Episode 34 recap: The queen seizes power and the crown prince ascends to the throne.
Lin Xi Yao met Ji Wan Er. After all, they were good friends, so Ji Wan Er was naturally very happy to see Lin Xi Yao. Ji Wan Er said she was very happy here, and now she sees everything in a positive light. Ji Wan Er asked if Lin Xi Yao was doing well, and upon learning that Ji Wan Er was doing well, Ji Wan Er felt relieved.
Lin Xi Yao almost let slip about the queen exterminating Gong Ye Qi's family, but when Gong Ye Qi returned, Ji Wan Er prepared to pack her belongings and leave. When Gong Ye Qi learned that Ji Wan Er knew the truth, he immediately embraced her and said he had let go of the past. They had come a long way to be together, and he would cherish the present. Ji Wan Er couldn't help but cry, as she couldn't bear to leave Gong Ye Qi.
After returning home, Lin Xi Yao told Ji Yun about the secret involving the queen and Gong Ye Qi. Ji Yun comforted Lin Xi Yao, knowing that Ji Wan Er would eventually find out about this matter. The emperor was surprised when Ji Chu volunteered to serve at the border. The emperor was pleased because it fulfilled the late empress's wish.
The emperor visited the queen, who was copying scriptures in hopes of redemption. The emperor lit up all the stoves in the room and assured her that she would be provided for in the future. However, their marital relationship had ended. In fact, the queen had deliberately made the emperor believe in the illusion of the fox spirit, and she had even intentionally appeared before him after taking the demonic poison, causing the empress to die unjustly and also harming Ji Chu.
The queen felt guilty and said it would be her last meal with the emperor. She wanted the emperor to drink wine, but he refused. Only the queen drank the wine and claimed that everything she had done was out of love for the emperor. She wanted to know if she still had a place in his heart. Just as she was about to drink alone, the emperor decided to join her.
The queen also recalled the first time she saw the emperor. Unexpectedly, she had poisoned the wine he drank, causing him to collapse. The queen didn't intend to kill the emperor but rather made him unable to rise again.
Soon, Ji Yun also learned that the queen plotted to harm the emperor. Now the entire palace has been filled with people loyal to the Duke of Dingguo, and it has been announced that Ji Yun will ascend to the throne the day after tomorrow.
At this moment, Ji Chu was enjoying a sweet time with Hua Qing Ge. However, at this time, a subordinate came to inform Ji Chu that something had happened. Ji Chu was furious, and Hua Qing Ge also felt a sense of unease. Ji Chu hurriedly rushed over upon learning that his father was unconscious. Although his father was still alive, he resembled a vegetable.
Ji Chu was extremely angry. He never expected that the queen would still target the emperor. Ji Yun arrived and expressed that he had no choice but to accept the matter of ascending the throne now that things had come to this point. From tomorrow onwards, their roles would undergo a transformation. Ji Chu was taken aback by Ji Yun's drastic change. Ji Yun even claimed that Ji Chu had been pressuring him step by step, and everything he did was to protect their mother.
Now, the two brothers had become enemies. Ji Chu told Ji Yun not to regret what he had done today. Just as Ji Chu stepped out, he was surrounded by a group of guards. Surprisingly, Ji Yun pleaded with their mother to let the subordinates release Ji Chu. Now, the entire Da Liang was in his hands, and Ji Chu was not capable of shaking his position.
Their mother was actually pleased, watching Ji Yun accept everything she had arranged. The queen was simply waiting for her son to ascend the throne, and she even instructed the maidservant to inform the Duke of Dingguo that the crown prince was too soft-hearted. Until the matter was resolved, the military token should not be handed over to him.
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