Resumen del episodio 14 de A Splendid Match
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Gu Dezhao remains adamant that he will never agree to a divorce, ordering Lady Han to stop mentioning the matter. Heartbroken, Lady Han questions whether his initial insistence on marrying her was born of genuine affection or merely a cold calculation to gain the Ji family's support. Dezhao dismisses her inquiry as a tiresome routine, leaving her alone with her grief.
A sense of melancholy hangs over the manor as Lady Han wanders outside to catch some air, mistaking the scent of magnolias for gardenias. Gu Jinzhao brings her mother black chicken soup brewed with dangshen and goji berries to nourish her frail health. They share a rare moment of peace as Gu Jinrong joins them, playfully defending himself against accusations of being too playful to visit by pointing out he had come several times while she was asleep.
However, the warmth is fleeting. Before they part for the night, Lady Han tentatively asks Jinzhao if she can finally call her "Mother." Haunted by past wounds, Jinzhao finds herself unable to utter the word, and a disappointed Lady Han tells her to go rest. Nanny Zhao tries to console her lady, reminding her that she still has her children and the support of Madam Ji, but the weight of her husband's indifference proves too heavy.
That night, Jinzhao dreams of her mother coming to fetch her, only to wake to the horrific news that Lady Han has hanged herself. Consumed by rage and grief, Jinzhao seizes a pair of scissors and attempts to kill Gu Dezhao, screaming that he is the one who murdered her mother. The arrival of Madam Ji and Ji Yao brings a halt to the chaos.
Facing the devastating loss of her daughter, Madam Ji slaps Dezhao twice, demanding to know how he could drive her daughter to such a tragic end. Madam Ji quickly turns her fury on Lady Song and Gu Lan, accusing them of using the fabricated testimonies of Yunxiang and Yuping to frame Lady Han. Seeing no escape, Lady Song confesses that she alone brought Yuping to the manor, shielding Gu Lan from the consequences of the scheme.
Madam Ji sentences the concubine to a lifetime of service at the Ji family temple, decreeing she shall never leave until the day she dies. Gu Dezhao, paralyzed by his own sense of guilt, refuses Gu Lan's pleas to save her mother. As she is dragged away, Lady Song imparts a final, bitter lesson to her daughter: it is better to be the wife of a humble man than a concubine in a grand mansion.
In the wake of the tragedy, Chen Yanyun orders his subordinates to investigate the true circumstances of the death, specifically instructing them to question those closest to Lady Han. Meanwhile, Madam Ji’s health fails under the weight of her sorrow, and Ji Yao prepares to honor his aunt’s wish to be buried in Tongzhou. Ji Yao also mentions that his grandmother wants him to stay and look after Jinzhao.
Despite the family’s grief, some opportunistic servants try to embezzle funds intended for the funeral rituals. Jinzhao, now managing the household, shows no mercy and orders the offenders to receive twenty strokes and be expelled. To support her, Chen Yanyun sends a group of capable servants to help stabilize the manor and later comes to pay his respects in person, dressed in mourning attire.
Ye Xian learns of the death from his sister, who hopes the three-year mourning period will finally make him give up on Jinzhao since she cannot marry during that time. Breaking his house arrest, Ye Xian goes to the Gu residence to pay his respects. Breaking all social protocol, he kneels and kowtows before the coffin, a gesture far beneath his status as the heir to a Marquis. He offers to avenge Lady Han, but Jinzhao remains silent.
Later, Physician Xiao reveals to a despondent Ye Xian that Lady Han likely committed suicide due to her long-standing depression. He warns Ye Xian that if he cannot stand firm and establish his own power, he will never be able to protect anyone or have a say in his own marriage. Refusing to believe in such a fate, Ye Xian vows to find a way to establish himself outside of traditional military merit.
