Lost Track of Time Episode 7 Recap

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Lu Anran was found gravely ill after eating walnut cakes. A doctor confirmed she was poisoned, with the poison having reached her vital organs, leaving her beyond cure. As Lu Qingzhou questioned how this could happen, Dong Qing and Ling Xi immediately pointed fingers at Lu Xinran, who had visited Lu Anran's room that evening, refused to taste the cakes, and had been the only one left alone with them.

They also reminded Lu Qingzhou of Liu Mingyu's past malicious acts, including sending poisoned cosmetics which was blamed on her maid, Cuigu. Lu Anran's mother, distraught, then accused Liu Mingyu of also being responsible for her own long illness, claiming a Guanyin statue she had received from Liu Mingyu three years prior contained hidden poison. Dong Qing retrieved the statue for inspection.

Panicked, Lu Xinran blamed Cuigu, claiming she held a grudge and was skilled in medicine, suggesting she might have purchased achyranthes root. Liu Mingyu, in her haste to agree, inadvertently confirmed the poison was indeed achyranthes root. Dong Qing then revealed her own slip-up, as she had never mentioned the specific poison.

She explained that Lu Anran had already discovered the poison in the original statue when it was accidentally broken and had replaced it with an identical, harmless one to avoid alerting Liu Mingyu, thus proving her guilt. Furious, Lu Qingzhou confronted Liu Mingyu, calling her "vicious." Liu Mingyu confessed that all the recent schemes, including the poison in the Guanyin statue and Lu Anran’s walnut cakes, were solely her doing, designed to benefit Lu Xinran. She denied Lu Xinran's involvement.

Lu Qingzhou ordered her to be punished with fifty cane strikes. Despite Lu Xinran's pleas, Lu Qingzhou pressed Liu Mingyu for the antidote as Lu Anran was dying. Liu Mingyu defiantly refused, stating that even if Lu Qingzhou knew the poison, he couldn't save Lu Anran, who was "undoubtedly dying today." She reminded him that a bride's death on a royal wedding day would bring ruin to the Lu family.

Seeing Liu Mingyu's unrepentant wickedness, Lu Qingzhou forbade anyone from seeking medical help for her, decreeing that anyone who disobeyed would face severe family punishment. With the wedding procession arriving, Lu Qingzhou desperately ordered his butler to search all of Su City for doctors for Lu Anran and to post notices offering any reward for her savior. However, the butler warned him of the Emperor's decree and the impending arrival of Mu Chuan's welcoming party.

Just then, Lu Xinran, dressed in a bridal gown, appeared before Lu Qingzhou. She declared that with Lu Anran near death, she was the only remaining daughter, and she would be Princess Qing. She urged her father to accept this reality to save the family. Lu Xinran also demanded that Ling Xi accompany her, arguing that if Lu Anran's closest maid was absent, Mu Ze and Mu Chuan would grow suspicious.

For the sake of the Lu family, Ling Xi reluctantly agreed. Before leaving, Lu Xinran, asserting her new authority, threatened Lu Qingzhou to secure medical treatment for Liu Mingyu, warning that she would not forgive any harm to her mother. Meanwhile, Liu Mingyu, recovering from her caning, gloated, believing her plot had succeeded. To her shock, Lu Anran, very much alive and well, entered her room.

Lu Anran revealed she had anticipated Liu Mingyu's treachery and had swapped out the poisoned walnut cakes, consuming a poison of her own to feign her death and expose Liu Mingyu's crimes. She then shattered Liu Mingyu's hopes, detailing how Lu Xinran, a mere concubine-born daughter without the Twin Fish Token, would hold no real power in Prince Qing's mansion.

As Liu Mingyu's dreams crumbled, Lu Anran cryptically stated she had "another move waiting" for Lu Xinran and bid Liu Mingyu "safe travels," just as a servant announced the arrival of a coffin she had ordered. At the Prince Qing's mansion, the wedding banquet was in full swing. Prince Qing Mu Ze attempted to exit, claiming his bride was weary.

When guests pressed him to drink, Mu Ze called upon Mu Chuan, the Ninth Prince, to help him deflect the toasts so he could retreat to the bridal chamber. Soon after, Prince Yi arrived, offering a box of foul-smelling, dead fish as a wedding gift to insult Mu Ze. Mu Ze and Mu Chuan deftly countered Prince Yi's taunts, with Mu Chuan "accidentally" spilling fish juice on Prince Yi's new robe, infuriating him into an early departure.

Mu Ze entered the bridal chamber and grew suspicious of the bride. He noted her "delicate and tender" hands, which contrasted with his knowledge of Lu Anran's hands, which were accustomed to managing business. He demanded to know Lu Anran's whereabouts. Lu Xinran confessed that her sister had died from a sudden illness before the wedding and that she had taken her place, promising she could fulfill all of Lu Anran's duties.

Mu Ze, however, was unimpressed; he desired both the Lu family and Lu Anran herself. He warned Lu Xinran that while he might overlook the deception for now, she had better ensure she held true authority in the Lu family, or he would have no qualms about having "another young departed wife" in his household. Defiant, Lu Xinran vowed to become the true head of the Lu family.

Meanwhile, outside the Prince Qing's residence, a heartbroken Mu Chuan encountered Ling Xi as she was about to take her own life. Mu Chuan intervened, and Ling Xi tearfully revealed that Lu Anran had died before the wedding. She explained she had accompanied Lu Xinran to protect the Lu family, but now intended to follow her mistress in death. Distraught and vowing revenge, Mu Chuan immediately rushed back to Su City.

He rode tirelessly, eventually collapsing from exhaustion and calling out Lu Anran's name. Suddenly, Lu Anran appeared before him in a vision, playfully chiding him for being too slow before vanishing. When she reappeared, he hesitated to touch her, fearing she was a spirit who had come to bid him farewell as tears streamed down his face.

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