Good Bye, My Princess Episode 29 Recap
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Gao Yuming received news that Li Chengyin had attended the Bathing the Buddha Festival with Zhao Sese, leaving Xiaofeng behind. He expressed concern that Li Chengyin and Xiaofeng might only be pretending to be at odds, and that Li Chengyin could be secretly using a man named Chai Mu to secure an alliance with Xi State, which would make him much harder to control. His youngest daughter, Ruyi, arrived with a bowl of ginseng broth.
Gao Yuming praised Ruyi's sensibility, stating that only a man destined to rule the world would be worthy of her. Xiaofeng noticed that everyone in the Eastern Palace was avoiding her. Yongniang explained that Li Chengyin had issued an order forbidding anyone from speaking with the Crown Princess Consort, with punishments for disobedience including having their tongues plucked out and exile. Fearing Xiaofeng would be bored, Princess Yongning brought Princess Luoxi to visit.
The three secretly planned to sneak out of the palace that evening to celebrate Luoxi's birthday at a friend's wine house in the East Market. Meanwhile, the Empress was enraged by Li Chengyin's decree concerning Xiaofeng and shattered a bowl of soup in her fury. Her maid, Xuniang, felt nauseous from the smell and began to vomit. A subsequent examination ordered by the suspicious Empress revealed Xuniang was pregnant.
Infuriated by the scandal, the Empress commanded her guards to cane Xuniang to death. In desperation, Xuniang confessed that the child's father was Zhang Can, a Yulin Guard. When Xiaofeng and A'Du tried to leave the Eastern Palace, the guards, bound by the decree, could only physically block them. General Pei Zhao arrived and resolved the standoff. Later, Pei Zhao questioned Li Chengyin about the order.
Li Chengyin explained that the Empress was closely watching Xiaofeng, intending to use her against Zhao Sese. By silencing the palace staff, he hoped to prevent Xiaofeng from being provoked into saying something that could cause trouble. He then instructed Pei Zhao to have his men secretly follow and protect Xiaofeng. While shopping in the market, Xiaofeng and A'Du realized they were being followed. They split up to shake their pursuers, who then surrounded A'Du.
Gu Jian arrived just in time to fend them off, telling A'Du to rejoin Xiaofeng at a nearby medical clinic and then for them both to proceed to the Mi Luo Drinking House. Xiaofeng had gone to the clinic hoping to find a cure for her memory loss, which she believed stemmed from a past head injury. The doctor found no signs of head trauma but noted a significant amount of "cold qi" in her body.
As Xiaofeng left, A'Du caught up and relayed Gu Jian's instructions to wait for him at the Mi Luo Drinking House. At the drinking house, Xiaofeng drank, troubled by a vague feeling that something was unresolved in her heart, though she could not recall what. Mi Luo, the proprietor, advised her to let go of what she couldn't remember, as many things are fated. Xiaofeng then arranged to reserve the entire establishment that evening for Luoxi's birthday party.
Later, a group of boisterous Yulin Guards, led by Zhang Can, burst in and rudely demanded a change of music. Disgusted by their behavior, Xiaofeng openly criticized them. This angered the guards, who pursued her and A'Du into the market. The confrontation was stopped by the timely arrival of Pei Zhao and his soldiers. Pei Zhao reprimanded Zhang Can for causing a public disturbance and ordered him and his men to return to their barracks to face punishment.
Xiaofeng visited the Weipin Pavilion to select a gift for Luoxi, choosing a rare malachite stone, which symbolizes peace and prosperity. She also had a second stone engraved for Zhao Sese, whose birthday was the next day. That evening, Pei Zhao reluctantly escorted Princesses Luoxi and Yongning to the Mi Luo Drinking House at Xiaofeng's request.
Though initially hesitant due to palace rules, he was convinced by Luoxi's heartfelt plea for a genuine birthday celebration and her promise to return before midnight. Xiaofeng presented the malachite stone to a delighted Luoxi. The girls celebrated joyfully, sampling numerous wines. Yongning became very intoxicated, playfully pretending to be a bunny and a bird. Luoxi, emboldened by the alcohol, recited romantic poems to a flustered Pei Zhao, who struggled to respond to her advances.
Upon their late return to the palace, Yongniang reminded Xiaofeng to send a gift for Zhao Sese's birthday. Xiaofeng assured her a gift was ready and asked Yongniang to wake her in the morning. The next day, Xiaofeng overslept. Taking matters into her own hands, Yongniang ordered the Imperial Buttery to prepare a bowl of longevity noodles and sent them to Zhao Sese as a gift from the Crown Princess Consort.
Although Zhao Sese's maid was suspicious, Zhao Sese insisted on eating them. Shortly after, an enraged Li Chengyin stormed into Xiaofeng's residence, accusing her of harming Zhao Sese, who was now suffering from severe vomiting and diarrhea. Xiaofeng was bewildered by the accusation and denied any involvement. Terrified, Yongniang confessed to sending the noodles on her own initiative but swore she had not tampered with them. Dismissing Yongniang's plea to be punished by death, Xiaofeng insisted that if they had done nothing wrong, they were not to blame for Zhao Sese's illness.
