Knowing Chang Gong is worried about the mass exodus from Qi, Xue Wu suggests they move back to Lan Ling Manor so he can get to work on fixing the problem.
Zheng Er is forced back to work making bricks for the pharaoh building the temple for the emperor. The tricky slave who escaped is recaptured and brought back to the work site. Zheng Er acts like all is forgiven between the two women. I see that crazy look in your eye, girlfriend. You up to something.
Later Zheng Er is put to the task of burning the contaminated clothes of the slaves who died of the epidemic. She saves a blanket from the fire and gives it to the tricky slave. Sure enough by the next morning the tricky slave is covered in sores. The soldiers start to take her away to go dump her in the woods. Since Zheng Er supposedly slept beside the sick slave (she didn't), the soldiers figure Zheng Er is sick as well and take her along to be dumped.
What the soldiers really do is dump Zheng Er and the sick slave on top of a pile of straw and set fire to it. The soldiers don't want to hear the screams or smell the burning flesh so they leave. Zheng Er, tied up and unable to get away, cries out for Chang Gong. Miracle of miracles, it starts to rain and puts out the fire. There's a long, drawn-out scene as Zheng Er struggles back to the city and Lan Ling Manor.
Of course Chang Gong has her brought in to be tended to. Once she's able to, Zheng Er falls to her knees and apologizes for her part in the conspiracy. Xue Wu is all ready to forgive the other woman. (Thank goodness it appears Xiao Dong isn't falling for Zheng Er's story. Stay vigilant, Cute Boy.)
When Zheng Er learns there's a wedding tomorrow and she's not the bride, she goes a little bit further down the rabbit hole to Wonderland.
It's the day of the wedding and Chang Gong is wearing something Liberace would be proud of.
There's a custom in Qi for the bride to be escorted to the altar by her eldest male relative. Xue Wu doesn't have any family and is expecting to walk in by herself, causing all the guests to gossip. But then here comes the Queen Dowager, Grandma Fu, to take on the role. Love you, Fu.
As a further romantic gesture, Chang Gong has unveiled some artwork. They're paintings of him and Xue Wu from their past adventures. (This is a rather clip heavy episode.) Apparently all you have to do to marry a prince back in this time is to bow to him three times. Everyone cheers as Chang Gong and Xue Wu are now officially married.
Watching from the back, crazy Zheng Er comments to herself that the wedding ceremony will be different when she and Chang Gong get married.
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