Untouchable Lovers Episode 29 Recap
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Today, Le Yun put on a show where Tuoba Yun demanded Qi Heng apologize to her. Although Qi Heng was unwilling, Tuoba Yun had given the order, so he had no choice but to comply. Seeing Qi Heng's defeated expression, Le Yun smiled happily; she wanted Qi Heng to also experience the feeling of being wrongly accused.
Meanwhile, at the Regent's Residence, Rong Zhi led the elaborately dressed Liu Chuyu to attend the Sakyamuni Festival, while Ma Xueyun, wearing a specially custom-made gown, could only watch them walk away. Last night, when Rong Zhi told Ma Xueyun that only the Princess Consort could attend the festival, Ma Xueyun was somewhat distraught.
She tearfully complained that Rong Zhi couldn't give her the title of official wife, but no matter how much she cried or begged, Rong Zhi did not relent and take her. Ma Xueyun fiercely pinched the self-inflicted wound on her arm, reminding herself to remember today's pain. On the solemn and grand festival, Liu Chuyu represented the Song Dynasty on stage to speak during the Buddha worship, expressing the sincerity of the Song and Wei in forming an alliance.
Liu Chuyu was initially nervous, but seeing Rong Zhi's encouraging smile, she suddenly felt at ease. Although she did not recite according to the designated speech draft, every word and sentence of hers represented the sincerity of the Song Dynasty. Liu Chuyu was speaking well when suddenly, three sky lanterns on the altar spontaneously ignited. Liu Chuyu was startled and panicked, but fortunately, Rong Zhi rushed onto the stage in time to save her.
The Grand Shaman said this was due to Liu Chuyu's insincerity in worshipping Buddha. Just at this moment, Prime Minister Ma Zhongliang reported that General Sima Jun, deeply trusted by the Song Emperor, had led his men to massacre over four hundred people in Wei's Ancheng, and Huo Xuan was coincidentally in Ancheng and was captured alive by Sima Jun while trying to save the people.
Tuoba Yun seized the opportunity to say that Liu Chuyu was a Song spy, who came to Wei to infiltrate Rong Zhi's side and steal intelligence. Both the Grand Shaman and Tuoba Yun were convinced that Liu Chuyu was a spy, and coupled with Huo Xuan's incident, no matter how much Rong Zhi pleaded, Tuoba Hong could not show mercy to Liu Chuyu.
He ordered Liu Chuyu to be handed over to the Grand Shaman for custody and to be executed ten days later. Qing Yue heard the news and impulsively wanted to save Liu Chuyu, but was stopped by Rong Zhi and Shen Yu. This situation was very tricky, with one link leading to another, as if determined to put Liu Chuyu to death. However, Rong Zhi believed that the Grand Shaman would be a breakthrough point.
He seemed to have always despised the Song Dynasty and clearly targeted Liu Chuyu in the matter of the spontaneously igniting lanterns, but as long as he changed his statement, Liu Chuyu would still have a glimmer of hope. Rong Zhi went to the Grand Shaman's residence to request an audience, but was blocked even before entering the gate. He then learned of the Jingzhao Mansion's widespread arrests of Song people and the torturing to extract confessions.
The Jingzhao Governor was Tuoba Yun's man. In a fit of desperation, Rong Zhi went to confront Tuoba Yun. They clashed fiercely and fought. After Tuoba Yun left, Rong Zhi could no longer hold on, vomited blood, and fell unconscious. Ma Xueyun lit an incense to calm the nerves in Rong Zhi's room, making him sleep for an entire day and night. Now, every minute and second was crucial for Liu Chuyu.
Shen Yu had no choice but to loudly call out from outside the room to wake Rong Zhi. After Rong Zhi woke up, Ma Xueyun insisted on blocking him, preventing him from leaving. Ma Xueyun's unreasonable and troublesome behavior made Rong Zhi very angry, and he reprimanded her severely. Rong Zhi recalled his first meeting with Ma Xueyun; back then, Ma Xueyun's words about a broken kite flying higher had caught his attention.
Ma Xueyun always wanted to be preeminent in everything. At that time, Rong Zhi used her ambition to make a deal with her, but at some unknown point, the proud Ma Xueyun had changed. Rong Zhi was very worried about Liu Chuyu. Liu Chuyu was intelligent yet restless, and Rong Zhi was concerned she might do something unexpected.
At this time, at the Grand Shaman's residence, the Grand Shaman firmly believed that the Song and Wei would not have peace; the initial marriage alliance between Song and Wei was a mistake. His scheme to frame Liu Chuyu during this Buddha worship festival was to bring the relationship between Song and Wei back to square one. That night, Liu Chuyu escaped and hid under the bed, making the guards believe she had fled.
When they went to pursue her, she crawled out from under the bed and ran, successfully breaking into the Grand Shaman's room. She was busy questioning the Grand Shaman about framing her and didn't notice his abnormality. By the time she noticed, it was too late; a dagger was plunged into a vital spot of the Grand Shaman, and he was already dead.
The ritual official by the Grand Shaman's side had originally intended to kill the Grand Shaman and frame the Song people. Liu Chuyu's unexpected arrival saved him the trouble of finding someone else. The water Liu Chuyu had drunk earlier had already been poisoned by the ritual official, leaving her completely weak at this moment.
