The Princess Wei Young Episode 47 Recap
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After Tuoba Yu requests the Emperor to bestow marriage upon him and Li Weiyang, the Emperor, visibly shocked, dismisses both Tuoba Yu and Tuoba Jun, retaining only Li Weiyang. The Emperor sternly questions Li Weiyang about her relationship with the Prince of Nan'an, to which she asserts there is nothing between them. The Emperor expresses his clear disapproval, stating he doesn't want his son and grandson fighting over her.
He warns her against getting close to either the Prince of Gaoyang or the Prince of Nan'an, advising her to stop making mistakes, and sends her away, declaring he doesn't wish to see her for the time being. Meanwhile, a distraught Li Changru learns from Rong'er that Tuoba Jun has gone directly to the imperial study, refusing to visit her even when in the palace. Li Changru laments that Tuoba Jun has been bewitched by Li Weiyang.
Unable to bear his indifference, she decides to seek him out herself. However, before she can, Tuoba Yu intercepts Li Weiyang in the garden. He reminds Li Weiyang that he had always wanted to say those words in front of the Emperor, and that she should have been prepared, as he had previously told her she would be his sooner or later.
Li Weiyang retorts that she has already refused to marry him and questions why he insists on forcing her. Tuoba Yu asserts that he must get whatever he wants, but Li Weiyang counters that he won't always succeed. Their exchange is overheard by Li Changru, who seethes with anger and directs all her resentment towards Li Weiyang. Tuoba Jun arrives and interrupts Tuoba Yu, subtly accusing him of secretly forcing many camp household slaves to serve under his banner.
He states that the Emperor has accepted his advice to restore the status of these households, believing it to be beneficial for the country, and urges Tuoba Yu to push the plan forward. Tuoba Yu realizes Tuoba Jun's proposal is aimed directly at him, feigning surprise at Tuoba Jun's detailed knowledge. After Tuoba Yu leaves, Tuoba Jun expresses his shock over Tuoba Yu's sudden marriage request to the Emperor.
Li Weiyang worries that the Emperor now views her as a woman with ulterior motives, driving a wedge between the princes. Tuoba Jun comforts her, assuring her that no matter what the Emperor says, he will never leave her. Seeing that the Emperor won't require Li Weiyang’s attendance for a few days, Tuoba Jun suggests they discreetly sneak out of the palace to enjoy the upcoming lantern festival.
Unbeknownst to them, Li Changru has remained nearby and overhears their plan, deciding to exploit the situation. Back in her chambers, Li Changru's anguish boils over. She bitterly questions why everyone loves Li Weiyang and obsesses over her, while Tuoba Jun, despite all her efforts, treats her as if he doesn't exist. She laments that she is pregnant with Tuoba Yu's child, yet he still abandons her so easily.
Rong'er tries to console her, reminding her that she has endured much to protect the Prince of Nan'an and must fight for the child's sake. Li Changru decides she must destroy Li Weiyang, believing Li Weiyang is manipulating both princes. She instructs Rong'er to prepare writing materials and then sends a letter to Li Changle. Later, Li Changle instructs Tanxiang to deliver clothes to Tuoba Jun and inquire if he can view the lanterns with her that night.
Tanxiang returns with the excuse that Tuoba Jun has important matters to attend to and cannot go. Suspicious and hurt, Li Changle decides to go to the lantern festival herself. To her dismay, she witnesses Tuoba Jun and Li Weiyang walking hand-in-hand, admiring the beautiful lanterns. She is enraged that Tuoba Jun had lied to her.
While they walk, Tuoba Jun shares with Li Weiyang how his late father secretly took him out of the palace to see the people, wishing for stability and peace, a dream he could not fulfill due to being framed. Li Weiyang comforts him, assuring him his father would be proud of his efforts.
Tuoba Jun laments his inability to clear his father's name and protect his mother and Li Weiyang, vowing to fight for the highest position to protect those he cares for and bring peace to the kingdom. Li Weiyang supports his ambition, believing he is destined to be a beloved ruler. As they continue to admire lanterns, Li Weiyang decides to enter a shop to draw a custom lantern design for Tuoba Jun, who waits outside.
Seizing the opportunity, a malevolent Li Changle enters the shop, knocks Li Weiyang unconscious with a wooden stick, and sets the shop ablaze. Meanwhile, Tanxiang rushes out to Tuoba Jun, fabricating a story that Li Changle has suddenly fainted at her manor and urging him to return. Tuoba Jun, however, notices the smoke billowing from the lantern shop and, without hesitation, rushes into the burning building to rescue Li Weiyang.
He finds her unconscious amidst the flames and pulls her to safety. As he holds Li Weiyang in his arms, relieved she is unharmed, he expresses his regret for being careless and leaving her alone. Unbeknownst to them, Li Changle watches from her sedan chair, consumed by tears and despair, realizing Tuoba Jun's heart belongs entirely to Li Weiyang, not her, his rightful wife. The next day, Tuoba Jun sends Chengde to investigate.
Chengde reports that the fire was quickly extinguished and no one else was injured. He then reveals that when he and Tanxiang went to check on Li Changle the previous night, she was not in her room and appeared to have just returned from outside. Tuoba Jun deduces that if Tanxiang had truthfully reported Li Changle’s sudden faint, Li Changle could not have been out. He suspects that someone deliberately knocked out Li Weiyang and set the fire.
Li Changle feigns illness, confining herself to bed. Tuoba Jun, out of courtesy, visits her. He remarks on her sudden chest pain despite being fine earlier, attributing it to insufficient rest and asking about her physician. Li Changle, still bitter, directly confronts him, asking why he married her. She questions if it was solely because he grieved over Li Weiyang supposedly killing his mother, pressing him to admit if he ever loved her.
Tuoba Jun deflects, telling her to rest and not overthink. Meanwhile, at Tuoba Jun's instruction, Chengde has been trying to contact the former aides of Crown Prince Jingmu, Tuoba Jun's father, to find evidence of his innocence. Chengde reports that most of the aides have either died or disappeared. However, he managed to gather information that the person who initially reported the Crown Prince for corruption and embezzlement, providing a ledger as proof, died suddenly.
Before his death, this person confided that there was another, genuine ledger that could prove the Crown Prince's innocence. The current problem is that no one knows who holds this ledger. Chengde also reveals that all of this person's friends and family have died over the years, suggesting the mastermind behind the framing silenced them. Tuoba Jun vows to find this crucial ledger to clear his royal father's name, no matter the difficulty.
Separately, the Princess expresses her heartache to Li Minde, lamenting that he has done so much for Li Weiyang yet keeps it to himself. Li Minde counters that the Princess is equally foolish, knowing his feelings for Li Weiyang yet selflessly caring for him. He explains that if he were to tell Li Weiyang, it would only burden her and make her feel guilty, which he wishes to avoid. He did everything for her happiness.
The Princess confesses her affection for Li Minde, stating that she likes him and wishes to remain by his side to care for him, regardless of whether he loves her, or what his condition becomes. Li Changru, having failed to convince Tuoba Yu to abandon his pursuit of Li Weiyang, decides to utterly ruin Li Weiyang instead.
In the Snow Courtyard, she recounts to Rong'er the news of Tuoba Yu’s marriage request, expressing her shattered heart and her refusal to beg him further. She sees a similarity between herself and Tuoba Yu in their tenacity and desire to get what they want. She vows to destroy Li Weiyang. She devises a scheme to make the Emperor believe Li Weiyang is secretly meeting Tuoba Yu. She has Rong'er place "bewitching incense" in Li Weiyang's room.
Subsequently, during an encounter in the palace, a maid, as per Li Changru's instructions, "accidentally" spills hot tea on Tuoba Yu, prompting him to seek Li Weiyang's residence to change his clothes. As Tuoba Yu heads to Li Weiyang's residence, Li Changru's maid confirms to her that he has entered Li Weiyang's quarters. Feigning shock, Li Changru immediately reports to the Emperor that she witnessed Prince of Nan'an secretly meeting Li Weiyang.
The Emperor, infuriated, rushes to Li Weiyang's residence, accompanied by Li Changru. They burst into the room, only to find Rong'er and Eunuch Xiao Linzi collapsed on the floor. At that moment, Li Weiyang enters the room from outside, questioning Xiao Linzi why it took him so long to retrieve something. Xiao Linzi, still disoriented, explains that upon entering the room, he saw Rong'er acting suspiciously as if trying to steal something.
He attempted to apprehend her but suddenly felt weak. He adds that by the time he regained some clarity, the Emperor had already arrived. Li Changru immediately accuses Li Weiyang of orchestrating a diversion to frame Rong'er after being discovered with Prince of Nan'an. Li Weiyang vehemently denies the accusation, demanding proof. Suspecting foul play, the Emperor orders a royal physician to examine Rong'er and Xiao Linzi, and also summons the Prince of Nan'an. Li Changru begins to panic as her plan unravels.
