To Get Her Episode 23 Recap
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As Second Prince Tu Sicheng and his men burst into the room, Third Prince Tu Siyi and Lin Zhengzheng made a swift escape through a window. Tu Sicheng's men gave chase, but Tu Sicheng himself, searching the room, only found an old suicide note from Lin Zhen'er. Meanwhile, Tu Siyi struggled to process his feelings for Lin Zhengzheng. He had fallen in love with her, but the evidence suggested their entire relationship might be a fabrication.
Despite his turmoil, he shielded Lin Zhengzheng, who tried to reassure him, saying, "As all the existing proofs are against me, I don't know how to explain it to you. But Tu Siyi, you have to trust me for one thing, that is I love you." Tu Siyi comforted her, telling her not to be afraid. Soon, Tu Sicheng and his forces surrounded them. Tu Sicheng mockingly greeted them, questioning why they were "strolling in the wilderness."
He accused Tu Siyi of being distracted by his affections for Lin Zhen'er, which he claimed was jeopardizing the investigation into the Emperor's assassination. Tu Sicheng produced Lin Zhen'er's old suicide note, using it to declare her the mastermind behind the assassination and ordered her immediate imprisonment in the imperial prison.
Tu Siyi tried to defend her, asserting that the letter was written before her amnesia, but Tu Sicheng then revealed another letter, an alleged alliance pact between Lin Zhen'er and himself, aimed at "destroying" Tu Siyi. He taunted Tu Siyi, saying, "She is not worth your efforts," and scoffed at Tu Siyi's unwavering loyalty.
When Tu Siyi demanded to know what he wanted, Tu Sicheng laid out his terms: if Tu Siyi publicly withdrew from the Crown Prince succession during tomorrow's imperial court, Lin Zhen'er would be set free. He warned Tu Siyi not to be fooled, insisting that Lin Zhen'er intended to kill both him and the Emperor, and that their bond was a mere trap.
Alone, Tu Siyi wrestled with his doubts, wondering why it was so painful to consider leaving her, despite the mounting evidence. In the imperial prison, Lin Zhengzheng felt despair, doubting whether Tu Siyi would come for her, especially since even she was uncertain of the complete truth. Just as she was about to give up, Tu Siyi appeared. He reassured her, "I trust you. Let's find a way out first." Their escape, however, was not smooth.
As they were about to be discovered, Yin Tianshan suddenly intervened. Lin Zhengzheng cried out his name as he bravely held back the guards, telling them, "Go, leave it to me." Yin Tianshan sacrificed himself, sustaining severe injuries while buying them precious time to flee. Though Lin Zhengzheng and Tu Siyi escaped, Yin Tianshan's sacrifice weighed heavily on Lin Zhengzheng. She realized that her growing closeness with Tu Siyi seemed to move them further from completing her mission.
Perplexed and frustrated, she wondered if fate decreed they couldn't be together. When Tu Siyi, still confused, offered to abandon the throne and run away with her, even forgiving her if she had truly intended to harm him in the past, she knew she couldn't. She confessed to him, "I'm not Lin Zhen'er, my true name is Lin Zhengzheng. And you are not the Third Prince. You are mine. We don't belong to this world.
You come from another world, and you are trapped here, lost your memory. Only when you get the throne can we leave this place. And I come here to save you." She urged him to call her "Zhengzheng" and passionately reaffirmed her love for him. Before Tu Siyi could fully process this revelation, Tu Sicheng's men arrived again.
Declaring, "Remember that Lin Zhengzheng will always love Tu Siyi," Lin Zhengzheng, with no regard for her own safety, charged at Tu Sicheng, intending to take him down with her. The two tumbled off a cliff, and Lin Zhengzheng's life ended once more within the game. Tu Siyi, witnessing her fall, cried out her name in agony. In a "reset" moment, Lin Zhengzheng found herself back on the cliff with Tu Siyi, who was still reeling from the shock.
The feeling of death was unsettlingly real, and she realized she had only one life left. Knowing Tu Sicheng's men would soon arrive to kill them, she quickly instructed Tu Siyi, "You just tell him that Yin Tianshan broke into the jail and you came here to arrest me." She also placed a sword in his hand.
When Tu Sicheng arrived, Tu Siyi followed her lead, claiming he had caught her after Yin Tianshan's jailbreak to prevent it from affecting their "plan." Tu Sicheng, though suspicious, seemed to accept it for the time being, reminding Tu Siyi to stick to their agreed plan for the imperial court. Later, in the imperial court, Tu Sicheng preempted Tu Siyi's report, claiming Tu Siyi was deliberately delaying the assassination investigation to protect Lin Zhen'er.
He produced the letter he claimed to have intercepted from Tu Siyi, asserting it proved Tu Siyi's concealed intentions and that Lin Zhen'er was the true mastermind. Tu Sicheng detailed the letter's contents, claiming Lin Zhen'er sought revenge for General Shengyuan and used former Lin family military members to assassinate the Emperor. He further claimed that Lin Zhen'er was caught fleeing last night, and Yin Tianshan was killed while trying to protect her.
The enraged Emperor demanded an explanation from Tu Siyi. Tu Siyi confidently declared the letter a forgery by Tu Sicheng. To prove Lin Zhen'er's innocence, he called upon the Secretary of Writing, who examined the letter and confirmed it was written by a left-handed person. Lin Zhen'er then stated she always wrote with her right hand.
Tu Sicheng attempted to argue that she might have deliberately written it with her left hand, but the Secretary of Writing expertly explained that the unique strokes and pressure points of the writing unequivocally indicated a natural left-handed writer, making it impossible for a right-handed person to imitate. At that moment, Lord Zha reported that the wounds and footprints on the deceased assassin matched those of the Lin family military's customized footwear, implicating a connection to Lin Zhen'er.
She admitted knowing the assassin as a former acquaintance but denied any conspiracy. Tu Sicheng used this connection to argue that even if Lin Zhen'er wasn't the mastermind, she was still deeply involved, especially since the assassin sacrificed his life to save her. Tu Siyi countered, asking why Lin Zhen'er would save the Emperor if she truly wished him dead.
He further accused Tu Sicheng of fabricating evidence on the day of the Crown Prince's announcement to frame Lin Zhen'er and slander him. The Emperor, weary of the arguments, made his final judgment. He acknowledged that while the assassin was from the Lin family military, and Lin Zhen'er couldn't be entirely absolved, she was not the primary instigator. He declared, "Capital crime can be forgiven but punishment is inevitable.
She must be ordered 100 strikes with a rod and downgraded to a maid." Tu Siyi pleaded for her life, warning that such a punishment would kill her, but Tu Sicheng applauded the decision. The Emperor then announced that the appointment of the Crown Prince would be suspended indefinitely.
