Story of Kunning Palace Episode 16 Recap, Plot

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In her previous life, Jiang Xuening didn’t attend Yan Lin’s coming-of-age ceremony and didn’t know what happened. Now, with the matter regarding Xue Ye resolved, she hoped everything would be fine. Xie Wei officiated the ceremony like an older brother to Yan Lin—still noble, yet more emotional. But storm clouds loomed—Duke Xue was on his way to the Yan residence.

Before the ceremony could finish, he surrounded the place, accusing the Yan family of colluding with rebels and ordered to arrest them, killing any who resisted. Jiang Xuening looked to the sky—was the previous life’s tragedy about to repeat? Yan Lin could no longer sit still, but Xie Wei held him back, calmly continuing the ceremony. Jiang Xuening realized that with everything Xie Wei had done, surely something had changed. If they remained calm, a turnaround would come.

She pointed out that the decree for Yan Lin’s ceremony also came from His Majesty—there had to be an order of precedence. Shen Zhiyi and Shen Jie echoed the point. Duke Xue, unable to press further, agreed to let them finish the ceremony. Xie Wei gave Yan Lin the courtesy name “Hui. ” Calm even in the face of catastrophe, Chen Ying was deeply impressed.

Today, the Empress Dowager had forced the emperor to issue a decree, sending Duke Xue to arrest the Yan family. The emperor trusted that with Xie Wei officiating, the ceremony would not descend into chaos. In the struggle between rivals, he could reap the benefits—thus he gave the order. Once the ceremony ended, Duke Xue moved to arrest them. Xie Wei questioned why there had been no prior notice of rebellion.

Zhang Zhe also spoke up, saying Duke Xue had not followed protocol in reading the decree before arresting people. Jiang Xuening and Shen Zhiyi stepped forward too. Forced to read the decree, Duke Xue did so, and Zhang Zhe pointed out that the decree lacked the Hanlin Academy’s seal, asking him to open and verify. Enraged, Duke Xue threatened to kill him, but Zhang Zhe remained upright and righteous.

When Duke Xue drew his sword, Yan Mu pushed Zhang Zhe aside and stood before the blade—he would allow no harm to anyone present. To save his father, Yan Lin knocked down the decree. Xie Wei, Zhang Zhe, Shen Jie, and Shen Zhiyi all pressured Duke Xue to return to the palace for the proper seal, and he had no choice but to leave temporarily.

Xie Wei told Yan Mu and Yan Lin to go rest—the storm was yet to come. No one could leave the estate, so Yan Mu instructed everyone to rest. Duke Xue slapped Xue Ye in fury before returning to the palace to affix the seal. Xie Wei thanked Zhang Zhe for today, but Zhang Zhe asked why he defended the Yan family—perhaps he had another reason. Jiang Xuening passed by and left with Xie Wei.

She believed he would find a way to save the Xue family. Even if Xie Wei claimed not to be a good person, Jiang Xuening believed that whatever he wanted to do, he could make it happen. Trouble had indeed broken out in Tongzhou. The soldiers, hearing of the Yan family’s situation, clamored to enter the capital and see the emperor.

Lü Xian used the Yan family seal to pacify the army, telling them the Tongzhou camp must stay calm for the Yan family to remain safe. The one stirring the army was someone from Prince Pingnan’s faction—this was what Xie Wei had prepared for. Gong Yicheng’s plans were disrupted by Lü Xian, who dealt with them one by one using knife and zither. Duke Xue, still absent, prompted Yan Mu to resume the banquet.

But Duke Xue then returned with the imperial decree bearing the seal. Regardless of what was happening at the Tongzhou camp, the Yan family had taken action—it was undeniable. So, Yan Mu decided to take Yan Lin and go.

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