Song of Youth Episode 34 Recap
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The wedding of Sun Junhao and Yao Dizhu was postponed after a poisoning incident left many soldiers dead and the culprit at large. Sun Junhao vowed to eliminate the "wild wolf" remnants before holding a grand ceremony. While tending to medicine, Yao Dizhu burned her finger and became tearful, missing her distant parents on her upcoming birthday. Guye, upset with Sun Junhao for the disrupted wedding, discovered it was Yao Dizhu's birthday.
He attempted to leave the city to pick her favorite begonias but was violently stopped by guards. Sun Junhao intervened and brought Guye back, explaining the city lockdown. Yao Dizhu learned Guye's intentions. When Sun Junhao prepared to escort imperial grain, he promised to marry Yao Dizhu in three days upon his return, despite her wanting to share his hardship sooner.
Guye, overhearing this, left in a huff, prompting Yao Dizhu to confront him about his selfish love; he vowed never to give up on her. During the grain escort, Sun Junhao's convoy was ambushed by bandits, leading him to suspect Guye had leaked information, though he lacked proof. To identify the spy, Sun Junhao sent different individuals, including Yao Dizhu and Guye, to four separate grain camps after receiving reports of potential theft.
The Nan Taolin camp, where Guye was sent, was set on fire. Sun Junhao immediately accused Guye of being a "wild wolf" spy. Guye denied this, claiming his actions were solely to prevent Sun Junhao and Yao Dizhu's marriage. Yao Dizhu vehemently defended Guye, insisting on his innocence and offering to share his punishment, emphasizing that she viewed him as a brother. Amidst public demands for Guye's execution for revenge, Sun Junhao reluctantly ordered it.
However, a last-minute report of another murder in the city led Sun Junhao to temporarily imprison Guye. Later, both Guye and Yao Dizhu were instructed to leave, with Guye vowing to protect Yao Dizhu. Meanwhile, Sun Xun's daughter, Sun Youde, became a widow at 28, without children, after her husband from the Li family suddenly died. Her mother, Shen Shi, was distraught. Sun Xun sought family members to accompany Shen Shi to the Li family for the funeral rites.
Sun Shijie couldn't go, announcing Wu Yuehong's pregnancy, which brought joy to the family. Sun Jingge was asked, but his wife, Xu Fengqiao, feigned illness, unwilling to be outshone by Wu Yuehong. Sun Yulou volunteered but was ordered by Sun Xun to remain in the capital due to the Emperor's high regard for him. Lin Shaochun and Aunt Mei then volunteered to accompany Shen Shi, and Sun Xun readily agreed.
Xu Fengqiao, fiercely competitive after learning of Wu Yuehong's pregnancy, coerced Sun Jingge into staying home to conceive a child, a scene witnessed by the storyteller Liu Wushuang. During the journey to the Li family, Shen Shi grieved deeply, while Lin Shaochun offered comfort and shared her contrasting views on remarriage, believing family honor shouldn't restrict personal happiness. Lin Shaochun also unexpectedly spotted Liu Wushuang in the city.
At the Li residence, the Li family, particularly Li Ying and Li Xiang's wife Xilan, showed hostility. They were displeased with Shen Shi's 2,000 tael offering and suggested the Sun family stay at an inn, claiming no space. Sun Youde intervened, offering her own courtyard. Lin Shaochun discovered Li Ying held an old grudge against Sun Youde for exposing her past affair. Li Xiang attempted to swindle money from Sun Youde with fake account books, which Lin Shaochun exposed.
He demanded 10,000 taels to buy a position, but Sun Youde refused, urging him to earn his merits. Li Xiang angrily complained to his mother. At dinner, Li Xiang continued to press for money, and Li Ying insinuated that Sun Youde was hoarding funds to remarry. Shen Shi was enraged by the Li family's conduct. Sun Youde, feeling distrusted, offered to hand over the account books to her mother-in-law, who refused, fearing ridicule.
Later, Li Xiang and Xilan plotted to seize control of Sun Youde's finances. However, an encounter with what they believed to be their deceased elder brother's ghost led them to apologize profusely to Sun Youde the next morning, much to the confusion of Sun Youde and Lin Shaochun.
