The Princess Royal Episode 38 Recap, Plot

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Su Minzhi, in a fit of rage, knocked over the tea bowl. Su Rongqing turned and poured another cup, subtly applying medicine to the rim. Bowing low, Su Rongqing put Su Minzhi at ease. Suddenly, Su Minzhi felt his entire body stiffen, his vision blurred, and he lost the ability to speak. Su Rongqing laid him on the bed. Before leaving, Su Rongqing told his father that if they wanted to preserve the Su family's nobility, they needed a compliant ruler; otherwise, they faced the risk of extermination.

With the family head token in hand, Su Rongqing ordered the inner courtyard to be guarded, prohibiting anyone from approaching. Once Su Ronghua was found, he was to be placed under house arrest. Irrelevant family members were to be sent out of the city in batches, while the Su family soldiers were to gather and the city guard would hold the south gate. Su Ping was informed that there were changes in Huajing, and he needed to bring 8,000 elite soldiers for support as soon as possible.

At the Pei family ancestral hall, a purge was unfolding. In front of the clan members, Pei Wenxuan personally demanded the family head token from his uncle, Pei Lixian. Pei Lixian refused, citing Pei Wenxuan's youth, leading to a deadlock. With the support of his third uncle, Pei Liming, their grandfather agreed to let Pei Wenxuan act as the family head. Enraged, Pei Lixian ordered Pei Wenxuan to be bound and sent to the emperor for punishment.

Pei Wenxuan remained silent and calm, awaiting the report from his guards that the Pei family residence was surrounded. Pei Lixian's men had a choice: surrender or face death. Pale and speechless, Pei Lixian took out the family head token and handed it to Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan no longer pressed, drank the wine in his hand, and left to deploy troops with the family head token.

The turmoil between the Su and Pei families caused little stir in Huajing. Li Rong, traveling in a carriage to the outskirts, felt a heavy heart upon seeing the people's suffering. Suddenly, Shangguan Ya rode out from the city, reporting that Su Rongqing had gained control of the Su family and allied with Concubine Rou, dispatching 10,000 soldiers from the border.

This meant Su Rongqing, allied with other noble families, would amass 20,000 soldiers tonight. He planned to kill Li Chuan under the pretense of quelling a rebellion and support the puppet Su Wang's ascension. After some thought, Li Rong decided to return to the palace and sent Yuan Feiyu with a princess token to find Pei Wenxuan.

That night, Pei Wenxuan and his men guarded outside the palace. Yuan Feiyu reported, and Pei Wenxuan, worried about Li Rong, hurried to the inn outside the city. Unknowingly, this was Li Rong's plan to protect him. Meanwhile, the empress took control of the imperial guards and the emperor's palace, initiating a coup that would decide the future of the Xia Dynasty.

Crown Prince Li Chuan was summoned to the palace, finding his once-mighty father lying alone on a sickbed. The emperor, seeing the sword in Li Chuan's hand, was disappointed, mocking the Shangguan family's unchanging ambition and accusing Li Chuan of being their pawn.

Li Chuan's silence and hesitation worried the empress. She approached the emperor, declaring their defeat. The emperor, weak and no longer the fierce leader he once was, looked at the empress, whose feelings had turned to despair due to his cruelty. As she drew her sword, intending to strike, Li Chuan intervened.

As the sword neared the emperor, Li Rong entered, revealing Su Rongqing's plot and urging them to leave the palace immediately. Despite everything, the emperor still tried to bribe Li Chuan with the throne to eliminate the Shangguan family. Li Rong knew the emperor's ruthlessness; it was his own poisoning of Su Wang that caused his death.

Facing the throne, Li Chuan firmly declared he wouldn't commit the atrocities of killing his mother, uncle, and sister for it. Li Chuan wanted Li Rong to leave with him, but she insisted on staying, knowing that without her, they stood no chance against the Su and Wang families' alliance.

Pei Wenxuan arrived at the inn to find Li Rong's farewell letter, realizing her perilous decision. Meanwhile, Li Rong offered the emperor a cup of tea, but he feared poisoning. Despite both being his children, the emperor trusted Li Chuan more than Li Rong, believing her to be more ambitious.

Li Rong felt helpless and revealed she was pregnant, her first child at forty. The emperor, confused, listened as she explained the circumstances. His attitude softened, reflecting on how the palace could turn people into ghosts. As dawn broke, he gave Li Rong his seal and asked her to preside over the court, lamenting how the palace had turned his once-beloved daughter into his greatest threat.

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