Yuan Lu opens the door. But he falls to the ground because of Yang Ying in A Journey to Love: Episode 18. She helps him up and she reveals she came to apologize to him. He points out that the one who hurt him was Zheng Qingyun. He jokes with her that a girl shouldn’t visit a boy in the evening.
Dirty Proposal
Yang Ying cries. Yuan Ju thinks his joke failed. She denies it and she explains it to him that she’s sad because nobody called her a girl for a long time. She thinks nobody knows she’s a princess if she dies in An Kingdom. He comforts her that there will be many forensics coming so that her secret won’t be kept.
He persuades her to die well otherwise she will lose face when people talk about it. She reveals Ren Ruyi said the same words. She joins him and she sits on the floor with him. He brags to her that he wants to die like a big hero. She stops him when he feels pain.
She blames him for cursing himself. He denies it and he reveals he knew he cannot live past 20 when he was a kid. He thinks he should arrange his death since he failed to arrange his birth. He adds that he shouldn’t wait for his death.
He persuades her that she will be recorded in the history books if she sees Emperor An. He thinks she shouldn’t cry. He mentions she was sad. He believes that she did it for Zheng Qingyun. She denies it and she reveals she felt guilty because she made everyone hurt.
She claims that Zheng Qingyun is nothing in her heart. She brags that she will go to see Changqing Marquis in the morning. He praises her and he calls her Prince Li. She’s happy to ask him how to die for a good reputation in the history books.
She reveals she wants to wear flower hairpin and yellow mulberry dress. He tells her to take poison. He reveals he plans to let Qian Zhao make the poison for her. He promises not to make her face turn blue even if she passes away. She’s surprised that Qian Zhao has the skill. She offers to let Qian Zhao make sweet poison. He thinks it will hard.
She insists on letting Qian Zhao do so. She plans to give an order to the guy to make a sour and sweet poison for her. Ren Ruyi laughs when she watches the two’s argument. She tries to leave. But she sees Ning Yuanzhou. He turns around and he feels painful because of the poison attack. He turns around again. But he sees her leaving.
Ning Yuanzhou runs into Qian Zhao. Qian Zhao reveals he knows what Ren Ruyi said to Yuan Lu and Yang Ying. He plans to leak it to Ning Yuanzhou. But Ning Yuanzhou isn’t interested in it. He runs into Yu Shisan then. Yu Shisan volunteers to help Ning Yuanzhou. But Ning Yuanzhou rejects it. Because he thinks he can resolve the problem.
Yu Shisan and Qian Zhao persuade Ning Yuanzhou not to be stubborn when they follow him. Ning Yuanzhou turns around. The two guys leave. Sun Lang is happy to walk to Ning Yuanzhou. He says good morning to him. But he gets scolded.
Ning Yuanzhou has a meeting with the people in the hall. He thinks they should let Li Tongguang join them. He plans to repay Li Tongguang if the guy helps them. Yu Shisan whispers in Qian Zhao’s ear that Ning Yuanzhou wanted to kill Li Tongguang when he mentioned the guy.
Yang Ying decides to go to negotiate it with Li Tongguang. But Du Changshi stops her. He thinks Ren Ruyi is more suitable for the job. He mentions Li Tongguang had feelings for the girl. Ning Yuanzhou claims that Ren Ruyi isn’t related to the case.
But Du Changshi insists on persuading Ren Ruyi. Ren Ruyi claims that she’s not the woman of Six Realms Hall. But he points out that she’s a follower of Ning Yuanzhou. She asks Ning Yuanzhou if she needs to obey him when she stares at him.
He denies it and he tells Du Changshi that Ren Ruyi is the teacher he invited. Du Changshi persuades Ning Yuanzhou to sacrifice himself. Ren Ruyi stops Du Changshi. She claims that he should respect her because she’s Huyang Princess. He catches the chance to beg her.
Ren Ruyi complains it to Ning Yuanzhou that he asked her to leave but Du Changshi wishes her to stay. He apologizes to her for asking her to leave. But he persuades her to think about Li Tongguang’s case. Sun Lang reports to Ning Yuanzhou that Li Tongguang visited with expensive presents. He mentions what Li Tongguang said that he regrets for startling Yang Ying.
Ren Ruyi volunteers to meet with Li Tongguang. She decides to get changed. She asks Yu Shisan to help her. The two leave the hall. Ning Yuanzhou worries about it. He asks Sun Lang to send some men to follow Ren Ruyi. Yuan Lu, Yang Ying and Du Changshi leave the hall.
Qian Zhao learns that Ning Yuanzhou asked Ren Ruyi to leave the diplomatic group because Ning Yuanzhou was jealous. He reports to Ning Yuanzhou that Ren Ruyi cared for him when he greeted her. He persuades him to catch the chance. But Ning Yuanzhou rejects it. He complains it to Qian Zhao that Ren Ruyi provoked him.
Qian Zhao reminds Ning Yuanzhou that Yu Shisan is pursuing Ren Ruyi. He threatens him that he cannot stop Yu Shisan if he doesn’t take action. He tells him that Li Tongguang and Yu Shisan are better than him. Ning Yuanzhou threatens to beat Qian Zhao.
Qian Zhao points out that he needs to go to pick up Li Tongguang. He walks away. It makes Ning Yuanzhou get angry. His poison attacks him again.
Qian Zhao takes Li Tongguang to walk into the yard. Li Tongguang greets Ning Yuanzhou. Yuan Lu thinks Li Tongguang is like Ren Ruyi. Ning Yuanzhou scolds Yuan Lu. Yuan Lu wonders if Ning Yuanzhou wishes Ren Ruyi to leave the diplomatic group.
He reminds Ning Yuanzhou that Ren Ruyi is most important except him in the diplomatic group. He reveals everyone worried about it after they witnessed him and Ren Ruyi have a fight. Ning Yuanzhou points out that he’s there even if Ren Ruyi leaves.
Yuan Lu agrees to what Ning Yuanzhou said. He points out that everyone is necessary for saving Emperor Wu. He mentions Ning Yuanzhou didn’t stop him from fighting even if Ning Yuanzhou knew he has a heart disease. He asks Ning Yuanzhou why he required Ren Ruyi to leave because of Li Tongguang.
He mentions Li Tongguang is young and handsome. He imitates Ren Ruyi. He blames Ning Yuanzhou for not trusting him. Ning Yuanzhou scolds Yuan Lu. He claims that he’s not petty. He tells Yuan Lu that he wouldn’t put Li Tongguang into his eyes. He leaves. Yuan Lu feels wronged. Because the words was said by Ren Ruyi.
Li Tongguang meets with Du Changshi in the hall. He asks for seeing Prince Li. Du Changshi claims that Prince Li needs some days to recover. Li Tongguang mentions Emperor Wu was caught by him. Du Changshi stops Li Tongguang. Li Tongguang reveals Emperor An wished Prince Li to reach Capital An within seven days. Because Emperor An plans to have a south expedition.
Li Tongguang threatens Du Changshi that Prince Li will be locked up with Emperor Wu if Prince Li fails to see Emperor An. Du Changshi is furious to blame Li Tongguang for forcing them. Ren Ruyi offers not to let Prince Li go to Capital An when she shows up.
She lets Du Changshi leave. Li Tongguang finds out that his master is changed. Yu Shisan eavesdrops on the conversation outside. He reveals he put on the rouge on Ren Ruyi. Sun Lang questions Yu Shisan why he took the rouge. Yu Shisan mentions swordsman takes his sword.
Li Tongguang is happy to persuade Ren Ruyi to recognize him. He reveals he drove away all of Red Clothes Guards from County He. But she emphasizes that she’s not his master. He mentions they were in the martial arts arena. She lets him have a seat. She tells him that Prince Danyang doesn’t wish Prince Li to get into Capital An.
He claims that it’s not his business. But she points out that Prince Hedong and Prince Luoxi don’t like him. She offers to wrong one of the princes for working with the bandits. So he can get promoted. But he’s not interested in the sweetness.
She promises to give him the two cities when she hands over the map to him. She hints at him that he will an extremely powerful official. He points out that he’s just a little general. She mentions the late Emperor Wu and the late Emperor An were just little generals.
Li Tongguang asks Ren Ruyi to promise him one thing. He asks her to return to her seat and he asks her to close her eyes. He approaches her and he remembers Ren Xin asked him not to run when he leaned on her. He tells Ren Xin that he regrets for ignoring her. He reveals he hid in the corner when she went to Elder Princess’s Mansion to see him.
He mentions the fire of the prison was so big. He asks her if it hurt. He tears up and he tells her that he misses her. He reveals he jumped into the cold spring she took him to. He tells her that he wanted to die there. He reveals he thought he will see her early if he does so.
He leans on her. She opens her eyes. She remembers she slapped him when he begged her not to leave. He feels good and he thinks it’s worth it even if he dies. She tries to comfort him. But she gives up the mind. The brothers of Six Realms Hall sympathize with Li Tongguang.
But Ning Yuanzhou breaks into the room. He reports to Ren Ruyi that Prince Li wanted to see her. Li Tongguang leaves the hotel. He gets in the carriage. He tells Zhu Yin that the girl isn’t his master. Zhu Yin offers to stay away from the princess.
But Li Tongguang wants to get the princess. Because she let him taste the happiness. Ning Yuanzhou walks out of the house. He runs into Ren Ruyi in the yard. She thinks he’s suspecting her. He denies it and he admits that he’s envy of the happy hour she spent with Li Tongguang.
He claims that he wasn’t jealous when he broke into the room. He explains it to her that he worried that Li Tongguang would bring trouble because of the intimacy action. She asks him if he still wants to drive her away. He apologizes to her for not caring for her feelings.
She mentions he offered to go to an uninhabited island together. She tells him that she doesn’t like the life. She adds that she likes to see the fresh people and things. She reminds him that he brought it to her. He’s surprised that she likes killing. He mentions what she said that she hates Red Clothes Guards.
She admits that she hates the quagmire where treats women as murder weapons. But she likes to do something for the victims. Ning Yuanzhou learns that Ren Ruyi doesn’t want to accompany a man to live the life he likes. She offers to think about it together. He agrees to it. She promises not to leave the diplomatic group.
Yang Ying watches the two. She asks Yuan Lu if the two made up. Yuan Lu thinks the two made up. But Yang Ying mentions Ning Yuanzhou isn’t happy. He cannot give her the answer. Yu Shisan passes by. He tells Yang Ying and Yuan Lu that something big happened because the two left quietly.
Yang Ying, Yuan Lu and Yu Shisan drink tea together in the yard. Yuan Lu mentions he persuaded Ning Yuanzhou to act small. Yu Shisan reveals the jealousy brought a serial problems. He thinks they should defeat one by one. He asks Yang Ying and Yuan Lu to go to persuade Ren Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou. He thinks the crack cannot expand.
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Yang Ying goes to see Ning Yuanzhou when he has an argument with Du Changshi in the room. She eavesdrops on the conversation outside. Du Changshi persuades Ning Yuanzhou that Ren Ruyi can let Emperor An release Emperor Wu. Ning Yuanzhou goes against it because Ren Ruyi isn’t the woman of Six Realms Hall.
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Du Changshi points out that Ren Ruyi is a spy. He thinks the girl won’t be disgusted if Ning Yuanzhou goes to persuade her. Ning Yuanzhou is furious to knock over the tea cup.