Weaving a Tale of Love Episode 39 Recap
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Kudi Liuli was deeply convinced by Pubanu's words. She had often heard thudding sounds in the dungeon these past two days and suspected it was the master poison maker. Li Ming led heavy troops to Xuanwu Gate, shouting loudly for Li Zhi to come out and surrender below the city gate tower, repeatedly claiming that Li Zhi was leading troops at Xuanwu Gate, attempting to usurp the throne. Unexpectedly, Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang appeared on the city gate tower.
They had received a secret report last night, learning that Li Ming would lead troops to Xuanwu Gate at noon today, so they specifically came here to wait. Pei Xingjian and Li Zhi successively led people to the outside of Xuanwu Gate to Arrest Li Ming and report back to Li Shimin.
Li Ming was greatly surprised, insisting that Li Zhi intended to rebel and claiming that Li Shimin had already discovered Li Zhi's true colors and wanted to pass the throne to him. Li Zhi did not believe him and Argued with reason with Li Ming.
Li Ming and Li Zhi each stuck to their own story, and Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang found it difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood, so they decided to take both of them back for Li Shimin's imperial judgment. Dan Qing received a letter carried by a flying pigeon, learning that Li Ming had already led troops to Xuanwu Gate, and told Consort Yang to act as soon as possible.
Consort Yang ordered Chamberlain Pan to feed Li Shimin poison, and Chamberlain Pan was so scared he trembled like chaff. A palace maid rushed to report that Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang were rushing back to the palace with Li Ming and Li Zhi. Consort Yang was stunned; she had already fed Li Shimin the poison pill. Pubanu, Kudi Liuli, Sun Decheng, and Shun searched everywhere in the dungeon, finally finding an imprisoned old man.
Pubanu eagerly asked the old man for an antidote. The old man claimed he was imprisoned here by Li Ming to make poison and had never made an antidote. Li Zhi and Li Ming's party rushed back to the imperial palace. Consort Yang publicly read the fake will, framing Li Zhi with the crime of rebellion, intending to depose him from his position as Crown Prince and have Li Ming succeed him to the throne.
Li Zhi did not believe her, insisting on personally meeting Li Shimin. Consort Yang threatened him with an imperial edict, ordered Li Zhi to be Arrested, and announced that Li Shimin had already passed away. Consort Yang pointed out that Li Zhi had bribed Chamberlain Gao to poison Li Shimin, and Li Shimin had long seen through Li Zhi's true colors, which was why he had modified the imperial edict despite his severe illness. Changsun Wuji publicly raised doubts.
Consort Yang asked Chamberlain Pan to step forward and accuse Li Zhi. Chamberlain Pan trembled all over with fear, wishing only to follow Li Shimin in death. Changsun Wuji did not believe Consort Yang's one-sided story and insisted on finding out the truth. Pubanu pressed the old man relentlessly, but he was helpless. Kudi Liuli appealed to the old man with reason and emotion and even quoted her mother's words to persuade him.
When the old man learned that Kudi Liuli's mother was An, he was moved to tears. He was once the king of medicine in the imperial palace and had a deep Friendship with An. Both of them were tired of palace life. After An left, the king of medicine also wanted to leave but was imprisoned by Li Ming to make poison.
When Sun Decheng learned that the old man was the king of medicine, he was too excited to speak. The king of medicine revealed that Li Ming would use the poison he developed to kill Li Shimin today, but he had secretly replaced the poison with a calming medicine. Kudi Liuli dared not delay and immediately called Sun Decheng and Shun to report to Li Zhi.
Kudi Liuli publicly exposed the entire process of Li Ming and Consort Yang poisoning Li Shimin and framing Li Zhi. Consort Yang was furious with shame and ordered Kudi Liuli to be driven out. Li Zhi stepped forward to support Kudi Liuli and led the civil and military officials, Kudi Liuli, and others to see Li Shimin. Kudi Liuli took Li Shimin's pulse and found that he still had a pulse.
After the calming medicine's effect wore off, Li Shimin finally woke up. Consort Yang and Li Ming were dumbfounded with shock. Changsun Wuji reported to Li Shimin about Consort Yang forging the imperial edict and framing Li Zhi. Li Shimin took the will and read it from beginning to end, trembling with rage.
Consort Yang tried every possible excuse; she accused Li Zhi of rebellion, mistakenly believing Li Shimin had passed away, so she forged an imperial edict to teach Li Zhi a lesson. Li Shimin had long seen through her malicious intentions and scoffed at her. Consort Yang made a dying struggle; she accused Li Zhi of wearing a five-clawed dragon robe and having long intended to usurp the throne.
Li Zhi took off his outer cloak, revealing a four-clawed python robe underneath. Consort Yang and Li Ming were instantly speechless. It turned out that Pei Xingjian discovered the words "It's a trap" left by Kudi Liuli on that note. Li Zhi and Pei Xingjian noticed that the python robe had an extra dragon claw and immediately guessed Consort Yang's malicious intentions. So Li Zhi changed into a four-clawed python robe.
Li Ming knew the situation was lost and secretly slipped out to send a signal arrow to the hidden provincial troops outside, but was caught red-handed by Pei Xingjian. When Li Shimin learned that Li Ming had sent a signal to the provincial troops intending to rebel, he gnashed his teeth in rage.
