Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty Episode 35

Rescuing love

The administrator is poised in the Resentment Tower with his men to catch Sass. So is Lu and crown Prince. He Lan Xue plays for them. She received a gift of rouge and saw the proclamation declaring Sass dead. She breaks out into tears and offers to play. She starts the song and when she tears up goes to touch up makeup with the promise of returning. What actually happened was she borrowed the appearance of the beggar boy and she went out one way while her lover escaped from balcony. All hell has broken loose downstairs as all three factions of soldiers start fighting. It is utter chaos. The administrator sees Sass and Lu fighting. He shoots an arrow and kills HeLan Xue. I am grieved with this because there is a pretense that the one in the boat could have been Sass. BS. What he has done is angered the magician in the most horrible way right before show. Everybody is on edge because they don’t know where Sass is or what he has planned. They find the architect of the sky tower dead and in odd position. This literally points them to the clue about the building. There is a weak point in the 18th floor of the structure. Pei deliberately hurts his foot to miss the tethering at sky tower. He has also forbidden his daughter to go and give the guys a heads up. He is going to use his injury to tie XiJun down. He seems to be a well meaning man but I am not sure he is guiltless with this building construction. He knows more than he says and seems very invested in dealing with Sass. There is a story there. The magic show has started. The crown prince was not happy the emperor ate the cherry before having it tast tested. The father sends the fruit to Princess and crown prince. She wants to try it but seeing how serious her nephew is, she tosses it down and doesn’t eat. The next trick has one that changes to a bird in a box. There is an interesting scene here. Lu is guarding the grand Princess. She comments on it. He responds. It is a stiff but sweet encounter. I do not know if it will be a good idea for these two to interact. Lu is making such great strides becoming a warmer person. His mother has no true concern for the lower class. They exist for her use and disposal. He was once pretty close to that sentiment and I really don’t want to see him go there again. I like him best when he is looking out for all the people and fighting for justice. Su for all of his prevarications, is a much better influence for him.

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