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Ladies of the house

Wei Shao’s mother has hit a new low. She drugged her own son and had him locked in a room with crush girl. She did her best to seduce him and even in a drugged state he cast her off.😝 He didn’t even try the door but kicked them off their hinges. He looked massive when doing that. He tries to dilute the drug but tried to consummate his marriage. He didn’t. He took a long cold bath and settled himself. I missed something in translation at the very beginning. I did not understand that her wedding took place keeping her from grandfather memorial but that she would be allowed a year to mourn. I did not realize mourning gave her permission to stay chaste for that interim. No wonder the devil in red dress thought she had a chance.😝 The gma has her own spy network and knew the truth of the matter before calling in Qiao Man. She did not spread tales of her husband but used battle wounds as reason for ice and plead ignorant of east wing events. Gma likes that she protected her husband well.😁 I am glad Wei Shao takes his mother to task and gives her three days to marry off crush girl and get her out of the house. I was even more happy that gma had her own timetable and kicked her out immediately with promise of helping her marry. And when mother bear thought she was hid from both in law and son cutting loose on Qiao Man.—that new wife rebutted her soundly pointing out that her complaints and concerns were all about crush girl and not her own son. Mom really gets irked and flipped the table but daughter in law not only held her ground but even more vehemently argued for her husband. Putting the mom firmly in place….all with Wei Shao hearing the entire conversation. 🥰No one has ever stuck up for him without some sort of expectation in return. I hope he finally sees what a treasure his wife really is. He has avoided her because he is ashamed of forcing himself on her. I was getting annoyed with him for lacking two words…l’m sorry….however, when he knelt by her asleep planning to put ointment on her wrist…actions speak loudly. She woke and cowered away from him which shamed him more. He is planning a trip to Panyi to hide from her and she is deciding what to do.

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Warriors return

WeiShao thinks he has all the high ground about Qiao flag in Boya. He greets his wife with a huge meal having all Boyan specialities. She chokes down most of the protein overload and they finally begin talking. It is not pleasant but they both have a better understanding of each other. He finds out she now knows of his troops in Panyi and it is his turn to look guilty. He leaves with troops to take on Boya neighbor. This will take care of bully general so it’s a good thing. What he doesn’t know is that Qiao Man has had Boya start mining at a strategic location that will end up making an underground tunnel to sneak troops through. It’s a brilliant plan and will be unnoticed in the fog of war. When he comes back two months later he claims his fair share of the main suite.😂 personally, I think he has been due this since wedding night. It was kind that he allowed them separate areas to get accustomed with each other but it is getting about time for them to actually be husband and wife. She accepts the changes because she knows her strategic move in Boya was a bit underhanded tho necessary. Just as he originally saw adding troops to Panyi. She notices that Wei Shao is scared of the dark and restless so she talks with advisor and gma. Gma is currently my favorite character. She lays it out plainly the pain that was caused with three generations killed in one night. The loss she still feels and the pain she and Wei Shao still experience. She challenges the wife to be a true ally and help him deal with the pain and grow together to learn to live with more happiness and less fighting lines. The mentor offers his insights as well and lets her know the ball is now in her court to get things on a better track. She has no clue of his never ending nightmare of that fateful night and found herself at the tip of his sword. She has surmised that it was traumatic and also involves his fear of the dark. For the first time she offered him true comfort and while he doesn’t remember it, he sees her cloak and acknowledges the fact she was there for him. True progress is being made for both of them to start healing.

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Equal strategists

Wei Shao very nicely countered the efforts of his mother and crush girl over treasure box. His mother in particular knew how much it meant to him. So for him to say he taught her how to open the box and let her use it was a double slam to them. The icing on the cake was to offer getting crush girl married to stay by mom’s side in household.😁 Nicely played. Qiao Man has had his favorite dishes waiting for him after work and fixed the shoes his mom made to fit better. This gave him much room for thought as his mom pointed out the one closest to him and loved most would know his favorite dishes and shoe size. 😂 The one she slandered the most had already proven herself most capable. The chat with his advisor 🤣 His mentor responded to his question by pointing out specifically the people closest to him and how they helped him and he loved them. As he went down the line of family and advisor, the advisor then wrote down the words and how they pointed directly to his wife. This is the last thing Wei Shao wants to hear and he does not accept the obvious truth….his advisor just leaves with a smile. Qiao Man receives gifts from home and inside a note from family saying they would help Fan but not send troops. She corners a family member and finds out Wei Shao has waves of soldiers in Panyi and she was left unaware. This consoles family member as he thought she had completely forgotten family since wedding. Qiao Man shows off her lack of musical talent.😂 she persuades Wei Shao to send supplies to her cousin. After he promises she lets him know it’s Boya. One of his generals accompanies the wagons and he meets Bi Zhu on the way. Along with the rice Qiao Man gave tactics on how to appear stronger than they are and get Qiao flag up. The general reports back that his brother in law is the head of military there. Wei Shao questions his wife if she knew of his status. She deftly responds that can’t be right because he’s a stable hand. 😂 His advisor pointed out that it would be interesting to see which family side was chosen to represent since Wei and Qiao both part of family. The local bully general also wants to know who Bi Zhi has supporting him. As he ponders this Qiao Man is ticked off she had no clue about troops in Panyi. As her temper dies down she relents and is having a pillow made for him. These two😂 both quick minded and brilliant strategists. Now to see how different or similar their big picture are when placed side by side. 😁

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Strength of water

Qiao Man has been treated pretty poorly by everybody but Gma. She treats her kindly but isn’t exactly friendly either. She was at least in her corner over the concubine issue. Mom was determined to get her way and WeiShao was a bit disappointing. He wanted to please his mom and have his cake and eat it too. He never punished her or kicked her out for letting Qiao Man stay cooped up in the rain for three days so she is a guilty pleasure for him. He turned her down with the soup, so maybe that is changing. But he still has not removed her from house. And, if he is truly a husband, the apron strings with mom gets cut. So here is where they will get frayed a bit if he gets rid of crush girl. BiZhi is taking care of big sis well. He is working hard and being helpful. His strength let him beat up some bullies that were trying to force old and young men to fight in their army. This came to a head when their leader challenged him. Here his athleticism and horse knowledge won the day, but they are coming back with a bigger force. He was doing his best to keep things away from Panyi but now needs some help. The Qiaos once again don’t want to offend so they will take Fan out of the situation but not assist. Here is where they should have sent a message to QiaoMan to help. Of course her sis should have done that first. The men in her family are not renown for their bravery in battle.😝 Somebody got into Wei Shao’s forbidden box and framed Qiao Man for it. He overreacted and truly hurt her. This is where she needed a bodyguard to knock him on his ass to get some sense into him. I loved how she proved her innocence to him and basically told him to shove it while at the same time totally respecting his privacy and possessions. I am also glad it was with witnesses present. It got him thinking about how it happened. Crush girl is most likely. She needs to be moved several towns away. They should marry her off and get an ocean between her and the Wei family.😝I am hoping they don’t kill off BiZhi. He’s a really good guy. The only Qiao male with a spine is the little brother. The rest of them are kinda worthless.

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