Story of Kunning Palace Episode 15 Recap, Plot

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Zhang Zhe had made good progress investigating the rebel party. He believed the Yan family was not directly involved but also not entirely innocent, so he decided to go to Tongzhou to verify. But the emperor didn’t consider the matter urgent. As Jiang Xuening ate peach slice cakes, Zhou Baoying burst in and joined her, delighted by the taste and quickly ran off with the box, treating the cakes like treasure.

While secretly eating them, Zhou Baoying was caught by Xie Wei. Upon learning Jiang Xuening gave them to her, his expression darkened. Zhou Baoying politely offered him some, but he took the entire box. In class, Xie Wei was clearly in a bad mood and even declared he would no longer make peach slice cakes.

Gu Chunfang, Zhang Zhe’s teacher, believed the Yan family’s case had many suspicious points and insisted the person colluding with Prince Pingnan must be found—Zhang Zhe thought of Xie Wei. The next morning, the steward made many desserts, hoping to win favor from Jiang Xuening on Xie Wei’s behalf. Yan Mu brought Yan Lin to see Xie Wei—both wanted Xie Wei to be the patron of the coming-of-age ceremony.

The Yan family, long on the battlefield and lacking male members, saw Xie Wei as the best choice. Xie Wei was stunned by Yan Mu’s words. Yan Lin, thinking he was reluctant, quickly said it was fine, but Xie Wei promptly agreed. He told Yan Lin that Zhou Yinzhi had been arranged by Jiang Xuening and also probed Yan Lin’s attitude—he still liked Jiang Xuening and said whoever Jiang Xuening liked must be far better than him.

Yan Lin asked Xie Wei to deliver the invitation; even if she didn’t come, it didn’t matter. Zhou Baoying, angry that Xie Wei took the peach slice cakes, cursed him behind his back. Jiang Xuening then realized Xie Wei was mad because of the peach slice cakes. As Xie Wei delivered the invitation to Yan Lin’s ceremony, Jiang Xuening decided to attend regardless—she had to prepare early that day.

The Empress Dowager didn’t want Shen Zhiyi to attend the ceremony, but since Shen Zhiyi and Yan Lin were friends, she wanted to go. Jiang Xuening helped her devise a plan. Xue Shu asked the Empress Dowager to attend the ceremony too, so Shen Zhiyi was allowed to go. Two months earlier, Jiang Xuening had already prepared a gift for Yan Lin’s coming-of-age ceremony. Yan Lin once said he wanted a razor-sharp, sheathless sword for battle—and she made it happen.

On the day of the ceremony, Shen Jie naturally attended, and his eyes lit up at the sight of Jiang Xuehui. Yan Mu specially asked Xie Wei to offer incense to the ancestors in the ancestral hall. There was a mutual understanding between the two, revealing unspoken secrets. Yan Mu said Madam Yan once cried all day and night looking for her son—whatever happened, she just hoped he would live well.

Xie Wei knelt and kowtowed three times, unable to hold back his tears. The time was almost up, and not many guests had arrived. As Yan Lin was about to go inside, Jiang Xuening and Shen Zhiyi arrived with their gifts—he was overjoyed. Everyone inside joyfully celebrated Yan Lin’s birthday, except for Xue Ye, who occasionally made discordant remarks. Yan Lin loved the sword Jiang Xuening gave him.

During the toast, Xue Ye suddenly smashed his cup, claiming the emperor had forbidden the Xue family from privately owning weapons and summoned the Xingwu Guards to confiscate his sword. Yan Lin restrained himself several times, but when Jiang Xuening was slapped by Xue Ye, he couldn’t hold back and kicked him to the ground. Xue Ye, unwilling to concede, ordered the Xingwu Guards to kill them.

Yan Mu and Xie Wei rushed in upon hearing the commotion, and Jiang Xuening tried to prevent further escalation that might brand them as rebels. Xue Shu also held Xue Ye back, and Yan Lin mocked him by mentioning Xue Dingfei. Yan Mu and Xie Wei’s arrival finally brought the situation under control. Then Chen Ying and Zhang Zhe also arrived, and from that moment, Jiang Xuening’s eyes never left Zhang Zhe.

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