The Substitute Princess's Love Episode 1 Recap
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In the bustling streets and alleys of the capital, a large red bridal sedan chair carried the young bride towards the Jin Mansion. The people on the street discussed animatedly, saying that Prince Jin guarded the border for the country and only married in his thirties, which was truly a blessing for the common people. On the other side, a coffin was carried out from the Jin Mansion.
As paper money continuously scattered to the ground, the steward led the way: Underworld King leads the way, coffin receives the bride, bride enters the door, guide the soul home… The bride's name is Shen Keyi. She is the illegitimate daughter of the current Prime Minister Shen Yurong. Prince Jin Wen Ye guarded the border, and news came from the army that Prince Jin had sacrificed himself for the country in a battle.
The Empress Dowager then quickly arranged a ghost marriage for her deceased son as a consolation. The in-laws were Prime Minister Shen Yurong. Everyone in court knew that Prime Minister Shen had a daughter. After receiving the imperial decree, Prime Minister Shen dared not disobey, but letting his daughter marry a ghost was even more unbearable for him.
Prime Minister Shen came up with a plan: he had an illegitimate daughter, Shen Keyi, living among the common people, so he might as well let her take the place. Shen Keyi drifted on the streets with her wet nurse since she was little. Therefore, even though Shen Keyi knew she was a substitute bride, she was still very grateful. She finally found a place to settle down for herself and her wet nurse and could eat their fill.
The Empress Dowager summoned Prime Minister Shen and his wife, instructing the two of them to properly educate their daughter to endure loneliness and not do anything out of line. Madam Shen stated that Prince Jin sacrificed himself for the country, and the Shen family was willing to let their daughter be buried with him to repay Prince Jin's kindness to the common people.
After leaving the mansion, Madam Shen was worried that Prime Minister Shen would blame her for being cruel and ruthless and hastily explained that having Shen Keyi buried with him was entirely for the sake of the Shen family. Shen Keyi grew up on the streets, her manners were not proper, and it was inevitable that she would reveal herself over time. When the Empress Dowager found out, the Shen family would be unable to explain themselves.
It was better to make a choice early and also show loyalty to the Emperor to help Prime Minister Shen consolidate his power in court. Prime Minister Shen was silent for a moment and actually agreed directly. Shen Keyi heard her wet nurse tell her about Prime Minister Shen's plan, so she secretly ran out of the mansion, causing a commotion.
After running for a long time, Shen Keyi hid in a theatre building, preparing to hide under a lion dance mask. She saw a man also hiding behind the mask. A moment later, the two of them disguised themselves as lion dancers and left, one in front and one behind. The man was precisely Prince Jin Wen Ye. Although he fell off a cliff, he managed to survive, but Shen Keyi did not know.
Wen Ye was injured in the waist and was soon discovered by several pursuers. After a fight, the pursuers were subdued. Wen Ye became exhausted and fainted. Shen Keyi originally wanted to escape, but then felt that the stranger was in danger. She finally brought Wen Ye to a dilapidated temple to bandage his wound. Prime Minister Shen met with members of the Southern Candle Pavilion at night.
The Southern Candle Pavilion were spies for the Liang Kingdom and had been planning to assassinate Wen Ye for a long time. After learning that someone had personally witnessed Prince Jin falling off the cliff, Prime Minister Shen breathed a sigh of relief. His embezzlement of disaster relief grain would finally no longer be pursued. Wen Ye rested for a night and was spirited the next day. He asked Shen Keyi why she was being pursued.
Shen Keyi also asked the same question in return. Wen Ye did not answer. Shen Keyi took out the pastries she brought from the mansion to fill Wen Ye's stomach. Wen Ye asked if she was escaping a marriage. Shen Keyi dared not reveal it, so she went out to help Wen Ye find water. As soon as Shen Keyi found a water source, she was caught by Madam Shen's informant, Aunt Xin.
Aunt Xin kidnapped Shen Keyi's wet nurse to threaten her. Shen Keyi had no choice but to obediently return to the mansion with Aunt Xin. Guard Wan and Nan Bo followed the marks left by Wen Ye and found the dilapidated temple. Only then did they realize that the news of Wen Ye's death was purely a conspiracy. The two of them advised Wen Ye to return to the capital first, but Wen Ye insisted on waiting for someone.
After waiting for a long time, still not seeing Shen Keyi return, suddenly several men in black burst into the dilapidated temple intending to assassinate Wen Ye. The three of them quickly subdued the group of men in black. The men in black took poison and committed suicide. Nan Bo recognized the poison as Seven-tailed Kite, which was the mark of the Southern Candle Pavilion of the Liang Kingdom. Since his whereabouts had been exposed, Wen Ye had no choice but to leave the dilapidated temple first.
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