Weaving a Tale of Love Episode 21 Recap
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Pabanu pressed Pei Xingjian closely, every move was fatal. Pei Xingjian had to self-harm to force himself to stay awake, but because he was too deeply poisoned, his physical strength gradually failed him. Pei Xingjian decided to make one last desperate attempt, a do-or-die struggle with Li Ming. He flew forward with all his might, trying to abduct Li Ming, but was subdued by guards on the spot. Li Zhi hurriedly stood up to defend Pei Xingjian.
Pei Xingjian claimed that he acted recklessly to protect Li Zhi's safety. Consort Yang was relentless, accusing Pei Xingjian of insubordination and insisting on a severe punishment for him. Li Shimin didn't know how to choose for a moment, so he wanted to hear Cairen Wu's opinion. Cairen Wu praised Li Shimin as an enlightened ruler who appointed people based on merit.
She also brought up the historical allusion of the twenty-four sages from the previous dynasty, advising Li Shimin to employ Pei Xingjian solely based on his talent. Li Shimin not only did not punish Pei Xingjian's rash behavior, but also highly praised his act of sacrificing himself to protect his master. He publicly announced that Pei Xingjian would be Li Zhi's personal guard. Pabanu would remain with Li Ming, and he rewarded each of them with a precious sword.
Pei Xingjian fainted on the spot due to excessive blood loss. Kudi Liuli was extremely anxious but could not help. Consort Yang saw that Li Shimin was biased towards Li Zhi, and she was furious, swearing to protect Li Ming's safety at all costs. Pei Xingjian remained unconscious. Li Zhi dared not ask an imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital to treat him.
Cairen Wu also noticed that Pei Xingjian's arm suddenly became disobedient during the competition and felt something was suspicious. She promptly sent someone to invite Doctor Lu. Doctor Lu examined him and found that Pei Xingjian's arm was disobedient due to poisoning. He quickly detoxified him and bandaged his wound. Kudi Liuli tiptoed back to the Wardrobe Service, but was still caught red-handed by Zhuo Jinniang. Kudi Liuli admitted that she went to peek at the competition.
Zhuo Jinniang was enraged and humiliated. She immediately punished Kudi Liuli by making her kneel for four hours, forbidding her from eating dinner, and requiring her to finish all of today's work. Kudi Liuli willingly accepted the punishment. Bi made sarcastic remarks from the side, and other embroiderers also joined in the commotion. Li Zhi thanked Cairen Wu for always helping him solve his troubles in time.
Cairen Wu encouraged him not to waste his good years, but to achieve great things while he was young. She firmly believed that he would become a virtuous emperor in the future and would manage the harem well. Cairen Wu knew that sooner or later she would be banished to Ganye Temple to become a nun. At that time, she would not be able to offer advice to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi had long regarded her as a confidante, like an elder sister, and he promised to do his best to help her. Dinner time arrived, and the embroiderers all went to eat. Kudi Liuli was still kneeling there, but in her heart, she was thinking of the injured Pei Xingjian, wondering if he had woken up. Kudi Liuli prayed to heaven for Pei Xingjian's speedy recovery. Retinue Wang stayed by Pei Xingjian's side, not leaving an inch.
Pei Xingjian remained unconscious. In his semiconscious state, he kept calling "Yu"'s name. Retinue Wang guessed that Yu was Pei Xingjian's beloved. Kudi Liuli came to visit Pei Xingjian early in the morning. Retinue Wang asked her about Yu. Pei Xingjian kept calling his beloved's name, "Yu". Kudi Liuli lied, saying she didn't know this person, but inwardly she was overjoyed. Pei Xingjian was still unconscious, but it was time for his Change medicine.
Retinue Wang had urgent matters to attend to, so he asked Kudi Liuli to help him Change medicine. Kudi Liuli carefully checked Pei Xingjian's wound, gently helping him Change medicine. Her heart was filled with pity, and she couldn't help but burst into tears. Pei Xingjian groggily woke up. He saw Kudi Liuli by his side and comforted her not to be sad. Li Zhi came to visit Pei Xingjian.
He repeatedly praised Kudi Liuli for bringing good fortune to Pei Xingjian, and he also patted her head. Li Zhi permitted Kudi Liuli to visit Pei Xingjian at the Eastern Palace at any time. Pei Xingjian worried about gossip and forbade Kudi Liuli from coming to the Eastern Palace again. Li Zhi promised to find a legitimate excuse for her to come in the future. Sun Decheng came to see Kudi Liuli and brought her favorite osmanthus cakes.
Sun Decheng advised her to be prudent and not to always go to the Eastern Palace, to avoid suffering resentment from Consort Yang and Li Ming. Kudi Liuli, however, didn't take it seriously. She decided to go all out to help Li Zhi, hoping that Li Zhi would redress her mother's grievances. Sun Decheng advised her to give up early, but Kudi Liuli's mind was made up. The Ullambana Festival was approaching.
All the concubines in the harem wanted to seize this opportunity to compete for beauty and favor. They all sent people to the Wardrobe Service to custom-make dresses. Only Cairen Wu remained inactive. Zhuo Jinniang sent Deng Qiniang to inquire with Cairen Wu. Cairen Wu wanted Kudi Liuli to make clothes for her. Li Zhi sent palace maids to summon Kudi Liuli away. Zhuo Jinniang assigned each embroiderer to be responsible for one of the harem concubines' dresses. They were all jealous that Kudi Liuli could sew a dress for the currently favored Cairen Wu, and were reprimanded by Zhuo Jinniang.
