Episode 12
Liu Miantang personally packed the luggage for her husband Cui Xingzhou. From the fine gold and silver to the clothing for the changing seasons, everything was carefully selected and meticulous.The two looked at each other with tears in their eyes, reluctant to leave. Liu Miantang gently comforted Cui Xingzhou to return from his studies as soon as possible, while she would stay at home and guard the shop, waiting for his return.Cui Xingzhou was full of reluctance and worried that she would be alone, so he suggested that she go back to her parents' home to visit to relieve her loneliness.However, the moment of separation will eventually come, and the two are still inseparable.Cui Xingzhou knew that this trip might be a permanent farewell, because he was about to get married and could no longer live up to Liu Miantang's deep affection.
At this time, He Zhen happened to pass by Liu Miantang's house. She wanted to share her feelings of relief, but accidentally witnessed Liu Miantang bidding farewell to Cui Xingzhou.He Zhen, who recognized Cui Xingzhou as the King of Huaiyang, suddenly felt jealous and resentful, feeling that she had been deceived by Liu Miantang's long-standing concealment.
In the palace, the prospective in-laws are busy preparing for Cui Xingzhou's wedding, but he is miserable inside. He has no love for his cousin, but he has to marry her. Facing the long years ahead, Cui Xingzhou feels even heavier.Everyone saw his melancholy expression and mistakenly thought he was missing his fiancée.
On the other side, Shi Xueji met Lu Wen by chance. Lu Wen saw that all his shopping was for his family, and he didn't take any of the money. He felt pity and stayed with him.Shi Xueji's nostalgia for the pastry shop was noticed by Lu Wen. He cleverly used sweet cakes as a guide to bring the two closer and gave him precious fabrics, which doubled Shi Xueji's affection for him.
While the palace was immersed in the preparations for the wedding, the uncle and the Queen Mother arrived unexpectedly, appointed Cui Xingzhou as a general, and ordered him to go to the frontier immediately.The Queen Mother's move was actually an attempt to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but Cui Xingzhou had no choice but to accept the order and fight.After Lian Ruilan's family learned about it, in order to protect their daughter's future, they deliberately spread the news that she was seriously ill to avoid the marriage.Cui Xingzhou understood the mystery well and resolutely wrote a letter of termination of engagement to satisfy his cousin.
There were a lot of discussions about conscription among the chambers of commerce. After Liu Miantang heard about it, he became worried, fearing that Cui Xingzhou was too weak to bear the hardships of military service.Upon seeing this, He Zhen sarcastically left, leaving Liu Miantang with a stunned look on his face.Regardless of the dissuasion, she insisted on preparing her bags to go up the mountain to visit. Fortunately, Cui Xingzhou returned in time. The two had dinner together in the afternoon, talking to each other and temporarily relieved the pain of separation.
