Key to the Phoenix Heart Episode 20

The fall of empress dowager—the coup that wasn’t

Yuan Ji confesses to what she did but was told WuYi already knew. What she did was gather her clan together, brought ledgers of her family’s corruption and their seal and declared support for the Beifu reforms. Prince Qi tore up the ledgers and said the reforms would not be put into place by killing the nobles. The one blackmailed to poison Prince Qi confessed when his family was brought in and declared safe. YuanJi asked for her marriage to WuYi be annulled and permission to be divorced which this time was granted. The coup the Empress Dowager planned turned into her son and Prince Qi having her removed to another palace to rest and reflect. Her son was kind compared to the poisoning he received. He kept all things accounted for by saying her life would end with his so she couldn’t use the pretense of being filial to reclaim the throne. She had tried to force her son to get rid of Beifu reforms, Remove Prince Qi as regent and to use her choice as crown prince. He refused all her choices and revealed he knew he was poisoned by the bird nest soup along with the other princes. After his mother is removed he grants Prince Qi the nine seals which lets him act with emperor’s authority without having to ask for it. He is given the Cui case and WuYi wasn’t happy with that news. It is countered by his token and the one from JiaYu’s mother being returned to counter the power Prince Qi has. Yuan Ji is now leading her clan while the Empress Dowager scoffs at the very idea. JiaYu lets LeLun determine her fate. She can head north and marry Eagle King and serve as Ye’s spy or she can die right there. JiaYu will let her leave but her life is forfeit should she step foot in Ye again. Tutor and son are playing chess and Qi is the mastermind behind it all. He is also certain WuYi is the crown prince WenXi. He has become even colder and more calculating than his father. After he hears JiaYu gets to determine his sister’s fate, he cuts all ties with WuYi.

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The rise and fall of He and Li

Wow, this episode... 😮🤩The Empress Dowager hoped to have a night that would turn the tide in her favour, but instead, she fell hard... 👏Prince Qi was revealed as the main mastermind behind whatever happened in the previous episodes, all just to get the ultimate power and the Nine Imperial Seals, which allow him to make decisions without asking the Emperor... To be fair, I am getting scared of him now! 😨The Emperor giving the Tokens to WuYi before Prince Qi got the chance to snatch them was the only relief to me after learning how cold and vile Mao has become. 😌😮‍💨 And my predictions were right — Mao not only suspected, but actually is certain that WuYi is Crown Prince WenXi. I bet he's going to work hard now to plot against WuYi, as he's his ultimate rival for the woman he desires and for the power he now holds. 😬JiaYu gave LeJun a test of fate for her mother's death — whether she survives her arrow and goes to Northern Qin to marry the Eagle King and become the spy of Ye, or she dies there on the spot... Fate chose the first option, which I think was the better outcome. 🫣The plot is definitely picking up immensely and everything that happened in this episode is turning the page of the whole story! I can't wait for the rest of the episodes, because I expect them to be thrilling and epic! 🤗😏❤️

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