Weaving a Tale of Love Episode 17 Recap
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Kudi Liuli officially started working at the Wardrobe Service. Because the silk threads sent by the eunuch were too fine, Zhuo Jinniang wanted to send someone to the West Market to buy thicker silk threads. The embroiderers were all eager to try, but to their surprise, Zhuo Jinniang sent Kudi Liuli to do the purchasing. The embroiderers were very dissatisfied and discussed it privately.
Kudi Liuli came to Zhuo Jinniang, wanting to change back to her original seat and even offered to let other embroiderers handle the purchasing. Zhuo Jinniang clearly stated that the Wardrobe Service was a place where one earned a living by skill, advising her not to be too kind. Kudi Liuli just wanted to be On duty properly.
Zhuo Jinniang remembered that An had once said similar words, only to end up with a tragic fate of ruin, disgrace, and being unable to protect even her own daughter. When Kudi Liuli heard Zhuo Jinniang curse her mother so maliciously, she suppressed the grief and indignation in her heart and calmly pressed her about her mother's cause of death. Zhuo Jinniang forbade her from asking around and dismissed her with a few words.
Kudi Liuli secretly vowed to uncover the truth and clear her mother's name. Kudi Liuli left the palace early to do some purchasing. She first went home to see Ni. The two, reunited after a long separation, were overjoyed. Kudi Liuli did not want to see her uncle Silang, fearing that he would not let her return to the palace. Kudi Liuli wanted to avenge her mother, and she also had Cairen Wu, Sun Decheng, and Shun looking after her.
Ni detected a hint of worry in her relaxed tone. Kudi Liuli knew that after returning to the palace this time, she would not have the chance to wear women's clothing, so she asked Ni to help her put on exquisite makeup and change into a beautiful dress.
Kudi Liuli brought Ni to the School of the Four Gates, wanting to apologize to Pei Xingjian in person and withdraw the lawsuit, but Pei Xingjian and Xue Xu were not there today. Kudi Liuli left a letter explaining the situation. Ni accompanied Kudi Liuli as she strolled on the street. Pei Xingjian rode his horse to the School of the Four Gates. Kudi Liuli was trying on a mask, and the two passed each other.
Kudi Liuli saw a dough figurine that resembled Pei Xingjian, and Ni bought it on the spot and gave it to her. Pei Xingjian arrived at the School of the Four Gates and received Kudi Liuli's letter. He immediately rode off to pursue her. At the palace gate, he saw someone dressed as a eunuch entering. Pei Xingjian shouted Xiaodouzi's name loudly, but that person did not turn back. Pei Xingjian then realized he had mistaken the person.
Pei Xingjian was about to leave dejectedly when he ran into Kudi Liuli. Kudi Liuli had purchased many items and was preparing to return to the palace. Pei Xingjian was overjoyed. A carriage suddenly sped towards them, about to hit Kudi Liuli. Pei Xingjian, without hesitation, embraced her, and she narrowly escaped harm. Kudi Liuli broke free from his embrace and repeatedly apologized to Pei Xingjian. Pei Xingjian felt indebted to her.
Pei Xingjian learned from Li Zhi's guard Huantian that someone wanted to poison Kudi Liuli. Worried that she might be in danger again, he wanted to ask the Crown Prince to let her leave the palace. Kudi Liuli could not leave the palace temporarily as she still had important matters to complete. Pei Xingjian did not ask further and gave her his personal dagger for self-defense. Pei Xingjian and Kudi Liuli bade a reluctant farewell.
Pei Xingjian watched Kudi Liuli's receding figure, feeling a deep sigh in his heart. He called out to Kudi Liuli, repeatedly urging her to stay away from Prince Cao and his mother to avoid unnecessary trouble. Kudi Liuli remembered all his warnings. Kudi Liuli returned to her lodging, took out two male and female clay figurines, and simulated her conversation with Pei Xingjian. Kudi Liuli gradually developed a subtle attachment to Pei Xingjian in her heart.
Pei Xingjian learned from Commander Mo Kun that Li Ming had sent Adjutant Chen to smuggle a batch of armor into the capital while transporting paper scrolls. He sent Huantian to report to Li Zhi. Li Zhi decided to take action at the School of the Four Gates to catch them red-handed. Mo Kun escorted the paper scrolls into the capital. He had an upset stomach and suffered from continuous diarrhea along the way.
Adjutant Chen suspected that Mo Kun was sent by Li Zhi, so he intentionally set up one fewer tent, making Mo Kun share a tent with them to monitor his every move. In the dead of night, Mo Kun was fast asleep in his tent. Adjutant Chen quietly led his men out to receive the goods. Before leaving, he placed a few soybeans next to Mo Kun.
Mo Kun saw the entire process of Adjutant Chen receiving the goods through a crack in the door. Adjutant Chen returned to the tent, found that the soybeans had been stepped on, and guessed that Mo Kun had discovered their actions. Huantian came early to deliver Li Zhi's order to Pei Xingjian: the carts transporting the paper scrolls were entering the capital today. Huantian stayed to assist Pei Xingjian. The procession of paper scroll carts entered Chang'an city grandly.
Mo Kun secretly went to an alley to meet Pei Xingjian and revealed that Adjutant Chen had received armor at the campsite. Pei Xingjian took Huantian to stake out outside the Warehouse of the School of the Four Gates, waiting for Li Zhi to arrive with his men to uncover evidence of Li Ming's rebellion on the spot. Xue Xu arrived at the Warehouse early and arranged for people to put the paper scrolls and armor into the Warehouse.
Adjutant Chen quietly called Xue Xu aside. They decided to use a trick, placing a batch of armor in the Warehouse to frame Li Zhi. Xue Xu suspected that Pei Xingjian was Li Zhi's inside man. Adjutant Chen told Xue Xu to keep watch outside. Cairen Wu heard that Li Zhi was going to impeach Li Ming publicly today. She was anxious and wanted to stop Li Zhi immediately, but it was too late.
She could only first Pay respect to Li Shimin and then act according to the situation. Adjutant Chen sent men to place all the paper scrolls and armor in the Warehouse. Using the excuse that the steward was not present, he handed the Warehouse key to Mo Kun. Xue Xu informed Recorder Zhang of the Directorate of Education to come to the Warehouse at Shenshi (3-5 PM) to retrieve the books stored there.
Mo Kun did not allow him to enter. Pei Xingjian quickly came to Mo Kun's rescue, advising Recorder Zhang to come back in an hour. Recorder Zhang made Pei Xingjian write an IOU on the spot. The more Pei Xingjian thought about it, the more something felt wrong.
He took Huantian and Mo Kun into the Warehouse to check and found several boxes of armor inside, with the character "东" (east) embroidered on them, which signified Li Zhi, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. Pei Xingjian immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. Adjutant Chen and Xue Xu had both hidden, deliberately given the key to Mo Kun, and even specifically called Recorder Zhang to witness, which clearly was an attempt to frame Li Zhi.
