Episode 29 - Ying Jing and Neung Yung Work Together to Open a Shop

   

  Kam Ching explains how to utilize lightning's weak points and Siu Lung loses heart. He scolds her for not doing her best to help him and she feels wronged.

Siu Lung decides to create a copper wire so he could test the method of suppressing lightning. Kam Ching overhears Tang Yik telling Ging Jun to release a coloful sparrow and realized that forcing Siu Lung to remain would only cause him to live his life in pain. She decides to test the method of changing sulfur to sulfuric acid.

Ying Jing was encouraged by Lei Si and was filled with ideas for change. He first suggests uniting the country with one spoken and written language, along with a common unit for weights and measures but gets hit by cold water by Bat Wai. He gets very angry and leaves the palace to play, taking with him the eunuch Jiu Gou. On the way, he bickers with Neung Yung.

Neung Yung had discovered that the clothing shop had changed the clothes she had designed and sold them to Ying Jing. She went to see the owner of the shop ask for an explanation. The owner said that no one had asked for her designs. Ying Jing seeing this, goes up and introduces himself as Dai Wong(1). He then says Neung Yung's designs had a lot of character and was willing to work with her to open a shop of their own. Neung Yung was very happy to hear this.

Ging Jun knows that Neung Yung was acting like old friends with Dai Wong and starts to feel jealous. Siu Lung suggest to him that they all go help with the shop. They all discover that Dai Wong was Ying Jing and was very surprised. Ying Jing knows that Ging Jun likes Neung Yung and wanted to fight for her fairly.

Bat Wai finds out that Ying Jing and Neung Yung were working to open a shop together and was afraid that they would do something incestuous. He tells Neung Yung to stop seeing Ying Jing. She was angry that he had lied to her and stopped seeing him. Ying Jing felt disappointed.

Bat Wai presses Ying Jing to hurry up and get married. Ying Jing asks Ju Gei for help. She tells him to listen to his words, stating that she didn't want to get on his bad side at this time. Ying Jing was extremely angry.

Siu Lung's test on electricity fails and he feels disappointed. He didn't notice anything when Ying Jing says that he didn't want to be king. Ying Jing strengthens his resolve and disappears. Siu Lung is startled at this turn of events.

Note for Episode 29

1. Dai Wong is a pun on Ying Jing's title. When he ascended the throne as king of the Chun state, he's known as Dai Wong, or 'large king'. The name he decides to use at the shop is Dai Wong. Same pronunciation, different meaning and characters.

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