Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin Episode 16 Recap
> Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin Recap
Xun Baishui suddenly came to the Imperial Guards to find Xun Feizhan. Upon being informed, Xun Feizhan quickly thought of getting up to greet him. But after a slight hesitation, he did not actively welcome him, instead coldly ordering someone to let Xun Baishui in. He knew Xun Baishui must have learned of Duan Tongzhou's death. Xun Baishui, as he expected, asked if Duan Tongzhou was truly dead.
Xun Feizhan, however, believed that yesterday's ambush was arranged by Xun Baishui and was very disappointed with him. Xun Baishui knew that Xun Feizhan had always considered him the most suspicious. Yet, he had indeed done nothing, but Xun Feizhan was stubborn and did not believe his uncle. Xun Baishui frankly admitted that although he and the Changlin Royal Mansion had always had disagreements, it was absolutely not to the extent of ambushing Xiao Pingjing.
Seeing his sincere tone, Xun Feizhan finally trusted his uncle a little, and confessed that Duan Tongzhou had committed suicide by jumping off a cliff, asking Xun Baishui if he had any clues about the person behind Duan Tongzhou. Xun Baishui thought for a moment and remembered Pu Yangying, but he lied, claiming he had no clues, and did not speak of him. Before leaving, he secretly sent someone to tell the Jingzhao Prefecture to secretly monitor Qiantianyuan.
Pu Yangying inquired about Duan Tongzhou's cause of death, but his secret agent could not tell him the full details of Duan Tongzhou's experience before his death, because when Duan Tongzhou died, he was far from the crowd, with only a few people around him. However, he said he could find another person to ask about the situation at the time. This person was Xiao Yuanqi. Pu Yangying angrily arrived at Xiao Yuanqi's Laiyang Hou Mansion.
Xiao Yuanqi had already guessed that he would come to question him. Xiao Yuanqi's strength had greatly increased since he studied martial arts with Marquis Mo Zibo, and he was able to remain calm even when facing Pu Yangying directly. He stated that he knew everything he saw yesterday was deliberately orchestrated by Pu Yangying.
The Grand Madam of Laiyang had once made a move against Meng Qianxue, and Pu Yangying's intention was to make Xiao Pingzhang eliminate his aversion to Xiao Yuanqi, and rescuing Xiao Pingjing, his younger brother, was the best opportunity. Unexpectedly, not only did Xiao Pingjing escape with his life, but Duan Tongzhou was also lost, resulting in the loss of a major asset. Xun Feizhan and Xiao Pingjing examined Duan Tongzhou's corpse together.
Xun Feizhan knew that everything Duan Tongzhou did was definitely not for fame or fortune. What made him willing to sacrifice his life for it baffled Xun Feizhan. While investigating Duan Tongzhou's corpse, the two accidentally discovered an embroidery on his body. Xiao Pingjing felt it looked familiar. The Emperor inquired about the Northern Yan envoy delegation being robbed.
Prince Changlin felt that the seven major horse farms had made contributions in the past and should not be eradicated all at once. Xiao Pingzhang also believed that the court's official management of military horses could not be achieved overnight, and the seven major horse farms from the old system still needed to be retained. As for how to balance them, it could be discussed further. The Emperor agreed.
The Emperor and his officials then talked about Old Prince Ning's health. The Emperor remembered that if the peace talks succeeded, there would be a marriage alliance. The Princess of Northern Yan had already arrived and was originally, at Old Prince Ning's suggestion, to be betrothed to Marquis of Laiyang Xiao Yuanqi. However, the current situation made it impossible for the Emperor to make such a decision, so he asked Prince Changlin to whom she should be betrothed.
Prince Changlin, however, pretended to be foolish, displeasing the Emperor. Xiao Pingjing came to find Lin Xi, falsely claiming that his wound was numb and itchy, suspecting that Duan Tongzhou had poison on his palm. Lin Xi nervously wanted to examine the wound, then put on a worried expression, which startled Xiao Pingjing, making him think there was truly some hidden complication with his injury.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xi coldly stated that she hadn't expected Xiao Pingjing's wound to heal so quickly. Xiao Pingjing saw that Lin Xi had played a trick on him but was still acting as if nothing happened, and directly said that Lin Xi had really become naughty and wondered who she had learned it from. Xiao Pingzhang replaced the Crown Prince in hosting the envoy delegation, so he brought Xiao Pingjing along to visit.
The group toured Dongyuan together and got along well. After the Empress received the news, she was displeased and admitted that now all the civil and military officials in the court and foreign envoys only knew of the Heir of Changlin and not the Crown Prince. At this time, the Crown Prince had also caught a cold, which was not getting better.
Xiao Pingjing was quite interested in the Northern Yan Princess, simply because this Princess had extraordinary martial arts skills, similar to Meng Qianxue. At this time, within the Northern Yan envoy delegation, Prince Hui was admonishing Princess Chonghua not to be too willful. After all, she was a Princess to be married tomorrow. Chonghua, however, recalled her childhood when she won first place in the hunting ground and was praised by her father.
Now, not long after, the royal family had declined, and the rebel army was growing. She lamented that the iron-blooded spirit of her ancestors no longer existed, and she could only become a pawn in a marriage alliance. However, thinking of the chaos in her country, she was still willing to go through with the marriage alliance, merely expressing a slight sigh.
She asked Prince Hui, if the peace talks succeeded and he became the Crown Prince, how he planned for the future military and political situation. Prince Hui had profound insights, knowing that addressing people's livelihoods and corruption could absolutely not be done by iron-fisted means alone. Chonghua smiled brightly, knowing that with Prince Hui in charge, Northern Yan would surely rise again, and wished him success in his endeavors. The peace talks were initially settled.
Northern Yan was willing to offer five hundred breeding horses, but they would be delivered over five years. Xiao Pingzhang quickly told this good news to his father. Xiao Pingjing again lingered by Lin Xi's side, telling her about the marriage alliance between Princess Chonghua and Prince Tingshan's Heir from the Great Liang royal family, but Lin Xi showed no interest.
Xiao Pingjing mentioned that Prince Changlin had asked him to attend the banquet to entertain the Northern Yan envoy delegation. He deliberately stated that he was not the one marrying the Princess, using this to test Lin Xi's attitude, but Lin Xi naturally would not fall for it. Xiao Yuanqi secretly monitored the movements at Qiantianyuan, seeing many people continuously arriving there.
Pu Yangying was burning incense and talismans in the courtyard, performing a grand ritual to pray for Duan Tongzhou's soul. He had gathered many White God Cult followers and knew that his Qiantianyuan was being closely monitored. So, he ordered his followers to tightly guard his manor outside the city, as he seemed to be planning an operation that could not fail. It turned out he was secretly raising a group of sick people, preparing to plot a plague.
The palace banquet was held as scheduled, with graceful singing and dancing, prompting Prince Hui of Northern Yan to praise it repeatedly. The two sides of the peace talks raised their cups and conversed joyfully, presenting a scene of peace and closeness. Xun Feizhan was very interested in rare masters like Tuoba Yu and actively sought to spar with him. The Empress was very dissatisfied that no one came to invite the Crown Prince to the palace banquet. The eunuch stated that the Emperor probably pitied the Crown Prince, whose cold had not yet recovered, and thus wanted him to rest. This angered the Empress greatly.
