The Legend of Zhuohua Episode 26 Recap, Plot

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Liu Ju sensed that something was amiss as he returned to Dingjing Palace with Princess Rou Jia. Indeed, he witnessed the confrontational situation between Liu Yan and the Empress Dowager. Liu Ju wanted to take Liu Yan away, but the Empress Dowager didn't allow them to leave. She insisted that since Liu Ju had returned, they should bid farewell to Liu Yan together. Liu Ju became agitated and started coughing violently, and the Empress Dowager asked him not to get upset. Liu Ju revealed that his anger was for her, and she finally admitted that without Liu Ju's return, Liu Yan would have died long ago. She mentioned that if it weren't for Consort Yun saving Liu Yan by performing a cesarean section, he would have died. Also, if it weren't for Liu Chen saving him five years ago, he would have perished as well.

The Empress Dowager told Liu Ju that if it hadn't been for her efforts to save his father, the former emperor, she would have killed Liu Yan a long time ago. Liu Ju asked her how she could bear to push an innocent child into freezing water. The Empress Dowager believed that she was originally a wife, but when her husband left, he entrusted her with taking good care of Liu Yan. She regarded him as her husband, but he saw her only as an empress. His beloved person was Consort Yun, so when Consort Yun died, the former emperor wanted to die alongside her. The Empress Dowager recalled the former emperor's anxiety while waiting outside when Consort Yun gave birth to Liu Yan. She harbored deep hatred from that moment and embarked on an irreversible path.

Liu Yan believed that even if the Empress Dowager hated him, she shouldn't have made a mockery of the lives of his thirty thousand soldiers and destabilized the southern court. However, the Empress Dowager still refused to admit her actions until Lord Xue presented her with the token she had given him. She then claimed that since they were all Liu Yan's people, they deserved to die. The Empress Dowager believed that it was time to eliminate all potential threats but didn't anticipate that Liu Ju had already removed their people. He feared the current situation and had silenced those who knew the truth early on. Liu Ju asked Liu Yan if he could forgive the Empress Dowager, but Liu Yan responded that he couldn't forgive her.

Liu Ju was so infuriated by the Empress Dowager's actions that he coughed up blood and passed away. Before dying, he urged Liu Yan to spare the Empress Dowager and take care of his children, emphasizing the importance of living well. Lord Xue witnessed this and quickly left, running into Princess Rou Jia. He rushed to hug her in excitement, but to his shock, she used a dagger to kill him. Princess Rou Jia told him that during their betrothal, he had said he was willing to sacrifice his life for her, and now she was fulfilling his wish. She believed that he had collaborated with the Empress Dowager for years and caused the deaths of many, making his death justified. As Princess Rou Jia prepared to leave, she heard the news of the Emperor's death and hurriedly went to see him.

The various princes also received the news and rushed back. Princess Rou Jia fed the Empress Dowager a poison, and when the Empress Dowager questioned her, she mentioned that her father had passed away. The Empress Dowager refused to accept this reality, considering Princess Rou Jia's words insolent. She attempted to strike Princess Rou Jia but was thrown onto the bed by her. She finally realized that Princess Rou Jia had pretended to be obedient all along, even her favorite Pei Lan was under the princess's control. Princess Rou Jia revealed that everyone, including herself, was just a pawn in her hands. She asked the Empress Dowager if she remembered the spy from Beiliang, and the Empress Dowager finally understood that she was that spy.

Princess Rou Jia remembered that her mother, Xinger, was killed by the Empress Dowager. Xinger had been married to Liu Ju to secure his position by marrying a high-ranking official's daughter. Princess Rou Jia believed that if her mother had not been favored, she wouldn't have been killed. Liu Ju, fearing that Princess Rou Jia might meet a tragic fate as well, had her imperial aunt take her to grow up in Jiangnan. After growing up, Princess Rou Jia found a way to return to Dingjing Palace and cleverly arranged Pei Lan by the Empress Dowager's side. Even Lord Xue was intentionally lured by Princess Rou Jia. She orchestrated everything, including delivering the military plans to Beiliang. Lord Xue had promised to reveal the truth to the Emperor after their affairs were settled, but Liu Ju unexpectedly intercepted him, disrupting her plans.

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