Story of Yanxi Palace - Episode 24 [Recap]

Ying Luo leaves as Fu Heng yells after her. The Empress tells him to stop and asked him why he did this. Fu Heng states that all he wants is for her to be at peace. He doesn't care about anything else.

Ying Luo asks Ming Yu to take her shift at the garden because she's not feeling well and wants to go to the doctor. Ming Yu wants her sweet talk her and beg her. She playfully begs her and Ming Yu agrees. Qing Er is looking for Ying Luo only to find Ming Yu. She tells Ming Yu that Ying Luo is quick-witted and smart, and the two of them probably can't match up to her in terms of usefulness. Ming Yu gets angry and walks away.

Ying Luo is at the pharmacy and asks for Doctor Shi Tian. A servant comes in saying that there's an emergency that a Consort can't breathe. Ying Luo then meets with Doctor Shi Tian and he complains that the other doctors look down on him, not allowing him to see any patients. He's only allowed to dry the medicine. Ying Luo asks him for some medicine since she is suffering from insomnia. He gives her some medicine, warning her not to take too much because it can also be used as an anesthetic.

The Empress Dowager meets up with Prince He's mother, Consort Dowager Yu. She states that she wishes the Emperor would reprimand his behaviour. The Empress Dowager then states that she'll send someone to give him lashes. Consort Dowager Yu then tries to stop her. The Empress Dowager just snickers.

The Emperor and Prince He are playing checkers. Prince He doesn't want to play anymore since it's the eighth time he lost. The Emperor states that he wants him to help him with the government. He refuses, saying that the previous Emperor doesn't think that he has the ability and that he is too carefree.

Prince He walks out and bumps into Ying Luo and calls her 'sister-in-law'. Ying Luo greets him and then walks away. Prince He tells her that the Emperor wants him to go to the palace every day and then tells her to stop walking away. Ying Luo states that if he's there every day, then there would be more opportunities to see each other and leaves. Prince He then comments that Ying Luo is prettier than her sister. Hai Lancha then tells him that Fu Heng has a good relationship with her. Prince He states that he wants to know whether she likes him better or Fu Heng. Hai Lancha then tells Fu Heng.

Fu Heng goes to visit Ying Luo. She refuses to see him and makes Jing Ju be the messenger for them, relaying their messages to each other although they can hear each other. Jing Ju gets frustrated being the third wheel and leaves. Fu Heng warns Ying Luo again to not do anything rash.

The Empress asks Qing Er to send the late consort something. Ying Luo offers to go instead. When she went, she intentionally crosses paths with Prince He. Prince He tells his servant to change clothes with him. He follows Ying Luo and confronts her. She tries to flirt with him and then takes out the incense to knock him out. She tries to attack him with the candlestick, but he is still conscious and runs away. Ying Luo runs after him and tells him that her sister was her everything. She was waiting for her to come out of the palace, but he killed her before that happened. She states that she hates him for not being punished properly because he was royalty. He runs off, yelling for people to help him.

The Emperor hears him and walks towards his direction. Just before help arrived, Ying Luo unbuttons her shirt and also yells for help, kneeling before the Emperor. She claims that Prince He was drunk and tried to kill her because she caught him with a maid. He denies this, but Ying Luo points out that if he wasn't, why would he be incognito, wearing a servant's clothes. The Emperor gets mad and slaps Prince He and tells him to stop talking.

The Emperor meets with Ying Luo alone to question her. The Empress then comes in, saying that she'll put her life on the line to vouch for her and that she believes she's telling the truth. She states that she won't interfere with matters concerning Prince He, but Ying Luo is one of her maids and she'll punish her if she's lying. The Emperor reluctantly agrees but is still furious. He tells them to leave.

Just when they go outside, Prince He is yelling at Ying Luo, calling her a liar. His mother arrives and yells at him for what he did. She brings out a whip and starts whipping him, saying that even if he didn't do it, he has the reputation that it's possible. The Emperor watches this unfolds and finally tells her to stop and go back to her palace. As she leaves, Prince He faints.

Ying Luo kneels in front of the Empress, starting to explain the situation. The Empress stops her and tells her that she already knows that she was in the wrong but was still willing to vouch for her. She states that the Emperor has a really close relationship with Prince He and if she had come any later, Ying Luo would have died. Ying Luo apologizes and thanks her. The Empress made her promise not to interfere with Prince he anymore.

Fu Heng visits the sick Prince He and strangles him with his hand. He warns him not to touch Ying Luo. Prince He tells him that he wasn't in the wrong. Fu Heng lets go of his neck and leaves.

The Empress Dowager and Prince He's mother are discussing about him. She states that if the Emperor could sentence Prince He to death for his actions.

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