Untouchable Lovers Episode 25 Recap
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Two concubines wanted to frame Le Yun for secretly meeting an outside man, but Tuoba Yun still believed Le Yun. When Shen Yu searched Le Yun's room, Tuoba Yun and Le Yun were both in the room. Two guards under Shen Yu lifted the quilt, but unexpectedly, there were also two concubines on the bed. Tuoba Yun pretended to be angry and gouged out the eyes of the two guards.
Shen Yu didn't find anyone, suffered this silent loss, and had to leave. In fact, the unconscious assassin was hidden under the quilt. After Shen Yu left, Tuoba Yun imprisoned the assassin in his own residence. Le Yun told Tuoba Yun that someone bought her from her father a month ago, precisely for this night, intending for her to accuse Tuoba Yun of murdering Rong Zhi when the assassin broke in.
Le Yun deliberately stated this in front of the two concubines, betting on Tuoba Yun's feelings for her. To leave no future trouble, Tuoba Yun drew his sword and killed the two concubines, then was intimate with Le Yun. Le Yun, out of the corner of her eye, saw Shi Du Qi Heng guarding the door, and smiled captivatingly.
Failing to capture the assassin at King Kang's residence, Shen Yu returned and reported the truth to the Empress Dowager and His Majesty. The assassin had disguised himself as an imperial medical academy's apprentice to infiltrate the Regent's residence, waiting for an opportunity to poison Rong Zhi. Tuoba Hong ordered a thorough investigation. Ma Zhongliang came to visit Rong Zhi and advised Tuoba Hong, hoping he would not recall Huo Xuan for the time being.
Currently, Jingzhou is in chaos, and Rong Zhi has been assassinated. If Huo Xuan were recalled at this time, the situation would inevitably tilt towards King Kang Tuoba Yun's faction, disrupting the balance of the court. Although Tuoba Hong ascended the throne at a young age, he was very intelligent, and he naturally understood Ma Zhongliang's earnest efforts. Rong Zhi was poisoned and remained unconscious.
At such a time, Ma Xueyun actually went to beg Liu Chuyu to leave Rong Zhi and never see him again. Ma Xueyun felt that Liu Chuyu did not love Rong Zhi; an arranged marriage bound them together, and this loveless marriage was torture for Liu Chuyu, for Rong Zhi, and for her. She begged Liu Chuyu to fulfill her love, even stooping to kneel.
Liu Chuyu despised people like Ma Xueyun who would abandon all dignity for so-called love; if a person does not love herself, how can she speak of loving another? Ma Xueyun, despite her weak health, insisted on taking care of Rong Zhi, tiring herself to the point of fainting. Liu Chuyu had someone help her to rest, while she stayed behind, watching over Rong Zhi all night.
Just as dawn broke, Rong Zhi awoke, saw Liu Chuyu sleeping beside the bed, and smiled faintly. Lan Ruo came in to attend to him, but Rong Zhi shook his head, signaling her to withdraw. After she came out, she happened to encounter Ma Xueyun rushing over. Lan Ruo reminded her to know her place; Liu Chuyu was magnanimous and could tolerate Ma Xueyun's repeated transgressions, but the Empress Dowager might not.
Lan Ruo risked offending Ma Xueyun for the peace of the residence, and Shen Yu was very worried for her. Ma Xueyun was awakened by Lan Ruo's words and invited her father to talk. Zhao Qi was killed, and Huo Xuan was recalled; this was tantamount to disarming Rong Zhi of his left and right arms. Tuoba Yun used this to strike at Rong Zhi.
His Majesty did not want to see King Kang's residence dominate and upset the court balance, so he would inevitably delay the decree for Huo Xuan's return to the capital. Upon careful consideration, the assassin incident still benefited Rong Zhi. Ma Zhongliang reminded his daughter to be cautious with her words; Rong Zhi's schemes were profound, to the point that even he felt inferior.
Rong Zhi was patient and had always dealt with Tuoba Yun to relax His Majesty's vigilance towards him. When the time was not yet ripe, Tuoba Yun was instead Rong Zhi's greatest protective shield. Only then did Ma Xueyun have a sudden realization; in the past, she had been engrossed in romantic love, constantly testing Rong Zhi's limits, which now seemed very foolish.
After all, she was Ma Zhongliang's daughter; as long as she was obedient, Ma Zhongliang would naturally help her. Rong Zhi was passing the time in his room smelling incense. Hearing a sound, he turned around and was slightly disappointed to see that the visitor was Shen Yu; he had thought it was Liu Chuyu.
Shen Yu had feelings for Lan Ruo, and Rong Zhi had always known this, but Lan Ruo was as cold as ice, and Shen Yu had never been able to move her. Ma Xueyun came in to visit Rong Zhi and took the opportunity to complain about Lan Ruo. Rong Zhi, citing Lan Ruo's loyalty to her master, did not intend to punish her.
Ma Xueyun hit a soft nail with Rong Zhi and secretly clenched the silk handkerchief in her hand. Shen Yu came to give something to Lan Ruo and was seen by Liu Chuyu. When Liu Chuyu asked, Lan Ruo did not hide anything. Lan Ruo lost her parents in childhood and was adopted by Shen Yu's mother to be a child bride for the Shen family. When Shen Yu was young, he joined the army and refused this marriage.
Lan Ruo later married; her husband was Rong Zhi's deputy general, and he died in battle two years ago. Rong Zhi, seeing her pitiable situation, had her care for the Empress Dowager. When Liu Chuyu married in, the Empress Dowager bestowed Lan Ruo upon her. As for Shen Yu's actions today, Lan Ruo only thought he was pitying her. Liu Chuyu intended to set up Lan Ruo and Shen Yu; she wanted to know Shen Yu's thoughts.
Shen Yu told her that he had rejected the marriage back then because of his youthful impetuosity. Later, when he met Lan Ruo again, she already had a fiancé. Her fiancé died in battle, and Lan Ruo married his memorial tablet; it was then that Shen Yu fell in love with Lan Ruo. After hearing this, Liu Chuyu felt it was unfair to Lan Ruo and gave Shen Yu a good beating.
Just then, Rong Zhi came to see Liu Chuyu, and seeing the situation, couldn't help but burst into laughter. Late at night, Shen Yu once again expressed his true feelings to Lan Ruo, but Lan Ruo's heart was as hard as iron; she believed he only pitied her and rejected him again and again. Rong Zhi sent people to Jingzhou, but news was slow to arrive; he knew Huo Xuan had encountered great trouble.
Unlike his heavy heart, Liu Chuyu was at this moment happily strolling and eating candied hawthorns with Qing Yue. Walking past a pharmacy, she saw a woman being driven out because she had no money for medicine. Liu Chuyu followed out of curiosity and discovered that the woman had taken leftover food from a restaurant to feed a group of children.
