Episode 15 recap: Liuli faced a dangerous hostage situation.
Early the next morning, Jingniang came to find Liuli, and the two of them left the city together. Jingniang mentioned that Liuli practices Buddhism, but she herself has also been a devout Buddhist. She revealed that she has been married to Wang Jun Meng for many years but has not been able to give him any children. Wang Jun Meng's family elders have started discussing the matter, even suggesting that he take a concubine. However, Wang Jun Meng refused. Jingniang didn't mind if he took a concubine, but the current situation made her feel somewhat guilty.
Therefore, this is the reason why Jingniang wants to pray to Buddha for a child. Soon, they arrived at the temple to kneel and pray, both of them showing great devotion. After they came out, Jingniang encountered a monk from the temple, and they were engaged in a conversation. Jingniang asked Liuli to wait for her in the carriage. Just as Liuli got on the carriage, the coachman suddenly pulled the reins and the horse started running frantically. Everyone present was shocked. Jingniang quickly chased after the carriage. She mounted a passing carriage and hurriedly gave chase. Liuli sensed that something was wrong and pulled back the curtain, only to see Jingniang chasing after them. Liuli intended to resist, but accidentally got knocked unconscious.
Jingniang exerted a great effort to jump onto the carriage and regain control. Fortunately, she managed to stop the carriage at the last moment. Jingniang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Liuli had a minor injury on her hand, and her maid felt extremely guilty while treating the wound. She blamed herself for not being able to prevent the accident even though she was right next to the carriage.
Upon learning about Liuli's injury, Pei Xing Jian hurried back to take care of her. He felt a deep pain in his heart when he saw Liuli's injured hand. Liuli lay in Pei Xing Jian's arms and assured him that she would take good care of herself. After returning home, Jingniang confronted her husband, Wang Jun Meng, questioning if he was behind all of this. Wang Jun Meng was frightened and quickly knelt down to apologize.
In fact, Pei Xing Jian also knew that this incident was undoubtedly related to Ai Chongyu. He went to find Ai Chongyu alone, and without exchanging a word, they quickly engaged in a fight. However, Ai Chongyu was no match for Pei Xing Jian. Liuli was Pei Xing Jian's bottom line, but Ai Chongyu claimed that assassination was not their way, and he had no reason to do so.
On the other side, Jingniang forced Wang Jun Meng into the courtyard and interrogated him. She knew that there weren't many people who knew about their visit to the temple, and both her brother and husband wanted to deal with Pei Xing Jian and his wife, so naturally, Jingniang suspected them. At that moment, Ai Chongyu arrived and intercepted Jingniang, leaving her somewhat unwilling in her heart.
Ai Chongyu looked up and saw his father, then went upstairs to question him about his involvement in Liuli's kidnapping. His father naturally denied it and said that Wang Jun Meng was too timid to get involved in such a thing. Ai Chongyu didn't want Pei Xing Jian to use this incident to threaten him, so he cared about it so much.
From his father's words, Ai Chongyu could tell that his father probably knew who was behind this incident. Even if it wasn't the Ai family, Ai Chongyu didn't want to bear that kind of reputation. Before leaving, his father told him to let the matter rest. In fact, it was Ai Chongyu's father who instructed Pei Xing Jian to do all this. Although there was a reason behind it, Ai Chongyu's father received a letter from Princess Dachang, so the original plan to suspend action against Pei Xing Jian was suddenly activated, including the matter involving Wang Jun Meng.
When Liuli woke up, she found that Pei Xing Jian was not by her side and became very worried. Pei Xing Jian had just returned from the Ai family and assured her that he would always be with her in the future. Early the next morning, Liuli prepared to go out, but her servants followed her closely. In fact, everyone was worried that Liuli would encounter the same situation as yesterday. They even watched her while she ate, which Liuli was not used to. In the end, she asked everyone to turn their heads so she could eat in peace.
Wang Jun Meng came early in the morning to find Pei Xing Jian. He pretended to be regretful about what happened to Liuli yesterday and said that he would strengthen all the defenses in the city from now on. Jingniang also came to see Liuli and brought many gifts. She even invited the best doctor in the city to come and treat Liuli. Jingniang was genuinely concerned about Liuli, and Liuli expressed her complete trust in Jingniang.
In fact, Jingniang was indeed very good to Liuli, but her so-called family members were completely different. Ai Chongyu also had Wang Jun Meng hand a case over to Pei Xing Jian to handle, as he wanted to see his abilities. Unexpectedly, Pei Xing Jian had unique and successful approaches to everything he did.
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