Love Like White Jade Episode 27 Recap
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Shen Qingli intended to reveal his true identity as Jiang Baiyu to Shui Wuxia. However, just as he was about to remove his mask, Shui Wuxia brought up the Phoenix Pin. He immediately stood up, his demeanor serious, and pressed her for details about it. Shui Wuxia explained that the Phoenix Pin was a personal item belonging to her brother, who was believed to have been murdered seven years ago.
She had recently found clues suggesting he might still be alive. Jiang Baiyu, hearing this, gripped his fists, remembering that his own parents' murderers had also worn a Phoenix Pin. This created a painful internal conflict for him, as he realized the Phoenix Pin, a personal item of Shui Wuxia's brother, was also worn by his parents' murderers, leading him to believe Shui Wuxia's brother was his father's killer.
Meanwhile, Master Ma had prepared a new decoction and was forcing Xiao Kai Zhen to test it. Xiao Kai Zhen questioned the sudden change of location, to which Master Ma explained it was for safety, as the decoction emitted a potent smell that could cause stimulation, and he wanted no disturbances during the drug test.
Xiao Kai Zhen cut his hand and applied the tainted blood to his wound, asserting that he would successfully create the drug to treat ALS, even if it meant saving his own life. Master Ma warned him that tainted blood would accelerate the disease's onset, leaving him with limited time. Before being moved by Master Ma’s men to a secluded Taoist temple in the western suburbs, Xiao Kai Zhen excused himself to use an outhouse.
While in a dark alley, he seized the opportunity to leave a book behind as a signal, hoping it would be a final chance for the Jiang family. At Lantern Boudoir, Shen Qingli removed his mask and drank heavily. For seven years, he had harbored the desire to personally kill his father's murderer and reclaim his true identity as Jiang Baiyu. Now, believing that Shui Wuxia's brother was his father's killer, he was in deep anguish.
Zhe Zhi stood by him, assuring him that she would support him no matter what choice he made. Jiang Baiyu, however, lamented that any choice he made would inevitably be wrong. He continued to drink, tormented by memories of his time with Shui Wuxia. The next morning, Shui Wuxia went to look for Jiang Baiyu, and a servant initially told her he might be out for his morning training, making her happy.
Shortly after, however, she saw servants helping a disheveled and heavily intoxicated Jiang Baiyu into the mansion. She asked where he had been all night, noting his hungover state. When she attempted to wipe his face, he gently pushed her hand away. After drinking the sober-up soup she offered, he placed the empty bowl directly on a nearby table instead of handing it back to her.
Sensing his strange behavior, Shui Wuxia asked him what was wrong, noticing he seemed like a completely different person. Jiang Baiyu explained that the upcoming exam was making him anxious, especially with his younger brother being so outstanding, which is why he had gone to Lantern Boudoir for a few drinks. Shui Wuxia advised him to follow her study plan, confident he would succeed. Despite her encouragement, his distant demeanor persisted.
Meanwhile, Qi Delong's father had started distributing flyers alleging "Jiang Mansion marital fraud" and spreading malicious rumors about the Jiang family shamelessly canceling a well-matched marriage and abandoning a Lang Ya Maid for a "Lang Ya Maid." Jiang Father and Zhe Zhi encountered each other in a shop and saw the scandalous papers. Jiang Father confronted Zhe Zhi, suggesting that the recent troubles were her doing.
Zhe Zhi retorted that it wasn't her fault, blaming the Jiang family for choosing the wrong in-laws, provoking a scoundrel, and exposing her reputation to ruin. Jiang Father claimed the rumors would eventually fade, but the issue between her and Jiang Tianling remained, especially given her being a full ten years older than him. He questioned if such a relationship could possibly have a good outcome.
Zhe Zhi, defiant, argued that neither she nor Jiang Tianling were ordinary people, and therefore, Jiang Father should not interrogate them using conventional rules. Jiang Father, unable to win the argument, declared he no longer wanted to speak to her, and left with his men. Shui Wuxia, noticing Jiang Baiyu's continued low spirits, tried to cheer him up by taking him to a peach blossom garden, a place he had appreciated when he was blind.
She hoped the fresh air and beautiful scenery would lift his mood. She repeatedly asked what was troubling him, suggesting exam stress or her own demanding study methods, but he insisted nothing was wrong, only that he was tired. She reminded him of the many people who cared for him—his mother, younger brother, and herself—and even suggested his father was watching over him. She encouraged him to share his burdens, but he remained withdrawn.
Despite her efforts, Jiang Baiyu remained unresponsive and melancholy. After much deliberation, Jiang Baiyu decided to act quickly to avenge his father. He sought out Zhe Zhi, informing her that he had figured things out. He shared the clues he had obtained (including Shui Wuxia's discovery of her brother's book and Xiao Kai Zhen's hidden message about a Taoist temple), concluding that Ma Ru Long's drug testing location was likely related to one.
He urged Zhe Zhi to act promptly to find Ma Ru Long's hideout. Looking at his father's blooming peach trees and recalling Shui Wuxia's words that his father was watching over him, Jiang Baiyu resolved that he could not let his father's death remain unavenged. Meanwhile, Ba Xi reported to Shui Wuxia that her men had thoroughly searched Taoist temples, Buddhist temples, and nunneries on all four mountains, but found no trace.
Shui Wuxia instructed them to extend their search to abandoned Taoist temples. Ba Xi, worried about Xiao Kai Zhen's grim prospects in such a secret location, suggested reporting to the officials. Shui Wuxia firmly refused, citing the hasty and inconclusive handling of Ma Ru Long's previous case and his suspected official connections. She expressed her fear that her brother, being in Ma Ru Long's hands, made any risk too great.
She outlined a plan for Ba Xi to draw a roadmap if the location was found, as Shui Wuxia intended to go alone. She explained that her men lacked the necessary martial arts skills, and their presence would be a distraction, making it less safe. She believed her own skills offered the best hope for rescuing her brother. She instructed Ba Xi to prepare a safe room with clothes and medicine along their escape route.
Shortly after Ba Xi departed, Jiang Baiyu arrived, asking Shui Wuxia where she had been. She told him she had gone for a walk to calm herself. Jiang Baiyu questioned her choice of Lantern Boudoir, knowing his father's disapproval of the place, then quickly clarified that "he" had gone there to mediate between Jiang Tianling and Zhe Zhi, and to reassure his younger brother that he wasn't fighting alone.
He then gently told Shui Wuxia that she wasn't alone either, expressing gratitude for her inspiring words at the peach blossom garden and promising to live up to her and his father's expectations. Jiang Baiyu then shifted the conversation, inquiring about Shui Wuxia's family, specifically her brother, asking what kind of person he was and why he hadn't visited. Shui Wuxia described her brother as a kind, medically skilled man who was very good to her.
She admitted they hadn't seen each other in a long time but believed they would soon reunite. Jiang Baiyu pressed further, asking if she would still recognize him after so many years. Shui Wuxia confidently stated she would, even if his appearance changed, pointing to a scar on his right arm from a childhood incident. Jiang Baiyu then cautiously suggested that while his appearance might be unchanged, his actions or character might have transformed him into someone she wouldn't recognize.
Shui Wuxia vehemently denied this, asserting that her brother, and anyone she believed in, would never change, recalling their shared childhood. Jiang Baiyu quietly remarked that she might not truly know "them" well, but when Shui Wuxia asked for clarification, he abruptly dismissed it, blaming his heavy drinking at Lantern Boudoir and retreating to bed.
