These are the Recap & Ending for Story of Kunning Palace: Episode 25. Xie Wei wins in the shooting game. But Crown Prince asks Xie Wei to concede. Xie Wei tells Crown Prince not to cheat. Crown Prince threatens to tell his uncle that he won’t play with him.
Why Doesn’t Xue Dingfei Call Duke Xue Father?
Note: From here on out there are specific plot spoilers for Story of Kunning Palace: Episode 25.
Xie Wei tells Crown Prince that he’s going to let him win in the next round. Crown Prince rejects it when he’s furious to throw away his bow. Duke Xue shows up. He slaps Xie Wei and hurts his ear. He mentions what he told him to respect Crown Prince. He tells him to think about his mistake.
Xie Wei tells Duke Xue that the brave guy is his son. Duke Xue admits to Emperor that the guy is his son Xue Dingfei. Emperor lets Xue Dingfei get up. Xie Wei remembers Pingnan Prince made a scar on the beggar’s ear. He told him that he’s Xue Dingfei from now on.
Emperor thinks he needs to reward Xue Dingfei because Xue Dingfei saved his life. But Minister of Justice Gu Chunfang stops Emperor. Because he wishes to ask Xue Dingfei a question. Xie Wei introduces Gu Chunfang as Zhang Zhe’s teacher to Xue Dingfei.
Gu Chunfang wonders how did Xue Dingfei survive from Pingnan Prince. Xue Dingfei reveals Pingnan Prince intended to let him be his puppet. Emperor thinks Xue Dingfei suffered a lot. Xue Dingfei reveals he just wanted to help palace.
He tells Emperor that he encountered Zhang Zhe when he was on the way to Tong City. Zhang Zhe admits it. He reveals he has been killed if Xue Dingfei didn’t help him. Emperor gives a position to Xue Dingfei. He thinks about the house he lives.
Xue Dingfei reveals he wishes to leave with Duke Xue. Emperor agrees to it. Xue Dingfei walks out of the palace. The officer Chen Ying stops him. He wonders why he called Duke Xue duke instead of father. Xue Dingfei has been in anger that his father remarried after his mother passed away within three month.
Duke Xue thinks Xue Dingfei is a bad person. But Xue Dingfei points out that Duke Xue isn’t a good person because he gave a birth to him. He thinks he didn’t let her mother down. Duke Xue blames Xue Dingfei for not respecting his mother.
Xue Dingfei thinks the woman is nobody. Duke Xue tries to beat Xue Dingfei. But Xue Dingfei tells Duke Xue to kill him. He tells the officers that he prepared a meal for them at the restaurant. He leaves with the officers. The eunuch reports to Duke Xue that Queen wished to see him.
Will Duke Xue Kill Xue Dingfei?
Zhang Zhe reports to Emperor that Duke Xue stole the weapons of Tong City. He reveals Duke Xue made him to suspect Yan family. Emperor is furious to slap the table. He asks Zhang Zhe if he knows what he’s saying. He coughs. Gu Chunfang calms Emperor down.
He explains to him that Zhang Zhe didn’t intend to offend him. Xie Wei agrees to what Gu Chunfang said. He tells Emperor not to get angry. Emperor forgives Zhang Zhe because he has credits. He asks him not to mention such words. But Zhang Zhe rejects it. He asks Emperor to look into Yan family’s case.
Gu Chunfang takes Zhang Zhe away. Duke Xue meets with Queen. She wonders why he helped Xue Dingfei. He explains to her that he did it for the credits of Xue Dingfei. She reminds him that Pingnan Prince wouldn’t kill so many people if it wasn’t because of him.
She worries that she will be the target if Pingnan Prince told the truth to others. Emperor asks Xie Wei about the report. Xie Wei thinks they need to let Zhang Zhe find the truth no matter who stole the weapons. Emperor agrees to what Xue Wei said. He thinks Duke Xue acted weird when he was in the palace.
Duke Xue comforts Queen that he will kill Xue Dingfei if he does something bad. He plans to wait until his daughter Xue Shu marries Emperor. He mentions Consort Qin is going to give a birth to a prince. She complains to him that Emperor has watched Consort Qin.
He asks her about Emperor’s health. But she tells him to be careful. Emperor thinks Duke Xue feared Xue Dingfei when he was at the court. He believes that Xue family concealed something from him. Xie Wei thinks Queen knew it. Emperor knows Queen and Duke Xue are on the same boat. But he points out that the nation belongs to Shen family.
How Does Xie Wei Get Yan Troops?
Xie Wei gets on knees to Emperor. He swears to protect the nation of Shen family. He asks Emperor for Yan troops so that he can protect him. Emperor agrees to it. Xie Wei shows an evil smile. Gu Chunfang thinks Zhang Zhe should respect Emperor even if Emperor made a mistake.
Zhang Zhe agrees to what his teacher said. But he still wants to look into the case of Yan family. Because he thinks Yan family was wronged. Gu Chunfang asks Zhang Zhe if Xie Wei did something bad. Zhang Zhe remembers Jiang Xuening asked him not to report Xie Wei.
Gu Chunfang wonders how did Xie Wei contact the rebels. Zhang Zhe reveals Xie Wei saved them. Gu Chunfang tells Zhang Zhe to look into Duke Xue. He tells him to report it to Emperor once he gets the evidence. He tells him to go to see his mother because his mother worried about him.
Jiang Xuening returns home. She asks her parents to punish her. But Master Jiang tells her daughter not to feel guilty. Madam Jiang is surprised that her husband forgave Jiang Xuening. She’s furious to ask Jiang Xuening if she didn’t fear death.
Jiang Xuehui comforts Madam Jiang. She tells Jiang Xuening that her mother just worried about her. Madam Jiang denies it. She thinks Jiang Xuening never listened to her. She claims that she worried that Jiang Xuening will get Jiang family involved.
Jiang Xuening comforts her mother that she will take the duty. It makes Madam Jiang get angry. Jiang Xuening leaves. Master Jiang thinks his wife shouldn’t say such words. Because he knows she worry about her daughter. She tears up.
Jiang Xuening returns to her room. The two maids run into her arms when they cry. She comforts them that she came back. She reveals she hasn’t taken bath. She asks them to go to prepare hot water for her. The maid is preparing the dress. Jiang Xuening stops the maid. She mentions she did see the dress before. The maid reveals Madam Yang sent the dress when it was Jiang Xuening’s birthday. Jiang Xuening strokes the dress. She mistook that her mother wished her to die outside. She’s surprised that her mother remembered her. She wonders if the dress is the one Jiang Xuehui gave up. The maid scolds Jiang Xuening.
Zhang Zhe returns home. He sees his mother’s dead body in the yard. He cries and he tries to wake his mother up. Jiang Xuening is in her room to play the comb. The maid reports to her that Zhan Zhe’s mother is dead. The comb falls to the floor.
Jiang Xuening visits Zhang Zhe when Chancellor Chen is preparing the funeral. She asks Chancellor Chen about Zhang Zhe. He reveals the guy locked him up in the room. He mentions Zhang Zhe lost his mother because of the case. He reveals Zhang Zhe didn’t tell his mother that he’s in Tong State.
The old madam mistook that her son was in prison. She told the people about her son’s wronged but they ignored her. She encountered a big snow which caused the disease. Chancellor Gu shows up. He reveals Zhang Zhe hates himself because he’s accompanied his mother for many years. He adds that Zhang Zhe refused to drink water.
Chancellor Chen thinks nobody can convince Zhang Zhe. Jiang Xuening volunteers to give it a try. Chancellor Chen introduces Jiang Xuening to Chancellor Gu. Xie Wei is in his study. Jiang Shu reports to him that Zhang Zhe’s mother passed away. Xie Wei feels regret for Zhang Zhe. He thinks the guy needs to be mourning for three years. Jian Shu asks Xie Wei if they need to let another person look into Xue family. Xie Wei remembers Jiang Xuening told him that everyone is his chess piece. He decides to go to pay his respect to Zhang Zhe’s mother.
Jiang Xuening walks into Zhang Zhe’s room with a candle. She places the candle on the table and she puts the clothes on Zhang Zhe. She apologizes to him and she thinks his mother wouldn’t pass away if she didn’t force him to look into Yan family’s case. She thinks it wasn’t his mistake and she asks him to blame her.
But he thinks he was the one who killed his mother. He reveals his mother asked him to be a good officer after his father was wronged to die. Jiang Xuening tells Zhang Zhe that he made it. She thinks there’s no officer who’s better than him. But he thinks he’s not a good officer because he didn’t report to his teacher about Xie Wei’s case.
She cries and she thinks she was the one who hurt him. He tells her that it was his choice. She mentions what she asks him if he believes previous life. She reveals she had a dream that his mother passed away because she told the people about his wronged.
He thinks it was just a dream. But she denies it. She mentions she knew his mother will die if she keeps him in Tong State. But she didn’t tell anything to him if the case of Yan family. But he knows she’s not such a girl. She turns around and she asks him if he actually knows her.
She yells at him and she confesses that she knew she would be fine if he was on her side. He stops her and he pushes her away. The porcelain bottle falls to the floor. It’s broken. Jiang Xuening thinks Zhang Zhe is silly because he guarded her after she made his mother die.
He picks up the fragment and he tells her to continue to use him. She claims that she only uses useful person. She mentions he needs to be in mourning. She thinks he’s not useful to her anymore. She tells him that she doesn’t want to continue to act.
She tries to leave. But he grabs her clothes. She mentions he didn’t want to live because of his mother’s death in the previous life. She decides to shoulder the crime of killing his mother. She thought she can change the fate. But everything isn’t changed.
Jiang Xuening mentions Zhang Zhe lost his reputation because of her ever. She worries that she will hurt him if she continues to get together with him. She tells him to hate her. She leaves his room. Xie Wei arrives at Zhang family. Chen Ying greets him.
Xie Wei sees Jiang Xuening. He chases her. She leaves Jiang family and she walks on the snow. She remembers she told Zhang Zhe that he’s a good person when she met with him in the cell. But he begged her to leave. Xie Wei joins Jiang Xuening. He tries to give his handkerchief to her.
She asks him if he came to mock her. He persuades her not to be sad. She knows he wouldn’t be sad. But she thinks everyone isn’t like him. She tells him not to care for her. He asks her not to force herself since she cannot drop it.
She yells at him and she thinks he knows nothing. He admits that he doesn’t know it. He persuades her to manage her heart since she let the guy go. She asks him if he had feelings for a girl. She laughs and she admits that she cannot manage her heart.
She asks him if he knows white jade bottle. She mentions the bottle cannot be fixed after it was broken. She tells him that she wished to change the fate of her and Zhang Zhe. But she found out that she couldn’t do that. She thinks there will be crack even if she forces to fix it. She thinks Zhang Zhe shouldn’t leave flaw because he’s a good person.
SEE ALSO: Story of Kunning Palace: Episode 23 Recap & Ending
Episode 25 of Story of Kunning Palace ends with Jiang Xuening telling Xie Wei that she doesn’t wish Zhang Zhe to hate himself. She cries and she wonders why she couldn’t do that. She wonders why she’s sad. She asks him for an answer.
He throws away his handkerchief and he hugs her. He persuades her to look ahead since he made the choice. She cries to tell him that she cannot forget Zhang Zhe. He tells her to go to look for a better man. She thinks he told a lie to her because she knows there’s no man better than Zhang Zhe. He tells her that there will be a man.
Jiang Xuening is in her room to tear up. She feels guilty. She sees the zither on the table. She remembers Xie Wei persuaded her to look for a better man. She thinks there won’t be such a man since she missed the best one. The servant Chang Zhuo visits her.
She wipes off her tears and she lets him in. He reports to her that Zhang Zhe began to eat. She’s very happy. The servant leaves. The maid asks Jiang Xuening if she and Zhang Zhe have some misunderstanding. She persuades her to go to explain it. But Jiang Xuening thinks she shouldn’t look back. Another maid reports to her that You Fangyin sent a invitation to her. Jiang Xuening takes a look at the invitation. She wonders why You Fangyin asked her to go to Lv family.