00:00Hello and welcome back to Why You Should Watch the First Jasmine New Chinese Drama Episode 21.
00:06If you thought the last episode was wild, you better buckle up because today's episode of this historical drama is
00:12packed with political backstabbing, fake princesses, and enough childhood trauma to fill a therapy session.
00:18Grab your snacks, smash that like button, and let's get right into it.
00:23Why Our Girl Won't Get a Puppy
00:25We kick things off with some heavy emotional backstory for our girl, Yi Li.
00:30When she was just a kid, she had a pet bird that she absolutely loved, but the little guy flew
00:35away when she wasn't looking.
00:37Her childhood friend Su Wanju tried to pull a fast one to stop her from crying, he secretly bought an
00:43identical bird and swapped it out.
00:45But Yi Li wasn't having it, she knew instantly it wasn't her bird.
00:49This moment gave her a massive existential realization.
00:52Once you possess something, you are guaranteed to feel the pain of losing it.
00:57Bro, that is some dark philosophy for a kid.
01:00This is exactly why, to this day, Yi Li refuses to get a dog or a cat.
01:05She just can't deal with the heartbreak.
01:07Hearing this, our boy Mo Ziao feels a massive wave of pity and hits her with that classic,
01:13Don't worry, I promise I will always stay by your side.
01:16Ah, look at him stepping up.
01:19Meanwhile, over at Changseng Gate, the political tension is thick.
01:23Marquis Myang tells Mo Ziao and the squad of officials to wait respectfully at 5.45am to welcome the Cambay
01:29delegation and Princess Lingyan.
01:31So they wait, and wait, and wait.
01:34Bro, the sun is fully up and there is no delegation in sight.
01:37Lin Tinglin is super confused because her intel said the arrival was at 1.15pm.
01:42As the other officials start whispering and gossiping, Mo Ziao realizes he's been played.
01:48That sneaky official Zhou Jing intentionally gave them the wrong time to make them look foolish.
01:55Mo Ziao just laughs in pure frustration at the pettiness.
01:58Finally, the Kangbei delegation rolls up, led by the absolute unit, General Lei Tingfeng.
02:04And guys, the history between these two is insane.
02:07Mo Ziao and Lei Tingfeng went head-to-head on the battlefield at Suixu Pass.
02:12Mo Ziao killed Lei's dad, and in return, Lei permanently injured Mo's leg.
02:16Now they are face-to-face again, and both have to swallow their massive hatred just to keep the diplomatic
02:22peace.
02:23The tension? You could cut it with a knife.
02:25Mo Ziao, acting like a strict health inspector, immediately flags Princess Lingyan's carriage.
02:31He tells them the jade ornaments violate royal regulations and demands she either switch carriages or strip the decorations.
02:39General Lei is absolutely fuming at this disrespect.
02:43But surprisingly, the princess doesn't even flinch and just orders her men to do it.
02:48But wait, plot twist.
02:50Cut to a local inn, where Feng Ziao is chilling with a Miss Yun until it gets dark.
02:55Guess who Miss Yun is?
02:56It's the real Princess Lingyan.
02:58She literally ditched her own royal procession before even hitting the capital to go hang out at an inn.
03:03So who was in the carriage taking orders from Mo Ziao?
03:06Her maid, Su Zuidi, who was disguised as the princess.
03:10Bro, she pulled a princess and the pauper switcheroo right in front of the whole capital's guard.
03:16Lingyan changes back into her royal drip and teases her maid, asking if she still hung up on Mo Ziao
03:22since they were betrothed as kids.
03:24Su Zuidi hits her with the cold truth, we have zero connection now.
03:28Okay, keeping it professional, I respect it.
03:32Fast forward to the massive welcoming banquet.
03:35Ye Li notices Mo Ziao staring a little too hard at the princess and calls him out.
03:40He whispers the whole carriage decoy situation to her, and Ye Li is just amazed at the absolute audacity of
03:47the princess playing tricks in public.
03:49But the piece doesn't last long.
03:51This random scholar Luo decides to run his mouth, arrogantly calling Princess Lingyan a total hypocrite.
03:58Big mistake.
03:59Lingyan does not play that game.
04:02She instantly weaponizes the situation, flipping the script to accuse the scholar of looking down on women, dragging Ye Li,
04:09Lin Tinglin, and Gyu Jin into the argument to prove her point.
04:13Scholar Luo realizes he just messed with the wrong women, panics, and instantly drops to his knees begging for forgiveness.
04:21Absolute domination.
04:23The empress dowager decides to test Ye Li, asking for her opinion on the scholar's words.
04:28Our girl is quick-witted and talks her way out of it flawlessly, saving the day again.
04:33Meanwhile, Lin Tinglin tries to shoot her shot with Chin Kang, pretending she's too drunk and handing him her handkerchief.
04:40But Bro literally just silently puts the handkerchief down and ignores her.
04:44The rejection is loud and clear.
04:47Ouch.
04:47While the romance is failing inside, the action kicks off outside.
04:52General Lei Tingfeng wants to flex his muscles and issues a martial arts challenge.
04:57He steps into the ring and absolutely claps Wu Qi from Yunxuan.
05:01Then he goes up against Wei Heng, and neither of them can touch him.
05:05Lei Tingfeng is feeling himself a little too much at this point, acting super arrogant.
05:10But while everyone is distracted by the fights, Gu Zhang gets a secret letter from Huixi, and his face completely
05:16drops.
05:17He immediately gathers his elite squad and moves to arrest Zhang Henguan.
05:22Gu Zhang links up with Mo Ziao at the palace gates and drops a massive bombshell.
05:27The Kangbei delegation is secretly colluding with Zhang Henguan to assassinate Zhang Hengtang,
05:32and this whole conspiracy probably traces right back to Marquis Mayang.
05:37Mo Ziao knows this is huge and tries to run to the emperor to blow the whistle.
05:41But before he can, a eunuch intercepts him with a message from the emperor,
05:46telling him to wait in the side hall of the armory.
05:49Red flag alert, guys!
05:51Never wait in a side hall during an assassination plot.
05:55Just as Mo Ziao heads to the armory, we see the snake-chin Kang whispering to Marquis Mayang,
06:01letting him know that Mo Ziao has the secret letter.
06:04The walls are closing in on our boy.
06:06Will Mo Ziao walk into a trap in the armory?
06:09Who is actually getting assassinated tonight?
06:12Let me know your theories in the comments down below.
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06:20See you guys in the next one!
06:24Bye!
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