Wonderful Fate Episode 10 Recap
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As Li Fuzhu and Yun Li desperately tried to escape the palace, guards relentlessly pursued them. A sword lunged towards Li Fuzhu, but her backpack miraculously deflected the blow, saving her life. Frightened and in pain, Li Fuzhu shared her fear with Yun Li, who then made a solemn vow, swearing to protect her from all harm with his own body, shielding her from any axe, sword, or arrow.
The next morning, Li Fuzhu was brought before the court to present an imperial edict that Yun Yi had drafted. While she had previously believed Yun Yi intended the edict to protect her, she was shocked when the internal attendant publicly proclaimed its content: the Heavenly Girl (Li Fuzhu) affirmed Yun Yi and Ruan Qing's union as "God's will" and a "perfect match," commanding them to proceed with the six ceremonies for their marriage on an auspicious date.
Yun Yi outwardly accepted this decree, much to the delight of the Empress Dowager, who then promptly set the wedding for the eighth day of the following month. The Empress Dowager specifically thanked Li Fuzhu, crediting her edict with finally swaying Yun Yi. Distraught, Li Fuzhu confronted Yun Yi, questioning why the edict's content had changed. Yun Yi simply reiterated his promise to protect her, leaving Li Fuzhu heartbroken and confused.
Ruan Qing, now certain of her imminent ascent to empress, quickly abandoned her pretense of cordiality. The Empress Dowager even encouraged her to be more assertive, granting her authority over palace affairs and ordering that her provisions be immediately upgraded to empress standards. Ruan Qing wasted no time in asserting her new status, acting disdainfully towards Li Fuzhu and having her maid slap Lan Er.
Li Fuzhu angrily retaliated, hinting at Ruan Qing's indirect role in her elder sister's death and warning her not to be too arrogant. Ruan Qing’s maid, Bi'er, then went to the Imperial Kitchen to demand empress-level meals for her mistress. However, Chef Xue and his staff refused, stating they only followed orders from the Head Lord.
Chef Xue further taunted Bi'er, questioning Ruan Qing's authority before she was officially empress and provocatively suggesting she might not even live to see the next month. In a chaotic exchange, Bi'er was "accidentally" doused with foul-smelling liquid used to soak stinky tofu, leaving her thoroughly humiliated. Later, Li Fuzhu, worried about Yun Yi, went to caution him to be careful. However, Yun Yi rebuffed her, causing Li Fuzhu to storm off angrily.
Unbeknownst to Li Fuzhu, Yun Yi was aware that Ruan Qing was eavesdropping outside the window and deliberately spoke harshly to create a false impression of distance between them, thereby protecting Li Fuzhu. Subsequently, Bi'er tearfully reported the incident to Ruan Qing, exaggerating how Chef Xue had insulted her. Ruan Qing, enraged, marched to the Imperial Kitchen and staged a scene, "discovering" a suspiciously large worm in her food.
She accused the kitchen staff of negligence and implied a plot to poison her, demanding severe punishment. When Chef Xue bravely stepped forward to take sole responsibility for the supposed transgression, Ruan Qing decreed he be flogged eight hundred times. Each time Li Fuzhu pleaded for mercy, Ruan Qing maliciously added ten more strokes to Chef Xue’s sentence. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Li Fuzhu secretly sent Lan Er to fetch Yun Li.
Upon Yun Li's arrival, the brutal flogging ceased. Ruan Qing recounted her fabricated story, implying a threat to the emperor's life. Yun Li calmly offered to personally oversee all food inspections in the Imperial Kitchen, particularly for Ruan Qing's meals. Faced with Yun Li's intervention, Ruan Qing reluctantly declared the matter closed, claiming she merely intended a slight punishment.
Li Fuzhu thanked Chef Xue for his sacrifice, promising to repay his kindness, while Chef Xue warned her to be vigilant against Ruan Qing's cunning and deceitful nature. Later, Yun Li once again suggested that Li Fuzhu consider leaving the palace, perhaps by sneaking out through a "doghole," and offered to accompany her. He emphasized that with Yun Yi's marriage, the Ruan family's power would only grow, making the palace an unsafe place for her.
Li Fuzhu, however, remained hesitant, fearing that even outside the palace, they would not escape the Ruan family's wrath, and decided to reflect on her options. Meanwhile, Lan Er attended to the injured Chef Xue. Misunderstanding Li Fuzhu's playful suggestion to give Chef Xue the handkerchief Lan Er had embroidered, Chef Xue mistook it as a love token. Overwhelmed by presumed affection, he impulsively proposed to Lan Er.
He laid out absurd conditions, demanding she bear him a male heir because his family had only one son for three generations, and that she must not interfere with his plans to take multiple concubines – initially five, then haggling down to just one, or even just her. Lan Er, bewildered by his "brain disease," firmly rejected him, clarifying that the handkerchief was never meant for him but for Guard Hong, whom she admired for standing diligently under the sun.
Chef Xue was left seething with jealousy. That night, Lan Er secretly presented the handkerchief she had retrieved from Chef Xue to a shy Guard Hong, telling him to use it to wipe his sweat, as if she were always by his side. Later, while conversing with Li Fuzhu, Lan Er learned that the arsonist who set fire to the Imperial Garden had been described as wearing a cyan-colored robe with distinctive floral patterns.
Soon after, Lan Er spotted Ruan Qing's maid carrying a stack of laundered clothes, among which was a cyan robe with the exact floral design Li Fuzhu had described. This discovery led Lan Er to Ruan Qing's palace, where the maid was entering.
