Episode 29

Episode 29

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S1 E29: Yuhu follows the emperor's instructions and arranges for Ling Yunche to work as a guard at the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. Ruyi goes to see the emperor once again. Realizing that the emperor has been missing her all these years, she finally lets go of her unhappiness with him and leans on him. Yanwan is having a hard time working in the Gardening Room. Ling Yunche happens to see her and feels sorry for her, especially after she pours out her grievances and apologizes. Ling Yunche pleads with Ruyi to transfer Yanwan out of the Gardening Room. Though Ruyi is not fond of Yanwan, she promises to help think of something. Yanwan and Ling Yunche patch things up. Aruo's father Guiduo perishes during the flood relief efforts, while Yuhu's investigations have progressed. The emperor finally decides to deal with Aruo. At the palace family banquet, the emperor presents everyone with an Eastern Sea Pearl except for Aruo, who receives a box of cinnabar. The emperor demands to hear the truth about what happened in the past, but Aruo finds it hard to explain. With Xiyue and the rest secretly threatening her, Aruo is unable to reveal the truth. She ends up shouldering all the blame for what happened, while protesting against the injustice of it all. However, Yuhu's investigations have already uncovered Xiyue's possible involvement in all this. Still, the emperor thinks that it's not the right time to confront Xiyue for now, so he punishes Aruo by making her mute, demotes her to a commoner, and hands her over to Ruyi to be dealt with.