The Blooms At Ruyi Pavilion Episode Summary

I have watched Legend Of Yun Xi previously and hence, it is just natural that I would also binge on The Blooms At Ruyi Pavilion ((如意芳霏) now that it is finally out. After all, the leads are the same people and they did have a certain level of chemistry to make viewers crave for more. I’m expecting it to have the same flavor as Legend Of Yun Xi because they share more or less the same production team. The episode summary is as follows and The Blooms At Ruyi Pavilion review will reveal my verdict for this drama.

Episode 1

Fu Rong is the second daughter of a county magistrate of Dayu, Lord Fu Pin Yan. She has a younger brother, Fu Guan, who is still a young kid and elder sister, Fu Xuan. Fu Rong has a premonition that misfortune will befall her and her family. Her father is also worried about the upcoming Yuedan Commentary which is a literary event hosted by the renowned Mr. Ju Shui who wears a mask.

Prince Su or Xu Jin is the 4th prince of Dayu. He has just returned from a war campaign and recovering from his injuries with the help of Ge Chuan, a druggist. Prince Su decides to make an appearance at the Yuedan Commentary despite the potential danger.

Fu Rong is concerned that something bad may happened during the literary event to cause trouble to her father. She wants to get into the venue which puts her into a feud with Wen Xing who is Ju Shui’s personal guard. She is saved by Prince Su who is scouting out the place. Fu Rong then asks her master, Liu Ru Yi who is also the owner of Ruyi Pavilion, to get her an invitation to the event. She goes there with her sister and they bump into Qi Ce, a prosecutor with the Criminal Investigation Bureau who seems interested in Fu Xuan.

During the event, there is an attempt on Prince Su’s life. Fu Rong pushes him out of the way. They recognize each other but she pretends not to know him as she thinks he is a jinx. Ju Shui also notices Fu Rong who reminds him of a girl from his childhood. He asks Wen Xing to check her out. Fu Rong has a nightmare of being married off and becomes interested in the assassination case.

Episode 2

Prince Su and his subordinates are wondering if the assassination attempt has anything to do with the stolen army rations a month ago. They were sending a corrupted official back to the capital then but got ambushed. The official was killed to silence him.

Xu Mao is Prince Cheng who is the 3rd prince of Dayu while Xu Hao is Prince Huai who is the 5th prince. Xu Ping is Duke An and he is Emperor Jia He’s brother. Duke An tells Prince Huai not to be jealous of Prince Su but instead should be supportive as they are born to the same mother.

Emperor Jia He appoints Prince Su to be the new Commander of the Imperial Guards to investigate the army rations corruption case. He gives him 3 months to complete the task. Prince Su arrives at the camp to find a bunch of indiscipline guards including Wu Bai Qi who is Marquis Xindu’s son. Prince Su defeats Wu Bai Qi in a challenge to stamp his authority.

Fu Rong doesn’t want to marry Prince Su as predicted in her dream. Xiao Ba and Xiao Qi are informants and talisman peddlers. They advise her to steal Prince Su’s underwear and burn it so that she can stay away from him. So, Fu Rong sneaks into the army camp but gets caught. Fu Xuan has to come and get her. Wu Bai Qi is smitten when he meets Fu Xuan.

Lord Fu is furious when he finds out what Fu Rong has done. Ju Shui gets confirmation that Fu Rong is the girl from his childhood. He asks Lord Fu to send Fu Rong to him to be his study aide for a month. She is reluctant to go but has to comply.

Episode 3

Prince Su’s team begins cleaning up and training the Imperial Guards. Fu Rong uses an excuse to get out of Ju Shui Pavilion to join her sister and Qi Ce to the mountains. Ju Shui indulges her. But she loses interest halfway through and turns back. At the same time, Prince Su is ambushed when riding with Xu Jia and Ge Chuan. They defeat the enemies with Wu Bai Qi’s help. A flag is retrieved from a dead foe.

Prince Su notices someone in the woods and bumps into Fu Rong. He is suspicious about her intentions especially when he is trapped by a net which Fu Rong insists is laid by hunters. After escaping from the trap, Prince Su chases her but she is saved by Ju Shui. Ju Shui refuses Prince Su’s request to question Fu Rong when the prince turns up at his pavilion.

Qi Ce wants to marry Fu Xuan. Her parents agree to the proposal and Fu Xuan dutifully obeys. Fu Rong asks Xiao Ba and Xiao Qi to check up on Qi Ce. They find him going to Drunken Spring Court. This is a brothel owned by Qin Qing. Fu Rong’s family refuse to listen to her that Qi Ce is not a good person.

Prince Su’s investigation into the flag starts with the textile shop. They discover it is Marquis Xindu who had placed the order. Zhang Yan is the second son of Marquis Xindu and he likes Fu Rong. However, Fu Rong has no interest in him. Qi Ce’s sister, Qi Zhu, is a good friend of Fu Rong. She assures Fu Rong that her brother would treat Fu Xuan well. Fu Rong sneaks back into Ju Shui Pavilion late at night. Ju Shui catches her in the kitchen looking for food.

Episode 4

Ju Shui has prepared some food for Fu Rong. He also orders Wen Xing to ask the chefs to stop preparing food that Fu Rong is allergic to.

It is Qi Zhu’s betrothal ceremony. Fu Rong takes the chance to sneak around Qi Ce’s study. Prince Su is also hiding there and grabs Fu Rong up the beam when Qi Ce enters with Qin Qing. Qi Ce has been trying to assassinate Prince Su. Qin Qing’s master wants Qi Ce to quickly finish the job. Prince Su now knows Fu Rong’s intention is to find evidence to stop her sister’s marriage to Qi Ce.

Wu Bai Qi lost an archery challenge to Prince Su. He agrees to work for the prince to create a ruckus at the brothel so that the rest can snoop around. Prince Su finds out that Qin Qing is sending messages to accomplices in the opposite building by using her hairpins as signals. At the same time, Fu Rong is at the brothel to try to find out information on Qi Ce. She ends up drunk and is carried away by Prince Su.

When Fu Xuan finds out that her sister is at the brothel, she goes there to look for her and meets Wu Bai Qi again. They have a tiff when Wu Bai Qi insinuates that she is at the brothel to catch her fiancee. Fu Xuan’s sharp retort that Wu Bai Qi seems interested in her with his jealousy makes him annoyed. Prince Su is carrying a drunk Fu Rong on his back when he bumps into Fu Xuan. He returns Fu Rong to her and tells her that her sister is worried about her marriage to Qi Ce. He also orders Wu Bai Qi to keep an eye on the brothel.

Episode 5

Prince Su and his men start to close down on the brothel’s intelligence network. Marquis Xindu is furious. He wants Qi Ce to settle the problem within 5 days and uses Qi Zhu to threaten him. Qin Qing convinces Qi Ce to leave the city to be safe. Qi Ce gets his sister and mother off to the countryside. He is then tricked to go to the brothel. Prince Fu and his men are laying a trap for him.

However, Fu Rong and Fu Xuan also turn up at the brothel when Xiao Ba and Xiao Qi inform them about Qi Ce’s whereabouts. Fu Rong is knocking at a door to demand Qi Ce to come out. A sword pierces through the door. Prince Su appears to pull Fu Rong away. When the door opens, Prince Su pretends that Fu Rong is there to look for him. Fu Xuan breaks off their engagement when she sees Qi Ce’s real intentions.

Prince Su asks Wu Bai Qi to send the 2 ladies home. He clumsily offers words of comfort to Fu Xuan. Fu Rong asks Prince Su to spare Qi Zhu and her mother as they are innocent. At night, Qi Ce and Qin Qing try to escape but get captured. Prince Su reports to Emperor Jia He that there must be someone more powerful behind Qi Ce to be able to pull off the army ration corruption case. Marquis Xindu assures Prince Cheng he would be able to handle Qi Ce from spilling the beans. Qin Qing has committed suicide by biting off her tongue.

Broken Friendship

Fu Xuan is bringing some paintings to Ru Yi. A man bumps into her maid and some scrolls are mixed up. He is Bi Yu who works for a competitor, Feng Lai Yi. They think nothing of it when he comes by to exchange back the paintings. Prince Su visits his mother, Consort Shu, as advised by the Emperor. However, he has a cold relationship with her despite her effort to please him. His brother, Prince Huai, is angry with his attitude.

Fu Rong helps Qi Zhu to visit her brother in prison. But Qi Ce tells her about Fu Rong’s presence at the brothel and asks her not to trust Fu Rong. Qi Zhu’s wedding has been called off while her mother also dies as a result of the stress brought about by her son’s imprisonment. Qi Zhu blames Fu Rong and breaks off their friendship.

Episode 6

Qi Ce takes all the blame and signs a confession before committing suicide in jail. In return, his sister will be elevated to Princess Consort status. Prince Cheng’s mother, Consort Duan, will take her in as a foster daughter.

Prince Su goes to look for Qi Zhu but finds her wanting to commit suicide. He pulls her out of the lake and then hides himself when Fu Rong arrives. Fu Rong wakes Qi Zhu up but their misunderstanding deepens. Prince Su then advises Fu Rong that she shouldn’t blame herself for Qi Ce’s fate.

Fu Rong’s maid, Lan Xiang, is getting to know Wen Xing better including his eccentricities. Cui Wan who is Princess of Xihe has been wanting to meet Prince Su but he is avoiding her. Cui Wan sees themselves as childhood sweethearts. Prince Cheng is looking for the owner of Ruyi Pavilion to do a deal. Someone flings a message into his room.

Feng Lai Yi belongs to Wu Bai Qi’s family. When Ruyi Pavilion is selling the same paintings, Wu Bai Qi accuses Fu Xuan of plagiarism. But Fu Xuan proves him wrong with a clear explanation of the meaning behind her paintings. Wu Bai Xi is impressed with her but also embarrassed. He is drinking and spills wine on some documents. Prince Su notices the logo that appears on the paper.

Ju Shui is actually Duke An. He is thinking of his mother, Queen Dowager Wen, who seems to appear in his dreams. Fu Rong brings him to release a lantern along the river to cheer him up. His wish is to be able to see his mother again. Ju Shui has feelings for Fu Rong and asks her to remove his mask as a gift for having been his study aide.

Episode 7

Fu Rong recognizes Ju Shui as the boy who used to follow her around when they were kids. He promises her that Ju Shui Pavilion will always be opened for her.

Ru Yi has designed a hairpin for Consort Shu but mistakenly used a peony pattern which is a taboo. She is imprisoned. This order is out of the ordinary as the royal orders are normally channelled to Feng Lai Yi. Fu Xuan tries to fish for information from Wu Bai Qi but he seems to be clueless. Wu Bai Qi then asks Consort Duan who is his aunt. Consort Duan blames Consort Shu about Ru Yi’s predicament.

Zhang Yan pleads with his mother to help Fu Rong. But his mother doesn’t want to assist. Zhang Yan then advises Fu Rong to stay away from Ru Yi to avoid trouble. She is annoyed with his attitude. Lord Dong Fang Li is the Superintendent of the Imperial Storehouse. Ornaments Attendant Chen takes orders from Consort Duan to pressure Lord Dong to extract a confession out of Ru Yi or send her to the Justice Ministry. But Lord Dong refuses to comply. Consort Duan wants to remove Ru Yi because she is undercutting Feng Lai Yi’s business which is her source of income. If Ru Yi dies in prison, Consort Shu and Prince Su would also be implicated.

Designing A New Hairpin

Fu Rong tries to beg Lord Dong to help Ru Yi. She kneels in front of his residence the whole night until Prince Su appears. He gets Xu Jia to send her home. Prince Su is Lord Dong’s nephew. He learns that his mother doesn’t like peony because she has been traumatized by her past experience with the cruel late Empress who didn’t like her wearing that design. Wu Bai Qi also turns up to plead with Lord Dong about the case. Lord Dong agrees to give Ru Yi a chance by asking Fu Rong to design another hairpin for Consort Shu to make her happy.

Fu Rong is struggling to come up with the design. Ju Shui appears at Ruyi Pavilion with a bunch of flowers to give her inspiration. He takes off his mask when he is with Fu Rong and gets noticed by Gu Yuan who is his fan. Ju Shui learns from Fu Rong that Prince Su had once knocked over a candle at a temple and caused a fire. He is now suspicious about Prince Su’s role in his mother’s death. His mother was banished to the same temple after her husband (the previous Emperor) died. She was then killed in a fire there.

Wen Xing suggests to Ju Shui to seek help from Ruyi Pavilion which is a mysterious organization that knows everything. It will give people what they want to know in exchange for something that is of equal value. Fu Rong completes her design and a beautiful hairpin results. She is off to a flower field to give the hairpin a fragrance. Ju Shui looks for her there.

Episode 8

Ju Shui saves Fu Rong from being bitten by a snake while picking flowers. However, he was bitten instead and falls unconscious. He dreams of his mother who was taken away from him when he was a kid and subsequently died. When he awakens, he is back at Ju Shui Pavilion with Fu Rong beside him.

Fu Rong is busy finishing up on Consort Shu’s jewelry. Someone is leaving her food, hand cream, and umbrella when she needs them. Prince Su visits his mother and quietly witnesses Fu Rong’s presentation of the jewelry. Consort Shu is impressed. But she tells Lord Dong and Fu Rong that she is not aware about Ru Yi’s imprisonment. It was her maid, Zhi Hui, who took matters into her own hands when she saw the peony design.

Ru Yi is released from prison. Fu Rong learns that it is Prince Su who persuaded Lord Dong to give them a chance. Fu Xuan apologizes to Wu Bai Qi for suspecting him earlier. He gives her a set of writing instruments in return for wrongly accusing her of plagiarism previously. Ju Shui gets confirmation from Ruyi Pavilion that the Emperor’s Eunuch Li had gone to the temple around the time his mother died. The payment is 2 of Huang Ze’s 12 Folding Fans of Shu.

Ju Shui brings up his mother’s death with Emperor Jia He but the latter is not keen to talk about it. He assumes the Emperor is protecting Prince Su who had killed his mother when he knocked over the candle which started a fire.

Cooperating With Ruyi Pavilion

Fu Xuan has gone to Yun Luo Temple for meditation. Fu Rong gets an invitation from Qi Zhu to attend her conferment ceremony. Ru Yi threatens Lord Dong to cooperate with her. Otherwise, she would expose his mistake of sentencing a few people to death for treason 25 years ago when he was a magistrate in Yizhou. She gives him the full collection of Huang Ze’s Folding Fans which he had wanted years ago. 10 of them was with a profiteer named Wu You who was in prison. The peony hairpin case gave her the opportunity to get acquainted with Wu You in jail. Wu You is subsequently poisoned to death. Sulphur is transported out of the imperial storehouse.

Prince Cheng tells Marquis Xindu that he wants to work with Ruyi Pavilion. He still doesn’t know the owner who insists on communicating via messages. Ruyi Pavilion will provide him with Lord Dong’s wrongdoings in exchange for hidden information on the Huxiao Camp and half of the gold mine. Wu Bai Qi is angry when Prince Su only wants a disciplined soldier to be the Martial General whereas the former is always late for training.

Fu Rong dreams of being Prince Su’s concubine and being bullied by his official wife who is Cui Wan.

Episode 9

Fu Rong attends Qi Zhu conferment ceremony but is unwelcome. She meets Cui Wan and recalls her dream. Cui Wan looks down on Qi Zhu but the latter rejects Fu Rong coming to her defense. Fu Rong meets Ju Shui at the ceremony and learns that he is Duke An. But their relationship remains unchanged despite his status.

Qi Zhu is adamant about ending her friendship with Fu Rong although the latter also tries to defend her against her stepmother. Prince Su witnesses the exchange and also overhears that Consort Duan had met Qi Zhu during her mother’s burial. When Fu Rong trips and sprains her ankle, Cui Wan is angry to see Prince Su treating Fu Rong. Qi Zhu meets Prince Huai and they have a good impression of each other.

Fu Rong learns that Cui Wan is a late general’s daughter and was fostered by the Emperor. During an outing, Ju Shui recognizes the Ruyi Pavilion’s logo on Fu Rong’s bracelet which is her master’s gift. She also tells Ju Shui that she has no interest in simply getting married.

Fu Xuan bumps into Wu Bai Qi at the temple. They get entangled and fall into the river. Wu Bai Qi wants to take responsibility but his cluelessness makes matters worse. Zhang Yan invites Fu Rong to his father’s birthday banquet. She pretends to have flu to create a bad impression during the celebration as she has no intention to marry into the family.

Wu Bai Qi turns up for Marquis Xindu’s birthday but he has a strained relationship with his father. Fu Xuan witnesses the disrespect and they have an argument. Prince Su and Cui Wan are also at the event. She challenges Fu Rong to a game by forcing her to wager on her master’s bracelet.

Episode 10

Prince Su helps Fu Rong to pick up the arrow that she has dropped. Fu Rong goes on to win the challenge which angers Cui Wan. Zhang Yan’s mother gets a doctor to treat Fu Rong’s flu. The doctor tells her that Fu Rong can only bear daughters. Fu Rong has arranged for the act and gladly breaks off her engagement with Zhang Yan. Prince Su notices the logo on Fu Rong’s bracelet. He tries to question her but she is annoyed with his suspicion.

Lord Fu is furious with Fu Rong for breaking the engagement. Fu Xuan offers to bring Fu Rong to the temple to reflect. She meets Wu Bai Qi there again. This time, they end up looking for a lost cat together. Fu Rong also meets Ju Shui at the temple city. Ju Shui is trying to confess his feelings through a story-telling session but she has left by then.

An anonymous note tips off Prince Su about Lord Dong’s wrongdoing. Lord Dong’s young son, Dong Wen, is sickly and needs 2 rare herbs to recover. Ru Yi passes a message to Lord Dong from Prince Cheng who wants him to transport nitre next after having approved for the release of sulphur. Ru Yi knows the herbs that Dong Wen needs and helps out Lord Dong.

Ju Shui asks to meet Ru Yi. He removes his mask and tells her his identity. He wants to do a deal with her. Ju Shui also asks Ru Yi about Fu Rong but she claims not to know her. Fu Rong has taken her brother to Hong Village for a vacation. Prince Su is also there as Lord Dong is reported to be frequenting Hong Village. They meet each other and he ends up staying with her.

Episode 11

Wu Bai Qi keeps thinking of Fu Xuan and drops by Ruyi Pavilion. He overhears her conversation with a staff whereby she mentions that he seems like a righteous man. If he changes his bad habits, she thinks he would make a great general. Wu Bai Qi then begins to train hard.

Prince Su accompanies Fu Rong shopping and asks the stall owners if they have seen anyone resembling Lord Dong. He buys all the fragrant sachets when she is interested in one. But he then distributes the sachets to the people he is seeking information from which annoys Fu Rong. She rejects the leftovers. They also bicker when Prince Su refuses to tell her who he is looking for.

During the crowded Lantern Festival, Prince Su thinks he sees Lord Dong but the man denies knowing him. Fu Rong also catches a glimpse of Ru Yi but lost her in the crowd. Then, Prince Su lifts up Fu Rong to the highest beam to hang their lanterns as he hugs her close. She scolds him for trying to take advantage of her but is also forced to cling to him to avoid falling.

Prince Su gives the 2 leftover sachets to Fu Guan and suggests that he gives one to his sister. It is the sachet that Fu Rong had wanted to buy. Prince Su and Fu Rong end up drinking later that night. She becomes drunk and he carries her back to her room. He notices the sachet on her bed.

Poisoned

The next morning, Fu Guan comes down with chickenpox. Fu Rong is also showing mild symptoms. She orders Lan Xiang to go back to the capital to inform her father. Prince Su finds out from a villager that he had been hired to transport crates to the wilderness. He also bumps into Lan Xiang and learns what happened to Fu Guan and Fu Rong. Prince Su gets Ge Chuan to treat them. But instead of chickenpox, they have been poisoned.

Fu Rong admits to Prince Su that she has been mistaken about his suspicion on her. She promises to make amends and wants him to give her time before she reveals the person who gave her the bracelet. After Fu Guan recovers, he tells them that he had been given a bag of candies after seeing people transporting crates. The candies are poisonous and fatal for a child.

Episode 12

Prince Su and Fu Rong find gunpowder ingredients hidden in a cave. Fu Guan could also recognize Lord Dong as the man who had given him the candies.

Prince Su visits Lord Dong and notices that his son is recovering well. He is curious as the herbs needed by Dong Wen are rare. He brings up the missing items from the imperial storehouse but his uncle keeps mum. Prince Su obtains confirmation about Lord Dong’s role from Xu Jia who has been tasked to tail him.

Fu Rong asks Ru Yi about her bracelet and finds out that it is unique. Ru Yi also advises Fu Rong to stay away from the princes. But she still finds her chatting with Prince Su when the latter is taking shelter from the rain. Fu Rong gives Prince Su the idea to flip the board and break the game for his problem with Lord Dong. She also discovers that Prince Su had left her an umbrella and other items previously when she was busy with the jewelry design for Consort Shu.

Ju Shui drops by to visit Fu Rong. Lord Fu is not keen to have Fu Rong married into the royal family due to the danger of power plays. Prince Su confronts Lord Dong with the evidence of his crime. But Lord Dong refuses to reveal the mastermind. He will try to lure him out so that Prince Su can catch him red-handed instead.

Ju Shui sends an anonymous note to Prince Cheng about Lord Dong’s wavering loyalty as he has his own revenge agenda. Prince Cheng uses Dong Wen’s life to threaten Lord Dong. Wu Bai Qi wins the competition to be the Martial General as he also displays a concern for the masses in the test.

Episode 13

Fu Xuan sees Wu Bai Qi’s achievement and is smiling. Fu Rong’s parents try to matchmake her with Lord Yao’s son, Yao Juan. But she pretends to have a stomach upset and escapes from the house. Fu Rong bumps into Prince Su who is on the way to Mount Meng. Lord Dong has told him to check the place out. Fu Rong ends up following him to the mountain.

An explosion is heard and boulders fall off the cliff to block their escape path. A glittering rock makes Prince Su realize that there is a gold mine in the area. Cui Wan makes a fuss when told that Prince Su is missing. Wen Xing is observing the going-ons in front of the prince’s residence. Fu Xuan enquires from Ru Yi about Fu Rong’s whereabouts.

Prince Su and Fu Rong have to spend the night together in the mountain cave. They huddle close together to get through the night due to the cold. They are rescued the next morning but Cui Wan kicks up a fuss when she sees Fu Rong with Prince Su. Fu Rong’s sarcastic retort angers her.

Lord Dong Takes The Blame

Prince Cheng had ordered Prince Su to be killed at Mount Meng but Lord Dong stopped it. News about the gold mine has reached the Emperor. Prince Cheng wants Lord Dong to take the blame by threatening to kill his son. Prince Su orders Xu Jia to check on Dong Wen. Ge Chuan buys some medicinal herbs for Prince Su who is having flu.

Lord Dong commits suicide in front of the Emperor after claiming that he is the mastermind behind the illegal gold mining. Prince Huai blames his brother for their uncle’s death. He thinks Prince Su intentionally hid the missing inventories information from Lord Dong. Consort Shu is hurt and disappointed but Prince Su chooses not to clarify the misunderstanding.

Prince Cheng has entrusted Ruyi Pavilion to handle the explosives now that the case has been exposed. Ru Yi passes the explosives to Ju Shui as part of a business deal. She wonders why Lord Dong has to die and vows revenge but Ju Shui claims ignorance. Ju Shui wants to take control of Ruyi Pavilion and for that, he needs to get his hands on the token that will give him that authority.

Episode 14

Prince Su, Xu Jia, and Ge Chuan are at Mount Meng to investigate. They believe Lord Dong tried to stop the attack on Prince Su. Prince Su reports to the Emperor that Lord Dong might have been threatened with Dong Wen’s life. The Emperor is disappointed that Prince Cheng had been a step ahead of Prince Su which caused Lord Dong’s life.

Fu Rong talks to Ru Yi about Lord Dong. Ru Yi advises her that not everything in life is black and white and that she is just a businesswoman who wants to take care of her staff. Prince Su finds the Ruyi Pavilion logo again among Lord Dong’s belongings. Fu Rong is unsure how to pry a secret out of someone she trusts. Ju Shui advises her to wait for them to tell her or to force it out but whatever she chooses to do, there will always be a risk of regrets.

Wu Bai Qi invites Fu Xuan to be his accountant for Feng Lai Yi. But his words offend her and she rejects him. Prince Su tries to ask Fu Rong again about the person who gave her the bracelet. He is worried about her safety but she is reluctant to reveal her master. He tells Fu Rong that he trusts her and will wait for her to tell him the truth.

An eclipse then suddenly occurs and day turns into night. Everyone panics. Fu Xuan’s pouch is stolen and Wu Bai Qi gets it back for her. She reprimands him for being violent but holds on to him when she gets scared about the eclipse. When the eclipse is gone, Wu Bai Qi returns her money but keeps her pouch.

Injustice In Jichang City

Mount Tai collapses in Jichang City. Yu Hua Pavilion and Hong Fu Temple are destroyed. Ju Shui suggests to the Emperor that there could be a past injustice in Jichang City which is where his mother is buried after being killed in Hong Fu Temple. But the Emperor remains quiet.

Fu Rong asks her master about the bracelet. But Ru Yi only tells her to keep it safely and that she will never harm her. Fu Rong is afraid she might lose trust in her master. Ru Yi confronts Ju Shui about the happenings in Jichang City. He lays the blame on the Prefect, Lord Shang. Ju Shui also orders Wen Xing to keep in close contact with the Prefect by using the alias Mr. Liu to avoid leaving tracks for Ru Yi. He also wants Wen Xing to quickly obtain the token to control Ruyi Pavilion.

The Emperor orders Prince Su to go to Jichang City to investigate. Fu Rong tails her master who is also off to Jichang City. She bumps into Wu Bai Qi and tells him to pass a message to her family that she is going to Yun Luo Temple instead. Qi Zhu gives the idea to Cui Wan to look for Prince Su in Jichang City to get her out of the palace due to her bullying attitude. Prince Su arrives there to be greeted by Lord Shang who has received the wrong tips from Mr. Liu on how to keep the prince happy.

Fu Xuan wants to look for her sister at Lun Yuo Temple. Wu Bai Qi offers to accompany her. Ru Yi overhears Lord Shang mentioning about Mr. Liu’s letters and his advice to destroy Yu Hua Pavilion. That way, the corrupted Lord Shang can hide the change in construction materials.

Episode 15

Fu Rong lost track of Ru Yi once she reaches Jichang City. She notices a woman being kidnapped to supposedly serve Prince Su and offers to take her place. Prince Su is at the collapse site and finds traces of sulphur. Ge Chuan couldn’t find any irregularities in the official ledger books.

Fu Xuan and Wu Bai Qi couldn’t find Fu Rong in Lun Yuo Temple. On the way back, their carriage hits a pit. Fu Xuan slips and lands on top of Wu Bai Qi while helping him to push the carriage. When it begins to rain, they take shelter at an abandoned temple for the night. Wu Bai Qi relates to Fu Xuan why he has a strained relationship with Marquis Xindu.

Feng Lai Yi was given to Wu Bai Qi’s mother as dowry by his maternal grandfather. She struggled to expand the business which took a toll on her health. His father wanted the title deed when it became profitable but his mother refused his request. Marquis Xindu also took on a concubine which made matters worse. When Wu Bai Qi’s mother died, Marquis Xindu asked him for the title deed again. Wu Bai Qi broke off their father-son relationship then.

Prince Su Kisses Fu Rong

Fu Rong is tied up on Prince Su’s bed. Prince Su is drugged with aphrodisiac smoke when he enters his room. He becomes disoriented. Fu Rong manages to free herself. Prince Su ends up kissing Fu Rong. She tickles him to make him stop before he falls unconscious. Ju Shui arrives with his men. Their intention is to frame Prince Su for frolicking during a disaster. But Ju Shui is surprised that the woman in the room is Fu Rong and is unwilling to make use of her. He gets her out of the room but she left her shoes behind. Ru Yi quietly witnesses the whole incident.

Cui Wan arrives to find a pair of shoes in Prince Su’s room. Prince Su regains consciousness and is unsure who was the girl in his room earlier. Cui Wan claims the shoes are hers and then orders for them to be burned. Ru Yi snoops on Lord Shang and finds out that the real ledger is hidden in the basement. She retrieves it but ends up fighting with Xu Jia while trying to escape. She leaves the ledger behind.

Prince Cheng expects to catch Prince Su with a woman when he arrives but is embarrassed when he finds nothing. Prince Su believes Prince Cheng is working with someone else other than Lord Shang to frame him. He figures out the corruption behind the ledger. Wu Bai Qi sends Fu Xuan back to her house. They are beginning to develop feelings for each other.

Episode 16

Fu Xuan asks her maid to buy flu medicine from the famous Sanjiu Apothecary to be sent to Wu Bai Qi. She is thinking of him.

Prince Su leaves Jichang City. Lord Fu is relieved when Fu Rong finally returns home with Ju Shui. Fu Xuan is not too happy that Fu Rong keeps making their parents worried while unwilling to share her troubles with her. Prince Su reports to the Emperor about the corruption in the construction of the Yu Hua Pavilion. He tenders the real ledger as evidence. The Emperor announces that Lord Shang had confessed to his crimes and committed suicide. He declares the case closed.

Ru Yi had left behind a unique needle weapon while fighting with Xu Jia in Jichang City. Prince Su takes a close look at it. Ju Shui is not happy that Prince Su and the Emperor are still unashamed about his mother’s death after the happenings in Jichang City. He wants revenge. Prince Cheng finds out that Fu Rong was the girl who offered to be with Prince Su. But his subordinates mistakenly capture Fu Xuan instead.

Ru Yi Is Murdered

Wu Bai Qi is on his way to thank Fu Xuan for the flu medicine. He saves her. Both of them think they could just be human traffickers. Prince Cheng then gets the idea to close down Ruyi Pavilion for good when he learns that Fu Rong is working there. Fu Rong is still angry with her master for refusing to tell her the truth. Ru Yi pleads with Fu Rong to stay away from Ju Shui but she finds it hard to trust her master.

Prince Su tries to cheer Fu Rong up. He has no idea that the girl he kissed in Jichang City was Fu Rong as he was drugged. Fu Rong reveals to him that Ru Yi gave her the bracelet. Prince Su also learns that the needle weapon belongs to Ru Yi. But he promises Fu Rong that he will not harm her master. Ju Shui confronts Ru Yi and threatens to report Ruyi Pavilion to the Emperor. He wants her to relinquish control of the organization to her. At the same time, Prince Su turns up and asks for Ru Yi.

By the time Fu Rong appears at Ruyi Pavilion, her master has been murdered. She is arrested for the murder as she is found at the crime scene.

Episode 17

Fu Xuan questions the criminal investigator, Lord Ding Peng, for arresting her sister. Prince Su also intervenes. Hence, Fu Rong is locked up in a detention cell instead of jail. Wu Bai Qi carries Fu Xuan home when she feels weak from the shock.

Ju Shui wants Wen Xing to quickly obtain the token to control Ruyi Pavilion now that it’s leaderless. Lord Ding is working for Prince Cheng. They planned to create trouble for Ruyi Pavilion but the murder is unanticipated. Prince Cheng then orders for news to be spread that Prince Su is abusing his power to protect a murderer. It reaches the ears of the Emperor who warns Prince Su to be mindful.

Prince Su is at the crime scene. Coroner Jiang appears after Coroner Hu has just left. Prince Su finds it odd. Prince Su visits Fu Rong in the detention cell but she is sleeping. When Ju Shui turns up, she asks him to help her to find the killer. Ju Shui doesn’t believe that Fu Rong knows anything about the workings of Ruyi Pavilion. He also orders Wen Xing to prepare a scapegoat for the trial.

Lord Ding frames Fu Rong for trying to escape from prison. The punishment is immediate execution. Prince Su breaks in to rescue her. They become wanted criminals and have to smuggle out of the city to look for Coroner Hu. The Emperor appoints Ju Shui to replace Prince Su as Commander of the Imperial Guards. Consort Shu and Prince Huai plead with the Emperor to spare Prince Su but to no avail.

Wu Bai Qi brings his men to search the Fu residence. He wants to preempt Lord Ding from doing the same. He also prevents him from dragging Lord Fu back for interrogation.

Episode 18

Ju Shui orders Wen Xing to keep an eye on Prince Su’s men who are making their way to Coroner Hu’s village. Prince Su and Fu Rong have already arrived there to look for the coroner.

Ju Shui wants Fu Rong and Coroner Hu to be brought back safely while Prince Su is to be killed. He knows Prince Cheng would want Coroner Hu dead. His guards pursue Prince Su and Fu Rong. They escape and manage to find out Coroner Hu’s hiding place from his mother. When the guards catch up with them, they jump into the river to escape. Prince Su gives her his fan weapon to protect herself. He also confesses that his heart is only for her.

Ju Shui’s guards surround them again. The Imperial Guards also arrive in time to save them. They trust Prince Su that he will turn himself in after meeting Coroner Hu who agrees to go back with them to the capital. Wu Bai Qi informs Fu Xuan that her sister will be back the next day.

Upon arriving at the capital, Fu Rong insists on going to the criminal investigation bureau as she doesn’t want to cause Prince Su further trouble. Fu Xuan is happy to see her sister. She now trusts Wu Bai Qi and agrees to help him with Feng Lai Yi’s ledgers.

Prince Su is beaten as punishment while Ju Shui pretends to be benevolent in front of the Emperor. Prince Su clarifies why he saved Fu Rong. The Emperor quietly attends the hearing. During the trial, Coroner Hu confirms Ru Yi’s time of death. Fu Rong couldn’t possibly be at the crime scene at that time. Hence, Lord Ding’s lies are exposed. He takes all the blame and is demoted. Fu Rong is declared innocent.

Episode 19

Fu Rong is reunited with her family. Fu Xuan helps Wu Bai Qi to go through Feng Lai Yi’s ledgers and discovers irregularities with some transactions with the imperial palace.

Gu Yuan tells Fu Rong that Prince Su had visited Ruyi Pavilion just before her master died. Fu Rong also recalls other coincidences. A passerby’s account strengthens her belief that Prince Su killed her master. She asks Ju Shui to help her.

The Emperor decrees Prince Su to marry Cui Wan. But Prince Su refuses and begs for permission to marry Fu Rong instead. Ju Shui advises the Emperor to give in. But the Emperor only allows Prince Su to take Fu Rong as a concubine. Fu Rong seems eager to be married off. She is melancholic when she sees her wedding headgear that had been prepared by her master before she died.

Wu Bai Qi assures Fu Xuan that Prince Su sincerely loves Fu Rong. On their wedding night, Prince Su puts on Ru Yi’s wedding headgear on Fu Rong. He wants to let her know that he sees her as his wife despite her concubine status. But Fu Rong tries to kill him instead to avenge her master’s death. Prince Su grabs her hand which is holding the dagger and pierces it into his chest. He asks her to kill him if she doesn’t trust him. Fu Rong couldn’t do it.

Prince Su tells Fu Rong that he did meet Ru Yi and fought with her but he didn’t kill her. He wouldn’t do it himself if he wants her dead and neither would he keep Gu Yuan if he is the murderer. With the guests waiting, Prince Su has to appear at the banquet. But he is feeling pale and weak from the injury and leaves prematurely.

Episode 20

Ju Shui gives orders to take Fu Rong away when she fails to kill Prince Su. His secret guards are forcing Fu Rong to follow them. Prince Su saves her. All of the enemies are killed except one who manages to escape with Ju Shui’s covert help. Prince Su notices Ju Shui’s concern for Fu Rong while Cui Wan fusses over Prince Su’s injuries.

Ju Shui recalls how Fu Rong had saved him when he was a kid and running away from a pursuer. He vows to get Fu Rong out of Prince Su’s palace. Prince Su is still angry at Fu Rong when she comes by to enquire about his injuries. He decides not to spend their wedding night together. Consort Shu tells Fu Rong that she only hopes Fu Rong can share Prince Su’s worries and appreciate his affection for her.

The Emperor wants Prince Su to recommend soldiers to take part in a hunting competition to select a new general for Huxiao Camp. He will get Ju Shui to organize it. Ju Shui secretly passes a note to Fu Rong when they bump into each other at the palace. He regrets letting Fu Rong marry Prince Su to aid his revenge. He is also anxious to get the token for Ruyi Pavilion and asks Wen Xing to investigate the staff.

Misunderstanding Deepens

Wu Bai Qi makes a surprise check on Mr. Ji and finds out that Consort Duan has been demanding more money. Prince Su sends some desserts over to Fu Rong but they contain nuts which she is allergic to. She passes the desserts to Lan Xiang and Gu Yuan. Lan Xiang suggests that Fu Rong should reciprocate with some wine.

The next day, Fu Rong sneaks out from the palace with Lan Xiang. Lan Xiang queues for the wine while Fu Rong meets Ju Shui. Fu Rong tells him that she wants to investigate her master’s death further as she now has doubts that Prince Su is the murderer. Ju Shui promises to help her if she wants to get away from Prince Su. He doesn’t want Fu Rong to find out the truth. He had ordered Wen Xing to kill the passerby after Fu Rong went to make enquiries.

A maid, Qiu Nan, knows Fu Rong has snuck out of the palace and slyly exposes her. Prince Su is furious and punishes all the servants. Fu Rong returns and admits her mistake but ends up arguing with Prince Su over the servants’ punishment. But Prince Su is only concern about her safety. At night, Fu Rong tries to make amends but notices he is in discussion with Ge Chuan and Xu Jia. Qiu Nan claims that they are discussing about Prince Su taking an official wife.

Fu Rong is unhappy. When Prince Su drops by, she suggests that they should separate since she would not make a good concubine. Prince Su thinks she doesn’t really want to marry him in the first place.

Episode 21

Prince Su is miserable and gets drunk. Fu Rong leaves Prince Su’s residence with Lan Xiang and Gu Yuan. They go back to Ruyi Pavilion and discover a secret chamber. But they couldn’t find anything in there except for some ledgers and a letter for Fu Rong. Ru Yi mentioned that she had defied the pavilion’s rules which led to her ruination and suicide. She also didn’t want Fu Rong to investigate further.

Fu Rong returns to a drunk Prince Su. He is babbling that he is hurt by her distrust towards him. She burns her divorce letter and stays by his side until the next morning. Fu Rong shows him her master’s letter but he is still a little angry. She tries to make amends by cooking for him but he has to leave for the palace.

Cui Wan forces Qiu Nan to be her spy by using her brother’s imperial exam as a threat. Consort Duan refuses to see Wu Bai Qi who is disappointed that his aunt chooses personal interest over relatives. He seeks solace and advice from Fu Xuan. He also tries to kiss her but a servant’s call interrupts their rendezvous.

Qiu Nan overhears Fu Rong’s conversation with Prince Su about her attempt to kill him. Fu Rong’s antics anger the Emperor who orders Prince Su to get an official wife to manage his household. Prince Su agrees but wants to choose his own from a list of candidates. He uses the opportunity to make Fu Rong jealous which he succeeds.

Fu Xuan questions Wu Bai Qi about Prince Su’s intention. He assures her that everything will be fine. Prince Su purposely chooses a woman with tuberculosis and the wedding is called off. Then he selects another who is going to elope.

Episode 22

The Emperor is informed that the 2 women whom Prince Su have selected are sick. Other candidates’ families are now reluctant to marry off their daughters to Prince Su who is thought to bring bad luck to his wife. Cui Wan volunteers to be his wife. But Prince Su informs the Emperor that he already has someone in mind.

Fu Rong overhears Prince Su telling his subordinates that he will pick Cui Wan as his wife. But it is a trap to flush out Qiu Nan and Cui Wan. He catches them red-handed and tells Cui Wan that he has never liked her. Moreover, he has promised Fu Rong that he will not marry another.

Fu Rong thinks Prince Su is going to take a wife and is sad. She meets Ju Shui at the riverbank. When Prince Su finds out, he brings her back home. Both are annoyed with each other. Prince Su kisses her when she mentions divorce again over his plan to marry another. He tells her that she will have an answer soon.

The next day, Cui Wan claims to be sick to avoid meeting the Emperor who then decides to hold off Prince Su’s marriage. Consort Shu suggests to the Emperor to test out Fu Rong’s loyalty. They trick her that Prince Su only has a month to live due to various injuries.

Fu Rong then goes all out to take care of Prince Su and find a cure. Prince Su is flabbergasted by her attention. Wu Bai Qi tries to get Fu Xuan to attend his martial arts competition. Fu Rong finds a way to cure Prince Su and that is to exchange blood. She is prepared to give up her life for his. She drugs Prince Su and is about to kill herself.

Episode 23

Ge Chuan stops Fu Rong from killing herself. He explains to Prince Su and Fu Rong that it is a scheme set up by the Emperor and Consort Shu to test Fu Rong’s love. Prince Su and Fu Rong’s relationship also improves with that test. He allows Fu Rong to re-open Ruyi Pavilion.

Prince Su reassures his mother that he won’t blame her for tricking Fu Rong. The Emperor wants Prince Su to investigate the corruption in Huxiao Camp as someone is smuggling weapons out of the capital. Prince Su opines that they should start with the copperware shops which are needed for the smuggling activity.

Gu Yuan passes information about Marquis Xindu’s involvement in the Huxiao Camp to Ju Shui. This means the marquis will also try to stop Wu Bai Qi from becoming the general of the camp.

Ju Shui And Gu Yuan’s Involvement

Ju Shui reminds Gu Yuan to contact Wen Xing in the future due to the risk of being seen. He recalls Ru Yi’s death. He was afraid that Ru Yi would betray him to save herself as Prince Su was suspecting her. They were fighting when Gu Yuan threatened to commit suicide to get Ru Yi to spare Ju Shui’s life. The distraction allowed Ju Shui to push Ru Yi away and she ended up pierced by Gu Yuan’s dagger. Ju Shui promised to protect Gu Yuan and assured her that it was an accident. Gu Yuan informed Ju Shui about the secret chamber.

Cui Wan still wants to marry Prince Su. On competition day, the ladies are given a flower bracelet each to tie it on the wrist of the man that they support. Wu Bai Qi wants Fu Xuan to tie hers on his wrist. He also confronts Consort Duan on Feng Lai Yi. Consort Duan tells him that he has no right to ask her.

Prince Su is jealous and takes away the red dates that Ju Shui has prepared for Fu Rong. Prince Cheng follows Qi Zhu to take a walk in the woods. Fu Rong tails them. Qi Zhu tells Prince Cheng off and walks away as a subordinate appears to inform him that the competition is about to start.

Episode 24

Fu Rong sees Prince Cheng talking to an assassin. He catches her spying on him. As she tries to escape, Ju Shui appears to save her.. Prince Su is jealous when he sees them together. Fu Rong assures him that Ju Shui was just saving her from danger.

Wu Bai Qi has to overcome various obstacles but still succeeds in grabbing the flag. An assassin shoots an arrow at him. Prince Su launches his weapon to break the arrow. Wu Bai Qi is saved with minor injury. The Emperor appoints him as General of Huxiao Camp. Prince Cheng is mad and orders his men to teach Fu Rong a lesson. But his men mistaken Fu Xuan for Fu Rong.

Fu Xuan is visiting Wu Bai Qi to check on his injury. He shields Fu Xuan from an arrow. He survives the hit and Fu Xuan is moved by his action. Prince Su is worried about the assassination attempt but keeps quiet about his suspicion with Fu Rong. He asks her about Xiao Ba and Xiao Qi but she has little information about them. Prince Su claims that he just wants some information from their network.

Wu Bai Qi finds out that the weapons in Huxiao Camp are substandard. Prince Su is afraid that he will be separated from Fu Rong with the danger ahead. Weapons are smuggled out from the camp to a copperware shop as Wen Xing spies on them. Ju Shui informs Wu Bai Qi that Marquis Xindu is the culprit who had tried to assassinate him during the competition. Wu Bai Qi asks for time to gather more clues.

Ju Shui orders Wen Xing to attack the copperware shop to make Marquis Xindu suspect that Prince Su is after him. He is planning for Prince Su’s death.

Episode 25

Marquis Xindu is informed that the copperware shop has been closed down. A planted evidence misleads Marquis Xindu into believing that Prince Su is involved. Prince Su is also surprised about the shop’s closure. He sends a message to the Emperor and makes his way to Kushui Village to apprehend Marquis Xindu. Cui Wan finds out that Prince Su could be in danger and looks for him at Kushui Village.

Prince Su and his men launch an attack. Marquis Xindu escapes with his aide but is stopped by Prince Su. When Cui Wan appears, the aide launches a weapon towards them. Cui Wan blocks it and is hurt. Marquis Xindu escapes only to run into Wu Bai Qi and his troops. He tricks Wu Bai Qi with his sob story about regrets to escape back to his residence.

Marquis Xindu’s Suicide

Cui Wan appears pitiful as she longs for Prince Su’s love. Fu Rong tells Prince Su that she will take Cui Wan back to their residence to recuperate. Prince Su and Wu Bai Qi then surround Marquis Xindu’s residence. The marquis invites Prince Su into his study to tell him everything but wants Wu Bai Qi to stay out of his sight for being unfilial. This is just a ruse to blow himself up with Prince Su who quickly jumps out of the window to escape the explosion.

The Emperor wants Prince Su to continue with the investigation. Ju Shui volunteers to give up his command of the Imperial Guards back to Prince Su. However, he tells the Emperor that the guards may not be happy as Prince Su had relinquished command because of Fu Rong previously. He is slyly prompting the Emperor to do something about Prince Su’s marriage.

Cui Wan has recovered but still pretends to be blind to stay in Prince Su’s residence. They know she is pretending but Fu Rong is willing to overlook her obsession over Prince Su. Wu Bai Qi is hurting because of guilt over his father’s death. Marquis Xindu had wanted him to live when he forbade him from entering his study with Prince Su. Fu Xuan comforts him. She also tells him that she has been prevented from accessing Feng Lai Yi’s ledgers.

Episode 26

Cui Wan still pretends to be blind and keeps wanting Prince Su’s attention. Fu Rong takes care of her instead which causes her to protest incessantly. Wu Bai Qi confronts Mr. Ji. He learns that Consort Duan has conspired with Mr. Ji to take over ownership of his business. Fu Xuan calms him down.

Cui Wan witnesses Prince Su and Fu Rong kissing. She throws a tantrum and scares Fu Rong with a pair of garden shears. Prince Su has had enough and exposes her pretense. He orders her to return to the palace. Fu Rong advises Cui Wan not to be someone that others hate and gives her a hairpin as a gift.

Wu Bai Qi and Fu Xuan lay a trap for Mr Ji to get their hands on Consort Duan’s stamp. The loss of the stamp makes the consort suspect that Mr. Ji is skimming money from the business.

The Emperor wants Prince Su to take an official wife or divorce Fu Rong to re-assume command of the Imperial Guards. Prince Su rejects the Emperor’s request. Fu Rong launches a range of new products for Ruyi Pavilion. Ju Shui turns up which draws a crowd. He also informs Fu Rong about the Emperor’s request for Prince Su.

Prince Su has to be away to investigate the missing weapons case. Fu Rong is busy designing simple jewelry for the masses but has difficulty making it work. She comes to know about Master Xu who agrees to teach her his craft if she can bring him an item that consists of 7 colors. Fu Xuan tries to figure out the answer for her sister. Wu Bai Qi brings her to a yarn workshop where bubbles are everywhere to see the 7 colors.

Episode 27

Fu Rong brings a colored glaze to Master Xu but it is not the item that he wanted. She leaves but turns back to Master Xu’s house when the sky gets dark. Master Xu has left by then. She helps him to keep his dyes dry from the rain. Prince Su arrives to find her as they wait for the rain to stop. She tells him that she knows about the Emperor’s request and that she doesn’t want him to hide things from her. Master Xu returns and recognizes Prince Su who has offered him his umbrella earlier. Master Xu offers to teach Fu Rong his crafting method for their kindness.

Fu Rong works hard to design her jewelry. Prince Su quietly keeps her company. He also refuses the Emperor’s request again to wed another. Consort Duan is angry that Feng Lai Yi has been losing business to Ruyi Pavilion. Qi Zhu gives her an idea on how to destroy their rival. Prince Su leaves Fu Rong an ointment to pass to Consort Shu for her sore wrist as she has been making shoes for him. Consort Shu is happy that his son cares.

Designing Jewelry For The Palace

Consort Shu is told to select a suitable jewelry house to design ornaments for the palace. Mr. Ji instigates Fu Rong to participate in the design competition. Fu Rong couldn’t figure out a suitable design. Fu Xuan is busy helping her sister and Wu Bai Qi couldn’t see her. Prince Su quietly looks for the colored stone in a wild forest to fulfill Master Xu’s request so that he would help Fu Rong. Although it is not what Master Xu wants, he knows it is a valuable stone that one has to risk his life to get. He gives them another clue that the stone can be found in the lake.

Fu Xuan is annoyed when she notices a long list of ladies queueing to see Wu Bai Qi. Her annoyance subsides when Wu Bai Qi shows her his survey on what women want in their jewelry. Prince Su and Fu Rong are out on the lake and find the stone that Master Xu wants. Fu Rong hugs him when she knows he has been injured from his trip to the wild forest earlier.

Master Xu teaches Fu Rong another crafting method. She finishes her design using Master Xu’s technique. Mr. Ji steals her design and presents it to the Emperor for selection. But Fu Rong has a different design to offer which prevents them from accusing her of plagiarism.

Episode 28

Coincidentally, Gu Yuan had dropped Fu Rong’s design which forced her to make another for her presentation. The Emperor prefers her design over Feng Lai Yi’s. But the pearl then turns black. Qi Zhu has poured a solution over it earlier to sabotage Ruyi Pavilion. Fu Rong successfully clears the black coating as she recognizes the smell of the chemical. The Emperor is impressed and awards the royal business to Ruyi Pavilion.

Qi Zhu then comes up with another plan for Consort Duan. Valuable materials are sent from the palace to Ruyi Pavilion with an inventory list to make the jewelry. The pavilion’s artisans are then beaten up that they couldn’t work. Thus, Fu Rong has to recruit and a group of thugs surround her shop claiming that they are applying for the job.

Fu Rong gets the idea to hire the artisans’ sons to help her out. When the thugs refuse to leave her shop, Prince Su helps her out. The thugs admit that they are hired by Mr. Ji. The Emperor questions Consort Duan who lays the blame on Mr. Ji who is then imprisoned. Consort Duan thinks he has betrayed her and bought off by Wu Bai Qi.

Fu Rong Is Framed

Fu Rong has completed her designs but is framed by Consort Duan and Attendant Chen for misappropriating the palace’s materials. The inventory list has been tampered with. The Emperor sends Fu Rong to jail and seals Ruyi Pavilion. Ju Shui asks Wen Xing to investigate who is advising Consort Duan. He will wait for Prince Su to quarrel with the Emperor over Fu Rong’s case before making a move.

Prince Su finds Xiao Ba and Xiao Qi and tells them that he is not Ru Yi’s murderer. They also don’t believe that Ru Yi would commit suicide but refuse tell him why they are on the run. Prince Su orders Xu Jia to keep an eye on them. When he returns home, he is shocked over what happened to Fu Rong. Fu Xuan is miserable over her sister’s fate.

Episode 29

Wu Bai Qi tries to reassure Fu Xuan. Ju Shui advises the Emperor to use the opportunity to break up Prince Su and Fu Rong. She is Prince Su’s weakness and his enemies are using her to target him. Prince Su asks the Emperor for 7 days to investigate the case failing which he will guard the late Empress’ grave and never return to the capital.

Prince Su decides to question Attendant Chen. But she keeps mum and then boasts about it to Consort Duan to get her reward. Qi Zhu thinks Attendant Chen would still be a risk. Prince Cheng and Consort Duan decide to kill her off but Prince Su saves her. She spills the beans that Consort Duan had taken the palace gems and Prince Cheng sent them to Weiyang City. Attendant Chen wrote an inventory list with fading ink and then filled in the new figures to frame Fu Rong.

Attendant Chen distrusts Prince Su and sneaks away from the safe house. She is killed and only the stolen materials can now prove Fu Rong’s innocence. The Emperor asks Fu Rong to consider a divorce for Prince Su’s sake. Fu Rong agrees and is freed. She cries alone. Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba vows to help her and she goes off to Weiyang City.

Cui Wan thinks Fu Rong is divorcing to save herself. Both Cui Wan and Ju Shui head to Weiyang City to look for Prince Su and Fu Rong respectively. Ju Shui also asks Wen Xing to search for Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba. Prince Su spends big at a gambling den to gain access to a black market. Cui Wan arrives in Weiyang City to inform Prince Su about the divorce. The eunuch then shows up with the divorce agreement.

Episode 30

Prince Su refuses to sign the divorce agreement. Fu Xuan tells Wu Bai Qi that Fu Rong wouldn’t divorce without reason. Ju Shui meets Fu Rong in Weiyang City and brings her to the black market. Cui Wan follows Prince Su to the same place. She argues with a vendor who steals her bangle in revenge. Ju Shui notices Fu Rong staring at a stone and buys it for her. The stone reminds her of Prince Su.

Fu Rong recognizes Cui Wan’s bangle at a stall and suspects she is around with Prince Su. She gets it back from the vendor after winning a challenge. Prince Su finds out from the palace gems sellers that they got them from Qing Feng Hideout. When Fu Rong and Ju Shui discover the sellers, they are already tied up. She gets the confirmation from them that Prince Su must be around.

Prince Su asks Xu Jia to send Cui Wan back as he wants to scout around for Fu Rong. He has seen someone that looks like her earlier. They meet up. Fu Rong tells him that she is tired of his enemies’ plots and he is also facing troubles because she is his concubine. Hence, they should set themselves free of each other. He is disappointed.

Wen Xing follows a vendor, Uncle San, to his meet-up with Xiao Ba and Xiao Qi at a hut. They want his help to rebuild Ruyi Pavilion. They notice Wen Xing and run away. Wen Xing reports to Ju Shui about Uncle San. They notice a communication code at the hut and copy it down.

Fu Rong finds out from some bandits about Qing Feng Hideout. She drops the stone that Ju Shui has bought for her while following them to sneak into the hideout.

Episode 31

Fu Rong finds the palace gems at the hideout’s storeroom. She also bumps into Xu Jia there. At the same time, they notice a bunch of girls being locked up and Fu Rong insists on saving them. They are about to leave the hideout with the girls when they get discovered. Fu Rong asks Xu Jia to save the girls while she holds the bandits back. Xu Jia returns to report to Prince Su about Fu Rong and the stash of smuggled weapons and palace gems in the hideout.

Prince Su couldn’t wait to save Fu Rong. Cui Wan offers to go with Xu Jia to get General Yuan to lend his troops to attack the hideout. Ju Shui is also looking for Fu Rong and hears the street vendors talking about Qing Feng Hideout. Both Prince Su and Ju Shui cooperate to save Fu Rong from the bandits. Prince Su carries an unconscious Fu Rong while Ju Shui deflects the arrows. Ju Shui is shot and a large group of thugs are charging at them. Prince Su passes Fu Rong to Ju Shui and asks him to run while he stays to fight them.

When Fu Rong awakens, she thinks it is Ju Shui who has rescued her. She agrees to his request to take care of him until he recovers from his injury. Prince Su is injured fighting the bandits the whole night before the troops finally arrive. Part of the loot has been burned down but they have the palace gems to prove Fu Rong’s innocence.

Fu Rong Is Abducted

Fu Rong is beaten unconscious and abducted. Ju Shui is informed that Uncle San is an old-timer of Ruyi Pavilion. He wants Uncle San, Xiao Ba, and Xiao Qi to be captured to get information about the token. Ju Shui is anxious when Fu Rong is missing. Prince Su is also looking for her at the inns despite feeling weak from his injuries. A boy passes him a note and Fu Rong’s bracelet. He is told to go to the mountain.

The person who has abducted Fu Rong is Zhang Yan. He has gone crazy with revenge and wants to bury her alive next to his parents. His father had forced him and her mother to escape through a secret tunnel when the family residence was surrounded by Prince Su’s men. But her mother knocked him unconscious and turned around to be with his father. Zhang Yan puts Fu Rong in a coffin and buries her.

When Prince Su arrives, Zhang Yan refuses to tell him where Fu Rong is. He asks Prince Su to stab himself before he would reveal it to him. Prince Su does so but gets angry when Zhang Yan still keeps mum. He stabs Zhang Yan back who then slashes his neck against the dagger and seems dead from the suicide. Ju Shui arrives at the mountain to look for Fu Rong. Prince Su has to rely on his intuition to find Fu Rong with Zhang Yan dead. He notices a patch of soil that has been newly turned and begins digging.

Episode 32

Prince Su saves Fu Rong. He returns her his fan and asks her if she is wiling to let it keep her company. She replies yes. When Ju Shui finds them, he sees Fu Rong in Prince Su’s arms and quietly leaves.

Prince Su brings Fu Rong back to his residence for her to recuperate. He is then summoned to the palace. Uncle San leaves a heavily injured Xiao Qi in front of Prince Su’s residence. Prince Su accuses Prince Cheng and Consort Duan of embezzlement in front of the Emperor. But Prince Cheng turns around and accuses Prince Su of the same by colluding with Ruyi Pavilion. Prince Su then brings in the leader of Qing Feng Hideout to face the Emperor. But the bandit recants his earlier testimony and tells the Emperor it is Prince Su who is the criminal.

Fu Rong awakens and is told that Prince Su has been summoned to the palace and that Xiao Qi has been found. Xiao Qi has with him a ledger with evidence of Prince Cheng’s crimes. The Emperor is angry at Prince Su and wants him arrested. Cui Wan tries to defend Prince Su but to no avail. Prince Huai turns up with Fu Rong who offers the ledger as evidence to the Emperor. She also tricks Prince Cheng to slip up which exposes his own lies.

Prince Cheng’s And Consort Duan’s Fate

Consort Duan is then summoned and claims ignorance. The Emperor doesn’t like her non-repentance and banishes her to the Cold Palace. Prince Cheng is stripped of his roles and locked away to contemplate on his behavior. Prince Su and Fu Rong plead with the Emperor to allow them to get back together. The Emperor doesn’t object as Consort Shu helps them along. Fu Rong apologizes to Prince Su for upsetting him and promises not to hide anything from him again.

Wen Xing reports to Ju Shui that Fu Rong has moved back in with Prince Su. The Emperor has also given back to Prince Su the Imperial Guards command. Fu Rong returns home to visit her family to assure them that she is fine. Wen Xing had killed Xiao Ba but Uncle San saved Xiao Qi. Ju Shui wants Wen Xing to spread the Ruyi Pavilion’s communication code to lure everyone out. He has also saved Zhang Yan and intends to use him in the future.

Prince Su has a premonition about Fu Rong and Cui Wan based on his dream and is worried. Fu Rong re-opens Ruyi Pavilion. Xiao Qi awakens from his injuries. He tells Fu Rong and Prince Su that Xiao Ba is dead. They had been attacked by veiled assassins while hoping to meet Prince Su to pass him the ledger stolen from the bandits. He also informs them that Ruyi Pavilion sells information and has a network of informants when Fu Rong asks him about the logo on her bracelet.

Episode 33

Xiao Qi tells Fu Rong that the bracelet would enable her to get help from the pavilion members if she is in danger. This means that her master valued her the most. He also reveals about the secret chamber which should contain scrolls which are now missing. He suspects the murderer must have taken them and that Ru Yi wouldn’t commit suicide. Xiao Qi begs Fu Rong to look for the token. A mysterious force is also hunting for it and killing members who do not cooperate.

Prince Su doesn’t want Fu Rong to get involved due to the danger but she is adamant that she needs to investigate her master’s death. Fu Rong tries to make him understand and assures him that she will only help them to locate the token. Xiao Qi recovers and leaves Prince Su’s residence.

Zhangyang City is taken over by Xuanhan. Prince Su’s master, Zhenbei General, is reported to have defected to the enemy. The Emperor is livid. Prince Su pleads with the Emperor to reconsider punishing the General’s family until they are certain of his intentions. He wants to lead the troops in the battle but the Emperor disagrees. Prince Huai offers to do it instead. Qi Zhu gives Prince Huai a peace token before he leaves.

Prince Su receives report that Xuanhan has inside information on Zhangyang City. He suspects there is a mole within. At night, Prince Su has a nightmare about his wedding again. In the morning, he asks Fu Rong whether she had been to Jichang City. She admitted she was there. He knows then that the woman he had kissed was Fu Rong. He is relieved that the woman he married in his dreams is indeed Fu Rong which matches with reality.

Quarreling Over Ruyi Pavilion

Gu Yuan reports to Ju Shui that Fu Rong has asked her about Ruyi Pavilion’s matters. Since Prince Su would be investigating, Ju Shui sets up a fake informant to mislead him. The informant claims to be a member of Ruyi Pavilion and that Ru Yi had used Dong Wen to threaten Lord Dong as well as murdered Lord Shang to hide her tracks in blowing up Mount Tai. He further claims that Ru Yi had planned to get rid of Prince Su.

Fu Rong doesn’t believe that her master would do what was claimed by the informant. She quarreled with Prince Su over it. The next morning, she bumps into Cui Wan on the way out. Cui Wan sees her getting onto Ju Shui’s carriage. Prince Su rushes to the palace when another city has fallen and Zhenbei General’s family is put under house arrest. But the Emepror refuses to see him. Ju Shui tells Fu Rong that she will always have his support when he knows she is having disagreements with Prince Su.

Cui Wan informs Prince Su that Fu Rong has gone to Ju Shui Pavilion. Prince Su goes there to confront them. He flings his fan to unmask Ju Shui to reveal his identity as Duke An. He then drags Fu Rong home. They quarrel again as he lists out his frustrations over her refusal to listen to him. He then tells her that he regrets marrying her.

Episode 34

Prince Su claims he wants a divorce. Fu Rong pretends to agree. Privately, Prince Su doesn’t want to drag Fu Rong down with him if he is caught protecting Zhenbei General’s family from execution which is against the Emperor’s orders.

Ju Shui doesn’t mind that Prince Su knows his identity now since the latter’s relationship with Fu Rong has deteriorated. He also asks Wen Xing to eliminate the informant, Xiao Wu. Fu Rong goes back to the Fu residence. She is angry at Prince Su because she knows he is hiding something from her.

Wu Bai Qi and Prince Su meet each other outside the Fu residence. But both are unwilling to admit that they are trying to sneak in to see their beloved. Prince Su asks Wu Bai Qi to help him to ensure the safety of the Fu family.

Wu Bai Qi tails Fu Rong. She is whisked off by Xiao Qi to meet Uncle San. She recognizes him as the vendor in the black market in Weiyang City. But Fu Rong angers him when she seems to distrust her master. Fu Rong tells them that it is Xiao Wu who had told her about her master’s culpability. They believe Xiao Wu must have been bribed.

Wu Bai Qi arrives and starts fighting with Uncle San. Fu Rong asks them to stop. She knows Prince Su must have asked Wu Bai Qi to keep her safe. She is annoyed that Prince Su always keeps all the burdens to himself. Uncle San agrees to share their information with Fu Rong. He and Zhenbei General are sworn brothers. They want to save the General’s family but suspect Prince Su has hidden them. Fu Rong is wondering if this the reason that Prince Su has pushed her away.

Catching The Mole

Xiao Qi informs Fu Rong that there is a mole in Dayu who had passed the city map to Xuanhan. Fu Rong wants to help in luring the mole out. Prince Su receives Prince Huai’s message that he will speed up contact with Zhenbei General as advised. Then, another city has fallen and Prince Huai is reportedly injured. The Emperor orders Ju Shui to behead the General’s family. But the family has escaped house arrest. Ju Shui suggests that the culprit must be Prince Su. The Emperor then orders him to search Prince Su’s residence but the family has already been transported out of the capital. Qi Zhu prays for Prince Huai’s safety.

Later, Dayu’s fortune turns and they win the war. Zhenbei General’s defection is a ruse to obtain the enemy’s map. The map is then embedded in an arrow and shot at Prince Huai. The Emperor is happy that they won but also regrets distrusting Zhenbei General and Prince Su. He compliments Prince Su for a job well done. The General’s family is allowed to return to their residence. Zhenbei General sends a message to Prince Su that a mole has given inside information to Xuanhan.

Fu Rong and Uncle San are listening in the next room as Xuanyan’s envoy discusses terms with Prince Cheng’s aide. The envoy wants to meet Prince Cheng. Fu Rong wants to catch him red-handed. The Emperor and Consort Shu are on an outing. It is a set-up to make the Emperor stop by the restaurant where Prince Cheng will be meeting the envoy.

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The Emperor overhears everything that is being discussed between Prince Cheng and the Xuanhan envoy in the next room. Prince Cheng is arrested and charged with treason. Wu Bai Qi informs Prince Su that Fu Rong has helped to expose Prince Cheng. However, he is also curious about the men around Fu Rong. Prince Su knows they are Ruyi Pavilion members and is worried that their affairs will soon be exposed.

Fu Rong finds a hidden picture in her wedding crown which was a gift from her master. Gu Yuan notices it and tails her. Fu Rong shows the picture to Uncle San who suspects that it denotes Lotus Village.

Wu Bai Qi bumps into bookkeeper Lu who tells him that Fu Xuan has got back Feng Lai Yi’s ownership and the documents are now at the commerce chamber. He rushes to see Fu Xuan and mistakenly assumes she is getting married when there is a wedding procession with a bride surnamed Fu. Wu Bai Qi tries to stop the wedding by proclaiming his love for the veiled bride. Then Fu Xuan steps forward and drags him away. She confesses that she loves him. He tells her that he will meet her parents to propose marriage after which they share a kiss.

The Token

Fu Rong goes to Lotus Village together with Uncle San and Xiao Qi. At first, the owner claims ignorance about Ru Yi and the picture. Later, he notices Fu Rong’s bracelet which is the confirmation he needs. The owner then passes her a box as had been instructed by Ru Yi. Inside the box is a letter and the token. Ru Yi wrote that Ruyi Pavilion was established to uphold justice but sometimes, things happened beyond her control. She would leave the decision to Fu Rong whether to keep or destroy the token.

While leaving, they are attacked for the token. However, they have anticipated it and Gu Yuan’s identity is exposed. She escapes and reports to Ju Shui what happened. Ju Shui asks her to stay at his place to recuperate. Prince Cheng’s aide, Zhong Rui, is missing together with important documents. While searching Zhong Rui’s house, Wu Bai Qi discovers that Zhong Rui was involved in Fu Xuan’s kidnapping earlier. He reminds Fu Xuan to be careful.

Wu Bai Qi gives Feng Lai Yi to Fu Xuan as a betrothal gift. She goes the shop to clean up for re-opening but encounters Zhong Rui who is hiding there. Wu Bai Qi captures him and retrieves the documents. Prince Cheng’s crimes are further exposed. The Emperor wants everyone involved to be caught. Ju Shui informs the Emperor that Prince Cheng had help from a gang that collects secret information for profit. He corners Prince Su as the Emperor orders the latter to investigate.

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Ge Chuan thinks there must be a connection between Xiao Wu’s disappearance and Ju Shui’s knowledge about Ruyi Pavilion. Prince Su is troubled as he has been ordered to eliminate Ruyi Pavilion while Fu Rong is associated with it. He plans to investigate the pavilion’s role in all the incidents first. His Imperial Guards have arrested some suspects.

The Emperor decrees Prince Cheng to be sent to build the imperial tomb with other criminals when he should have been sentenced to death. Hence, Prince Cheng will cease to exist in Dayu and no longer be regarded as the Emperor’s son. Qi Zhu finally learns that it is Prince Cheng who had forced her brother to die and be his scapegoat with Consort Duan’s assistance. She turns her back on the consort and refuses to help her in Prince Cheng’s case.

Prince Su passes a message to Fu Rong to stay away from Ruyi Pavilion while he is told to be careful of Gu Yuan. Xiao Qi informs Fu Rong that the Imperial Guards have arrested some of their people. Fu Rong orders Lan Xiang to close the shop for the time being. Then, Xiao Shi dies of his injuries. Fu Rong is told that the Imperial Guards attacked the pavilion members and Prince Su has given an order to wipe out Ruyi Pavilion.

Fire At Ruyi Pavilion

Fu Rong confronts Prince Su who advises her to stay away from it all. But she refuses to listen as she wants to show him that Ruyi Pavilion is not evil. Fu Rong also suspects that Prince Su has wanted to uproot Ruyi Pavilion all along after hearing Xiao Wu’s testimony and Wu Bai Qi was sent not to keep her safe but to spy on her. Prince Su is disappointed that she thinks of him that way. They have become enemies.

Zhang Yan has recovered. Ju Shui wants him to burn down Ruyi Pavilion. Gu Yuan overhears the plan but Ju Shui intends to make use of her. She is sent to tell Prince Su that Fu Rong is in trouble at Ruyi Pavilion. Xu Jia is told to keep an eye on Gu Yuan but she escapes. Zhang Yan also lures Lord Fu to Ruyi Pavilion with a note that her daughter is in trouble. Fu Rong and Lan Xiang are tricked that Gu Yuan will be at the street market to make them get out of the pavilion to look for her. They see someone that looks like her at the market. Then news spread that Ruyi Pavilion is on fire.

When Prince Su arrives at the pavilion, Lord Fu has been tied up. Zhang Yan starts a fire. Prince Su tries to get out with Lord Fu who shields the former when Zhang Yan launches an arrow. A falling beam that crushes Zhang Yan. Prince Su tries to drag Lord Fu out of the burning building. As a beam falls near the entrance, Lord Fu pushes Prince Su out the door. Lord Fu is pinned by the fallen beam and dies.

Fu Rong Distrusts Prince Su

Fu Rong believes Prince Su is involved in her father’s death as she cannot reconcile what he says with what she saw. She saw Gu Yuan at the market and yet, Xu Jia tells her that Gu Yuan was at Prince Su’s residence. Prince Su tells her that Zhang Yan started the fire but Zhang Yan is supposed to be dead and his body is not found among the rubbles. Fu Rong also saw Imperial Guards near the pavilion before and during the fire. In the end, she tells Prince Su that he is not welcomed at the Fu residence anymore.

Fu Xuan suggests to Fu Rong that there could be something fishy about the whole incident. Their mother falls sick as she is devastated about Lord Fu’s death and worried about the family’s future. Fu Xuan thinks it would be the end of her relationship with Wu Bai Qi as she will have to mourn for 3 years. But Wu Bai Qi assures her that he will wait for her no matter how long it takes.

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Fu Rong is sad over her father’s death. She also orders all the members to get out of the capital to hide while she will try to obtain justice and save Ruyi Pavilion. Uncle San and Xiao Qi want to stay behind to investigate the fire. Xiao Qi breaks into the Criminal Investigation Bureau. The investigation paper shows only her father’s body was found. Xu Jia also finds the same.

Fu Rong can’t believe Prince Su anymore with the document that Xiao Qi obtains. She passes a note to Prince Su that their love should end and returns his fan and hairpin. Prince Su is miserable and gets drunk. Ju Shui had arranged for Zhang Yan’s body to be removed before investigators arrive. The Imperial Guards around the pavilion were also impersonators.

Attempt On Gu Yuan’s Life

Fu Xuan is selling the family property at Hong Village. Wu Bai Qi has arranged for a buyer to buy it at way above market price. Xu Jia is searching for Gu Yuan at the market. He sees Fu Rong fainting and Ju Shui stepping forward to help her. Xu Jia tails them back to Ju Shui Village. Ju Shui is rueful about Lord Fu’s death because that was not his plan.

Next, Ju Shui needs to kill Gu Yuan who discovers that her wine is poisoned when she is left alone in the room. By the time Ju Shui returns, Gu Yuan has disappeared and hiding in Fu Rong’s room. She threatens Fu Rong with a dagger before escaping. Ju Shui asks Wen Xing to send men to keep an eye on Prince Su’s residence.

The next morning, Fu Rong purposely asks Ju Shui about Gu Yuan before she leaves. He claims not to have seen her. Xu Jia reports back to Prince Su about the happenings in Ju Shui Pavilion. Prince Su asks him to keep tabs on the place while they continue their search for Gu Yuan. The owner of Lotus Village has taken Gu Yuan in when she passed out on the street. He tells her that Ru Yi had always thought of her as an obedient child and advises her to repent.

Marriage Alliance

Prince Wu Ta of Xuanhan is in the capital to discuss a diplomatic marriage to strengthen the alliance between the 2 states. Ju Shui tells the Emperor that it is a good idea. But the Xuanhan King only wants to marry Cui Wan. Cui Wan is reluctant to agree and threatens to commit suicide. She pleads with Consort Shu that she wants to see Prince Su. Prince Su turns up but is unwilling to indulge her. He tells her that he can’t marry her as he will only marry one woman in his life.

Cui Wan then informs the Emperor that she will marry the Xuanhan King. But she wants Qi Zhu to accompany her to Xuanhan and Prince Su to send her off. The Emperor agrees. Qi Zhu is now being bullied as Consort Duan no longer has power. Cui Wan tells her to go with her to Xuanhan to get married. Ju Shui meets up with Prince Wu Ta. He knows the prince is against the marriage alliance. Ju Shui plans to derail the wedding procession and kill Prince Su.

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Prince Huai asks Ju Shui about Qi Zhu who will be following Cui Wan to Xuanhan to be married off. Ju Shui gets the idea to instigate Qi Zhu to disobey the command. He tells her that he can help her to stay in the capital and that she should do it because of Prince Huai. Prince Huai also visits Qi Zhu and tells her that he will help her to stay if she really doesn’t want to go to Xuanhan. But Qi Zhu doesn’t want him to anger the Emperor and mar his future because of her.

Wu Bai Qi notices some men laying explosives along the wedding convoy route and follows them. Their accomplices sprinkle powder to blind him. They then slash his legs but he still manages to defeat them before help arrives.

Fu Rong goes back to Ruyi Pavilion to have a look. Gu Yuan turns up and tells her everything about what Ju Shui has done. Ju Shui didn’t plan to kill her father. He only wanted Prince Su dead. It was Zhang Yan who lured Lord Fu to Ruyi Pavilion. Gu Yuan also advises Fu Rong not to confront Ju Shui herself as he is ruthless and has gone insane because of her.

Gu Yuan Makes Amends

When Fu Rong tries to look for Prince Su, he has already left with the convoy for Xuanhan. Fu Rong is worried about Prince Su and recalls that Ju Shui had mentioned about his mother dying in a fire at Hong Fu Temple. She wants to go and look for Prince Su. Gu Yuan offers to go with her. Before leaving, Fu Rong asks Lan Xiang to pass a letter to Uncle San to conduct some investigations.

Prince Huai is at the wishing tree and sees Qi Zhu’s wish for him. Qi Zhu convinces Cui Wan to run away with her while on the way to Xuanhan. When the wedding convoy stops for the night, they are ambushed. Qi Zhu drags Cui Wan and together they run away from the camp. Then, Qi Zhu tricks her to rest while she checks out the route ahead. Assassins appear to kill Cui Wan. She runs until she reaches the edge of a cliff. As the assassins close in on her, Fu Rong and Gu Yuan appear to save her.

Gu Yuan kills the assassins. She also shields Fu Rong from getting stabbed and dies as a result. Before Gu Yuan dies, she admits to Fu Rong that she was responsible for Ru Yi’s death. She also cleared all the scrolls from the secret chamber and had written the suicide letter. Qi Zhu is watching from the bushes. She launches a needle towards Fu Rong but it hits Cui Wan instead. Cui Wan loses her balance and is about to fall off the cliff. Fu Rong grabs her and they fall together.

Falling Off A Cliff

Fu Rong is holding on to a vine and grabbing Cui Wan’s hand. She convinces Cui Wan to hold on to her and not let go. Prince Su arrives with his men. He grabs a vine and jumps down to help the women. Cui Wan is being pulled up first. But Fu Rong’s vine snaps. Prince Su grabs her and they fall down together. Branches break their fall and they end up at a valley.

Fu Rong apologizes to Prince Su for distrusting him. She tells him what Gu Yuan had told her about Ju Shui. But Prince Su is curious as he didn’t kill Ju Shui’s mother and the fire that he had caused was just a small one that didn’t result in any deaths. Prince Su also clarifies with Fu Rong that he didn’t order for the killings of the pavilion members and there were fake Imperial Guards around.

Qi Zhu is being hunted by Ju Shui’s assassins as he wants her dead. Prince Huai saves her. An assassin flings a weapon at Prince Huai. Qi Zhu pushes him away and the poisoned weapon grazes her hand. She hides it from Prince Huai. Prince Huai has been looking for her after seeing her wish. Qi Zhu claims she got separated from the rest and was chased by robbers.

Prince Su and Fu Rong are looking for a way out of the beautiful Flowers Valley. They meet a veiled woman who shows them the way out. Fu Xuan visits Wu Bai Qi after being told he is heavily injured. But he seems fine which annoys Fu Xuan for having been lied to again. She then leaves but Wu Bai Qi is just pretending to be well.

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Wu Bai Qi’s injuries have yet to heal and he is unable to walk for now. But he doesn’t want Fu Xuan to see him in such a pitiful state. Fu Xuan quietly watches him from behind the curtain and cries. She is told that Wu Bai Qi’s right leg might be difficult to heal.

Prince Su and Fu Rong arrive back at the camp. Cui Wan is glad to see them. She decides she should marry the Xuanhan King as she needs to be responsible for her decision. She is also frustrated that she has been deceived by Qi Zhu who has now escaped. Fu Rong suggests that they should split up. Cui Wan will proceed to Xuanhan as an ordinary citizen while Fu Rong will pretend to be the princess.

Qi Zhu knows she is dying soon and deserves her fate due to her sins. When morning comes, Prince Huai awakens to find her missing. She leaves him a note to tell him that she left the camp on purpose and she agreed to go to Xuanhan because it was an opportunity to gain her freedom. Qi Zhu wants him to forget her.

Wu Bai Qi learns that Fu Xuan has found out about his condition. She assures him that she doesn’t mind. Prince Wu Ta and Ju Shui launch an ambush on Prince Su’s convoy. Prince Su tries to protect Fu Rong but gets injured. Ju Shui stabs him and pushes him off a cliff. Fu Rong is unconscious after her carriage is knocked over. Ju Shui carries her away.

Prince Su Is Presumed Dead

Wu Bai Qi is able to walk again and wants to give Fu Xuan a surprise. But Fu Xuan appears with a new wheelchair for him. He doesn’t have the heart to reject her gift and pretends to be still injured. When Fu Xuan finds out, she is annoyed that he has lied to her.

Cui Wan has arrived at Xuanhan. The King finds her interesting. He also orders his subordinate to check on the wedding procession since Cui Wan has mentioned about assassins. Ju Shui has sent Fu Rong back to the Fu residence. When Fu Rong awakens, she learns that Prince Su has died. Ju Shui reports to the Emperor that Prince Su and Cui Wan have fallen off a cliff due to an assassination attempt. The Emperor and Consort Shu are devastated.

Fu Rong goes back to Prince Su’s residence. The household is in mourning with a wake being held. She seems to be in disbelief. Uncle San has saved Prince Su while looking for Ju Shui’s mother. Prince Su was wearing a body armor that Fu Rong had given him which helped him to stay alive. Uncle San has found out that the woman burnt to death in Hong Fu Temple was not Queen Dowager Wen.

Prince Su wants to go back to the capital immediately as he is worried about Fu Rong. The Xuanhan King gives him the marriage contract to bring back to Dayu. He has taken a liking for Cui Wan. He also knows Prince Wu Ta is involved in the assassination attempt and has sent men to capture him.

Ju Shui tells the Emperor to accept that Prince Su has died. Ju Shui also suggests to the Emperor to bury Fu Rong together with Prince Su.

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Prince Su is presumed dead. The Emperor decrees Fu Rong to be buried with Prince Su. Ge Chuan passes Fu Rong the divorce agreement which Prince Su has signed. He has planned for it in the event something happens to him which puts Fu Rong in danger. But Fu Rong burns it instead as she is prepared to die with Prince Su. Fu Xuan is devastated. Fu Rong asks Wu Bai Qi to help her to take care of the Fu family once she is gone.

The funeral procession leaves for the burial ground. Prince Su arrives home to be informed that Fu Rong has been ordered to be buried with him. He rushes to the tomb but finds an empty coffin. Ju Shui has arranged for the coffin to be switched during the procession. Fu Rong is now with him in the secret chamber at Ju Shui Pavilion. Prince Su gets there with Wu Bai Qi and Xu Jia. They knock down Wen Xing and find their way into the secret chamber.

The Fight With Ju Shui

Prince Su tells them to split up to look for Fu Rong. Ju Shui tells Fu Rong that he will never hurt her. He just wants to protect her and now she could be free again as everyone thinks she is dead. Fu Rong says it is all just his own wishful thinking and he is no longer that little boy from their childhood. A commotion outside the cell tells Fu Rong that Prince Su is alive. Prince Su is battling booby traps to look for Fu Rong.

Ju Shui renders Fu Rong unconscious and goes out of the cell to fight Prince Su. He doesn’t stop even when Prince Su tells him that he has nothing to do with his mother’s death. Fu Rong awakens and gets out of the cell. She blocks Ju Shui from killing Prince Su and takes a hit from his poisonous sword. Ju Shui didn’t expect that Fu Rong would be willing to die for Prince Su. He wants to accompany her in death and pierces himself with his sword.

Wu Bai Qi and Xu Jia arrive. They help Prince Su to carry Fu Rong out. Uncle San brings Ju Shui’s mother to see him. His mother was thought to bring bad luck to the Emperor and the ministers wanted her to die. The Emperor arranged for her to escape and set up the fire to fool everyone. Ju Shui realizes he has made a mistake but it is too late. He dies from his injuries. Prince Su brings an unconscious Fu Rong up the tower. A lightning occurs and the electricity stimulates her into awakening.

The Fate Of Ruyi Pavilion

Prince Su and Fu Rong visit Consort Shu who is happy that they are safe. Fu Rong was wearing a soft armor which helped to keep the wound and poison on the surface. Prince Huai asks Prince Su about Qi Zhu but no one has seen her. Wen Xing accompanies Ju Shui’s mother back to Flowers Valley and bringing along Ju Shui’s ashes. Lan Xiang sews a pouch for Wen Xing but he doesn’t want to accept it. He tells her that he would never return although the Emperor has pardoned him. Wen Xing feels that he and Ju Shui would never be able to redeem the wrongs they have committed.

Fu Rong faces the Emperor over Ruyi Pavilion. She explains that Ruyi Pavilion uses information to uphold justice. She gives the pavilion’s token to the Emperor. Prince Su also informs the Emperor that Ruyi Pavilion members had saved his life. Whether the pavilion is good or evil will depend on the token holder. Now that the token is with them, it would be useful. Thus, the Emperor decrees that all persecutions towards Ruyi Pavilion should end and the members re-organized under Prince Su’s command.

Prince Su also requests the Emperor to allow him to divorce Fu Rong. Then, he can re-marry her as his official wife. A wedding procession is held. Fu Rong becomes Prince Su’s official wife as they spend their wedding night together.

Other Historical Dramas With A Love-Struck Prince

A recent one that I have watched is Maiden Holmes. This drama has an investigative element as the main female character is a detective. It also has a cross-dressing theme. Her detective work puts her in the path of the prince who subsequently falls in love with her. If you don’t mind a long drama, then Legend Of Fuyao could also be an option. The prince in this production is such a flirt especially in the beginning when he gets to know the female character played by the popular Yang Mi. The Love By Hypnotic is a rom-com but full of kisses as 2 people forced into an arranged marriage slowly develop feelings for each other. This is one of those dramas that has little angst for a relaxing watch.

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