Xiao Qiao thinks Wei Shao wants to break a promise of marriage in The Prisoner of Beauty Chinese Drama: Episode 3. He denies it and he thinks he just disclosed their robber deal. He points at the seal. He tells her that he won’t kill her because of the stuff. He asks her to leave Capital Xin.
Wei Shao asks Xiao Qiao to inform Qiao family that he will come to kill them. He orders the bodyguards to take away Xiao Qiao. She shakes the bodyguards off. She glares at Wei Shao when she thinks she trusted a wrong person. Wei Liang takes his soldiers to Xiao Qiao’s house. He drives the maids out of the house.
Mr. Chen thinks there’s a misunderstanding. Because Xiao Qiao went to see Wei Shao. But Wei Liang reveals Wei Shao asked him to drive them out of Capital Xin. Mr. Chen cries after he realized that Xiao Qiao was set up. He doesn’t know how to report it to his master.
Gongsun Yang persuades Wei Shao in the tent. He thinks what he did isn’t right. Wei Shao claims that he did nothing wrong because Qiao family broke the promise first. Gongsun Yang reminds Wei Shao that Xiao Qiao gave the city to them. But Wei Shao thinks he can get the city even if the beauty didn’t give it to him. Gongsun Yang agrees to what his master said. Wei Shao takes the seal. He thinks Xiao Qiao didn’t actually give the stuff to him. He knows she did it for making him marry her. He believes that she will ask for more if he doesn’t drive her away. He claims that the resentment won’t disappear. Gongsun Yang thinks what Wei Shao said is right. But he reminds him that Xiao Qiao is a girl.
Xiao Qiao and the maids take the carriage to leave the city. They’re driven by the angry people. Mr. Chen regrets for letting the girl make the decision. The maid Xiao Tao tries to have a fight with the guy. But Xiao Qiao stops her follower. She thinks they need to go to Panyi for fighting Wei Shao.
The group is on the way to Panyi. They’re attacked by Wei army. Liu Yan and his uncle Liu Shan appear. They save Xiao Qiao. But Xiao Tao thinks Liu Yan isn’t a good person. The old maid worries that they got into the wolf’s mouth after they left the tiger’s den.
Liu Yan calls Xiao Qiao. He asks her if she was startled. She gets off the carriage. He rushes to her like a beast. She avoids his hug and she’s in Xiao Tao’s arms. She pretends to cry. He thinks she didn’t have to fear it because he’s there.
She explains it to him that their marriage was delayed because of the family case. She thinks she was so luck that he came to save her after she was driven by Wei Shao. She worries that Liangya Nation will get involved if Wei Shao knows what he did. She offers to defeat Wei Shao with him. He agrees to her plan. But he thinks they should go to Panyi first.
She confesses that she lost her seal. He reminds her that she’s the seal. He thinks he can enter the city in her help. She returns to the carriage. Liu Shan thinks Xiao Qiao is just an abandoned wife. Liu Yan disagrees. He thinks Xiao Qiao is a treasure. He comforts his uncle that he won’t forget their plan. Liu Shan feels relieved. He tells his nephew that the people of Qiao family aren’t good. He complains it to him that Xiao Qiao gave the city Panyi to Wei Shao.
Mr. Chen returns to Qiao family. He reports it to Qiao Gui that Xiao Qiao went to Panyi with Liu Yan. He reveals the lady doesn’t want to give the city to Wei Shao. Qiao Yue cries. He thinks his niece didn’t have to do that. He claims that he won’t blame Xiao Qiao even if she loses Panyi. Xiao Qiao’s father offers to send an army to go to pick up Xiao Qiao. But Qiao Yue goes against it. Qiao Gui tells his son Qiao Ping that they cannot stop Xiao Qiao.
Bi Zhi drives the carriage to the suburb of Yan State. He carries Da Qiao out of the carriage. He lets her have a seat. He gives the water to her. But she misses Xiao Qiao. She knows Xiao Qiao told a lie to her that she wants to marry Wei Shao. He reveals he heard it from the tea house that Xiao Qiao was driven out of Capital Xin. He adds that the girl went to Panyi with Liu Yan.
Bi Zhi volunteers to accompany Da Qiao to go to look for her sister. Because he knows she worries about Xiao Qiao. He claims that he can take her home as well. He doesn’t want to see her crying everyday even if he wants to stay with her forever. He comforts her that he will protect her. She asks him to go to Panyi with her.
Wei Shao is in his tent. He asks his followers to take over Panyi tomorrow. But Gongsun Yang brings a bad news to Wei Shao that Liu Yan has taken over Panyi. Wei Shao wonders how Liu Yan opened the city gate. Gongsun Yang reveals it was Xiao Qiao.
Wei Shao feels regret for not killing the bad girl. He orders the soldiers to attack the city after knowing Xiao Qiao ran away with another man. Gongsun Yang thinks there’s a misunderstanding. He persuades Wei Shao to go to look for Xiao Qiao first. Wei Shao agrees to it. But he asks his soldiers to kill the girl after they find her.
Xiao Qiao has a nightmare that her father and her uncle are killed by Wei Shao. She wakes up from the nightmare. The old maid takes care of Xiao Qiao. She thinks she had a dream. Xiao Qiao swears not to let the dream come true. Xiao Zao walks into the room. She reports it to Xiao Qiao that Liu Yan asked for a meeting up.
Xiao Zao opens the doors. Liu Yan and Liu Shan walk into Xiao Qiao’s room. Liu Yan tells Xiao Qiao that he came for talking about the marriage. She understands his feelings. But she thinks they shouldn’t be in a hurry. She offers to negotiate it after they return to Kang City.
But Liu Shan forces Xiao Qiao to hold a simple wedding. Liu Yan persuades Xiao Qiao that he needs to marry her for taking over the city. She agrees to what he said. She tells him that she will listen to him. But she worries that he will get involved if Wei Shao comes to take revenge. He comforts her that he has a perfect plan.
The magistrate Yang Feng shows up. He came to greet after he heard Xiao Qiao woke up. Liu Yan claims that the lady was startled when she was in Capital Xin. He persuades the magistrate not to tangle Xiao Qiao. He asks him to report it to him if something happened. He claims that he will take care of it.
Yang Feng reveals Wei Shao is going to come with his army. Liu Yan claims that he will bury the guy. Liu Shan persuades Liu Yan to use the citizens’ power. Xiao Qiao walks her maids on the street. She hears what the people say. They think Liu Yan can defeat Wei Shao.
Xiao Qiao learns that Liu Yan used the rumors to deal with Wei Shao. She isn’t surprised that the guy used the trick. But she thinks he was too bad to use the citizens. She runs into Yang Feng who’s carrying the sulfur. She’s told that it was Liu Yan’s order. She wonders what the guy wants to do. Yang Feng knows nothing about it. He reveals Liu Yan didn’t allow him to see her. She asks him to do something if Liu Yan uses the stuff to deal with the citizens.
Xiao Qiao goes to Yongning Channel. Liu Yan finds her. She reveals she went to temple to ask the spirit about the weather. She tells him that the wind will come from southeast. She suggests he places the sulfur in the southeast. So the fire will be big.
He’s surprised that she knows his plan. She thinks fire attack is a good idea. But she asks him not to hurt the citizens. He thinks she misunderstood him. He claims that he won’t hurt the citizens because he will be their lord. He reveals he plans to blow up the dam for flooding the whole Wei Nation. But Xiao Qiao thinks the people are innocent.
Liu Yan doesn’t care for the people’s lives. Xiao Qiao learns that the guy just cares for his people. He claims that he will care for Panyi once it becomes his city. Liu Shan teases Xiao Qiao that she treats herself as the madam of Wei Nation after she just negotiated the marriage with Wei Shao.
Xiao Zao takes her master’s side. She thinks the two men are cruel. Liu Yan explains it to Xiao Qiao that he did it for her. He thinks Wei Shao will ruin Yan State tomorrow. But she knows Wei Shao won’t do that. She glares at Liu Yan. She thinks he uses her name to satisfy his ambition. He asks his soldiers to send her home. He pretends to protect her. She sneers.
Xiao Tao walks out of the store after she earned some money. But she’s arrested by the soldiers. She’s tied up with other maids in the room. Liu Shan tells her that it’s a protection. He closes the doors and he leaves. Xiao Tao complains it to Xiao Qiao that Wei Shao is better than Liu Yan.
Wei Shao arrives in the city with his army. Liu Yan looks at Wei Shao. He’s proud because he controls Panyi. Wei Shao asks the archers to shoot the city. Liu Yan has to hide in the room. He thinks Wei Shao will be over after he sets up the sulfur.
Xiao Qiao sees the candle. She burns the ropes with the fire. She thinks she can save the lives of Wei Nation if she helps Wei Shao in the city. The old maid Chun Niang worries that Xiao Qiao’s hands will be hurt. She reminds her what the guy did to her. Xiao Qiao feels guilty for getting the citizens involved.
She knows the sulfur is in the granary because she saw the food carts. She distracts the soldiers and she gets on the boat. She arrives at the granary. But she’s caught by the guard. She stuns the guard and she finds a key from him. She opens the gate of the granary when the other two guards see her. She enters the granary. The guards chase her.
Wei Xiao returns to the camp after he fought the enemies. He reports to Wei Shao that there were many soldiers being killed. Gongsun Yang is surprised that the citizens trusted Liu Yan so much. Wei Liang complains that the citizens treated them as enemies because of Xiao Qiao.
Wei Xiao finds the sulfur. He knows Liu Yan will burn it once he enters the city. Gongsun Yang thinks Liu Yan is brutal. Xiao Qiao burns the sulfur in the granary. The granary is on fire. The soldier reports to Wei Shao that the granary is on fire. Wei Shao thinks Liu Yan deserves it. He orders the generals to go to attack the city.
The city gate is going to be breached. Liu Shan persuades Liu Yan to give up the city. But Liu Yan goes to look for Xiao Qiao. Wei Shao enters the city. He asks Wei Xiao about Xiao Qiao. The general thinks the beauty was taken away by Liu Yan. Wei Shao orders the soldiers to go to look for Xiao Qiao.
Wei Liang takes his soldiers to break into Xiao Qiao’s house. He asks his men to search the house. Xiao Tao shows up with Yang Feng. She tells Wei Liang that her master went to burn the granary. Wei Shao shows up. He learns that the fire was set by Xiao Qiao.
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Wei Liang doesn’t believe the bad lady would help them because she ran away with Liu Yan. Yang Feng reports to Wei Shao that Xiao Qiao was forced by Liu Yan. Xiao Tao asks Wei Shao to go to look for Xiao Qiao. But she’s told that Wei Shao and his men want to kill Xiao Qiao.
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Wei Xiao sneaks into the granary. Xiao Qiao is hidden in a jar. She comes out of the jar. She sees him. He pulls his bow and he asks her if she thinks he came to save her. He’s angry to mention that his family wouldn’t be killed if her grandfather didn’t break the promise. He thinks Qiao family should be killed. She tries to run away. But he shoots her.