Weaving a Tale of Love Episode 45 Recap
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Su Dingfang had previously selected more than a dozen girls and had them put on the same clothes and identical masks as Kudi Liuli. If Pei Xingjian could find Kudi Liuli among them, Su Dingfang would agree to let the two of them go admire the lanterns together. In a flash, it was the Lantern Festival. Chang'an City was bustling with activity, with every household hanging lanterns and decorations.
On the streets, there were opera performances, acrobatics, and dragon dances, and people lingered among the various flower lanterns, reluctant to leave. Su Dingfang and his wife took Kudi Liuli and the girls to the streets. From a distance, Su Dingfang saw someone who looked like Pei Xingjian pull a masked girl and walk away. He quickly rushed over to remove the man's mask, recognizing him as A'cheng, Pei Xingjian's guard.
Su Dingfang then realized one girl was missing and understood that he had fallen for Pei Xingjian's 'lure the tiger out of its mountain lair' trick. He immediately told the girls to remove their masks, and sure enough, Kudi Liuli was gone. Pei Xingjian pulled Kudi Liuli and ran all the way to the city gate tower. Both were extremely excited. Kudi Liuli truthfully reported the Linhai Princess's actions to him.
After careful consideration, Pei Xingjian decided to accept the large mansion sent by the Linhai Princess. He wanted to find some reliable maidservants for Kudi Liuli and vowed to let her live a carefree life from now on. The crowds admiring lanterns on the street were bustling, but Pei Xingjian and Kudi Liuli seemed to be in their own world. Their eyes only held each other as they admired the brilliant fireworks, and they couldn't help but embrace passionately.
The day after tomorrow was the big day for Pei Xingjian and Kudi Liuli's wedding. They had everything ready, but they lacked two trustworthy maidservants. Kudi Liuli came to An Silang for help, and An Silang readily agreed. Kudi Liuli also took out a list of Pei Xingjian's residences and shops in Luoyang, asking An Silang to investigate their details, as these had always been managed entirely by the Linhai Princess.
Kudi Liuli brought her dowry to Kudi's Mansion; she was to be married from there. Kudi Yenzhong was overjoyed and casually mentioned that Shanhu was to marry Ruzhuo as a concubine. Kudi Liuli guessed that this was a plot orchestrated by the Linhai Princess and Lady Pei, and she found it inconvenient to object. She merely reminded Shanhu to be wary of the open strife and veiled struggles among prominent families.
Shanhu, intent on marrying into a wealthy family, was completely unconcerned. Cao enthusiastically recommended maidservants Chun and Tao to Kudi Liuli. Kudi Liuli immediately saw that both of them had been trained by influential families and guessed that they had been sent by the Hedong Mansion to monitor her. Kudi Liuli flatly refused. An Silang brought Ni and Xiaotan to see Kudi Liuli.
Kudi Liuli didn't want to Aggrieved Ni by making her a maidservant, but Ni was willing to stay by her side and serve her. When the Linhai Princess learned that Kudi Liuli had rejected the maidservants she had chosen, she flew into a rage and severely reprimanded Lady Pei. Lady Pei pushed all the blame onto Shanhu. The Linhai Princess then conceived a plan, intending to use Shanhu against Kudi Liuli.
Today was the wedding day of Kudi Liuli and Pei Xingjian. Kudi Liuli started dressing up early in the morning, specifically putting on the buyao her mother had left her. Her heart was filled with mixed emotions. Ni helped her with her makeup. Pei Xingjian arrived with the wedding procession, drumming and gonging to pick up Kudi Liuli. He deliberately had A'cheng change into a bright red wedding gown and carry two large geese.
As soon as A'cheng entered, he was chased and beaten by the bridesmaids. They mistook A'cheng for the groom and intended to properly punish him according to custom. A'cheng was besieged by the girls and cried out in dismay, while Pei Xingjian watched with a smile. Pei Xingjian took advantage of the chaos to go to the embroidery room on the second floor. A'cheng followed him.
Pei Xingjian handed one of the geese to the bridesmaids and then eagerly entered the room to pick up Kudi Liuli. Kudi Liuli and Pei Xingjian's eyes met, full of deep affection. Pei Xingjian took Kudi Liuli home to get married. Sun Decheng and Shun came to offer Congratulations, also bringing an oral decree from Li Zhi and Zhaoyi, congratulating them on being a perfect match made in heaven.
Sun Decheng was filled with emotion seeing the little girl from in the past finally getting married. He gave Kudi Liuli countless admonitions and blessings, wishing her and Pei Xingjian a harmonious union for a hundred years. Sun Decheng had to return to the palace to report. Kudi Liuli performed a kneeling salutation to him. Afterwards, Pei Xingjian and Kudi Liuli completed their wedding ceremony amidst the blessings of their relatives and friends.
The two lovers, having overcome countless difficulties, finally became husband and wife. They entered the bridal chamber. The next morning, Pei Xingjian took his newlywed wife Kudi Liuli boating on the river, writing beautiful verses about their lifelong love. End of the play
