The Litchi Road Episode 21 Recap
> The Litchi Road Recap
Nine years ago, the Left Chancellor sent Lu Huan to Pingkangfang to kill Assistant Minister Zheng, who had betrayed the Jing'ansi. Assistant Minister Zheng handed over the list of the Left Chancellor's confidants to the envoy. The procuress sent people to catch the runaway little Yun Qing and forced her to accompany the Right Chancellor's envoy. The Right Chancellor's envoy touched Yun Qing inappropriately.
Lu Huan, in a fit of anger, killed him and then killed all the guards around him. He was also seriously injured. Lu Huan left Pingkangfang after killing Assistant Minister Zheng. Yun Qing kept following him. Lu Huan gave her all the money he had. Yun Qing didn't want the money; she only wanted revenge. So Lu Huan took her in. A Mita went to great lengths to find A Tu.
From A Tu, she learned that He Youguang had set fire and burned her father to death. A Mita turned against He Youguang, and a shootout ensued. Lan Yu was shot and injured by He Youguang while protecting A Mita. Thanks to Yun Qing, who sent people to rescue A Mita. A Mita also took Lan Yu, who had betrayed her, with her. Lan Yu admitted that she was a spy planted by He Youguang beside A Mita.
A Mita was heartbroken; she had always treated Lan Yu as her own sister, never expecting Lan Yu to be a traitor. Lan Yu repeatedly apologized to her, but A Mita refused to forgive her. The more A Mita thought about it, the sadder she became. He Youguang had raised her since she was little and supported her to become the head of the foreign merchants' guild, but he had never trusted her.
Yun Qing pointed out incisively that He Youguang treated A Mita as a pawn to restrain the pirates, because A Mita was the daughter of Hai Hu, the pirate leader. She revealed all of He Youguang's monstrous crimes over the years. Yun Qing wanted to join forces with A Mita to bring down He Youguang. Only then did A Mita realize that Yun Qing was a confidante of the Left Chancellor.
She had always regarded He Youguang as a good adoptive father and had never thought of hiding the account books. Those account books were in the study at the marketplace. The study was guarded year-round. Steward Niu, who guarded the study, was a gambler and often went to Lan Ge's cockfighting arena to place bets. Zheng Pingan came to the cockfighting arena to find Lan Ge and told him everything A Tu had confessed before his death.
Lan Ge learned that He Youguang had instructed A Tu to sell two thousand shares of Haifan Chou to his father, then set fire to burn Hai Hu to death, causing Lan Ge's family to lose everything they had. Lan Ge was furious and gnashed his teeth. Zheng Pingan asked Lan Ge for a chicken. Steward Niu arrived shortly after, and Zheng Pingan started a cockfight with him.
The guards watching the study heard that Steward Niu had won money and all rushed over to watch the fun. Yun Qing sent people to the study to steal the account books. When Steward Niu heard about this, he immediately rushed back to the study. He Youguang heard that someone was trying to steal from the study and sent Zhao Xinmin to burn all the account books.
Yan Yazhuang went to Dayu Mountain to scout the hidden route A Tu had drawn before his death, confirming that it would only take one day to pass through Dayu Mountain. He immediately wrote to Li Shande. Li Shande was overjoyed. He and A Tong and others, through their unremitting efforts, could keep the lychees fresh for eleven days. Because the flood had blocked transportation, they had to detour through Dayu Mountain, which added two days to the journey.
The hidden route A Tu had found saved two days, so Li Shande's plan to transport the lychees could be successfully completed. A Tong and the Dong people cheered and celebrated together. Li Shande was going back to Chang'an with the transport cavalry team. A Tong called her clan members to immediately pick the largest and best lychees and reminded Li Shande to come back as soon as possible.
Su Liang called on the foreign merchants to continue investing in Li Shande. They were worried about He Youguang's retaliation and advised Su Liang to withdraw in time. Su Liang was unwilling to give up just like that; he was willing to risk his life for one gamble. Li Shande worked overtime to prepare a detailed plan for transporting the lychees; he needed to apply for funds from the court.
Su Liang wanted to give Li Shande the follow-up funds five days later, but Li Shande was departing the day after tomorrow. Su Liang promised to give it to him on time. Yun Qing sent Zheng Pingan to hold up Steward Niu, but they still didn't get the account books. A Mita didn't want to wait idly; those accounts were handled by her personally.
She wanted to go back to Chang'an to find the Left Chancellor and expose the crimes of He Youguang colluding with the Right Chancellor. Zheng Pingan asked Li Shande to take A Mita back to Chang'an. Li Shande was worried about potential complications when he learned that A Mita was going to the capital for revenge. Zheng Pingan pleaded earnestly, saying that once the Right Chancellor was brought down, his own revenge would also be achieved.
Unable to refuse his insistence, Li Shande agreed to let her disguise herself as a rider. Lin Yinu, who was nearby, heard everything clearly. Xiao Yunchuan officially took office and handled the affairs of the guild as the acting head. Su Liang congratulated Xiao Yunchuan and offered to sell his merchant ship to Xiao Yunchuan at a low price. Xiao Yunchuan learned that he was selling the ship to invest in Li Shande and advised him to think twice.
Su Liang's mind was made up. Xiao Yunchuan only reluctantly agreed after much consideration. Lan Ge told his brothers to wholeheartedly assist Li Shande in transporting the lychees; he wanted to use this opportunity to make a comeback. Zhao Xinmin asked Lan Ge to find A Mita's whereabouts and promised him a large sum of money once the task was completed. Tomorrow, they would set off for Chang'an, and Li Shande couldn't sleep.
Lin Yinu happened to come to feed the horses. Li Shande told him to stay peacefully at the lychee garden and promised to bring him fine wine from Chang'an when he returned. Lin Yinu felt warmth in his heart. Early in the morning, Yun Qing left the city in a carriage. Lan Yu, disguised as A Mita, left the city with her.
Zhao Xinmin heard that A Mita had left the city with Yun Qing and immediately led his men to arrest A Mita. At the same time, Lan Ge was transporting a cart of chickens out of the city. A Mita was hidden in the cart. The city gate guards wanted to inspect it. Zheng Pingan quickly stepped forward to help him out and even called over the head of the gate guards.
Lan Ge repeatedly claimed the cart contained He Youguang's chickens. Zhao Xinmin sent people out of the city to chase Yun Qing's carriage, and only then did the guards let Lan Ge's cart leave the city.
