Si Jin Episode 34 Recap, Plot

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Cui Mingyue refused to marry Zhu Ziyu and cried out, begging her mother to plead with the emperor on her behalf. However, the current emperor no longer trusted the Grand Princess as much as before. The Grand Princess understood that the reputation she had carefully built over the years had been completely ruined by Cui Mingyue’s moment of recklessness. Even if she personally went to beg the emperor, forgiveness was impossible.

The only option left was to accept Cui Mingyue’s marriage to Zhu Ziyu. Cui Mingyue still refused, kneeling outside the princess’s residence and wailing, but the Grand Princess ordered the doors to be shut, shedding tears of sorrow. Just as Cui Mingyue was crying and pleading, Cui Xu arrived. After hearing that Cui Mingyue refused to marry Zhu Ziyu, he wanted to take her away. However, Cui Mingyue unexpectedly refused to leave, determined to stay and take revenge.

Upon entering the bridal chamber, Cui Mingyue humiliated Zhu Ziyu in every possible way, even threatening him using Jiang Yi and Yanyan. Meanwhile, as the Grand Princess was sleeping, she suddenly woke up with a sharp pain in her heart, fearing that something might happen to Cui Mingyue. Zhu Ziyu stabbed Cui Mingyue with a candlestick. With Cui Mingyue severely injured and unable to move, he set the room on fire, avenging his family.

The Grand Princess remained restless, worried about Cui Mingyue’s safety, so she sent Shijiu to check on the bridal chamber. Yu Qi and Jiang Shi finally fulfilled their wishes and successfully got married. On their wedding night, they spent their time together, while A’man and Long Dan kept watch outside the room, chatting happily. When the Grand Princess received news of Cui Mingyue’s death, she refused to believe it.

Even when the servants carried Cui Mingyue’s body, she still could not accept that the person in the coffin was her daughter. Eventually, she collapsed to the ground, crying until she fainted. The next morning, Yu Qi and Jiang Shi sat warmly together, looking into a bronze mirror. Yu Qi told Jiang Shi that she could always be herself and didn’t need to accommodate anyone else.

Jiang Shi wanted to visit her home and move all her belongings to Prince Yan’s residence, to which Yu Qi readily agreed. Jiang Shi also suggested visiting the emperor and empress, but due to the previous imperial decree regarding his marriage, Yu Qi still held some resentment toward the emperor and was unwilling to go. After Jiang Shi persuaded him, he reluctantly took her to the palace.

Yu Qi and Jiang Shi paid their respects to the empress and learned that Zhu Ziyu had killed Cui Mingyue and then set himself on fire. The empress reminded Yu Qi and Jiang Shi that the Grand Princess might hold a grudge against them for this and advised them to return to Nanjiang, where Yu Qi had his elite Red Feather Cavalry. However, Yu Qi and Jiang Shi were unafraid and decided to stay in Ling’an to face everything head-on.

For the empress’s safety, they intended to keep their distance from her. However, the empress was no longer afraid—if Yu Qi and Jiang Shi wanted to continue their fight, she would support them. She even intended to ask the emperor to formally recognize Yu Qi as his son. At that moment, Consort Xian suddenly arrived, attempting to stop the empress from acknowledging Yu Qi as her legitimate son.

The empress, however, remained firm and asked Yu Qi if he was willing to be her son. Yu Qi, having no affection for Consort Xian, willingly accepted the idea of being under the empress’s name. At that moment, Jiang Shi stepped in to mediate and ease the tense atmosphere.

On their way back, Jiang Shi reminded Yu Qi that if he officially became the empress’s son, others might suspect he had ambitions for the throne, making him a target for many. Concerned that the Grand Princess might retaliate, Yu Qi decided to strike first by presenting evidence of her collusion with foreign enemies to the emperor. Meanwhile, Consort Xian returned to the palace and met with the Princess Consort of Prince Qi.

She asked the Princess Consort what she would think if the empress were to recognize Prince Qi as her son and place him under her name. The Princess Consort was at a loss for words, but Consort Xian knew her well—if it were her husband, she would readily accept it and even persuade Prince Qi himself. Because Jiang Shi had stopped Yu Qi from being recognized as the empress’s son, she earned Consort Xian’s appreciation.

Consort Xian even decided to help Jiang Shi in her struggle against the Grand Princess. The emperor personally visited the princess’s residence to console the Grand Princess and posthumously conferred the title of princess upon Cui Mingyue, granting her burial in the imperial mausoleum. However, the Grand Princess did not appreciate the gesture. She secretly resented the emperor, believing that he should have granted Cui Mingyue the title while she was alive instead of waiting until her death.

Meanwhile, the Princess Consort of Prince Qi informed Prince Qi of the empress’s intention to adopt Yu Qi as her legitimate son. Upon hearing this, Prince Qi became concerned—if Yu Qi became the empress’s recognized son, he would become another competitor for the throne.

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