Untouchable Lovers Episode 20 Recap
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While Tuoba Yun was grounded, the Inspector of Jingzhou had already submitted a memorial, impeaching Huo Xuan for forcibly seizing military rations. Rong Zhi, in order to protect Huo Xuan, offended many ministers. This was originally beneficial to Tuoba Yun, but he just couldn't be happy. He cherished Huo Xuan in his heart as a treasure, but she cast him aside like an old shoe, her heart solely set on Rong Zhi.
This made Tuoba Yun hate Rong Zhi even more, and his vicious plan against Rong Zhi began to close in. For a time, rumors of Song people killing spread throughout the capital. Song people walking on the streets were almost universally condemned. Liu Chuyu's situation in the Regent's Mansion was precarious; the servants, one by one, dodged her as if they had seen a ghost.
The drunk Song person who committed murder was He Shan, the former marriage envoy from Southern Song. There were rumors that the marriage alliance between Liu Song and Northern Wei had malicious intentions, and Liu Chuyu was a spy who had infiltrated the mansion. In the imperial court, Tuoba Yun seized upon He Shan's murder and wouldn't let go, advocating for severe punishment of the Liu Song envoy.
Ma Zhongliang originally wanted to mediate, but as it concerned the nation's reputation, Tuoba Hong ordered He Shan to be executed ten days later, with Rong Zhi supervising the execution. Liu Chuyu received the news and firmly believed that He Shan would not kill anyone. She wanted to go to the Ministry of Justice, where he was imprisoned, to see him. On the way, she encountered Southern Song citizens being driven away.
Liu Chuyu, unable to bear it, got out of her carriage to protect the children. She was yelled at by the Northern Wei citizens, who mocked her and threw vegetable leaves at her to vent their anger. Rong Zhi passed by and rescued Liu Chuyu, going with her to the Ministry of Justice. Only upon arrival did they discover that He Shan was already dead. Rong Zhi said that He Shan committed suicide out of fear of his crime.
Liu Chuyu was angry that he would condemn someone without even investigating. She demanded to see Tuoba Hong to argue her case in court, stating she had a way to prove He Shan's innocence. Moreover, Northern Wei was expelling Southern Song merchants indiscriminately, and Liu Chuyu also wanted to seek justice for them. Liu Chuyu followed Rong Zhi to the palace, but was blocked outside Anle Palace. Rong Zhi went in for a discussion.
Liu Chuyu, bored of waiting, wandered around. She happened to overhear a palace maid and the Eighth Prince of Northern Wei gossiping, saying that she, Liu Chuyu, was a Southern Song spy. Since that was the case, Liu Chuyu was not afraid of being labeled arrogant and domineering. She directly cut the palace maid's hair as a warning. A moment later, the Eighth Prince suddenly fainted. After examination by the imperial physician, it was declared an allergic reaction.
The Eighth Prince had always suffered from asthma, so this was not to be taken lightly. Tuoba Hong, with his ministers, happened to emerge from Anle Palace. The palace maid searched Liu Chuyu and found a sachet containing poinsettia. It was this sachet that caused the Eighth Prince's allergic reaction. What a vicious trap! The palace maid repeatedly accused her, and the ministers murmured amongst themselves. Liu Chuyu was unable to defend herself.
Rong Zhi won her an opportunity to prove her innocence. Liu Chuyu smiled cunningly, full of confidence. " Southern Song doesn't even have poinsettia," she said. " I didn't even know what this plant was before, how could I use it to harm someone? Moreover, I've already said that this sachet was planted on me by someone else. The person who made the sachet must have a strong scent of poinsettia on them. A search will naturally reveal that person."
Palace servants brought dogs to sniff out the scent. Indeed, the palace maid next to the Eighth Prince had a stronger scent. In fact, the Eighth Prince was not allergic to the scent of poinsettia at all. Today's allergic reaction seemed more like a scheme designed by the Eighth Prince and the palace maid together to frame her. The Eighth Prince's will was not firm, and Liu Chuyu hit the nail on the head.
He knelt and confessed his mistake to Tuoba Hong, saying that he couldn't stand Liu Chuyu's arrogance. But these words clearly couldn't stand. Tuoba Yun reminded the Eighth Prince to attribute the reason to the Southern Song people's murders. Bringing up this matter, Liu Chuyu told Tuoba Hong that He Shan could not drink alcohol because he suffered from psoriasis, and drinking alcohol would cause his entire body to fester and die within a hundred days.
Therefore, he could not possibly have been drunk and committed murder. Tuoba Hong promised to thoroughly investigate the matter, and, in response to Liu Chuyu's forthrightness, to severely punish the Eighth Prince. Liu Chuyu was very happy, but Rong Zhi reminded her, "He Shan is dead, and there is no witness." At the same time, Huo Xuan took Wang Ze into Jingzhou to thoroughly investigate the matter of the stolen military rations.
After Huo Xuan received news of the stolen military rations, she immediately sealed off all major roads. Those people, with the military rations, should still be hiding within Jingzhou city, she thought. Although the robbers were wearing Southern Song military uniforms, Huo Xuan did not want to draw conclusions too early, lest she fall into the trap of evildoers.
