Episode 14

Dou Zhao stepped into the dark cell to visit Wu Shan. This was her sixth visit.Wu Shan silently counted every meeting, but Dou Zhao asked with concern why he stepped into it knowing it was a trap.Wu Shan was honest. Although he had suspicions, what if it was true?He couldn't gamble with Dou Zhao's safety.He has no regrets about being imprisoned, but feels guilty for his grandfather.He begged Dou Zhao not to feel sorry for him, but Dou Zhao blamed himself even more, thinking that he had caused Wu Shan to suffer, and even regretted getting to know him.However, Wu Shan believed that meeting Dou Zhao was the greatest happiness in his life.

At the execution ground, the people shouted in unison for Wu Shan and did not want him to be punished.Mr. Wu Ge and Song Mo knelt in front of the palace gate, submitted their resignations, confessed their mistakes to Mr. Chen, just to get an audience with the Holy Emperor and express their feelings.The judge still pressed Wu Shan to plead guilty, but he would rather die than sully his grandfather's name.Just as the supervisor ordered the execution, Song Mo hurriedly arrived with the imperial edict, and the emperor finally summoned Mr. Wu Ge.When the imperial edict came, Wu Shan was demoted and ordered to rebuild the statue of Yuanyou Palace without any heavy punishment.Wu Shan looked at Dou Zhao, and the two smiled at each other, feeling connected.

On the occasion of parting, Wu Shan saw Dou Zhao coming to see him off outside Kyoto.He encouraged Dou Zhao to pursue true love and told her that freedom could be fought for.Dou Zhao watched Wu Shan go away, and Song Mo stepped forward to comfort him, pointing out that Wu Shan was now free from family shackles and could freely pursue his dreams.

Song Mo handed Dou Zhao a blood letter written by Wu Shan in prison, which was his last words when he thought he was about to die.He has no regrets, he just wants not to be a caged bird.Dou Zhao felt deeply sad and realized that personal power was insignificant in the face of power.However, Song Mo revealed that Dou Shishu was about to send an envoy to Li Zhen. This dangerous trip was actually a plan planned by Mr. Wu Ge and Song Mo in front of the emperor.

A few months later, on the martial arts field, Dong Qi took out the bow and arrow given by the late emperor, determined to win it.Hai Changbo mocked Song Mo for defeat, but was punished by his father.Gu Yu stepped forward to cheer Song Mo on.

The imperial court held a boudoir competition, and the girls of the Dou family were able to participate because of Dou Shishu's meritorious service.As a judge, Wei Tingzhen wanted to help Dou Ming win the championship, but unexpectedly, Dou Ming was tricked by Miss Liang in the first round of the cooking competition. His food was knocked over and he was unfortunately eliminated.Miss Liang tried to use the same trick against Dou Zhao again, but Dou Zhao cleverly avoided it, causing Miss Liang to lose.

Miss Liang once again tried to use the old trick to humiliate Dou Zhao. She ridiculed Dou Zhao's works as vulgar, and wanted to repeat the old trick to knock him down.However, Dou Zhao was on guard, and she deftly avoided Miss Liang's plan. Instead, Miss Liang's own delicacy accidentally fell to the ground, and she was immediately disqualified from the competition. This was regarded as Dou Zhao's bad breath for Dou Ming.

After the game, Dou Zhao won the championship in one fell swoop, but was criticized by Wei Tingzhen.Wei Tingzhen was already dissatisfied with Dou Zhao. When she saw that she was still participating in men's gambling, she thought she had misbehaved and wanted to deprive her of the championship title.However, the eldest princess Shude arrived at this time. She defended Dou Zhao on the spot, saying that when Dou Zhao was his age, she had ridden horses, bent bows, and played gambling, and the emperor had never prohibited women from participating.When Wei Tingzhen saw this, she didn't dare to say anything more and had to apologize hastily.

Dou Ming witnessed Wei Tingyu shooting the little white rabbit in the woods. She couldn't bear to see the little white rabbit killed because of its cuteness. This move made Wei Tingyu feel good about her.Shude admired Dou Zhao's speech and behavior and thought she was quite similar to herself when she was young.Shude asked Dou Zhao about his prediction of the outcome of the hunt, and Dou Zhao admitted that he was optimistic about Dong Qi.Although Shude believed that Song Mo was better, she also understood that Dou Zhao's analysis had its own truth. What surprised her even more was that it was Dou Zhao who understood Song Mo.

On the hunting ground, Dong Qi captured a tiger, but Song Mo only caught a venomous snake.He admitted that he only wanted to protect Qingping, but was ridiculed by Song Yichun.However, the emperor thought of Jiang Meisun because of Song Mo. He rebuked Song Yichun for being too harsh on Song Mo, and personally put on a cloak for Song Mo and appointed him as the commander of the Jinwu Guard.

At this time, Dou Shishu returned, and the prince was asking about the horse market.The emperor came after hearing the news and asked the courtiers to express their opinions.Shude suggested that Dou Zhao speak because she is an expert in business.Dou Zhao explained to the emperor how she won the jackpot in the hunt, and the emperor was greatly appreciated by her insights.When the emperor asked her what she thought about the horse market, Dou Zhao's answer made him smile even more. He personally supported Dou Zhao and decided to act according to her wishes.

The emperor wanted to reward Dou Zhao, and Shude took the opportunity to propose that Dou Zhao be betrothed to Song Mo.However, Dou Zhao took the lead and made a request to plant potatoes, hoping that the emperor would grant permission.At this time, Dou Shishu brought up the marriage contract between Dou Zhao and Wei Tingyu. The emperor had no choice but to let Wei Tingyu go to Jinwu Guard for training and suggested that Song Mo marry Princess Jingyu.But Shude thought that the princess had a bad temper, so she put the matter aside for the time being.

When Dou Zhao left, Song Mo offered to help her break off the engagement, but Dou Zhao declined.At this time, news of Dou Ming's disappearance came. Dou Zhao guessed that she was with Wei Tingyu, so he went to look for her with Song Mo.