Resumo do episódio 6 de Legend of Two Sisters in the Chaos
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The Emperor reflected on keeping Jiang Shao's royal lineage a secret. He believed it would be better for Jiang Shao not to know his imperial birth, allowing him to live a happier and more relaxed life, as his mother had wished. The Emperor felt confident that Jiang Shao could shoulder the responsibilities for the land and people of Lai.
Fu Jinzhan presented chicken soup to her father, Prince Wei, hoping to gain his permission to join the army and become a female general, citing her meritorious service in assassinating Liu Chengfu. However, Prince Wei grew angry, refused her request, and declared he would never allow his daughter to enter the military. Jinzhan defiantly took the chicken soup back, resolved to join the army regardless.
Later, her maid informed Fu Yuzhan that Jinzhan had changed into men's clothes and left the mansion, not returning by evening. Yuzhan, accustomed to her sister's rebellious behavior, calmly dismissed it, expecting Prince Wei to retrieve Jinzhan from a garrison the next day. Disguised as a man named Jin Zhan, Jinzhan arrived at an army recruiting station. Just as Prince Wei appeared, she subtly signaled to Jiang Shao.
Having recently been appointed Commandant of the Seventh Rank for his role in the assassination of Liu Chengfu, which Xue Rong had helped him secure, Jiang Shao seamlessly enlisted Jinzhan as his footman. Jinzhan, however, immediately declared her true ambition to become the first female general of Lingyang, aiming to make her father and sister proud. Jiang Shao appeared skeptical of her military claims.
Jinzhan then warned him to keep her enlistment a secret, insisting they act as if they didn't know each other. Upon seeing the communal sleeping quarters with wide beds for all the male soldiers, Jinzhan was relieved when Jiang Shao arranged for her to stay in a storeroom near his own room. Prince Wei and Yuzhan dispatched search parties for Jinzhan, but she was nowhere to be found in any of the garrisons.
Yuzhan deduced that Jinzhan, having always aspired to be a female general and leaving in a fit of anger, must have joined the army elsewhere and requested Commander Li Huaijin to expand the search. Prince Wei reminisced about his wife, who, during a period of war and the fall of a city, had courageously led the people to resist the enemy, earning the esteemed title of female general.
He expressed the profound pain of losing her to the war and how he had sworn off remarriage to raise his daughters alone. He now feared Jinzhan would follow her mother's dangerous path and lamented that she couldn't understand his profound concerns. Commander Li Huaijin eventually located Jinzhan during a training session. Jinzhan quickly spotted him and fled, with Jiang Shao cleverly helping her hide in an empty water jar and diverting Commander Li.
Later, Jinzhan complained to Jiang Shao about the endless training, expressing her desire for opportunities to achieve great things. Jiang Shao revealed an intelligence report about three Pengze scout informers planning to meet at Qinghua Lane at midnight. Jinzhan insisted on undertaking the mission with just the two of them, demanding Jiang Shao dismiss all other soldiers so they could claim sole credit for the capture.
She sealed this agreement as a "deal of life and death" before departing for another task assigned by Officer Feng. Jinzhan arrived at Deyue Restaurant for Officer Feng's task, only to find Yuzhan waiting. She realized it was a trap set by her sister. Yuzhan offered her pastries, which Jinzhan eagerly consumed, complaining about the barracks food but admitting she was happy serving in the army.
Yuzhan then casually revealed her knowledge of Jinzhan serving under Jiang Shao, which nearly made Jinzhan choke. Despite Jinzhan's wariness, Yuzhan's plan succeeded, and Jinzhan soon felt dizzy. She woke up in her own room, realizing it was almost midnight. Desperate to meet Jiang Shao for their mission, she found herself confined by the steward, Mr. Zhou, under Prince Wei's orders.
Yuzhan arrived and, after initially scolding Jinzhan for her recklessness, grasped the gravity of the "deal of life and death" mission at Qinghua Lane. She allowed Jinzhan to leave while she rushed to the garrison for reinforcements. Meanwhile, Jiang Shao, waiting alone at Qinghua Lane, encountered the Pengze informers. Outnumbered, he suffered severe wounds and fell. Just as an informer moved to deliver a fatal blow, Jinzhan arrived, striking down the informer with a thrown sword.
She cradled the unconscious Jiang Shao, blaming herself for his injuries. Commander Li Huaijin soon arrived with reinforcements, appearing uneasy at the sight of Jinzhan holding Jiang Shao, but Jinzhan urgently implored him to help save Jiang Shao. News from the border reported that Zhao Yi of Pengze had declared himself the King of Xijian, and his empress was the daughter of Fu Yantong, the military commissioner of Xuzhou, Pengze.
The ailing Emperor, enraged by this blatant disregard for Lingyang's laws and the escalating "Fu girl empress" rumor, coughed up blood. Sensing his impending death, he resolved to stabilize the empire by decisively ending such rumors. He ordered the execution of Fu Yantong's family in Pengze and summoned Fu Yuzhan to the palace.
He explained to Yuzhan that while the "Fu girl empress" rumor was mere nonsense, the massacre of Fu Yantong's family was a necessary sacrifice to protect her and Jinzhan, ensure peace on Lingyang's border, and serve as a harsh warning to opportunists that the "Fu girl empress" prophesy signified disaster, not a source of power.
To further solidify this, the Emperor announced an imperial decree to betroth Yuzhan to Prince Jin, giving her a betrothal token and uniting the Fu family with Prince Jin, signifying they would "share all glory and hardship." Princess Royal, having been informed by her spy that the Emperor was arranging a marriage between a Fu girl and Xue Rong, immediately decided to make her own arrangements.
Soon after, a matchmaker arrived at the Fu residence to propose a marriage between Li Huaijin and Fu Jinzhan. Jinzhan found the proposal absurd, asserting that she viewed Li Huaijin as a brother and wished for him to find someone he truly loved, not her. Li Huaijin, accompanied by Jiang Shao (who harbored his own feelings for Jinzhan and had come along under the pretense of "boosting courage"), was present.
Prince Wei, though acknowledging Li Huaijin was a good and kind person, ultimately agreed that rejecting the proposal was for the best, primarily due to Li Huaijin's domineering mother, which he believed would lead to endless troubles. He wholeheartedly approved of Yuzhan's marriage to Prince Jin, recognizing the Emperor's clear intention to name Prince Jin as his heir, and urged Yuzhan to assist Prince Jin for the welfare of Lingyang and its people.
Later, at a cloth store selecting wedding fabrics, Prince Jin informed Yuzhan about the massacre of Fu Yantong's family in Pengze, adding that a chivalrous person had saved Fu Yantong's daughter. Yuzhan reiterated that the "Fu girl empress" was merely a rumor and that innocent lives should not be sacrificed due to baseless gossip. She expressed her hope that the Emperor remained unaware of the rescue, to which Prince Jin, understanding her unspoken meaning, agreed not to inform him.
The Emperor, now critically ill, summoned Jiang Shao through Eunuch Li, and also called Prince Jin (who is also referred to as Xue Rong in this context). Jiang Shao, unaware of the Emperor's true identity, believed he was simply visiting an ailing old gentleman. There, he reunited with Xue Rong. Before them, the Emperor instructed Jiang Shao to retrieve an important item and personally present it to Xue Rong. Xue Rong appeared somewhat confused by this gesture.
The Emperor then joined their hands, imploring them to "share weal and woe" and "never fail each other" throughout their lives. He then revealed Jiang Shao's identity, asking Xue Rong, as the elder, to care for Jiang Shao, describing him as a "fatherless and motherless child." Princess Royal, having learned of the Emperor's critical condition, attempted to pressure Li Huaijin to join her in confronting the Emperor to secure his status, but Li Huaijin, being on duty, refused.
Before she could reach the Emperor, he secretly entrusted Eunuch Li with an edict to be revealed should a succession dispute arise. Princess Royal then burst in, confronting the Emperor. She expressed her outrage at his apparent intention to make Xue Rong the Crown Prince and to give away the Xue family's legacy to an outsider, arguing that Xue Rong, despite his adopted surname, was originally of the Chai family and unrelated by blood to the Xue family.
She adamantly asserted that the succession was a matter for all Xue family members to decide, not just the Emperor alone, claiming she couldn't stand by and watch the Xue family's land be given to outsiders. The Emperor, exasperated and in poor health, became visibly upset and coughed up blood, ordering her to leave.
