Untouchable Lovers Episode 46 Recap
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The mute maid was Lady Yue's former palace maid. Liu Chuyu instinctively felt that she knew something, but the mute maid had her tongue cut out and her fingers chopped off. As Liu Chuyu was in shock, Aunt Qin suddenly arrived, saying the Empress Dowager had summoned Liu Chuyu. In the Empress Dowager's palace, Tuoba Hong was also present. The Empress Dowager pressed for updates on the matter.
Although Liu Chuyu had not found any clues, she was confident that she could find the true culprit. However, the Empress Dowager was impatient; she proposed sealing off the Flowing Goblet Pavilion and ending the investigation, as there was already much gossip and rumors circulating in the palace. Liu Chuyu insisted on finding the true culprit, and the Empress Dowager's attitude about sealing off the Flowing Goblet Pavilion was also very firm. Tuoba Hong sensed the Empress Dowager's unusual behavior.
Just then, Hong Xiu arrived. She said that the matter of the Flowing Goblet Pavilion had spread outside the palace, and if they sealed it off now, it would likely fail to silence the public and instead appear as if they had something to hide. Moreover, wouldn't doing so hurt the Eighth Prince's feelings? From this perspective, thoroughly investigating the Flowing Goblet Pavilion incident was the most appropriate course of action.
Tuoba Hong was convinced by Hong Xiu and ordered a continued thorough investigation of the Flowing Goblet Pavilion. However, the Flowing Goblet Pavilion was indeed dangerous, and Hong Xiu reminded Liu Chuyu to pay attention to her safety. As Liu Chuyu walked back to her residence, she saw monks coming and going on the road and suddenly had an idea.
She found the best craftsman in the city and had him bring a golden Buddha back overnight, preparing to enshrine it in the Flowing Goblet Pavilion to suppress evil spirits. Rong Zhi was not in the residence these past few days, so Liu Chuyu's explanation was only for Shen Yu to hear. What she really wanted to do was hide inside the golden Buddha at night to see what would happen in the Flowing Goblet Pavilion.
Liu Chuyu sent Qing Yue away and hid alone inside the golden Buddha. A sudden gust of wind swept through the room, and a broom fell to the ground with a clang. Liu Chuyu screamed in terror, leaving Qing Yue anxiously waiting outside. Rong Zhi rushed into the palace in a hurry, completely disregarding his dignity as regent. He even fell because he ran too fast. He ignored his appearance, scrambled up, and continued running.
When he reached the Flowing Goblet Pavilion and saw a corpse covered with white cloth on the ground, Rong Zhi thought it was Liu Chuyu, and for a moment, his heart felt dead. Suddenly hearing Liu Chuyu's voice, Rong Zhi turned and hugged her tightly. He never wanted to experience this feeling of loss and rediscovery again. Last night, fortunately, Qing Yue told Shen Yu about Liu Chuyu's bad idea.
Shen Yu and Tuoba Hong requested an imperial decree and pulled Liu Chuyu out before dark. The dead body was that of a condemned prisoner who had volunteered to participate in the test. Huo Xuan heard about what happened last night and brought Gu Huan into the palace for an autopsy. There were no major findings, but it further strengthened Huo Xuan's belief in uncovering the truth.
Huo Xuan had originally come to look for clues, but seeing Rong Zhi care so much about Liu Chuyu, she felt distressed and turned to leave. Gu Huan followed Huo Xuan out. He knew why Huo Xuan was angry, but seeing her like this, he was also angry. Gu Huan suddenly leaned down and kissed Huo Xuan's cheek. Huo Xuan reacted strongly, immediately slapping Gu Huan.
Gu Huan expressed his love for her, but Huo Xuan rejected him without hesitation; in her heart, the only person she loved was always Rong Zhi. When Huo Xuan left the palace, she bumped into a maid who was carrying a broken glazed lamp from the Liuli Palace, intending to replace it. With the collision, the glazed lamp shattered further. Huo Xuan picked up a shard and suddenly had an idea.
In the garden, the Empress Dowager once again suggested sealing off the Liuli Palace. Liu Chuyu tried her best to argue against it, and both sides were in a deadlock. Huo Xuan suddenly arrived and proposed holding a sacrifice ceremony in the Liuli Palace to thoroughly suppress the evil spirits there. She also invited Tuoba Hong to personally preside, saying that dragon qi would be used to suppress ghost qi.
The sacrifice was prepared, and Tuoba Hong, Hong Xiu, Rong Zhi, Liu Chuyu, and others waited outside the Flowing Goblet Pavilion early. As night fell, everyone looked through the windows and saw the eerie events inside the pavilion. The ox used for the sacrifice was attacked by a swarm of butterflies, and in a moment, only its bones remained.
Those outside watched in horror, while only the mute maid, who had been captured, showed a faint smile at the corner of her mouth. The reason Huo Xuan thought of this method was that Liu Chuyu had left green powder on the golden Buddha in the Liuli Palace. Huo Xuan thus suspected that the true culprit might be a type of insect, which led her to devise the sacrifice.
Those blood-sucking butterflies had also been kept in the Liuli Palace all along, usually hidden on screens, appearing fake and thus not attracting attention. The Empress Dowager had a guilty conscience; someone had put blood-sucking butterflies in her tea, terrifying her and causing her to lose all composure. In her panic, she pointed the finger at Huo Xuan. The Empress Dowager's words were baseless.
Huo Xuan pointed out that the mute maid was the one who had kept the blood-sucking butterflies. Tuoba Hong immediately ordered the mute maid to write a testimony. In the mute maid's account, the Empress Dowager had killed Lady Yue back then, and to cover her tracks, she found an excuse to kill those around Lady Yue.
The mute maid had raised the blood-sucking butterflies to avenge Lady Yue; even if she couldn't get revenge, she could at least draw attention to the matter. However, with only the mute maid as a witness, the Empress Dowager desperately tried to argue. Hong Xiu stepped forward to speak for the mute maid, stating that while the Empress Dowager was beautiful, her heart was terrifyingly evil, a rare sight in the world.
