Resumo do episódio 21 de The Imperial Coroner 2
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Chu He, desperate to save his sister Chu Chu, confronted You Chen'an at a post station. When You Chen'an refused to help, Chu He declared that life was meaningless without results and attempted to seize You Chen'an’s sword. During the struggle, Chu He’s hand was sliced open.
He intentionally pressed his blood-stained hand onto a piece of his clothing to create a clear print, then managed to attach the cloth to a carrier pigeon and send it away before You Chen'an’s guards could stop him. As Chu He lay dying, he condemned You Chen'an for manipulating innocent lives and warned that even hell would not welcome a man so wicked.
Despite the coldness of the act, You Chen'an ordered his men to bury Chu He properly, admitting he had never truly wanted to kill him. Meanwhile, Leng Yue slipped back to Xiao Jinyu to retrieve medicine for Jing Yi, who was still being held by the Nanzhao delegation. She reported that Gao Luoqian was keeping a close watch on Jing Yi.
Xiao Jinyu informed her that while You Chen'an’s exact location remained unknown, the recent aggression from Nanzhao at the border suggested the prince had already returned home. He had already dispatched Zhou Han to investigate further. In Nanzhao, the King discussed the upcoming campaign with You Chen'an, focusing on a natural barrier in Jiaozhou that served as the only route to the city. This choke point was easy to defend but nearly impossible to attack.
You Chen'an proposed leading an elite unit to seize it quickly. Later, Li Zhang prepared a dish of roasted silkworm pupae for the prince—a memory from when You Chen'an’s mother sent him away for safety. Li Zhang compared You Chen'an's resilience to the legendary King Gou Jian, encouraging him to stay the course toward his ambitions.
Back in the capital, Jing Yi managed to humiliate Gao Luoqian by tricking him into a foul-smelling latrine under the guise of finding the witness Chang Shou. Enraged, Gao Luoqian ordered his men to beat Jing Yi. This mistreatment prompted Senior Jing to petition the Emperor for justice, lamenting that his only son was being brutalized. When the Emperor summoned Jing Yi to court, the young man appeared heavily wounded.
Gao Luoqian tried to deflect blame by claiming Jing Yi’s wife had beaten him to frame the delegation, but Xiao Jinyu arrived to present the confession of Chang Shou. This evidence linked Gao Luoqian to the poisoning of Tang officials, suggesting the envoy had beaten Jing Yi to destroy evidence. Gao Luoqian argued that the apothecary involved had been sold long ago to Chu He, attempting to shift suspicion to Chu Chu's brother.
The tension reached its peak as Chu Chu entered the court to present the evidence sent by Chu He. She explained that the blood print on the cloth was no more than three days old and perfectly matched You Chen'an’s fingerprint records kept by the Three Judicial Offices. This was irrefutable proof that You Chen'an had faked his death. Facing this testimony, the Emperor ordered Gao Luoqian to be placed under house arrest at the Nanzhao post station.
Jing Yi was cleared of all charges and restored to his office. Heartbroken, Chu Chu later set up a symbolic grave for Chu He, mourning the brother who had sacrificed his life to deliver the truth. Xiao Jinyu began to suspect that Gao Luoqian could not have operated so freely in the capital without internal help. Leng Yue recalled seeing officials from the Capital Prefecture meeting with Gao Luoqian at a post station.
Xiao Jinyu realized the Prefect, Jiang Daohai, might be colluding with Nanzhao. He sent a secret memorial to the Emperor, who was furious at the prospect of treachery within his administration. Seeking more information, Xiao Jinyu and Chu Chu confronted Jiang Daohai's wife, Madam Zhao, while she was at a shop picking up a fertility prescription. Xiao Jinyu warned her that her husband was in grave danger.
Madam Zhao eventually revealed that after the death of Master Shenguan, she had seen an exotic woman meeting intimately with Jiang Daohai in his private office. Xiao Jinyu suspected this woman was the spy Hong Luan and that Gao Luoqian was using her to hold leverage over the Prefect. In the border region of Jiaozhou, Xiao Jinli arrived to take command as the Annan General.
He met with Chief Clerk Han Ji, who was overseeing local affairs while the Prefect was away. Xiao Jinli requested full cooperation to prepare the border defenses against Nanzhao. However, their discussion was abruptly interrupted by a frantic report: Nanzhao forces had launched a direct attack on the Tang watchtowers, signaling the start of the conflict.
