Nirvana in Fire Episode 48 Recap
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Wei Zheng misspoke and let Xia Dong know that Mei Changsu was Xiao Shu. Thinking of the hardships he had endured, she was filled with emotion, her eyes brimming with hot tears. Mei Changsu advised Meng Zhi and Nihuang, telling them not to stop him. Because he carried a deep blood feud and bore the hope of clearing the names of the seventy thousand Chiyan Army, this was also the reason he initially chose the first detoxification method.
Nihuang felt immense guilt, realizing she was not by Xiao Shu's side when he was in the most pain. Meng Zhi then told Mei Changsu to set aside all affairs and rest peacefully; the matter of overturning the case could be easily resolved after Prince Jing ascended the throne. Mei Changsu disagreed.
He said the case must be retried during the current Emperor's reign so it would not be criticized by future generations; he wanted to completely vindicate the Chiyan Army. Nihuang asked Mei Changsu how much longer he could live. Mei Changsu couldn't bear to make her sad and falsely claimed he still had ten years left. Nihuang affectionately expressed that she was already completely satisfied if she could accompany him for ten years.
Mei Changsu was mentally and physically exhausted and fell ill again. He worried he would die soon and begged Lin Chen to find a way to give him one year, so he could personally witness the retrial of the wrongful case and see the seventy thousand wronged souls vindicated throughout the land. Lin Chen couldn't refuse him and couldn't stop him from overexerting himself mentally and physically, so he had no choice but to find a way to treat him.
Xia Jiang secretly placed the secret letter in a gift box, and the waiting palace maid, Qin'er, passed it to Consort Yue. After Prince Jing was made Crown Prince, he handled state affairs diligently and gained the deep favor of the Emperor of Liang. Qin'er handed the secret letter to Consort Yue and persuaded her to agree to cooperate with Xia Jiang.
Consort Yue feigned a severe illness and being on the verge of death, tricking the Emperor of Liang into going to Zhaoren Palace. Consort Yue hesitantly spoke about the secret letter. The Emperor of Liang impatiently told her to reveal its content. Consort Yue told him the secret letter was Xia Jiang's confession.
He not only claimed that Mei Changsu had been afflicted by the Fire and Ice Poison but also claimed that Mei Changsu was Lin Shu, the young marshal of the Chiyan Army, who escaped death from Meiling. After hearing this, the Emperor of Liang felt as if struck by lightning. After reading the secret letter, his expression was solemn. He immediately summoned everyone in the Historical Records Office to search for information about the Fire and Ice Poison.
At the same time, he told Consort Yue to send a message to Xia Jiang, stating that if his confession was true, his past crimes could be pardoned. Lin Chen successfully detoxified Nie Feng. Xia Dong was relieved and prepared to return to prison to swap back with Gong Yu. Just then, Mei Changsu told her that he did not have long to live and solemnly entrusted Nihuang to her. Mei Changsu was having more and more episodes of illness.
Lin Chen pressed his acupoints, forcing him to rest and get treatment. Xia Jiang decided to enter the palace to have an audience with the Emperor. He knew that if this trip failed, death was certain. Before leaving, he instructed Qin'er that if he died, she was to use all the hidden forces to cause mutual destruction and take the lives of the few people he had targeted.
