Weaving a Tale of Love Episode 38 Recap
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Consort Yang framed Pei Xingjian for giving those addictive pills to Shun, asking Shun to give them to Kudi Liuli. Kudi Liuli pretended to believe it and wrote the note as requested. That night, Consort Yang brought Kudi Liuli to Cao's mansion. Pei Xingjian arrived shortly after. Li Ming sent someone to call Kudi Liuli. Consort Yang was not at ease, so she carefully checked the note Kudi Liuli had written, finding no abnormalities.
Consort Yang reminded Kudi Liuli to secretly hand the note to Pei Xingjian, so he would believe the matter was real. As soon as Pei Xingjian saw Kudi Liuli, he rushed over to ask about her well-being. Kudi Liuli ignored him. Li Ming asked Kudi Liuli to persuade Pei Xingjian to change allegiance. Pei Xingjian repeatedly apologized to Kudi Liuli, saying he didn't know Doctor Heng had given poison. Kudi Liuli was furious, recounting Pei Xingjian's actions one by one.
Pei Xingjian swore to help her cure her illness at all costs. Kudi Liuli completely refused, grabbing Pei Xingjian by the collar, yelling at him, regretting not seeing his true colors back then. Kudi Liuli, while Li Ming was not paying attention, handed the note to Pei Xingjian, then uttered harsh words, saying she would have nothing more to do with Pei Xingjian from then on, and left without looking back.
Li Ming couldn't help but secretly smile, advising Pei Xingjian to make a good choice. Pei Xingjian only wanted Kudi Liuli, begging Li Ming to provide an antidote to save her. Li Ming repeatedly claimed he wouldn't keep useless people and wouldn't make a losing deal. Pei Xingjian promised to help him with all his might, only asking him to conceal Kudi Liuli's identity. If anything happened to Kudi Liuli, Pei Xingjian would be a useless chess piece.
Li Ming agreed to his request. Pei Xingjian went out and opened the note, learning that Li Ming intended to lead troops to Xuanwumen tomorrow. He immediately rode to the Eastern Palace to report. Li Ming personally saw Kudi Liuli hand the note to Pei Xingjian. He was overjoyed, concluding that Pei Xingjian and Li Zhi would believe what was written on the note.
Consort Yang urged Kudi Liuli to work overtime that night to finish the embroidered dragon robe, which would further confirm Li Zhi's crime of plotting usurpation. Kudi Liuli claimed it was impossible to finish it in one night. She had once made a four-claw python robe for Li Zhi; by merely embroidering an extra claw, it would become a five-claw dragon robe.
Consort Yang and Li Ming couldn't think of a better solution at the moment, so they sent people overnight to fetch the four-claw python robe. Pei Xingjian handed the note to Li Zhi. Li Zhi decided to dispatch troops to Xuanwumen at noon tomorrow. The more Pei Xingjian thought about it, the more he felt something was off, suspecting Kudi Liuli had a hidden meaning. He repeatedly examined the note. Kudi Liuli deliberately stalled, spending the entire night.
While embroidering dragon claws, she continuously ordered Dan Qing to do various tasks. Finally, she embroidered a "bean" character as a secret code on the hem, as she always did. Consort Yang questioned Dan Qing in detail about Kudi Liuli embroidering the dragon robe. Finding no abnormalities, she had Dan Qing follow Kudi Liuli to deliver the dragon robe to the Eastern Palace. Retinue Wang saw Kudi Liuli and was eager to inquire about her condition.
Kudi Liuli claimed she didn't have long to live, put down the python robe, and left. Retinue Wang handed the python robe to Li Zhi. Li Zhi felt that the "bean" was somewhat different from usual but didn't think much of it and quickly put it on to try. Consort Yang came to see Li Shimin early in the morning. He was still unconscious.
Consort Yang handed the fake last will to Chamberlain Pan, instructing him to publicly read this fake will once Li Shimin passed away, after Li Zhi was captured leading troops to Xuanwumen. Chamberlain Pan trembled with fear. Consort Yang also made him frame Chamberlain Gao, claiming he was ordered by Li Zhi to secretly poison Li Shimin's medicine for a long time. The more Chamberlain Pan thought about it, the more frightened he became.
He tried to leave but was stopped by guards. Sun Decheng and Shun disguised themselves as vegetable farmers delivering food to Cao's mansion but were recognized by the gate guards. Both were thrown into the dungeon, confined in the same cell as Kudi Liuli. A palace maid brought Kudi Liuli a pill. Kudi Liuli threw the pill aside, preferring to die rather than touch the poison again.
Kudi Liuli then fully recounted to Sun Decheng and Shun how Li Ming framed Li Zhi. Kudi Liuli admitted that she had secretly taken off her hairpin beforehand to make a mark on the note, and while embroidering the "bean" character, she deliberately embroidered the dot to resemble a dragon claw, hoping Li Zhi would understand her hint. Consort Yang sent people to monitor Li Zhi.
Learning that he was now wearing the five-claw dragon robe embroidered by Kudi Liuli, she was secretly pleased. Li Zhi made careful arrangements, dispatching Pei Xingjian to lead the Eastern Palace Imperial Guard to attack Xuanwumen. Li Ming gathered the heavily armed troops he usually maintained. They were ready to go, prepared to capture Li Zhi at any moment.
When Li Ming learned that Li Zhi and Pei Xingjian had already led troops toward Xuanwumen, he gave an order, sending heavily armed troops to Xuanwumen to capture the traitor Li Zhi, promising substantial rewards to everyone upon success. The soldiers shouted slogans and set off in formation. Pubanu knocked out the palace maid delivering food and found four portions of food in the food box. He poisoned two of them and gave the poisoned dishes to two jailers.
Pubanu searched around and found that only Kudi Liuli and two others were imprisoned in the dungeon. He opened Kudi Liuli's cell door and urgently questioned her about the whereabouts of the fourth prisoner. Sun Decheng hurled abuses at him. Pubanu repeatedly claimed that he, too, had been poisoned by Li Ming, and the poison had deeply penetrated his bones. This time, he was entrusted by Pei Xingjian. Pei Xingjian suspected there was a master poison maker behind Li Ming, confined within the dungeon, and Pei Xingjian sent him to the dungeon to find that person.
