A Familiar Stranger Episode 8

Surprise! I am your sister

I watched this with Viki and there are only 8 episodes. There are spoilers for any watching the 18 episode version.

ShiQi proved with her eyesight that she was not Shen Qin. The prince himself had rescued her from the fireworks but her eye was still damaged. When she could read the word regret, he knew it was not her. Her mole was also a distinct difference. The next crown prince was to be chosen and his brothers were making their moves. He was highly encouraged to go home and explain what happened as his father might be merciful. Her visit to face swapper had an extra surprise. When she went in to where her sister was, she was maniacally stabbing the cat eyed being that had face swapped them. She took her home where she would let no one near her. Shi Qi braved it and started talking about how difficult to look at reflection with different face. She then learned that this was not her older sister, but Shen Qin with her face. That her sister had swapped places years ago and had removed her shoulder blossom and carved the one on her. Shi Qi’s sister had borne the brunt of being Shen Qin and told them both they should thank her. The one for taking the abuse and the other for providing her a good husband. Shi Qi felt guilty she was the reason her sister ended up in the brothel and had she known she would have left sooner so her sister would not have been stuck with the medicine bills. She warned them both that if anything happened to the prince she would never forgive them. The prince showed up at the generals mansion and kidnapped Shi Qi. He was hoping to escape from punishment. Shi Qi blocked the general’s shot and tried to talk the prince into going. It was then he was convinced she truly was not Shen Qin and did not know him. He had no intention of admitting any fault. The crown prince had indeed died from croup. But the medicine had fallen and he had deliberately not assisted in getting it for him. While he did not kill the crown prince, he wasn’t innocent either. He pushed Shi Qi to general and stabbed himself. Shortly after the sister did same and laid on his chest. Time elapses and there is a new baby girl, Fubao,in the house. The General and wife and daughter were at the night market. There is a sudden snow and the General goes to get them candied hawthorns. While he was gone Shi Ji sees a couple that looks like her sister and Prince. They greet each other and they leave with Shi Qi gazing after them. She asks the General if it is possible for more people to have the same faces. And the episode ends. Did they fake their deaths or a timely couple of dopplegangers? We get to decide. What I want to know is what happened to Shen Qin with the older sister’s face? They did not say what became of her. It was a well told story with an interesting end twist, and would have been perfect minus the brother and telling the end of Shen Qin. It is definitely worth the watch as the concept is interesting.

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