The Glory of Tang Dynasty Episode 34 Recap
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Li Tan, who had figured things out, told Shen Zhenzhu everything that happened that day in detail. He said someone pushed him during the chaos, which is why the sword pierced Dou Ruzhi, and he was certain that the sword did not pierce Dou Ruzhi's heart, so it was not fatal at all. Shen Zhenzhu asked Li Tan if he had seen clearly the person behind the mischief.
Li Tan said he saw that person wearing servant's clothes, and their left leg seemed to have an old injury. After Shen Zhenzhu returned to the mansion, she told Li Chu everything. Li Chu found another coroner to secretly perform an autopsy on Dou Ruzhi. Afterward, Li Chu also went to Minister Feng's mansion to ask if any servants had recently gone missing from the residence.
Minister Feng confirmed that there was one person, a gardener whom Yang Guozhong had recommended to him, and he had an old injury on his left leg. Li Chu immediately understood that this matter was inseparable from Yang Guozhong. The Crown Princess came to the Dou family under the guise of persuading Lady Dou, but in reality, she was instigating Lady Dou to continuously pressure the imperial court. Lady Dou confided her unspoken difficulties.
After hearing this, the Crown Princess urged Lady Dou to cremate Dou Ruzhi's body as soon as possible, so that Li Chu and others would not be able to find Dou Ruzhi's true cause of death. Mrs. Zhang, who was determined to frame Li Tan so that her child could inherit the royal title, went to Concubine Yang again, asking Concubine Yang to defame Li Tan in front of the Emperor.
After the coroner performed the autopsy, he stated that Dou Ruzhi died from taking an elixir. Li Chu thought of Jingzhao Yin's testimony, combined with the situation Feng Shengyi had investigated, he suspected that someone had replaced the previous coroner's testimony. Li Chu became suspicious of the mastermind's identity, because Jingzhao Yin had a personal vendetta against Yang Guozhong, and would not agree to help him swap the testimony. Therefore, there must be someone else behind the scenes.
Li Chu entered the palace to meet the Emperor, wanting to tell him about the strange circumstances of the Dou Ruzhi case. But a eunuch reported that the imperial concubine was feeling unwell, and the Emperor left in a hurry without listening to Li Chu.
Concubine Yang tearfully stated that her wet nurse, who had cared for her since childhood, was trampled to death by a rider on the mountain, and that person was arrogant in speech and left behind their riding whip. Then, she ordered someone to take the riding whip to the Emperor. In reality, the riding whip was sent by the Crown Princess, and it was a gift bestowed by the Emperor when Jianning Wang came of age.
Upon seeing the riding whip, the Emperor became furious and immediately decreed that Li Tan be demoted to a commoner and exiled to Jiannan. Upon hearing this, Li Chu exclaimed that it was bad news, believing Jiannan to be Yang Guozhong's territory, and that Li Tan's journey there would be fraught with danger. Li Chu ordered Feng Shengyi to lead men to guard the path to Jiannan, and if anything happened, they must rescue Li Tan at all costs.
After giving his instructions, Li Chu rushed into the palace, knelt before the Emperor's grand hall, and requested an audience. The eunuch attending the Emperor had previously received favors from Li Chu, and told Li Chu about the Crown Princess meeting the imperial concubine. Li Chu then understood the identity of the true mastermind.
Shen Zhenzhu learned that the Dou family was going to cremate Dou Ruzhi, and instructed Yan Ming to try every means to stop the Dou family, preventing them from destroying the evidence. Shen Zhenzhu also entered the palace, kneeling with Li Chu at the entrance of the grand hall. She told Li Chu that no matter what happened, she wanted to face it with him. Li Chu was moved and clasped Shen Zhenzhu's hand tightly.
Shen Zhenzhu, who had been waiting anxiously outside the hall, fainted. After examination by the imperial physician, it was announced that Shen Zhenzhu was pregnant. Li Chu was overjoyed. The Emperor also came to visit Shen Zhenzhu after hearing the news. Shen Zhenzhu took the opportunity to kneel before the Emperor and plead for Li Tan, and Li Chu also presented evidence.
The Emperor remembered Li Tan's childhood, and felt that the simple and kind Li Tan would not act recklessly. He sent people to bring Li Tan back. Feng Shengyi had led his men to ambush by the roadside. Just as they were about to act, the Emperor's people arrived with an imperial decree, summoning Li Tan back to the capital.
