The Princess Wei Young Episode 27 Recap
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Li Changle, knowing her story about saving Tuoba Jun was full of flaws, cunningly had him conceal the matter from His Imperial Majesty. She claimed it was to protect him, but her true motive was to gain his gratitude and ensure her deception wouldn't be exposed. She firmly believed that if Tuoba Jun no longer hated her, and with Li Weiyang eliminated, she could eventually win his affection and marry him.
As Li Weiyang's entourage detoured back to Ping City, they were ambushed by assassins. Jun Tao and Chengde tried to defend her, but Li Weiyang was cornered and forced to the edge of a cliff. In a desperate moment, Tuoba Jun arrived and managed to grab her hand just as she was falling. Li Weiyang urged him to let go, not wanting him to be implicated, but Tuoba Jun refused, holding onto her tightly.
The two plummeted together down the sheer cliff. Soon after, Min De and Chengde, having fought off the remaining attackers, arrived at the cliff edge. They found Tuoba Jun's sword and Li Weiyang's shoe, leading them to believe the two had perished. Their cries of despair echoed into the deep abyss.
Meanwhile, at the Chiyun Residence, Li Changle was celebrating with Chiyun Nan when a messenger delivered grim news: Prince of Gaoyang Tuoba Jun, while attempting to save Princess of Anping County Li Weiyang, had fallen off the cliff with her. Li Changle was enraged, drawing her sword and demanding answers from Chiyun Nan. She had only asked him to kill Li Weiyang, not involve Tuoba Jun.
Chiyun Nan, maintaining his composure, questioned Li Changle’s ultimate desire: was it Tuoba Jun himself or the position of future empress? He coldly suggested that if Tuoba Jun were truly dead, the struggle for the imperial succession would become clearer. He advised her to use her feminine wiles and choose a more suitable alliance at the opportune moment, hinting that the Prince of Dongping or the Prince of Nan'an could be strong alternatives, making the path to empress much easier.
He reminded her that a sword was a man's weapon and she should learn to use a woman's exclusive one. Despite his reasoning, Li Changle refused to accept Tuoba Jun's death. News of Tuoba Jun’s and Li Weiyang’s apparent deaths reached the palace and the Li Prime Minister's Manor.
His Imperial Majesty refused to believe his eldest grandson was gone without seeing a corpse, ordering a widespread search for him and demanding the masterminds behind the assassination be found and punished. Similarly, the Li family's Old Madam adamantly refused to believe Li Weiyang was dead, ordering her servants to search diligently, insisting she would not believe it until she saw a body.
Chiyun Nan, already orchestrating the assassination attempts, secretly dispatched his assassins to infiltrate the search parties, ensuring they would find and eliminate Li Weiyang before anyone else did. Miraculously, Tuoba Jun had managed to slow their descent by skillfully using a short sword against the cliff face, eventually bringing himself and Li Weiyang safely to the bottom. Once there, he tended to their injuries and told Li Weiyang to wait while he went to find food.
However, Li Weiyang, plagued by guilt for constantly endangering him, decided to take this opportunity to leave, believing she could no longer implicate him. Tuoba Jun, however, quickly found her again and pressed her about the relentless assassination attempts against her. Cornered, Li Weiyang finally confessed the truth.
She revealed that the assassins were sent by Chiyun Nan and confirmed Chiyun Rou’s earlier suspicions: she was not Li Weiyang, nor the daughter of Prime Minister Li, but the Princess of Northern Liang, the very princess on Wei’s capture list. She explained that Great Wei had destroyed her homeland, Great Liang, and accused Chiyun Nan of framing her royal father, stealing iron mines for personal gain, and massacring her entire clan.
She emotionally declared her hatred for Chiyun Nan, Great Wei, and Tuoba Jun’s imperial grandfather, stating she had merely been deceiving and using him, and could never love him. She then attempted to sever all ties with him. However, their separation was short-lived, as Chiyun Nan's pursuers quickly discovered them. It was Tuoba Jun's desperate and selfless protection that once again saved Li Weiyang from imminent danger. Seeking refuge, they found a remote cottage to tend to their injuries.
There, Tuoba Jun, still injured, reaffirmed his unwavering love for Li Weiyang. Despite knowing her true identity and her past deceptions, he declared that he didn't care who she was, only that she was the woman he loved. He promised to help her expose Chiyun Nan, clear her father's name, and free her people from slavery.
He further vowed to ask His Imperial Majesty for their marriage and to allow them to leave Ping City, abandoning the struggle for power to live a simple life with her and his mother, free from worries. Li Weiyang, moved by his sincerity, found it difficult to refuse his plea to trust him and work towards their shared future. At the cliff bottom, Min De and Chengde found no sign of Tuoba Jun or Li Weiyang.
Realizing the strong currents could have carried them downstream, they decided to search further along the river. Min De then summoned Jiao, a trusted subordinate, ordering him to mobilize all his men to aid in the search for the Princess of Anping County. Jiao informed Min De that the Khan was furious about Min De’s current identity and had ordered him to return.
Min De, a Rouran prince who valued promises above all, made a solemn vow to Jiao: if he could bring Li Weiyang back safely, Min De would return with him to the Khan. At the Prince of Nan'an's residence, Li Changru played chess with Tuoba Yu, her mind clearly elsewhere. When asked about her distraction, she claimed concern for Li Weiyang's safety. Tuoba Yu expressed surprise at her supposed genuine care, noting her deep cunning.
He then pressed her, asking what she would do if Li Weiyang ever became a threat to her. Li Changru's demeanor immediately turned cold as she chillingly replied that, like a strangler fig, she would eliminate every obstacle in her path, a response that evidently pleased Tuoba Yu. Elsewhere, Tuoba Yu confronted Chiyun Nan, having discovered evidence of his illicit private iron mine and his intentions to rebel.
He used this information to blackmail Chiyun Nan, ordering him to hand over control of the iron mine and to ensure the Chiyun family would pledge their allegiance to him. Chiyun Nan, after realizing he had no choice, offered to serve Tuoba Yu as his master, but only if Tuoba Yu helped him eliminate the Princess of Northern Liang – Li Weiyang. Meanwhile, Li Changru made her way to the Prince of Nan'an's residence.
While awaiting Tuoba Yu, she cunningly overheard him discussing the memorial that detailed Chiyun Nan's crimes. Crucially, she also heard him and his subordinate confirm that Li Weiyang was, in fact, the Princess of Northern Liang, realizing Li Weiyang's true identity.
