The Glory of Tang Dynasty Episode 22 Recap
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Li Chu took Shen Zhenzhu to the East Palace to pay respects to his father, the Crown Prince, and Crown Princess Zhang. After a few pleasantries, the Crown Prince and Li Chu went to the study to discuss matters. The Crown Prince analyzed the current situation in court, lamenting that although Yang Guozhong had been confined for a year, his influence in court remained, and his comeback was only a matter of time.
He asked Li Chu to grant Cui Caiping the title of principal consort, thereby winning over Yang Guozhong. Li Chu flatly refused. He told his father that he would not associate with treacherous people like Yang Guozhong. Moreover, Shen Zhenzhu was his beloved, and he would eventually grant her the title of consort. Seeing Li Chu's resolute stance, the Crown Prince could only give up helplessly. Crown Princess Zhang took Shen Zhenzhu for a stroll in the palace.
Shen Zhenzhu suggested visiting the Shanggong Bureau to admire handicrafts. Crown Princess Zhang readily agreed and ordered someone to inform the Shanggong Bureau. Upon arriving at the Shanggong Bureau, Shen Zhenzhu browsed through the catalogs and learned that only people from the Crown Prince's Mansion had come to the Shanggong Bureau to replace tokens after the Shen family incident.
Recalling that during the selection, the Crown Prince strongly protected her and kept her in the Prince of Guangping's mansion, she became even more certain that Li Chu was the culprit who framed the Shen family. Believing she had discovered the truth, Shen Zhenzhu was overcome with grief. She felt she had misplaced her affections, falling in love with her enemy, and walked out dejectedly.
Unconsciously, she walked to the thatched hut where they had stayed after falling off the cliff, and it was there that Shen Zhenzhu had expressed her feelings to Li Chu. Shen Zhenzhu looked around the thatched hut, her mind filled with the beautiful memories of their night spent there. Suddenly, in the thatch, Shen Zhenzhu found a jade whistle, identical to the one she had found in her father's study after the Shen family incident.
Shen Zhenzhu was stunned; this jade whistle provided new evidence for her suspicion. Li Chu didn't see Shen Zhenzhu return to the mansion and spent a day searching before finding her in the thatched hut. Shen Zhenzhu took out the jade whistle and questioned Li Chu what it was. Li Chu honestly admitted that he used it to summon his deathsworn guards.
At this moment, upon hearing Li Chu's answer, Shen Zhenzhu was convinced that Li Chu was indeed the murderer. Shen Zhenzhu could not face this truth and could not forgive herself. She pushed away Li Chu's hand and left alone. On the way, Shen Zhenzhu secretly swore that she would make Li Chu pay for the blood debt. The kind-hearted Murong Linzhi went to a temple to pray for Shen Zhenzhu.
Afterwards, she went to the back mountain to gather precious medicinal herbs. Accidentally, Murong Linzhi fell from the mountain, but fortunately, she was unharmed. Murong Linzhi wanted to leave the forest and inadvertently came across a courtyard. Upon entering, she was astonished to see Crown Princess Zhang and Shi Siming in an intimate embrace in a room. Murong Linzhi could not hide her surprise and involuntarily let out a gasp.
Shi Siming in the room heard the sound and immediately roared. Murong Linzhi quickly fled, and in her panic, accidentally dropped her handkerchief. Crown Princess Zhang examined the handkerchief and knew it must belong to a member of the royal family. Murong Linzhi knew that knowing someone's secret could lead to trouble. She worried that Crown Princess Zhang would eventually come looking for her, and was even awakened by nightmares when she slept.
Murong Linzhi asked Li Tan, who was beside her, that since he was unwilling to deal with court affairs, why not resign from his post and travel the world together? Li Tan told Murong Linzhi that the East Palace was currently besieged, and as a son and a brother, he should stay in the capital to help his father and elder brother. He promised Murong Linzhi that once these matters were resolved, he would take her to travel the world.
Murong Linzhi mumbled, "As long as they don't find out it was me," then hugged Li Tan tightly. The next day, Murong Linzhi went to the Prince of Guangping's mansion to visit Shen Zhenzhu. Shen Zhenzhu told Murong Linzhi that Li Chu was the murderer of the Shen family, listing the evidence she had found. She asked Murong Linzhi for poison, wanting to avenge her tragically deceased family.
She also stated that if Murong Linzhi didn't give it to her, she could get it from somewhere else. Murong Linzhi couldn't resist Shen Zhenzhu, so she handed her a bottle of medicine, urging her to think carefully before acting. Shen Zhenzhu put the poison Murong Linzhi gave her into the soup and offered it to Li Chu. But when Li Chu was about to drink, Shen Zhenzhu began to regret and tried to dissuade him from drinking it.
Yet, Li Chu drank it without hesitation, simply because Shen Zhenzhu wanted him to. But after Li Chu finished drinking, nothing happened. Only then did Shen Zhenzhu realize that what Murong Linzhi had given her was not poison at all. The next day, Murong Linzhi came to visit Shen Zhenzhu. She told Shen Zhenzhu that she had given her fake medicine because she feared Shen Zhenzhu, driven by revenge, would lose her mind and do something she would regret.
Murong Linzhi persuaded Shen Zhenzhu again. Shen Zhenzhu understood that the most pressing task was to find An'er. To achieve this goal, she could only seek help from Brother An. With Murong Linzhi's help, An Qingxu entered the Prince of Guangping's mansion. He promised to help Shen Zhenzhu find Shen An.
