My Destined Consort Episode 17 Recap
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When Shen Jiangli returned home, she told Lu Jingming what she had just seen at Shen Qilan’s place. In fact, even earlier, Shen Jiangli had smelled the scent of incense burning in Wang Danling’s room that contained ingredients known to hinder pregnancy. She asked Lu Jingming if he knew who was behind the plot. Lu Jingming thought of his elder brother, Lu Jingshu. When Shen Qilan heard her mother’s worries, she couldn’t help but become anxious.
Right now, Lu Jingming’s influence in the household was growing. If Shen Jiangli were to find a handle on her mother, her own position would be at risk. Just in case, Shen Qilan instructed her maid Fuling to quickly find Lian Wantang, who had known some inside information from back then. Shen Jiangli’s mother used to be close friends with Lian Wantang’s mother.
At that time, Shen Jiangli’s mother had received a pair of bracelets as a gift and generously gave one to Lian Wantang’s mother. Now, Shen Jiangli went out of her way to find Lian Wantang’s mother and managed to retrieve that bracelet. After opening it, Shen Jiangli discovered there was still poison hidden inside. Lian Wantang also recalled that after her mother wore the bracelet, she became dazed and absent-minded, then fell gravely ill, suffering from constant dizziness and headaches.
Eventually, her husband grew disgusted and drove both mother and daughter out of the house. Coincidentally, that day was the ancestor worship ceremony at Shen Jiangli’s family. Shen Jiangli brought witnesses and returned home personally. In front of her father, she questioned Concubine Tian about why she had poisoned her mother back then. Concubine Tian was shocked and immediately denied everything, claiming ignorance and saying Shen Jiangli was just like her mother in temperament.
Shen Jiangli hated it most when others spoke ill of her mother, and without hesitation, turned and slapped her. Shen Jiangli’s father had always been partial to Concubine Tian and openly defended her. Shen Jiangli was heartbroken. Her mother had come from a wealthy family, and all these years, they had been spending her mother’s dowry. She questioned her father about whether he had ever felt any remorse, and whether others had been involved in framing her mother.
Her words implied that her father might have silently condoned Concubine Tian’s actions. Enraged, her father slapped her hard. Shen Qilan and her mother watched coldly from the side, secretly nervous. After all, Concubine Zou had also played a role in the plot against Shen Jiangli’s mother. Shen Qilan appeared calm on the surface but was closely observing Shen Jiangli’s reaction. Although her father had never cared for her, Shen Jiangli had not forgotten their bond.
But that slap truly chilled her heart. She glared at her father and warned that from now on, their father-daughter relationship was over. Her father wanted to punish her with the family rules, but just then, Lu Jingming’s men entered.
They had been sent under orders to protect Shen Jiangli and publicly announced that no matter what grievances she suffered in her maiden home, she would not bear them alone—Lu Jingming would protect her personally and bring all wrongdoers to justice. With Lu Jingming backing her, Shen Jiangli’s father dared not act recklessly. He bent down and flatteringly said he would follow Shen Jiangli’s judgment and send Concubine Tian to the authorities.
Back home, Shen Jiangli reviewed everything that had happened and found it oddly smooth, almost as if it had all been arranged—but she couldn’t quite pinpoint what was off. Since Lian Wantang had contributed to uncovering the truth, Shen Jiangli brought her to her residence to stay for a while. Lian Wantang had met Lu Jingming as a child and had always had a good impression of him.
Now that she had returned to the Lu residence, she was eager to climb the social ladder and escape the hardship of life with her mother. Taking advantage of Shen Jiangli’s unawareness, she looked for an opportunity to approach Lu Jingming and even deliberately dropped her hairpin under the table where he was drinking. The next day, Lu Jingming personally brought the hairpin back to Lian Wantang, giving them another chance to meet.
This time, Lu Jingming ordered his men to leave and spoke with Lian Wantang alone for a while. The two servants exchanged glances—Shen Jiangli had only just returned to the household, could it be that their master was already planning to take another concubine, just like his elder brother?
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