Weaving a Tale of Love Episode 26 Recap
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Li Zhi helped the sweating Kudi Liuli onto the couch. Kudi Liuli was extremely thirsty, and Li Zhi quickly called Yuanlang to fetch water. Pei Xingjian was worried about Kudi Liuli and wanted to go in to see what was happening. Yuanlang tried all sorts of excuses to stop him. Suddenly hearing Li Zhi's call, Yuanlang rushed in. Feeling uneasy, Pei Xingjian had no choice but to seek help from Cairen Wu.
Cairen Wu was not there, having gone to the imperial garden for a stroll, so he asked the palace maid Yuliu to relay a message, requesting Cairen Wu to definitely go to the Eastern Palace. Cairen Wu returned to the palace four hours later. Yuliu told her Pei Xingjian's message. Cairen Wu realized the situation was bad and immediately rushed to the Eastern Palace. Retinue Wang delivered something to Li Zhi, but Yuanlang tried every way to stop him.
Retinue Wang forced his way in, put down the item, and quickly came out. He looked flustered and forbade Yuanlang from telling anyone what he had seen. Li Shimin brought Consort Yang and Li Ming to the Eastern Palace to pick lotus seeds. Yuanlang gave a knowing look to Li Ming, who understood that he had succeeded. Retinue Wang and Yuanlang invited Li Shimin and his entourage into the palace.
Li Shimin inquired about the crown prince's whereabouts, and Retinue Wang stammered, claiming Li Zhi was Reading in the Hall of Good Virtue. Cairen Wu rushed to the Eastern Palace. Halfway there, she met Mo Kun, who called her aside. Li Shimin went directly to the Hall of Good Virtue. There was no sound inside, and Li Shimin immediately became furious, pressing hard for Li Zhi's whereabouts. Retinue Wang had no choice but to take them to the back garden.
From afar, Li Shimin saw Li Zhi reeling silk with the palace maids, which reminded him of the deceased Empress Zhangsun, who loved raising silkworms and reeling silk during her lifetime. Li Zhi quickly came over to apologize to Li Shimin. He had originally intended to secretly make a piece of clothing from the woven silk for Li Shimin as a birthday gift, but it was discovered. Li Shimin praised him profusely, leaving Consort Yang and Li Ming dumbfounded.
Yuanlang hurried back to the study and meticulously searched inside the incense burner. As he came out, he bumped directly into Pei Xingjian. Yuanlang was so scared he took off running. Pei Xingjian had already taken the unburnt aphrodisiac incense from inside. Cairen Wu rushed to the Eastern Palace, repeatedly claiming she came to Learn weaving and embroidery. Li Shimin was delighted.
He personally inspected the entire process of raising silkworms and reeling silk and praised Li Zhi's silk weaving skills. Li Zhi admitted that Kudi Liuli had taught him. Li Shimin called Kudi Liuli over and bestowed rewards upon her. Li Zhi invited Li Shimin and his entourage inside for tea. Cairen Wu suddenly felt hot all over and found the incense here too strong. Li Shimin also felt hot and weak.
Li Zhi then called Yuanlang, who was on duty today. Yuanlang, startled, grabbed the incense burner and ran. Pei Xingjian quickly stopped him and publicly exposed that there was aphrodisiac incense in the burner. He had confiscated such incense from pleasure houses when he was at the School of the Four Gates. Li Ming and Consort Yang fanned the flames from the side. Li Shimin severely reprimanded Li Zhi, suspecting that he had obtained these from pleasure houses.
Li Zhi was completely unaware of this. Cairen Wu reviewed the recent events in the palace from the beginning: first, someone spread rumors to slander Li Zhi, and now, aphrodisiac incense inexplicably appeared, leading her to conclude that someone was deliberately framing Li Zhi. Just then, Mo Kun rushed to report to Li Shimin that he had found aphrodisiac incense at Yuanlang's home. Li Shimin forced Yuanlang to confess the mastermind. Consort Yang, fearing exposure, subtly threatened and intimidated him.
Yuanlang admitted it was his sole doing and that there was no mastermind. Li Shimin ordered Pei Xingjian to take Yuanlang out and beat him to death with a stick, publicly announcing an iron rule: from now on, anyone who dares to spread rumors about Li Zhi will be severely punished.
Li Shimin suspected that Li Ming and Consort Yang had believed the rumors and deliberately invited him to the Eastern Palace to pick lotus, intending for him to catch Li Zhi in the act. Li Shimin severely reprimanded Li Ming and Consort Yang, punishing Consort Yang to return and reflect behind closed doors. He also specifically asked Chamberlain Gao to convey a message, forbidding Consort Yang from kneeling outside the main hall again to disgrace herself.
Li Shimin also had Chamberlain Gao warn Li Ming to conduct himself well in the future. Consort Yang advised Li Ming to be careful in his actions in the future, so as not to provoke Li Shimin. Cai Yue fanned the flames from the side, repeatedly claiming that all of this was because of Kudi Liuli. Li Ming swore to kill Kudi Liuli to prevent future troubles. Consort Yang coughed up a mouthful of blood due to intense anger.
Li Zhi thanked Cairen Wu for stepping forward to clarify the facts. Cairen Wu believed that all of this was due to Pei Xingjian being Meticulous, which allowed Li Zhi to escape a disaster, and she reminded him to be extra careful in the future. Pei Xingjian came to see Kudi Liuli. Seeing her crying like a pear blossom bathed in rain, he wiped away her tears and vowed to protect her well in the future. Only then did Kudi Liuli break into a smile.
