Episode 2
In the palace, Emperor Liang was very pleased to learn that in addition to Southern Chu, all the surrounding countries were interested in marrying Princess Nihuang.It turned out that after Nihuang's brother Mu Qing took charge of the Yunnan palace, Emperor Liang was still worried that Nihuang's prestige in the south was too high. The world only knew King Mu but not King Liang, so he wanted to marry Nihuang to weaken the Mu family's military power in the south.
King Yu selected two contestants to participate in Princess Nihuang's competition to choose a son-in-law to strengthen the military. However, they were defeated by Meng Zhi, the commander of the Forbidden Army and the second-place finisher in Nirvana in Fire, and were reprimanded by King Yu.King Yu couldn't find Mei Changsu, so he was worried that the prince would get there first.
Fei Liu, who is mentally retarded but has excellent martial arts skills, was playing in the Hou Mansion, which attracted Meng Zhi, who came to talk about the matter.Fei Liu's skill aroused Xie Yu's suspicion, so that both the prince and King Yu knew that Su Zhe was Mei Changsu, a talented Qilin scholar.King Yu wanted to invite the Queen to see Mei Changsu first.Xie Yu advised the prince: He is either a friend or an enemy. If he cannot get Mei Changsu, he will be eradicated immediately.
Nihuang saw off Xia Dong, exhorted each other, and happened to meet Prince Jing, Xiao Jingyan, who was returning to camp after changing defenses.Xia Dong believed that when the Xuanjing Division investigated Chi Yan's case, the evidence of Lin's rebellion was conclusive, but Prince Jing never believed it and made sarcastic remarks when they met. Therefore, there was a deep gap between the two in the past ten years.Xia Dong also persuaded Nihuang not to trust her brother Lin Shu and miss her life.Nihuang didn't answer silently, and the two of them insisted on seeing each other.
Prince Jing is aloof and stubborn. Although he has made many military achievements, he has been neglected by Emperor Liang for many years and has not yet been crowned prince.King Jing had an audience with the emperor and waited outside the palace for more than an hour before Emperor Liang remembered him.Because he did not change his uniform and had a stubborn temper, he was criticized by the prince and the emperor.
In the Xie Mansion, the second son Xie Bi was instructed by King Yu to mediate and invite the queen and Nihuang to visit the Ningguo Hou Mansion with the intention of wooing Mei Changsu. However, he was blocked by Xiao Jingrui, who was upright and did not want his friends to be in a dilemma.
The competition for marriage officially begins.Mu Qing, the young prince of Yunnan, is quite worried about his sister's marriage.Mei Changsu was very relieved to see their deep love as brother and sister.The prince and Prince Yu came to Mei Changsu's tent together, vying to please this talented Qilin scholar.
The Empress Dowager summoned him.Before entering the palace, Mei Changsu told Fei Liu to be obedient, saying that she was the kindest grandma in the world.The Empress Dowager, who was too old to remember who was who, asked Jingrui, Yujin and others one by one.When he called Mei Changsu in front of him, he actually called out “Xiaoshu”'s name.She called Nihuang in front of her again and asked when they would get married.Onlookers thought the Empress Dowager was confused.Mei Changsu knelt in front of her with mixed emotions.When the Empress Dowager retorted to the Empress: Aren't they engaged? Hearing this, Mei Changsu's heart surged and she grabbed Nihuang's hand.Nihuang had doubts in her heart, but Mei Changsu's clever words covered her up when she tested them.
Mei Changsu happily strolled with Nihuang in the palace. He cherished the time spent with Nihuang very much.While the two were chatting, they met the father-in-law who was scolding Youting's little criminal slave.
