The Glory of Tang Dynasty Episode 41 Recap
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As soon as An Qingxu arrived in Chang'an, he rushed to Prince Guangping's manor to look for Shen Zhenzhu. However, Shen Zhenzhu had hidden in a secret room with Su Ci, and An Qingxu found nothing. Feng Shengyi, under Li Chu's orders, hurried back to the manor and found Shen Zhenzhu and Su Ci in the secret room.
Shen Zhenzhu mentioned that there was another secret passage in the manor, and discussed with Feng Shengyi about leaving through this passage tomorrow. These words were overheard by an assassin sent by the Crown Princess, who secretly relayed the news she heard to An Qingxu. The next day, Feng Shengyi took the disguised Shen Zhenzhu and Su Ci out, intending to escort the two out of the city.
However, they were stunned as soon as they stepped out; An Qingxu, with his soldiers, surrounded the three of them. Shen Zhenzhu knew that she could not escape this calamity. She took out the luminous pearl that An Qingxu had once given her, stating that when An Qingxu gave her this item back then, he promised to grant her any request. Now was the time for An Qingxu to fulfill his promise.
Shen Zhenzhu asked An Qingxu to let Feng Shengyi and Su Ci go, and An Qingxu agreed. Shen Zhenzhu was brought to the imperial palace by An Lushan's men. Subsequently, An Lushan sat on the imperial throne and ordered his subordinates to bring in groups of former dynasty nobles, who were then executed on the spot. An Qingxu arrived and told his father that he wanted to personally kill Shen Zhenzhu. An Lushan agreed.
An Qingxu dared not look Shen Zhenzhu in the eye; he turned his back to her and thrust his sword towards Shen Zhenzhu. Two streams of hot tears flowed down An Qingxu's cheeks. An Lushan, thinking his son was finally no longer bound by a woman, stood up contentedly and left. As Feng Shengyi and Su Ci were preparing to leave the city, they saw a female corpse hanging on the city wall.
Su Ci thought it was Shen Zhenzhu and immediately burst into tears. Feng Shengyi stopped her, telling her to first find Li Chu and deliver the news to him, while he would find a way to retrieve Shen Zhenzhu's corpse, which would also be an explanation to Li Chu. Su Ci told Li Chu the news that Shen Zhenzhu had passed away. Li Chu was heartbroken and vomited a mouthful of blood.
Cui Caiping, worried about Li Chu, stepped forward and tried to persuade him, but Li Chu was annoyed by her presence and pushed her to the ground. Cui Caiping tearfully spoke of her helplessness, but Li Chu ignored her. Commander Chen had the garrison train on the spot. Li Chu came to inspect the situation and was ridiculed by Yang Guozhong. Yang Guozhong spoke coldly and sarcastically about Shen Zhenzhu's death.
Li Chu retorted, asking him if he wanted to explain to the Emperor about the treasury silver found under the Yang manor's carriage. Yang Guozhong, finding himself rebuffed, left. Commander Chen quietly spoke with Li Chu, believing that a treacherous villain like Yang Guozhong should not be tolerated. He discussed with Li Chu getting rid of the Yang clan, including Yang Guifei, to stabilize the morale in the army and among the people.
Li Chu thought Commander Chen's words were reasonable and took Li Tan to discuss the matter with the Crown Prince. Li Chu and Li Tan promised their royal father that they would accomplish this matter without implicating him. The indecisive Crown Prince, upon learning that seventy percent of the army supported the idea, believed it was worth a try. Feng Shengyi sneaked into the city tower under the cover of night and took away "Shen Zhenzhu"'s corpse. Li Chu saw "Shen Zhenzhu"'s corpse, choked with sobs, and his hands trembled as he lifted the cloth covering the body.
