Episode 22 recap: Xing Yi passionately confessed his love to Su Nian.
The South Prince was beaten and bruised, and was mocked on the streets, but he didn't mind. On the other side, Gao Luo Yi knew that the Emperor had decreed for the North Prince and Yue Ling to be betrothed, and she cried bitterly. The Emperor decreed that the South Prince must stay in the capital until after Gao Luo Yi's marriage, and the South Prince felt that the Emperor was trying to control him using Gao Luo Yi's marriage.
Yue Ling was very happy to know that the North Prince was no longer under the South Prince's coercion. The North Prince told Yue Ling not to seek suitors anymore, as he only wanted to marry Yue Ling in his lifetime. Su Su was a person planted by the North Prince and the South Prince in the palace, but the two had a falling out, and Su Su would only listen to the South Prince's words. Yue Ling told the North Prince that he must be completely honest in the future, and the North Prince was also afraid, nearly causing Yue Ling to become someone else's.
The South Prince was beaten and bruised, and was mocked on the streets, but he didn't mind. On the other side, Gao Luo Yi knew that the Emperor had decreed for the North Prince and Yue Ling to be betrothed, and she cried bitterly. The Emperor decreed that the South Prince must stay in the capital until after Gao Luo Yi's marriage, and the South Prince felt that the Emperor was trying to control him using Gao Luo Yi's marriage.
Yue Ling was very happy to know that the North Prince was no longer under the South Prince's coercion. The North Prince told Yue Ling not to seek suitors anymore, as he only wanted to marry Yue Ling in his lifetime. Su Su was a person planted by the North Prince and the South Prince in the palace, but the two had a falling out, and Su Su would only listen to the South Prince's words. Yue Ling told the North Prince that he must be completely honest in the future, and the North Prince was also afraid, nearly causing Yue Ling to become someone else's.
Xing Yi was depressed because of the matter with Su Nian, and was drinking alone in Su Nian's room, when suddenly a dart flew in, with a note attached. Xing Yi immediately went to search for Su Nian's whereabouts after learning her location, and found that the once glamorous Su Nian was now weak and frail, having lost a layer of skin.
Xing Yi passionately confessed that he had always kept Su Nian in his heart, and was not afraid even after knowing her true identity. Suddenly, Su Nian suffered a poison attack and was in great distress, and Xing Yi tenderly embraced her, vowing to save her.
Gao Luo Yi was saddened by the arranged marriage, and the Prince of Zhennan advised her that the Prince of the North's heart was not with her, even if they were to marry, she would still be unhappy.
Gao Luo Yi believed that she must obtain what she wanted. The Prince of Zhennan comforted Gao Luo Yi, telling her to stay in the capital and he would ensure her marriage was completed. These words were overheard by Gao Luo Yi's maidservant Ping'er, who planned to pass the information to the Prime Minister.
Xing Yi found Zhou Shiyu, hoping he could help find the antidote for the Roufeng Door. Zhou Shiyu, knowing the Prime Minister was not at his residence recently, told Xing Yi to give him a few days to figure something out.
Yue Ling was preparing her bridal attire, recalling the beautiful bridal wear described in novels of the Northern women. Qian Qian mentioned that Northern women would prepare bridal wear for their husbands, guessing that Yue Ling also wanted to prepare something for the Prince of the North. When Gao Luo Yi learned the palace was preparing for the Prince of the North's wedding, she was deeply saddened, and her maidservant Ping'er comforted her and came up with an idea.
Soon after, Ping'er cried out for help, and Gao Luo Yi had committed suicide. When the Prince of Zhennan arrived, Ping'er falsely accused the Prince of the North and Yue Ling, claiming Gao Luo Yi was often bullied by Yue Ling, driving her to suicide in grief.
Yue Ling also received the news of Gao Luo Yi's suicide and immediately went to the Prince of the North. The Prince believed that it didn't matter which side the Prince of Zhennan stood on, the most important thing was the Prince of Zhennan's sincerity, and their marriage would still proceed regardless of what happened.
Xing Yi entered the Prime Minister's residence alone to find the antidote, luckily with Ling Xi's escort to avoid the guards. Ling Xi gave the antidote to Xing Yi, as Su Nian had once saved her. Xing Yi invited Ling Xi to leave together, but Ling Xi was discovered and decided they should separate to escape.
Xing Yi brought back the antidote and saved Su Nian. Upon waking, Su Nian inquired about Ling Xi's whereabouts, realizing Ling Xi was likely in grave danger. Xing Yi took Su Nian to the Prince's residence. Yue Ling had many concerns, so Xing Yi persuaded her, while Su Nian offered to help the Prime Minister in hopes of clearing her family's case, asking the Prince of the North to find the Liu family's case files.
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