Who Rules The World Episode 10 Recap
> Who Rules The World Recap
The Lord of Yongzhou reminded Feng Lanxi that the Queen has deep maternal affection. Yongzhou has always valued filial piety, and Feng Lanxi must honor and respect the Queen in the future. At this moment, Feng Qiwu submitted a memorial to the Lord of Yongzhou, stating that the Queen holds a noble status. Even if she insisted on traveling with the commoners, how could the guard general, Sun Mingyang, not repeatedly dissuade her?
Was the crowd of refugees carefully searched for traitors or rebels? The six states are currently unstable, and Feng Lanxi had just narrowly escaped death after being attacked by a traitor. If the Queen were to be harmed again, it would be a great tragedy for Yongzhou. Feng Qiwu believed Sun Mingyang should be punished publicly with whipping to serve as a warning.
The Lord of Yongzhou felt that such public punishment was too harsh and decided instead to dock his salary for three years. Feng Qiwu then proposed that Minister Yang of the Rites Department should also be punished—what if there had been an assassin among the people? The Lord admitted that the Queen's actions today were indeed improper and thus arranged for Feng Lanxi to carry out the whipping on her behalf.
Chuan Yun was curious why the Lord of Yongzhou looked so pleased upon hearing about the Xiao family. Ren Rusong explained that His Majesty’s biological mother was originally a palace maid and had no chance of attaining her current status. It was only due to the death of the previous hereditary prince that Madam Baili, whose methods far surpassed even the Third Prince, managed to rise.
Now that Feng Lanxi has returned to the capital, he is likely to face great injustice. The Lord of Yongzhou told Madam Baili that Feng Ju was becoming increasingly unruly and even dared to plot against his brother. He instructed Madam Baili and Feng Ju to behave and stop stirring trouble.
Having Feng Lanxi carry out the whipping on Madam Baili today was meant to show the world a united image of a loving father, filial son, virtuous mother, and respectful child. Whichever of the six states falls into chaos first will become prey to the remaining five. He also urged Madam Baili to pay more attention to Feng Chang.
At this moment, Feng Chang felt especially sorrowful—outside the city gates, his mother, Madam Baili, would rather put on a show of maternal kindness with Feng Lanxi than spare him, her biological son, a glance. Madam Baili never anticipated that Feng Lanxi was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. She knew that over the years, Feng Ju had overshadowed Feng Lanxi both openly and in secret, and the king had tacitly approved of this.
In her eyes, the Lord of Yongzhou had always felt inferior because he was the son of a palace maid. From the beginning, he disliked Yige and therefore disliked Feng Lanxi, who carried Yige’s blood. Only royal power and ambition stirred his heart. The king disliked that Feng Ju directly endangered Feng Lanxi’s life. After all, Feng Lanxi was his legitimate son.
Madam Baili told Feng Ju that if anyone else took action, it would have nothing to do with them. Bai Fengxi ran out of money and could only pawn some items, but they were worth at most five silver leaves—not nearly enough to cover the daily expenses of so many people. The shopkeeper suggested she pawn her hairpin, which would fetch a better price. Since the hairpin was a gift from Hei Fengxi, Bai Fengxi naturally refused.
This reminder made her recall that Hei Fengxi had previously said if she ever needed something in a pinch, she could go to the Ruyuxuan branch, and anything under a thousand silver leaves was hers to take. Bai Fengxi went to Ruyuxuan to ask the shopkeeper for fifty silver leaves, only to encounter Feng Chang, who was having a seizure. She ended up saving his life.
In his nightmare, Feng Chang dreamed that his mother, Madam Baili, was trying to strangle him, and he woke up in terror. Feng Chang could not allow others to know he suffered from seizures, so he ordered his subordinates to dispose of everyone who had witnessed his episode. The physician prescribed more medicine for Langhua’s recovery. Bai Fengxi was surprised to learn that even grinding the medicine costs money, so she decided to do it herself.
Unexpectedly, she fell asleep while grinding, and Hei Fengxi happened to come by. Seeing Bai Fengxi sleeping on the table, he was filled with tenderness. Bai Fengxi hadn’t expected that acting as the sect leader would be so exhausting. She envied how Hei Fengxi could manage a vast place like Fountain Abode with such order. Hei Fengxi offered to teach her, and the tuition fee would be just a bowl of noodles—the kind from the boat.
Bai Fengxi went to cook noodles, and Hei Fengxi ate happily. Feng Qiwu came to see Feng Lanxi. Now that the Lord of Yongzhou had conferred the title of Yongping Lord upon Feng Lanxi, it was time to consider their marriage. As long as he agreed to the formal three letters and six rites, she was confident she could give him peace of mind for the rest of his life. Feng Lanxi politely declined.
If he agreed, he would become a man who relied on his wife’s family to flaunt power. Feng Qiwu said she had already fallen out with the Queen publicly outside the city gates and came to Feng Lanxi because she had no one else to rely on. Feng Lanxi rejected Feng Qiwu again, saying he had always been indifferent to matters of love and didn’t want to ruin her life.
Feng Qiwu guessed that Feng Lanxi already had someone in his heart. Feng Lanxi claimed that his heart was set on the world and feared he would disappoint Feng Qiwu’s kindness. Though he couldn’t promise the formal marriage rites for now, he could still grant the Feng family supreme honor, second only to one. Feng Qiwu didn’t expect that among all men, only Feng Lanxi would dare treat her so coldly.
Then again, if Feng Lanxi had agreed so easily, he wouldn't be the Feng Lanxi she knew. Huan Niang reviewed Ruyuxuan’s accounts and found items like Snow Cloud Gauze and jewelry—clearly things Feng Lanxi wouldn’t use. She ordered the bill sent back. Feng Qiwu volunteered to deliver it herself, wanting to see who these items were for, since Feng Lanxi claimed to have no interest in romance.
At Ruyuxuan, she showed the bill to the shopkeeper, who cleverly deflected her inquiries. The carrier pigeon that delivered a message to her master returned, making Bai Fengxi worry about her master’s safety. She went to Ruyuxuan and asked the shopkeeper to help her contact Hei Fengxi. Meanwhile, Huang Chao and Yu Wuyuan were discussing returning the Empyrean Token to the emperor when Princess Huang Yu overheard them and insisted on Yu Wuyuan accompanying her.
Huang Yu happily played the zither for Yu Wuyuan, but Yu Wuyuan’s mind was on Bai Fengxi. Though Yu Wuyuan knew of Huang Yu’s feelings for him, his heart belonged elsewhere, so he refused her by saying that those born into the Yu family rarely lived past thirty.
