The Legend of Mi Yue Episode 31 Recap
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Wei Changshi, under torture for her role in the copper pass incident, bit her tongue and died by suicide rather than confessing further. Mu Supervisor later reported this to the King of Qin, recounting how Wei Changshi had previously taken responsibility for orchestrating Fan Changshi's fall to cause chaos for the Queen.
The King, acknowledging Mi Yue's earlier astute observation about Fan Changshi's suspicious fall, balanced Fan Changshi's past silence with her recent honesty, ordering a physician to tend to her. Despite his anger at Wei Changshi's actions, the King expressed a touch of sorrow, lamenting the loss of her unique skill in pickling fruits. Wei Yan was devastated upon learning of her "sister" Wei Changshi's suicide, and the earlier death of her maid Cai Fan due to torture.
Overwhelmed with grief and rage, she felt responsible for their fates. Wei Yan had been kneeling outside the King of Qin's hall for an entire day, repeatedly pleading for an audience, admitting her guilt, and begging that innocent people not be harmed. Mu Supervisor, however, refused to deliver her "blood letter," stating the King did not value such dramatic displays of sincerity. Wei Yan vowed to kneel until she died, but Mu Supervisor remained unmoved.
The King, eventually informed that both Wei Yan and Ying Hua had been kneeling for hours, ordered them to rise. He commanded Wei Yan to return to her palace, reflect deeply, and repent, warning that continued misconduct would result in him forbidding her from seeing Ying Hua. Ying Hua went to comfort his distraught mother, urging her to abandon her reckless schemes.
He promised to protect her and ensure her safety, declaring that she was the only beloved one left in his life. Wei Yan was deeply touched by her son's sincerity. During a gathering of concubines in the palace, including Mi Shu and Mi Yue, the conversation turned to recent events.
They discussed how the King of Qin seemed to have forgiven Wei Yan, largely because conclusive evidence against her regarding the copper pass was lacking, and her maid Cai Fan died under torture without confessing. The King's fondness for Ying Hua also played a role. Concern then arose as they learned Wei Yan now intended to adopt Gongzi Zhuang, Wei Changshi's orphaned son. One concubine expressed worry that this would allow Wei Yan to regain influence.
Mi Shu declared it her duty as Queen to care for the King's children and resolved to propose adopting Gongzi Zhuang herself to the King. The discussion then moved to the issue of establishing a Crown Prince. While one concubine urged Mi Shu to immediately ask the King to name her son, Gongzi Dang, as Crown Prince, Mi Yue advised against such haste. She explained that pressing the issue too soon could backfire and displease the King.
Instead, Mi Yue suggested waiting until Gongzi Dang was three to five years old, when his character was more developed, to approach the King about the matter, emphasizing the wisdom of "haste makes waste." Mi Shu, weary of the disagreement, ended the discussion. At the bustling Quartet Embassy, Huang Xie, using the alias Qian Gongzi and residing with Yong Rui, observed the debates among various schools of thought.
Zhang Yi, entering the embassy, quickly recognized Huang Xie, though he initially pretended to mistake him for someone else. Huang Xie then saw Mi Yue, disguised in male attire, engaging passionately in a debate, eloquently advocating for Legalist philosophy. Upon hearing her voice and seeing her, Huang Xie called out "Yue-er" and attempted to reach her, but Zhang Yi swiftly intervened, pulling him away, insisting on a private conversation.
Zhang Yi led Huang Xie to a private area and, acknowledging Huang Xie's true identity despite his alias, warned him that times had drastically changed. He explained that the Mi Yue Huang Xie once knew had transformed into Mi Bazi, a favored concubine of the King of Qin. Zhang Yi recounted Mi Yue's arduous journey, her narrow escapes, and her unwavering determination to avenge Huang Xie's perceived death.
Now that justice for the attack on the Queen's procession had been settled, Zhang Yi stressed that Huang Xie's sudden reappearance from the dead would create immense complications and danger for Mi Yue and those around her. Huang Xie, however, was adamant, expressing his belief that Mi Yue was not materialistic and had likely been forced into her current situation.
He asserted that their reunion was a personal matter, independent of others, and he merely wished to see her to understand the truth and find a path forward. Zhang Yi, offering money for Huang Xie to leave Xianyang and return to Chu, strongly advised him against this course, reiterating that a reunion would only bring harm to both of them.
Despite Zhang Yi's warnings and offer, Huang Xie refused to give up, declaring he had traveled far to Xianyang and would not abandon Mi Yue, needing to see her to truly know the situation. He thanked Zhang Yi for his concern but resolutely departed, determined to find Mi Yue. Back in her palace, Mi Yue was troubled, prompting Aunt Kui to ask about her melancholy.
Mi Yue confided that she once swore to leave the Qin palace after avenging Huang Xie's death, a mission she felt was now accomplished. She worried if Huang Xie's spirit knew of her changed intentions, he would blame her. Mi Yue then revealed that at the Quartet Embassy earlier that day, she clearly heard someone call her "Yue-er," and the voice strikingly resembled Huang Xie's.
Aunt Kui, dismissing it as her imagination due to unresolved grief, reminded Mi Yue that Huang Xie had been dead for years and urged her to let go of such thoughts for her own well-being. She suggested that Huang Xie would only find peace if Mi Yue lived a good life, offering to accompany her to his grave in the spring.
The following day, Huang Xie returned to the Quartet Embassy, still searching for Mi Yue, but failed to find her amidst the ongoing debates and departed sadly. Shortly after, Mi Yue arrived at the embassy, only to be mistaken for someone else by a passerby, who briefly called out "Yue-er" before apologizing. Wei Liang Ren informed Mi Yue that Wei Yan was waiting to see her, suggesting Mi Yue could decline the meeting.
Mi Yue decided to face Wei Yan, acknowledging the meeting was inevitable. She found Wei Yan waiting in the bitter cold, seemingly punishing herself. Wei Yan, now desperate, knelt before Mi Yue, begging for a way out of her predicament, despite Mi Yue's insistence that as a mere Bazi, she held no such power and that all palace affairs rested solely with the King of Qin.
Wei Yan retorted that Mi Yue, despite being a newcomer, possessed extraordinary influence and was undoubtedly the one person who harbored the deepest hatred for her. Mi Yue openly confirmed her intense hatred, stating that anyone in her position would feel the same. As Mi Yue prepared to leave, Wei Yan desperately offered a crucial piece of information: she claimed she was not behind the Yiqu ambush on the Queen's wedding procession. Mi Yue stopped, stating she believed her.
She reasoned that while Wei Yan was adept at typical harem intrigues like poisoning, manipulation, and framing, orchestrating a large-scale military operation with Yiqu forces to disrupt the Qin-Chu alliance and provoke war was far beyond Wei Yan's capacity and ambition. Mi Yue concluded that Wei Yan was merely a minor pawn in Wei's grander political schemes.
Wei Yan countered that all dowry women were but pawns for their birth countries, to which Mi Yue replied that it depended on one's willingness to be such a pawn. Mi Yue then declared that Wei had lost this political game, and Wei Changshi and others had paid for Wei Yan's actions with their lives.
She advised Wei Yan that the King had spared her for Ying Hua's sake, but she should not expect further favors and instead reflect on how her own excessive greed led to her current downfall. When Wei Yan asked if Mi Yue would still not release her, Mi Yue stated she had never deliberately sought to harm her and then departed.
Later that evening, Wei Yan dispatched Caiping to Mu Supervisor with a precious pearl, hoping he would speak favorably of her and Ying Hua to the King of Qin. Mu Supervisor, initially feigning reluctance, eventually accepted the pearl, subtly advising Wei Yan to "do her best, as heaven watches," and stating that the King already held his own counsel.
More importantly, he implicitly revealed that the King was enraged by King Wei's treachery in poaching Gong Sun Yan and by Gong Sun Yan's current efforts to unite other states against Qin. This had made the King eager to launch a punitive expedition against Wei. Upon piecing together Mu Supervisor's veiled message, Wei Yan was deeply shocked by the impending war with her homeland. Shortly after, Fan Changshi visited, expressing concern for Wei Yan's health.
Wei Yan then unveiled her desperate and audacious new strategy: she was writing a memorial to the King, not a superficial "blood letter" but one penned with the "blood" of her resolve. In this memorial, she would unequivocally condemn King Wei's actions and passionately urge the King of Qin to immediately send troops to conquer Wei.
Furthermore, in an extreme act of loyalty and sacrifice, she proposed that her own son, Ying Hua, lead the vanguard of the attacking army against their shared motherland. Wei Yan explained to a stunned Fan Changshi that this was the ultimate display of sincerity the King desired to see, a desperate gamble to win back his favor and secure her position.
