Song of Youth Episode 22 Recap
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Sun Yulou brought Lin Shaochun to seek out Imperial Physician Jiang, falsely claiming that they were too busy with official duties and didn't want a child, wanting to feign illness in front of their parents. Imperial Physician Jiang then gave them red phosphorus powder. Today marked one year since Sun Yulou and Lin Shaochun first met. Sun Yulou took Lin Shaochun to the night market and specially prepared wonderful performances. Lin Shaochun was very happy.
The performers took off their masks, and to her surprise, they were Liu Sanjue, Madam Yu, the nanny, Xiaoya, and Wang Jun. Lin Shaochun thanked Sun Yulou for his elaborate arrangements. The two of them together launched fireworks into the sky, and instantly, brilliant fireworks bloomed in the night. Lin Shaochun and Sun Yulou nestled together, savoring this rare comfort and warmth. Lin Shaochun asked Liu Wushuang to tell stories to Wu Yuehong.
Wu Yuehong eagerly asked him for advice on how to please her man. Liu Wushuang suggested that she should go and see Sun Shijie's behavior outside. Sun Yulou forced Sun Shijie to drink the medicine for feigning illness, asking him to test Taoyao's true feelings. Sun Shijie resolutely refused. Sun Yulou explained the pros and cons to him, and only then did Sun Shijie reluctantly drink the bottle of medicine.
Lin Shaochun and Sun Yulou settled Sun Shijie in an inn, and also sent for Taoyao, falsely claiming that Sun Shijie had contracted a plague. Taoyao proactively requested to stay and take care of Sun Shijie. Wu Yuehong secretly followed Sun Shijie's carriage to the inn and saw with her own eyes Taoyao holding Sun Shijie's hand and crying.
She was furious, gritting her teeth, and wanted to rush in to confront Taoyao, but Shijian desperately held her back, advising her not to ruin Lin Shaochun and her husband's plan. Wu Yuehong had no choice but to leave dejectedly. Taoyao wanted to go back to pack some things before returning to care for Sun Shijie, so she asked Lin Shaochun and her husband to help look after him.
Taoyao had studied medicine since childhood, and had long realized that Sun Shijie was not sick at all. She decided to play along and put on an act. Unexpectedly, Wu Yuehong suddenly appeared and, without a word, rushed forward to punch and kick Taoyao. Afterward, Wu Yuehong went to Xu Fengqiao for help. Xu Fengqiao promised to find someone to drive Taoyao away.
She made an exorbitant demand, asking Wu Yuehong for a lot of silver and also taking her dowry jade bracelet. Sun Shijie specially bought many gifts to visit Taoyao, but the place was already empty. Sun Shijie was heartbroken and inconsolable, sitting forlornly in Taoyao's residence. The next morning, Sun Shijie returned home dejectedly. Wu Yuehong had also not slept all night; she hurriedly played the zither to please Sun Shijie.
Sun Shijie finally understood and vowed to cherish Wu Yuehong even more from then on. Taoyao woke up groggily and found that she and her maid were locked on a boat. She guessed that they had both been sold. Taoyao tried to escape but was caught on the spot. They were about to sell them to pirates. Taoyao promised to give them three times the commission, and they immediately released Taoyao and Shijian. Su Yingxue had been vomiting incessantly.
After examination, it was confirmed that she was pregnant. Su Yingxue then went to Jia Fengyuan. Jia Fengyuan worried that the child would affect his future and begged Su Yingxue to abort the baby. Su Yingxue firmly refused, but unable to resist Jia Fengyuan's coaxing and deceiving, Su Yingxue reluctantly agreed to take the abortion pill.
Su Yingxue accidentally discovered an old maid and a household servant having an illicit affair behind the rockery, so she reported them to Shen Shi. Shen Shi, in a fit of rage, drove them away. Lin Shaochun knew that this old maid was a very capable person and had helped her quite a bit, so she quickly stepped forward to plead for them. Shen Shi didn't buy it and told Su Yingxue to deal with the two servants herself.
Lin Shaochun pleaded with Su Yingxue, saving the two individuals and giving them a sum of money to make a living. Seeing this, Su Yingxue conceived the idea of asking Lin Shaochun to help her keep the baby in her womb. Su Yingxue personally visited Lin Shaochun, first tearfully recounting the pain of her and Sun Junhao being together so little, and then revealing her secret affair with Jia Fengyuan and her pregnancy. Lin Shaochun did not want to abet evil and refused her outright. Su Yingxue knelt down and begged Lin Shaochun desperately. Lin Shaochun reluctantly agreed to consider it carefully.
