Episode 21 recap: Xie Yun was rescued by her brother.
The butler handed the pendant that he had taken back to Yin Ji. Although Yin Ji could not see it, he cherished it deeply, as it was a gift from Xie Yun. Yin Ji held it to his face, and the butler encouraged him to stay strong, saying that Xie Yun would want him to live well. Yin Ji was deeply pained, thinking of every moment he had spent with Xie Yun.
After Xie Yun gave the pendant to Yin Ji, he was overjoyed, the feeling still vivid in his mind. Now, this pendant was the only thing sustaining Yin Ji to keep living. The butler brought Yin Ji some buns, which he ate hungrily, knowing he had to live on to see Xie Yun again.
Dou Feiyang received a letter from the Lord of the city. The Dou family army and Yin Qi's rebel forces were at a stalemate, and Yin Qi's whereabouts were unknown. Dou Feiyang told his subordinates to report any developments, whatever they might be. Qi Yan searched everywhere for Yin Ji but had no leads.
If Yin Qi had taken Yin Ji, he would surely execute him. They had to find Yin Ji before Yin Qi did. Xie Yun had also been rescued by her brother, but she was despondent. Xie Yun was worried about Yin Ji.
Xie Yun's brother had discovered that the one who truly killed their father was one of Yin Qi's subordinates. The real mastermind behind it all was Yin Qi and his mother. Even Wang Xinu was their accomplice. It was the Dowager Lady who had orchestrated everything, just to seize power by killing Yin Ji.
Xie Yun was tormented by the fact that she had killed Yin Ji with her own hands. Yin Ji had turned against the Xiao family just to protect her, giving the Dowager Lady the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Knowing the full truth, Xie Yun was in a highly emotional state. She had been the one to cause Yin Ji to lose everything, so she was determined to find him and make amends. Xie Yun's brother knew he couldn't stop her, so he could only support her efforts. Xie Yun handed her jade pendant to her brother and asked him to go find Dou Feiyang, knowing he would understand the gravity of the situation.
When Yin Ji woke up, he sensed something off about the butler's voice and suspected he was unwell. The butler tried to hide his discomfort and said he was going to find food, as Yin Ji couldn't see that the butler was injured. After the butler left, he avoided the soldiers but overheard them talking about searching for Yin Ji. To divert their attention, the butler deliberately cursed Yin Qi loudly, drawing the soldiers to him. He then took his own life with a dagger, sacrificing himself.
Yin Ji waited for the butler to return, growing increasingly anxious as time passed. It turned out the old Lord had been slowly poisoned to death by the Dowager Lady's slow-acting poison. She had orchestrated everything to pave the way for Yin Qi to become the new Lord. Although Yin Qi was not the Dowager Lady's biological son, she now saw him as her own.
The Dowager Lady was still worried - as long as Yin Ji remained undiscovered, their plan was not yet secure.
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