Legend of the Female General Episode 31 Recap
> Legend of the Female General Recap
He Rufei held his sword to He Yan's neck, threatening that if he could kill her once, he could kill her a second time. He Yan, fierce and silent, turned the tables. With a backhand, she restrained He Rufei and placed the sword against his own neck. He's father nearby was terrified. He Yan hadn't brought her own sabre, yet He Rufei was no match for her.
He Yan didn't take He Rufei seriously at all; this was why she dared to come to the He manor alone without carrying her sabre. He Yan used the medicine Song Taotao gave her to drug Master He and He Rufei, then tied them up. While the servants were not paying attention, He Yan secretly entered the backyard and ransacked the study. The furnishings here were no different from before she left.
The exquisite box was placed in another room; He Yan took it. As she crouched under a window lattice to evade detection, someone suddenly appeared beside He Yan, genuinely startling her. Sun Ling was imprisoned and would be beheaded soon. Chu Zhao entered the prison with an order from the Vice Minister of War to see him, proposing that Sun Ling could avenge Sun Xiangfu while he was still alive.
Chu Zhao re-delivered the ledger he had hidden from Xu Jingfu to Sun Ling, asking him to personally hand over this ledger and accuse Xu Jingfu of corruption and bribery. The person who appeared beside He Yan was He's mother, who helped He Yan escape from the He manor, allowing He Yan to hand the exquisite box to Feinu.
Meanwhile, Xiao Jue was putting pressure on Xu Jingfu, claiming he had evidence of Xu Jingfu's collusion with the enemy and betrayal of the country. Xu Jingfu didn't believe him and was about to dismiss him when Xiao Jue's guard, Feinu, requested an audience. He did not carry any weapons, so Xu Jingfu had to let him in. Xu Jingfu naturally recognized it as General Feihong's exquisite box.
The exquisite box had layers of intricate mechanisms, and He Rufei might very well have hidden important things inside. Xu Jingfu was furious and immediately ordered them to be shown out. In reality, the exquisite box was empty. He Yan hadn't expected He Rufei to hide the letters detailing Xu Jingfu's secret dealings with Wutuo inside. She merely wanted to use it to sow discord between Xu Jingfu and He Rufei.
Xu Jingfu was inherently cunning and suspicious; even if He Rufei produced the real letters and claimed she hadn't stolen them, Xu Jingfu might not believe him. And He Rufei didn't trust Xu Jingfu either; he would never hand over the letters for Xu Jingfu to inspect, as that was his only bargaining chip with Xu Jingfu. Xiao Jue and He Yan walked out of the Xiao manor together and met Madam He manor.
The Xiao manor and the He manor were far apart, and He Yan knew she had specifically taken a long detour to see her. Madam He was the only person in the entire He manor who truly treated He Yan kindly. She had thought He Yan was dead and had even set up a memorial tablet for her in her room, praying to Buddha daily for her transcendence.
Restricted by Master He, Madam He had never dared to express her true feelings to He Yan. However, at that moment, the street was crowded with people, so He Yan could not engage in too much conversation with Madam He. On the day of the court meeting, Xu Jingfu reported that Wutuo wished to sign an alliance treaty and establish good relations with Wei. Military officials led by Xiao Jue and He Yan strongly opposed this.
What Xiao Jue said infuriated the Emperor, who directly punished him by ordering him to return home and reflect behind closed doors. Establishing a market and signing an alliance with Wutuo was a matter of great importance. This court meeting failed to yield a clear result. The Emperor only confined Xiao Jue to his home, which did not satisfy Xu Jingfu; he realized that the Emperor no longer listened to his every word.
Li Kuang returned to Yaojing and met with Xiao Jue and He Yan. The manager of Ganming Pavilion in the capital was arrested on charges of colluding with Wutuo. Sun Ling shouted in prison, demanding to lodge an imperial complaint, as he held the ledger as evidence. Chu Zhao deliberately tried to suppress this matter to gain Xu Jingfu's trust, then pretended to inadvertently mention the arrest of the Ganming Pavilion manager. The usually steady Xu Jingfu's hand trembled.
The final blow was the Emperor's oral decree: His Majesty refused to establish a market with Wutuo. Wutuo Maningbu pressed on relentlessly, and Xu Jingfu decided to take a risky move.
