Episode 28 recap: Liu Yan left Dingjing.
Zhao Yuanshi said that Liu Yan's pulse indicated that his vitality was almost exhausted, but Zhi Jian didn't believe it and asked Zhao Yuanshi to take another look. Liu Yan told them not to trouble Zhao Yuanshi and that Mu Zhuohua should not find out about this matter. Liu Yan felt that hating someone was better than missing them. He believed that with Liu Chen's recent ascension to the throne, various forces in the capital were in turmoil. If he died in Dingjing, it would surely lead to chaos. Liu Yan came to see the Second Prince and the Third Prince. When he saw the house, he felt depressed and asked if Liu Yan had come to pass judgment on him.
Liu Yan stated that he did not throw them into the dungeon but rather placed them under house arrest in his own residence because he didn't want others to take vigilante action against them. Liu Yan said that the Second Prince actually knew that the late emperor never intended to make him the emperor; he was just unwilling to accept it. The Second Prince questioned why the late emperor didn't establish a crown prince earlier if he favored the eldest prince. Liu Yan explained that Liu Chen was straightforward but impulsive, and the late emperor wanted him to gain more experience before becoming emperor.
Liu Yan accused the Second Prince of being ungrateful and using even his own younger brother for personal gain, which was not what the late emperor wanted to see. The Second Prince argued that they never gave him a chance; otherwise, why would he need to fight for it? Liu Yan admitted that he, as their uncle, had not fulfilled his responsibilities and suggested that they return to their fiefdoms to live peacefully.
Liu Yan fainted soon after coming out, and Zhao Yuanshi diagnosed his pulse, confirming that his vitality was almost exhausted. Zhi Jian didn't believe it and asked Zhao Yuanshi to take another look. Liu Yan told them not to trouble Zhao Yuanshi. Mu Zhuohua came to see Liu Yan, and Zhi Jian believed that Mu Zhuohua must have a solution. However, Liu Yan insisted that Mu Zhuohua should not find out about this matter. Mu Zhuohua came to see Liu Yan and expressed concern about his health. Liu Yan assured him that he was fine and that Mu Zhuohua should go back and rest early since he had to attend the morning court the next day.
Mu Zhuohua wanted to spend more time with Liu Yan, but Liu Yan said that he wanted to rest, so Mu Zhuohua had no choice but to leave. Liu Yan felt that he couldn't be too greedy and that leaving was the best choice at the moment.
Liu Yan struggled to help Liu Chen handle various matters and felt that he would leave after the elder brother's burial. He entrusted the suburban mansion to Zhang Guan Jia, saying that although it was smaller, the environment was good, and the servants left behind were carefully selected and would take good care of Zhang Guan Jia. Zhang Guan Jia wanted to go with Liu Yan, but Liu Yan regarded Zhang Guan Jia as an elder and had originally intended to serve Zhang Guan Jia until old age, but now it was not possible.
Zhi Jian believed that Mu Zhuo Hua would eventually figure it out, and not telling him would only make him sad. Liu Yan believed that hating someone was better than missing them and handed a letter to Zhi Jian, stating that he had transferred his properties to Mu Zhuo Hua and asked him to find an opportunity to give the letter to Mu Zhuo Hua.
Liu Yan felt that with Liu Chen's recent ascension to the throne, various forces in the capital were in turmoil, and if he died in Dingjing, it would surely lead to chaos, so he had to leave. Zhi Jian informed that Mu Zhuo Hua was waiting for Liu Yan in the study. Liu Yan went to see Mu Zhuo Hua, but Mu Zhuo Hua had already fallen asleep waiting.
Liu Yan took a glance and left. Zhi Jian came and said that Liu Yan hadn't returned, and it was already late. Liu Yan probably wouldn't come back, so Mu Zhuo Hua had to go back first. Princess Rou came to see the Empress Dowager and mentioned to the eunuch that Liu Yan had already discovered her. If something happened to her, she entrusted Ji Shan Tang to him.
After the eunuch returned, he committed suicide by hanging himself for the sake of Princess Rou. After the late emperor's burial, Liu Yan left. Mu Zhuo Hua found the letter in the courtyard, but Liu Yan said he didn't want to be with Mu Zhuo Hua anymore. Guo Ju Li felt that the prince was just like the master, easily bored and tired of the old, and didn't want to be with their young miss anymore.
Mu Zhuo Hua came to find Liu Chen and learned about the places Liu Yan had been with the late emperor. The two brothers cherished those memories and thought that Liu Yan might go there, so they asked for leave from Liu Chen and rushed over. Mu Zhuo Hua felt that Liu Yan wanted to dismiss him with just a letter, so he had to find Liu Yan and settle the accounts with him.
Liu Yan was playing the flute in the mountains when Mu Zhuo Hua heard the sound and came looking for him.
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