The Long Ballad Episode 47 Recap
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Yicheng personally admitted to Asher Sun that it was she who caused the death of the Great Khan. Back then, in order to help the Great Khan ascend to the throne, she stained her hands with blood—she personally killed Sheer's father, Khan Shule. These words were overheard by Sheer in the shadows. Shocked and stunned, he couldn’t help but come out to see Yicheng.
He had always believed that his father died of illness and never imagined that it was his own mother who killed him. Yicheng was a daughter of the Sui Dynasty, and her heart belonged only to the Sui. Although Sheer’s father loved her dearly, as long as he was alive, she could never revive the Sui Dynasty. In her heart, the prairie was nothing more than a prison.
Her path to restoring her homeland had already reached this point, and she would not stop. Wei Shuyu sent wedding gifts from Changge to Hao Dou and Li Leyan. Though Changge was not skilled in embroidery, she had earnestly learned from the embroidery master and rushed to make an embroidered fan for Leyan. Shuyu also gifted the couple a pair of mandarin duck jade pendants. Before leaving Chang'an for Dingxiang, Changge caused great worry for Leyan.
Hao Dou comforted her, saying that Li Shimin had sent Li Jing to Dingxiang, and Changge, being clever and wise, would surely be safe. Now that Du Ruhui was gravely ill and the wedding date for Hao Dou and Leyan hadn’t arrived, Hao Dou made an unusual request—though he feared wronging Leyan. But Leyan understood Hao Dou’s intentions: the thing Du Ruhui worried about the most was Hao Dou's marriage.
She decided to hold a small ceremony at the Du residence to let Du Ruhui witness their wedding and fulfill his wish. Li Jing led his troops to press the border. The Asher's Tribe was short on soldiers and horses. In an effort to salvage the situation, Yicheng ordered Mu Jin to be healed and arranged for Asher Sun to see the Great Khan. These were the only two people Asher Sun truly cared about now.
If she didn’t let him see them, how could she use him for her purposes? When Asher Sun met the seriously ill Great Khan, he was deeply concerned. To save him, he agreed to follow Yicheng’s command and personally wrote a military order for Mu Jin to gather the elite Eagle Division at Chengqi Gate within five days. Drunk and distraught, Sheer went to find Mimi. Having learned the whole truth, he was tormented with pain.
The Great Khan had shot his little wolf and sowed discord between him and Asher Sun, and now his own mother had killed his father and caused the Great Khan's grave illness. Everything had been lies and deceit. Seeing Sheer crying in his drunkenness, Mimi softened and let him stay the night. The elite Eagle Division assembled at Chengqi Gate, but Yicheng never intended for Asher Sun to lead the troops into battle.
She only wanted to use the Eagle Division to win this war. The only ones who could issue commands were Asher Sun and the Great Khan, and the ailing Great Khan was just another pawn she used. Yicheng waited in Asher Sun's prison cell, expecting the Eagle Division to depart. But Asher Sun had planned ahead. He had secretly instructed Mu Jin to burn the military order.
His real plan was for Mu Jin to rescue the Great Khan and defect to the Tang. Mu Jin followed the plan and successfully rescued the Great Khan. When Yicheng realized how cunning Asher Sun was, she furiously ordered the Eagle Division to be pursued and exterminated. She also summoned all the tribal chiefs of Asher's Tribe to Dingxiang to make an example. Asher Sun had never planned to return alive once he arrived in Dingxiang.
The only thing he couldn’t let go of was Changge—he feared he would break their lifelong promise. At the Du residence, Leyan and Hao Dou held a simple wedding ceremony. After all their trials and hardships, they finally became husband and wife. After the wedding, Hao Dou prepared to depart for Dingxiang to assist Li Jing in eliminating Yicheng. Changge arrived alone outside Dingxiang city, trying to figure out how to sneak in.
Xufeng, Shuyu, and Zhenzhu came to her aid—they were all there to help her. This time, they would advance and retreat with her and help her rescue the one she loved. Zhenzhu held the seal of the Prince of Mobei, allowing them to easily enter Dingxiang city. Changge used a secret code to contact Mimi, who was with Sheer. They read Changge's letter together. Sheer immediately agreed to help. Learning the layout of the palace was not difficult for him. Mu Jin handed the Great Khan over to Li Jing for care, then led the Eagle Division brothers to Dingxiang to rescue Asher Sun.
