Episode 8 recap: Li Meng Meng has been promoted through hard work.
Qi Yan is preparing to take Li Meng Meng to a place. He brings her to a very beautiful place. Li Meng Meng looks at the sky and recognizes it as the Milky Way. She tells Qi Yan that it's very beautiful and that she has never seen such a beautiful Milky Way before.Looking at the sky not far away, Li Meng Meng asks Qi Yan if he can see two people there. Through Li Meng Meng's relentless efforts, she finally found a way to cure the Empress Dowager. However, she first experimented with Lu Huan. Despite Lu Huan's strong reluctance, he reluctantly agreed due to Qi Yan's status.
When Qi Yan heard that he had to undress, he hesitated. He asked Lu Huan to leave and handle it himself. When it was time to undress for real, Qi Yan felt a bit shy. Li Meng Meng urged him to hurry up and undress because curing the Empress Dowager was important. Saying that, she pushed Qi Yan onto the bed and asked him to take off his shirt.
Li Meng Meng used a modern method of cupping to treat Qi Yan. Qi Yan felt a warm sensation in his body. Li Meng Meng told him that's how it should feel. Kong An saw Zhou Quan trying to sell the medicinal ointment he had given her and stopped her, asking why she was selling something he had given her to someone else.
Zhou Quan realized that she had been caught and returned the medicinal ointment to Kong An. Kong An asked her to bring out the silver as well. Zhou Quan immediately put on a pitiful act. Kong An said he would never trust her again, especially after she deceived him last time to help Li Meng Meng escape from the palace.
Before they could exchange a few words, Zhou Quan started pretending to cry, and Kong An had no choice but to give her the silver and let her leave. When Lu Huan saw the red marks left by cupping on Qi Yan's back, he shouted in shock. Qi Yan told him to hurry and bring Li Meng Meng back, but to their surprise, Li Meng Meng had fainted from exhaustion.
Qi Yan quickly laid her on the bed to let her rest for a while. When Li Meng Meng woke up, she told Qi Yan that the red marks on her body were a normal phenomenon. Qi Yan told her that he believed her and entrusted the Empress Dowager to her care.
Li Meng Meng asked the noble concubine to help her with cupping for the Empress Dowager. When the maidservant by the Empress Dowager's side saw the red marks on Li Meng Meng's body, she immediately came out and asked Li Meng Meng what kind of sorcery she used to make the Empress Dowager look like that.
Upon hearing this, Cui Anshi immediately ordered someone to arrest Li Meng Meng, but Qi Yan declared that he would see who dares to move while he is present.
While they were arguing, the Empress Dowager called out to Qi Yan and said that her headache had improved a lot. She was about to thank Cui Wan Er when Cui Wan Er told her that it was all thanks to Li Meng Meng.
Qi Yan also mentioned that he had personally experimented with the treatment before using it on the Empress Dowager. This made the Empress Dowager change her opinion of Li Meng Meng. She didn't expect there to be someone in the palace who understood medicine better than Cui Wan Er.
Cui Anshi told Cui Wan Er to get rid of Li Meng Meng as soon as possible, but Cui Wan Er felt that Li Meng Meng had nothing to do with all of this. However, Cui Anshi believed that anyone who obstructed Cui Wan Er from becoming the queen would be eliminated. The Empress Dowager felt that Li Meng Meng was not an ordinary person and told Qi Yan to let her stay at the Lingtai Pavilion. Qi Yan opposed this as he felt that Li Meng Meng had been living by his side since entering the palace, and it would be uncomfortable for her to suddenly leave.
However, the Empress Dowager believed that since Li Meng Meng held the esteemed position of a divine envoy and had abilities, she should be utilized for Qi's benefit. Despite Qi Yan's objections, the Empress Dowager ordered the maidservant to issue a decree for Li Meng Meng to move to the Lingtai Pavilion.
Zhou Quan learned about this news and rushed over to inform Li Meng Meng, telling her not to forget her humble beginnings when she becomes wealthy. Zhou Quan mentioned that she had been closely watched by Kong An recently, and her business was in a very poor state. She even showed Li Meng Meng the hairpin she received from Prince Qi Su, which nobody wanted.
Upon seeing the name "Huai'an" on the hairpin, Li Meng Meng mistakenly thought it was a nickname for Qi Yan. Zhou Quan corrected her and said that "Huai'an" was actually Qi Su's nickname. It was then that Li Meng Meng realized that the "Huai'an" Cui Wan Er had mentioned before was referring to Qi Su.
The Empress Dowager asked Cui Wan Er to arrange Qi Su's marriage to a consort, and although Cui Wan Er was reluctant, she had no choice but to agree. Lu Huan came to read the Empress Dowager's decree, informing Li Meng Meng that she could bring one trusted person with her to the Lingtai Pavilion.
Li Meng Meng chose to bring Zhou Quan along, but she warned Zhou Quan not to secretly take anything from the Lingtai Pavilion. Zhou Quan asked Li Meng Meng what kind of person she took her for, as she only engaged in legitimate business and never stole or robbed. When Li Meng Meng heard a knock on the door, she was somewhat hopeful that it was Qi Yan, but it turned out to be her maid Xiao Jing.
Qi Yan was also missing Li Meng Meng, and when he saw his cellphone on the table, he found a perfect excuse to go and find her. Qi Yan took Li Meng Meng to stargaze together, bringing her much joy.
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