped her repeatedly. Prince Chu's Residence.

Feng Zhiwei claimed she had no regrets, but her heart was in immense pain; the feeling of being abandoned by her family was truly unbearable. Ning Yi wanted to keep her in the residence, believing that one day he could help her achieve her wish of soaring freely like a bird in the vast sky. But Feng Zhiwei would never be a slave in this life, and so she left Prince Chu's Residence.

At the tavern, Feng Zhiwei, disguised as a young master under the alias Wei Zhi, was so drunk she didn't know what was what, pursued by a servant boy for money for the alcohol, yet she collapsed on the ground, murmuring, "Alone, how truly free." Ning Cheng reported Feng Zhiwei's situation to Ning Yi, Zhuyin, and Xin Ziyan, stating that this pawn was truly troublesome.

Zhuyin then brought up the Crown Prince's raising of the Bloodblade Guards, saying this might be related to the deaths of her father and the Third Prince. Ning Yi recalled the cases he and Gu Yan investigated regarding the Bloodblade Guards' killings; in those years, all of the people killed by the Bloodblade Guards were stumbling blocks for the Crown Prince. And that year, before the Third Prince Ning Qiao's incident, he had also reviewed these materials.

Now it seemed everything made sense: the Crown Prince used the Bloodblade Guards to eliminate dissidents, and Ning Qiao was one of them. But now, Ning Yi also walked this path, but this time, the one to die would definitely not be himself, but him. Feng Zhiwei was washing dishes at the tavern. Zhuyin paid her tab and took her away, but poor Feng Zhiwei still thought it was Qiu Mingying who came to redeem her.

As the two were about to leave, they were entangled by two old men who seemed to recognize Zhuyin's mother, Lan Yin, and mocked Lan Yin for recklessly marrying a rebellious criminal. Feng Zhiwei was indignant, picked up a dish, and splashed it onto the lecher's face, then led Zhuyin back to Lanxiang Courtyard. Feng Zhiwei changed into women's clothing.

Zhuyin's purpose finally became clear: in this imperial court, she had to avenge her parents and clear their names using her own methods. The Crown Prince was now quite wary of Prince Zhao, so he sought out Chang Hai and Xin Ziyan. However, Chang Hai felt there was something fishy, that someone was trying to incite discord between the Crown Prince and Prince Zhao. Xin Ziyan brought up the witchcraft case from eight years ago, implying to repeat the trick.

The Crown Prince highly praised it, but Chang Hai stopped him, saying the two were absurd and foolish. After all, Prince Zhao lacked courage and strategy. If he originally had no disloyal intentions towards the Crown Prince, such a move by the Crown Prince would force Prince Zhao to rebel. Xin Ziyan spoke again, and with just a few words, made the Crown Prince suspicious of Chang Hai.

Chang Hai, however, brought up Ning Yi, who had only been out for half a year but had already turned the imperial court upside down, which was detestable. The Crown Prince then realized and instructed Xin Ziyan not to mention this matter again. At Lanxiang Courtyard, Xin Ziyan saw Feng Zhiwei walk by and quickly called out to her, intending to flirt a bit. Feng Zhiwei raised her hand to stop him.

Upon learning that he was Xin Ziyan, the head of Qingming Academy, she reprimanded him, saying how could a person who reads sagely books be so narrow-minded. Both were eloquent speakers. Finally, Xin Ziyan led Feng Zhiwei into the hall, posed a riddle, and asked her to present what she liked most. Meanwhile, Zhuyin and Ning Yi observed everything from upstairs; what Xin Ziyan wanted was water. Feng Zhiwei understood.

After leaving for a while, she brought in a cup of extremely peculiar-tasting tea. Feng Zhiwei dismantled Xin Ziyan's riddle piece by piece, then added each solution into the tea, even adding a touch of boy's urine to tease him. Xin Ziyan was speechless with discomfort, yet he still had to stand up and bow to her, finding it incredibly difficult. Private Room. Xin Ziyan gargled again and again.

Ning Yi then pointed out, "Where would Lanxiang Courtyard get boy's urine?" Meanwhile, Feng Zhiwei and Zhuyin were smug, revealing that what they had given him to drink was merely firewood ash water. Zhuyin found it incredibly amusing, noting that Ning Yi and Feng Zhiwei were truly a match. Zhuyin asked Feng Zhiwei to stay at Lanxiang Courtyard and help the girls deal with such lechers in the future. However, Feng Zhiwei showed a troubled expression, and finally cautiously asked about Zhuyin's relationship with Ning Yi.

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