Zheng Shu and Mrs. Zhu are at home. She whispers in her ear in The Prisoner of Beauty Chinese Drama Episode 8. Mrs. Zhu laughs. She thinks Xiao Qiao shouldn’t blame them if she touched the box. Zheng Shu thinks Xiao Qiao cannot explain it because the girl offended Wei Shao.
Mrs. Zhu reveals Wei Shao cares for the box very much. She mentions her son didn’t allow the servants to move the box. She wonders if there’s a treasure in the box. Zheng Shu thinks Xiao Qiao made Wei Shao angry no matter what is in the box. She believes that Wei Shao will drive the girl out of the main house. Mrs. Zhu is very happy. She thinks only Zheng Shu helped her. Zheng Shu mentions she lost her parents when she was still a kid. She thanks her aunt for giving a home to her. She promises to pay her with her life.
Wei Shao visits. Zheng Shu is flustered to go to another room for hiding. Wei Shao tells his mother that he came for asking her about something. She lets him have a seat. He mentions the servants know they cannot touch the box in his study. But he discovered the scratches on the box. He believes that someone tried to open it. He asks her if she knows it.
Mrs. Zhu pretends to be angry. She claims that she won’t forgive the person. But she asks Wei Shao if he questioned Xiao Qiao. She knows Xiao Qiao knows his study most. He learns what she means is that Xiao Qiao did it. She reminds him that Xiao Qiao would look into his secrets when she was interested in it. He reveals the box contained the old stuff of him. It was empty after he took it out. Xiao Qiao was interested in the Nine Palace Lock on the box. She asked him for it. He taught her how to resolve it. He put some jewelry in the box after she had fun for a few days. But it happened.
Wei Shao thinks the servant did it. He believes that his mother knows how to deal with it. Mrs. Zhu is embarrassed. She claims that she has known it. She comforts her son that she will resolve it tomorrow. He threatens her that he will go to invite Zhong Ao to help her if she has a hard time. He comes up with a perfect idea about Zheng Shu. He knows she wishes the girl to stay with her. He plans to hire a handsome guy and let him live with Zheng Shu. He thinks it resolves Zheng Shu’s marriage and Zheng Shu can accompany Mrs. Zhu.
Zheng Shu is shocked after she heard it. She touches the light by mistake. Wei Shao hears the sound. He intends to go to check it. Mrs. Zhu stops him for helping the girl. She asks him to let her think about it. He agrees to it. But he wishes her not to bully Xiao Qiao because of the case. Because Xiao Qiao is the empress of Wei Nation.
Zhang Pu delivers a lot of fabric to Xiao Qiao. Chun Niang and Xiao Zao are very happy. Chun Niang thinks the fabric is too much. Xiao Qiao asks Xiao Zao to pick some and deliver it to Wei Shao. Chun Niang reports to Xiao Qiao that Mrs. Ding prepared two boxes of clothes for her. Xiao Qiao wonders why Mrs. Ding sent it suddenly because it’s not a festival.
Chun Niang finds a letter from the clothes. She hands over the letter to Xiao Qiao. Xiao Qiao reads the letter. She meets with Zhang Pu. She blames her uncle after knowing Da Qiao asked Yan State to help her. She mentions Qiao Yue didn’t send any troop and he ignored it. She thinks Qiao family will be over if Wei Shao betrays them. Zhang Pu coughs. He thinks they don’t have any future. He mistook that she forgets the parents’ home. He heard she and Wei Shao are in love when he and Qiao Yue were scared.
Zhang Pu mentions Yan State cannot do anything when Wei Shao gets his troops in Panyi. Xiao Qiao is surprised that her husband concealed it from her. She plans to use Wei Shao to take Boya for Qiao family. Zheng Pu laughs. He thinks the lady is dreaming.
Xiao Qiao is studying the map in her room. Xiao Zao brings the fabric to Xiao Qiao. She wonders which fabric fits Wei Shao. Xiao Qiao is furious to tell Xiao Zao that Wei Shao doesn’t deserve any fabric. She thinks the guy married her not for the fabric. She knows he will be hungry even if she gives many cities to him. Chun Niang thinks Xiao Qiao is in anger. Xiao Qiao denies it. She just remembers her grandfather’s words. He said that living with someone is like fight. She wishes her ally to get stronger. But she worries that he’s too strong. Xiao Qiao blames herself for planning to live with Wei Shao. She thinks he only wants to rule the world.
Jiang Ao reports to Mrs. Zhu that Wei Shao won’t come to greet her because he’s very busy. But Xiao Qiao came to greet Mrs. Zhu. Mrs. Zhu wonders why her daughter-in-law came. Zheng Shu thinks the girl came to show off after she heard Mrs. Zhu was scolded. Mrs. Zhu isn’t happy. She thinks she has nothing to say to Xiao Qiao. She asks Jiang Ao to tell the girl that she’s sick.
Jiang Ao accepts the order. She walks out of the house. She asks Xiao Qiao to leave. She reveals Mrs. Zhu refused to see anyone because she’s sick. Zheng Shu reminds Mrs. Zhu that Xiao Qiao doesn’t fear her because Xiao Qiao reported her. Mrs. Zhu complains it to Zheng Shu that her son took the girl’s side. Zheng Shu thinks Wei Shao needs a person to analyze it for him. Mrs. Zhu agrees to what Zheng Shu says. She thinks her son is too young. She thinks he doesn’t know what kind of girl is his ally.
Xiao Tao returns home with Xiao Qiao. She wonders why Mrs. Zhu is sick suddenly. Xiao Qiao thinks they should let the madam rest. Xiao Tao guesses Mrs. Zhu fears Xiao Qiao. The maids greet Xiao Qiao. Xiao Qiao wonders if she can send the maids away since they don’t know Mrs. Zhu is sick. The maids are scared to flee. Xiao Tao praises her lady. She thinks there’s nobody who will eavesdrop. But Xiao Qiao thinks Xiao Tao will be arrogant since the people left. Xiao Tao promises to pay attention to her words.
Wei Shao returns home when Xiao Tan places the chopsticks on the table. He’s surprised that his follower prepared it when he doesn’t give him the order. Xiao Tan explains it to Wei Shao that Xiao Qiao arranged it. Wei Shao has a seat. He looks at the dishes. It makes Xiao Tan mistake that there’s a problem with the food. Wei Shao denies it. He says that he favors the dishes. He thinks Xiao Qiao is nice to him. Xiao Tan goes to take care of the quilt. He reveals Xiao Qiao planned to prepare a thicker quilt for Wei Shao. He brings the shoes to Wei Shao. He says that Xiao Qiao has fixed the shoes. Wei Shao is fast to wear the shoes. Xiao Tan reports to Wei Shao that Mrs. Zhu asked him to come to see her because she’s sick.
Wei Shao visits his mother. She apologizes to him and she cries to ask him to forgive her. He forgives her. She explains it to him that she wanted to let him understand that only the pillow side person can accompany him till the end. Although the girl isn’t blood related to him, he loves her. Mrs. Zhu feels regret that Wei Shao married Xiao Qiao. She thinks the girl doesn’t care for him. She guesses the girl doesn’t know his shoe size.
Wei Shao and Gongsun Yang are in the palace alone. Wei Shao asks Gongsun Yang what’s nearest and dearest person. Gongsun Yang asks Wei Shao if Mrs. Xu is his nearest and dearest person. He mentions Mrs. Xu helped Wei Shao be the master of the clan. Wei Shao thinks his grandma is the nearest person to him. But she expects something from him. He knows he needs to pay her back. So he respects her.
Gongsun Yang asks Wei Shao about his mother. Wei Shao thinks he’s filial piety to his mother. Gongsun Yang wonders if Wei Shao is thinking of him. Wei Shao laughs. He thinks Gongsun Yang is like teacher and father to him. He thinks he trusts him. Gongsun Yang feels stressed if Wei Shao treats him as his dearest. He asks Wei Shao about Wei Liang and the generals. He mentions those guys suffered with him. Wei Shao admits that those guys experienced death with him. He thinks they’re like his brothers. He wishes himself to rule the world one day so that those guys won’t live on the blade point. He knows they will have their lives in the future. He claims that he won’t stop them if they want to leave.
Gongsun Yang sighs. He thinks Wei Shao has an answer since he denied it one by one. But Wei Shao claims that he knows nothing about it. Gongsun Yang writes the word “Blood Relation” in the sand. He thinks the person Wei Shao is thinking is the person who thinks about what he thinks. He writes another word “Love”. He thinks the person should tolerate Wei Shao and she doesn’t fear him. He thinks Xiao Qiao is good because she’s smart and virtuous. But Wei Shao thinks his wife isn’t virtuous when he’s angry. Gongsun Yang explains it to Wei Shao that Xiao Qiao did it because he misunderstood her. But Xiao Qiao didn’t fear it and she defended herself. It means that the girl treats Wei Shao as the dearest person. Wei Shao reminds Gongsun Yang the looks when Xiao Qiao scolded him. Gongsun Yang asks Wei Shao if Xiao Qiao took care of him. He asks him if Xiao Qiao feared him. Wei Shao claims that he married Xiao Qiao because he was forced. He thinks the girl isn’t his dearest person. Gongsun Yang laughs. He leaves.
Wei Shao returns home. He sees Xiao Qiao transcribing the scripture for his grandmother. He asks Xiao Tan to prepare a soup for Xiao Qiao. The next day, Wei Shao waits for Xiao Qiao outside her house. He learns that she’s going to go to greet Mrs. Xu. He joins her. The walk in the yard. He sees the wet floor. He remembers he carried her when she didn’t want to get her shoes wet. He wants to help her again. But she jumps away.
Wei Shao is working in his study. He remembers Xiao Qiao writing. He takes out a present. He summons Xiao Tan. He tells him that he’s hungry. Xiao Tan decides to go to let the chef prepare the food. But Wei Shao asks Xiao Tan to let Xiao Qiao prepare it. He wishes the lady to deliver it in person.
Xiao Qiao arrives at the study with Xiao Zao. She asks Xiao Tan to take the pastries into the room. He walks into the study with the pastries. He places it on the desk. He asks Wei Shao to taste it. But Wei Shao wonders why Xiao Qiao didn’t come in since she’s outside. Xiao Tan goes to ask Xiao Qiao about it. She claims that she shouldn’t bother Wei Shao because he’s working.
Xiao Tan reports it to Wei Shao. But Wei Shao wants to let Xiao Zao know his opinions on the food. But she thinks he would like the food because the chef cooked it, according his preferences. He thinks Xiao Qiao pretends it. He asks Xiao Tan to let the lady in. But Xiao Qiao rejects it. Because she’s not sure if the master is happy or not. She worries that she will offend him. She leaves quickly with Xiao Zao.
Wei Shao tells Xiao Tan that he’s hungry in the evening. But Xiao Tan reminds the master that he doesn’t eat the pastries Xiao Qiao prepared for him. Wei Shao asks Xiao Tan to let the lady make a midnight snack for him. Xiao Qiao receives the order. She complains that the master shouldn’t have a midnight snack at this time because it’s very late. She asks Xiao Zao to go to prepare some food for Wei Shao. She worries that Wei Shao knows the case of Boya. Chun Niang doesn’t think so. Because she hid the map Xiao Qiao designed.
Xiao Qiao and Xiao Zao visit Wei Shao. Xiao Qiao asks Xiao Zao to take the midnight snack into the room. But Xiao Zao asks Xiao Qiao not to give her a hard time. Xiao Qiao sees Xiao Tan. She summons him when he wants to flee. He walks to her and he greets her. She asks him to take the food into the room. He rejects it. She places the food at the door. She asks him to let Wei Shao take it. Wei Shao opens the door. It startles Xiao Qiao.
She thinks she offended him. She asks him to punish her. He claims that she didn’t offend him. He thinks he came out because she told him to do that. He asks her why she avoided him. He thinks she should let him know it if she’s not happy. She thanks him for caring for her. He gives a present to her.
The next day, Xiao Tao persuades Xiao Qiao that Wei Shao liked the armrest very much. She thinks the man gave her the stuff because he saw the ink mark on his hand. Xiao Qiao wonders if Wei Shao feels guilty because he asked her if his mother bullied her. She has an idea but she needs to spend some money. Xiao Tao takes out the money. Xiao Qiao is surprised that her maid is so rich. Xiao Tao reveals the stores on the street belong to Qiao family. She comforts Xiao Qiao that she won’t let her short of money. Xiao Qiao learns the reason why her maid goes out everyday. She reveals she wants to buy a Konghou. Because she misses her sister.
Chun Niang takes Wei Shao to the yard. He sees Xiao Qiao playing the Konghou. She cries because she thinks she didn’t play it well. She promises to practice it hard. But he doesn’t wish her to do that. They have a meal together. He tells her that she can let him know it if she’s not happy. She takes a look at the Konghou. She reveals her sister is good at playing Konghou. Her sister gave the stuff to her before she left. She saw it when she packed the stuff of her parents’ home. She missed her sister.
Wei Shao learns that Xiao Qiao and her sister love each other. Xiao Qiao reveals her sister wrote a letter to her that she and Bi Zhi lived hard. But she enjoys the rich dowry at home. She feels sorry for her sister. Wei Shao thinks they can resolve the problem as long as they send some food and clothes to Da Qiao. Xiao Qiao is very happy after knowing her husband wants to help her sister. She reveals the two are in Boya. Wei Shao wonders why the two went to Boya. Xiao Qiao explains it to the man that Da Qiao and Bi Zhi couldn’t enter any city because they didn’t have any paper to prove their identities. So they could only live at the place where nobody manages. Wei Shao promises to help Xiao Qiao send the food and clothes to Da Qiao. She wants to practice the Konghou for repaying him. But he rejects it because he thinks she’s good for eating.
Wei Shao gathers the generals. He asks them to deliver the gifts for Xiao Qiao. Wei Liang and the generals go against it. Wei Shao reveals he does it for looking into the grand marshal of Boya. He lets his followers decide it on their own. Wei Qu plays the game with the generals. He loses. He has to accept the task. Wei Liang doesn’t know Wei Qu is happy with the task.
Xiao Tao and Xiao Qiao walk on the street. They see the troops. Xiao Tao is surprised that the troops are so big. Xiao Qiao thinks Da Qiao will make it when there’re more people joining her. Wei Shao asks Wei Qu not to make others think that Wei Nation will attack Boya. Xiao Qiao is surprised that her husband prepared so many presents for her sister. Wei Shao claims that he does it for making Xiao Qiao feel relieved. She gives the rice seed to Wei Qu. She asks him to give it to Da Qiao. She finds out that Wei Shao prepared many servants. She asks Wei Qu to let the servants help Da Qiao when Da Qiao needs them. Wei Liang is surprised that Wei Qu is very active. Wei Xiao reveals the guy does it for the wine in Boya.
Wei Qu arrives in Boya. He sees a wild boar. He’s very happy. He thinks there will be an extra dish. He riders his horse to tail the wild boar. He tries to shoot the animal. But he misses. Another arrow hits the wild boar. Wei Qu approaches the wild boar. But Bi Zhi gets it before Wei Qu.
Wei Qu blames Bi Zhi for robbing his wild boar. But Bi Zhi claims that he killed the wild boar. He tells Wei Qu that he can give the prey to him. Wei Qu sees his arrow. He realizes that he didn’t kill the wild boar. He’s surprised that Bi Zhi wants to give the prey to him. Because he knows it was hard to find the wild boar. Bi Zhi claims that he can kill another animal. He tells his name to Wei Qu. Wei Qu dismounts. He tells Bi Zhi that he came to look for him.
Bi Zhi takes Wei Qu home. Wei Qu gives the present to Da Qiao. She’s surprised after knowing Wei Shao sent them to see her. Wei Qu reveals Wei Shao did it for Xiao Qiao. She takes over the present and she opens it. She finds a letter. She reads the letter. Xiao Qiao persuades Da Qiao to use Wei Qu’s troops to take Boya.
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The spy notices that some people joined Bi Zhi. He reports it to Xue Tai. Xue Tai learns that Wei Shao sent some people to help Bi Zhi. He wonders if the guy wants to take Boya. He needs more information. Xiao Qiao picks some fabric for Wei Shao at home when Xiao Zao massages her shoulder. Xiao Zao mentions what Xiao Qiao said that Wei Shao doesn’t deserve it. Xiao Qiao reveals Wei Shao kept telling her that he has a headache. She wants to change a pillow for him. But she doesn’t feel comfortable when she touches the fabric. Chun Niang reminds Xiao Qiao that the fabric is top quality. She thinks she cares for Wei Shao. Xiao Qiao explains that she needs to pay Wei Shao back because the guy gave so many presents to her sister. Chun Niang lets Xiao Qiao touch the fabric. Xiao Qiao thinks the fabric is soft. She chooses it.
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Gongsun Yang reports to Wei Shao that Wei Qu has seen the grand marshal. He reveals the grand marshal is Wei Shao’s brother-in-law Bi Zhi. Wei Shao is surprised. He thinks it’s interesting. Gongsun Yang wonders if Xiao Qiao planned it since she sent Wei Qu to Boya. Wei Shao thinks his wife would let him know it if she knew Bi Zhi’s identity. Wei Shao returns home. He tells Xiao Qiao that he came to congratulate her. He reveals the grand marshal of Boya is her brother-in-law. She thinks he was kidding. She mentions her brother-in-law is just a slave.