The First Jasmine Episode 11

Injuries, backstories and many feelings

I can really understand Xiuyao's anger. He worries about her so much, and she keeps disappearing and doing God knows what while she's gone... 🥺 But now she's about to tell Xiuyao what happened between her and Prince Li. And did I get that right—he's responsible for everyone being killed eight years ago? I hope her story reveals that too. 😟😯I bet that master who "saved" her is also actually dead, and in truth, the one who saved her was herself... like it has been all those years. Oh, poor A'Li! Her head is even more messed up than I imagined. 🥺😟 I wonder what Captain Li thinks about her story.I did like that Ye Ying picked up the injured Mingxi. For a moment I thought she wouldn't... and their little conversation was as entertaining as I expected it to be. 😏😌 And the physician thinking it was Ye Ying who beat him up, lol? Did he think it was a lovers' quarrel or what? 😂 Her tantrum at Prince Li's party was totally justified. To humiliate one's wife like that? She's right—he could have just rejected the bride if he didn't want to marry her! Oh, how I hate Mo Jingli! 😤😠And Ye Ying is not Ye Li's father's daughter? To me, it looked like that guy who approached Ying's mother might have been her lover or something, and possibly Ying's father? 😯 I am so looking forward to Ying's character arc—her life has been built on lies, and she doesn't seem evil—so will it be a beautiful self-discovery arc or something else? 🤔

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Finding a way home

Ye Li learns her way around and by the time her eyesight returns she knows Prince Li is the lord of the villa. He stalked her to the temple and did get her to his place to heal after the Lishan martial artist saved her from most of the snakes. Ye Li is far from grateful and wants to return home. She managed to sneak a message to the capital before Li came back. There is more to their past as Lishan residents died while accompanying him. He goes psycho amd hands her a dagger which he sticks into himself. She loathes him but was shocked by his actions. So after their tumble she finds herself back in the villa to have him bandaged up. Xiu Yao shows up right when she’s storming out to go find him. These ‘brothers’ share the if looks could kill look and the right brother leaves with the girl. She is bandaged up and put to bed to heal. The next morning Xiu Yao was angry to learn that she was out shopping when she was supposed to be recuperating. She is lining up her next mission under the pretext of shopping. The assassin escaped his prison but collapsed before Ying’s carriage. She at least figured out who he was and rescued him. These two are a lively pair but she is ready to cut ties now that she knows Ye Li is safe. She considers her debt paid when the doc healed him. He is making the rounds being captured because everybody wants to know who his employer was. He only knows her as the crazy woman.😂🤣Ying hears about his villa and is determined to go. Li has hidden well the fact he is hurt and is back to his appearance of womanizing. Here, I don’t dread her shrieking and feel she has every right to drive them all out. If they wanted this role for him, I am unclear why they dragged the Ye family in by marrying Ying. When Ye Ling finally returns to the palace Xiu Yao is livid and storms into his room after ensuring she looked ok. The two servants try to stay out of their way as Ye Li and Xiu Yao have a loud conversation. He was so worried about her and her flippant entrance just finished the job of ticking him off royally. He gives her a chance to explain herself and when she tries the shopping excuse he cuts it off with having people there to verify they were never in the shop. She asked him if she wanted the story of her and Li and he made it clear he did not. She basically responded with a too bad I feel like telling you and starts with her childhood memories with Li as the episode ends. There is a scene with Ying’s mom and it is clear she is being blackmailed because fraudulent practices have left the building under new management. She is paying top dollar to protect Ying, but it’s not clear yet why that is necessary. Ying is annoying, but she is also damn funny. I am hoping she gets to escape the palace and divorce Prince Charming.😝Things are heating up between Xiu Yao and Ye Li. Sparks tend to fly with these two whether they are getting along or not. I am curious about her history so glad next episode will tell us more.

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