Episode 23
The grievances and hatreds between Cui Xingzhou and Liu Miantang are like an intricate web, tightly entwining the fate of the two.Liu Miantang threatened with a dagger to reveal the truth about King Sui's visit to Beijing, and even used Tzuyu's identity to advance in the power struggle.Sun Yun's ruthlessness and Lu Zhong's loyalty were fully revealed in this contest, and Liu Miantang's complicated emotions towards Cui Xingzhou gradually became clear in the confrontations.
In the cave, Sun Yun's self-confidence and despair intertwined. She thought that Ziyu would favor her, but she didn't know that Liu Miantang had already understood everything.Liu Miantang's arrow was not only a test for Cui Xingzhou, but also a resolution of past grudges.She stabbed Cui Xingzhou with a hairpin, which seemed ruthless, but in fact it was a complete end to the relationship.Cui Xingzhou endured it silently and put the hairpin back on her, which was not only a farewell to the past, but also his last tenderness to Liu Miantang.
The changes in the capital, the deposed Empress Dowager Wu, and Tzuyu's ascension to the throne all indicate that a new era is coming.But Liu Miantang, a foreign woman, used her wisdom and courage to lurk in the capital, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge on King Sui.Although the hairpin on her body is simple and unpretentious, it carries the unspeakable emotional entanglement between her and Cui Xingzhou.
Under the strict guidance of her old grandma, Xiao Qi was in awe of the new emperor's marriage contract, but she could not hide her worries about the future.The meeting between Cui Xingzhou and Ziyu was not only a courtesy between the monarch and his ministers, but also an unresolved grudge between the two.Cui Xingzhou's warning to Ziyu is not only to protect Liu Miantang, but also to stick to his own emotions.
At the banquet in Prince Sui's Mansion, Liu Miantang and Cui Xingzhou missed each other, which seemed to be another trick of fate.King Sui's praise and wooing of Cui Xingzhou made the banquet full of political atmosphere.Cui Xingzhou's sister mentioned various things about the new emperor in the palace. It seemed like casual chat, but in fact it had a deep meaning.Her speculation about Cui Xingzhou's private gift of perfume to Liu Miantang made the family gathering even more ambiguous and tense.
When Cui Xingzhou saw Liu Miantang again in Prince Sui's Mansion, everything seemed to be back to where it started.Although she was veiled, Cui Xingzhou recognized her at a glance.The two people's eyes met, and there was no need to say anything, as their feelings for each other were already expressed in words.
