Love Like The Galaxy Episode 37 Recap
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Just as Cheng Shaoshang and the Fifth Prince were walking back, the Emperor, Empress, and their entourage emerged in grand fashion. The Fifth Princess took the initiative to accuse Cheng Shaoshang of being too greedy—already betrothed to Ling Buyi yet still attempting to seduce the Fifth Prince. Her maid Chun Tiao echoed her words, revealing their secret rendezvous. The Fifth Prince defended himself with reason, arguing that it was the Fifth Princess who had sent someone to summon him.
Cheng Shaoshang reported truthfully to Emperor Wen, recounting how the Fifth Prince fell into the water. Due to the Fifth Princess's relentless aggression and various threats toward the accompanying maids to slander Cheng Shaoshang, the Fifth Prince was momentarily at a loss for how to defend himself. Empress Xuan was so distressed by the commotion that she repeatedly tried to stop the Fifth Princess but failed and decided to return to Changqiu Palace first.
Emperor Wen ordered a full investigation into the matter before turning and leaving. Today's incident caused Cheng Shaoshang great grievance—so much so that even her favorite pastime of arguing brought her no joy. Fortunately, Ling Buyi never doubted her innocence and didn’t press her with questions. Cheng Shaoshang followed Empress Xuan back to Changqiu Palace. Around midnight, she went out alone to set up traps in Longyuan.
At dawn the next day, just as Emperor Wen was preparing to attend court, he suddenly saw Cheng Shaoshang enter from outside, immediately followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps. Before the palace maids could even announce it, the disheveled and mud-splattered Fifth Princess rushed before Cheng Shaoshang and hurled curses at her, leaving the Emperor and Empress baffled. As it turned out, Cheng Shaoshang had set traps in Longyuan to get back at the Fifth Princess.
Unaware of the setup, the Fifth Princess took a group of ladies to stroll in the garden, triggering buckets of slop strategically placed above the corridor. Before they could react, a hidden door was tripped, unleashing a downpour of slop, followed by whipping vines and clouds of ash—a chaotic and humiliating scene. The Fifth Princess insisted it was all Cheng Shaoshang's doing and demanded Emperor Wen uphold justice.
Concubine Yue stepped forward to mediate, but the Fifth Princess, speaking insolently, completely disregarded Yue’s status. Her rude words backfired, as Concubine Yue slapped her and exposed how the Fifth Princess had framed Cheng Shaoshang during the birthday banquet. Ling Buyi and the Fifth Prince accused the Fifth Princess, but the dancer, under the Fifth Princess's threat, feigned unconsciousness. Frustrated by her endless humiliation, the Fifth Prince blurted out the truth about Cheng Shaoshang falling into the water.
Emperor Wen and the Empress were furious. Yet the Fifth Princess remained unrepentant, claiming her status as the legitimate eldest princess and declaring that even killing Cheng Shaoshang would be no more than crushing an ant. As the Fifth Princess grew more arrogant, Empress Xuan turned pale with rage. Ling Buyi, his face dark, threatened to present her with a “grand gift,” but she remained unafraid.
Emperor Wen ordered the Fifth Princess to be confined in the Imperial Mausoleum for half a day to reflect on her actions and restricted her to her residence without imperial summons. He then returned to the inner palace with the Empress. After the others dispersed, Concubine Yue questioned Luo Jitong about how Chun Tiao would be dealt with. Luo Jitong calmly replied that her family would be sent to the borders or some desolate place.
Yue noted that Luo Jitong’s decisiveness suggested a deeper cunning behind her seemingly simple exterior. Thus, the matter came to a temporary close. The long and deserted palace corridor was left with only Cheng Shaoshang and Ling Buyi. Ling Buyi, deeply affected by what he had just learned, felt conflicted. He believed Cheng Shaoshang had never truly taken him to heart; otherwise, why would she always hide things from him?
If not for the Fifth Princess’s slip of the tongue, he might still be in the dark. Cheng Shaoshang couldn’t explain herself—much had not been done intentionally, but her childhood experiences had made her unwilling to rely on others. Ling Buyi finally understood why she had once preferred Lou Yao—it was because he never imposed restrictions. By contrast, Ling Buyi’s efforts to keep her close had only made her feel stifled, even resentful.
After saying these words, Ling Buyi suppressed all emotion and returned to his cold, aloof self. Cheng Shaoshang watched his retreating figure and couldn’t help shouting in protest—he had once promised she didn’t need to change, yet now he blamed her. She had begun to accept life in the palace and was gradually adapting, but Ling Buyi was already gone.
With the Fifth Prince’s clues, Ling Buyi ordered his men to surround the Court of Judicial Review and publicly flogged Lord Zuo. The eight people involved in humiliating Cheng Shaoshang, including the ladies of their families, could not escape punishment. Yuan Shen looked on indifferently, not only refusing to stop it but even sipping tea leisurely with the Fifth Prince and others.
After dealing with them, Ling Buyi advised Emperor Wen to execute the male concubines kept in the Fifth Princess’s residence. When the Fifth Princess returned and saw their corpses neatly laid out in the courtyard, she broke down in tears, finally realizing the gravity of the situation. The scandal of her keeping male concubines spread like wildfire, making the Yue family a laughingstock.
Shopkeeper Tian, knowing further talk was useless, insisted the top priority was to ensure the Third Prince replaced the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were attending to Empress Xuan, but the Crown Princess kept bringing up the Fifth Princess’s faults. Cheng Shaoshang, fearing it would worsen the Empress’s illness, directly refuted her. Because of this, the Crown Prince scolded his wife privately, accusing her of deliberately taking revenge on the Fifth Princess.
The Crown Princess argued back, claiming her true target was Qu Lingjun. If not for the flirtations between Qu Lingjun and the Crown Prince, she wouldn’t have miscarried and lost her child. The Crown Prince grew frustrated and emphasized that nothing improper had ever occurred. Besides, Qu Lingjun was now married; it was the Crown Princess who projected her own thoughts onto others.
