Key to the Phoenix Heart Episode 11

Negotiations

Mao wants a contest with WuYi and he complies. Mao accuses WuYi of liking JiaYu and he admits it. He admitted to love at first sight. The difference between them is he wanted to give JiaYu freedom of choice. Mao is unaware that WuYi has drafted his divorce decree as promised. Unlike his friend, WuYi loves her for who she is, not what he can gain from her. He sees her potential and offers her safe routes to the places she wants to go and a mentor to help her hone her skills. Mao wants her to dream about those places via books and stay shut up with him in the palace. Mao thinks he knows her best and that she would be more than happy to stay with him and kill her dreams for his sake. Even his sister chided him for being deceitful with JiaYu. WuYi is walking a tightrope between Empress dowager and northern general. He has promised the sister would not be a bargaining chip but circumstances changed that. The general is having a good time bargaining and so far is getting the best of the deal. Mao is determined to get the power he needs to stop him from taking his sister. What is incredibly sad is he doesn’t look to his friend for wisdom and strategy. He has been told by many that they would only bargain with WuYi because he has repeatedly proven himself on the battlefield and dealing with royals. Mao’s jealousy blinders are on so he heads for dad to get advice for gaining power. That traitor has already been colluding with the general because he wants the nobles to have a better power position than the military. WuYi is working behind the scene to save Mao’s sister even with the animosity he is getting from every quarter. The one surprising thing is there are no barbs from JiaYu. She is the one most like him in seeing what’s going on and understanding that WuYi’s hands are currently tied. She also recognizes he is not letting that stop him from interceding at the first possible moment. She comes as another bargainer the general didn’t expect. She is offering refining techniques that he really wants. WuYi has used the Phoenix heart to get access to the hidden visitor. Their chat reveals JiaYu is making a bargain for her friend. WuYi catches up with her at the temple and finds out what deal she made. Everybody this episode wants to make a deal. The stakes are huge and no one wants to lose any ground.

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The difference of their love

The look on Mao's face when Wuyi said it was love at first sight for him and that he didn't know about Mao and Jiayu's relationship before asking for marriage! Oh, Mao's jealousy is there, and the rift between the friends is widening. 😟But to be honest, I am actually starting to question Mao's love for Jiayu. He wants to take her to the palace because that place is more convenient for his ambitions, and he assumes him being there is enough for her happiness... But would it be? She wants to be free, travel the world, and master her crafts, not to be secluded in the palace. Not caring about her dreams won't work in Mao's favour, I think... 🙄🤨Wuyi, however, considers her feelings and dreams the most, willing to give her that freedom to choose what she wants, who she wants to be with, and how she wants to live her life, without really asking for anything in return or making any conditions... The difference between those two men. Wuyi, my heart! 🥹❤️And I have noticed those micro-hesitations when someone asks her about her future plans with Mao... 🤔 Could that mean she doesn't want to leave Wuyi that much? I think so. And at the moment, seeing what is happening with Mao, all the good cards are in Wuyi's hands. 😌😏I am not sure how they will deal with the Eagle King and Princess Pingning's political marriage, but so far, it looked like Jiayu was closer to success... but at what price? The technique Wuyi didn't want to give them? 🫣

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