Resumo do episódio 14 de Unveil: Jadewind
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Jinghe confesses that after discovering Li Zheng and Yushu were planning something significant involving Breath-Stopping Pills, she tampered with the medicinal decoction to protect the Prince's reputation. Li Peiyi remains skeptical, doubting a mere maid would have the audacity to poison a consort alone. While Consort Wei attempts to distance herself by calling for Jinghe’s punishment, her primary concern is ensuring her son, Li Zheng, is not implicated in a scandal.
Li Peiyi blocks the Consort’s departure and presents a ruan that Consort Wei had previously gifted to Yushu, noting it remained untouched, which symbolizes Yushu’s rejection of the life Wei offered. Peiyi reveals that Consort Wei had actually placed Jinghe by Li Zheng’s side to spy on him. When the Prince eventually confessed that Yushu was pregnant and he intended to help her escape, the Consort was paralyzed by fear of the Emperor’s wrath.
Flashbacks reveal that Consort Wei had visited Yushu, urging her to accept the "blessing" of her status. Yushu, however, viewed the palace as a cage and prioritized her freedom, telling the Consort that "happiness" in the palace was merely self-deception. Despite being warned that the escape plan was life-threatening, Yushu remained committed to her child’s future.
Realizing Yushu had summoned a medical officer—which threatened to expose the situation—Consort Wei bribed the official to switch the escape pills for lethal Yunxiang Powder. Overhearing this, a devastated Li Zheng confronts his mother for murdering the woman he loved. The investigation further clarifies that while Consort Wei assumed the child was a result of a tryst with her son, the fetus was actually five months old—the Emperor’s own biological child from his single night with Yushu.
To protect the royal reputation and avoid a massive scandal, Li Peiyi allows the truth to be buried. Consort Wei fabricates a story claiming she executed Yushu to maintain palace order after the girl attempted to flee. Li Peiyi uses this leverage to save Ahao, gifting her a valuable ruan as she leaves the palace to fulfill Yushu’s dream of traveling the world.
Meanwhile, Li Zheng, unable to endure the guilt of his mother’s actions and the tragic "misalignment" of everyone's intentions, decides to leave his mansion. Shortly after his departure, Jinghe takes her own life out of remorse. Retribution finds Consort Wei on the bridge at Chenxiang Pavilion. While walking with the Emperor, she is suddenly attacked by a swarm of crows that peck at her face.
Li Peiyi discovers that Fangsheng and Ruisheng orchestrated the attack to avenge Yushu by staining the Consort’s clothes with the juice of xiangsi fruit, which attracted the birds. Li Peiyi chooses to let the matter rest, reporting that the evidence was destroyed. Consequently, Li Zheng is sent to the desolate Northwest borders, Consort Wei descends into madness and is confined to Qinghui Palace, and Li Peiyi remains the Emperor’s favored county mistress.
A few days later, Li Peiyi and Xiao Huaijin share a drink at Swallow House. She apologizes for the harsh words she previously directed at his father, explaining she only meant to counter the old man's insults. Xiao Huaijin dismisses it, remarking that true friendship is built on a cycle of mutual debts and connections. As they listen to the music of "Crossing a Thousand Mountains," Peiyi reflects on how the melody feels more profound outside the palace walls. However, the peace is shattered when the newly recovered Consort Li suddenly coughs up blood and collapses during a musical performance with the Emperor.
