The Double Episode 1 Recap, Plot

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The story begins on a thunderous night when Xue Fangfei suddenly awakens from her sleep. Her husband is still lying in her arms, but to her shock, the person before her is not her husband. Frightened, Xue Fangfei quickly moves away. At this moment, Shen Yurong's mother arrives, and they all believe Xue Fangfei has committed adultery. As a result, Xue Fangfei is locked in the woodshed. She doesn't know who has framed her.

At this time, Shen Yurong, her husband, also arrives but treats Xue Fangfei very coldly. Xue Fangfei says she has been framed, but Shen Yurong, holding an axe, starts chopping at the iron chains binding Xue Fangfei. He tells her he will take her away.

On the way, Shen Yurong gives Xue Fangfei a glass of water, and she soon loses consciousness. When she wakes up again, Xue Fangfei finds herself bound hand and foot and thrown into a huge pit, with Shen Yurong standing beside her. Xue Fangfei asks who is behind all this, but seeing Shen Yurong's silence, she guesses it must be him.

Shen Yurong says he had no choice and had to force them to their deaths. He also says that all the Xue family will die. Standing there, Shen Yurong can only say sorry; he has let Xue Fangfei down in this life. Before Xue Fangfei can react, Shen Yurong knocks her unconscious and buries her alive. Although Shen Yurong feels extremely sorrowful, he has no other choice.

After burying Xue Fangfei, Shen Yurong goes to see Princess Wanning. She asks what he did to Xue Fangfei. Shen Yurong has no choice but to comply. Princess Wanning likes Shen Yurong, and to prevent the Shen family from going to the guillotine, he must kill Xue Fangfei. Princess Wanning further says that now Shen Yurong is a murderer, only she can save him, so Shen Yurong has no choice but to obey her.

A man dressed in red breaks into the warehouse; he is actually Duke Xiao Heng of Su. No one expected Xiao Heng to appear here. They are caught smuggling private salt, and knowing Xiao Heng's discovery means certain death, they quickly kneel and beg for mercy.

Wen Ji also intentionally threatens them, so they have no choice but to say the goods came from Young Master Qin. They reveal the next delivery time, and Xiao Heng immediately sends people to take him away. However, on the way, someone tries to silence him, but even though Wen Ji pursues, he doesn't catch the culprit.

At this time, Shen Yurong is holding a funeral, and Wen Ji stands by talking about Xue Fangfei's deeds. Despite her alleged infidelity, Shen Yurong's deep affection for her is rare. By the riverside, Jiang Li and Tong Er see a woman lying on the rocks. They hurry over to check and find it is Xue Fangfei.

They rescue Xue Fangfei, who, upon waking, becomes wary of them. From Tong Er, she learns that Jiang Li is the prime minister's daughter. Having just experienced life and death, Xue Fangfei trusts no one. She remembers defying her father to marry Shen Yurong, but the so-called promises now seem like cruel jokes.

Xue Fangfei feels she has lost the will to live, but Jiang Li grabs her and says she does not deserve to die. Jiang Li hopes to show Xue Fangfei through her own experiences that only by living can she bring those who harmed her to justice.

The next day, Jiang Li and Tong Er plan to bring food to Xue Fangfei, but their senior sister stops them and tells them not to gather firewood today, leaving Xue Fangfei alone by the river. Jiang Li is still worried about Xue Fangfei and, despite the risk of being scolded, tries to go out alone but is caught by her senior sister at the door.

The head of the chastity hall beats Jiang Li, accusing her of meeting someone in private. The head orders everyone to beat Jiang Li, and though Tong Er wants to intervene, she is also held back.

Xue Fangfei remembers Jiang Li's words—since they fear her being alive, she should live even better. Xue Fangfei stumbles into the room and overhears people discussing how Jiang Li was beaten for trying to go out last night. Seizing the chance, Xue Fangfei sneaks in and sees Tong Er.

Tong Er blames Xue Fangfei, saying that if it weren’t for bringing her food and drink, her mistress wouldn’t be in this state. Xue Fangfei enters the room to see Jiang Li covered in wounds. Jiang Li says seeing Xue Fangfei is like seeing her past self; she used to be beaten too but is too sleepy this time. Xue Fangfei plans to find the Jiang family and asks Xue Fangfei to help deliver a letter to her father, saying she’s had enough here.

As a child, Jiang Li once brought chrysanthemums she grew herself to her mother, but her mother, after just a glance, deliberately fell from the stairs and blamed Jiang Li for pushing her, causing a miscarriage. Since then, Jiang Li has been locked in the chastity hall for ten years, with no one believing her no matter how she defended herself.

Jiang Li tells Xue Fangfei everything and gives her a hairpin, expressing her hatred for everyone in the Jiang family. Xue Fangfei encourages her to hold on and live well. Jiang Li, enduring the pain, walks out of the room, imagining seeing her birth mother, and collapses on the petal-covered ground. Xue Fangfei realizes that innocent people suffer here while the guilty enjoy freedom elsewhere. She vows to avenge Jiang Li.

Tong Er, hearing their conversation, wants to kill the hall master, but Xue Fangfei says she can help. The hall master, upon discovering Jiang Li's death, becomes very frightened. Xue Fangfei appears, suggesting a perfect solution: from now on, she will be Jiang Li.

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