Resumo do episódio 31 de Mengfei Comes Across
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Bu Meng found herself in a difficult situation after helping a masked assassin escape and consistently refusing to disclose the reason to the Emperor. That night, Noble Lady Xiao sat alone on a rooftop, deep in thought. Bu Meng, Concubine Yan, and Qu Xiao observed her, lamenting how terrifying love could be. The usually carefree Noble Lady Xiao was now deeply depressed and silent.
It was revealed that the assassin was Noble Lady Xiao's former lover, which was the reason Bu Meng had consistently withheld the truth from the Emperor. After a long silence, Noble Lady Xiao finally erupted, furiously kicking apart all the flowerpots and shattering a stone bench in the courtyard. Bu Meng and Concubine Yan rushed down to comfort her. To help console Noble Lady Xiao, Qu Xiao and Concubine Yan subtly suggested that she could drink to drown her sorrows.
The four women sat together to drink. After just one cup, Noble Lady Xiao became completely intoxicated and collapsed, forcing Bu Meng and Concubine Yan to carry her back inside. The next morning, panic broke out in Fanghua Palace. Bao Qu arrived with orders from the Empress Dowager to conduct a thorough search of the palace in pursuit of the escaped assassin.
Bu Meng, Qu Xiao, and Concubine Yan attempted to dissuade Bao Qu, asking him to make an exception and not search Fanghua Palace. However, Bao Qu was unyielding and even reported their obstruction to the Empress Dowager. Consequently, Bu Meng was summoned to the Empress Dowager's palace. In the presence of the Emperor, the Empress Dowager questioned why Bu Meng had obstructed the search.
Bu Meng cleverly claimed she had been preparing a surprise gift for the Emperor, and feared its premature discovery would ruin the intended effect. The Emperor quickly corroborated her story, and the Empress Dowager had no choice but to dismiss them both. After leaving the Empress Dowager, Bu Meng confessed the full truth to the Emperor.
The Emperor told her that if Noble Lady Xiao wished to leave the palace, she could do so directly without resorting to assassination, and he would not "kick her while she's down." Relieved that the Emperor was not bothered, Bu Meng finally sighed. The Emperor reminded her to focus on improving her relationship with the Empress Dowager. That evening, as the lamps were lit, Bu Meng was diligently copying something.
The next day, the Emperor, in Consort Meng's name, held a feast and invited numerous concubines and the Empress Dowager to enjoy song and dance. In the center of the hall, a group of masked dancers performed for the assembly. Suddenly, from among the masked performers, one individual, wielding a blade, lunged towards the Emperor. Seeing the assassin's sword methods, Noble Lady Xiao rushed forward to protect the Emperor. Everyone quickly surrounded the attacker.
Bao Qu forcibly removed the assassin's mask, revealing him to be Shen Shang, Noble Lady Xiao's beloved from many years ago. The Empress Dowager, noticing Noble Lady Xiao's reaction, grew suspicious of a subtle connection between her and the assassin. She immediately ordered that no one be allowed to visit Shen Shang in prison and also sent her own maid to secretly investigate.
Back in Fanghua Palace, the women began to rack their brains to arrange a meeting between Shen Shang and Noble Lady Xiao. Qu Xiao cleverly distracted the prison guards by inviting them to drink, drawing their attention away, allowing Noble Lady Xiao to sneak into the dungeon to ask Shen Shang the real reason for assassinating the Emperor. Inside the dungeon, Noble Lady Xiao confronted Shen Shang, who was under severe torture.
Shen Shang told her that he had once been used as a pawn by rulers. After a narrow escape from death, he returned to find his beloved had become another's concubine. He decided to assassinate the Emperor for revenge and urged Noble Lady Xiao to forget him. Noble Lady Xiao left with regret. Shortly after Noble Lady Xiao's visit, Shen Shang committed suicide.
Bao Qu brought what Shen Shang had written before his death to Fanghua Palace, informing the women that Shen Shang's body would be disposed of in the unmarked graves. In the letter, Shen Shang explained that after he was captured, he was poisoned, and the poisoner said that only by assassinating the Emperor would he receive the antidote. He had clung to life this long just to see Noble Lady Xiao.
However, upon unexpectedly finding her in the palace, he feared she would attempt to break him out of prison to save him, so he deliberately angered her, wanting her to leave this perilous place early. Deeply moved by Shen Shang's true intentions, the women decided to retrieve his body for a proper burial. They enlisted the help of Cai Tai Xian.
Cai Tai Xian and the four women—Bu Meng, Concubine Yan, Qu Xiao, and Noble Lady Xiao—worked together to bury Shen Shang. Standing before Shen Shang's tomb, Bu Meng reflected that the women in the harem were not as scheming as people imagined; they were also people who valued loyalty and righteousness. She mused that in the harem, there would always be someone willing to live for you and also willing to die for you.
