A Prime Minister's Disguise Episode 17 Recap
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The Empress Dowager learned that Yue Ling'er was kidnapped by Jiang Yunqing and was very angry. She sent people to capture her and imprison her in the Zhaoyu (Imperial Prison). Wei Zhang reported this matter to Huo Jingheng. Huo Jingheng originally thought of trying to have Wei Zhang go and rescue her, but the Empress Dowager had sent people to guard her, making it completely hopeless. Yue Chi was secretly summoned into the palace.
Huo Jingheng informed him of this matter. Yue Chi wanted Huo Jingheng to sentence him to death, but Huo Jingheng would not do so. Soon, it spread throughout the common people that the current Prime Minister had a marriage engagement with the former dynasty's princess, and that the Prime Minister was secretly hiding the former dynasty's princess. It seemed he had long harbored intentions of rebellion.
It was precisely Yi Qingyun who arranged for people to spread the news, aiming to sow discord and also make Yue Chi have no place to stand in Da Ning. The Emperor knew that the ministers would certainly propose severe punishment for Yue Chi in court, so he did not attend court for a reason. Seeing this, Lord Ouyang could only wail and protest in court.
Seeing that it was futile, he, along with the ministers, submitted a memorial to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager came to see Huo Jingheng with a pile of memorials. Huo Jingheng decided to handle it coldly. To protect Yue Chi's innocent heart, Huo Jingheng took him into the Zhaoyu at night and rescued Jiang Yunqing.
When the Empress Dowager found out, she was very angry and reprimanded Huo Jingheng, saying there were many methods, but he chose the most foolish one. Yue Chi felt guilty. Regarding the matter of General Gu back then, he had chosen to stand on the opposite side of Huo Jingheng. He didn't expect that now Huo Jingheng could actually help him. Therefore, for several consecutive days, he did not attend the morning court, using various physical discomforts as excuses.
When Huo Jingheng found out, he personally went to his residence to find him. At this time, Yue Chi was drinking and eating. Upon learning that Huo Jingheng had arrived, he rushed to see him in a panic. He saw Huo Jingheng teaching Xiao Shuo how to use a slingshot and sent Xiao Shuo away. Huo Jingheng's visit this time was simply to express his confidence in guarding Da Ning together with Yue Chi.
He valued Yue Chi as his partner. Yue Chi looked at Huo Jingheng's trust in him, felt very grateful inside, and agreed to him. To appease the ministers, Huo Jingheng deliberately put on a performance in court. He stated that he would gain the ministers' forgiveness by dying. Lord Ouyang quickly declared that the top priority was to capture the criminal. This matter finally came to an end.
Yue Chi looked at everything Huo Jingheng had done for him and was deeply moved. Huo Jingheng wanted Yue Ling'er to leave the palace. He gave Yue Chi three days to come up with two plans to make Consort Yue die. Only then could the matter of him dressing as a woman be hidden. Yue Chi deeply regretted it. If he had known there was such a task, he would have been better off continuing to feign illness at home.
The daughter of a long-standing family who had fought alongside the Huo family to build the empire suddenly appeared. Princess Wen Rou had disappeared for a long time and now reappeared. Both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor found it somewhat strange, but they still welcomed her into the palace. Princess Wen Rou recounted what had happened. Initially, she fell into the hands of human traffickers and was rescued by an old woman.
Later, when she learned that Huo Jingheng had become emperor, she inquired and only then found out that she was in Qicheng. That was why she found the local county magistrate and reported the matter upwards. Huo Jingheng stated that he would arrange everything for the princess. The Empress Dowager also felt she could stay in the Imperial City, but the princess wanted to stay in the palace to serve the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
The Empress Dowager was very surprised. The King of Beijun was a meritorious official who founded the dynasty and died on the battlefield. Huo Jingheng should treat his daughter generously. Therefore, he temporarily allowed her to stay in the palace, but he had no intention of letting her enter the inner palace.
