Episode 35 recap: Witness murdered.
Madam Yao feels that she no longer has the will to live. Luo Qing Lian mentions He Lian Xin as a reason to keep going. Madam Yao believes that she and He Lian Xin were deeply in love for three years, but they have already spent sixteen years apart in separate mansions, and those feelings have long dissipated. What she actually misses is the He Lian Xin from years ago, the one who loved her.
Luo Qing Lian feels that even without He Lian Xin, she can still spend leisurely time with two or three good friends. Finally, Madam Yao finds hope to carry on. Luo Qing Lian is going to deliver a meal to witness Zheng, and then Lady Rong's sister, Miss Yan, falls down in front of Luo Qing Lian after taking some medicine.
Luo Qing Lian is shocked and quickly brings Miss Yan to Madam Yao. The doctor examines her and finds her condition to be very strange, so he prescribes some medicine to try for now. Luo Qing Lian instructs a maid to deliver the meal to Witness Zheng but insists that it should not be given to anyone else.
The legitimate wife sees this and feels that such an important task should not be entrusted to a maid. She insists on delivering the meal herself and the maid quickly finds an excuse to return. Luo Qing Lian is held tightly by Miss Yan and can't leave. Madam Yao offers to deliver the meal in Luo Qing Lian's place. Meanwhile, He Lian Xin is interrogating Witness Zheng and suggests that he knows the reason they are keeping silent is because of their family. He claims to have already saved his own family and whether he will turn their loyalty into betrayal depends on this one opportunity.
Witness Zheng hesitates for a moment, about to say something, but suddenly collapses due to poison. Luo Qing Lian states that she personally prepared the meal and did not poison it, and the idea of having Madam Yao deliver it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, so she couldn't have poisoned it either. The legitimate wife arrives and says that the meal was heavily guarded, even she couldn't touch it, so it must have been prepared by them.
Madam Yao insists that she has no reason to kill Witness Zheng, and the legitimate wife accuses Madam Yao of being the mastermind.
In fact, it was Miss Yan's maid who did this. When Miss Yan fainted, there was a lot of confusion, and her maid poisoned the food. Witness Zheng's wife arrived and stated that they were following Madam Yao's orders. They even sent a confession letter to Madam Yao, which was hidden in a cabinet next to her bed.
He Lian Xin had someone search for it, and they indeed found it. He Lian Xin had no choice but to order that Madam Yao be confined. Luo Qing Lian came to find He Lian Xin, insisting that it couldn't have been Madam Yao who did it. He Lian Xin actually believed in Madam Yao, but without evidence, he had to temporarily accuse her.
Luo Qing Lian went to see Madam Yao, who was now in despair, saying that she couldn't envision the scene Luo Qing Lian described anymore. He Lian Xin went to see Madam Yao, but she was already gone. Madam Yao had passed away, and Luo Qing Lian was deeply saddened, crying while holding onto He Lian Xin.
Upon hearing about Madam Yao's death, Mu Tian Shu was also devastated and wanted to burn all these new policies. He Yuan Xue came to deliver a meal to Lv Bei Yi, who was deeply moved by He Yuan Xue's years of companionship. Lv Bei Yi expressed that she also had feelings and once she was free from her lowly status, she would marry him with dignity.
He Yuan Xue was overjoyed to hear that. Lv Bei Yi intercepted Mu Tian Shu, stating that these new policies were beneficial to the people. Mu Tian Shu argued that Qu Liang belonged to the He family and had nothing to do with him. Lv Bei Yi asserted that she had worked tirelessly all her life for this and she would never let him destroy it.
Mu Tian Shu's men got into a fight with Miss Yan, and Mu Tian Shu thrust his sword towards Lv Bei Yi. However, He Yuan Xue escaped and intervened, taking the blow intended for Lv Bei Yi.
Yuan Xue and Lv Bei Yi's ending was so tragic. It's such a pity they couldn't be together. It was really heartbreaking. This He Lian Xiu was killed by Lady Si. Lady Si truly harmed herself in the process.
It's just sad to see someone who aspired to be a prince and a princess end up like this. Lady Si said she would rather die and be forgotten in the Wang residence.