Unveil: Jadewind Episode 33

Holy crap! Li Pei Yi is just a master manipulator!

Wow. This episode shows just how powerful a schemer Li Pei Yi is - she totally manipulates EVERYBODY in this episode to get the result she wants. Her cold calculus doesn't even spare Xiao Hauijin - she uses him like a pawn just like she uses everyone else. This is like Iago (see Othello) or Ozymandias / Adrian Veidt (see Watchmen) level manipulation of events. It's almost scary to realize that she has this level of ability. This episode is a grand display of her playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers. The moment when she looks over to spot Prince Li Qiang glaring at her and she raises her cup to him, pointing out that she now knows HE is the villain behind the attempt to frame Consort Shu - that was so cold and satisfying! It's only sad because so many soldiers on both sides died in the fighting that happened. But she had to force Cui Min Zhong to show his hand in rebellion.

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