Recap "The Lady in Butcher’s House" Episode 33

Apr 18, 2022

Considering that Hu Jiao was pregnant, she should not work too hard, so Xu Qingjia planned to write a letter to her hometown so that La Mei and the others could come to take care of her, but Hu Jiao refused. Under Hu Jiao's promises, although Xu Qingjia was still not at ease, she still agreed to go to Yumanlou.

On the other hand, Jia Jifang couldn't wait to mention Cui Wulang to his father after being imprisoned for more than a month, showing the shyness of the youngest daughter in his words and deeds. Jia Xiang felt that it was her daughter's wishful thinking, which did not mean that Cui Wulang was interested in her, and Jia Jifang couldn't refute what he said. On the other side, Hu Jiao has doubts about Ge Sang, but He Yu Niang doesn't agree.

Gao Zheng found the mansion of Yu Zhongliang, the minister of household affairs, which is now deserted. Unexpectedly, he encountered the yamen to investigate the case, which almost caused a misunderstanding. Through the narration of the yamen, Gao Zheng learned that the Yu family has a daughter, Yu Xiu, who has not been arrested yet, and this person, as he expected, is the incognito Yu Niang.

After this investigation, Xu Qingjia believes that Yu Zhongliang's affair had other hidden secrets, perhaps because he was implicated by Qian Chengyu, the minister of households, and eventually led to exile. When Yu Niang heard Xu Qingjia's words, she remembered that her father had given her a kit before the accident. Inside was a note with the words "one foot from the flower stand", indicating that Yu Zhongliang buried important things under the orchid stand.

Because Yu Niang knew the specific direction of the orchid stand, she decided to take Gao Zheng to pick up things at night, and told Hu Jiaoan to look at Yumanlou in peace, and it happened that Hu Jiao noticed someone flashing outside the door. Gesang used the tea as an excuse to pass a note to her accomplice informing her of the news she had overheard.

In the second half of the night, Gao Zheng followed Yu Niang to retrieve a brocade box, but as soon as he got it, several men in black came to snatch it. Fortunately, Gao Zheng's martial arts are strong and prevent the brocade box from falling into the hands of others. Inside the brocade box is a letter left by Yu Zhongliang, which explains why the war in Nanjiang was so tight and the reason for the interruption of food and grass.

Back then, when Qian Chengyu was the Minister of the Ministry of Households, he was clear-headed and open-minded, but Zhou Mingan not only moved in to force Taishi Fu, but also provided the Eastern Palace transfer order. In the end, Qian Chengyu had to let Yu Zhongliang take the seal and seal it. At this time, Father Xu also came in from the door and saw Zhou Mingan next to him.

Later, as stated in the letter, Qian Chengyu handed over the food adjustment documents to Xu Fu, who was the censor of the censor, because if this important evidence was left in the household department, sooner or later, the people of the Taishifu would succeed. There are people in the court who can fight against Taishi Fu and the prince, and this document is the only evidence to return the innocence of the three of them.

Fortunately, King Ning was wise and brave. Even if he was short of troops and food, he was still able to pacify the chaos successfully. But Taishi Fu still found a charge to sack Qian Chengyu and search his house, presumably because of the transfer order. Yu Zhongliang expected that Grand Master Fu would not let him go, so he simply recorded all the incidents. I hereby use the official seal as proof, and hope that the truth will be revealed one day.

After reading Yu Zhongliang's letter, several people analyzed the next countermeasures, and Hu Jiao also expressed her doubts about Ge Sang. Ge Sang came over on the grounds of delivering tea, saw the letter in Yuniang's hand, and went out the door calmly. She didn't report the situation to Zhou Mingan until after Yumanlou closed.

The next morning, Xu Qingjia discussed the matter with Jia Xiang and Ning Wang, and submitted a letter from Yu Zhongliang to prove that what he said was true. Because of this, Xu Qingjia finally realized the identity of the owner of the seal on the transfer order. King Ning was also shocked by his description, admitting that the seal came from the crown prince.

However, Xu Qingjia believes that even if the seal is the prince's private seal, it does not mean that it has something to do with him. Maybe someone close to the prince uses the seal secretly, and the biggest suspect is Taishi Fu. At the same time, Master Fu learned about Yu Niang's identity and Yu Zhongliang's preparations, and ordered Zhou Ming'an to deal with it as soon as possible to avoid another incident.