To Get Her Episode 21 Recap
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Tu Siyi rushed to Lin Zhenzheng's side, distraught and calling her name, demanding to know what had happened and why no imperial doctor had been summoned. However, he soon discovered that most of her injuries were fake, adorned with poor-quality makeup, with only one true wound. Tu Siyi, angered by her prank after his frantic worry, prepared to leave.
Noble Consort An and the Minister quickly intervened, reminding Tu Siyi that Lin Zhenzheng had genuinely suffered an assassination attempt meant for Noble Consort An, and only her quick reflexes and luck had saved her. Lin Zhenzheng, meanwhile, defiantly declared that she could solve the case herself if Tu Siyi left. The Minister then skillfully persuaded Tu Siyi to stay, praising his recent studies and suggesting his involvement would be invaluable to the investigation.
Tu Siyi, his anger somewhat quelled by concern and a convenient excuse, agreed to stay. As they began their investigation, they determined that the assassin had used white phosphorus hidden in the gift box. When the box was opened, the white phosphorus reacted with the air and spontaneously ignited, destroying the paper evidence. The unique paper itself, a fine and smooth Shu Paper, was identified as an imperial tribute, with all its distributions meticulously recorded by the Shang Gong Bureau.
They decided to head there for clues. At the Shang Gong Bureau, the Minister initially proposed digging a tunnel to bypass the strict guards and reach the inventory records, estimating it would take a month. Lin Zhenzheng, exasperated, dismissed his plan and declared she would rely on herself. Tu Siyi, though outwardly dismissive, secretly followed her, claiming he was merely exercising.
They encountered a strict palace maid guarding the warehouse who refused Lin Zhenzheng entry, even upon learning she was the Third Princess. Lin Zhenzheng then noticed the maid was a fervent admirer of Tu Siyi, and, swallowing her pride, asked Tu Siyi to distract the maid with his charm. Despite his protests of never "selling himself," Tu Siyi's actions spoke louder than words. Tu Siyi, after some dramatic reluctance, agreed to distract the palace maid.
He began reading a romantic novel, "Solely favored by the Overbearing Leng Highness," about a prince, using himself as the "prototype," captivating the maid for nearly half an hour. During this time, Lin Zhenzheng slipped into the warehouse and found the records. She discovered that Eunuch Zhu, Noble Consort Huang's attendant, had collected half a piece of Shu Paper, unlike others who took full stacks, making him highly suspicious.
Despite finding a lead, Lin Zhenzheng was disappointed, realizing this evidence only implicated Noble Consort Huang, an ally of the Second Prince, and not the Second Prince himself directly. With the physical evidence destroyed, she knew Eunuch Zhu could simply deny everything. Tu Siyi suggested they needed a way to expose his lies. Lin Zhenzheng then conceived the idea of a lie detector.
Lin Zhenzheng designed a lie detector chair, with Shen Daifu providing technical guidance on human physiological responses to emotional fluctuations. She confidently stated the device would expose the killer at the upcoming midwinter family dinner. To test it, they chose Tu Siyi. When asked if he ever lied, he replied "I never tell lies," and the bells on the device remained silent. However, when Lin Zhenzheng asked him if he still liked her, the bells rang frantically, despite his denial.
Shen Daifu quickly analyzed the results, concluding that the bells rang not because of a lie, but because of Tu Siyi's intense emotional reaction to Lin Zhenzheng's question. He declared the instrument incapable of accurately detecting lies. However, Lin Zhenzheng realized they could exploit this very characteristic to trick the real culprit.
At the midwinter banquet, Lin Zhenzheng presented the "lie detector" to the Emperor as a gift from the West, claiming it could detect a liar's heartbeat and make bells ring, thus exposing any falsehoods. The Emperor, eager to seek justice for Noble Consort An, immediately wanted to use it to identify her assailant. The Second Prince and Noble Consort Huang expressed skepticism, prompting Lin Zhenzheng to invite anyone to test it. Noble Consort Huang sent Eunuch Zhu forward.
Unbeknownst to the court, Lin Zhenzheng, Tu Siyi, and Shen Daifu had rigged the device with a hidden thread, allowing Shen Daifu to manually control the bells. When Eunuch Zhu denied ever liking a palace maid, the bells rang, and he confessed. When he denied badmouthing Noble Consort Huang, the bells rang again, and he admitted to doing it occasionally, even daily.
Convinced by this "proof," the Emperor ordered everyone in the palace to be tested by the lie detector the following day to find the culprit behind Noble Consort An's attack. Late that night, as expected, someone snuck into the Main Hall to destroy the lie detector. Lin Zhenzheng and the Emperor had anticipated this and were waiting in ambush. They caught Eunuch Zhu in the act, who then implicated Noble Consort Huang.
With both a confession and the Shang Gong Bureau's record of Shu Paper collection, Noble Consort Huang was cornered. Just as she was about to reveal who had incited her, the Second Prince subtly intervened. He recited a poetic couplet and then, in a deceitful maneuver, secretly used a trick to drive Noble Consort Huang into madness, preventing her from exposing him.
With Noble Consort Huang now insane and babbling incoherently, the Emperor ordered her imprisonment and a medical examination, effectively halting the investigation into her instigator for the time being. Meanwhile, Tu Siya, despite claiming she wouldn't accompany Cui Xun to his blind date, ended up going.
She cited boredom, as Tu Siyi and Lin Zhenzheng were too busy to play with her, and also claimed she was there to ensure Cui Xun found a "good partner" and wasn't "eaten alive" by his "poor-looking" dates. This time, however, Cui Xun's date, Miss Li, was attractive and shared his interest in martial arts. Tu Siya, observing Cui Xun act shy and gentle with Miss Li—a stark contrast to his usual rough demeanor with her—grew visibly jealous.
She shamelessly interrupted the date, whisking Cui Xun away, her possessiveness evident, though she vehemently denied any romantic feelings for him. Upon returning to the mansion, Cui Xun and Tu Siya discovered the now-exposed lie detector. Tu Siya insisted Cui Xun test it. When she asked if he liked Miss Li, he denied it, and the bells rang.
When she asked if he had visited Ying Yan Pavilion, he denied it, and the bells remained silent, seemingly confirming his truthfulness, though he sheepishly admitted he'd been there as a child with his grandfather. Finally, Tu Siya asked Cui Xun if he liked "her", and the bells loudly rang.
Just as the tension built, Shen Daifu walked in and casually informed them that the lie detector was a fake, not a real scientific instrument, abruptly deflating the moment and leaving Tu Siya frustrated with Shen Daifu's "useless" invention.
