Untouchable Lovers Episode 19 Recap
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After Rong Zhi left, Shen Yu, according to the plan, escorted the boxes containing provisions and pay out through the back door. In the palace, singing and dancing filled the main hall. Liu Chuyu sat upright in her seat. She was naturally beautiful, and if she remained still, from a distance, she was quite pleasing to the eye. Even the Emperor felt that this marriage alliance had not wronged Rong Zhi.
However, where no one could see, Liu Chuyu secretly took off her shoes to scratch an itch, but Qing Yue discovered her in time and forcefully put her feet back into her shoes, hiding them under her skirt. The palace banquet's dishes were exquisite and delicious, and Liu Chuyu ate happily. Suddenly, she heard an official insult the Song people by mentioning a legendary dish called "lice in wine."
Instead of showing anger, Liu Chuyu chuckled and offered to perform a dance. After everyone was captivated by her dancing, Liu Chuyu threw a chopstick onto the hair of the official who had just spoken, scaring him into shouting for help. Liu Chuyu, however, with a smile, picked up the chopstick, stirred it in his wine, and invited him to drink "lice in wine." Emperor Tuoba Hong's face was very grim.
Suddenly, a palace attendant reported that Rong Zhi's provisions and pay had been robbed. Rong Zhi informed His Majesty and took him and the Chancellor to track the provisions and pay. Rong Zhi had long anticipated that Tuoba Yun would interfere, so he had filled the bottom of the boxes with fine sand; by following the sand, they could find the provisions and pay.
Tuoba Yun was gloating, preparing to deliver a heavy blow to Rong Zhi, when Rong Zhi and Emperor Tuoba Hong's party arrived. Tuoba Yun made a specious argument, claiming that Rong Zhi had secretly amassed wealth and colluded with Huo Xuan to bribe the army. If the boxes containing the provisions and pay had been filled with gold and silver treasures, Tuoba Yun's words might have held water, but these boxes were full of horse manure, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
Rong Zhi reported to His Majesty that he intended to sell this horse manure to make money. Ma Zhongliang echoed his words from the side. Tuoba Hong greatly praised Rong Zhi's wisdom and confined Tuoba Yun to his residence for several days. Tuoba Yun was resentful, but he wasn't entirely empty-handed this time. The provisions and pay Rong Zhi had raised with just this horse manure were far from enough.
Tuoba Yun was just waiting for the army to run out of food to make Rong Zhi look bad. These Rong Zhi had long anticipated. He wrote a letter to Huo Xuan. After Huo Xuan read it, she hosted a grand banquet for the officials and wealthy merchants of Jingzhou, directly asking them to contribute money for provisions. Of course, the officials were unwilling, each complaining bitterly.
Deputy General Wang Ze, Huo Xuan's subordinate, listed item by item the evidence of their extravagance. The Governor of Jingzhou and Lin Biejia openly turned against Huo Xuan, their words filled with insults towards her as a woman. Huo Xuan, impassive, arranged for Lin Biejia to eat "Emperor's Surname Fish," framed him with treason, and without allowing him to explain, she resolved him with a single sword stroke, killing him to warn the others.
The other officials were also wise to the situation and agreed to donate military funds. In fact, what Huo Xuan had served them was not "Emperor's Surname Fish." When the Governor asked, Huo Xuan did not hide it from him, unafraid of him reporting her to His Majesty, because Rong Zhi was handling matters in the court. They trusted each other, one in court, one in the army, cooperating with each other.
However, the military funds Huo Xuan had painstakingly raised were robbed before they even reached the camp. The robbers were carrying the banner of the Great Song, arranged by the Master of Tianji Pavilion. When Huo Xuan learned that the military funds had been stolen by the Song people, her brows furrowed deeply.
After the palace banquet, Liu Chuyu did not want to listen to Ma Xueyun's nagging in the carriage, so she got off in the bustling market, claiming she wanted to stroll around there. Suddenly, a commotion broke out from one spot; someone claiming to be an envoy from the Great Song was publicly harassing a flower seller. Liu Chuyu, of course, knew this person was not a Great Song envoy.
She exposed him in public and took him to the Regent's Residence. As soon as Liu Chuyu returned to the residence, Rong Zhi loudly reprimanded her, saying she had behaved improperly. Liu Chuyu was too lazy to argue with him and directly explained what happened in the bustling market. Unexpectedly, the impostor had already committed suicide when they weren't paying attention. Rong Zhi did not allow Liu Chuyu to interfere in this matter further.
He had a strong intuition that things were not simple, and there was a scent of conspiracy. Meanwhile, in the palace, Consort Dowager Qi tearfully pleaded for Tuoba Yun. She had a very good relationship with Tuoba Hong's birth mother. After his birth mother's death, Tuoba Hong still cared deeply for her. After gently comforting the Consort Dowager, he agreed to lift Tuoba Yun's confinement.
