Resumo do episódio 18 de The Imperial Coroner 2
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The King of Nanzhao is consumed by grief and fury over the death of his son, You Chen'an, in the Great Tang. He issues a stark ultimatum: if the Great Tang does not provide a satisfactory explanation within three days, Nanzhao will mobilize its forces for war. While the court cries for vengeance, the Eldest Prince discusses the situation with his consort. She reveals that her brother was not the one who killed You Chen'an.
This leads the Eldest Prince to suspect that the King himself may have orchestrated the assassination to create a pretext for war and to eliminate Xiao Jinyu. This theory is reinforced when the King orders the Eldest Prince to prepare to lead troops to Jiaozhou. In the Great Tang capital, Gao Luoqian seeks an audience with the Emperor to request moving You Chen'an’s body to the delegation lodging for religious rituals.
He argues that the summer heat makes it urgent for the soul to reach the afterlife before the body decays. To avoid further diplomatic strain, the Emperor reluctantly permits the request. Feeling the weight of the impending conflict, the Emperor visits Senior Jing in civilian clothing.
Sensing the dire stakes for the nation, Senior Jing makes a heartbreaking plea: if the situation becomes irredeemable, the Emperor should not hesitate to sacrifice their children, Xiao Jinyu and Jing Yi, for the sake of the people. Meanwhile, Chu Chu and Leng Yue investigate the meditation hall at Weiguo Temple. They discover a secret underground path hidden beneath the floor tiles.
Examining the footprints in the dust, Chu Chu identifies two distinct sets of prints that both match You Chen'an's stature. One set shows heavy marks on the heels, suggesting someone had been living in the tunnel for a long time, while the other set is more recent. These findings suggest that the person who died might not be the real You Chen'an, or that he was involved in a much deeper deception.
In Jiaozhou, at the Prefect's Residence, the atmosphere is tense. Yu Lan, the Prefect's wife, presents a document to the chief clerk, Han Ji, claiming she is too frightened to open it. She explains that her husband, Prefect Liu, is returning from the capital because of her difficult pregnancy, and the document arrived ahead of him.
Han Ji opens the scroll and finds an imperial decree: no troops are to be dispatched to the frontier without a specific order while the foreign delegation is in the capital. Han Ji finds the timing suspicious, but Yu Lan remains focused on her "condition" to keep local forces from acting prematurely. Back in the capital, Gao Luoqian hires a specialized coroner to examine the body in secret.
The coroner reveals that the corpse's facial bones and skin had been meticulously altered over a long period through an intricate disguise. Realizing that You Chen'an has successfully faked his death, Gao Luoqian immediately silences the coroner to prevent the truth from leaking. Simultaneously, Leng Yue purposefully leads Gao Luoqian toward the exit of the secret tunnel near an abandoned well to distract him.
This allows Chu Chu to sneak into the Nanzhao delegation lodging under the guise of paying her final respects. Chu Chu examines the body and notices the scars on the chest do not match the stories You Chen'an told her about his childhood hunting injuries. She concludes that the deceased is an impostor. However, Gao Luoqian soon realizes he has been played.
Knowing that if Chu Chu reports the fake death to the Emperor, he will become the scapegoat, he sends suicide warriors to eliminate her. As the three-day deadline expires, the Emperor receives a letter from Xiao Jinyu, who expresses his willingness to sacrifice his life to prevent war as long as the Emperor protects their families. Moved by this, the Emperor dispatches the Imperial Guards to ensure the safety of Chu Chu and Leng Yue.
Despite this, the Emperor is forced to issue a formal decree for the execution of Xiao Jinyu and Jing Yi to pacify the Nanzhao delegation. At the Prince An Residence, Wu Jiang fights off the assassins, allowing Chu Chu to escape. She rushes to the palace and arrives just as the execution is about to proceed, declaring to the shocked court that the man who died is not the real You Chen'an.
