The Rise of Phoenixes Episode 52 Recap, Plot

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Outside Chenming Palace, Emperor Tiansheng looked at this solemn and magnificent palace and meticulously counted his lost children: the deposed Crown Prince Ning Chuan, the deposed Prince Yan Ning Sheng, Prince Zhao Ning Yan, and his only princess, Shaoning. Emperor Tiansheng handed a newly drafted imperial edict to Chancellor Yao, stating that if Ning Yi could not live peacefully after the new monarch ascended the throne, Ning Qi would be deposed.

Ning Qi would certainly understand; he swore an oath to treat Ning Yi and Ning Ji well. Emperor Tiansheng turned and returned to the palace. The so-called Son of Heaven was merely the loneliest prisoner in this splendid imperial palace. However, Ning Qi naturally refused to lower his guard; as long as Ning Yi was still alive, he would not have a moment of peace. Ning Qi sent many gifts to Ning Yi and Ya Le.

Late at night, Zong Fuzi and the Blood Slaughter crawled out of a box and took Ya Le away. To ensure his subordinates' escape, Zong Fuzi fought with Ning Cheng, but was stabbed in the abdomen by Ning Cheng with a sword. Gu Nanyi and Changsun Hong rushed over. Zong Fuzi only left one instruction: protect Feng Zhiwei. In the Prince Wei's residence, Ning Yi collapsed. He had finally found his mother, why was she being relentlessly pursued again!

Gu Nanyi rushed back to Jinshi and told Feng Zhiwei about Zong Fuzi's death and Changsun Hong's existence. Feng Zhiwei was naturally grief-stricken and wanted to return to Tiansheng immediately. Helian Zheng was very disappointed. She had finally found a reason to leave him and return to Tiansheng. So be it, he would grant her a divorce letter; with empty sleeves, their ties would be completely severed.

Xin Ziyan heard that Ning Yi and Ning Qi had a conflict, so he explained the whole story to Emperor Tiansheng. Yue Ling waited outside the hall, eavesdropping on their conversation. Emperor Tiansheng grew suspicious of Ning Qi. Xin Ziyan seized the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, intending to depose Ning Qi. Xin Ziyan hoped Ning Yi would return to court to rescue Ya Le, but Ning Yi was absolutely unwilling to gamble with his mother's life.

Xin Ziyan earnestly advised him, "If you want to protect your beloved, you must firmly hold power in your hands!" Ning Yi, however, detested this murky and chaotic court and resolved to leave far away. On the full moon day of every month, Yue Ling would come to Lady Wang's palace to get the antidote. She also took the opportunity to tell Ning Qi that Emperor Tiansheng's intentions had changed.

The latter asked her to find an opportunity to investigate if the imperial edict was still there. Ning Yi suddenly appeared beside Lady Wang. To rescue Ya Le, he took Lady Wang away. Gu Nanyi was unwilling for Feng Zhiwei to return to Tiansheng and risk herself again, because Changsun Hong said that Ning Yi wanted to wipe out everyone related to Dacheng. But Feng Zhiwei didn't believe him, so she had to return to Dijing.

Lady Wang was kidnapped, and Ning Qi had no choice but to return Ya Le to him. Ning Qi came to the private slave market. He ordered Changsun Hong to administer poison to Ya Le and pretended to send her back, but if Ning Yi ever harbored rebellious intentions, he would kill Ya Le. Unexpectedly, when the two entered the cell where Ya Le was held, they found no trace of her.

Ning Qi was furious and ordered Changsun Hong to quickly find her. Ning Yi received a secret letter, asking Ning Cheng to exchange for Ya Le. Ning Yi guessed this was related to Zong Fuzi's death, so he immediately ordered someone to go to Jinshi to check on Feng Zhiwei's situation. However, Gu Nanyi secretly overheard the conversation between Changsun Hong and Ning Qi, so he took Ya Le away.

That letter was naturally also from Gu Nanyi's hand; Feng Zhiwei did not know this. Gu Nanyi would not harm Ya Le; he only wanted to avenge his master. Many people had died on the path of avenging Dacheng. Ya Le revealed with one sentence, "Dacheng was merely a flower in the water, the moon in the mirror; it was just a fleeting obsession in their hearts."

Zhao Yuan implored Emperor Tiansheng to help Ning Yi, but Emperor Tiansheng was furious. Yue Ling advised Emperor Tiansheng to issue an edict for Ning Yi to return to court, using the opportunity to test both him and Ning Qi. Gu Nanyi met Ning Yi with Ya Le. He only wanted Ning Cheng dead. Ning Yi earnestly tried to persuade him. Ning Cheng angrily ran out and directly confronted Gu Nanyi.

Ning Yi, caught in the middle, was knocked to the ground by a punch from Gu Nanyi, and then had a fierce fight with Ning Cheng. When Ning Yi woke up, Feng Zhiwei also rushed to the scene. The carriage containing Ya Le was slowly falling down the cliff. Gu Nanyi desperately pulled on the rope, but the carriage and Ya Le were ultimately pulled down together. Ning Yi ultimately lost his mother. . .

Feng Zhiwei watched over Ning Yi until he woke up, but he only focused on questioning Feng Zhiwei why she returned to Dijing, and whether his mother's death was related to her. Feng Zhiwei only said that she was now just like Ning Yi was when he first learned that Qiu Mingying was taken hostage. Ning Yi asked Feng Zhiwei to hand over Gu Nanyi for punishment. Feng Zhiwei only pleaded with Ning Yi not to harm him.

How could Ning Yi do that? Feng Zhiwei was silent and gave Ning Yi the item clutched in Ya Le's hand when she died. Ning Yi looked at the spiritual talisman in his hand, in extreme pain. Inside the palace, Emperor Tiansheng held Ya Le's hair ornament, equally saddened. Yue Ling took off her outer robe and leaned on Emperor Tiansheng's shoulder. Her appearance was strikingly similar to Ya Le's.

Emperor Tiansheng was momentarily dazed and pulled her into his embrace. The spiritual talisman Ya Le left for Ning Yi belonged to the Goddess of the Sunset Tribe. It was engraved with the Goddess's mission. Ya Le, sitting in the carriage before her death, told Ning Yi that she only wanted her son to see his true heart. At this moment, Wu Ying reported that Lady Wang had been killed.

In the morning, Yue Ling helped Emperor Tiansheng put on his clothes. Emperor Tiansheng bestowed upon her the title of First Rank Lady and granted her residence in Zhaoging Palace. Lady Wang's death was Xin Ziyan's doing. That day, he originally intended to ask Lady Wang if she knew Ning Qi's secret, but received a negative answer. Lady Wang stubbornly believed Ning Qi was inherently kind and even pleaded with Xin Ziyan to save him.

Xin Ziyan had lost his child and Er Hua, which led to Ning Yi's resignation from official duties; naturally, he resented Ning Qi. But Lady Wang actually asked him to save Ning Qi? What a joke! For revenge, Xin Ziyan then killed Lady Wang. . .

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