Youthful Glory Episode 26 Recap, Plot

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Qiu Yue said that the Su family, in their desperate search for the list, had slaughtered the innocent without hesitation. She had finally found a chance to meet Zhang Huaiyu to seek justice, but that very night the two of them were pursued by the Su family. Zhang Huaiyu had someone escort Qiu Yue away, while he himself was injured and fell into the water. When asked about the list, Qiu Yue looked troubled.

She walked behind a screen and removed her clothing—the list was tattooed across her back. Fearing she would fall victim to the Su family's cruelty, this was the only way she could preserve the list and live up to Lord Zhou's trust. Su Er Rong was still unwilling to give up, but she hadn't anticipated that Jiang Xu had a backup plan. At his signal, Qing Yu placed a vial of medicine near Lord Yin’s nose and mouth.

Before long, he awoke and identified the Su family. Shu Jingran followed closely behind with evidence that recorded bribes received by the Maritime Trade Bureau and accounts of the Su family's embezzlement of military funds and rations—sufficient to convict them. The smuggled jewels at Fulujin Tower were confiscated, and the contraband was enough to prove Manager Luo’s guilt. However, Manager Luo stated that Wen Zong was not involved in the case, making Ming Tan think she had misjudged him.

Enraged and humiliated, Su Er Rong drew her sword and lunged at Qing Yu, but was quickly subdued by the Imperial Guards. Qing Yu said that she was of lowly status and no longer wished to live such a life. Since Jiang Xu was willing to give her a chance, she saw no reason not to take it. Ming Tan hadn’t expected that investigating a case could be so interesting.

Zhui Yu trailed behind flattering her while praising Jiang Xu, saying he had always believed Ming Tan could get to the bottom of the case and had repeatedly instructed that her safety must come first. As Ming Tan boarded the carriage to leave, a wave of assassins suddenly appeared atop the city wall, followed by a rain of arrows. Hearing that something had happened at the inn, she rushed to go there.

With Jiang Xu being attacked from both sides, she couldn’t just stand by and do nothing. Zhui Yu drove the carriage to take Ming Tan over, and sure enough, they too were targeted by the assassins’ arrows. Ming Tan opened the carriage and looked out. Jiang Xu, worried about the danger Ming Tan was in, decided to drive the assassins back first—her safety had to be guaranteed above all else.

After repelling the attackers, Jiang Xu did not go after the agile figure. He knew all too well who it was. Su Er Rong would not dare to rebel lightly, and anyone associated with her would not be ordinary. Wen Zong was a man of Nanlü, and he had not helped the Su family—only with the Su family’s downfall could Nanlü replace them.

Although Ming Chu had not participated in the smuggling, she showed no sign of remorse, blaming Ming Tan for trying to harm her. General Feng then ordered her to be confined. Zhang Huaiyu could finally leave Lingzhou and was full of emotion. He planned to leave with Lord Tan and head to the capital to seek recognition, especially since he had people he cared about there.

Qing Yu had shed her status as a registered prostitute and was planning to explore other places. Ming Tan personally thanked her for helping Jiang Xu. It was also thanks to Jiang Xu’s words of wisdom that she found her way back and gained a life of freedom. Jiang Xu and Ming Tan went out shopping together, but Ming Tan seemed to be in a sour mood and secretly felt jealous.

To console her, Jiang Xu found a street vendor and asked him to sculpt two dough figurines in their likeness. From then on, they would carry them wherever they went, cutting off all other romantic ties. Lord Tan returned to Shangjing with evidence of the Su family’s smuggling and bribery. Su Wenchun looked extremely grim. Though the Su family had committed countless crimes, they still couldn’t be convicted just yet.

Officials said the crimes all appeared to have been carried out by Su Er Rong alone, and on the surface, they had nothing to do with Su Wenchun. Both Su Wenchun and Su Er Rong had originally been removed from the Su family list.

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