Episode 22 recap: Qi Yan and Li Meng Meng got married.
Qi Yan, dressed in wedding attire, came to look for Li Meng Meng but couldn't find her anywhere. The eunuch beside him thought that Li Meng Meng was too heartless for leaving without saying goodbye to Qi Yan. Lu Huan told him to stop talking. Qi Yan looked at the sky and wondered why Li Meng Meng would be so heartless to leave him alone here. Suddenly, Li Meng Meng appeared translucently by Qi Yan's side.
The palace was filled with festive decorations. Li Meng Meng thought the palace looked beautiful today. A maid told her it would be the same tomorrow as well and suggested that Li Meng Meng go for a walk. The maid quickly stopped her, saying she couldn't wander around before the wedding. Li Meng Meng argued that not being able to see the emperor didn't mean she couldn't go out, especially since she was the bride. She insisted on going out.
The maid kneeled down and pleaded with her to stay, knowing that something must be going on. Li Meng Meng went to find Qi Yan and saw many ministers kneeling outside the door. She knew that they must have caused trouble for Qi Yan because of her, and she didn't want to give them any handle to use against him.
However, Qi Yan told her that he would definitely protect the world and Li Meng Meng. Li Meng Meng thought to herself that she might leave at any moment. She asked Qi Yan if he remembered their first meeting, and Qi Yan said he definitely did. He recalled the ceremony of the Rain Offering when Li Meng Meng suddenly appeared before him, seemingly having hidden in a water jar.
Li Meng Meng told him that she didn't hide anywhere. One moment, she was still at Lincang Bridge in her hometown, but the next moment, she had crossed over to the Kingdom of Qi. She said her departure might be similar, suddenly leaving at any moment. After hearing this, Qi Yan asked her about the promise she made not to leave if they didn't part ways, and he immediately asked Lu Huan to find Li Meng Meng's books.
Qi Yan searched through all the books but couldn't find any mention of "crossing over." He called Zhen Xu and asked him what it meant. However, Zhen Xu didn't know either. Qi Yan angrily threw the books to the ground. On the day of the wedding, Li Meng Meng sat in front of the mirror and suddenly became translucent. A maid came to inform her that the auspicious time was approaching.
Li Meng Meng tried to open the door but her hand touched the lock as if it were touching the air. Meanwhile, Qi Yan was happily dressing up in front of the mirror when a eunuch suddenly told him that Li Meng Meng was missing. Qi Yan hurriedly went to the Lingtai Pavilion to find Li Meng Meng, but he searched every corner and couldn't find her.
They searched from daytime until nighttime, with Lu Huan and Zhen Xu helping him. Zhen Xu couldn't believe that Li Meng Meng would be so heartless as to leave without saying goodbye to the Emperor, but Lu Huan told him to stop talking. Qi Yan told both of them not to follow him anymore and went alone to the place where he and Li Meng Meng used to watch the stars together.
Qi Yan shouted for Meng Meng, not knowing if she really intended to leave him alone here. As he turned around, he saw the translucent figure of Li Meng Meng and hurriedly ran towards her, trying to hug her. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't hold her. He asked Li Meng Meng when it had started.
Li Meng Meng told him it started from the first rain in Yangcheng. Qi Yan asked why she hadn't told him earlier and why she wanted to leave him alone here. Li Meng Meng said she was also very sad because even though she was by Qi Yan's side, he couldn't see her.
Qi Yan asked Li Meng Meng where she would go if she disappeared, whether she would return to her hometown. He asked her how he could find her. Li Meng Meng told him to remember that if one day she disappeared, he must not be sad because she would always be with him.
As soon as Qi Yan finished court proceedings, he hurried to find Li Meng Meng, saying that he couldn't let her go out alone without his company. Li Meng Meng said it wasn't like she was going far away; she just wanted to visit the Empress Dowager. Qi Yan planned to accompany her, but suddenly, the sky was about to rain.
The palace maids quickly came with umbrellas. Qi Yan was very worried that Li Meng Meng would leave if she got wet in the rain. Qi Yan asked Lu Huan to prepare a raincoat and rain boots for Li Meng Meng. Li Meng Meng angrily told him that she wouldn't go out anymore.
Qi Yan said he was afraid of losing her. Li Meng Meng replied that she didn't want to be so cautious and didn't want to be unhappy when looking back on their memories. While taking a bath, Li Meng Meng immersed herself in the water and saw her mother and Duor. Qi Yan didn't want Li Meng Meng to leave. Li Meng Meng said she saw her mother and felt like her mother needed her.
She said that even if she didn't get wet in the rain, she would still become translucent. She might be going back soon. Qi Yan wanted to find a solution and, as a result, went without eating or drinking for many days.
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