Youthful Glory Episode 28 Recap
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Brother Si said that they were all people who had no choice, but Liu Mo smiled—he was different from them! Liu Mo handed over Su Wenchun’s token to the Emperor, expressing his willingness to testify against Su Wenchun, only asking His Majesty to reopen the old case and clear his father’s name. Brother Si realized that Liu Mo had betrayed Su Wenchun after all, but the Imperial Guards had already arrived, and he had no way to escape.
Su Wenchun was listening to music at a teahouse when the Imperial Guards suddenly arrived. Under the charge of forming cliques for personal gain, they arrested him and stripped him of his post for investigation. At the Feng residence, Ming Tan reunited with Jiang Xu and Ming Tingyuan, along with the old General Feng. Ming Tan had been running around to uncover the injustice suffered by her father; she was glad that she could finally do something for her family.
As for Ming Chu, Ming Tan said that she was, after all, a daughter of the Ming family—as long as she could turn over a new leaf, the Ming family would always be her support. Jiang Xu received news that Guo Bingmao had raised troops and was marching toward the capital—Su Wenchun was surely the mastermind behind it.
Jiang Xu had no choice but to set off for the capital ahead of time, while Ming Tan would need Ming Tingyuan to accompany her to the capital. Su Wenchun was planning a military rebellion. Jiang Xu hastily left the Feng residence for the capital and instructed that if trouble truly broke out in the capital, Ming Tingyuan and Ming Tan should temporarily take refuge in Jiangnan.
The old General Feng was worried that the Yangxi route had no commanding officer and that the military situation was uncertain—if Ming Tingyuan went alone, his life would be in grave danger. But Ming Tingyuan was determined to go, saying the country was in peril and he must not delay. He entrusted Ming Tan to Shu Jingran, asking him not to let her suspect anything.
Early the next morning, Ming Tan, Shu Jingran, and Yun Yi prepared to return to the capital. No one knew when the Southern Laws’ army would attack the city, but when they did, Lingzhou City would inevitably fall into chaos. Suddenly, a military mutiny broke out outside the Lingzhou city walls. Ming Tan, Shu Jingran, and Yun Yi encountered danger at the wall, and the old General Feng was tied up and hung above it.
Yun Yi decided to protect Ming Tan and help her escape first, but to her shock, the leader turned out to be Wen Zong—he was from the Southern Laws. The city gate was breached, and Lingzhou fell. Zhang Huaiyu received a secret letter from Jiang Xu and immediately became serious. He prepared to enter the palace to investigate, but the palace had already changed hands, and the guards outside blocked him from entering.
The Emperor had gone hunting in the outskirts and knew nothing of the palace situation. Zhang Huaiyu had no choice but to sneak into the palace at night to see his sister, the Empress. Chaos also broke out in the prison, with inmates rising in revolt. Upon learning of it, the Emperor ordered the Imperial Guards to prepare defenses. Rebels from Yangxi, disguised as Imperial Guards, were slain by Zhang Huaiyu and his men.
The Empress knew that Su Wenchun’s rebellion was illegitimate and lacked popular support—therefore, the Empress Dowager must select a new monarch from among the royal clan. The earlier obstruction of Zhang Huaiyu from entering the palace clearly showed the Emperor had already taken precautions. Bai Minmin was chattering nonstop with the Empress, cursing Su Wenchun. Just then, Zhang Huaiyu burst in, covered in blood, crying and complaining in pain.
The Empress saw that it was merely a superficial wound and walked away in exasperation, while Bai Minmin was nearly frightened to tears. Wen Zong placed Ming Tan under house arrest and offered her many rare spices. Ming Tan had no interest in any of it; all she cared about was how he planned to deal with the Feng father and son. Wen Zong’s intention was clear: if they surrendered, their lives would be spared.
Wen Zong wanted Ming Tan to accompany him on an outing that day—perhaps then he would let them live. He even wanted her to return with him to the Southern Laws. Yun Yi and Shu Jingran—along with Zhuifeng and Zhuiyu—were all tied up. The group bickered back and forth, not knowing how to untie the ropes. Wen Zong brought Ming Tan to the top of Lingzhou’s city wall.
It was then that Ming Tan finally realized he was the true mastermind behind the smuggling case—but what was his real goal? All Ming Tan wished for was for the Southern Laws to retreat from Daxian and for Lingzhou to be restored to its former vitality. Wen Zong asked her to return with him to the Southern Laws' royal family, saying she would still be a princess consort.
But Ming Tan was deeply scornful—she was already the princess consort of Daxian, and her husband was the War God of Daxian, the General of Dingbei. Shu Jingran, Yun Yi, Zhuifeng, and Zhuiyu deliberately began quarreling, prompting the guards to come inside. They then used the guards’ blades to cut the ropes. At that moment, Ming Tingyuan, disguised as a Southern Laws general, arrived beneath the walls of Lingzhou City.
