The Substitute Princess's Love Episode 19 Recap
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Zuo Shuangzhi quickly took action, going to Shanglin Pavilion to look through Wen Ye's correspondence. Wen Ye felt something was off, walked into the tent and found Zuo Shuangzhi inside. Zuo Shuangzhi explained that her cat ran around and accidentally broke into Wen Ye's official room, and then offered to change the withered flowers for Wen Ye. Wen Ye told Zuo Shuangzhi not to be sentimental, and even less to imitate Shen Keyi's futile efforts.
Zuo Shuangzhi cried to the Empress Dowager about her plight. The Empress Dowager comforted her, saying not to take it to heart, as Wen Ye had always been insensitive. Zuo Shuangzhi brought up Shen Keyi's pregnancy, deliberately informing the Empress Dowager. Wen Ye accompanied Zuo Shuangzhi to see off the envoys who escorted the bride from Liang Kingdom. Zuo Shuangzhi said there was no need to trouble Wen Ye to make the trip himself.
Wen Ye replied that the etiquette should be complete, and he could also understand Zuo Shuangzhi more. This sudden concern made Zuo Shuangzhi very uncomfortable, but since they had clearly spent very little time together, it shouldn't reveal any flaws. Wen Ye asked about the return itinerary of Liang Kingdom's envoy, Xu Zhou. Xu Zhou said they would take the waterway, the same way they came. Wen Ye asked if Cangluzhou, a necessary route, was still prosperous.
Xu Zhou and Zuo Shuangzhi both replied that it was as Wen Ye said. Wen Ye had exposed their lies back then; Cangluzhou had suffered from flooding in recent years, and everyone had fled, so how could it be prosperous? Xu Zhou stammered that his memory was poor. Wen Ye did not press further. Zuo Shuangzhi returned to the Prince's mansion. Yi Fu cautioned her not to go near Shanglin Pavilion, as Wen Ye liked quiet and disliked being disturbed.
Zuo Shuangzhi told Yi Fu not to call her Princess anymore, but should call her Princess Consort. Yi Fu said that Wen Ye had instructed him on how to address her, and he couldn't decide on his own. The Empress Dowager asked Yi Fu about Shen Keyi's pregnancy. Wen Ye had originally asked Yi Fu to keep it a secret for him.
Now that the Empress Dowager knew, she ordered Yi Fu to get rid of the fetus in Shen Keyi's womb. Yi Fu also knew that the Empress Dowager was planning for Wen Ye's future, so he could only accept the order. Wen Ye casually found a portrait and asked the peace-marriage entourage if the woman in the painting was the Princess of Liang Kingdom.
Several people agreed without hesitation, indicating they had never seen the Princess at all, and the peace-marriage entourage only appeared on the Cang Dynasty section of the road, suggesting they were temporarily assembled. The envoys' replies were contradictory, and Wen Ye likely directly confirmed his suspicion. Since the peace-marriage entourage entered the dynasty, the Nanzhu Pavilion had stopped causing trouble. The so-called peace-marriage entourage was simply an organization of the Nanzhu Pavilion.
Yi Fu returned to the Prince's mansion and administered an abortifacient to Shen Keyi. Wen Ye asked about Shen Keyi's recent eating habits. Yi Fu answered truthfully. Wen Ye asked Yi Fu to arrange for a Jiangnan chef to cook suitable meals for Shen Keyi.
Shen Keyi saw the Chinese medicine A Tao brought to her and thought she was not sick in the first place and did not need to take medicine, so she arranged for A Tao to secretly do something for her. Tang Ti snuck into the Prince's mansion to discuss the next plan with Zuo Shuangzhi. Suddenly, they heard someone shouting to catch an assassin. Zuo Shuangzhi told Tang Ti to hide first and she would go out to check.
She discovered it was just a scene directed and performed by Wen Ye himself to see Shen Keyi. Tang Ti suggested quickly leaving before Wen Ye became too suspicious. Zuo Shuangzhi disagreed with Tang Ti's plan, stating that she had already told the Empress Dowager about Shen Keyi's pregnancy, and Shen Keyi would soon be expelled from the Prince's mansion.
By then, she would be the only Princess Consort and would have plenty of opportunities to get close to Wen Ye. Tang Ti still wanted to dissuade her, but Zuo Shuangzhi did not listen at all and even demanded that Tang Ti wait for her at a designated location the next day.
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