General and I Episode 33 Recap
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After stabilizing her emotions, Bai Pingting remained resolute in her belief that Chu Beijie was not dead. She was certain that even if the Jin King had myriad reasons to kill her, he would never execute Chu Beijie. He Xia, however, insisted that everyone eventually dies, and Chu Beijie was no exception, especially given the grave charges of assassinating the prince and plotting rebellion.
He tried to convince Pingting to abandon her "hero" and leave the East Mountain country house with him, suggesting they could return to their early days of playing the zither, practicing swords, and having horse races with Dong Zhuo. Pingting questioned He Xia's trustworthiness, then proposed a bet: she would send someone to the palace to gather news, which would take two days.
If the messenger returned with news that Chu Beijie was alive, He Xia would immediately withdraw his army. If the news confirmed Chu Beijie's death, she would leave with him. Despite his subordinate's urging to capture her immediately, He Xia agreed, remarking that he had waited fifteen years, so two more days were insignificant. He looked forward to taking Pingting away when the time came. Pingting thanked him.
Meanwhile, Chu Beijie was tormented by a nightmare in which he saw the East Mountain country house engulfed in flames and heard Pingting crying for help. The ominous dream jolted him awake, prompting him to make a firm decision. Pingting's clever delaying tactic bought her two crucial days. Alone, she calmly pieced together the puzzle.
She recalled Zui Ju's previous observation that Noble Consort Zhang's pulse did not indicate pregnancy, leading Pingting to deduce that the supposed "prince" in the palace could not be the Jin King's biological son. If there was no actual prince, then the charge of treason against Chu Beijie was baseless. She immediately summoned Moran and instructed him to go to the palace, seek an audience with the Emperor, and expose Noble Consort Zhang's deception, requesting a paternity test through blood.
Moran raised concerns about He Xia, but Pingting asserted that He Xia's arrogance meant he wouldn't interfere with their information gathering, and saving Chu Beijie was paramount. Zui Ju worried if Moran would make it in time, but Pingting expressed unwavering faith that Chu Beijie would return, reiterating his promise to take her beyond the Great Wall and far from the mundane world.
She then asked Zui Ju to prepare food, for they needed to sustain their spirits while waiting for Chu Beijie. As Moran embarked on his mission, Pingting grew concerned about the dwindling food supplies for the soldiers. Unexpectedly, He Xia, seemingly aware of their predicament, sent an abundance of grain, meat, and vegetables. He also sent Pingting a cherished childhood toy, an act that deeply affected her.
She reflected that she had used their fifteen years of shared history to manipulate him, while he, in turn, used that same affection to tempt her. It became clear that after fifteen years, they had both fundamentally changed. In the imperial prison, a head eunuch arrived to deliver the Jin King's decree for Chu Beijie's execution, scheduled for two days later, citing his crime of plotting to murder the royal heir as treason.
Chu Beijie, feigning an inability to receive the decree through the closed cell door, coaxed the eunuch into opening it. Seizing the opportunity, Chu Beijie fought his way out, leaving a message scrawled on the prison wall: "Zhang's evil heart hasn't died. Your Majesty, please take care!" News of Chu Beijie's escape quickly reached the Jin King, who immediately ordered the information suppressed from the public.
He then dispatched a homing pigeon to Chen Mou of the Dragon Tiger Camp, instructing him to set an ambush on the road to East Mountain. The King's orders were clear: Chu Beijie was to be captured alive, not killed, and no mention of East Mountain was to be made. Additionally, Chen Mou was to swiftly inform He Xia that Chu Beijie had already been executed. En route to East Mountain, Chu Beijie encountered the ambush.
Unwilling to harm his former comrades who stood against him, his moment of hesitation allowed him to be ensnared in an iron cage, once again finding himself imprisoned. Back in the palace, the Jin King coughed blood, prompting Royal Physician Li to be summoned. Noble Consort Zhang saw this as a golden opportunity. In her own Fangqin Palace, she reveled in the thought of becoming Queen Dowager.
She had previously met with Royal Physician Li, confirmed the King's deteriorating health, and subtly urged him to expedite the King's demise, implying that he knew how to manage such matters cleanly. Later that night, Zhang Gui Fei woke from a fitful dream. To her shock, the Jin King stood by her bed. He dismissed her attendants and directly questioned why she had survived while her father had perished.
She attempted to feign innocence, claiming the King spared her for their "young son." The King, cutting through her lies, directly asked if the "prince" was truly his son and how Royal Physician Li dared to engage in illicit acts with her in the restricted inner palace without his implicit approval. He revealed that Li was his informant and that he had known about her fake pregnancy all along.
The King then furiously accused her of collaborating with external enemies, cruelly killing the princes, and framing loyal officials, crimes for which she deserved death many times over. Cornered, Zhang Gui Fei finally dropped her pretense. She railed at the Jin King, calling him an "old fox," and regretted only that her schemes weren't flawless enough to evade his grasp. With a venomous look, she then confessed a final, chilling secret: the former Queen did not die of grief; Zhang Gui Fei herself had suffocated her to death.
