Choice Husband 择君记 Episode 20

Zhan Yue took people to check the coffins of Auntie and Shen Zai, and found that the coffins were empty. As expected by Pei Yanzhen, everyone in the Shen family faked their deaths. It was heard that there was a medicine in the Western Regions that could stop people from breathing, it seemed that Shen Miao still had unfinished secrets. Pei Yanzhen made fish porridge for Shen Miao, but Shen Miao misunderstood him deeply and wanted to escape but couldn't. Shen Miao saw the hairpin on her head and remembered what her father Shen Qian had said to her back then, and only then regretted that she had met Pei Yanzhen and completely forgot her father's instructions. At this time, Pei Yanzhen brought in new fish porridge and asked Shen Miao to eat with him before he took Shen Miao to see Lu Ying.

The nine princesses learned that Pei Yanzhen was the sixth prince, and that he had driven his queen mother to the imperial tomb. She swore that she and Pei Yanzhen were incompatible. Seeing Lu Ying and Song Xiyuan, Shen Miao was finally relieved, in order to let Pei Yanzhen let Song Xiyuan go, Shen Miao agreed to stay by Pei Yanzhen's side, only hoping that he would let Song Xiyuan go. Pei Yanzhen's heart turned cold, she did not expect that Shen Miao succumbed to him because of Song Xiyuan. Seeing this, Shen Miao became anxious with Pei Yanzhen and took out the hairpin to stab him, but Pei Yanzhen snatched it off, but the palm of her hand was already bleeding from the stabbing. Shen Miao was also pushed vigorously by Pei Yanzhen and fell to the ground, complaining bitterly for what Pei Yanzhen had done during this period.

After hearing Shen Miao's accusation, Pei Yanzhen realized how deep she misunderstood him. He was not good at making excuses, and he knew that no matter how much he tried to make excuses, the present Shen Miao would not be able to listen because she had already lost trust in herself. Pei Yanzhen simply kept her grounded in the house without doing anything else. Song Xiyuan and Tieniu were kicked out of Shen's residence, Pei Yanzhen was very powerful, if he wanted to rescue Shen Miao, Song Xiyuan understood it slowly. Shen Qian asked passers-by in the Western Regions, and learned that after Pei Yanzhen took control of the government, he strictly investigated the twenty passes in the south, and no businessman went to the south to do business anymore. Song Xiyuan went to see the emperor who was hiding in the ancestral hall, but the emperor did not agree to Song Xiyuan's request.

Song Xiyuan noticed that the military uniforms worn by the people around the emperor were the same as those worn by the people around Pei Yanzhen, so he suspected that the palace was also controlled by Pei Yanzhen. Now that Pei Yanzhen is not in the capital, someone in the court must be ready to make a move. Song Xiyuan wants to take this opportunity to win people's hearts. Pei Yanzhen felt that the talking parrot was a setup by Song Xiyuan, which caused Shen Miao to misunderstand him, so he asked Zhan Yue to bring the parrot over. Shen Miao asked Luying to take back the pastry and got the news from Song Xiyuan from the pastry. Everyone said that the Lu family had a fortune, but Shen Miao knew that she did not, but she could use this to help her go to the capital.

At night, Shen Miao recalled a memory back then, when she and Pei Yanzhen were fine. If Pei Yanzhen took her in, she promised to make osmanthus cake for him every year, but many things happened later, and it became what it is today. Shen Miao spoke softly and persuaded Pei Yanzhen to let go of her power, but Pei Yanzhen felt that only by holding power could she and Shen Xiao be protected. Shen Miao still believed that Pei Yanzhen approached her for the money of Shen family and Lu family, Pei Yanzhen did not explain and left sadly. Later, Pei Yanzhen's slack and thin taxation hurt the interests of many people. The ministers remonstrated in the court, but the emperor didn't care, and handed over the government affairs to Pei Yanzhen.

Song Xiyuan already had a way to deal with Pei Yanzhen, he would use Pei Yanzhen's feelings for Shen Miao to make him lower his guard. Shen Miao pretended to be gentle towards Pei Yanzhen and finally made Pei Yanzhen agree to let her go shopping in Shen Garden, but Pei Yanzhen asked Zhan Yue to accompany her to protect her safety.