Episode 14 recap: Mu Xuan Jue pleaded with Ling Zhi for mercy.
Ling Zhi wanted to take Qing Yan away, and Mu Xuan Jue also learned that Ling Zhi had gone to find Huan Fei before, and had gotten a drug that could make people explode, also wanting to use this method to rescue Qing Yan. Mu Xuan Jue did not expect Ling Zhi to use such a method. Huan Fei saw through Ling Zhi's tricks, and since Qing Yan was already dead, she still wanted to deliver the final blows.
Huan Fei said she had the entire Huan Clan behind her, but Ling Zhi was an orphan that no one cared about. Just as Huan Fei was about to attack Ling Zhi, a eunuch arrived with an imperial decree. To everyone's surprise, it was from the Empress Dowager, who took the opportunity to suppress Huan Fei and ordered her to be confined at home and not allowed to go out.
Huan Fei did not expect such an outcome, as she was not above the Empress Dowager, so she could only accept it all. She experienced severe torment, and even Ling Zhi's treatment could not help her. Qing Yan still had not woken up. Ling Zhi was very worried, and suddenly Qing Yan coughed and woke up, saying that she had not betrayed Ling Zhi and had not said anything. Ling Zhi was deeply touched and vowed to protect Qing Yan no matter what.
Later, Ling Zhi learned that it was Mu Xuan Jue who had kneeled at the door all night to ensure Qing Yan's safety. Ling Zhi hurried over and knelt with Mu Xuan Jue, and Mu Xuan Jue recounted the events of the past, revealing that he had also been forced by the Empress Dowager to kill his uncle. Mu Xuan Jue had endured a difficult path to this point, and even now, no one could truly be said to be following them.
Ling Zhi held Mu Xuan Jue's hand, and from then on, they would walk side by side. Though they did not speak a word, their gaze conveyed more than a thousand words.
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