Episode 12 recap: Qi Yan and Li Meng Meng confessed their feelings to each other.
Qi Yan held onto Li Meng Meng and didn't let her go. Li Meng Meng said she missed her family and her mother. If she disappeared, her mother would be devastated. Qi Yan asked her, "What about me? If you disappeared, I would also be heartbroken." Qi Yan said he didn't know when it started, but his mind was filled with thoughts of Li Meng Meng.
Li Meng Meng discovered that there was also a Linzhou Bridge in Qi Guo. She wondered if the key to returning home was not the water jar but the bridge. Empress Dowager came to ask Qi Yan again, but Kong An said it was a crucial moment, and they couldn't interrupt the Emperor. However, Empress Dowager ignored the resistance and questioned why Kong An repeatedly blocked her, and she was about to push the door open.
Lu Huan stood in front of her, and Empress Dowager asked why she always blocked her. Qi Yan told Lu Huan to step aside quickly. After seeing Qi Yan, Empress Dowager felt relieved and gave him some instructions before leaving.
Qi Yan said that the completion of the Lu County irrigation canal couldn't be done without the help of them. He asked Lu Huan, Li Meng Meng, and Kong An to sit down together and have a meal and drink. Lu Huan felt embarrassed, but Li Meng Meng immediately pressed him onto a chair.
Lu Huan apologized to Li Meng Meng, but she didn't understand why he said that. Lu Huan took out her phone and said that Li Meng Meng's phone suddenly died for some reason. Li Meng Meng took a look and said it was okay, as Lu Huan had accidentally pressed the power button.
They drank together, and Li Meng Meng said she could write poetry. But as she spoke, Li Meng Meng fell asleep next to Qi Yan. The seclusion finally ended, and the fields in Lu County were filled with green seedlings. The officials knew that it was all thanks to the irrigation canal, and Qi Yan planned to promote the canal throughout the country.
Li Meng Meng sat below, watching Qi Yan, believing that he would become a good emperor. Cui An Shi believed that Li Meng Meng played a significant role in this success, and Empress Dowager thought the same. Empress Dowager asked Li Meng Meng what reward she wanted, and Li Meng Meng took out her camera and asked a eunuch to take a group photo for her.
Li Meng Meng gave gifts to Zhou Quan and the others. Zhou Quan asked why, and Li Meng Meng said she was about to leave. Zhou Quan asked when she would return, and Li Meng Meng said she didn't know when she would come back, and it was also possible that she might not be able to return even if she wanted to.
Li Meng Meng gave Zhou Quan a photo of Kong An and Zhou Quan asked who painted it so realistically.
Li Meng Meng said that the object was called a photograph, and Zhou Quan asked why it was a photo of Kong An. Li Meng Meng replied that if she didn't like it, she could sell it. However, Zhou Quan thought it was so ugly that it probably wouldn't sell, so Li Meng Meng said she would keep it for herself. Li Meng Meng laughed after hearing that because she knew Zhou Quan also had feelings for Kong An.
Kong An sat on the rooftop, watching Zhou Quan. Qi Yan noticed and asked him what he was doing. Kong An said he had feelings for Zhou Quan, but she seemed unaware of it. Qi Yan told him that there was nothing difficult about it and advised Kong An to directly tell Zhou Quan.
Kong An asked if he should tell Zhou Quan about his feelings for Li Meng Meng, and Qi Yan said no. The next day, Kong An bought many things for Zhou Quan and confessed his feelings to her. Zhou Quan said she didn't know what it meant to like someone, and Kong An said he would wait until the day she understood.
Li Meng Meng took many gifts to the Inner Research Pavilion, and Lu Huan asked her what she was doing and if she was moving out. Li Meng Meng thanked them for taking care of her during those days and gave each of them a gift. Lu Huan thought the gifts for Kong An and Zhen Xu were very suitable for them. Li Meng Meng gave Lu Huan two dumbbells and encouraged him to exercise for better health.
Lu Huan asked her why, suspecting that she had ulterior motives. Li Meng Meng assured them that there was nothing going on and she just hoped that they would remember her when they used those items in the future. Lu Huan and the others thought they saw each other every day, so what would they forget or remember? Qi Yan rushed over upon hearing their conversation and asked about his gift.
Li Meng Meng said she hadn't decided what to give him yet, which made Qi Yan feel down. Lu Huan comforted him, saying that Li Meng Meng was surely preparing a special gift for him. Qi Yan eagerly waited with joy. Lu Huan then mentioned that he had seen Li Meng Meng entering Cui Wan Er's room with something in her hands, which made Qi Yan sit there feeling disappointed.
Qi Yan learned that Li Meng Meng was going to leave, and he said he wouldn't let her go. Li Meng Meng explained that she missed her family and her mother, and her mother would be saddened if she didn't return. Qi Yan said he would also be saddened if she left and confessed his feelings of liking her to Li Meng Meng.
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