Episode 23 recap: Lu Shuangshuang was captured, and Mo Chengqian was threatened.
Lu Shuangshuang couldn't figure out why this happened. She was curious about what had happened today. The only people who knew about her bathing in the palace were the maidservants and Wei Shuyuan. Lu Shuangshuang recalled that when Wei Shuyuan came back, she mentioned bathing because she had horse urine and sweat on her. Lu Shuangshuang suspected that Wei Shuyuan was heavily involved.
Lu Shuangshuang went to find Wei Shuyuan and overheard her conspiring with the third prince to capture her and threaten Mo Chengqian to abdicate in favor of the third prince. Lu Shuangshuang deduced that Wei Shuyuan and the third prince were definitely involved in this matter. Wei Shuyuan felt that Mo Chengqian was being too protective of Lu Shuangshuang and wondered how to deal with him. Lu Shuangshuang was a bit confused about the plot. Why would the female lead conspire with the third prince to harm the male protagonist? She was accidentally discovered, and the third prince drugged and took her away.
Mo Chengqian searched everywhere for Lu Shuangshuang, and the third prince showed Mo Chengqian Lu Shuangshuang's jade pendant to make him follow. Wei Shuyuan saw Lu Shuangshuang struggling there and advised her not to think about escaping, saying that she wanted to reclaim what belonged to her. Wei Shuyuan deeply understood that she had always been a precious gem, but she never expected to be ignored because of Lu Shuangshuang's arrival.
Lu Shuangshuang angered Wei Shuyuan, and Mo Chengqian happened to arrive. The third prince asked Mo Chengqian to step down, but Mo Chengqian didn't care about the throne and was forced to write an edict by the third prince. Wei Shuyuan tried to kill Lu Shuangshuang but was pushed away by Mo Chengqian and then captured. She couldn't understand where things went wrong.
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