This is the recap for Chinese drama The Long Ballad: Episode 20. Hao Du goes to the clothing store and asks Madam Chai about Li Leyan. But she pretends to know nothing. He shows the badge to her and tells her that Li Leyan is Emperor’s daughter.
Hao Du Knows Li Leyan’s Whereabouts
Note: From here on out there are specific plot spoilers for Chinese drama The Long Ballad: Episode 20.
Hao Du tells Madam Chai that she cannot take the duty if something happens on Li Leyan. She tells him that Li Leyan left yesterday. So he asks her where Li Leyan went. She tells him that the girl went to Luoyang with the troops. She thinks he will encounter Li Leyan if he chases Li Leyan now.
Li Changge asks the man about Li Leyan. He reveals the girl got caught after she stole the bag. He tells her to ask the people in clothing store about it. Li Changge spots Hao Du. She avoids him and wonders why he’s in Yun State. Li Changge walks into the clothing store to look for Li Leyan.
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Li Changge Looks for Li Leyan
Madam Chai thinks Li Changge came to look for the princess. She reveals someone looked for Li Leyan. She tells her that Li Leyan left. Li Changge takes a look at the place. She thinks Li Leyan took some hard time. She wanted to give the bag to her.
Madam Chai tells Li Changge that Li Leyan had cried for a long time because she lost the bag. She comforts her that Li Leyan has enough money to go to Luoyang. Li Changge thinks it’s very good.
Ashina Sun is Missing
Li Changge returns to the campground. She asks Mu Jin where Ashina Sun went. He tells her that Ashina Sun went to Tooth Tent. But she doesn’t believe in what he said because she’s not a kid. He says that they should take so many troops when Yan Li summons Ashina Sun.
Li Changge thinks Yan Li wouldn’t let Ashina Sun take so many people to visit him because he’s suspicious. He asks Mu Jin if something happened. He denies. She takes a look at the map, and learns the Tianjie Army of Luo Yi got defeated. She realizes that Ashile Tribe will take large troops to get into Changan. She runs out of the tent.
The girl walks into Li Changge’s tent after she heard she came back from Cloud State. But Li Changge is missing. The girl finds out that Li Change took away her shot knife. The girl Mi Mi leaves the tent. Mu Jin puts the clothes on her because he worries that she will catch a cold. She asks him what happened. He believes that Li Changge fled when Ashina Sun isn’t there.
Mi Mi is furious to return the clothes to Mu Jin. She thinks Li Changge isn’t such a person. He reveals Li Changge went to chase Ashina Sun. He adds that the Tooth Tent asked Ashina Sun to go to the south. He tells Mi Mi that the Khan can get into Great Tang because Luo Yi rebelled.
Li Shimin summons Yuchi Jingde. He asks him to stop Ashile Tribe in Jingyang. He wishes not to have a fight with Ashile Tribe because he worries that the people will suffer. Li Leyan flees from the city with the refugees. She tries to eat the bread. But the boy grabs the bread and he runs away. She catches him but she finds out that he ate up her bread. She recognizes him and she mentions he stole her money when she shared the bread with him. She intends to give another bread to him. But he thinks her brain was hurt.
Ashina Sun takes his troops to move in the woods. Li Changge watches them. She’s caught and she’s taken to see Ashina Sun. He realizes that she has known it. She thinks he’s a liar. He explains it to her that he didn’t wish to get her involved.
She claims that she’s a person of Great Tang even if she’s his slave. She thinks she cannot get out of it because she has the blood of Great Tang. He knows she followed him for getting the route of Eagle Division and sending it to Great Tang.
She admits that there will be another hit even if she blocks it this time. But she prefers to be killed if he lets her get out of the case. He reminds her that her life belongs to him. She persuades him that he doesn’t have to fight with Great Tang if he waits for a while. He yells at her that Khan prepared 100,000 soldiers except Eagle Division. He thinks she cannot stop the attack.
Ashina Sun asks Su Yishe to take Li Changge to go back to Eagle Division. Li Changge tells Ashina Sun that she won’t forgive him if he hurts Great Tang. She asks him not to force her to have a fight with him. The man robs the bread from Li Leyan. He asks her to give the food to him if she has food in the future. The boy stuns the man and he takes the bread.
He shares the bread with Li Leyan. She thinks he’s a kid. He points out that he’s not like her who’s timid. He persuades her to fight it back if someone bullies her. He reveals his parents passed away. Li Changge is tied up. Su Yishe grills the chicken. He lets her eat the chicken. She rejects it. He complains it to her that he cannot fight with Ashina Sun because he needs to send her to Eagle Division.
She asks him to untie her because she needs to protect her family. He rejects it because he promised Ashina Sun. She persuades him that Ashina Sun won’t scold him if he tells Ashina Sun that she fled on the way. He covers her ears when he tells her that he doesn’t want to listen to her. But she reveals she’s hungry. He tries to hand over the chicken to her. But she asks him to untie her. He rejects it because he knows she will run away if he unties her. He tears up the chicken and he tries to feed her. She catches the chance to stun him.
Ashina Sun defeats Yuchi Jingde in Jingyang. He reaches Water Wei. Khan Yan Li sends an envoy to Li Shimin. Li Shimin arrests the envoy. Yan Li arrives at Water Wei. He finds out that Li Shimin doesn’t guard Water Wei. Ashina Sun lets Yan Li be careful.
The soldier reports to Yan Li that Li Shimin arrested the envoy Shixin Sili. Ashina Sun persuades Yan Li to think about it. Yan Li orders the troops to camp. He worries that there will be a trap. Li Changge walks in the field. She sees Fang Yi. She notes the person in the carriage. She’s surprised.
Yan Li holds a battle meeting. He asks She Er and Ashina Sun to go to attack Tang Camp in the evening. Ashina Sun walks out of Yan Li’s tent. He looks at the sky. He thinks Li Changge returned to Eagle Division. Su Yishi reports to Ashina Sun that Li Changge fled. Ashina Sun asks Su Yishe to follow him to fight.
Li Changge stuns the waiter. She gets changed and she dresses up to be a waitress. She walks in the camp and she’s surrounded by the soldiers. The general recognizes her. Li Shimin shows up. He lets the general Fang Yi take Li Changge into his tent.
Li Shimin mentions Hao Du sent a message to him that Li Changge was killed in prairie. Li Changge thinks she let her uncle down that she’s alive to stand in front of him. He reveals he had looked for her since she fled from Changan. He tells her that he worried about her.
She mistakes that he wanted to kill her. He cries and he thinks it’s a good news that she’s alive. He thinks she suffered from the case of Shuo State. But she thinks he’s hypocritical. She claims that what she suffered is nothing when it compares with what Lord Gongsun suffered.
She yells at Li Shimin when she thinks he knows nothing about the pain. He reveals he couldn’t sleep after knowing the sacrifices of her and Gongsun Heng. She questions him why he gave up Shuo State. He reveals he didn’t get the message that Shuo State fell.
But she knows he wouldn’t support Suo State even if he knew the city was surrounded. He admits it. It makes her realize that he’s heartless like before. He reveals he only has 40,000 soldiers in Changan City. She realizes that he’s using an empty city trick. She thinks the soldiers will be moved if they know the truth. He reveals he plans to show his identity to stabilize the soldiers’ heart.
But she worries that he cannot keep Great Tang with the soldiers. Li Shimin mentions what he told Li Changge to do it even if she knows she will fail. Fang Yi breaks into the tent. He reports to Li Shimin that Ashile Tribe attacked them.
Wei Shuyu shows up. Li Shimin asks him to take Li Changge away. He asks Fang Yi to prepare the horse. Fang Yi plans to escort Li Shimin away. But Li Shimin wants to fight with the cavalry of Ashile Tribe. He wears the armor and he asks the soldiers to let Ashile Tribe know that it’s him.
Li Changge reminds Li Shimin that the Great Tang is over if he gets arrested. But he wants to let Ashile Tribe believe that Tang Army is going to win. Li Shimin walks out of his tent. The soldiers are waiting for him. He gets on the horse and he tries to leave. Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling come to persuade Li Shimin. Li Shimin claims that he has the duty to protect the nation because he’s an emperor. He rides away. Li Changge watches it. She tears up.
Li Shimin takes his soldiers to fight with the troops of Ashile Tribe. Wei Shuyu tries to leave Li Changge away. Because he doesn’t wish her to be in the danger. But she thinks he was the one who let her be in the danger. He persuades her that it’s not late because she knows the emperor doesn’t want to kill her. But she thinks she cannot get back to the past after she was killed in the East Palace. She takes off her apron and she thinks she doesn’t need his care. She gets on the horse and she leaves.
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Li Shimin arrives at Water Wei. He rides the horse to the bridge. He wonders if Yan Li doesn’t dare to make a move. She Er tells Li Shimin not to bully his uncle. But Fang Yi yells at She Er that Yan Li broke the promise. Li Shimin tells Yan Li that he doesn’t fear the battle. He doesn’t wish the guys of prairie to die there. But Yan Li claims that his boys don’t fear the death. Li Shimin persuades Yan Li not to retreat.