Episode 20 recap: Li Mengjue and Xie Jingshu are really together.
Xie Jingshu angrily grabbed Li Mengjue's hand as she entered. It was only now that he realized that Li Mengjue had been with them all along. Xie Jingshu squeezed Li Mengjue's neck, wanting to kill her. He knew that Li Mengjue had set up a trap from the beginning, and he was just a pawn in her hands. While getting close to Li Mengjue, Xie Jingshu discreetly handed her a note, indicating that they should act as if they were in conflict to make Du Shaoqing believe that they had fallen out.
Du Shaoqing told Xie Jingshu that he had been planning for ten years and would handle this game carefully. Li Mengjue told Xie Jingshu that when they were together, they both wore masks, and everything changed when the masks came off. Xie Jingshu finally realized that everything they had experienced before was just a diversion, and Master Du Shaoqing's true intention was to secure his position.
Du Shaoqing was willing to fake his death and deceive himself, pretending to be a withered branch on the snow. Du Shaoqing believed that he was waiting for the right moment. Li Mengjue thought Du Shaoqing was going too far, and the Second Prince's appearance made her feel somewhat powerless. Xie Jingshu was very angry when Li Mengjue came to him and told him that she had wanted to overthrow those people with her own strength, but in the end, she lost completely.
Li Mengjue firmly refused to accept it, believing that the Second Prince simply handed the power to Xie Jingshu. Li Mengjue was imprisoned, and she was grateful that Xie Jingshu could understand her. Xie Jingshu felt that others didn't matter to him, but Li Mengjue's sadness affected him. Xie Jingshu then accepted the jade that Li Mengjue handed to him, and the two of them opened their hearts, fearless.
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