Wonderful Fate Episode 2 Recap
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In a modern classroom, Li Fuzhu and her friend Xia Xiaozhu were caught by their teacher for discussing comics instead of paying attention and were scolded. The teacher, frustrated, pointed out Li Fuzhu's incorrect answer to a question, where she wrote "Jin Lian gives medicine" instead of "golden autumn brings coolness," jokingly accusing her of wanting to poison someone (referencing a historical figure, Wu Dalang). After class, the two friends continued their comic discussion.
Xia Xiaozhu detailed the villainous Ruan Qing’s past, recounting how Ruan Qing, out of jealousy for her sister Ruan Jie's beauty, orchestrated Ruan Jie’s defilement by a servant, leading to Ruan Jie’s suicide. Xia Xiaozhu added that Ruan Qing later killed the emperor, expressing her dismay at such ruthlessness.
Meanwhile, in the Yun Lai kingdom, Emperor Yun Yi was on the verge of self-castration to avoid marrying Ruan Qing, who insisted on the union despite his reluctance, even declaring she would "share a grave" with him if he were to "go to heaven." Li Fuzhu burst into the room at this critical moment, interrupting his act. She apologized for the intrusion, saying, "Excuse me. Sorry to interrupt. Keep going. Come on! See you later, girlfriends," before fleeing.
Yun Yi, angered by her carelessness, ordered his guards to catch the "assassin." Li Fuzhu, believing she could return to her own world, jumped into a latrine. She was later rescued by Yun Yi. When she woke up, disoriented, she excitedly believed she was back in her modern home, exclaiming about her wonderful family and life. However, upon seeing Yun Yi at her bedside, she realized she was still in the comic world.
She immediately asked him if he had gone through with the self-castration, which greatly offended the Emperor. He sternly rebuked her, asserting that as a head of a country, he would never make such an absurd decision, claiming he was merely threatening Ruan Qing. Li Fuzhu, recalling Ruan Qing's murderous future from the comic, wondered if Yun Yi’s rejection would be the cause of his death. Soon after, Ruan Qing, feigning concern, arrived with "medicine" for Li Fuzhu’s fall.
Li Fuzhu suspected it was poison and, to avoid taking it, performed a vigorous "radio gymnastics" routine, making Ruan Qing question if the "heavenly girl" had injured her head. Yun Yi then reminded Li Fuzhu of her promise to make Yun Lai prosperous by noon the next day, threatening to "cut off her head" in front of all civilian and military officials if she failed. He assigned guards to watch her through the night.
Left alone with Ruan Qing, Li Fuzhu directly confronted her. She revealed her knowledge of Ruan Qing's past misdeeds, including poisoning her sister Ruan Jie and arranging her defilement, which led to Ruan Jie's suicide. She also exposed Ruan Qing's father, the Guo Shi, for secretly colluding with enemy states and building an army to overthrow Yun Yi. Ruan Qing, surprised by Li Fuzhu's uncanny knowledge, reacted by attempting to stab her with scissors.
Li Fuzhu, however, effortlessly disarmed her, causing Ruan Qing to accidentally cut her own hand. Ruan Qing later informed the Guo Shi about Li Fuzhu's knowledge of their secrets and her childhood, making them wonder if she truly came from the heavens. The Guo Shi, while acknowledging her mysterious nature, declared that even if she commanded the heavens, she could not control Yun Lai's destiny.
He was perplexed by Li Fuzhu's threat that if she died, their secrets would be exposed and become a "trending topic," mistaking "trending topic" for a powerful hidden weapon. Meanwhile, Yun Yi, still fixated on the latrine incident, ordered his attendant, Hong Yi, to investigate if it held any secrets. Hong Yi, after enduring the foul stench, found nothing unusual.
Hong Yi then comically speculated that perhaps heavenly beings relieve themselves by submerging their entire bodies in latrines, leading Yun Yi to order a reluctant Hong Yi to demonstrate. Determined to escape her predicament, Li Fuzhu changed clothes and sneaked out of her room. She almost fell into a pond, but was saved by Prince Yun Li. When Yun Li hinted at expecting repayment for saving her life, Li Fuzhu promptly pushed him back into the water and fled.
Lamenting the lack of GPS in this ancient world and missing modern technology, she was soon mistaken for a eunuch by palace staff. She was then forced to spend the entire night chopping firewood for Chef Xue of the Imperial Kitchen, despite her protests that she was the Heavenly Maiden and that "eunuchs should not make things difficult for other eunuchs." She endured a grueling night of labor, exhausted and bruised.
The following morning, Yun Yi and his guards found Li Fuzhu asleep amidst the firewood. She clung to Yun Yi’s leg, tearfully complaining about her terrible ordeal of being starved, beaten, and forced to chop wood all night, unlike others who were spoiled by the emperor. At the morning court, with only a quarter of an hour remaining until noon, officials urged for the revitalization of Yun Lai, noting that many citizens were fleeing to enemy states.
Li Fuzhu frantically recalled her geography teacher mentioning ancient irrigation systems like the Dujiangyan Irrigation System and the Zhengguo Canal Irrigation System, which had brought prosperity to regions like Chengdu and the central Shaanxi plain. She requested a "map" to point out potential construction sites. However, upon examining the map of Yun Lai, she discovered it was landlocked and entirely surrounded by mountains, lacking any rivers or lakes suitable for irrigation.
Exclaiming that they lived in a basin and relied solely on wells, she realized her plans were useless. As noon arrived, a furious Yun Yi, accusing her of being an imposter and deceiving him, drew his dagger and advanced towards her, preparing to execute her.
