Episode
The Princess Royal: Tool
Overview
Li Rong waits patiently for the conflict between Consort Rou and the noble families to reach its climax. After that, she arranges for Chen Hou Zhao to return to the capital. She prepares evidence and threats of Consort Rou's threats to dissuade students from filing complaints, launching a vigorous counterattack in court and defeating Consort Rou in one fell swoop.
Details
- Series
- The Princess Royal
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 31
- Air date
- 2024-07-12
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
Tool is Episode 31 in Season 1 of The Princess Royal. It aired on 2024-07-12. The runtime is 46 min.
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Episode 30: Decisive Actions
Consort Rou is in charge of investigating the examination fraud case. She's in trouble as the noble families make things difficult for her. Li Ming suggests her to use Pei Wen Xuan. Pei Wen Xuan acts as if he's loyal to the emperor. Consort Rou is happy with his performance. She has no idea that Pei Wen Xuan has ulterior motives.
Episode 32: Severe Ties
Feeling desolate after losing Consort Rou, Li Ming summons Xiao Qian to the palace. Upon hearing this, Li Rong deduces that Li Ming intends to recall the troops to the capital.
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Episode 29: Caught in a Difficult Situation
Li Rong plays along and reveals to Consort Rou her intention to hand over control of the Inspectorate. Meanwhile, Consort Rou hints that since Li Rong and Pei Wen xuan are divorced, it would be best for them to meet less frequently. It seems Consort Rou has discovered their secret meetings, making Li Rong feel threatened.
Episode 33: Winter Celebration
Li Ming proposes to hold a Winter Celebration, hoping to make a final stand at the banquet. During the banquet, everyone has their own schemes. Lin Fei Bai and Su Rong Hua compete in a lion dance fight as a performance. But they are actually fighting against each other as love rivals over Shangguan Ya. The fight is fierce and intense. In the end, both are injured.
Episode 28: Appreciation Gift
Pei Wen Xuan asks Li Rong out on a date during her off day. But Li Rong has promised Cui Yu Lang that they'll discuss the imperial examination case on her off day. So, she rejects Pei Wen Xuan. Pei Wen Xuan becomes suspicious and decides to follow Li Rong.
Episode 34: Past
In the past, Su Rong Qing did not kill Li Rong. He gave Pei Wen Xuan a fragrance pouch to slow down the poison of Fragrant Beauty. It means Li Rong was already poisoned before she fell ill. Li Rong never expects that instead of her husband, who has opposed her for decades, and Su Rong Qing, who has a deep grudge against her, it is her brother, Li Chuan, who wants to harm her.
Episode 27: Tense Situation
Li Rong and Su Rong Qing confront each other in front of Li Ming at the imperial study. With Hong De's suicide and his son's disappearance, Li Ming suspects Su Rong Qing. Li Ming questions Su Rong Qing if he is the culprit.
Episode 35: Corrupt Policies
Li Cheng dies from poisoning. Xiao Qian brings in Li Cheng's double and burns his corpse.
Episode 26: Fire at the Hall of Memorials
Pei Wen Xuan decides to pretend to divorce Li Rong and uses the opportunity to point out that the marriage talisman was forged by Consort Rou, in order to alleviate Li Ming's suspicions.
Episode 36: Truth
Pei Wen Xuan knows Li Rong's issue has been resolved and guides her patiently. He tells her the truth about the past and hopes Li Rong can untie the knot in her heart.
Episode 25: Flower Boat
Li Rong and Pei Wen Xuan make decisive choices, using their past investigations to come up with countermeasures. But they feel that Consort Rou alone cannot come up with such plots. However, she's familiar with the delay of Crown Prince's wedding. They realize that Su Rong Qing taught Li Rong that idea in their past life. Only then did they realize that Su Rong Qing was...
Episode 37: Dream
Li Rong sees Li Chuan again. They reminisce about the past together. Li Chuan says that his wish is to embark on a northern expedition as his mother said that the northern part was plagued by war. If they lose the war, Li Rong, his eldest sister, will be sent there to establish a marriage alliance.