《The Willow Boat》E21
Episode 21
Mr. He's ardent expectations for He Zhen made her feel unprecedentedly disappointed.She had tried her best not only to manage the family business, but also to win her father's approval. However, she did not expect that her father only wanted to use her as a pawn in marriage.Frustrated, He Zhen went to Liu Miantang and confided her true feelings. Her words revealed a helpless sigh at her fate. She used the metaphor of mistaking a friend as a relative when she was young, implying that she was in trouble but was helpless.Liu Miantang understood this and used the embroidery in his hands as a metaphor, saying that only by discarding old things can we weave a new chapter, implying that He Zhen should let go of her obsessions and seek new life.
At the same time, Concubine Chu drank the soothing decoction under the careful care of Bi Lan, while Bi Lan planned to use the grand gathering of Lumen Temple tomorrow to publicly regain the name of the Huaiyang Prince's daughter-in-law, with the intention of quelling external rumors and consolidating theThe reputation of the King of Huaiyang.Taoist priests poured into the city in an endless stream. When Cui Xingzhou was checking the list of Taoist priests, he noticed something strange. Several uninvited guests were hiding among them.Liu Miantang took the opportunity to avoid the crowd and sent Mother Li away on the pretext of buying fish. He went to the drug store alone and met up with brothers Lu Zhong and Lu Yi who were disguised as Taoist priests. They recalled the pain of finding his sister in the past when he was blocked.On the way home, Cui Xingzhou mistakenly thought that she was also going to the Taoist temple and mentioned the suspect who had sneaked in. Although Liu Miantang felt that he was being interrogated, he secretly paid attention to it.
As night fell, when Cui Xingzhou was taking a bath, Liu Miantang saw his scars and gently soothed them with medicine.The two talked about the day's events, and Cui Xingzhou revealed the helplessness and pressure in the Huaiyang Palace, especially the shackles of marriage imposed by his mother.Talking about the past events in Yangshan, Cui Xingzhou revealed the truth about the traitorous traitor of the past, which made Liu Miantang suspicious that he might have wrongly blamed Cui Xingzhou.To find the answer, the two went to Yangshan together. Facing the dangers of the past, Cui Xingzhou was determined to reveal more secrets, but was interrupted by the news that the concubine was seriously ill.After Princess Chu woke up, she relented and allowed Liu Miantang to become her concubine, but she was firmly opposed by Cui Xingzhou. He swore to keep his promise of monogamy and could not be shaken.
