Nirvana in Fire Episode 25 Recap
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The rivalry between the Crown Prince and Prince Yu finally resulted as Mei Changsu expected—Prince Jing became the fisherman who profited. In Zhiro Palace, Prince Jing's filial piety and Consort Jing's gentleness, the warm atmosphere of a loving mother and filial son calmed the Emperor of Liang's mood. He decided to hand over the Patrol Camp to Prince Jing. Prince Jing thought of Mei Changsu's advice to act low-key, showed slight hesitation, but knowing he couldn't refuse, he agreed.
The Emperor of Liang also specially permitted Prince Jing to enter the palace to greet his mother consort at any time without needing to request permission separately, and Prince Jing was overjoyed upon hearing this. Mr. Thirteen reported that more than half of the spies Qin Banruo had planted had been removed.
Mei Changsu felt this matter went too smoothly and suspected that Princess Xuanji of the Hua Clan back then still had other personnel she hadn't handed over to Qin Banruo, so he ordered him to continue the investigation and never be careless. Meng Zhi visited Mei Changsu. Mei Changsu was writing annotations for "Xiangdi Ji," and Meng Zhi could no longer recognize his previous handwriting. Just then, Prince Yu suddenly barged into the manor.
Meng Zhi had no choice but to retreat into the secret chamber to hide, taking "Xiangdi Ji" with her into the secret chamber. Prince Yu was full of resentment. He told Mei Changsu that the Emperor of Liang had given control of the Patrol Camp to Prince Jing, and also granted Prince Jing the privilege only accorded to imperial princes, allowing him to enter the palace to visit his mother at any time.
Even the Emperor of Liang's favor towards him had recently slackened. Mei Changsu reproached Prince Yu, saying that after the Xie Yu case, he had already reminded him to temporarily cease, but Prince Yu insisted on competing strongly, incurring the Emperor's displeasure.
The Emperor of Liang elevating Prince Jing was to show Prince Yu his attitude: the Crown Prince could only be removed because the Emperor of Liang himself was displeased, not because Prince Yu relied on his strength to force him to make a decision. Mei Changsu deliberately mentioned Qin Banruo. Because her spies were removed and her intelligence was ineffective, Prince Yu clearly showed dissatisfaction.
Qin Banruo, who had almost all her spies removed, suspected this counter-attacking force came from the Jiangzuo Alliance. She sought help from her senior sister, Fourth Sister, who had been living in seclusion for many years. Fourth Sister said there was no country, no foundation, no roots or base now, and no hope for the restoration of the Hua Clan. She advised Qin Banruo to retire and live her own life.
Qin Banruo, however, stubbornly stated that even if there was no hope for the Hua Clan's restoration, she would still cause the downfall of Liang. After considering for a long time, Fourth Sister finally agreed to help her one last time. Mei Changsu told Prince Yu to treat Zhuo Dingfeng well, and Prince Yu nodded in agreement. After seeing off Prince Yu, Mei Changsu came to the secret passage and found Prince Jing was also there.
Mei Changsu told Prince Jing not to be rash, but also not to stand still, and that he didn't need to refuse the position of being in charge of the Patrol Camp. He analyzed that the Emperor allowing Prince Jing to act as an imperial prince meant that his promotion to imperial prince was imminent. If Prince Yu was unwilling, he would naturally use leverage to force the Emperor to deal with the consequences of his favor. Before Prince Jing left, he asked to borrow "Xiangdi Ji" to read. Mei Changsu was startled for a moment, then agreed.
