The Princess Wei Young Episode 16 Recap
> The Princess Wei Young Recap
After a tense argument, in which the Prime Minister hinted at Li Weiyang's ability to bring honor to the Li Family, Chiyun Rou vehemently expressed her belief that Li Weiyang not only hated her for their past confrontations but was also capable of destroying the Li clan. Chiyun Rou dramatically claimed that Li Weiyang had used witchcraft, an act forbidden by the Emperor, just to harm her.
Shortly after, during a family gathering, Li Changle confronted Li Weiyang, presenting a small wooden doll found in her room and accusing her of harming Chiyun Rou to elevate the Seventh Concubine's status. Li Weiyang vehemently denied the accusations, asserting she was being framed. The Old Madam and Third Aunt supported Li Weiyang, urging caution.
Despite their pleas, the Prime Minister decided to confine Li Weiyang to the Nan Courtyard, locking the doors and forbidding anyone to speak of the matter until the truth could be uncovered. Baizhi insisted on staying with Li Weiyang, who in turn requested that her birth mother, the Seventh Concubine, be allowed to stay with the Third Aunt, a request the Prime Minister granted.
Following her apparent recovery, Chiyun Rou explained to Li Changle that her "illness" was a carefully orchestrated deception. She revealed that she had intentionally poisoned herself with a diluted herb that only caused temporary disorientation, coughing up blood, and chest pains, all to frame Li Weiyang with witchcraft, and then took an antidote.
She explained that a direct attempt on Li Weiyang's life would have been difficult due to Weiyang's wariness, the presence of her guard Jun Tao, and her recently conferred title, which would cause significant repercussions if she died suspiciously. Chiyun Rou confided that she had deliberately sent Li Minde away to further isolate Weiyang, ensuring she would die quietly. Chiyun Rou also praised her maid Hongluo for successfully planting the wooden doll.
Hongluo reported that a man's fan, which she had previously seen Li Weiyang treasure, was missing from its cloth bag inside a box in the cupboard when she went to plant the figurine, and she had no time to search for it. Confined for two days, Li Weiyang worriedly discussed her predicament with Baizhi. Suddenly remembering Tuoba Jun's fan, she frantically searched for it.
Baizhi then revealed she had found the fan's pouch dirty and had removed it to make a new one, inadvertently saving the fan from being discovered. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister, in a conversation with Chiyun Rou, agreed to hush up the witchcraft matter. Chiyun Rou suggested spreading news that Li Weiyang was gravely ill and, after a few days, "dealing with her" quietly so her death would appear natural.
The Prime Minister, though reluctant, seemed to accept this cruel suggestion for the sake of the family. Soon after, Li Changle stormed into the Nan Courtyard to search Li Weiyang's room. When Li Weiyang resisted, Li Changle ordered her guards to overpower Jun Tao and Baizhi. The guards found Tuoba Jun's fan. Questioned about its origin, Li Weiyang first claimed she bought it. Li Changle threatened to interrogate Jun Tao, who was then taken away.
When Baizhi intervened, she was seized and beaten. To save Baizhi from further torture, Li Weiyang relented and confessed that the fan was a gift from a good friend in the countryside. To protect Tuoba Jun, Li Weiyang argued that the fan's quality was too poor for an Imperial Grandson and that the bamboo painting was done by her friend, not a renowned artist.
Li Changle seized on this, twisting the confession into proof that Li Weiyang secretly had a peasant lover from the countryside, warning that Tuoba Jun would be disgusted. Later, Li Changru tried to visit Li Weiyang, bringing food and medicine, but the guards, under Chiyun Rou's orders, barred her entry. From inside, Li Weiyang urged Changru to leave for her own safety.
Changru promised to look after Jun Tao and left, realizing that Weiyang was still useful to her plans and must be saved. She knew someone who could help. Meanwhile, Baizhi's condition worsened from her injuries, and she developed a high fever. Li Weiyang desperately pleaded with the guards for medicine, but they callously refused. Unaware of these developments, Tuoba Jun experienced an unsettling eye twitch, making him worry that something had happened to Weiyang.
Later, at the palace, Li Changle visited the Crown Princess before strategically approaching Tuoba Jun in the garden. After a brief, feigned apology for a past offense, she "accidentally" dropped the fan. When Tuoba Jun inquired about it, she claimed it was a gift to Weiyang from a "lover from the countryside," which Chiyun Rou had confiscated. Tuoba Jun immediately recognized the fan as his own.
While happy that Weiyang had kept it, he became deeply suspicious of Changle's tale and how she had obtained it. Shortly after, a girl, arranged by Li Changru, delivered a note to Tuoba Jun that read, "Weiyang is in trouble." Alarmed, Tuoba Jun rushed to the Prime Minister's Manor, using the pretext that his mother had sent him with a physician to check on the supposedly ill Chiyun Rou. Upon arrival, he was told that Li Weiyang herself was gravely ill and had been confined.
