A Familiar Stranger Episode 3

Yuan Bao the matchmaker with firefly ambiance

I am watching on Viki and series in 8 episodes rather than 18. There will be spoilers if watching the 18 episode version.

Shi Qi puts off louse prince reminding him of the dangers if caught. The general notices but chooses to say nothing. The louse prince is acting like just another impromptu love making location to notch on his belt😝 Shen Qin can have him. These two deserve each other. Too bad he is too acquainted with her face.😝 This episode we meet Yuan Bao, a precocious young lady who was orphaned young and adopted by the general. She examines Shi Qi quite closely and laments she doesn’t have the features her father would find appealing. 🤣 She is ditching school and wants the new wife to help her out. Shi Qi is surprised, but she sides with the little miss and is now labeled mom. That evening new mom and little miss are camping out in the yard with firefly lantern. Shi Qi is just saying they need to let the fireflies loose when the General shows up asking about the tent. He is surprised at the scene that greets him and is going to leave when Yuan Bao pulls him in demanding a story. She is quite the instigator as she crosses their arms over her and touching each other. 🤣🥰 The little one falls asleep with the story of fireflies and surprisingly so does Shi Qi. It is a sweet moment with the family shoes outside the tent.🥰 There is another meeting with the face swapper. She is demanding an item to be found that was held by the crown prince. I guess the red on her arm is a magical pregnancy test and she knows they have not consummated their marriage yet. She puts a spring poison in their wine. I do not know if it harms as well as excites but I think is just super potent aphrodisiac. I am glad that the prince seemed to have a line he wouldn’t cross about being young girls as courtesans. However, he was interested in the 17 yr old Shin Qin and the wine made him extra amorous. However, a friend of Shi Qi’s recognized her face going in with the prince. The magistrate spilled the love concoction for general so their evening was different. Her shoulder scar and words have convinced him she is the one he has dreamed about for three years. The face doesn’t match but the mole and scar do. She has not explained her situation, but for this night, they are throwing caution to the winds and consummating their marriage in a loving way🥰❤️ Yuan Bao will be very happy. 😂This story continues to be well told with no extra filler. We are given what we need to see, the machinations at work and how they fit with no filler. The music is also nice. Kudos to the cast and production team .

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