The Princess's Gambit Episode 8

Hide and seek

Well the two princes showed up just in time. Kinda funny seeing psycho prince going to his friend. They’re going to tell dad what am I going to do?😝 He is a scary person but also a cowardly bully. 😝Seeing him and Meng made me curious about boy that saved Chancellor. Family or noble? Meng family must be local crime lords. They seem to run the operation and have embedded themselves for years. They will have a little black account book for all the nobles that have participated in the gambling hall and benefited from laundering counterfeit money to the masses. I really didn’t expect them to burn down the house, but chancellor had a point. The silver and gold won’t burn; just the incriminating evidence. Luckily and not, the prince responded quite promptly with the news before chancellor’s report. The emperor is not impressed that he watched and waited rather than correct his brother earlier. It is decided that a slap on the wrist will cover it as their hub has been dismantled. There is a heart in psycho Prince. He was truly distressed that oldest Meng son bore his punishment. He even fought for him to end it. The uncle then admonished him to be wiser and think of the consequences of his actions. The lesson didn’t sink in too far since he still manhandled a poor servant girl. Our Princess is very shrewd . She drew a full map for the chancellor and only half the map for her antidote handler. Unfortunately her tattoo was visible to Prince so he stormed into fabric shop. Fortunately the antidote made her flower invisible. But, she gave herself away talking too much. He recognized her voice. She is now being relentlessly hunted by his guards. They have to find her or not come home, so they are not going to stop looking for her. Her bodyguard comes and pleads her case to chancellor but is told the princess is clever enough to get herself home. As she slips down a large slope she is caught in his arms so he obviously rethought his response for aid. They manage to give the guards the slip and camp out in an animal den. So fun when she wakes up leaning on his shoulder and he’s like…I wasn’t being nice to you😂These two have such sweet moments in spite of their tense and life threatening circumstances.🥰A little girl finds them and basically tells them to get lost🤣 She has no patience for uppity people and doesn’t want to waste time or resources on them. She is not happy about the chicken sacrificed for them. When a traveling merchant come through the Princess buys treats for the girl. She begrudgingly accepts them.😂She is adorable and has a very sharp tongue for such a young lady. They can’t return to the house because they know they won’t survive, so they persuade the young girl to invite them home and while there, they notice counterfeit money has already made it to remote villages. The chancellor decides to stick around for awhile and wants the princess to chat with the women to find out as much as possible. He has not commented on what he is going to do other than say it was more important.😝 I like them better in the plainer clothes. They really do look like a couple dressed like this. The chancellor is already plotting how to proceed and so is the princess. She is going to learn what that painting means so she can find a way to tell all the royals to kiss off and get her brother safe. These two are interesting. They both stay quiet even if not calm when under duress and they consider collateral damage of their choices while also thinking outside the box on the fly. They are quite a remarkable pair.

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