EPISODE 48 On one of their trips to visit Xiaojian, Xiaoyanzi resumes her sword practice with her brother while Ziwei and Erkang have a private conversation about whether Xiaojian is really Xiaoyanzi’s brother again. Ziwei says she has her suspicions, but she doesn’t care whether they’re really siblings or not, as long as they love …

EPISODE 47 At Lady Ling’s palace, the 15th prince keeps crying and asking for the empress, his mom. The emperor gets angry and tells him to stop. I don’t like boys who cry, he says. Erm… Huang-ah-ma, did you notice how much you cried two episodes ago? Anyway, Ziwei and Qing’er come to visit the …

EPISODE 46 The empress is crying to her little son that she has nothing left worth living for now that the emperor has shunned her completely. Woman, you did this to yourself. Our gang, on the other hand, are so happy and inspired that they decide to pay the empress a visit. That’s right, the …

EPISODE 45 Ziwei and Erkang have an extensive talk about the whole “Xiaojian’s enemy” business. In the end, all the tension and potential danger make Ziwei realize that their plan to move to Dali is the best plan because even though Xiaojian agrees to leave the matter alone now, there’s no telling what he might …

EPISODE 44 The next day, everyone gets together for some chatting. With the problem of the emperor resolved — kind of — they all pour their attention into the problem of Jinsuo. None of them got the chance to receive Jinsuo’s good news properly and they want to do so now. As Liu Qing addresses …

EPISODE 43 Content and high-spirited, our gang go out on the street to perform the next day, intending to earn some money. But somebody else is holding a street show on that same day and they end up participating in that show instead. They plan to make some money solving riddles and reciting idioms, but …

EPISODE 42 Yongqi shouts at Xiaojian for eavesdropping. And Erkang is like: why’d you even do that for, Xiaojian? Things get heated when Xiaojian says he will take Xiaoyanzi away because Yongqi doesn’t deserve her. Yongqi is like: you did NOT just say that! What does that even mean? Xiaojian is like: I totally did, …

EPISODE 41 Xiaojian leaves the group in a moment of anger. Erkang runs after him. Erkang asks Xiaojian directly: do you like Xiaoyanzi or what? And Xiaojian says yes, he likes Xiaoyanzi — hold your gasps — THE WAY HE LIKES ZIWEI. Yes, all right, everyone, dismissed. No romantic intentions to see here. That’s clear …

EPISODE 40 The gang is a bit down because their business on the street was thwarted by the Fish Net official appearance, but they remain optimistic. In the palace, the emperor has some quiet reflection time, he’s starting to realize that he has wronged Ziwei big time by insulting her mom. He visits Shufang Palace …

EPISODE 39 Now that everyone is once again healthy and happy, the gang moves on to a new issue. Their money has run out so they will need to earn some to fund the rest of their trip. That’s a good issue to bring up, I’ve been wondering what these kids plan to do for …