Episode Guide
Episode 1: Fan Xian faked his death and deceived everyone.
The story of the first season concluded with Fan Xian being pierced by Yan Bing Yun's sword on behalf of the Jiancha Court. His fate touched the hearts of countless people. The author of this novel, Zhang Qing, suddenly stopped updating, and classmates began asking Professor Ye about Fan Xian's life and death. Even the cleaning aunt at the library cared about Fan Xian and couldn't help but quietly inquire with Professor Ye. Professor Ye was overwhelmed by the inquiries and was also eager to know the final outcome. >>read more
Episode 2: Fan Xian risked his life to enter the palace and see Emperor Qing.
Fan Xian sent Wang Qi Nian to gather information about Teng Zijing's wife and children, but he found nothing. He learned that rumors of Fan Xian's death were not only circulating among the people but also causing a stir in the official circles. Wang Qi Nian hurriedly returned home through a secret passage to inform Fan Xian and advised him to flee far away. Otherwise, if he falsely claimed to be dead and deceived the emperor, he would undoubtedly face death. Despite Wang Qi Nian's dissuasion, Fan Xian decided to go and explain the situation to Emperor Qing. >>read more
Episode 3: Fan Xian went to Baoyue Tower to find someone.
Fan Xian inquired about the situation at Baoyue Tower from Sang Wen and learned that it had recently opened and quickly became prosperous. It had also recruited many top performers from various famous brothels in the capital. Sang Wen had never seen the owner of Baoyue Tower. Fan Xian couldn't wait to ask Sang Wen about the whereabouts of Teng Zijing and his family. Sang Wen had not seen them, but she witnessed a girl surnamed Jin attempting to escape and being caught. Fan Xian decided to start with this girl named Jin. Sang Wen pleaded with Fan Xian to rescue her as she was forced to sign a contract to sell herself to Baoyue Tower. She had enough money to buy back her freedom and only asked Fan Xian to give her the opportunity to do so. Fan Xian promised to rescue her after finding Teng Zijing and his family. >>read more
Episode 4: Fan Xian and Li Cheng Ze openly challenge each other.
In front of Fan Xian, Fan Si Zhe boasts about being the owner of Baoyue Tower. His parents are still unaware of this fact. He incessantly talks about his business experiences. Fan Xian is infuriated and clenches his teeth. He never expected that the Baoyue Tower, which is notorious for its crimes and killings, is actually owned by Fan Si Zhe. Fan Xian punches and kicks Fan Si Zhe, leaving him bruised and swollen. Fan Xian demands that he pay for the lives of Old Jin and others, while Fan Si Zhe remains oblivious to the situation. >>read more
Episode 5: Fan Xian convinced the Grand Princess to help with the acting.
Fan Xian knew that Li Cheng Ze wouldn't give up easily and was worried that he would cause trouble at the Baoyue Tower again. He asked Fan Si Zhe to close down and suspend operations at the Baoyue Tower. Li Cheng Qian advised Fan Xian to return to the diplomatic mission as soon as possible and not to delay the mission's journey to the capital. Fan Xian asked Li Cheng Qian to send someone to protect Teng Zijing's wife and children, and he planned to settle accounts with Li Cheng Ze after returning to the capital officially. Li Cheng Qian promised to do his best to help him. >>read more
Episode 6: Fan Xian and Great Prince clashed.
Fan Xian deliberately refused to give way to Great Prince. He led his delegation to the outskirts of the North Gate, which greatly displeased Great Prince. Great Prince threatened him verbally, but Fan Xian showed no fear. Fan Xian reported the actions of Li Cheng Ze and Li Yun Rui to Emperor Qing, who became furious. >>read more
Episode 7: Fan Xian sent Fan Si Zhe to seek refuge in Beiqi.
After returning to the Judicial Office, Fan Xian thoroughly cleaned the inscription left by Ye Qingmei. Chen Ping Ping sensed Fan Xian's dissatisfaction, and Fan Xian vented all his accumulated frustration and grievances to Chen Ping Ping, who did not explain.Emperor Qing arranged a marriage between Fan Ruo Ruo and Li Hong Cheng, but Fan Ruo Ruo did not like the promiscuous Li Hong Cheng. Fan Xian promised to overturn this marriage arrangement. Fan Si Zhe caused trouble at the Baoyue Tower, so Fan Xian and Fan Jian discussed arranging for him to seek refuge in Beiqi. >>read more
Episode 8: Fan Xian Causes a Stir at the Vegetable-Picking Department.
Fan Xian officially took over a division of the Bureau of Investigation. He conducted a comprehensive reorganization of the division and quickly discovered a collusion between the division and the Vegetable-Picking Department for profiteering. Fan Xian took decisive measures to rectify the situation. Initially, Fan Xian wanted to completely ruin Li Cheng Ze and Li Yun Rui through the smuggling incident involving Northern Qi, but all the leads he had were cut off. >>read more
Episode 9: The Ministry of Justice collectively impeached Fan Xian.
Fan Xian gathered evidence of wrongdoing by Li Cheng Ze and Li Yun Rui, revealing their involvement in smuggling and amassing a huge fortune. Fan Xian suspected that they were privately maintaining an army, and Yan Bing Yun also analyzed that they used the money to bribe officials and cultivate their own faction. Fan Xian started the investigation from the Ministry of Agriculture and entrusted Yan Bing Yun to help investigate Li Cheng Ze's associates outside the capital. >>read more
Episode 10: Fan Xian exposed corrupt officials in the court.
Fan Xian arrived at a place and immediately initiated comprehensive reforms. Unexpectedly, he was accused of embezzlement and misconduct. Emperor Qing wanted to punish Fan Xian for his crimes, but Fan Xian defended himself on the spot. Qin Ye, the Chief Minister of the Secretariat and the one with great military power in the Southern Qing army, was the most prominent figure in the court, and all civil and military officials were waiting to attend the court session. Emperor Qing prepared only two chairs, with Qin Ye sitting on one of them, closing his eyes to rest. The other chair was prepared for the current Prime Minister, Lin Ruo Fu, who was also the head of the officials. Crown Prince Li Cheng Qian and other princes could only stand aside. >>read more
Episode 11: Li Cheng Ze framed Fan Si Zhe for a murder case.
Fan Xian sent people to send Fan Si Zhe to Northern Qi, then Li Cheng Ze sent people to bring Fan Si Zhe back from Northern Qi, and even had his henchmen kill Miss Jin on the street. Fan Xian realized that this was Li Cheng Ze deliberately framing Fan Si Zhe.Emperor Qing had long seen that Fan Xian's ultimate target of investigation was Li Cheng Ze, but he did not want to intervene directly. Chen Ping Ping and Fan Jian not only did not help resolve the conflict between them, but even fanned the flames. Chen Ping Ping felt that Li Cheng Ze had been misled by those treacherous officials, and someone should stand up to eliminate these villains, and that Fan Xian was the most suitable person for this task. >>read more
Episode 12: Fan Xian and Li Cheng Ze are in a direct confrontation.
Fan Xian openly collected 3,000 taels of silver from Dai Gong Gong in public, deliberately doing so to provoke the officials to impeach him at the Censorate. Fan Xian used this opportunity to root out many corrupt officials, most of whom were affiliated with Li Cheng Ze. Ye Ling Er does not want to marry Li Cheng Ze, and has asked Fan Xian to help her settle the score with Li Cheng Ze. >>read more
Episode 13: Li Cheng Ze bribed a hired assassin to frame Fan Xian.
Fan Xian returned to the capital from Northern Qi, and Lin Wan Er had been avoiding him until Fan Xian debated with the imperial censors. Then Lin Wan Er came to see him, bringing up the poem Fan Xian wrote for Hai Tang Duo Duo, questioning his deep feelings for her. Wang Qi Nian was sweating bullets on Fan Xian's behalf. >>read more
Episode 14: Fan Xian reported Chen Ping Ping for corruption.
Fan Xian and Li Cheng Ze engaged in a fierce power struggle, neither willing to give ground. Li Cheng Ze had Fan Wu Jiu expelled from the capital, but Fan Xian managed to capture him, hoping to use him to gain leverage.Fan Si Zhe came to seek refuge with Hai Tang Duo Duo, calling her "sister-in-law", but Hai Tang Duo Duo angrily beat him up. >>read more
Episode 15: Lai Ming Cheng rightfully spoke out against corruption but was beaten to death.
Lai Ming Cheng openly accused corrupt officials in the government, involving six ministries, causing a huge uproar. Chen Ping Ping had high hopes for Fan Xian, allowing him to take over the Examination Office and the Inner Treasury, and instructing him to remember the eight words "Heavenly will is unfathomable, the sage's heart is like a deep pool." >>read more
Episode 16: Li Cheng Ze recommended Fan Xian to preside over the spring imperial examination.
Li Cheng Ze framed and implicated Fan Xian using assassins. He was placed under house arrest by Emperor Qing. Ye Ling Er came to visit Li Cheng Ze, and Li Cheng Ze asked her to submit a memorial to Emperor Qing, recommending Fan Xian to preside over the spring imperial examination, hoping to implicate Fan Xian again. >>read more
Episode 17: Fan Xian conducted a thorough investigation into the dark underbelly of the Spring Examination.
From Li Hong Cheng, Fan Xian learned that every year, tens of thousands of candidates take the Spring Examination, but only a handful succeed in obtaining an official position. The high-ranking officials in the court recommend a few spots, the palace allocates a few, and the Imperial Academy selects a few more, while a few positions are reserved for famous scholars - leaving very few genuine opportunities for the vast majority of candidates who are essentially just there as decoration. >>read more
Episode 18: Fan Xian sought the help of Emperor Qing to act as a shield for the spring civil service examination.
Since Fan Xian took charge of the spring civil service examination, he has received small notes every day from civil and military officials, recommending their own students to be selected for the imperial examinations. Fan Xian sought help from Chen Ping Ping, wanting to cause some trouble without Chen Ping Ping having to clean up the aftermath, and then went to seek a fair resolution from Emperor Qing. >>read more
Episode 19: Fan Xian consulted Guo YouZhi about the taboos of the Spring Examinations.
Today was the day of the Spring Examinations. The examinees crossed the Dragon Gate Bridge to the examination hall. Fan Xian cheered them on and wished them success in getting on the imperial honor list. Fan Sizhе came to see his mother Liu Ruyu, who was praying in front of Fan Sizhе's memorial tablet. She thought she was dreaming, but Fan Sizhе kept insisting that he had really returned. Liu Ruyu still could not believe it and slapped Fan Sizhе hard. When Fan Sizhе cried out in pain, Liu Ruyu confirmed that he was real, and overjoyed, she embraced him warmly. >>read more
Episode 20: Fan Xian filed an accusation against Yang Wanli.
With only three days left before the spring imperial examinations were set to be announced, Fan Xian was unsure of what to do. Emperor Qing had brought out the memorials documenting the cheating that had occurred in the spring examinations over the past five years, implicating many people. To this day, no one had dared to investigate the matter. Fan Xian volunteered to investigate the cheating case. >>read more
Episode 21: Yang Wanli and three others became disciples of Fan Xian.
Lin Ruofu revealed to Fan Xian that he had recommended many of his students to the imperial examiner over the years, and asked Fan Xian to start investigating from him. A lady came to accuse Lin Ruofu of causing her husband's death during the imperial examination. The Empress heard that the impersonator of Yang Wanli was a disciple of Li Chengqian, so Li Chengqian accompanied Fan Xian to file a grievance with the Emperor. The Empress was anxious for Li Chengqian and had someone summon him to inquire about the reason, only to find that Li Chengqian had been framed. >>read more
Episode 22: Emperor Qing forced Lin Ruo Fu to retire and return to his hometown.
As soon as Emperor Qing handed the investigation of the cheating case in the previous imperial examination to Fan Xian, someone reported Lin Ruo Fu to Fan Xian. Lin Ruo Fu guessed that someone was behind the scenes trying to force him to resign, so he preemptively submitted his resignation to Emperor Qing. Emperor Qing readily agreed, and Lin Ruo Fu warned Fan Xian to be more careful in the future. Emperor Qing then drove away all of Fan Xian's supporters, wanting to leave Fan Xian isolated. >>read more
Episode 23: Fan Xian drove away the Black Knight to protect Lin Ruo Fu.
Shi Chan Li failed the imperial examinations, and he told Fan Xian about the massacre in Shijia Town, asking Fan Xian to take revenge for him. Fan Xian not only agreed to take revenge, but also took Shi Chan Li in as his disciple. Lin Ruo Fu was on his way home when he was ambushed and killed. Fan Xian and Wang Qi Nian came to pick up Lin Daobao, who was hugging Lin Ruo Fu's dried hawthorn fruit and muttering "father is the exception," not knowing that Lin Ruo Fu had been killed on his way home. Lin Ruo Fu didn't tell Lin Daobao about his plan to go home, wanting him to live carefree. Lin Ruo Fu looked at Lin Daobao's retreating figure with a bittersweet heart. >>read more
Episode 24: Li Yun Rui prepared a wedding gift for Fan Xian.
Emperor Qing urged Fan Xian to quickly marry Lin Wan Er, and Fan Xian was naturally eager to do so. Li Yun Rui personally organized the accounts of the imperial treasury, taking this as a gift to give to Fan Xian. Ye Ling Er was worried that Li Cheng Ze would cause trouble at the wedding, so she confronted him, and Li Cheng Ze promised not to stir up any issues. >>read more
Episode 25: Fan Xian and Lin Wan Er held their wedding ceremony.
Li Yun Rui sent lavish wedding gifts to Fan Xian and handed over all the account books from the imperial warehouse. The Empress wanted Fan Xian to ally with Li Cheng Qian, but Fan Xian remained silent. Ye Ling Er came to visit Lin Wan Er, wanting to tell her that Lin Gong was the mastermind behind the assassination on Niu Lan Street, but grew restless and left before Lin Wan Er returned from getting medicine. >>read more
Episode 26: Fan Xian went to Qing Yu Hall to learn about his mother's past.
On the day Fan Xian and Lin Wan Er got married, the long-missing Wu Zhu finally returned, which made Fan Xian very happy. After the marriage, Fan Xian took control of the inner treasury's finances, and it was at Qing Yu Hall that he first saw his mother Ye Qingmei's memorial tablet. The wedding ceremony officially began, with Fan Ruoruo presiding over their marriage. >>read more
Episode 27: Fan Xian tried to sell the treasury bonds to the business owners.
Fan Xian took over the internal treasury and found a 20 million tael deficit. Chen Ping Ping advised him to use the Qingyu Hall to fill the deficit, but Fan Xian firmly refused, as it was the property left behind by his mother Ye Qingmei. Emperor Qing advised Fan Xian to give up the internal treasury, as he could not fill such a large deficit, but Fan Xian declared on the spot that he would find a way to solve it. >>read more
Episode 28: Emperor Qing notified Fan Xian to attend the chrysanthemum viewing event.
Fei Jie was ordered to go to the Jiangnan region to track down a serial killer. He followed the killer's trail but lost him, so he had to return to the capital to report back. Fan Xian came to see Fei Jie, and Fei Jie suspected that the killer was Wu Zhu. Wu Zhu took out the box left behind by Ye Qingmei and showed it to Fan Ruoruo. Inside was a sniper rifle. Knowing that Fan Ruoruo cares most about Fan Xian, Wu Zhu taught her how to use the gun so that she could protect Fan Xian in critical moments. Wu Zhu also told Fan Ruoruo to keep it a secret from Fan Xian, and she readily agreed. Wu Zhu said he would fix up the gun and then teach Fan Ruoruo more, so she immediately started practicing her aim. >>read more
Episode 29: Emperor Qing encountered a triple assassination at the Suspended Temple.
Fan Si Zhe opened his heart to Fan Jian, revealing that his previous relentless money-making was to gain Fan Jian's approval, and his current business trip to Northern Qi was to realize his own ambitions. Both Fan Jian and Liu Ru Yu were delighted to hear this.Fan Xian carried a pot of chrysanthemums and followed the palace official to the Suspended Temple nestled between two mountains. The only path to the temple was built along the mountainside, winding up the steep steps to the peak. >>read more
Episode 30: Fan Xian learned the truth about the assassination at the Suspended Temple.
Fan Xian rushed to the Suspended Temple, risking his life to save Li Cheng Ping. As a result, he sustained serious injuries. Emperor Qing was deeply anxious. Li the Physician suggested finding someone with the same inner energy as Fan Xian to heal him. Fan Xian asked Fan Ruo Ruo to perform the surgery. >>read more
Episode 31: The mystery surrounding Fan Xian's origins has caused a great uproar.
As Fan Xian's injuries gradually healed, Emperor Qing came to visit him and questioned why Fan Xian had saved Li Cheng Ping instead of him at the Suspended Monastery. Fan Xian did not want to be accused of not helping someone in need. When Li Yun Rui learned that Fan Xian was alive, she became enraged and swore to have him killed, as the Empress also wanted Fan Xian dead, simply because he was Ye Qingmei's son. >>read more
Episode 32: Emperor Qing set up a scheme to have Wu Zhu and the envoy fight each other.
Lin Wan Er learns the truth about her brother Lin Gong being killed, and she is deeply saddened. On one hand, it is her beloved husband Fan Xian, on the other, her own blood brother. She would rather not know the truth her whole life. When Lin Wan Er finds out that Fan Xian wrote a letter to Hai Tang Duo Duo, she feels a pang of bitterness in her heart. Lin Wan Er takes the dagger Li Cheng Ze gave her and starts peeling fruit angrily, her hands shaking from the fury. Fan Xian notices she is troubled. >>read more
Episode 33: Emperor Qing and Fan Xian father and son recognized each other.
Fan Xian's injuries were gradually healing, and he did not want to stay in the capital and wait to die. He decided to go down to the Jiangnan region. Fan Xian brought Li Cheng Ping with him as he traveled south, and some commoners in small boats came to find Fan Xian.Emperor Qing brought Fan Xian to the Suspended Temple, and not only told him the story of Ye Qingmei, but also acknowledged that Fan Xian was the child of himself and Ye Qingmei. Years ago, Ye Qingmei had just given birth to Fan Xian when she was cruelly murdered. Emperor Qing had just ascended the throne, and he had no choice but to send Fan Xian to Tan Zhou. Fan Xian had already learned this from Xiao En, so he pretended to have just discovered his origins, acting both excited and surprised, which even the usually suspicious Emperor Qing did not see through as an act. >>read more
Episode 34: Hai Tang Duo Duo has come to Jiangnan to protect Fan Xian.
Ming Qing Da is the head of the Ming family, but the one who really runs the household is his mother, Ming Lao Tai Tai. Ming Qing Da obeys his mother's orders, and if he is not careful, he will be punished by having needles stuck in his fingers. With great pain, Ming Qing Da swore an oath in front of his mother to quickly find the traitor within the family who is colluding with Li Cheng Ze. He is unwilling to hand over the three major districts that he has been operating for years to anyone else. He wants Fan Xian and Li Cheng Ze to fight each other, so that the Ming family can benefit from the conflict and firmly control the three major districts. Ming Lao Tai Tai is very satisfied, and finally agrees to let Ming Qing Da remove the needles from his fingers. >>read more
Episode 35: Ming Qing Da used all means necessary in his fight for the three main districts.
Fan Xian learned from Hai Tang Duo Duo's mouth that this "Tian Yi Dao Heart Sutra" was left behind by his mother Ye Qingmei, and Hai Fang Duo Duo was merely returning it to its rightful owner. Hai Tang Duo Duo casually asked how Fan Xian's married life was going, to which Fan Xian replied it was going well, explaining that Si Li Li had asked her to inquire. >>read more
