Legend of Two Sisters in the Chaos Episode 32 Recap
> Legend of Two Sisters in the Chaos Recap
At a special spot Jiang Shao had prepared for her, Jinzhan looked at a sand table that mapped out their future. Overwhelmed with sorrow, she struggled to understand why Jiang Shao would kill her father, Fu Yanxin. Believing their fate was severed, she declared their relationship over. Just then, Jiang Shao appeared, alive. Jinzhan, overcome with emotion, furiously confronted him, gripping his neck, demanding to know why he had abandoned their wedding and why he had murdered her father.
Jiang Shao vehemently denied the accusations, explaining that Fu Yanxin was alive and that he had personally brought him back to the capital. He urged Jinzhan to return home and see for herself. Jinzhan rushed back to the Fu family mansion and was overjoyed to find her father well and alive. News of Fu Yanxin’s survival also reached Li Huaijin, who was furious.
He confronted Yueying, demanding to know why the assassin had falsely reported Fu Yanxin’s death and why this erroneous news had spread throughout the capital. Li Huaijin feared that Fu Yanxin might trace the assassination back to him. Despite Yueying’s assurances that she had been cautious and had eliminated the assassin, Li Huaijin decided to visit the Fu family mansion to gather information.
During his visit, Fu Yanxin informed Li Huaijin that the mastermind behind the assassination was deeply hidden, with no current leads for investigation. Later, in a private conversation, Fu Yanxin reflected on the assassin’s mention of him having "escaped last time" and the false accusation that Jiang Shao was the employer, suggesting to him that the culprit was aware of the past conflict between him and Jiang Shao and used this to frame him.
Meanwhile, back in a private room, Jiang Shao apologized to Jinzhan for the misunderstanding. Jinzhan applied a soothing ointment to the marks on his neck, and Jiang Shao promised he would never leave her again. Jinzhan agreed to marry him, but cautioned that he would first need to appease her father, who was even more upset about Jiang Shao's apparent abandonment of the wedding. In the palace, Zhao Wan'er visited Yuzhan, presenting her with a meticulously crafted incense pill.
She claimed it took two days to make, was specially tailored to Yuzhan's constitution for clarity of mind and fatigue relief, and promised to deliver a fresh one in two days. Unknown to Yuzhan, Shou An had supplied Zhao Wan'er with Stellaria Leaf, an herb that is harmless on its own but becomes a potent poison when combined with green plums. The plan was for Yuzhan to wear the scented pill daily, allowing the fragrance to penetrate her body.
Two days later, Shou An arrived at Yuzhan's Bao Ci Palace, bringing green plums for everyone, notably offering them to Yuzhan to deflect suspicion. Zhao Wan'er also appeared, publicly replacing Yuzhan's old incense pill with a new, poisoned one, further obscuring the true source of the poison. Later, Shou An confirmed to Zhao Wan'er that the poison would take a few days to manifest, but once active, it would be incurable.
Even if temporarily suppressed, any re-exposure to the scent of Stellaria Leaf would reactivate the poison, ensuring Yuzhan's demise. Feeling utterly defeated by the continued survival of both Fu Yanxin and Jiang Shao, Li Huaijin expressed despair, lamenting that all his efforts to win Jinzhan's affection had been in vain. Yueying urged him to discard the pursuit of ephemeral love and instead seize political power, which she argued was the only true and lasting aspiration.
She then revealed a genuine posthumous edict from the late emperor, which declared Jiang Shao to be the late emperor's illegitimate son. Yueying reminded Li Huaijin of Princess Royal's original strategy: to exploit this revelation to destabilize Xue Rong’s reign and facilitate Li Huaijin’s ascension to the throne. Inspired by his mother’s ambitions, Li Huaijin resolved to pursue the imperial seat.
He instructed Yueying to orchestrate the rapid dissemination of the news regarding the late emperor's illegitimate son among the populace through storytellers, ensuring that it would swiftly reach the court officials. He eagerly anticipated Xue Rong's reaction to this explosive revelation. Yuzhan's health began to decline, marked by increasing fatigue and weakness. Xue Rong, mistaking her symptoms for pregnancy, was overjoyed. However, a physician's examination disproved pregnancy, instead revealing signs of poisoning.
Deeply troubled, Xue Rong privately summoned all imperial doctors. They confirmed Yuzhan was poisoned but were unable to identify the specific toxin. They proposed a perilous treatment: using rattan, a toxic substance itself, as a counter-agent to temporarily suppress the poison. They cautioned that its efficacy and safety were not guaranteed, warning that failure could be fatal.
Enraged, Xue Rong demanded they find a definitive cure and strictly forbade anyone from informing Yuzhan of her true condition, fearing it would cause her undue distress. He then secretly tasked Zhang Yongyao with investigating the poisoning and bringing the culprit to justice. As Yuzhan's condition worsened, she struggled to tolerate the medicine's peculiar taste.
To encourage her, Xue Rong pretended to be tired and suggested a dice game where they would both drink a portion of the medicine if they lost. He consistently drank the medicine alongside her, despite not being ill, hoping to alleviate her discomfort and persuade her to continue the treatment. This strategy gradually worked, and Yuzhan became more compliant with the medication.
However, the imperial doctors soon discovered that Xue Rong had inadvertently poisoned himself with rattan due to his consistent consumption. Despite their urgent warnings, Xue Rong insisted on continuing to partake in the medicine with Yuzhan. He explained that he feared revealing the truth would distress her, and he wanted her to recover without the burden of knowing she was poisoned.
He instructed the doctors to prepare an antidote for himself while simultaneously intensifying their efforts to find a complete cure for Yuzhan. Meanwhile, Li Huaijin learned of the Empress's poisoning from Wang Hai, a senior officer who maintained loyalty to the late Princess Royal.
