The Legend of Zhuohua Episode 17 Recap, Plot

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Mu Zhuohua and Liu Chen went to Yunnan for disaster relief. Upon learning this, Liu Yan chased to the city gate and saw Mu Zhuohua's carriage. He stopped in his tracks, watching her departure. Princess Rou Jia heard that Shen Jinghong had also gone to the southern regions, so she took her maid Man Er along. Zhang, the steward, found it strange that Mu Zhuohua hadn't visited Liu Yan in the past few days. Liu Yan explained that as an official of the court, Mu Zhuohua couldn't be around him all the time. Zhi Jian handed Liu Yan a paper that Mu Zhuohua had written. When Liu Yan opened it, he saw his name written on it. Zhang believed that Mu Zhuohua must have penned it while thinking of Liu Yan, but Liu Yan didn't want to admit it. Zhang was about to inquire with Mu Zhuohua, but Liu Yan told him that Mu Zhuohua had already gone to the southern regions.

Liu Yan believed that Mu Zhuohua had her own ambitions, and he couldn't prevent her. When Liu Chen and the others arrived in the southern regions, they faced granaries without a single grain. Liu Chen expressed his disbelief at calling these granaries. The overseer quickly knelt down, pleading with Liu Chen not to blame him. He explained that the county magistrate had fallen ill due to excessive work and that he was standing in for him. Mu Zhuohua asked if the county magistrate's surname was Zhuang. If so, she doubted that he had fallen ill for the sake of disaster relief. Observing that the people outside the gate didn't appear malnourished at all, Liu Chen ordered them to bring everyone inside the hall. He knew that using an iron fist wouldn't yield much grain.

Thankfully, Princess Rou Jia's Jishan Hall had provided them with a lot of food, but it wouldn't last long. Mu Zhuohua believed that the key was with the local gentry. She asked Liu Chen how to handle the food—whether to distribute it directly to the refugees or to make porridge. Shen Jinghong suggested sending the food to Princess Rou Jia's Jishan Hall. The princess was skilled in managing such situations. Liu Chen agreed with the suggestion and instructed Shen Jinghong to deliver the food to the Jishan Hall, while asking Mu Zhuohua to stay behind and assist him. Zhi Jian informed Liu Yan that the Falcon Team had searched the entire Dingjing City but hadn't found any trace of Xue Xiaotang. He knelt, feeling guilty for his failure. Liu Yan believed that Xue Xiaotang, being a seasoned wanderer, would be better at hiding than they were.

Liu Yan deduced that since Princess Rou Jia had gone to the southern regions, Xue Xiaotang probably went there too. He instructed Zhi Jian to pack and head to the south. The Empress Dowager got wind of Liu Yan's pursuit of Xue Xiaotang and ordered Pei Lan to have him killed before he found Xue Xiaotang. Liu Chen urged officials to donate grain, but they all declined. He asked Mu Zhuohua for a solution, but she was frustrated that she couldn't come up with a good one. Princess Rou Jia saw the masses of refugees gathered at Jishan Hall and assured them that she would distribute the food as porridge.

Shen Jinghong added some rice bran and wheat bran to the porridge. Two plump individuals in the crowd protested, questioning why they had to add those ingredients. Shen Jinghong explained that this was to prevent those with hidden food reserves from getting even fatter and hoarding supplies. Mu Zhuohua pondered how to secure more food and finally devised a plan—to capture the leader first. Princess Rou Jia noticed a mute servant and felt like she had seen this person multiple times. She followed the servant and murmured "Xiao Tang." Shen Jinghong asked if she was calling General Xue.

Thinking the princess might be mistaken, Shen Jinghong realized that she was serious. However, he thought Princess Rou Jia had seen wrongly. She assured him she hadn't. In the street, Guo Juli bumped into Zhang, the steward, and asked what Zhi Mo liked to eat. She intended to invite him for a meal. Zhang informed her that Zhi Mo was not in Dingjing. Mu Zhuohua saw someone who looked a lot like Liu Yan and followed, but she dismissed it, thinking it was her imagination. Liu Yan couldn't possibly be there. Mu Zhuohua came up with a plan to secure food, but it inadvertently brought crisis to her Mu family. When Mu Zhuohua arrived at the family home, she told her father that opening the granaries was the solution. Persuaded by her, he agreed. After she left, her father still didn't realize that the visitor was his daughter; he simply found her familiar.

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