Story of Kunning Palace Episode 19 Recap, Plot

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Xie Wei had not yet fully recovered, but due to many pressing affairs, he had to press on. The Ministry of Justice discovered Gong Yicheng’s corpse, staged as a conflict over unevenly split loot, and left behind maps of several of their strongholds in the capital. Zhang Zhe, however, was deeply suspicious, feeling something was amiss. This was the burial site of the 300 wronged children from four years ago.

In the early years, people came to pay respects, but now it was overgrown with weeds, heightening Zhang Zhe’s doubts. Xie Wei arranged everything and entered the palace, advising His Majesty to commend Zhang Zhe and remarking that even in death, Gong Yicheng could still be of use—though this plan was risky. If they falsely claimed Gong Yicheng was alive and being tortured, Prince Pingnan's men would surely send someone.

Xie Wei even suggested planting someone in prison to impersonate one of Prince Pingnan’s strategists—Du Junshan—to leave the capital with the enemy and discover more strongholds. But infiltrating the enemy like this was extremely dangerous. Gu Chunfang thought Xie Wei should take on the role, but due to Xie Wei's high profile, he instead recommended Zhang Zhe. Zhang Zhe didn’t mind; after all, uncovering the truth was worthwhile. But why did Xie Wei propose this plan?

Xie Wei originally intended to use this opportunity to destroy the enemy strongholds and kill their members, but now could only proceed cautiously. Lü Xian, on the other hand, was quite anxious—it wasn’t like Xie Wei to leave such a variable unaddressed. Xie Wei discovered that Huang Qian, a guard of Prince Pingnan, had entered the capital—he was one of Xie Wei’s plants.

It appeared he had brought another person along, which solved the problem of how to leak the news about Gong Yicheng’s imprisonment—someone had walked right into their trap. The person in question was “Xue Dingfei. ” But Xue Dingfei was lecherous, addicted to gambling, and shallow, and after being caught by Xie Wei, he was terrified. In truth, he hadn’t wanted to come to the capital at all.

Prince Pingnan feared Xie Wei might defect, so he sent Xue Dingfei to expose him. However, Xue Dingfei was Xie Wei’s double—if Xie Wei died, he wouldn’t survive long either. After all, there could only be one Xue Dingfei. He feigned loyalty toward Xie Wei and mentioned that Prince Pingnan had given him a letter capable of destroying the Yan family, but he had lost it.

Zhou Yinzhi came to Jiang Xuening, saying he had found a suspicious man claiming to be from Gong Yicheng’s side, and that he had a letter that could destroy the Yan family. Jiang Xuening rushed to meet the man, who turned out to be just a low-level thug. Xue Dingfei also confessed to Xie Wei that the letter had been taken by one of Gong Yicheng’s subordinates, begging Xie Wei to spare his life.

Jiang Xuening had the man write a letter and ordered someone to send it to Baiguo Temple, warning them not to alert the enemy. Before leaving, she reminded Zhou Yinzhi that the letter must not be reported to the Xue family. Zhou Yinzhi took the letter to Baiguo Temple, but it turned out to be a trap. Unable to contact Gong Yicheng, the men there decided to extort money.

Jiang Xuening had no choice but to instruct her maid to sell all the valuables in her room. The zither ended up in Lü Xian’s hands. Upon hearing of this, Xie Wei sensed something serious had happened to Jiang Xuening and immediately sent Lü Xian to ask You Fangyin for information. You Fangyin refused to let Lü Xian see their account books, but upon learning something might have happened to Jiang Xuening, she became visibly flustered.

The Jiang family had also begun selling off valuables—gifts Yan Lin had given to Jiang Xuening over the years. Her father found it a pity; if so many things hadn’t happened, Jiang Xuening and Yan Lin might have married already. Jiang Xuening managed to raise 50,000 taels and gave it to Zhou Yinzhi to retrieve the letter, along with a reward for his efforts. Zhou Yinzhi traded the money for the letter but didn’t act against the group.

However, Xie Wei’s men soon took them away. Xie Wei realized that Jiang Xuening had raised the funds to buy the letter—the silver notes were marked with a turtle symbol, the same one she had drawn in his book. Xie Wei immediately understood—Jiang Xuening had already calculated their involvement, using them to eliminate the threat. Jiang Xuening got the letter.

Father Yan, trying to obtain Xue Dingfei’s whereabouts, had filled it with evasive rhetoric, explaining why the rebels thought they had the Yan family in their grip. But Jiang Xuening remembered the unruly, uncultured “Xue Dingfei” she had met last year and wondered if the Yan family might come to regret this. Knowing Xie Wei had questions, Jiang Xuening went to see him early the next morning. But he was deeply worried about her safety and erupted in anger.

Jiang Xuening quickly apologized, reminding him they had agreed to share information. She hoped Xie Wei would keep her informed as well. He agreed and gave her 50,000 taels in exchange for the letter. Jiang Xuening took the silver notes and left. Lü Xian thought Xie Wei’s feelings for Jiang Xuening were still unclear, but that one day they would be together. Jiang Xuening once again pondered Xie Wei’s connection to the Xue family. With the letter in hand, Xie Wei was shaken, reminded of the day that completely changed his life.

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