Ever Night Episode 59 Recap
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Prince Li Peiyan, kneeling before the Emperor of Tang, confessed to conspiring with an enemy nation to deliver an unjust verdict fifteen years prior and requested to be punished by having his princely title revoked. The next morning, General Xia Hou arrived at court and formally submitted his resignation, which the Emperor granted. The Emperor then inquired about the Lin Guangyuan case from fifteen years ago. Xia Hou insisted Lin Guangyuan was a traitor and that he personally killed him.
When pressed for evidence, Xia Hou refused, stating he was no longer in the military and did not want to discuss it. He accused the Emperor of trying to force him to apologize to Ning Que, which he refused to do, maintaining Lin Guangyuan deserved to die and that it was the Sage's will. Xia Hou warned the Emperor against constantly consulting the Sage of the Academy, arguing that Tang's security depended on its army and veterans, not the Academy.
He boasted of his military achievements and criticized the Emperor for questioning him over an old matter because of the Academy's Sage. The Emperor stated that the Tang army's sacrifices were remembered and that if Lin Guangyuan's case was a miscarriage of justice, it would be corrected, reminding Xia Hou that Lin was a great Tang commander. Xia Hou remained defiant, declaring that no one, not the Emperor nor the kingdom, could judge him, and left.
Queen Xia Tian, watching from behind a screen, felt regret. The Emperor, angered, dismissed the court and silently returned to the imperial harem, followed by Xia Tian. Outside the palace gates, Ning Que and Sang Sang waited for Xia Hou in the snow, soon joined by Li Peiyan and court officials. Ning Que declared his intention to clear Lin Guangyuan's name and force Xia Hou to confess since he escaped the General's manor.
Li Peiyan warned Ning Que against killing a retiring general. Ning Que challenged Xia Hou to a life-and-death duel, cutting his left palm, the blood staining his sleeve. Zeng Jing urged Sang Sang to stop him, explaining that cutting the left palm meant a duel to the death, but Sang Sang remained still. Ning Que's blood dripped onto the challenge letter, which flew to Xia Hou.
Xia Hou accepted the challenge, also cutting his left palm to vow a life-and-death duel. Ning Que chose Yanming Lake as the location, three days later. The Emperor arrived in haste, and Xu Chongshan read an imperial decree: Li Peiyan was stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner, and Xia Hou's military power was revoked, also demoting him to a commoner. Zhangyi Qi, Chen Zixian, and Yan Su were deceased due to accidents and would not be investigated.
The decree declared Lin Guangyuan's treason charges baseless, clearing his name and reversing the unjust verdicts for all implicated, including Lin Guangyuan, his wife, Sha Gang, Cheng Xinzheng, Lin Hai, and Hu Hua. The Emperor offered Ning Que compensation. Ning Que was grateful but noted omissions from the General's manor list: the carriage driver, cook, gardener, maids, and his own parents. Everyone present was confused, believing Ning Que was Lin Guangyuan's son.
Ning Que clarified that General and Mrs. Lin were not his parents. Ning Que revealed his father was Ning Xian, the gatekeeper of the General's manor, and his mother, Li Sanniang, a servant and the young master's wet nurse, sold from Hebei County and simply known as Li Sanniang. The Emperor declared that the son of a commoner had the same right to seek revenge as the son of a general.
Ning Que mentioned his friend Zhuo'er, whose village on the Yan-Tang border was massacred due to the Lin Guangyuan case, leaving only Zhuo'er and Sang Sang, Grand Secretary Zeng's missing daughter, alive. All were moved. Knowing Xia Hou possessed a Death Free Gold Medal, Ning Que reaffirmed his desire for the duel, which the Emperor granted.
Liqing Shan met Ning Que at the south branch of Sect Haotian, requesting the Yan Se's formation key back, stating that national artifacts could not be used since the duel was a private matter and promising to return it if Ning Que survived. Ning Que said he had already entrusted it to the Emperor, who would return it later. Liqing Shan asked if Ning Que would still duel without it, and Ning Que affirmed his commitment.
Princess Li Yu discussed the situation, concerned for Ning Que's safety. Huashan Yue observed that if Ning Que won, Queen Xia Tian would lose Xia Hou's support, benefiting Li Hunyuan. Snow began to fall, delighting Sang Sang, who believed Ning Que would win. She made sheep's haslet soup, enjoyed by Ye Hongyu, whom Ning Que jokingly suggested learn from Wei Guangming and help Sang Sang with chores to earn a good reputation.
Ye Hongyu challenged Ning Que to a spar to improve his skills, demonstrating the West Shrine sword skills and explaining their essence, which Ning Que grasped. Ye Hongyu acknowledged his progress and urged him to return alive. Ning Que visited his Fourth and Sixth Brothers in their smithy, where he forged a golden hairpin for Sang Sang. Sang Sang loved the hairpin and embraced Ning Que.
