Untouchable Lovers Episode 5 Recap
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After the explosion, Liu Ziye didn't seem to be frightened at all and even wanted to eat papaya. Outside the Princess's mansion, Shen Qingzhi discovered something amiss and returned, pointing at Liu Ziye and telling him to tell the truth, because Liu Ziye had never called him "Taiwei". However, this Liu Ziye was now the real one, as they had rushed back through the back door in time. Liu Ziye's mischief angered Shen Qingzhi away.
When Liu Ziye raised his arm, there were some scars. He had been injured protecting the lantern his elder sister gave him, which moved Liu Chuyu for a moment. After Liu Ziye left, Fen Dai asked what had happened outside and why Liu Ziye was still alive. The assassination failed, and Liu Chuyu was also very sad. However, she couldn't kill Liu Ziye for the time being.
Lin Mu, the commander of the hidden guards, was already suspicious of her, and there was also Shen Qingzhi. Another attempt would require careful planning. Liu Chuyu thanked Rong Zhi for helping her buy time. Rong Zhi only hoped that she would no longer be hostile towards him in the future. The next day, Liu Chuyu entered the palace and met Tian Rujing, the Heavenly Master. She scoffed, thinking Tian Rujing always pretended to be supernatural.
Just then, a palace servant reported that the Empress Dowager was ill. Liu Chuyu thought that no matter what, she was the Empress Dowager's daughter and should go see her. Tian Rujing advised her not to go, but Liu Chuyu didn't listen. Tian Rujing secretly shook his head, thinking that what was destined to come would come. With the three stars of Qisha, Tanlang, and Pojun all appearing, the world would surely be in great chaos.
Liu Chuyu went to Yongxun Palace where the Empress Dowager resided. To her surprise, the Empress Dowager not only didn't smile when she saw her but kept trying to send her away. After Liu Chuyu came out, the Empress Dowager's attendant followed her out to explain. For years, the Emperor and the Princess had neglected the Empress Dowager, especially the Emperor, and the Princess's reputation was too bad.
The Empress Dowager's repeated attempts to persuade them had been fruitless, naturally leading to resentment. Before leaving, Liu Chuyu heard a palace servant say that the Empress Dowager insisted on going to Antai Hall, so Liu Chuyu quietly followed and overheard a huge secret. The Empress Dowager held a toy in her hand, regretting deeply what she had done years ago.
When she was still the Empress, she had given birth to twins, but the Heavenly Master at the time said one of them was a Qisha Lone Star, who would bring chaos to the empire. The Emperor forced the Empress to make a choice, and the Empress, for power and status, actually killed one of her daughters. Liu Chuyu quietly retreated after hearing this, her mind in turmoil. Was this why she looked exactly like Liu Chuyu?
The blue velvet stone she always wore around her neck, the Tianji Pavilion Master had also said, was used to ward off the Qisha fate. Since it was her own biological mother, after Liu Chuyu learned that Rong Zhi knew medicine, she immediately took him into the palace to treat the Empress Dowager, not hesitating to use one of the three wishes he had once granted her.
However, the Empress Dowager was at her last breath, and Rong Zhi could only do his best and leave the rest to fate. Before the two left the palace, they encountered Tian Rujing again. Tian Rujing's master, the previous Heavenly Master, was Rong Zhi's lifelong mortal enemy and the only person who had ever defeated Rong Zhi. He was also the one who personally altered Zhuque's fate.
He predicted that Zhuque had the Qisha fate and would bring chaos to the empire. After the Heavenly Master made this calculation, the Empress had tried to kill the child many times, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to do it. She had a palace maid take the child out, instructing her to drown her and bring back the swaddling clothes. Liu Chuyu learned that her tragic fate was due to such an absurd prophecy.
Her heart was filled with indignation and resentment. After returning to her mansion and having a good cry, she decided to be willful for once. She went to the Empress Dowager's palace and loudly questioned why she had been so cruel to her child back then. The Empress Dowager didn't know that the palace maid, unable to bear it, hadn't killed the child but had given her to a farming family.
However, after the farming family had their own children, they only fed her husks and wild vegetables. During famine years, they looked at her as if she were food. It was incredibly difficult for her to survive. The Empress Dowager was stimulated and became mentally disoriented. After Liu Chuyu left the palace, she felt much relieved. After returning to her mansion, it began to snow.
In the vast snowy landscape, Rong Zhi sat alone by the lake, his demeanor outstanding, casually playing a Guangling San. Liu Chuyu thought he always loved "Phoenix Seeks Mate" the most, but she didn't expect Guangling San was also his favorite. Liu Chuyu sat down to continue playing the zither for him, and Rong Zhi danced with his sword. The snow fell softly, and the music and dance were exceptionally beautiful.
However, Liu Chuyu's mind was troubled by her background, and her emotions were restless. She played faster and faster, and the zither string suddenly snapped. Rong Zhi knew she was in a bad mood, so he restrung the zither and played a piece, hoping she would cheer up. Liu Chuyu fell asleep on Rong Zhi's shoulder, and the two of them spent the night together like that. The Empress Dowager didn't have much time left.
Liu Chuyu entered the palace to see her. Although the Empress Dowager had been provoked by her words, seeing the blue velvet stone around her neck, she was overwhelmed with regret. This must be the child from back then. Liu Chuyu didn't admit it, and the Empress Dowager didn't force her. Her body was beyond medicine, and she only wished to see Liu Ziye one last time.
Liu Ziye, afraid of ghosts around the sick, had refused to visit his critically ill mother. Liu Chuyu took the opportunity to tell him a ghost story about the vengeful spirit of a disobedient son's father, forcing him to see the Empress Dowager. Liu Ziye went reluctantly. He had always been cruel and tyrannical.
The Empress Dowager knew that such a ruler would not last long, so she advised him to diligently study the ways of a ruler and listen more to his elder sister. Liu Ziye was annoyed beyond measure and left indignantly. The Empress Dowager had two sons and four daughters in her lifetime, but she never expected that in the end, only the daughter she had abandoned earlier would be by her side.
How she longed to hear her call her "mother," but in Liu Chuyu's hesitation, she passed away. Liu Chuyu choked out the word "mother," her heart filled with sorrow. Before her death, the Empress Dowager had instructed Liu Chuyu that if Liu Ziye were to become heartless in the future, she could act according to her instructions.
