Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin Episode 6 Recap
> Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin Recap
The Emperor held the list provided by Song Fu and pondered for a while, feeling that Song Fu might be falsely accusing people and that the list was not entirely trustworthy. He decided it needed further investigation, so he handed it to Xun Baishui, ordering him to take up the responsibility of the chief assistant and carefully verify it. Xun Baishui let out a long breath.
Afterwards, the Emperor ordered Wu Tingwei to send Song Fu's confession to the Changlin King. After the Xiao brothers learned of the confessions of Song Fu and Ji Chen, Xiao Pingjing felt something was amiss. Why didn't Song Fu admit to conspiring with Ji Chen regarding military achievements? Xiao Pingzhang reminded him that perhaps both of them were telling the truth.
Although Ji Chen believed he was allied with Song Fu, all communications were actually transmitted by Duan Tongzhou, disguised as an aide. He and Song Fu were separated by vast distances, and such matters were difficult to verify from multiple sources, so everything might have been Duan Tongzhou's mischief. Xiao Pingjing also thought so. After all, Duan Tongzhou was a formidable master, ranked fourth on the Langya List; it wasn't worth his life just for Song Fu.
There might be someone else behind him. Xiao Pingzhang felt that Wu Tingwei should also be made aware of this line of thought. Meng Qianxue, the Crown Prince Consort, felt that there was a subtle romantic undercurrent between Xiao Pingjing and Lin Xi, so she proactively came to Jifeng Hall to invite Lin Xi to the manor to re-examine Xiao Pingzhang.
Leveraging the deep friendship between the Changlin King and Lin Xi's master, Old Master Li, she also grew closer to Lin Xi, telling Lin Xi to simply call her older sister. Lin Xi hesitated slightly. On their way back to the manor, their carriage collided with Pu Yangying's carriage. Pu Yangying quickly stepped forward to apologize. At this moment, Xun Feizhan, the Commander of the Imperial Guards, led his men through.
It turned out that Duan Tongzhou, the Langya List master, had escaped from the Heavenly Prison. Because his martial arts were too high, ordinary people couldn't capture him, so the Emperor had sent Xun Feizhan, the Commander of the Imperial Guards, to assist. Lin Xi found it a little strange to hear Meng Qianxue address Xun Feizhan as her senior martial brother.
Meng Qianxue explained that Xun Feizhan was personally trained by her grand-uncle, but because he was too young, he was nominally placed under her father's tutelage and they addressed each other as siblings. Now that she was married and Xun Feizhan was busy with military affairs, opportunities to meet had gradually decreased, and they had become more estranged. Empress Xun met her brother, Chief Assistant Xun Baishui, in the inner palace.
The two spoke of the major incident caused by the return of the Second Young Master of Changlin to the capital. The Empress asked Xun Baishui if there was anything he needed to explain to her. Xun Baishui assured his sister, the Empress, to relax, claiming that he had always been extremely cautious in his actions and had absolutely no involvement with the major case.
When Xun Baishui returned home, he was greatly startled to see Duan Tongzhou brazenly seated in his courtyard. He directly exclaimed that Duan Tongzhou was far too daring. Xun Baishui, eager to distance himself from this major case, claimed he had never intervened in the matter. Duan Tongzhou stated that Song Fu had instructed him that if anything unforeseen happened, he should obey Xun Baishui.
Xun Baishui drove Duan Tongzhou away, but before leaving, Duan Tongzhou left four dark fingerprints on Xun Baishui's desk. He then opened the window and, in the instant Xun Baishui was distracted, disappeared. Coincidentally, Xun Feizhan returned home at this moment. He noticed the fingerprints on the desk but said nothing. Xiao Pingjing was furious upon hearing that Duan Tongzhou had escaped from the Heavenly Prison, and he heavily criticized the Tingwei Office for its incompetence.
Xiao Tingsheng blamed him for not knowing his place and speaking without restraint, and Xiao Pingzhang also advised him not to rush to conclusions. Xiao Pingjing could only lower his head and admit his mistake. Xiao Pingzhang was very confident in Xun Feizhan, believing that with him handling the matter, Duan Tongzhou would not dare to be too presumptuous, and success was almost guaranteed.
According to Xun Baishui's investigation, although the details varied in depth and reasons, everyone on the list provided by Song Fu was indeed connected to him. The Emperor was furious and exhausted, so he ordered Xun Baishui and the Tingwei Office to jointly draft a plan for handling the matter. It was then to be sent to the Changlin King's manor to hear the opinions of Xiao Tingsheng and Xiao Pingzhang before making a final decision.
The Emperor was greatly angered and coughed violently, immediately summoning an Imperial Physician for treatment. High Master Pu Yangying was also invited by the Empress to dispel evil for the Emperor. Pu Yangying comforted the Empress, stating that His Majesty's illness was not serious. As for the Changlin King's manor, after Lin Xi's follow-up examination, Xiao Pingzhang was also recovering well, but still needed rest. Xiao Pingzhang, feigning praise for Lin Xi's composure, asked her age.
Lin Xi was slightly taken aback and ignored him. Meng Qianxue wanted to keep Lin Xi for dinner, but Lin Xi politely declined. Meng Qianxue questioned her husband why he intentionally asked the young lady's age. Xiao Pingzhang admitted that he was just testing her. Xiao Pingjing received a pigeon post from Langya Pavilion, but before he could read the content closely, Xiao Pingzhang called him to accompany him into the palace to have an audience with the Emperor.
Xun Feizhan happened to encounter the two on the road and inquired about Xiao Pingzhang's injury with concern. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Xun Feizhan, having military duties, left in a hurry. The Emperor was very pleased to see Xiao Pingzhang, and holding his hand, instructed him to be extra careful. However, when facing Xiao Pingjing, he changed to a different expression, reprimanding him for lounging around outside all day.
Xiao Pingjing quickly changed the subject by talking about the details of Datong Prefecture. He also took the opportunity to complain that his father was too strict, but the Emperor, as always, sided with the Changlin King. Xiao Pingzhang, using the excuse that Xiao Pingjing had not yet congratulated the Crown Prince on moving into the Eastern Palace, sent Xiao Pingjing away. After he left, the Emperor asked about his trip to Langya Pavilion to seek answers.
He said that if Xiao Pingzhang just asked his father, he could actually get the answers. Xiao Pingzhang merely wanted to look at things through the eyes of an outsider. The Emperor frankly stated that he had strongly opposed Xiao Pingzhang being established as the heir apparent.
Now, seeing Xiao Pingzhang's composure, he understood the Changlin King's ability to discern people, believing that Xiao Pingjing was not capable of taking on great responsibilities, and sighed that he could only entrust the Crown Prince to Xiao Pingzhang to feel at ease. Xiao Pingjing unexpectedly met Pu Yangying and did not want to speak much with this mysterious High Master, so he used the Crown Prince's name as an excuse to avoid him.
However, having not been in the palace for a long time, he couldn't find the Eastern Palace, so he simply employed his lightness skill. He was then spotted by Xiao Pingzhang, who was also coming to see the Crown Prince, and inevitably received another reprimand. Result, when the two brothers came to see the Crown Prince, Xiao Pingjing still disregarded palace etiquette, playing with Crown Prince Yuanshi without even bowing, which greatly displeased the Empress.
Xiao Pingzhang, despite his injuries, knelt to apologize to the Empress. Xiao Pingjing was dissatisfied with the Empress being too strict with the Crown Prince and even brought up the late Emperor's teachings. The Empress had no choice but to agree to let him take the Crown Prince out to play. Lin Xi came to the manor to re-examine Xiao Pingzhang but could not find him. Meng Qianxue offered her some tea and pastries as an apology.
Lin Xi was very interested in Meng Qianxue's exquisite makeup box and asked where it was made. Meng Qianxue didn't quite know, only that it was gifted by the Empress, so it was likely made by the Department of Internal Affairs. She then wanted to have another set made and give it to Lin Xi. Lin Xi explained that there was just an older sister at Jifeng Hall who liked patterns and wanted to take it back to let her sketch it.
