Melody of Golden Age Episode 36 Recap, Plot

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The Grand Empress Dowager was gravely ill, and Lai Luozhi took the opportunity to have the ministers who opposed him assassinated. The court was now in turmoil. Lai Luozhi brought his men to the Imperial Guard’s office, pressuring Shen Du to interrogate and sentence the Jin family. Lai Luozhi could no longer wait. Since Shen Du was reluctant to pass judgment, Lai Luozhi decided to take matters into his own hands.

Using the authority given to him by the Grand Empress Dowager, Lai Luozhi ordered the imperial guards he had brought with him to arrest Shen Du for dereliction of duty and lax governance. Shen Du was caught off guard when he realized that Lai Luozhi had summoned the elite crossbow division of the Imperial Guards.

In order to protect the Imperial Guard’s office and his family, Shen Du had no choice but to order his men to surrender their weapons, and he was taken away by the imperial guards. Yan Xing was still busy at the Ministry of Justice when she heard the news, and she was extremely worried about Shen Du. Fortunately, the head official of the Ministry protected Yan Xing, ordering everyone to prepare for defense and guard the gates.

He made it clear that if Lai Luozhi dared to come, they must not allow Yan Xing to be taken. However, after waiting for a long time, no one arrived. The head official, still cautious, ordered the guards to remain on alert at the gates. Lai Luozhi did not come after all, but Yan Xing’s fifth brother and the loyal Uncle Zhong from the Shen family came to pick her up.

Yan Xing chose not to return to her family’s home with her fifth brother; instead, she went back to the Shen residence. After Shen Du was taken away, he was tortured in prison. Lai Luozhi deliberately tried to provoke Shen Du, revealing that the tragic massacre of the Shen family years ago had been orchestrated by none other than the Grand Empress Dowager.

As a descendant of the Shen family, Shen Du had unwittingly served as a lapdog to his family's enemy for many years. Shen Du refused to believe Lai Luozhi’s words, but Lai Luozhi revealed his true identity as the leader of the Fire Moth Sect and invited Shen Du to join him in a grand conspiracy. Yan Xing personally wrote a petition to seek justice from the Grand Empress Dowager.

However, as soon as she left her home, she was ambushed in the streets by a group of masked men. Fortunately, General Xu arrived with his men in time to protect Yan Xing. He told Yan Xing to go ahead and do what she needed to do. Yan Xing entered the palace and knelt in the snow, waiting to see the Grand Empress Dowager.

The palace eunuch, Xu Neisi, approached Yan Xing and informed her that the Grand Empress Dowager was not seeing anyone. He advised her to return home, but Yan Xing stubbornly refused to leave until she had seen the Grand Empress Dowager. Xu Neisi, feeling helpless, told her that everything was predestined and that her actions were in vain. Meanwhile, General Xu and Yun Que were deeply in love.

General Xu had planned to give Yun Que a grand wedding once the current matters were settled. However, just as he spoke of this, he saw a distress signal from his allies outside the city. General Xu and Yun Que hurried to the scene, only to discover that it was a trap. They were surrounded. General Xu told Yun Que to return to the city to get reinforcements while he faced the masked men alone.

It wasn’t until she was halfway back that Yun Que realized General Xu intended to sacrifice himself to ensure her escape. She turned back, only to witness General Xu being killed. Yun Que refused to leave and was also killed by the masked men. Yan Xing knelt outside in the snow all night but still wasn’t granted an audience with the Grand Empress Dowager. Exhausted, she returned home, planning to try again the next day.

However, upon returning home, she found that Shen Du had already been released and was back. Though he had injuries on his face, Shen Du was distant and cold toward Yan Xing, completely different from his usual affection. He suggested they divorce and said many hurtful things, insisting that Yan Xing was not the right person to spend his life with.

In truth, Shen Du was acting this way because he had learned of everything Yan Xing had done for him. Moreover, with the deaths of General Xu and Yun Que, Shen Du didn’t want any more of his loved ones to be harmed. He resorted to this harsh plan, intending to face Lai Luozhi alone and protect the kingdom of Da Cang with his own strength.

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