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Crown of the Nile: My Beggar Husband is the Pharaoh Episode 10

Episode 10

Episode 10 recap

Merit tries to purchase a sun lotus herb, but the vendor demands five hundred gold coins. Kaji promises to earn the money, but Nefti and Hemte arrive. Nefti mocks their poverty, buys the herb, and bars sellers from dealing with Merit. Merit deflects by hinting at a domestic scandal, sending Nefti fleeing. When a sandstorm hits, Hemte abandons Nefti on the street. In an alley, Merit explains the herb is actually deadly poison.

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Episode 10 Scene by Scene

  1. 00:00: The Cost of Sun Lotus

    Merit asks a herb vendor about the sun lotus herb. The vendor demands five hundred gold coins, which Merit cannot afford. Kaji tells Merit he will buy it once he earns money, but the merchant openly scoffs at them.

  2. 00:27: Nefti Buys Out the Merchant

    Nefti and Hemte walk over to the stall. Nefti mocks Merit for having no money, drops a bag of gold to take the herb, and orders the merchant not to sell any herbs to Merit and Kaji.

  3. 00:56: Merit Exposes the Shameful Secret

    Merit responds by hinting out loud about shameful events in Nefti's house. The surrounding crowd bursts into laughter. Nefti panics at the words, grabs Hemte's arm, and hurries away from the watching marketplace crowd.

  4. 01:17: Hemte Flees the Sandstorm

    A fierce sandstorm suddenly blows through the city streets. Hemte climbs into his carriage alone and orders it to leave, completely abandoning Nefti in the violent dust. Nefti screams in fury and despair on the open street.

  5. 01:42: A Deadly Hidden Property

    Merit and Kaji take cover in a sheltered alleyway. Kaji asks why she allowed Nefti to take the plant. Merit explains that without proper medical training to prepare it, the sun lotus herb acts as a lethal poison.

Key Lines from Episode 10

“If you're poor, don't dream of buying rare herbs.”

Nefti · Nefti sneers at Merit and Kaji while dropping gold on the merchant's table.

“You're in a rush to buy medicine and head back. Did something upsetting happen to you at home?”

Merit · Merit speaks to Nefti before the laughing market crowd to rattle her sister.

“I stole her life! I'm the one who deserves to be happy! Why?!”

Nefti · Nefti shouts in bitter anguish after Hemte leaves her alone in the storm.

“To people who know nothing about medicine, it is nothing but poison.”

Merit · Merit explains the dangerous nature of the sun lotus herb to Kaji in shelter.

How Episode 10 Ends

Merit warns Kaji that Nefti will cause her household to be poisoned if she serves the unprepared sun lotus herb. Nefti clutches the deadly medicine while stranded in the sandstorm. Will Nefti feed the toxic plant to Hemte's family before discovering its lethal danger, and what blame will fall back on Merit?