Kill Me Love Me Episode 2 Recap, Plot

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In the 14th year of Zhaoming’s reign, Murong Jinghe volunteered to reclaim Qingzhou. However, he was later accused of ordering a massacre, surrounded by angry citizens, and left with crippled legs. The grief of losing his mother only deepened his despair, causing him to drown in alcohol and become mentally debilitated. One day, Mei Lin, disguised as a beggar, attempted to assassinate Murong Jinghe.

Even with arrows piercing her legs, she crawled forward, swearing that she would one day take her revenge. On the eve of their departure, Princess Zi Gu learned that Mei Lin had stayed overnight at Prince Jing’s residence and mistakenly thought that Murong Jinghe had mistreated her. She immediately brought Mei Lin to confront him. Murong Jinghe seized this opportunity to propose an archery contest among the beauties from Xi Yan, selecting a soldier to demonstrate.

When the soldier, lacking skill, missed his target, Murong Jinghe killed him on the spot, displaying his ruthless "Butcher General" reputation. However, Mei Lin harbored doubts. She recognized that the soldier was the assassin from the previous night, and was startled by Murong Jinghe’s deep scheming, fearing her own identity might be exposed. Princess Zi Gu, pure and kind, was always concerned about Mei Lin’s safety.

She promised to protect Mei Lin with her status as a princess once they reached the capital, deeply moving Mei Lin. Now, Emperor Murong Qian had granted Murong Jinghe permission to return to the capital, a decision that any discerning observer could see was aimed at reconciling the father and son. Yet few knew of Crown Prince Murong Xuanlie’s secret actions, and one of his co-conspirators was Zhang Yin, the Deputy Minister of War.

Upon hearing that Murong Jinghe would be escorting the Xi Yan princess to Zhao Jing, Zhang Yin became increasingly worried about their plot being uncovered. Murong Xuanlie, however, reassured him, asserting that the crown was his for the taking. Soon, the peace marriage convoy entered Zhao Jing. Citizens lined the streets, hurling insults at Murong Jinghe, calling him the "Butcher General," claiming he was unworthy of returning home.

Children sang rhymes mocking the Wei Bei Army, and these voices collectively formed a powerful wave of public opinion. Unbeknownst to the public, Murong Xuanlie had orchestrated everything, intending to stir up the people’s anger. Sure enough, the citizens became agitated, throwing rotten vegetables at Murong Jinghe. In the chaos, a box containing relics of the Wei Bei Army was opened, and a military token fell to the ground, catching Mei Lin’s attention.

Though Murong Jinghe could endure personal humiliation, seeing the relics of the Wei Bei Army trampled upon enraged him. He immediately intimidated the crowd, silencing those who had tried to incite a riot. He then cleverly turned the situation by offering money to the children, prompting them to sing a different song, one that portrayed him not as the misunderstood "Butcher General" but as the "Commander of a Hundred Ghosts" of the Wei Bei Army.

Emperor Murong Qian summoned Murong Jinghe for a private meeting, reminding him that after ten years of reflection in Jingzhou, he should have changed for the better and should avoid future conflicts with Xi Yan. In truth, Murong Qian knew his son still harbored unresolved feelings about the events in Qingzhou. In response to his father’s reminder, Murong Jinghe smiled bitterly, saying that the past was too painful to revisit.

Liu Zhong arranged accommodations for Princess Zi Gu and her attendants, informing them that it was the late empress’s memorial day, and they would have to wait until the next day to enter the palace. Princess Zi Gu felt disappointed at first, but upon learning that her brother Yue Qin was nearby, her mood lifted, and she smiled joyfully.

Just then, the sorrowful toll of a long bell echoed, touching the hearts of everyone present, but none more deeply than Murong Jinghe, for the sound seemed to reopen an old wound in his heart. Looking back on the past, before heading to Qingzhou, Murong Jinghe had promised his mother that he would retire from the battlefield and marry once he returned victorious. The Empress, to celebrate his success in reclaiming Qingzhou, prayed to the gods for an auspicious date.

Ironically, that date became the anniversary of her death. To honor his promise to his mother, Murong Jinghe dressed in wedding attire on the day of her memorial, but this led Emperor Murong Qian to misunderstand his intentions, forbidding him from openly mourning the late empress again. Mei Lin infiltrated Prince Jing’s residence with the intention of stealing the Wei Bei Army’s token and unexpectedly uncovered these past events.

She even stumbled upon Qing Yan interrogating the citizens who had attacked Murong Jinghe earlier that day. Standing before the late empress’s shrine, Murong Jinghe quietly whispered his grief, lamenting that his mother had never believed he was not responsible for the massacre. Hearing this, Mei Lin’s doubts only deepened.

Back in her room, Mei Lin carefully compared the token in her possession with the ones among the relics of the Wei Bei Army and noticed a difference in the sound they made. By this time, Murong Jinghe had already become suspicious and personally visited Mei Lin’s room. The tension between them was palpable as they subtly probed each other’s intentions.

In the middle of the night, Mei Lin received a secret order to meet with the master of the Dark Workshop, where she was harshly punished and told that she must complete the assassination at the peace banquet the next day, or the poison in her body would take her life in three days. Weak and exhausted, Mei Lin left, unaware that Murong Jinghe himself was the master of the Dark Workshop.

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