Nirvana in Fire Episode 28 Recap
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Consort Jing understood that Sir Su was Lin Shu. She solemnly instructed Prince Jing that Sir Su was a person of utmost sincerity, and he should treat him with a little more affection than others, and never forget the kindness of his support. She also specifically made a double portion of pastries and ordered Prince Jing to take a portion to Sir Su. A series of doubts made Prince Jing confirm that the "Xiangdi Ji" was strange.
He repeatedly studied it but couldn't grasp the key points, which left him very confused. Prince Jing was elevated to Prince, granted a five-pearl crown, differing from Prince Yu by only two pearls. The court's power structure saw a new change, making Prince Yu very angry. Mei Changsu continued to mislead him, saying that Prince Jing's elevation was a good thing, indicating that the Crown Prince would soon be deposed, and the Emperor needed a new balance.
Prince Yu irritably said, "Did I spend ten years fighting against the Crown Prince, only to gain nothing myself and still have to continue fighting Prince Jing?" Mei Changsu comforted him, saying that Prince Jing could not be compared to the Crown Prince. Prince Yu left Su Manor with a heavy heart. Mei Changsu knew in his heart that he could no longer deceive Prince Yu this time and began to strengthen his defenses.
Fourth Sister was gentle and thoughtful, successfully approaching Tong Lu, causing him to fall deeply in love and into a honey trap. After his elevation, Prince Jing cautioned his mother, Consort Jing, to be careful. At this time, rumors spread throughout the palace, saying that Prince Jing was no less capable than Prince Yu, and in some aspects, even stronger. The Empress was furious, and Prince Yu also began to suspect Mei Changsu.
In the court, Prince Yu and Prince Jing had already started their contest. Prince Jing studied political affairs, forgetting sleep and food, and made rapid progress. One day, Shen Zhui visited Prince Jing's residence at night, informing him that five prefectures had suffered consecutive droughts and locust plagues this year, resulting in no harvest.
Previously, the Crown Prince and Prince Yu competed to be in charge of disaster relief, not for the purpose of saving the people from suffering, but to divide the relief funds. After each disaster relief effort by the two of them, the disaster areas would be filled with starving corpses, and riots would break out, because less than 30% of the relief funds reached the victims.
Shen Zhui pleaded with Prince Jing to strive to be in charge of this disaster relief effort for the sake of saving the victims. The next day, Prince Yu and Prince Jing argued endlessly in front of the Emperor of Liang over who should go for disaster relief. Prince Yu, having no choice, proposed donating silver from his own residence to appease the people.
The upright Prince Jing, being financially modest, was unable to compete, and the disaster relief task fell into Prince Yu's hands. After leaving the palace, Shen Zhui angrily said to Prince Jing that he wished a bolt of lightning would fall from the sky and directly strike Prince Yu's head. Prince Jing went to Su Manor to seek advice, sighing at his own incompetence and feeling quite dejected. In their conversation, when Shen Zhui's words were mentioned, Mei Changsu jokingly said: "There is a bolt of lightning on its way."
