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Story of Kunning Palace (2023) 宁安如梦 Episode 8 Recap & Review

Episode 8: Xie Wei teaches Jiang Xuening alone

After returning, several girls were still frightened and talked about the Zhonghun case more than 20 years ago. King Pingnan was originally the younger brother of the late emperor. He lost the battle for the throne, but he did not give up and sent his troops north. The late Emperor escaped the disaster by leaving the palace, but the Holy Emperor, who was still the Crown Prince at the time, and the Queen Mother were still in the palace.

Together with them, Mrs. Yan and the young prince Xue Dingfei happened to be in the palace. King Pingnan rushed into the palace, but did not see the Queen Mother or the Holy Emperor, so he sent heavy troops to guard the city gate, arrested all the children in the city, and asked the palace people to strictly check their true identity, but none of them was the true identity. King Pingnan ordered that the people be handed over within three days, otherwise they would be killed. At the critical moment, Xue Dingfei, who was only seven years old, stepped forward to change the names of innocent people.

However, King Pingnan still killed all those children, including Xue Dingfei. Later, after regaining the imperial city, King Pingnan set a fire before escaping in an attempt to cover up his heinous crimes. Mrs. Yan could not control her tears. Everyone said that the Queen Mother felt sorry for the three hundred loyal souls, but the Queen Mother didn’t look like she was guilty just now. Jiang Xuening was secretly thinking about it.

Xue Dingfei’s life experience was an unprecedented bloodline bred by two clans. After Mrs. Yan lost her son that year, she and Li returned to Yongyihou Mansion and died of illness soon after. Zhan Zhan and the Xue family stopped communicating after this incident. I heard that it was not the current Duke Xue Guo’s turn to seize the title, but later Duke Xue Guo married Mrs. Yan, which reversed the situation.

Less than three months after Mrs. Yan’s death, Duke Xue married a new wife, but within seven months she gave birth to Xue Shu, which is strange. Xue Shu was very angry when she heard their gossip, and everyone dispersed. Jiang Xuening had a nightmare that night, but she understood that no matter how tragic the Three Hundred Loyal Souls case was, it was a thing of the past and had nothing to do with her or the Yan family.

Shen Jie was not interested in national affairs and had a quarrel with the Queen Mother. Shen Zhiyi had to stay with the Queen Mother and did not go to class. Jiang Xuening was forced to stand outside the palace by her master, but she smiled at Xue Shu. When get out of class was over, Xie Wei happened to come. Seeing Jiang Xuening standing outside, he asked her to come in for class. Xie Wei was taking piano lessons, and his piano was called Emei. Jiang Xuening thought about his previous life again, wondering whether he had become an emperor in his previous life, or was playing with his Emei.

Xie Wei asked Jiang Xuening to play a piece, but Jiang Xuening was not good at playing the piano. Xie Wei was angered by her naughty appearance and kicked her out again to make her stand. It was windy outside, and Jiang Xuening’s eyes were blown by the wind. When he rubbed his eyes, Xie Wei thought she was crying, so he came out to speak in a soft voice and let her in. Jiang Xuening continued to act coquettishly and wanted to take the opportunity to skip the piano lessons, but she didn’t expect that Xie Wei insisted on teaching her alone.

Shen Jie doesn’t like fighting for power, and he doesn’t want to be the emperor’s younger brother, let alone a saint. He just wants to stay away from power and truly be himself. Yan Lin also felt this after hearing this, and the two decided to go hunting together. Xie Wei gave Jiang Xuening a private lesson. Hearing that she had rescued a young eunuch named Zheng Bao yesterday, he tried again. Jiang Xuening explained that she was indeed impure, but she just wanted to manage her life in the palace.

Xie Wei didn’t say anything, he just repeatedly told her not to get involved in things she shouldn’t get involved in. Jiang Xuening did not know how to play the piano. Her unpleasant sound made Xie Wei frown and he leaned over to teach her how to press the strings. Jiang Xuening turned around and was so frightened that he and the piano flew out, but Xie Wei hugged the piano in time. A kitten broke into the room. Jiang Xuening hugged it happily, but Xie Wei took three steps back with a scary expression. Jiang Xuening came to him with the cat in his arms, but Xie Wei pushed him away and spoke harshly.

When Jiang Xuening went back gloomily, Zheng Bao came to express his gratitude. Jiang Xuening confessed that her purpose of saving him was not pure, and she was also afraid of being isolated and helpless in the palace in the future, but Zheng Bao was pure in heart and recognized her as a benefactor. You Fangyin asked Xu Wenyi to help her sell all the silk. She has made great progress in learning business recently, so she has chosen the right path.

Yao Xi received a letter from home, saying that her father took the initiative to go to Zhang’s house to get engaged, and he even specially thanked Jiang Xuening. Xie Wei met with the insider in the palace, while Jiang Xuening was walking on the road restlessly and met the cat from the daytime again. When Jiang Xuening was holding the cat and preparing to go back, she happened to hear them talking about Yu Ruyi. The cat in her arms meowed, and Jiang Xuening was discovered by Xie Wei.