Legacy

Finally seeing the Emperor. Wow…those lies fall smoothly from Cao’s tongue. You can tell he’s a well seasoned liar. The Marquis is walking a tightrope. For all he would love to say he can’t appear the vindictive nemesis. The second official that testified said what Cao wanted him to say, but I do credit him with implying that Cao declared it rather than it being so. I liked that the Emperor chastised the eunuch first. He’s put a hold on the vindictive use of surveillance guards. While the Marquis took blame for not educating his son, and this actually true, he went on to resign his position. I didn’t expect that, and Cao recognized it as nullifying the argument so he can’t continue any pursuit of the Marquis or his family. I did not realize that ZangHai kept Princess at his place. She is imprisoned but it is set up to be a quiet place to heal. He was smart enough to keep her weakened and concerned enough to get lady mentor to check on her. He was chastised for not giving Princess better accommodations and grinned knowingly for them to have a private conversation. She knew that the gentleman protested too much about the Princess being his enemy. Her prior antics have made her too gray for him to consider her innocent. But she has assisted and tried to spare his life from Marquis house battle so she is equally not guilty. He does not know how to place her so he throws her with Dongxia for now. She boldly told him to just kill her now if he thought her enemy and he didn’t agree with that option so waiting to see if she expounds on her deal with Cao and if they continue to work guardedly together or she is left alone to deal with Cao. ZhiXing is strongly encouraged to become the martial artist scholar to gain entry level to court. Zhifu’s mom overhears and tries to get him killed on the course. Zang Hai’s bodyguard taught him well with survivor techniques. He returns victorious with first place. Here I must give actor playing Zhifu credit for playing the babbling idiot quite well. His mother has reason to feel snubbed but she is also receiving recompense for her past deeds. I feel no sympathy for her. She is receiving judgment for killing an innocent and trying to destroy a child’s life. It’s kinda satisfying to see him become a strong leader that has a moral compass. He has the capacity to far outdo his father if he continues this course. Her outrage at seeing the other woman made a legitimate wife.😝 Her machinations are falling around her and she has reason to be concerned about what this means for her and her son. At ZhiXing’s celebratory dinner the Dongxia armor is brought out. While it is his proudest moment with father I think he cringed when he first saw it. ZangHai did an excellent job hiding his horror of it. I hope that is something ZhiXing keeps hid in a closet and never wears. That armor represents a whole lot of evil. The episode ends with the political wife gnashing her teeth that the loved wife posthumously gained her place. I have to admit to enjoying that.

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