1. Identity lies
Xie Wujiu (female general):
In order to inherit his father's title of Marquis of Zhenbei, he pretended to be a man since he was a child. With the improved "Lianxing Crossbow", he achieved great military exploits and was known as the "Jade-faced Shura" among the people.
Fatal dangers: He needs to take mute medicine every month to maintain his deep voice, and he dares not seek medical treatment due to an ulcerated arrow wound on his left shoulder.
Jiang Chenbi (noble daughter of aristocratic family):
Her true identity is the emperor's illegitimate daughter living among the people. She was recalled due to the prediction by the Qin Tianjian that "Two Phoenixes will come to the court" and she became a pawn to check and balance the Xie family.
Hidden skills: Proficient in lip reading and disguise, pretending to be weak in order to find out the truth about the death of his biological mother.
2. The middle game of the marriage game
The emperor was afraid of the Xie family's military power and forced Xie Wujiu to "marry" Jiang Chenbi, but in fact he wanted to poison the two of them at the wedding banquet.
On the night of the wedding, Jiang Chenbi saw through Xie Wujiu's old wounds under the cloth covering his chest. Xie found that Jiang imitated his late mother's hairpin gesture, testing each other but not revealing it.
3. Feelings and murderous intentions
When Xie taught Jiang how to shoot a crossbow, he accidentally exposed the woman's identity. Jiang prepared a wound medicine for her and formed an ally as a "conspirator."
The emperor bribed Lieutenant General Xie to forge a letter of collaboration with the enemy, framed Jiang's mother's death on the Xie family, and sentenced Xie Lingchi on the charge of "killing the emperor's heir".
4. Blood color reversal
When bidding farewell at the execution ground, Xie Wusheng lip-texted to Jiang: "The third locust tree in Zhuque Lane."
Jiang dug out the secret box reserved by Xie - which contained the blood letter of the emperor's assassination of the former prince and the residue of the mute medicine (proof that Xie had been poisoned for a long time).
In order to silence him, the emperor claimed that Jiang "colluded with the guilty ministers", but Jiang used the art of disguise to fake his own death and escaped. In the end, Xie's old troops used a star crossbow to force him into the palace.
Downplaying Machiavellianism
The explanation of "Two Phoenixes Coming to the Court" is a celestial term and does not involve specific attempts to usurp the throne.
The emperor's crime focused on "poisoning loyal people" rather than regime change.
Emotional expression
Ambiguous and extreme pulling between two heroines:
When Xie pulled up Jiang's hair, he took off his own crown and his long hair was intertwined.
Jiang Yirong became a bodyguard and applied medicine to Xie. His pupils trembled when his fingertips touched the scar.
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