Untouchable Lovers Episode 52 Recap
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Liu Chuyu told Rong Zhi that she had figured it out; Rong Zhi's world was too complex, and she felt she couldn't fit in. Liu Chuyu had recently been saying things that made no sense to Rong Zhi, and he wanted her to speak frankly. Liu Chuyu used to detest people who beat around the bush, but now she knew that some things were left unsaid not because they were unclear, but because she didn't know how to say them.
She feigned a relaxed smile and asked Rong Zhi to play "Feng Qiu Huang" for her. Rong Zhi was delighted that Liu Chuyu was willing to reconcile, and he played the piece wholeheartedly. Liu Chuyu listened silently, reminiscing about the few warm moments they shared. A string suddenly broke, unsettling Rong Zhi. He felt Liu Chuyu's smile was unhappy. Liu Chuyu offered a cup of wine. Rong Zhi looked into her eyes and poured all the wine away.
Shen Yu told him that Liu Chuyu and Yue Ya were up to something, warning him to be careful. However, it was impossible to guard against everything; Liu Chuyu didn't drug the wine, but tampered with the qin strings. After Rong Zhi fainted, Liu Chuyu hung a medicine bottle on his waist and left in a hurry with Qing Yue.
The next day, after Rong Zhi woke up, he flew into a rage, imprisoned Yue Ya in the dungeon, and rushed out of the manor, disregarding the imperial decree. Shen Yu and others tried to stop him, but Rong Zhi pushed him aside and rode away. Tuoba Hong received news that Rong Zhi was pursuing Liu Chuyu towards the Great Song, and he was furious, ordering people to bring Rong Zhi back, even repeatedly vowing to kill him.
Empress Dowager Feng Ting stood in her palace; the wind had picked up. She worried about Tuoba Hong's health and hoped he would take good care of himself. However, Tuoba Hong was already gravely ill. Hong Xiu attended to him as he slept, intercepted a batch of memorials, and burned several important ones. Hong Xiu's maid, Yanzhi, witnessed her burning the memorials.
Yanzhi wanted to tell Tuoba Hong, but just as she found an opportunity, Hong Xiu entered before she could speak, and Yanzhi had to retreat in a hurry. Yanzhi was Rong Zhi's person, and Hong Xiu had known this for a long time. That night, she threw Yanzhi into a well to drown her. The next day was Tuoba Yun's funeral. Tuoba Hong personally attended. However, in the memorial hall, the person who was supposed to be dead suddenly appeared.
Tuoba Hong was greatly astonished to see Tuoba Yun. Tuoba Yun had been plotting for a long time, and everyone there was his person. Tuoba Yun dealt with all the people Tuoba Hong had brought. Tuoba Hong saw the people from Tianji Pavilion and cursed Tuoba Yun for being deranged in his pursuit of the throne. Tuoba Yun sneered, saying that when it came to being deranged, no one could compare to the former emperor.
The death of Madam Yue that year was not simple; the former emperor stood by and watched the Empress Dowager kill Madam Yue, then allowed Tuoba Hong to ascend the throne. Afterwards, when Tuoba Hong learned of the Empress Dowager's actions, he would inevitably retaliate. Without the Empress Dowager's restraints, Tuoba Hong would surely become a qualified emperor. Hong Xiu was originally a member of Tianji Pavilion.
When Rong Zhi sought her out, she went along with it, seizing the opportunity to use Rong Zhi and the Empress Dowager, slowly turning Tuoba Hong into a lone figure. Now that Rong Zhi had gone after Liu Chuyu, and with the Great Song army pressing on the border, Rong Zhi likely wouldn't be able to return. Hong Xiu was pregnant. As long as Tuoba Hong died, her child would be a posthumous child.
Then, Tuoba Yun would enthrone Hong Xiu's child as emperor, and Hong Xiu would take the opportunity to pardon Tuoba Yun's crimes, allowing him to serve as regent. This entire plan was perfect, as long as Tuoba Yun was ruthless enough to kill Tuoba Hong. Meanwhile, Huo Xuan was living a peaceful life in the mountains with Gu Huan, but recently she had become increasingly restless, accidentally pricking her hand while doing needlework.
Even though Huo Xuan didn't say it, Gu Huan knew she was worried about the Huo family army. Since that was the case, Gu Huan decided to go back with her to see. Peng Ge was ordered to take command of the Huo family army, but the Huo family army only recognized the Huo family head and was slow to accept Tuoba Hong's decree. As the atmosphere grew tense, Huo Xuan arrived.
The Huo family army was the army of Great Wei, and Huo Xuan couldn't let this army be ruined under her watch. She had returned precisely to ensure a smooth handover of the Huo family army. With her doing so, Peng Ge did not make things difficult for her.
Not everyone had the courage to give up everything they held, but Huo Xuan had now come to terms with it; she used to want to be the commander of a vast army, but now she only wanted to be Gu Huan's wife. When Huo Xuan went to hand over command to Peng Ge, an unexpected incident occurred: Huo Xuan was stabbed with a sword, and Peng Ge, mentally deranged, shouted that he wanted to kill Huo Xuan.
Huo Xuan was extremely weak. Gu Huan held her and shouted to the Huo family army deputy general who rushed in that Peng Ge was the murderer. Deputy General Huo Chao, Huo Xuan's third uncle, killed Peng Ge in a moment of desperation. Huo Xuan watched all this in pain, weakly shook her head, and fainted, a pool of blood flowing beneath her—she had a miscarriage.
It turned out that Gu Huan was a member of Tianji Pavilion, and he had approached Huo Xuan from the very beginning for the sake of the Huo family army. Although he had genuinely fallen for Huo Xuan, he had to complete his mission. That night, Gu Huan, under the pretext of avenging Huo Xuan, incited the Huo family army to rebellion. After Huo Xuan woke up, she immediately asked about Gu Huan's whereabouts, and when she saw the letter delivered by the spy, she was greatly shocked.
