Episode 5 recap: Li Meng Meng entered the Inner Research Pavilion.
Qi Yan and Zhen Xu drew the canal diagram provided by Li Meng Meng and Qi Yan asked Zhen Xu to quickly bring the diagram to Mr. Li. He also had Lu Huan go and fetch Li Meng Meng. Lu Huan asked if he had been getting too close to Li Meng Meng lately, as there were rumors circulating in the palace.
However, Qi Yan believed that important matters should not be bothered by trivialities, so when Li Meng Meng arrived, he asked her to follow him. Li Meng Meng asked where he was taking her, and Qi Yan asked if she didn't want to go with him. Li Meng Meng quickly said that she would go with him even if it meant facing danger. Qi Yan then turned and pressed Li Meng Meng against the wall, asking if she was serious.
Qi Yan mentioned that they had known each other for a few days, and Li Meng Meng quickly crouched down. Qi Yan pushed the cabinet behind her, revealing a passage. The two of them went underground, and Qi Yan told her that this was his secret base.
The core members were Zhen Xu, and the support members were Lu Huan and Kong An. Li Meng Meng looked at the canal diagrams on the wall and asked Qi Yan why he didn't follow the requirements on them. Qi Yan thought of the unpleasant incident with Qi Su at that time, and Lu Huan commented that Li Meng Meng talked too much.
Qi Yan felt that Li Meng Meng's contribution to the canal was indispensable, so he gave her a golden token and told her that with it, she would have unimpeded access to Qiguo. Li Meng Meng returned to her room, holding the token, and wondered if Qi Yan really liked her.
Early the next morning, Lu Huan came to wake up Li Meng Meng and told her that Qi Yan had already allowed her to join the Inner Research Pavilion and promoted her to strategist. Li Meng Meng went to the Inner Research Pavilion and met Qi Yan, who thought she had quite a grand presence.
On her first day in the Inner Research Pavilion, she had to wait for so long, but Li Meng Meng said that she didn't sleep well because she was happy to work with him. Qi Yan told them that they needed to complete the final diagrams and deliver them to Mr. Li in Luxian within two days. After saying this, Li Meng Meng, Qi Yan, and Zhen Xu began to work busily.
After their efforts, they finally succeeded, and Qi Yan told Zhen Xu and Lu Huan to go back and rest.
He saw that Li Meng Meng was sleeping with her head on the table, and Qi Yan was about to take the pen from her hand when she woke up.
Qi Yan said that Li Meng Meng had also worked hard these days and told her to go back and rest early. Qi Yan saw the contents of Li Meng Meng's book and burst into laughter. Qi Yan asked Lu Huan, Zhen Xu, and Kong An if they had been looking forward to coming to the Inner Research Pavilion lately, and they all said that they found what Li Meng Meng had taught them very helpful.
Qi Yan was relieved to know that it wasn't just him who had such thoughts, and they were all looking forward to seeing Li Meng Meng. Soon it was time to distribute the salary, and Li Meng Meng's long-awaited twenty taels of silver turned into only eight taels. Zhou Quan told Li Meng Meng that the cuju match was about to begin and suggested that she participate in the betting, as she might win some money.
Li Meng Meng asked Qi Yan if she could get a raise if she successfully helped him build the Grand Canal. Qi Yan asked her why she needed so much salary, but Li Meng Meng didn't dare let him know that she had bet on the cuju match with the Crown Prince and might win. The cuju match started, and Qi Yan asked Lu Huan where Li Meng Meng was.
Lu Huan was about to go find her when Qi Yan said it didn't matter. Then he saw Li Meng Meng talking to the Crown Prince, so Qi Yan walked over and threw his clothes to Li Meng Meng, asking her to hold them for him. Although Li Meng Meng also wanted to cheer for the Crown Prince, she had to support Qi Yan because she was currently working for him as a favor to the Emperor.
In the end, Qi Yan won against Qi Su with a one-goal lead. Li Meng Meng was initially happy for Qi Yan, but then she became a little unhappy when she thought about her own gold. Cui Wan Er specifically came over to ask about Qi Su's condition and wanted to see him, but Qi Su said that if there was nothing urgent, he would leave.
Li Meng Meng's gold was mistakenly bet on Qi Yan's victory, and she had now earned a lot of silver. However, Zhou Quan was not so lucky and lost everything. Zhou Quan felt that Li Meng Meng's loyalty to the Emperor was not as strong as her attachment to gold, but Li Meng Meng told her that it was natural.
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