The Legend of Mi Yue Episode 55 Recap
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As various troops were rapidly dispatched in and around Xianyang, including those of Gongzi Hua, Gongzi Chi, and Wei Ran, Chuli Ji informed Queen Mother Mi Shu of the situation. Mi Shu was surprised to learn that Wei Ran had returned to the capital, as he was supposed to be pacifying the Shu region. Mi Shu declared that as a general, Wei Ran's unauthorized return would typically be punishable by death under Qin's strict laws.
Chuli Ji clarified that the chaos in Shu had been quelled and Chen Zhuang executed, with Sima Cuo and Wei Ran achieving great merit. Wei Ran's return was on Sima Cuo's orders to report on their success. Mi Shu suspected that Zhang Yi had deliberately delayed the report of Wei Ran's return. Chuli Ji cautioned that while the princes and Wei Ran had no current pretext for rebellion, one could easily be found.
He then revealed Mi Shu's intention to have Mi Yue, her son Ying Ji, and Fan Changshi buried alive with the late King Ying Si. Chuli Ji implored Mi Shu to reconsider, emphasizing that such an act would be disastrous. He reminded her of his advice to the late King to ensure stability by protecting the Queen and Crown Prince, and urged her and King Ying Dang to prioritize appeasing the various princes.
Mi Shu, however, insisted that Mi Yue and Fan Changshi could not be forgiven. King Ying Dang advised his mother against letting personal grievances undermine important affairs of state. Mi Shu then revealed that she had burned the late King’s edict to enfeoff Ying Ji as the Lord of Shu.
She explained that she could not allow Mi Yue and Ying Ji to control the strategically important and wealthy Shu region, fearing they would become too powerful with the support of Sima Cuo and Wei Ran, potentially challenging the central court. Chuli Ji stressed the paramount importance of stability for the new king's reign. Mi Shu, acknowledging his advice, stated she would act with wisdom.
Meanwhile, Wei Yan discussed Mi Shu's newfound ruthlessness with her niece, Wei Yi, noting how Mi Shu showed no mercy to old acquaintances. Wei Yi remarked that Mi Yue and others had simply "blocked her husband's path." Wei Yi brought up rumors of a testament left by the late King concerning the throne, expressing relief when it was heard that the will was supposedly in Mi Yue's hands, thus narrowing the danger to only Ying Ji.
Wei Yan lamented Mi Yue's good fortune, noting her brother Wei Ran's timely return. Mi Shu, in another conversation, expressed her dilemma: she couldn't enfeoff Ying Ji, nor could she keep Mi Yue and her son in Xianyang. Wei Yi suggested sending Mi Yue as a hostage to another state, a common practice for royal princes. Mi Shu initially thought of sending them to Chu, but Wei Yi advised against it.
She pointed out that Chu was Mi Yue's home country, close to Shu where Wei Ran was a general, and Mi Yue's other brother, Mi Rong, was also in Chu. Allowing them to gather there would create an uncontrollable threat. Mi Shu agreed, then mused about finding a place and a person who not only disliked Mi Yue but could also be controlled. She soon realized she knew someone who harbored deep-seated hatred for Mi Yue.
In the court, Chuli Ji formally announced the enfeoffment of various princes, including Gongzi Zhi as Lord of Changling, Gongzi Jin as Lord of Yu, Gongzi Hui as Lord of Shu, and Gongzi Shao Gong as Lord of Danyang. He then declared that Gongzi Ji would enter Yan as a hostage. Zhang Yi and Yong Rui vehemently objected.
Zhang Yi argued that it was unjust for the youngest prince, Ying Ji, to be sent as a hostage to distant, snow-covered Yan while his older brothers were given enfeoffed lands. Mi Shu, however, asserted that because Ying Ji was young and had yet to achieve anything, enfeoffing him was inappropriate, and that serving as a hostage in Yan, a close ally of Qin, was Ying Ji's duty as a descendant of the Ying clan.
Yong Rui countered that such a decision went against the late King's wishes, as he had deeply loved Ying Ji. Despite calls for further deliberation, Mi Shu concluded the meeting. As Mi Yue prepared to leave Xianyang, Yong Rui and Zhang Yi came to see her off. Yong Rui urged Mi Yue to take care, reminding her that simply surviving offered hope. Mi Yue reciprocated their good wishes.
Zhang Yi expressed regret for having once advised her to remain in the Qin palace, but affirmed his hope to welcome her and Ying Ji back to Qin someday to assist Ying Ji. General Du Jin then arrived and delivered devastating news: Fan Changshi, unable to bear her grief for the late King, had hanged herself in the palace. Mi Yue was deeply saddened, calling Fan Changshi a truly loyal and righteous person.
Du Jin offered Mi Yue a sarcastic farewell, wishing her a "smooth journey." Later, Yong Rui and Zhang Yi discussed Mi Yue's perilous journey. Yong Rui lamented his counsel to Mi Yue to stay, acknowledging that the path to Yan was fraught with danger. Zhang Yi, too, decided to leave Qin.
When Yong Rui questioned if he regretted leaving Daqin at the height of its power, Zhang Yi replied that serving an arrogant and foolish king was pointless, and he knew Mi Shu would not tolerate him and might even seek his life. He recognized that Yong Rui's family, with its deep roots in Qin, was safer for now.
Before his departure, Zhang Yi made a solemn request to Yong Rui: if Mi Yue and Ying Ji ever overcame their adversity and returned to Qin, he hoped the Yong family would remember their friendship and offer them assistance. Yong Rui promised to fulfill this trust. Mi Yue's journey to Yan, escorted by General Du Jin, proved to be an ordeal. The slow progress and lack of provisions confirmed Mi Yue's suspicion that Mi Shu intended for them to suffer.
When a carriage wheel broke, Du Jin heartlessly declared that they would have to walk, mocking Mi Yue's expectation of palace comforts. He asserted his absolute authority over their travel and sustenance, threatening them with whips if they dared to defy him, even declaring he'd make them "crawl to Ji City." As his men attempted to forcibly remove them from the carriage, Mi Yue protested, reminding them of Ying Ji's royal status.
Du Jin retorted that Qin law permitted the killing of insubordinate hostages, implying the new King would not intervene. Suddenly, Wei Ran appeared with his troops, halting Du Jin's men. Enraged by Du Jin's ill-treatment of his sister and nephew, Wei Ran lashed him with a whip.
Du Jin pleaded for mercy, confessing that he was merely following orders from the palace to make Mi Yue and Ying Ji "suffer more on the road" because his family was being held hostage. Mi Yue intervened, asking Wei Ran to spare his life, and Du Jin was taken away. Wei Ran explained that he had anticipated Mi Shu's malice and had been secretly following the convoy.
He insisted that Mi Yue and Ying Ji should not proceed to Yan, which he described as "a sheep entering a tiger's mouth." Mi Yue acknowledged the danger but argued that fleeing would make Ying Ji a fugitive, ruining his future as a son of Qin. She believed no state would dare to shelter them against the might of Qin.
Wei Ran offered to accompany them to Yan, but Mi Yue refused, urging him to remain in Qin and establish his own position. " Only then," she said, "will there be a path for me and Ji'er to return." Wei Ran agreed but insisted on escorting them to the Zhao border, assuring them of safety once they crossed into Zhao territory.
Before Mi Yue and Ying Ji parted ways with Wei Ran, Wei Ran sternly warned Du Jin that any harm to Mi Yue or Ying Ji would result in severe consequences for Du Jin's family. Mi Yue then bid farewell to her brother, advised him and Bai Qi to prioritize self-preservation and avoid direct confrontation. She embraced Ying Ji, asking him to be strong and look after her. Meanwhile, Mi Shu and A Feng searched for the missing testament.
When A Feng reported that Lady Ying claimed to be unwell and refused to come, Mi Shu grew suspicious. She reflected on Mi Yue's earlier denial of possessing the will, and now believed Mi Yue. Concluding that the will must be with whoever was currently avoiding her, Mi Shu deduced it was Lady Ying. Mi Shu confronted Lady Ying at her temporary residence in the northern suburbs.
Lady Ying, playing a melancholic tune on her zither, hinted that if the late King had entrusted something to her that Mi Shu didn't have, it was because Mi Shu was not meant to have it. Mi Shu attempted to bribe Lady Ying with promises of wealth and peace under King Ying Dang's rule. Lady Ying scoffed, asserting that the Qin ancestral spirits watched over the realm, and if Ying Dang proved unfit, Heaven would remove him.
Losing her patience, Mi Shu threatened to extract the information from Lady Ying's maids, ordering A Feng to drag them all to Yong Xiang. Just as A Feng's men seized the maids, Chuli Ji and Yong Rui arrived, halting the proceedings. Chuli Ji sternly rebuked Mi Shu for disturbing Lady Ying's residence so soon after the late King's death, warning that it would displease the departed monarch.
Mi Shu claimed she was merely seeking a lost "treasure" that Lady Ying's servant was seen with. Chuli Ji, questioning the lack of evidence and appealing to Mi Shu to respect Lady Ying as an elder relative, urged her to desist. Mi Shu, unmoved, declared that she had ample patience and would eventually discover the will if it was indeed with Lady Ying, before departing.
Chuli Ji then offered Lady Ying refuge outside of Qin, but she refused, stating that the late King had entrusted her with the duty to observe Ying Dang's actions, and she could not abandon that trust. Chuli Ji, resigned, declared he would stay in Xianyang to accompany her. As Mi Yue's convoy entered Zhao territory, they were ambushed by the Yiqu King Zhai Li and his men, who were celebrating a recent raid.
Du Jin prepared to fight, but Mi Yue recognized Zhai Li and offered to speak with him, instructing her entourage to remain in the carriages. Mi Yue greeted Zhai Li, who was amused to see her there. She explained that with King Ying Si's death, King Ying Dang and Queen Mother Mi Shu were sending her and Ying Ji to Yan as hostages, a destination Zhai Li disparagingly called a "freezing wasteland."
Zhai Li expressed disbelief at Mi Shu's cruelty towards her own sister. Mi Yue, unfazed, stated that destiny would not abandon her. Zhai Li, seeing an opportunity, urged Mi Yue to abandon her journey and return with him to Yiqu. He declared that since King Huiwen (Ying Si) was dead, Yiqu no longer needed to pay homage to Qin, especially with a "despicable" ruler like Mi Shu.
He even threatened to invade Xianyang but claimed Mi Shu was lucky he hadn't yet. Mi Yue tried to dissuade him from making an enemy of Qin for her sake, but Zhai Li dismissed her concerns, proclaiming his fearlessness of Qin. He then proposed that Mi Yue return to Yiqu with him, where she would be his Queen, and he would guarantee her and her son's safety and well-being for life.
