After sickness, TY is a bit thin but okay. TY also dispensed of pleasantries since he tried to kill XJL, there's no need for a front anymore. TY's not using makeup either, so he's sorta pale and faded out. XJL applies makeup for him and there's a cute moment as XJL's proximity makes TY turn red and look like a small animal (he remembered the dream XDDD). XJL softens and they sort of make up with that.
Later in war council, XJL consults TY who actually gives him good advice. XJL is proud and mildly eating TY's tofu. TY is actually an excellent strategist; did I mention he beat XJL several times in a row when they played chess/qi? XJL feels more and more that TY is a talent wasted in the harem; TY has pretty much become his strategist by this point. One reason TY is helping XJL is because his home country doesn't exist in anything but name now.
XJL continues to be black belly and discretely eating TY's tofu while he's guilty or distracted... LOL. He knows TY's worried about Teng Sang (who he was good friends/brothers with in original body), so he tries to bribe TY to kiss him for bits of news. TY... kisses him, but it's clumsy and forceful. XJL's Emperor's pride is a bit injured because his own 'woman' is doing this for another man, but feels like it's no biggie because he can always wear down TY's defenses and get his Empress to be his in the end.
Smh at XJL and TY, they keep kissing and inadvertently (or purposefully for XJL) flirting. TY is so very, very confused lol.
Some scholar comes along. He wants to save the common people of TY's home country and reveals some info as part of his argument. For example, that TY's father and sister (yes, that same one who got into XJL's harem) plotted against him and caused his death. Turns out that TY might not have died if only he'd gotten reinforcements.
...more sad. TY is vague when telling XJL about his past, but reveals that only one unrelated-by-blood person was really good to him (Teng Sang was 'adopted' into the royal family).
@clear : TY transmigrated into XJL's female Empress, who did have an ugly face. It was due to poisoning? Allergies? Anyway, after XJL gave the order to cure/fix it, TY as the Empress' face recovered. Empress actually has a beautiful face.
I haven't read far enough to confirm the transmigrating into a male body part, but I'll let you know when I do. On pg 37/90+ of MTL reading and TY is still stuck in female Empress body.