Fight For Love Episode 9 Recap
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The Crown Prince, Li Huan, was caught secretly meeting a dancer at the Yixiang House, a fact Song Wenchang had discovered by bribing an Eastern Palace eunuch. Song Wenchang, accompanied by Chu Yu and Wei Yun, arrived outside Li Huan's private room. Unwilling to directly expose the Crown Prince, Wei Yun hesitated to open the door.
Impatient with his delay, Chu Yu pushed him, causing him to crash through the door and reveal Li Huan engaged in playful banter with the dancer. Chu Yu confronted the Crown Prince about his inappropriate behavior, especially given his engagement to Tuantuan (Song Qingping), Song Wenchang's sister. Li Huan, however, dismissed her concerns, stating that as Crown Prince, he was entitled to a harem and that Tuantuan, as future Empress, should tolerate other consorts.
He threatened them for barging into his private quarters without summons. Both Wei Yun and Chu Yu retaliated by threatening to report his conduct to the Emperor and Eldest Princess, causing Li Huan to panic and try to stop them. Wei Yun later explained to Chu Yu that the Eldest Princess likely orchestrated Chu Yu's involvement.
Because the Eldest Princess receives treatment for her chronic headaches from Tuantuan and is fond of her, she wanted to indirectly warn the Crown Prince for Tuantuan's sake and, in doing so, also benefit the Wei family. He advised Chu Yu to keep the incident secret. On the day of Wei Yun's Thanksgiving Banquet, the Wei Mansion was eerily quiet, with no guests arriving even after an hour. Wei Yun's nephew, Lingmo, expressed his hunger and impatience.
Wei Yun's third sister-in-law, preparing to leave the mansion after the banquet, made an emotional request to take Wei Qin’s spear as a keepsake. Although another sister-in-law suggested the spears be kept in the mansion as a symbol of the reunited brothers, Wei Yun agreed, noting that the spear's true value would be in reminding them of their departed loved ones.
As the lack of guests continued to cast a pall, Chu Yu, unwavering, made a bet with a skeptical Wei Yun that people would still come. Moments later, Chu Linyang and Chu Jin arrived. Chu Jin made snide remarks about Chu Yu's marriage into the Wei family and the sparse attendance, prompting Chu Linyang to scold her for her rudeness. Wei Yun observed that the other guests were likely waiting for a "moment" to arrive.
That moment came with the grand announcement of the Eldest Princess's arrival. She revealed she came precisely because she heard no one else was there, and personally thanked Chu Yu for defending Tuantuan's honor, presenting gifts. Following her lead, many other officials and their families, including Young Master Sun, Song Wenchang, Song Qingping (Tuantuan), and Song Shilan, began to pour into the mansion.
Song Wenchang proudly presented Wei Yun with a large, intricately crafted miniature mountain, explaining it symbolized stability and resilience, and prematurely congratulated him on inheriting the title of Marquis. Wei Yun, embarrassed, reminded him that it was merely a Thanksgiving Banquet. Amidst the ongoing festivities, Tuantuan approached Chu Yu, thanking her for her help with the Crown Prince and stating she would reconsider her marriage to him, inviting Chu Yu to call her "Tuantuan."
The Crown Prince then made a dramatic entrance, carrying an imperial decree. He publicly proclaimed Wei Yun as the Marquis of Zhenguo, praising his talent and loyalty. The decree further granted Wei Yun a tally and appointed him Commander of the Arsenal Bureau, tasked with overseeing its operations. The Crown Prince then addressed the Yixiang House incident, declaring it a misunderstanding that the Emperor had investigated.
He publicly shifted the blame to Song Wenchang, stating that Song Wenchang's "youthful folly" led to a dispute at the Yixiang House, and Wei Yun had merely intervened to help a friend. Song Wenchang reluctantly accepted the blame, while the Crown Prince sternly warned him to reform his ways.
After their decisive intervention, which served as a "mooring needle" stabilizing the Wei family's position, the Eldest Princess and Crown Prince departed quickly, with the Eldest Princess inviting the Crown Prince to join her for flower viewing. As guests continued to mingle, Wei Yun observed Gu Chusheng and Chu Yu discreetly leaving the main hall. Gu Chusheng, now the Minister of Justice, intercepted Chu Yu in a pavilion.
He directly asked if her marriage into the Wei family was for investigating a case and offered his assistance. He revealed that his examination of the Lord of Qin's treason case files, dating back over twenty years, had uncovered shocking information potentially linking the Chu and Wei families. Recognizing the public setting, they moved to a private room for a more detailed discussion. Inside the room, Chu Yu questioned Gu Chusheng's renewed interest in a two-decades-old case.
Gu Chusheng reminded her of his own exile six years prior, which stemmed from the Qin case, stating his father had taken the blame to save him, with Chu Yu's father's intercession leading to a lesser sentence. He suspected hidden truths in the Qin case. He recounted that during the Lord of Qin's southern travels, he fell deeply in love with a woman who bore him a son, promising her happiness.
However, upon his return to Huajing, the Lord of Qin was accused of colluding with North Qi. During the subsequent investigation, the woman betrayed Great Sui by taking vital secrets back to North Qi, leading to the fall of three Great Sui cities and leaving many of its people displaced. Gu Chusheng confirmed this woman was Princess Yunyang of North Qi, and her child had returned with her to North Qi.
He concluded that if the Lord of Qin was framed, his own father was likely framed as well, suggesting a larger scheme orchestrated by North Qi, who harbored a relentless desire to conquer Great Sui. He also remarked on the suspicious circumstances surrounding the Wei family's battle at Baidi Valley, believing Chu Yu married into the family to uncover something.
Chu Yu, in turn, pressed him on whether the Chu family's own past troubles were similarly suspicious, recalling her father's help for his father. Gu Chusheng admitted he wouldn't have known these details without his position at the Ministry of Justice, stating "it's not too late" to uncover the truth. Just as their conversation reached this critical point, someone locked the room door from the outside and threw in a sachet of narcotic incense.
Both Gu Chusheng and Chu Yu quickly succumbed to the drug, falling unconscious. Meanwhile, Young Master Sun, the perpetrator, excitedly told Chu Jin that he had drugged Chu Yu and locked her in a room with Gu Chusheng, anticipating Chu Yu's public disgrace. Young Master Sun then loudly announced to the assembled guests that he had discovered something "indescribable" in the back of the mansion and invited them to witness it.
Chu Linyang, having seen Young Master Sun speaking with Chu Jin, suspected foul play involving Chu Yu and attempted to intervene, reminding Young Master Sun that Wei Yun was the focus of the day and a scandal would harm everyone. Young Master Sun, undeterred, implied Chu Linyang was trying to cover something up and proceeded to open the door. To everyone's surprise, only Chu Yu was found inside the room, seemingly resting with closed eyes.
Young Master Sun was utterly bewildered, insisting he had seen two people. Chu Jin quickly distanced herself from him. Chu Yu, feigning grogginess, claimed she had simply come to rest and found the door mysteriously locked, accusing Young Master Sun of slander. Chu Linyang and the Wei family's sister-in-law corroborated her story, and Chu Yu defiantly challenged Young Master Sun to search the room.
Enraged by Young Master Sun's disruptive behavior and the attempted scandal on his succession day, Wei Yun ordered Wei Qiu to arrest him and hand him over to the local government office. Despite Young Master Sun's continued protestations of seeing two people, he was dragged away. Wei Yun then instructed his sister-in-law, Chun'er, to continue hosting the guests while he attended to Chu Yu, who claimed she still felt unwell.
Chu Linyang, meanwhile, sternly confronted Chu Jin about her association with Young Master Sun and her defiance of their father's wishes regarding the banquet, promising to settle the matter at home. A subordinate informed Chu Linyang that no local doctors could be found at such a late hour. Song Qingping (Tuantuan), expressing concern for Chu Yu, volunteered her medical skills. Wei Yun returned to Chu Yu, who chastised him for allowing her to be caught in Young Master Sun's scheme.
Wei Yun retorted that he had removed Gu Chusheng to protect the Wei family's reputation, which now included Chu Yu's. Still feeling the effects of the drug, Chu Yu found it difficult to walk and requested Wei Yun to take her back to her room. Wei Yun, with a wry smile, asked if she preferred to be carried "in arms or on back," to which Chu Yu humorously asked if she could choose neither.
