The Litchi Road Episode 35 Recap
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Lingnan, Gaozhou was in the middle of March. Zheng Pingan brought Gou Er to the market to buy crucian carp. The crucian carp were freshest at this time. Zheng Pingan released all the crucian carp he bought. He was still feeling uneasy. Gou Er guessed that he was worried because the Right Chancellor's envoy had arrived. Zheng Pingan had a dream. He dreamed that Gou Er was gone.
The third son of Crucian Carp brought two sisters to thank Zheng Pingan for sparing their lives. Only then did Zheng Pingan realize that they were the fish he had released. The third son of Crucian Carp and Zheng Pingan had a heart-to-heart talk. Zheng Pingan told him the secret in his heart. He had a fervent desire to serve the country, but was forced to replace Ma Guiyun and come to Lingnan.
Zheng Pingan asked the third son of Crucian Carp to help him predict his future. The third son of Crucian Carp calculated that tomorrow would be Zheng Pingan's last day. Zheng Pingan still had unfinished wishes and did not want to die. The third son of Crucian Carp reminded Zheng Pingan to head east all the way tomorrow, which could resolve this disaster. Today was Noble Consort Yang's birthday. Li Shande publicly questioned the Right Chancellor.
He had gone through immense hardship to transport the lychees to Chang'an, which not only cost a huge amount of money but also severely harmed the common people along the way. Li Shande condemned the Right Chancellor for abusing his power for personal gain and disregarding the lives of the people. He said this was equivalent to chaos going beyond acceptable limits. Yu Chengen stepped forward to argue with Li Shande.
Li Shande was even more furious and cursed him, calling him a parasite. Li Shande did not want to abet evil, so he resigned on the spot. The Right Chancellor was enraged and forcibly drove Li Shande away. Yu Chengen secretly sent people to kill Li Shande. Li Shande rushed home. Zheng Pingan happened to be there. Li Shande wanted to take Zheng Pingan and Li Xiuer back to Lingnan.
Zheng Pingan still had unfinished business and told Li Shande to take Li Xiuer and leave first. Only after Zheng Pingan personally saw Li Shande and Li Xiuer walk far away did he feel relieved enough to go home. He saw some suspicious people at his doorstep. Worried that his identity might be exposed, he had no choice but to take Luo Tuo and Gou Er to Li Shande's old house to seek temporary shelter. The birthday banquet officially began.
Yu Chengen presented the lychees to the Emperor. The Left Chancellor asked the Emperor to reward Li Shande for his merits. The Right Chancellor erased Li Shande's contribution and attributed all the credit to Yu Chengen. The Emperor rewarded the Right Chancellor and Yu Chengen according to their merits. Zheng Pingan came to Li Shande's old house to take refuge and saw a group of people chasing Li Shande.
Zheng Pingan lied and claimed to be Li Shande's creditor to stop the group of people. They severely beat Zheng Pingan. Zheng Pingan was beaten to the brink of death. He told Gou Er to go to Lingnan to seek refuge with Li Shande. After saying these words, Zheng Pingan died. The third son of Crucian Carp quietly came to Li Shande's old house. Zheng Pingan's soul quickly came over to greet him.
The third son of Crucian Carp complained that Zheng Pingan should not have turned back. If he had kept going east, he could have avoided death. Zheng Pingan was only concerned with intercepting the group of people and had completely forgotten about this matter. Gou Er did not want to live on, so he committed suicide. Zheng Pingan was so angry that he complained loudly about him. The Emperor asked Noble Consort Yang to taste the lychees first.
Unexpectedly, the lychees, which looked fresh on the outside, had already spoiled. The Left Chancellor took the opportunity to ask the Emperor to punish the Right Chancellor and Yu Chengen. The Right Chancellor felt that there was something suspicious. It turned out that Li Shande had previously instructed someone to place quinces in the lychee baskets. The effect of the quinces was to make the lychees look fresh on the outside but rotten on the inside.
Li Shande also wrote a letter and sent Yan Yazhuang to deliver it to Zheng Pingan. Zheng Pingan immediately told Lu Huan about this matter, intending to rely on the Left Chancellor to bring down the Right Chancellor. Yu Chengen suspected that Li Shande had tampered with something, but lacked conclusive evidence. However, Noble Consort Yang was not convinced and severely reprimanded Yu Chengen. The Right Chancellor pushed all the blame onto Yu Chengen.
Yu Chengen was so frightened that he repeatedly begged for mercy. He had used the nation's resources to transport the lychees. Noble Consort Yang used this opportunity to express her feelings; she did not want to be a sinner for all eternity. The Left Chancellor seized the opportunity to report to the Emperor, accusing the Right Chancellor of making a huge profit during the lychee transportation. The Right Chancellor counterattacked, questioning whether the Left Chancellor was intentionally framing him.
The Left Chancellor presented evidence of the Right Chancellor's collusion and corruption with He Youguang. The Right Chancellor tried his best to distance himself from He Youguang. The Right Chancellor produced He Youguang's letter of allegiance. After the Emperor read that letter, he was greatly disappointed with the Right Chancellor and severely punished him. The Emperor granted Yu Chengen a three-foot strip of white silk. The Left Chancellor tried his best to plead for Li Shande.
Li Shande brought Li Xiuer to sweep the grave of his wife, Zheng Jinniang, and fed fresh lychees to Li Xiuer. Li Shande brought Li Xiuer to Lingnan. He led the Dong people to repair the lychee trees. A Tong taught Li Xiuer how to write. Their days were happy and pleasant. Zhao Xinmin rushed over to deliver a letter to Li Shande. Li Shande invited him to stay and drink together.
Zhao Xinmin's wife was about to give birth, so he had to go home to accompany his wife. Today was the Lantern Festival. Lu Huan went alone to the street to enjoy the lanterns. He unexpectedly met Yun Qing and invited her to stay. Yun Qing tossed a coin, as she always did, to decide whether to go or stay. Li Shande made flower lanterns. He celebrated the Lantern Festival with Li Xiuer. Zhao Xinmin wrote Li Shande's story as a storytelling performance, which was very popular with the listeners. The End
