Episode 33 recap: Li Rong and Su Rong Qing fell off a cliff together.
The winter revelry arrived as scheduled, with the emperor and his officials gathered together, facing imminent danger. Su Rong Hua finally got to see Shang Guan Ya, expressing that he could leave the Su family and marry into the Shang Guan family, but Shang Guan Ya instead mocked the Su family's intention to rebel, saying that once the crown prince ascended the throne, the Su family would have no chance of survival.
Later, Xie Chun suddenly fell ill, and Su Rong Qing guessed that Pei Wen Xuan and the others had used the fragrant beauty's murder techniques. This caused Li Rong to become confused, feeling that her past death was not related to Su Rong Qing, with the answer on the tip of her tongue but afraid to face it.
In the following events, Li Rong, Li Chuan and others hunted them down, and Su Rong Qing was injured while protecting Li Rong, who then demanded to know who had killed her in the past. Li Rong fled the pursuit and fell off the cliff, and Su Rong Qing unhesitatingly jumped down after her, willing to die together.
A few days passed, and Su Rong Hua did not see Shang Guan Ya again, but heard that she had become very close to Lin Fei Bai in the aristocratic circle, and Lin Fei Bai's status had also risen rapidly. Seeing his brother's gloom, Su Rong Qing felt they should have proposed earlier, but Su Rong Hua wanted to wait until the crown prince's ascension and advised his brother not to get entangled further.
On the day of the winter revelry, the emperor and his ministers gathered, the atmosphere tense. Su Rong Hua finally saw Shang Guan Ya, but Lin Fei Bai was hovering around her, making him very displeased. Lin Fei Bai stepped forward to challenge Su Rong Qing to a lion dance duel, and Su Rong Qing, annoyed, decided to fight on behalf of his brother.
At this time, Pei Wen Xuan requested the emperor's permission to perform a lion dance, and also invited Su Rong Qing, to which the emperor happily agreed and personally added the final touches to the lion dance.
As the drums sounded, Su Rong Hua and Lin Fei Bai danced their lions, unyielding to each other. Meanwhile, Su Rong Qing and Pei Wen Xuan were engaged in a covert battle, with Su Rong Qing suspecting Pei Wen Xuan of wanting to harm Xie Chun, but Xie Chun's life was spared.
However, at this moment, Xie Chun suddenly vomited blood and fainted, having drunk poisoned tea. Li Rong noticed Xie Chun's fragrant pouch and followed the crowd to the side hall to investigate.
She discovered that Xie Chun He's symptoms were not normal, unlike the symptoms of Xiang Mei Ren's affliction.
Suddenly, a servant brought out some spices from a sachet to attempt to detoxify him. The imperial physician examined him and also agreed to try it. After drinking the tea, Xie Chun He coughed up a mouthful of blood, but then slowly began to recover. Li Rong was greatly astonished, and as she recalled the events of her past life, she felt there was something suspicious.
Shang Guan Ya found Su Rong Hua and was relieved to see he was unharmed, but she scolded him for disrupting her own marriage prospects. Su Rong Hua seized the opportunity to confess his feelings, promising to help Shang Guan Ya become a power-holder, and even offering to be adopted into the Shang Guan family.
As the winter revelries were about to end, Li Rong was summoned to the rear mountains to meet Shang Guan Ya, but ended up encountering an ambush of assassins. Fortunately, Li Chuan arrived with reinforcements in time, and the two groups engaged in battle, allowing Li Rong to escape. At this time, Su Wang fell unconscious due to the poison, and the emperor angrily ordered the imperial physicians to use a fragrant beauty's scent to detoxify him.
When Pei Wen Xuan was looking for Li Rong, he saw her at the edge of a cliff. He could only send Su Rong Qing to rescue her. To evade her pursuers, Li Rong jumped off the cliff, and without hesitation, Su Rong Qing jumped after her.
After Pei Wen Xuan had the situation under control, he threw a rope down from the cliff to find them.
When Su Rong Qing regained consciousness, he found himself and Li Rong by the river. He embraced Li Rong and they found a cave. In the cave, Li Rong wanted to confirm the truth about how she was killed in her past life, and she realized that the one who poisoned her was her own younger brother, Li Chuan. Su Rong Qing told Li Rong the truth - it was all a misunderstanding orchestrated by Shang Guan Ya.
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