Love Like The Galaxy Episode 43 Recap, Plot

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If it hadn’t been for Consort Yue pleading for Cheng Shaoshang, Emperor Wen likely would never have appeared. Empress Xuan, remembering this favor, also felt deeply guilty—if not for the Emperor’s alliance with Prince Qian’an, the position of Empress would never have fallen to her. Consort Yue had never held a grudge and was long indifferent to it, instead comforting Empress Xuan not to be sorrowful and to take good care of herself.

It was precisely this heartfelt conversation that left Empress Xuan overwhelmed with emotion. Upon returning to the Changqiu Palace and seeing Cheng Shaoshang looking gloomy, she realized the girl was far more determined than she had imagined. In the end, she agreed to let her leave the palace under the pretext of visiting family. That night, Cheng Shaoshang packed her bundle, took the palace exit pass and travel document, and bid farewell to Empress Xuan.

The Empress had originally intended to confess her guilt herself, but unexpectedly, Cheng Shaoshang, not wanting to implicate her, had forged the authorization decree on the spot. Cheng Shaoshang went to the prison alone, unsure whether she could bluff her way through, but luckily Yuan Shen appeared to defuse the situation. Meanwhile, Old Madam Cheng was still refusing food out of spite, so Xiao Yuanyi deliberately provoked her to restore her will to live.

Old Madam Cheng and Xiao Yuanyi had completely opposite views—Xiao Yuanyi advised her daughter to stay safely in the Changqiu Palace, while Old Madam Cheng entrusted Cheng Shaoshang with her savings to save the male members of the family. Ling Buyi was making deployments at the border, but the route was plagued with bandits. To reach Shouchun, the path needed to be cleared of them first.

The young noblemen who had joined the army were pampered and clamoring to go into battle, yet any casualties would lead the capital's aristocrats to seek vengeance later. Unexpectedly, those young nobles acted on their own and went off to suppress the bandits despite being stopped. Ling Buyi quickly decided to turn the situation to his advantage and spread news of a great victory and the capture of the young nobles.

As expected, Peng Kun believed it and tried to use the opportunity to transport grain back to the city. Just as the convoy entered the forest, dozens of arrows rained down and soldiers closed in from all directions. Though General Liang Yi had already become a trapped beast, he still stubbornly cursed Ling Buyi and mocked his feathered armor, only for Ling Buyi to seriously correct him that it was mandarin duck feathers.

Liang Yi refused to reveal the defenses of Shouchun and continued to hide the shortage of supplies. Ling Buyi did not rush him, instead using the time to scout the surrounding terrain. Shouchun was fortified on all sides, with wooden drawbridges controlled by ropes and moats on both flanks, making it difficult to breach. To avoid massive casualties, Ling Buyi planned to rely on strategy.

As long as he could cut off the supply lines, Shouchun wouldn’t last more than a month and would eventually fall on its own. Ling Buyi’s subordinate rushed in with news of trouble for the Cheng family. It turned out that not long after Cheng Shi had left the city with Yan Zhong, someone had entered the city holding the county magistrate's seal—it was Ma Rong, a rebel commander from Shouchun.

After taking Tongniu County, Ma Rong not only spared the civilians but also paraded the magistrate’s deputy Li Feng and Yin Lao, who had refused to surrender, through the streets before throwing them into prison. Li Feng loudly cursed Yan Zhong for betraying the country, and the entire city knew about it.

Now that Tongniu County had fallen and Shouchun was not yet retaken, and with Emperor Wen too occupied to address the matter, the case was temporarily shelved until Tongniu could be recovered. The Left Censor claimed that Cheng Shaoshang had fled out of guilt and that this further proved Cheng Shi’s treason. Ling Buyi was burning with anxiety but, mindful of his men’s safety, still refused to launch a full assault.

After much persuasion, General Liang Yi smuggled Ling Buyi into Shouchun hidden among grain carts to avoid the guards. Ling Buyi sneaked into Peng Kun’s room at night, but Peng Kun, unafraid, spoke cryptically. Just as Ling Buyi was about to press further, Madam Peng entered, screamed, and fled, alerting the soldiers. Surrounded on all sides, Ling Buyi could only take Peng Kun hostage to escape.

Peng Kun mocked him for being foolish and suicidal, claiming that no matter how skilled he was, he couldn’t escape alive. But before he could finish, the distant sound of galloping hooves grew louder—Liang brothers led the Black Armored Guard in an assault on Shouchun, but the gates held firm. At Peng Kun’s command, archers loosed a volley. Though the Black Armored Guard fought fiercely, they couldn’t get close.

Ling Buyi noticed the mechanism controlling the gate’s chains and rushed to dismantle it while fighting off soldiers. A sea of blood ensued, with death sweeping like a reaper’s scythe. Once the mechanism was disabled and the gates opened, Peng Kun tried to stab Ling Buyi from behind, but Cheng Shaoshang’s soft armor saved him from harm. As the Black Armored Guard arrived, Ling Buyi ordered Peng Kun sent back to the capital for trial.

All rebels who had killed soldiers were executed on the spot. As for Cheng Shaoshang’s whereabouts, Ling Buyi had his own thoughts. He believed she had not fled the capital but gone in search of the truth. Thus, he rushed to Tongniu County, where the Liang brothers discovered Ma Rong had surrendered to Lou Ben just two days after occupying the county.

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