A Splendid Match Episode 14

In mourning

After Lady Gu was denied divorce from Mr Gu, she asked if he married her for love or her family’s money and he snidely asked her which did she think? This was the last strike of grief that broke her spirit. She spent the day with her children and asked JinZhao to call her mother. JinZhao wasn’t ready yet and even her brother wanted to know why she couldn’t make such a small concession. She couldn’t put into words the years of hurt and denial she was still working through. Sometime during the night, Lady Gu chose to hang herself and end things. The point they wanted to drive home was that her own grief and broken heart killed her. With her family finally around her it boggles my mind that she opted out before seeing things through to repair her relationship with JinZhao. Gu was shaken with the fallout from his actions. He liked her feeling small and insecure about herself so he could indulge himself with her family’s wealth and cater to his second family. He finally felt her blood on his hands and knew judgment was coming. JinZhao grabbed some scissors and was ready to cut his heart out. She vented her rage calling him by name directly and had to be restrained. Gma Ji soundly slapped him and declared the concubine the mourner for her daughter’s grave. She was to spend the rest of her life there. Ye Xian and his sister show up to pay their respects. She wanted her brother to toss away any ideas of marriage with JinZhao. He used the visit to kneel and pay respects like he would for his own mother. He was so sure she’d been murdered he promised JinZhao he would help her find the killer and take care of them. He completely excluded Lan from any notice so this will most likely be used to further alienate the sisters and stir vengeful feelings. Lord Chen shows up to pay his respects and get a bead on the turmoil in the Gu household. When the servants showed up with the household ledgers, they did not expect someone so young to have accounting skills. She proved she knew when there were mistakes or fraud with the sums and they realized a true accounting was to be their future. Ye Xian was in trouble with sister for showing such respect to one of lower class. While she was complaining about bringing him along, he reminded her that her reason was to prove JinZhao off limits as possible bride. His mentor had a chat with him about how Lady Gu really died, and that until he found a means to secure his own house, he could not hope to help JinZhao with hers. Gma Ji condemned Gu for charging her daughter with fake accusations and let him know he wasn’t getting by with it. Lan has not registered yet that her use of nanny Zhou’s last plot was responsible for stirring up this calamity. I would hope she regrets her recklessness and tries to make amends, but it is more likely they will make her act vengeful and unrepentant. Gma Ji is going to take her daughter home for burial and Yao will stay to assist JinZhao. I had hoped JinZhao would go home with them and reside in Tongzhou. I have no clue how Gu will act after this, but it’s very clear he will be held accountable and his house put in order by Ji family. The siblings could have been a united front to weather the storm of this, but it’s unlikely they will be allowed this small comfort. Yao will definitely align with JinZhao. Rong will have to choose between sisters or father. Lan and JinZhao should ally to get their father in line with Gma’s help but they have been too busy making Lan a selfish brat. Waiting to see the aftermath of Lan’s plot to get out of marriage and if gma Ji can salvage the reputations of the grandchildren.

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