The First Jasmine Episode 23

Didn't expect this plot twist

Oh, what a father Marquis Muyang is! I wouldn't wish such a father even on my enemy... 😒The situation with his sons was actually a great plot twist! 😲 I thought the Marquis preferred Qin Cang over Tianyang, but no... He actually just "tamed" him to use as his "bloodhound", and the bait was always fatherly love and public recognition as his son. At least now Qin Cang will know better, because I am quite sure he survived. The Prefecture's guards probably got medical attention in time to save him so they can interrogate him later. ☝️🤨Tianyang turning out to be a genuine brother was a nice twist too, and it just proves the theory (not mine) that he might be pretending to have that awful personality. I hope he and Qin Cang actually can develop a nice relationship later. 😌The reveal of who Qin Cang's mother is felt like a cover story to hide his real birth origins. Maybe it wasn't something for the Consort Dowager's ears to hear, so they used this version? Maybe he actually has some relation to the royal family? 🤔It gets clearer and clearer that Mingxi might be developing some deeper feelings for A'Li. Not sure if it's love, but adoration for sure. I wonder how that will turn out later... 😟I was really relieved A'Li and A'Yao's relationship wasn't ruined with those letters. They solved that quickly and even deepened their adorable marriage and bond. 😌🥰🤗Highlight of this episode:Xiuyao: "Where did you go?"A'Li: "I... went to fight."Xiuyao: "Where? Why?"A'Li: "A brothel." 😂🤣

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A father’s love😝

The Marquis asks Qin to kill the official in jail. He tells him a kind story and the poor kid believes it all. He did sneak in and kill the prisoner , but the Marquis’ guard killed him. He was left by a wall like garbage covered with a cloth. His ‘only’ son heard what his father said and tried to warn Qin. He was spalled at what his father did. What is surprising is that there is a heart in there that can express true concern. Ye Li gets called away after her shop closes and ends up being part of a fight in the brothel. Her assassin guard refuses to leave her til he repays two lives. I actually like him and hope he has a good end in this story in spite of his area of expertise. The Empress Dowager and her guard are discussing the Marquis. She tells her guard that killing his own son meant he was beyond redemption. He comes and admits fault for his misdeeds but it’s wrongdoing groveling repeat too many times. Her let bygones be bygones doesn’t go over well with him. It seems he saw this son as a last remnant of east palace and chose to cut ties—permanently. What disgusts me most about him is he tries to absolve himself from the actual deeds by having others do his dirty work. A Marquis should have military experience and he did not challenge the Cangbai general, he lets his son get blood on his hands because he is not the ‘only’ son. He has such a trail of blood and corruption claiming every last bit was for his Empress dowager. 😝He knows how to work the court system and how to shut up enemies, but he didn’t watch over his own house and that’s going to finish him off. Su Zuidi has infiltrated the palace. Whether serving the princess or trying to gain feelings from Prince Ding is still to be determined.🧐 The story the Prince recounted and the story the steward told Ye Li are polar about the status of her family members. They are low key but have homes and jobs so she is lying through her teeth and Ye Li well aware. Her motives will hopefully show soon to get her out of their home. That box of letters is a Pandora’s box Xiu Yao wants to look through. He even browsed the outer envelopes but has yet to read them. I also wonder if Ning read them before sending them over. I think she still wants help from Ye Li to find JingLi and hoping these are clues. Xiu Yao was angry at her late return and they had an adult disagreement. He told her why he was grieved and she responded directly to his misgivings. The end result was marriage consummation. 🥰🤣 The next day when he woke with her gone, she had left him a note as to her whereabouts. Mutual respect goes a long way to keep trust and peace in the home. The episode ends with her memory of trying to see the Prince after he rescued her. She went to the location where he was supposed to be and nobody was there. She stops reminiscing to see her smiling husband heading her way. I truly love how he meets her eye level when she is seated. He is every bit the adoring husband before her. With that said I liked his teasing answer to her question. 🤣😂 They enter her shop as the episode ends. Preview shows Su Zuidi repaying the drunkard and Marquis’ miscreant son asking dear old dad if he is next on the kill roster. Long wait til tomorrow. 😭

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