My Destined Consort Episode 21 Recap
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After the banquet, the old master of the Lu family momentarily lost sight of Yan Yan, and everyone began searching for him. Yan Yan had wandered to a pavilion by the lake to watch fireflies. Shen Qilan happened to pass by and saw that Yan Yan was alone. She hesitated, debating whether to seize the opportunity.
In the end, she approached and struck up a conversation, then picked Yan Yan up—if she applied just a little force, she could throw him into the lake. At that moment, Shen Jiangli arrived. Seeing Shen Qilan holding Yan Yan with ill intent, she grew very anxious and immediately called out the child’s name. Shen Qilan’s gaze was full of provocation. Previously, she had treated Shen Jiangli with deference, even calling her “sister.
” But now that she had become the official wife, she held her head high and showed no basic courtesy. Seeing Lu Jingming, she deliberately asked if he was already prepared to be a father, and then questioned whether he had never once doubted the child’s identity after so many years apart. Lu Jingming, experienced as he was, responded without hesitation that this was indeed his son—there was no doubt.
Lu Jingshu, seeing how harmonious Lu Jingming’s family was, couldn’t help feeling downhearted. Shen Qilan comforted him, telling him not to worry—fortune and misfortune often go hand in hand. Perhaps Lu Jingming would soon encounter a major problem. Fearing that his younger brother would receive their father’s undivided favor, Lu Jingshu quickly asked Shen Qilan if she had any plans, and the two began whispering to each other. Only one peaceful night had passed.
The next morning, when Lu Jingming brought Shen Jiangli and Yan Yan to meet the private tutor, they suddenly encountered a madwoman. The woman kept shouting “Xuan’er” and mistook Yan Yan for her own child, rushing toward him in a frenzy. Shen Jiangli hurriedly shielded her son behind her—this was undoubtedly her child. How could someone already be trying to harm him? She had no certainty.
Lu Jingming positioned himself protectively beside Shen Jiangli and the child, drew his sword, and ordered the madwoman to retreat. His guards quickly restrained her. The governor was also present. As the ruler of East Zhou, he was overjoyed to finally have a grandson. But upon hearing that this grandson might be fake, he grew uneasy. To investigate thoroughly, he had the woman imprisoned.
Now, Shen Jiangli was placed under house arrest by the governor, and Yan Yan was temporarily looked after by Lu Jingming’s mother. Lu Jingming now understood Shen Jiangli’s character and would never again misunderstand her as he had five years ago. Late at night, he came to her room. Although separated by just one door, Lu Jingming comforted her, promising that no matter what, he would do everything in his power to help her and their child prove their innocence.
He placed his hand on the door, worried about how upset Shen Jiangli must be. His sincerity moved her, and the two pressed their hands together through the door. Lu Jingming remembered that years ago, it was Chu Zimo who had helped Shen Jiangli during childbirth, so he rode through the night to the outskirts to find Chu Zimo. Since Yan Yan’s identity had been revealed, Chu Zimo had quietly left the Lu household after seeing the family reunited.
Now, hearing that Shen Jiangli had been framed, he returned with Lu Jingming to the Lu residence to uncover the truth. The madwoman clutched a pillow, muttering her child’s name. Chu Zimo asked how she lost the child. She said the child had gone missing by the lake six months ago and hadn’t been seen since.
Seeing that her mind was unstable, Chu Zimo and Lu Jingming worked together to find a flaw in her story—and finally, their efforts paid off. The next day, Lu Jingming brought the madwoman out again. Upon seeing a child in school uniform, she immediately embraced him, calling out her child’s name. Everyone was stunned—this child was not Yan Yan. Lu Jingming explained that the woman merely recognized the school uniform. Her child had been wearing one when he got lost.
Yan Yan’s school uniform, too, had been tampered with. The sash provided by the private tutor was completely different. As he spoke, Lu Jingming had the servant who had secretly switched the clothing brought forward. Shen Qilan’s expression changed drastically, while the maid beside her nervously turned her body, trying to block the scene.
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