Joy of Life Episode 39 Recap
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Fan Xian repeatedly stressed that he was here to save him, and that he had already sent Wang Qinian to get reinforcements. Yan Bingyun was completely unappreciative and maintained a cold demeanor that pushed people away. Fan Xian didn't understand why Miss Shen would like such an indifferent person. Yan Bingyun repeatedly explained that he was just using Miss Shen, and that he and Shen Zhong were irreconcilable enemies.
Miss Shen was well aware of this, but she just couldn't let go of Yan Bingyun and was even willing to die with her brother. Fan Xian couldn't stand it anymore and urged Yan Bingyun to return to the envoy team's residence first. Shen Zhong brought someone in who had forced their way in. Miss Shen quickly shoved a dagger into Yan Bingyun's hand, telling him to hold her hostage. Shen Zhong was furious at his sister.
Fan Xian presented himself as the head of the envoy team and reminded Shen Zhong not to provoke a war between the two nations. Shen Zhong forced Yan Bingyun to hand over the spy network in Northern Qi and he would let them go, otherwise he would kill Fan Xian and Yan Bingyun with arrows. Yan Bingyun insisted that the ministers and vice-ministers of Northern Qi's six ministries were all spies for the Qing Kingdom. Shen Zhong was enraged.
Just as he was about to order the execution of Fan Xian and Yan Bingyun, a Jinyiwei guard suddenly ran in with a message. Shen Zhong learned that Haitang Duoduo had arrived with people, and he quickly went out to greet her. Haitang Duoduo claimed she was acting on the orders of the young emperor and the empress dowager, forcing Shen Zhong to release the people quickly. He had no choice but to comply.
Haitang Duoduo personally drove the carriage to escort Yan Bingyun and Fan Xian away. Yan Bingyun didn't expect the Saintess of Northern Qi to come forward to save them, which made him even more suspicious of Fan Xian. Before Fan Xian could explain, Wang Qinian got onto the carriage. Yan Bingyun learned that Wang Qinian had gone to Haitang Duoduo for help and concluded that Wang Qinian had also defected to Northern Qi.
Wang Qinian explained that it was because Fan Xian and Haitang Duoduo were mutually fond of each other, and casually mentioned that Fan Xian had drugged Haitang Duoduo. Haitang Duoduo was enraged and knocked Wang Qinian directly to the ground. Haitang Duoduo drove back to the envoy team's residence and saw Gao Da fighting fiercely with Northern Qi warriors. She sent Yan Bingyun in through the back door.
The officials of the envoy team showed great concern for Yan Bingyun, helping him back to his room to rest. Haitang Duoduo relayed the young emperor's order for her to join forces with Fan Xian to kill Shen Zhong, and also reminded Fan Xian to be careful of her senior brother, Lang Tao. Lang Tao was a top-notch level nine expert in Northern Qi.
As soon as he returned to Shangjing, he killed a habitual thief under everyone's nose without anyone noticing. Yan Bingyun learned that he was being exchanged for Xiao En. He was furious and cursed at Fan Xian. Fan Xian repeatedly explained that it was the arrangement of Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping, and his mission was to kill Xiao En. Yan Bingyun, in a fit of pique, wanted to kill Xiao En himself.
Fan Xian quickly stopped him, explaining the stakes and admitting that he was planning to join forces with the young emperor of Northern Qi to get rid of Shen Zhong. Yan Bingyun understood that Fan Xian had used He Dao Ren to deceive Shen Zhong and couldn't help but gasp. He knew that Shen Zhong was insidious, cunning, and suspicious, and that Fan Xian's actions would definitely not escape his notice, and He Dao Ren would be implicated and killed.
Fan Xian had made prior arrangements. He deliberately arranged for Gao Da to spar with the Northern Qi warriors and privately discussed with Shangshan Hu about eliminating Xiao En. Shangshan Hu didn't believe him, so Fan Xian proposed discussing it after rescuing Yan Bingyun. After Yan Bingyun was rescued and returned to the envoy team's residence, Shangshan Hu immediately sent his subordinate Tan Wu to spar.
Gao Da asked him to tell Shangshan Hu to discuss the plan to eliminate Xiao En as soon as possible. Shen Zhong's secret agents were mixed in the crowd and saw everything clearly. As expected by Yan Bingyun, Shen Zhong had long begun to suspect He Dao Ren. He knew that He Dao Ren's martial arts were high and dared not easily arrest him.
Only when he learned that Lang Tao had returned to Shangjing did he dare to confront He Dao Ren, insisting that he was lying and that no masked expert had appeared, and that He Dao Ren had deliberately let Fan Xian go. He Dao Ren vehemently denied it. Lang Tao suddenly appeared and forced He Dao Ren to surrender his weapons. He Dao Ren did not want to be slaughtered and prepared to draw his sword to fight.
A Jinyiwei secret agent returned and reported to Shen Zhong about Shangshan Hu sending someone to meet Fan Xian. Only then did Shen Zhong completely dispel his suspicions about He Dao Ren. In anger, he punished the Jinyiwei guards who were monitoring the envoy team with hard labor. Yan Bingyun understood Fan Xian's meticulous planning and couldn't help but look at him with new eyes. However, Fan Xian had not yet found out where Xiao En was imprisoned.
He decided to use the conflicts among the various powers in Northern Qi to accomplish his mission. Fan Xian came to meet the young emperor of Northern Qi as agreed. Haitang Duoduo was ordered to lead the way for him. The young emperor spoke highly of Fan Xian for rescuing Yan Bingyun.
Fan Xian did not hide anything and revealed his plan to cooperate with Shangshan Hu to raid the prison and rescue Xiao En, hoping to get the young emperor's help. If Shen Zhong tried to obstruct, Fan Xian could use Shangshan Hu to eliminate Shen Zhong. The young emperor knew that Shangshan Hu would undoubtedly die if he killed a high-ranking court official.
Although Northern Qi would suddenly lose two experts, Fan Xian felt that Shangshan Hu had always wavered between the young emperor and the empress dowager and would be a great hidden danger in the future. Even if Shen Zhong was not killed, he could not escape responsibility for the incident of Xiao En's abduction. The young emperor would seize the opportunity to strip him of his power. After careful consideration, the young emperor agreed to his request.
Fan Xian openly went to see Shangshan Hu and discussed the plan to rescue Xiao En and kill Shen Zhong with him. Shangshan Hu felt that he would definitely be a major enemy of the Qi Kingdom in the future, but in order to rescue his adoptive father Xiao En, he had no choice but to cooperate with him.
Shen Zhong learned that Fan Xian had not only met the young emperor but had also publicly gone to see Shangshan Hu. The reason he had been detaining Xiao En was precisely to wait for this day. Shen Zhong immediately sent people to summon He Dao Ren and Lang Tao, intending to eliminate Shangshan Hu when he came to raid the prison.
