Episode 32
After Pei Yan said goodbye to his mother, he met Xie Che again and begged His Majesty to grant a marriage to him and Jiang Ci.Xie Che had already heard about the past between Pei Yan and the second young lady of the Dong family. In view of his unwillingness to see the marriage of powerful ministers, he agreed to Pei Yan's request and ordered her to prepare for the marriage.At the same time, Wei Zhao stepped into the Imperial Hospital and found Imperial Physician Sun who used to diagnose his eldest sister. Through Imperial Physician Sun's narration, he realized that Concubine Wei seemed to have no desire to survive when she passed away.The sharp contrast between the children's expectations convinced Wei Zhao that there must be a hidden secret behind his sister's death.
After Mrs. Rong Guo heard that Wei Zhao was investigating the death of the imperial concubine, she summoned her to meet him and directly admitted that the imperial concubine was actually her backbone in the palace.After the imperial concubine passed away, she secretly investigated and found that the imperial concubine's medicine had been adulterated with saffron, and the man behind the scenes was most likely the current emperor. This move may have been an attempt to cover up the affairs of King Qi.Mrs. Rong Guo wanted to use Wei Zhao's affection for Jiang Ci to join forces against Xie Che, but Wei Zhao had a grudge against Mrs. Rong Guo because of Jiang Ci's poisoning and declined her offer.Later, Wei Zhao brought the coffin and flowers to Jiang Ci's place, made porridge together, and revealed the truth that his sister was actually someone else's chess piece, refuting Yan Shuangqiao's remarks that the family's glory came from the sacrifice of King Qi.Jiang Ci looked at the coffin flower, and her heart was filled with doubts. This flower was obtained by her from taking a risk for Wei Zhao, but now it became the key to understanding the happy knot.Just when the two were about to deliver porridge to their master, Yi Fei urgently reported that Yan Shuangqiao had been kidnapped. Wei Zhao suddenly became suspicious and pointed at Xie Che. However, after testing, he discovered that Xie Che did not know about it.Jiang Ci also personally consulted Xie Che and frankly said that he had no romantic feelings for Pei Yan. However, Xie Che insisted on granting the marriage and would not allow any further explanation.After receiving the order and returning to the mansion, the two of them were analyzing the case. Eunuch Tao arrived with an order, but Jiang Ci had no choice but to accept it.Wei Zhao concluded that Yan Shuangqiao was with Mrs. Rong Guo, and decided to visit again. Under questioning, Mrs. Rong Guo admitted frankly and revealed a new plan: to use the wedding day to reveal the truth, overthrow Xie Che, and at the same time abandon Wei Zhao again.The invitation to cooperate was coldly rejected.
