The Double Episode 39 Recap
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Zhao Ke, who had been drugged, woke up and overheard Jiang Yuanxing talking to himself. He learned that Princess Wanning had captured Madam Yang to threaten him, and he had no choice but to follow Princess Wanning's orders. Prince Cheng instructed Princess Wanning not to harm Xue Fangfei for the time being, as he wanted to use her to lure Xiao Heng and capture his weakness.
Princess Wanning argued that now was not the time to be distracted by Xiao Heng, but Prince Cheng was worried that Xiao Heng might find out the truth about Xiao Minghan's death. He wanted to deal with Xiao Heng as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen troubles. Princess Wanning assured Prince Cheng that if Xiao Heng came to rescue Xue Fangfei, she wouldn't let him leave alive.
Xiao Heng was arranging the defense routes within the palace when Zhao Ke hurriedly arrived to inform him about Jiang Yuanxing. Worried about Xue Fangfei's safety, Xiao Heng planned to go to Princess Wanning's residence himself and instructed Lu Ji and others to be prepared. General Xiao appeared and argued that Xiao Heng, as the commander, should not leave his post. He offered to go rescue Xue Fangfei himself.
Shen Yurong sent a maid to deliver a tonic to Princess Wanning, deliberately delaying to find Xue Fangfei. Princess Wanning, pleased, thought Shen Yurong had come to his senses and drank the tonic readily. Shen Yurong demanded to rescue Xue Fangfei, who, sympathizing with Princess Wanning's plight, accused Shen Yurong of betraying her. Agitated, Shen Yurong insisted that Princess Wanning had forced him into everything.
Xue Fangfei mocked him for being afraid of death, pretending to agree to leave with him, but Shen Yurong attacked from the side and drugged her unconscious. Princess Wanning, after drinking the tonic, suddenly coughed up blood. She glanced at the bowl, suspecting Shen Yurong had poisoned her. As the rain poured down, Shen Yurong carried Xue Fangfei out and saw Princess Wanning standing in the rain. Heartbroken, she questioned if Shen Yurong had ever loved her.
Shen Yurong revealed Prince Cheng's plan, telling her she was just a pawn to be used and discarded as needed. Completely disillusioned, Princess Wanning took off the hairpin Shen Yurong had given her and returned it to him. Seizing the moment, she stabbed him in the chest twice, telling him with her last breath that she would wait for him in hell. Shen Yurong was stunned as he watched Princess Wanning collapse.
Shen Yurong took Xue Fangfei away, and when she woke up, she was too weak to resist. She accused Shen Yurong of being selfish and heartless. Shen Yurong claimed he had avenged her by killing Princess Wanning, but Xue Fangfei wished he would take his own life. Angered, Shen Yurong took out a token, indicating he intended to kill Xiao Heng. The banquet proceeded as usual, with music and dancing in the hall.
Zhang Wei stood guard outside with his troops, ready to act on Prince Cheng's orders. Xu Zhi burst in with evidence, accusing Zhang Wei of colluding with the northern border to rebel and ordered the soldiers to arrest him. The soldiers remained unmoved. Zhang Wei, knowing Xu Zhi was a spy, had deliberately let them think their plan had succeeded. Shen Yurong handed Princess Wanning's body to Li Jin.
Li Jin, thinking they were pretending, was secretly pleased to learn she was truly dead. Shen Yurong instructed him to proceed with Prince Cheng's plan and take Princess Wanning's body to the main hall. Shen Yurong ordered his men to guard Xue Fangfei while he went to deal with Xiao Heng. After Shen Yurong left, General Xiao arrived to rescue Xue Fangfei, and Lai Biao and others received signals to assist.
Emperor Hong Xiao received news and planned to leave with Consort Li, but Prince Cheng deliberately stopped him. To ensure Emperor Hong Xiao's escape, Consort Li stayed behind to placate Prince Cheng. Li Jin, carrying Princess Wanning's body, ran into the main hall, loudly accusing Emperor Hong Xiao of killing her. Prince Cheng, seeing her body, declared he would act in the name of justice. A minister, not believing him, stepped forward to denounce Prince Cheng's lies.
Prince Cheng killed him with a single strike. Li Zhongnan led the followers to obey Prince Cheng, forcing the others to submit. Prince Cheng's men signaled, and Shen Yurong used the token to force Longwu Army Commander Yang Qing to open the city gates for Prince Cheng's men. Yang Qing hesitated but didn't dare to disobey. Chu Lan's men stormed in, and Wen Ji and Situ Jiuyue teamed up to capture Chu Lan after a fierce fight.
Lu Ji led Emperor Hong Xiao out through the west palace gate but was blocked by Li Zhongnan's men. Fortunately, Jiang Yuanbai arrived with his troops. Prince Cheng wanted to capture Emperor Hong Xiao, but Xiao Heng intercepted him, leading to a fight. Jiang Yuanxing escorted Emperor Hong Xiao to the National Duke's residence, while Xiao Heng planned to divert the Longwu Army. General Xiao escorted Xue Fangfei to meet Xiao Heng, and Xue Fangfei intended to help him.
Surrounded by the Longwu Army, Xiao Heng prepared for a final battle. Shen Yurong ordered archers to take position, blaming Xiao Heng for stealing Xue Fangfei's heart. Xiao Heng was ready, prepared to fight to the death without hoping for survival.
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