Episode 31 recap: Lv Xian asked Jiang Xue Ning to take care of Xie Wei.
Upon learning that Jiang Xue Ning planned to return to her hometown to avoid trouble, Xie Wei explicitly told her that the situation had changed. There were some things that she might not be able to avoid even if she wanted to hide. Lv Xian pleaded with Jiang Xue Ning not to leave, as Xie Wei intended to fight a desperate battle with Xue Yuan. If Xie Wei fell ill, only Jiang Xue Ning would be able to take care of him.
After the princess's marriage, the Great Moon Kingdom did not withdraw its troops as expected. Xie Wei speculated that their proposed marriage alliance was just a pretense. Jiang Xue Ning informed Xie Wei that she planned to find a place to live in seclusion. However, upon learning that Jiang Xue Ning intended to return to her hometown to avoid trouble, Xie Wei firmly told her that the situation had changed and he didn't want her to leave. When Jiang Xue Ning asked him what had changed, Xie Wei couldn't help but answer that it was because she had already occupied his heart. Seeing that Jiang Xue Ning still didn't want to stay, Xie Wei asked her to think about Zhang Zhe. To his surprise, as soon as Jiang Xue Ning heard Zhang Zhe's name, her determination to leave became even stronger. Xie Wei didn't know how to persuade Jiang Xue Ning and suddenly fell ill out of desperation.
Upon returning home, Jiang Xue Ning couldn't help but recall the previous lifetime. After Xie Wei rebelled, she voluntarily offered herself to him for self-preservation, but Xie Wei pushed her aside and even suspected her of using that method to bewitch Zhang Zhe. He then used a vermilion pen that could determine life and death to draw a line on her neck and bluntly told her to leave while she was still frightened and undecided. Jiang Xue Ning thought that Xie Wei couldn't possibly like her. The reason he didn't want her to leave was surely because he was afraid she would reveal his secret. She once again played the role of a daughter, and her father thought she wanted to avoid Xie Wei. He tried to persuade her to stay in the capital, but seeing her determination, he no longer stopped her.
Xie Wei fell into a coma due to illness. Lv Xian, upon seeing Xie Wei in that state, no longer had the intention to go to Huangzhou. He and Sword Book were thinking of ways to save Xie Wei when the butler entered with a qin (a musical instrument). Upon seeing Jiang Xue Ning's qin, Lv Xian suddenly had a thought that perhaps Jiang Xue Ning could save Xie Wei. He urgently went to see her.
Lv Xian pleaded with Jiang Xue Ning not to leave, as Xie Wei intended to fight a desperate battle with Xue Yuan. If Xie Wei fell ill, only Jiang Xue Ning would be able to take care of him. Seeing that Jiang Xue Ning didn't believe him, Lv Xian told her a story.
During his travels, Lv Xian saw at the entrance of a county yamen (government office) that the poor and the rich were paying taxes using red and white paper as a distinction. A scholar noticed the trick and voluntarily stood up for the people, but it angered the county magistrate, who then found a pretext to imprison him. The common people rescued the scholar from the prison and set the county yamen on fire. When Jiang Xue Ning heard Lv Xian's story, she immediately guessed that the scholar was Xie Wei, and Sword Book, Dao Qin, and others were loyal to him because they were all commoners from that county.
However, Lv Xian's situation was different. The reason he followed Xie Wei was because he saw the struggle in Xie Wei's heart, and he just wanted to save him. Lv Xian also told Jiang Xue Ning that although Xie Wei seemed intimidating, he was actually very vulnerable inside. Therefore, he hoped that Jiang Xue Ning could save Xie Wei. In Lv Xian's eyes, Xie Wei had deep feelings for Jiang Xue Ning, and only she could save him.
After Xie Wei woke up, Dao Qin came in and told him that the emperor wanted to see him in the palace. Xie Wei guessed that the emperor must have an urgent matter and quickly had Sword Book bring him medicine to take before he went to the palace. After meeting the emperor, he learned that the prince of the Great Moon Kingdom had killed the officials who were escorting the princess and had taken her captive. Furthermore, they refused to withdraw their troops.
Xie Wei speculated that their purpose in proposing the marriage alliance was to test the bottom line of the Kingdom of Da Qian. Therefore, Xie Wei decided to go to the border and assess the strength of the Great Moon Kingdom. If they were weak and vulnerable, he would lead the Yan Family Army to annihilate them. If they were strong and formidable, he would ask General Yan Mu to intervene. Although the emperor did not want Yan Mu to take action, he had no other ideas at the moment, so he decided to let Xie Wei go.
After returning from the palace, Xie Wei instructed Lv Xian to immediately go to Huangzhou according to the original plan. Before Lv Xian left, he advised Xie Wei to learn to show weakness and not scare Jiang Xue Ning. Jiang Xue Ning packed her things but hesitated to leave. She was worried that if she left without saying goodbye, it would trigger another illness for Xie Wei.
While Jiang Xue Ning was still hesitating, Xie Wei suddenly approached her and informed her about the current situation with the princess. In order to save the princess, Jiang Xue Ning requested to go to the front lines with him. Fake Xue Dingfei also wanted to accompany Xie Wei, but Xie Wei disagreed and asked him to stay at the Duke's Mansion to continue monitoring Xue Yuan.
Upon learning that Xie Wei was going to the front lines, Xue Yuan decided to set up an ambush on the way and get rid of the troublesome Xie Wei.
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