Yongan Dream Episode 13 Recap
> Yongan Dream Recap
Lu Shiyan was still unsure if he had truly kissed Shen Zhen that day, but he didn't know how to bring it up. Finally, one day he noticed Qing Xi was speaking to him in a sarcastic tone, so he asked what was going on. Qing Xi then told him what she had accidentally seen that day – him proactively "approaching" Shen Zhen.
In Qing Xi's opinion, Lu Shiyan's proactive flirting with Shen Zhen, followed by pretending nothing happened after being intimate, was truly improper. So that was it. Lu Shiyan's confusion was cleared, and he was actually very happy about it. On the way, Lu Shiyan told his subordinates what Qing Xi had just told him. He was uncertain before, but now that he knew it was real, he could finally rightfully approach Shen Zhen and take responsibility for it.
Lu Shiyan came to Shen Zhen's carriage and proposed that upon their return to the capital, he would personally make a marriage proposal and marry Shen Zhen. While they were talking, they were suddenly attacked by assassins. The attackers were hostile, striking with knives aimed at lives, clearly targeting Lu Shiyan. Seeing an assassin's sword about to stab Lu Shiyan, Shen Zhen immediately embraced him, unhesitatingly using her body to shield him.
Lu Shiyan, agile in skill, immediately pulled Shen Zhen aside, finally escaping disaster. The guards Lu Shiyan led were also top-notch experts and quickly controlled the assassins, but after being captured, those men immediately committed suicide, leaving no one alive. Although Shen Zhen heard Lu Shiyan's marriage proposal, she did not accept. She felt that agreeing to be responsible simply because he had been intimate with her was clearly too hasty.
Qing Xi secretly passed a message to Lu Shiyan's guards, and the two attendants secretly aided their master. Lu Shiyan clearly saw this genuine affection – Shen Zhen was willing to sacrifice her own life at a critical moment to protect him. He formally apologized to Shen Zhen, stating that he was by no means heartless or ungrateful.
Despite reaching this point, Shen Zhen still did not agree; her father had less than two months remaining, and she was unable to make any commitments at all. Li Di lied, claiming he was sending his concubine to pray and burn incense for blessings. The concubine happily sat in the carriage. The carriage traveled further and further, then suddenly sped up.
The ground was bumpy, and the concubine uncomfortably opened the curtain, seeing the driver taking her down an unfamiliar path. She reminded the driver to go slower, but to her surprise, the driver said he had received orders from Li Di to send her to her death, and then he whipped the horse again, sending the carriage rushing straight towards the cliff. . .
--- Fortunately, Shen Ran quietly reported to Zhou Shu'an, and Zhou Shu'an directly sent people to rescue the dying concubine. When the concubine saw Shen Ran and learned that Li Di actually wanted to silence her, she immediately begged Shen Ran to save her, and then told Shen Ran the clue Li Di had inadvertently mentioned.
In fact, Lan'er was not sent from the palace, but was a girl found from Mingyue Building, sent to Li Di's residence to facilitate the transmission of messages. Shen Ran and Zhou Shu'an pondered. Mingyue Building was Xu Wei's property, but Xu Wei was dead, indicating that there must be someone else behind it. Shen Zhen and Lu Shiyan returned to the city. Lu Shiyan specifically arranged for the sisters to meet.
During their conversation, Shen Ran already sensed Lu Shiyan's feelings for her sister; there was not only concern but also tenderness in his eyes. Shen Ran knew that Lu Shiyan's mother was a princess, and given the difference in status between the two sisters and Lu Shiyan, she cautioned Shen Zhen to definitely learn to be independent and not to rely too much on Lu Shiyan. She also used her own experience with Li Di to warn Shen Zhen.
Lu Shiyan set a trap, having his subordinates stage a prison break to feign an assassination of Zhao Chong. Besides Zhao Chong, the assassins were also prepared to assassinate Accountant Li. Seeing his master already dead, the accountant was terrified and immediately revealed everything he knew, and even transcribed all the key numbers he remembered in his mind.
Seeing that the flow of all the accounts pointed towards the capital, Lu Shiyan realized it must be connected to the imperial palace. He quickly reported the results of his investigation to the Emperor. The Emperor was very satisfied. Lu Shiyan proposed releasing Shen Zhen's father from prison, but the Emperor felt that the truth had not yet been fully investigated and kept Shen Zhen's father imprisoned.
Li Di discovered that Shen Zhen was not dead and that Zhao Chong had also been imprisoned. The sisters were reunited, but Zhou Shu'an did not agree to let Shen Zhen stay overnight at Shen Ran's home, apparently having become suspicious of him. Li Di wanted to escape with his valuables, but upon checking the treasury, he found that all the gold he usually had his concubine store away had vanished. This completely infuriated him. He immediately rushed home and searched for the account books in the secret room.
