Episode 26 recap: Cui Lin and Li Yi bid farewell at Leyou Yuan.
Li Yi informed His Majesty that Prince Xin, Li Jun, burned his own wife alive for power. Li Yi felt that he didn't want that position precisely because of such acts. He knew from a young age that it was a prison. He asked Cui Lin if she wanted their children to be born and raised in a prison. Cui Lin told him that as a prince, he was already trapped in a cage.
The wet nurse brought Gu Wan Niang to find Li Yi. She told Li Yi that Gu Wan Niang had specifically gone to the temple to pray and asked for blessings to be bestowed upon Liu Niang Niang's embroidered image. While the wet nurse was offering incense, Gu Wan Niang told her not to burn her hand and took the incense from her. Intentionally, Gu Wan Niang accidentally touched Liu Niang Niang's embroidered image, causing a hole to be burnt in the painting.
Taking advantage of the situation, Gu Wan Niang requested to repair it herself, and the wet nurse echoed her, asking Li Yi to take it down for Gu Wan Niang. The Crown Prince, while delivering medicine to General Han, realized that he would never see General Han again. However, to his surprise, General Han was saved. General Han asked if the Crown Prince had gotten used to hiding in the academy, and the Crown Prince felt that it was quite good there. Gu Wan Niang finally got what she wanted and repaired the painting beside Li Yi. She told him that this type of silk was the most flammable, despite her own carelessness. In fact, she was hinting to Li Yi that the fire at the Prince Xin's residence might be related to this gold-threaded silk. Li Yi immediately went to find General Xiao Pei to investigate the Prince Xin's residence.
Ah Shu reported to Liu Cheng Feng that Cui Lin had led a group of soldiers out of Leyang City and seemed to be waiting for someone. Liu Cheng Feng believed that Cui Lin was waiting for Li Yi. He thought Li Yi was cowardly because he still hadn't dared to ask Cui Lin to marry him. Liu Cheng Feng also looked down on Li Jun and Li Lai, thinking they were nothing and yet dared to covet Cui Lin. Liu Cheng Feng asked Ah Shu to find a good opportunity to set up a maze and take Cui Lin away.
After General Xiao Pei's investigation, the truth about Li Jun killing his own wife was finally revealed. Li Yi felt that the Queen of Prince Xin had been very kind to him and that he must seek justice for her. In the court, Li Jun was still thinking about marrying Cui Lin as his wife. The Emperor said that since his wife had already passed away, he could remarry. Li Jun pretended to be indifferent, saying that he had just lost his wife and didn't have the intention to remarry. At that moment, Li Yi arrived and informed the Emperor and the officials present about Li Jun's act of killing his own wife.
The Emperor and the officials were initially reluctant to believe, but Li Yi presented irrefutable evidence. Now, no one had anything to say.
Li Yi recalled the time when Princess Xin first arrived and knew that he was not favored by the Emperor and others, so she treated him very well. Li Yi couldn't understand how Li Jun could stoop so low, considering that Princess Xin was such a kind person.
Lao Bao sighed, saying that he used to think the outside world was beautiful, but now it seemed far worse than their prison, Lao Lan Pass. He missed the happy days they had in Lao Lan Pass and asked Li Yi when they could go back. Li Yi told him that there were still unresolved matters here, and once everything settled, they would return to Lao Lan Pass together.
Cui Lin asked Li Yi to meet her at Leyou Yuan. Li Yi asked if she could directly petition to marry him. Cui Lin asked if he still didn't understand. The position of the Crown Prince and her could either be both or none. Li Yi still didn't want to be trapped in a cage. He asked Cui Lin if she could bear to see their children trapped in schemes as well.
Cui Lin told him that as a prince, he was already trapped in a cage. Li Yi said he didn't want to argue with Cui Lin anymore. Cui Lin prepared to leave, but Li Yi held her back. He embraced Cui Lin and kissed her deeply. They both walked away in opposite directions, considering it as their farewell kiss.
Chang Er and Tao Zi were eating snacks together, and their relationship was getting better and better. On her way back, Cui Lin was captured by Ah Shu. When she woke up, she saw Liu Cheng Feng beside her. Liu Cheng Feng told Cui Lin that he brought her here, and this place was like a paradise where only they two lived without any disturbance. Isn't it good?
Cui Lin, upon hearing Liu Cheng Feng's words, became very angry, but she couldn't move because she had been drugged. Tao Zi couldn't find Cui Lin and was extremely worried. Helpless, she went to find Li Yi for assistance. Li Yi and his men found the location where Liu Cheng Feng was, and Liu Cheng Feng thought it was perfect that they came to him.
He intended to capture Li Yi and the soldiers of Zhenxi Army and kill them in front of Cui Lin.
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