Episode 36 recap: Ji Yun relinquished the throne to Ji Chu.
At this moment, Ji Chu was already holding a knife, prepared to confront the queen. Ji Yun had just poured a cup of wine for his mother, but she said she wouldn't drink today, so she didn't take a sip. Ji Yun knew his mother still had doubts about him, so he took the initiative to pour a cup of wine for her as a gesture of respect. The queen initially intended to drink it, but as she remembered how she had once poisoned the emperor in a similar manner, she hesitated. Ji Yun ended up drinking the entire cup by himself.
Meanwhile, Gong Ye Qi had already led his men to kill the guards around the emperor. Ji Chu had also arrived in the main hall, and Ji Yun had retrieved a sword that he had hidden under the table long ago. In fact, Ji Yun had planned all of this in advance. On the surface, Ji Yun had agreed to let his mother take the throne, but he also knew that his mother had committed too many mistakes and needed to atone for them. The current queen had lost trust in everyone, to the point that she couldn't even drink a cup of wine poured by Ji Yun. Ji Yun felt that his mother always claimed that everything she did was for him, but she never asked what he truly wanted.
When Ji Yun was young, Ji Wan Er had expressed her desire to leave the palace and live a different life, and now she had finally achieved it. When Ji Chu was about to kill the queen, Ji Yun still stepped forward to stop him because he believed he should be the one to repay the mistakes his mother had made. Gong Ye Qi had reached the emperor's side and started treating him.
As Ji Chu and Ji Yun fought, the queen saw an opportunity to escape, but Gong Ye Qi unexpectedly blocked her. Gong Ye Qi still sought revenge for the Su family. However, just as he was about to strike the queen with his sword, Ji Wan Er suddenly rushed forward and stood in front of her mother. Ji Wan Er fell to the ground with blood staining her clothes, as she had willingly sacrificed herself to repay her mother's debts.
Ji Wan Er was actually very reluctant to leave Gong Ye Qi, but ultimately, she wanted to extinguish the anger in his heart. Eventually, Ji Wan Er left, and Ji Chu and Ji Yun stopped fighting. It was at this moment that Hua Qing Ge arrived, which came as a complete surprise to Ji Chu.
The queen refused to give up and held Hua Qing Ge hostage with a dagger. Ji Wan Er's attack didn't stop the queen at all. The queen wanted to force Ji Chu to exchange his life for Hua Qing Ge's. Ji Chu willingly sacrificed himself to save Hua Qing Ge. Sensing that her time was running out, Hua Qing Ge took her own life just as Ji Chu was preparing to do the same. Before passing away, Hua Qing Ge told Ji Chu to never forget her and then took her last breath. She suddenly disappeared from Ji Chu's sight, leaving behind only a bracelet that she used to wear.
Ji Chu reminisced about the various experiences they had together, their hard-fought love, which now meant they would be separated again. Ji Chu cried sorrowfully, calling out Hua Qing Ge's name. The author of the novel suddenly woke up from the dream, remembering everything and wrote a new ending. Ji Yun, in order to redeem his mother's sins, personally consumed poison and allowed Ji Chu to ascend the throne.
The queen was imprisoned in the palace, tormented by the pain of losing her son. Unable to bear it any longer, she chose to hang herself to atone for her sins. After a lifetime of calculations, she realized that she had gained nothing and had even lost what she once possessed. Fortunately, Ji Yun was saved in time by Gong Ye Qi and lived a peaceful life in seclusion with Lin Xi Yao in the mountains.
Gong Ye Qi could never let go of his feelings. The love of his life had left him, and he drowned his sorrows in alcohol day after day. Ji Chu, now on the throne, missed Hua Qing Ge the most. He even wished to visit Hua Qing Ge's world. He remained unmarried throughout his life, experiencing the cycle of birth, aging, illness, and death.
The author submitted the finished script to the editor-in-chief, who did not approve of it. However, unexpectedly, the secretary informed her that the boss was interested in her novel. To her surprise, the boss looked exactly like Ji Chu and even called her Hua Qing Ge. He asked her if she wanted to start a tumultuous relationship and then abandon it. Ji Chu had truly entered her world.
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