These are the Recap & Ending for Story of Kunning Palace: Episode 23. Jiang Xuening brings the medicine to Zhang Zhe. She tries to dress his wound. But he wants to do it on his own. Xie Wei shows up. Jiang Xuening greets him. She wonders why he came to her.
Does Xie Wei Have Feelings for Jiang Xuening?
Note: From here on out there are specific plot spoilers for Story of Kunning Palace: Episode 23.
Jiang Xuening thinks Xie Wei is very busy. Xie Wei tells Zhang Zhe that he has reported what Duke Xue to Emperor. He asks him to testify after they return to the capital. But Zhang Zhe thinks he’s just a pawn. He doesn’t want to take the credit.
Xie Wei thinks what Zhang Zhe said has a deep meaning. Zhang Zhe asks Xie Wei if the one who stands in front of him is someone else. Xie Wei asks Jiang Xuening to leave the room. Because he intends to have a talk with Zhang Zhe alone.
He threatens her that he will do something she fears. Zhang Zhe comforts Jiang Xuening that he has something to say to Xie Wei. Jiang Xuening leaves the house. Xiao Bao reveals he has prepared some clothes for her. He persuades her to go to take a look at her clothes.
Zhang Zhe asks Xie Wei if Xiao Bao is his follower. Xie Wei admits it. He reveals Xue Dingfei is his follower as well. Zhang Zhe thinks everything Xie Wei told him was lie. He believes that he doesn’t wish him to leave Tong City with life.
But Xie Wei tells Zhang Zhe that his life isn’t important to him. Zhang Zhe admits that he’s a nobody. But he points out that he will hurt Xie Wei if he returns to the capital. But Xie Wei tells Zhang Zhe that it’s his business to do what he wants to do.
He tries to leave. Zhang Zhe stops Xie Wei. He begs him for Jiang Xuening. Xie Wei claims that Jiang Xuening is his student. He thinks he should thank Zhang Zhe for taking care for Jiang Xuening. But he asks him about his feelings for Jiang Xuening.
Zhang Zhe reminds Xie Wei that it’s related to Jiang Xuening’s reputation. But Xie Wei thinks Zhang Zhe knows Jiang Xuening’s feelings. Zhang Zhe thinks Xie Wei shouldn’t talk about it with him. Because it’s him and Jiang Xuening’s business.
Xie Wei tells Zhang Zhe that he’s going to kill him if he continues to tangle Jiang Xuening. But Zhang Zhe thinks Xie Wei cannot control Jiang Xuening because Jiang Xuening is a human. Xie Wei leaves the room. The bodyguard reports to the general that Duke Xue returned to the temple because the road was blocked.
He asks him if they need to heal Duke Xue and his followers. Mr. Xue gets angry when his hand was hurt. He kicks the doctor when the doctor tries to treat him. The general yells at Mr. Xue. But Duke Xue stops the general. He thinks Yan Troops get used to rebel.
But the general mentions Duke Xue fled. Duke Xue gets angry because he thinks the general doesn’t respect him. Xie Wei comforts Duke Xue. He mentions Emperor has given Yan Troops to him. He tells him to talk about it with him if he has a business.
Duke Xue thinks Xie Wei cannot manage soldiers. Xie Wei wonders why he met with Duke Xue in the temple because they appointed to meet in Tong City. Mr. Xue explains to Xie Wei that his father just wanted to kill the bandits. He thinks his father doesn’t have to listen to him.
Xie Wei tells Duke Xue that he will report what happened to Emperor. Duke Xue tries to leave. But he sees Xue Dingfei. He lets his bodyguard follow Xue Dingfei. Xie Wei tells the general to avoid Xue family. But the general mentions Xue family stole the weapons. He worries that Xue family will come to ruin the evidence.
Xie Wei reveals he came for the evidence as well. He asks the general for the evidence. Dao Qin brings Xue Dingfei to Xie Wei. Xie Wei asks Dao Qin to send the general off. Dao Qin leaves with the general. The bodyguard reports to Duke Xue that Xie Wei’s follower actually called the guy Mr. Dingfei.
Duke Xue asks the bodyguard if he saw the moon scar under the guy’s ear. The bodyguard admits it. He reveals the guy is a spy of Xie Wei. Duke Xue wonders why Xue Dingfei is alive. Xie Wei mentions Zhang Zhe knew Xue Dingfei’s identity because Xue Dingfei leaked it.
Xue Dinggei explains to Xie Wei that he didn’t expect that the officer was so smart. Xie Wei mentions he asked Xue Dingfei to kill Zhang Zhe. He asks Xue Dingfei why he didn’t do that. Xue Dingfei explains it to Xie Wei that he told Feng Mingyu that Zhang Zhe is Mr. Dujun. He thinks he cannot explain it to the prince after he returns to Jinling.
Xie Wei is furious to ask Xue Dingfei if he wants to return to Jinling. Xue Dingfei denies it. He thinks he should follow Xie Wei because Xie Wei killed Feng Mingyu. He intends to go to kill Zhang Zhe. Xie Wei stops Xue Dingfei. Xue Dingfei realizes that Xie Wei does it for Jiang Xuening.
He thinks he fears it when he saw Jiang Xuening giving up her life for Zhang Zhe. Xie Wei believes that Pingnan Prince will take action because they killed Feng Mingyu. He asks Xue Dingfei if he came up with a plan for the battle.
But Xue Dingfei tells Xie Wei that he just wants to be alive. Xie Wei reminds Xue Dingfei that he will be killed if Pingnan Prince achieves his goal. He tells him that he will keep his life if he joins him. He promises to give the freedom to him if he doesn’t want to be Xue Dingfei. He tells him to give an answer to him before he leaves Tong City.
Jiang Xuening brings the food to Zhang Zhe. She explains to him that she did it before she worried about his injury. He asks him about what he said to Xie Wei. He reveals he just talked about some businesses with Xie Wei. She mentions Xie Wei saved them. She asks him not to report what Xie Wei did to Emperor.
Zhang Zhe asks Jiang Xuening about the relationship of her and Xie Wei. She claims that she and Xie Wei are just the student and the teacher. Zhang Zhe apologizes to Jiang Xuening for getting her involved. But she doesn’t blame him because she knows he did it for the nation.
He mentions she protected him. He feels guilty for not doing anything for her. But she feels guilty for him as well. Because she thinks he wouldn’t get involved if she didn’t ask him to look into the rebelling of Yan family. But he thinks it was his duty to find the truth.
He promises not to let her down. He agrees to be silent if Xie Wei doesn’t hurt court. Because she trusts him. They have a dinner. Xie Wei coughs. The follower persuades Xie Wei to rest well. Xie Wei asks his follower to go to take the clothes for him.
Does Duke Xue Care for His Son?
The follower leaves. Duke Xue passes by. He asks the bodyguard to look for the best medicine for his son Xue Ye. Xie Wei hears the talk. He remembers his father Duke Xue shot him. He tries to take the medicine. But the medicine drops.
Jiang Xuening picks up the medicine for Xie Wei. He takes the medicine. She notes that he doesn’t look well. She tries to go to look for Jian Shu for him. But he stops her when he grabs her hand. He wonders how did she have the guts to go to look for the reinforcement for Zhang Zhe.
She explains it to him that she did it because of the life. He blames her for giving up her life. He asks her if she remembers what he said to her when she joined the palace. She mentions he told her not to make him angry. He thinks she would be killed if he didn’t save her.
Xie Wei asks Jiang Xuening if she cares for Zhang Zhe so much. He thinks she wanted to be killed with Zhang Zhe. He yells at her and he thinks she pretends to be a dumb when it’s related to Zhang Zhe. She asks him if he thought about getting rid of Zhang Zhe.
She mentions he’s related to the rebels. She thinks he had a big plan after he killed Gongyi Cheng. She thinks everyone was his chess piece which he could give up. He asks her to answer him who he used. She mentions he used Zhang Zhe to looked into the case and he used Xiao Bao and Xue Dingfei to do the plan.
She mentions he used Feng Mingyu to deal with Xingwu Guards. He used Yan Army to complete his plan. She asks him if he used her to let Yan family join him. He stops her. She tells him that she has to believe it because the truth is in front of her.
She didn’t want to get involved with him because she’s a coward. She mentions she couldn’t see through him. But she still thought he’s a good guy. She thinks he shouldn’t kill innocent people if he’s a good guy. He grabs her to his side.
He tells her that he’s not a good guy like Zhang Zhe. He asks her to remember that the stupid people shouldn’t live in the world. He reminds her that she’s on his side no matter she wants to get involved or not. He threatens to kill her if she ruins his plan again. Jian Shu shows up. Xie Wei pushes Jiang Xuening away. She runs away. Jie Shu puts the clothes on Xie Wei. Xie Wei spits blood.
He returns to his room. Dao Qin brings the stove to him. Jian Shu persuades Xie Wei to return to the capital. Dao Qin decides to go to have a talk with the general Yan Liu. He believes that the guy will let them leave if he explains Xie Wei’s disease to him.
But Xie Wei rejects it. He asks Dao Qin to go to look for some painkillers. Jiang Xuening is in her room. She drinks tea. She remembers Xie Wei asked her if she loves Zhang Zhe and she saved Zhang Zhe when Xie Wei tried to shoot the guy.
Jiang Xuening wonders if she loves Zhang Zhe or she just loves guilty. She thinks everything isn’t changed. She wonders if she will get the same ending when she insists on getting together with Zhang Zhe. She agrees to what Xie Wei said that everyone would be killed if he didn’t arrive. She decides to go to apologize to the guy. Because she thinks the guy has been nice to her.
Jian Shu receives a message from Lv Xian. Lv Xian reveals Jiang Boyou visited him. Jiang Boyou asked Lv Xian when Jiang Xuening will return home because her birthday is going to come. Dao Qin thinks Jiang Xuening cannot return home before New Year. Because the mountain road is blocked.
Jiang Xuening visits Xie Wei. She knocks at the door. He lets her in. She walks into his room. She mentions she provoked him and she came to apologize. She tells him that she didn’t intend to do that. She apologizes to him. Jian Shu yells at her. He blames her for making Xie Wei’s illness get worse.
She persuades Xie Wei not to go out because it’s cold outside. He claims that he knows his body. He asks her not to bring trouble again. He tells her to go to see Xiao Bao if she needs any help. She leaves his house. Xie Wei lets Dao Qin go to look for Xue Dingfei and Xiao Bao.
Yan Liu visits Zhang Zhe. He asks him to look into the case of the theft of weapons in the camp of Tong State. Xiao Bao and Xue Dingfei come to see Xie Wei. Xie Wei mentions Jiang Xuening’s birthday is going to come. Xiao Bao learns that Xie Wei wants to celebrate the lady’s birthday.
Xue Dingfei mentions Xie Wei didn’t care the little thing. He thinks it’s weird. Xie Wei scolds Xue Dingfei. He thinks he shouldn’t give those big tasks to him. Xue Dingfei tells Xiao Bao to go to prepare the banquet. He decides to go to invite Jiang Xuening.
Xiao Bao volunteers to go to prepare some presents for Jiang Xuening. He leaves the house. Xue Dingfei tries to follow Xiao Bao. But Xie Wei stops him. He asks him if he thought about his proposal. Xue Dingfei tells Xie Wei that he decides to listen to him. He leaves.
You Fangyin was accused of rebellion. She’s locked up in the jail. Master You visits Zhou Yinzhi. He brings a letter of Madam Xue to him. It proves that You Fangyin is innocent. He asks him to release his daughter. But Zhou Yinzhi cannot make the decision because Duke Xue isn’t in the capital.
Master You threatens Zhou Yinzhi that he will report it to Duke Xue that he got money from him. Zhou Yinzhi visits Xie Wei. But he’s told that Xie Wei isn’t in the house. He lets the guard inform Xie Wei that the case is about You Fangyin. Lv Xian shows up. He overheard it. He smiles to ask Zhou Yinzhi about the case.
Zhang Zhe meets with Yan Liu. He wonders why Yan Mu didn’t report Xingwu Guards to Emperor. Yan Mu reveals Xue family wronged Yan Mu to be a rebel. He thinks Emperor wouldn’t trust Yan Mu even if Yan Mu did so. Zhang Zhe asks Yan Liu about the evidence.
Yan Liu reveals the witness Lao Zhao is dead. But he has the record of the weapons. He decides to give the record to Zhang Zhe after he fixed the mountain road. Zhang Zhe promises to help Yan Liu. But he asks him about the fight of Yan family and Xue family.
Yan Liu learns that Zhang Zhe wants to ask him about Xue Dingfei. But he knows nothing about it. He thinks Yan Mu will be happy if he knows Xue Dingfei is alive. Zhang Zhe asks Yan Liu if Xie Wei asked him to visit him. Yan Liu thinks Xie Wei did it for helping Yan Mu return to the capital.
Zhang Zhe comforts Yan Liu that he will look into the case until the end. He asks him to let Xie Wei know that he won’t report him. He asks Xie Wei not to do something weird. Xiao Bao brings the presents to Jiang Xuening. She wonders why he gave the presents to her.
He mentions her birthday is going to come. He reveals Xie Wei told him to prepare it. She thanks Xie Wei but she asks Xiao Bao to take the presents back. It makes Xiao Bao believe that Jiang Xuening doesn’t like the presents. He intends to go to look for other presents. She rejects it.
Yan Liu meets with Xie Wei. Xie Wei thinks Zhang Zhe is a good officer. Yan Liu persuades Xie Wei to work with Zhang Zhe. But Xie Wei rejects it because he and Zhang Zhe have different goals. Xiao Bao reports it to Xie Wei that Jiang Xuening didn’t accept the presents. Xie Wei is furious to tell Xiao Bao to throw away the presents.
Madam You prepares a meal for You Fangyin. She asks her to taste the dishes. You Fangyin wonders why her family picked her back. Madam You reveals that she’s going to give a marriage to You Fangyin. You Fangyin asks Madam You about the background of the guy.
But Madam You scolds You Fangyin. She tells her to be ready for the marriage. You Fangyin persuades Madam You to think about it because she just left the prison. You Yue shows up. She scolds You Fangyin. She thinks she made an excuse for rejecting the marriage.
She reveals they plan to marry You Fangyin to Chancellor Li. You Fangyin brings up that the guy has twenty concubines. But You Yue thinks You Fangyin shouldn’t look down on the guy. Madam You reveals Chancellor Li helped You Fangyin’s father when You Fangyin’s father failed his business. Chancellor Li agreed to marry You Fangyin. Madam You asks You Fangyin not to have other ideas.
The follower reports to Lv Xian that You family bought many items for the marriage. Lv Xian learns that You family picked up You Fangyin for marriage. But he thinks it’s impossible. The follower mentions You family and Li family agreed to the marriage because they needed each other.
Lv Xian thinks Chancellor Li wanted to marry You Yue. But You family didn’t want to sacrifice You Yue. So they bullied You Fangyin. Lv Xian gets angry. He asks his follower to send some presents to You family. Lv Xian visits Madam You with the presents. He goes to the bathroom. She’s excited after he left.
Lv Xian visits You Fangyin. She’s surprised to see him. He tells her that only he can help her since Jiang Xuening isn’t in the capital. He promises to save her if she gives her shares to him. She rejects it because she doesn’t want to betray Jiang Xuening.
He persuades her to break the promise after she promises him. But she doesn’t want to trick him because she knows he’s a good person. She tells him that she doesn’t want to get him involved. He teaches her a method. Jiang Xuening sits outside.
SEE ALSO: Story of Kunning Palace: Episode 21 Recap & Ending
Episode 23 of Story of Kunning Palace ends with Jiang Xuening remembering her mother gave the new clothes to her sister. Xue Dingfei shows up. He tells Jiang Xuening that he knows it’s her birthday. She wonders how did he know it. He reveals Xie Wei told it to him.
Xue Dinghui tells Jiang Xuening that he went to the kitchen to check the ingredients. He wants to show her his talent. But she asks him not to celebrate the birthday for her. He mistakes that she thinks the temple is too small.
She mentions Yan Lin celebrated birthday for her before. But the guy left. So she doesn’t want to celebrate her birthday. Zhang Zhe shows up. He persuades Jiang Xuening to celebrate her birthday. Because he knows Yan Lin wishes her to be happy. Xue Dinghui agrees to what Zhang Zhe said. He reminds Jiang Xuening that the birthday will be different because she celebrates her birthday in the mountain. She agrees to it. He’s happy to run away because he knows he’s going to drink wine.