Les Belles Episode 20 Recap
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In Qingyuan, King Changyi brought Lu Yun a list. Among the names on the list, one person stood out as suspicious: Mr. Kong. This Mr. Kong had been in the Northern Border Army before and fought alongside Lu Yun's father. At the time, he had little power, but because Prince Hengyang trusted him, his career had flourished.
The new emperor of Beichu had ascended to the throne, and the third prince, who had previously kept a low profile, directly claimed the title of emperor. Under his rule, there was also a traitor from Nanyue. The secret orders reached Yuezhou, and Prime Minister Chen was speculating about which traitor from Yuezhou it might be. That evening, Chen Xiu saw a person dressed in black carrying secret orders entering the house. She was very surprised.
She had suspected before that her husband had dealings with people from Beichu, and now it seemed her suspicions were confirmed. Prince Hengyang and Luo Lingyu once again helped King Changyi make connections. When they met Zhou Yangling, who had changed into women's clothing, she appeared pure and graceful, delicate and charming. King Changyi was both moved and saddened. He hadn't known that Zhou Yangling was the same person he had been engaged to before.
He had thought he had fallen for someone else, but after the engagement was broken, he realized the one he truly cared for was Zhou Yangling. Now that the annulment request had already been submitted to the house, it was too late to turn back. King Changyi sighed, and all he wanted now was for Zhou Yangling to have a happy life. Luo Lingyu had heard that the Luo family had some property.
After much hardship, she finally obtained the Emperor’s approval to retrieve it. She hired people to bring several carriages to the government office. When the officials presented the Luo family's assets, Luo Lingyu, along with her sister, went to inspect them, only to find a wooden box. Lingxi reminded Luo Lingyu that perhaps her mother had been thoughtful and hidden silver notes inside.
Luo Lingyu opened it with hope, but to her surprise, it only contained a scroll with the words "A lifetime of strength" written on it. Seeing the thin scroll, Luo Lingyu remained strong, but once she returned home, she couldn't hold back her tears. She cried together with her sister, and as her tears fell on the scroll, she noticed that under the four words, faint writing began to appear on the paper.
Luo Lingyu immediately used water to evenly dampen the scroll, and soon, the layers of the scroll began to separate. Underneath, a hand-drawn map appeared. It seemed like a treasure map. Luo Lingyu and her sister were thrilled, but when they realized that the location marked on the map was Jingyang, they couldn't help but feel a sense of despair. Jingyang had already been occupied by Beichu. When would they be able to reach it and retrieve the treasure?
It seemed like yet another fleeting hope. That evening, Lu Yun brought a bag of silver to give to Luo Lingyu. Upon hearing that she had only received a family instruction and had returned home, he guessed that she must have been upset. Luo Lingyu showed Lu Yun her new discovery. After carefully examining it, Lu Yun was shocked. This was not a treasure map at all; it seemed to be a secret passage.
He immediately told Luo Lingyu that she should meet Zhou Yangling tomorrow, and he would gather Prince Hengyang and King Changyi to discuss the matter at the inn. Lu Yun shared their important discovery with Prince Hengyang. The secret passage had Lu Yun's father’s seal from when he was a child. It was clear that the seal belonged to Lu Yun's father while he was still alive.
Luo Lingyu's father, as a county governor, had fought bravely alongside Lu Yun's father and must have learned some sensitive information. This is likely why he had carefully placed the map in the family instruction. Prince Hengyang was incredulous. After all, Mr. Kong, who had been by his side since childhood, was one of the suspects. However, Lu Yun had proof.
Lu Yun’s father had discovered two Beichu spies infiltrating the army, and just as he was about to capture them, he sacrificed his life. Now, they had to find a way to confirm the identities of these two spies—one being Mr. Kong and the other being General Chen Hao.
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