Episode 31 recap: Ji Wan Er encountered an unexpected incident on the way.
When Ji Chu woke up in the morning, he found Hua Qing Ge lying beside him, and they both felt a bit embarrassed because Ji Chu was still holding Hua Qing Ge. Duke Dingguo came to see the queen, and the queen used the excuse of greetings to inquire if Ji Chu had seen Lin Xi Yao recently. However, Duke Dingguo believed that a married daughter would naturally be rarely seen. The queen explicitly stated that Prince Consort Lin Xi Yao's well-being was tied to Duke Dingguo's well-being. In fact, the queen wanted to use Lin Xi Yao to win over Duke Dingguo, and Duke Dingguo had to agree for the sake of his daughter. The queen saw the portrait of the virtuous concubine in the emperor's study and became very jealous. At that moment, the emperor arrived and directly drove the queen away.
The queen was very dissatisfied but dared not say much. Suddenly, the queen felt a sense of crisis. She believed that the emperor still kept the portrait of the virtuous concubine and couldn't forget her. Fortunately, she still had some poisonous substances. It seemed that the queen was about to take action again. The queen wanted to frame Ji Chu so that he would no longer pose a threat to Ji Yun.
Suddenly, a group of black-clothed men appeared near the wedding procession of Ji Wan Er, and Ji Wan Er sensed that something was wrong. It turned out that they had encountered bandits. The maidservant protected Ji Wan Er in the carriage, but the guards were all killed, and Ji Wan Er was in great danger.
After the emperor scolded the queen, he sent her a lot of gold, silver, and jewels as an apology. However, at that moment, Ji Wan Er's personal maid came and tearfully told everyone that Ji Wan Er had been killed by the bandits. Ji Chu soon learned of the news from his subordinates, and Hua Qing Ge, who was outside the door, overheard it. Naturally, Hua Qing Ge didn't believe it, but when she saw Ji Wan Er's belongings, she couldn't hold back her emotions.
The queen didn't expect her daughter to encounter such an event. Soon, Gong Ye Qi also learned about Ji Wan Er's murder. He couldn't let Ji Wan Er die inexplicably and was naturally very worried. He wouldn't let Ji Wan Er die without reason. Gong Ye Qi was very angry and got into a fight with Ji Chu. Gong Ye Qi also said that Ji Chu had many opportunities to save Ji Wan Er, but he never took any action.
The queen was extremely heartbroken, knowing that she was responsible for her daughter's death. She was emotionally devastated, and Gong Ye Qi happened to see her. Several times he wanted to kill the queen, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to do it because she was Ji Wan Er's mother. The emperor also felt guilty because he couldn't protect his daughter.
Ji Yun had been taking care of his mother all along, and his mother asked him to dress Ji Wan Er in warmer clothes when the time came. Ji Yun didn't understand why he couldn't get along peacefully with Ji Chu. The queen was afraid that the virtuous concubine would take her place, and in the future, Ji Yun's position would also be usurped by Ji Chu. His mother urged Ji Yun to ascend to the throne and not let himself be manipulated. Ji Yun comforted his mother by her side.
When Ji Yun returned home, he saw Lin Xi Yao. Lin Xi Yao had been waiting for Ji Yun to come home. Since their marriage, Ji Yun had been neglecting Lin Xi Yao, but she had never complained. Sometimes Ji Yun felt very sorry for her.
Hua Qing Ge came home to treat Ji Chu's injuries. They both wished that their relationship could go back to how it used to be, but it was impossible. At that moment, Wei Nan Yi came to give medicine to Ji Chu. Ji Chu told her that with Ji Wan Er's death, Prime Minister Li was left isolated and they could smoothly return. Wei Nan Yi was very grateful to Ji Chu.
When Hua Qing Ge woke up and was about to go out, she realized she was locked in. It was Ji Wan Er's funeral today. Soon, Gong Ye Qi came and prepared to take Hua Qing Ge away, telling her that she would witness a good show. Ji Chu had already arranged everything. Soon, the emperor and the queen, along with Ji Yun, came to pay tribute to Ji Wan Er.
Suddenly, a silver needle pricked Ji Yun's neck. Ji Yun felt everything go blurry. It turned out that the queen had planned everything to make Ji Chu be poisoned, but she didn't expect Ji Yun to be the one affected. Ji Yun became completely crazy, and Lin Xi Yao was pushed to the ground.
At that moment, Ji Chu urged the queen to quickly bring out the antidote. The queen hurriedly went to get it, solely to save her son. In reality, Ji Chu wanted to force the queen to say those words, and then he gave Ji Yun the antidote. At first, Hua Qing Ge, looking at the poisoned Ji Yun, wanted to harm Ji Chu but blocked him in front of Ji Chu.
The emperor now knew that the culprit behind everything was the queen and sent people to take her away. Ji Chu explained the truth to his father. Ji Chu just wanted to restore his mother's innocence. The emperor handed the imperial edict to Ji Chu, and Ji Yun ascended to the throne, and the title of the virtuous concubine was restored.
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