Untouchable Lovers Episode 48 Recap
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Rong Zhi came today specifically to win back Liu Chuyu. After Liu Chuyu discovered him, he revealed a slight smile and took Liu Chuyu out to play. Today was a grand Buddhist event, and present at the gathering was Jiran, a venerable monk from the Great Song. Rong Zhi wanted to introduce Liu Chuyu to Master Jiran after the event.
He couldn't let Liu Chuyu return to the Great Song, but he was willing to let her meet someone from her homeland and hear familiar accents to ease her homesickness. Liu Chuyu was touched. She suddenly saw Tian Rujing, dressed in black and masked, flash by at the street corner. Puzzled, Liu Chuyu sent Rong Zhi away, intending to investigate herself. Tian Rujing came to ask Master Jiran for guidance. Liu Chuyu squeezed out from the crowded people.
When Tian Rujing saw her, he quickly left. At the Huo Mansion, although Huo Xuan won the competition against Liu Chuyu, she was not happy. Winning the competition but losing Rong Zhi was not worth it. During the final round of the competition, Huo Xuan had already sensed that Rong Zhi's heart leaned towards Liu Chuyu. Disheartened, she went for a walk on the street and coincidentally met Gu Huan.
Gu Huan went to great lengths to give her flowers and cheer her up, but Huo Xuan was unmoved; her heart only held Rong Zhi. Meanwhile, Liu Chuyu followed Tian Rujing all the way to a secluded corner. Tian Rujing told Liu Chuyu that the truth behind her past political marriage was not simple. At the same time, in the Kang Wang Mansion, Qi Heng secretly sneaked in, intending to rescue Tuoba Yun.
However, Le Yun knew that Qi Heng's power was insufficient to achieve this. Taking advantage of Qi Heng's lowered guard, she killed him and had Tuoba Yun disguise himself as Qi Heng to escape. Le Yun had long known that Tuoba Yun was not insane. She wanted to help him, but her own strength was meager. Qi Heng might have been the last chance.
She set fire to the mansion, sacrificed herself, and created the illusion that Tuoba Yun was dead. As the fire blazed, Le Yun exchanged a final look with Tuoba Yun, hoping he would take care. She recalled every bit of their acquaintance, from their first meeting. Regardless of their initial intentions, their feelings were real. Rong Zhi was sent by Liu Chuyu to buy pastries, but after he bought them, he couldn't find Liu Chuyu.
As he was anxiously searching on the street, Shen Yu arrived and told him that the Kang Wang Mansion was on fire and Tuoba Yun was dead. Rong Zhi instructed Shen Yu to find Liu Chuyu and safely escort her back to the mansion. After inspecting the situation at the Kang Wang Mansion himself, he entered the palace to confess his perceived failure.
Tuoba Hong attributed Rong Zhi's dereliction of duty to Liu Chuyu, believing that Rong Zhi's feelings for Liu Chuyu had surpassed his concern for state affairs. Tuoba Hong wanted to arrange a marriage between Rong Zhi and Huo Xuan, but Rong Zhi refused. Meanwhile, Tian Rujing handed Liu Chuyu a bottle of colorless, odorless poison, telling her that as long as Rong Zhi died, she would regain her freedom.
Liu Chuyu didn't believe Tian Rujing's words and urgently wanted him to tell her that none of it was true. Just then, Shen Yu arrived, and Tian Rujing hastily departed. Liu Chuyu suddenly gripped the medicine bottle in her hand tightly. At the same time, in the palace, Huo Xuan followed Rong Zhi out. Rong Zhi wanted to make Huo Xuan disappointed in him, so he deliberately said that he had only been using her before.
Huo Xuan understood Rong Zhi; he had even saved her life, and she knew he wasn't that kind of person. When Huo Xuan exposed the lie, Rong Zhi did not argue further. Huo Xuan was the best confidante of his life, but not a lover. Huo Xuan only wanted to ask him one question: if one day his ambitions conflicted with Liu Chuyu, how would he choose?
Rong Zhi was silent for a moment, then told her that he would not forget his responsibilities to his country. Huo Xuan sneered, then left the palace in the opposite direction from Rong Zhi. Tuoba Hong was plagued by headaches over Rong Zhi's affair. Everyone knew who should be chosen between Huo Xuan and Liu Chuyu, but Rong Zhi seemed to be thinking of something else entirely; his choice of Liu Chuyu was, in Tuoba Hong's eyes, utterly foolish.
Hong Xiu, from a woman's perspective, enlightened him: Huo Xuan was beautiful indeed, but too intelligent and formidable. Although Liu Chuyu was also clever, her mind was simple, which was precisely why she attracted the complex-minded Rong Zhi. Tuoba Hong merely heard Hong Xiu's point of view; it was possible to have both fish and bear's paw, yet Rong Zhi chose the most foolish way to resolve the situation. However, he had already prepared a gift for Rong Zhi.
Rong Zhi returned to his mansion as a light drizzle began to fall. He sighed deeply and placed the pastries outside Liu Chuyu's room. Liu Chuyu heard the movement and came out, but Rong Zhi had already left, leaving only the bag of pastries on a small table in her courtyard. Returning to his own room, he suddenly discovered a beautiful woman lying on his bed. Meanwhile, Liu Chuyu came to find Rong Zhi.
The chief clerk outside the door repeatedly blocked her, telling her there was a beauty bestowed by the Emperor inside, implying she could not enter now. Liu Chuyu gripped the medicine bottle in her hand, turned, and left. Before leaving, she ordered the chief clerk who had offended her to kneel for an hour in front of the door before standing up.
Shortly after Liu Chuyu left, the imperial beauty was unceremoniously thrown out by Rong Zhi, who showed no pity for her, ordering her to also kneel for an hour in front of the door. Liu Chuyu sat on the swing in the courtyard, looking at the medicine bottle in her hand, and recalled Tian Rujing's words.
Tian Rujing had told her that Rong Zhi was destined by the Tanlang star, and Tanlang has no emperor's destiny; it can only be broken after being impacted by the Qisha star, and Liu Chuyu happened to be destined by the Qisha star. Tian Rujing said that Rong Zhi was good to Liu Chuyu only to make her willingly serve his purposes. Liu Chuyu didn't believe it then, but now she couldn't help but suspect Rong Zhi's intentions. The next day, Huo Xuan resigned from her official position at court. Tuoba Hong not only disagreed but also bestowed immense rewards upon her.
