《The Willow Boat》E26
Episode 26
In Youzhou, when night fell, the prince of Youzhou specially arranged for a stunning beauty to be sent to his room in order to entertain Cui Xingzhou.Cui Xingzhou knew the profound meaning of this, but he was not moved by the beauty, and he was afraid of hurting the prince's face by refusing directly, so he cleverly asked the woman to spend a long night with Lin Tie as his companion.The next day, the woman tearfully complained to the prince. After hearing the poem, the prince secretly marveled at Cui Xingzhou's profundity and extraordinaryness.
At the same time, in the imperial city, Shi Yikuan's wife frequently went in and out of the Queen's palace, criticizing Queen Shi Xueji's daily life, and even interfered with the color of her favorite azaleas, in an attempt to use family power to influence the Queen's choices.She constantly inculcated the concept of family interests first, reminded Shi Xueji to use her position as queen to seek more benefits for the Shi family, and was full of hostility towards the new concubine Sun Yun'er, warning Shi Xueji to always be vigilant and not to let the concubine forget her roots.These words were like a heavy stone weighing on Shi Xueji's heart, making her feel unprecedented depression and helplessness behind the honor of being the queen.
On the other side, Cui Xingzhou continued to lobby the prince to submit to the new emperor in Youzhou, so as to end the separatist state as soon as possible in exchange for the recognition and rewards of the court.He was well aware of the prince's concerns and offered to stay as a hostage to show his sincerity and dispel the prince's doubts.The prince of Youzhou was moved by his sincerity and finally agreed to prepare for the face-to-face ceremony and move towards the road of peaceful reunification.
In Liu Miantang's mother's house, a drama about family, power and family affection is taking place.Liu Miantang's return makes the already undercurrent of the family even more turbulent.Although her grandfather severely punished his son for failing to live up to expectations and his uncle for indulging her, he still loved Liu Miantang.However, the second aunt's meanness and Qingying's arrogance greatly reduced the warmth of returning home.They were wary of Liu Miantang's return, fearing that she would take away the family property.
The blind date scene in the mansion was even more ridiculous. The blind date originally arranged for Qingying was inadvertently taken away by Liu Miantang.The man fell in love with Liu Miantang at first sight and even asked her about her marriage status, which embarrassed her aunt.During dinner, my grandfather mentioned the matter of negotiating a marriage for Liu Miantang, and my aunt took the opportunity to shirk the matter and tried to get over it by preparing two betrothal gifts at the same time.Liu Miantang stated calmly that he had no intention of getting married. His grandfather's persistence was in sharp contrast to his aunt's embarrassment.
