Episode 25 recap: 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.
Li Cheng Ze was worried that Ye Ling Er would reveal this to Lin Wan Er, so he had Ye Ling Er arrested. Ye Ling Er suspected that Li Cheng Ze planned to expose this at the wedding to embarrass Fan Xian, but Li Cheng Ze denied it.
Fan Xian reluctantly tried on his wedding clothes, which took until nightfall, while Fan Ruo Ruo and Liu Ru Yu enthusiastically continued. Fan Xian grew impatient. Fan Jian summoned Fan Xian, allowing him a brief respite, and Fan Xian vented to Fan Jian. Mingling advised that the similar outfits did not need to be tried on one by one, and Fan Jian comforted Fan Xian, recalling his own wedding preparations.
Fan Si Zhe gently advised Fan Xian that common people's weddings were not as extravagant, and Fan Xian's troubles were an unattainable luxury for them. Fan Si Zhe had matured after his trip north, vowing to open more shops to alleviate the people's poverty, impressing Fan Jian.
Fan Jian warned Fan Xian to carefully select the officials attending the banquet, lest he offend many. Irritated, Fan Xian decided to only host a family gathering.
Li Yun Rui arrived in a lavish flower-decorated carriage, scattering flowers along the way, drawing crowds including Lin Da Bao. At the manor, Li Yun Rui handed Fan Xian the organized account books, knowing Fan Xian dared not report her unauthorized return.
Fan Xian took the books to Chen Ping Ping, who was shocked to discover the imperial warehouse, once Ye Qing Wei's business empire, had a deficit of over 20 million silver under Li Yun Rui's management. Chen Ping Ping issued orders through secret passages and gave Fan Xian a letter to open after the wedding.
Li Yun Rui brought the account books to Fan Xian with great fanfare, and the news of the deficit in the treasury quickly spread throughout the capital. The Empress was worried for Fan Xian, fearing that no one would dare to do business with him. If Fan Xian could not fill the deficit within half a year, he would have to hand over the treasury. Li Cheng Qian told Fan Xian that he was willing to help him.
Today was the grand wedding day of Lin Wan Er and Fan Xian. Fan Xian rejected a lavish celebration and only invited two princes and the crown prince Li Hong Cheng to the feast. All the civil and military officials could only sigh wistfully. Li Yun Rui came to see Lin Wan Er, and Lin Wan Er was worried that she would be held accountable for secretly returning to the capital. Li Yun Rui did not care, she just wanted to fulfill a mother's duty one last time. She helped Lin Wan Er with her makeup and dressing, and Lin Wan Er asked her not to be an enemy of Fan Xian anymore. Li Yun Rui, who had lost everything because of Fan Xian, was unwilling to admit defeat, hoping that Lin Wan Er would forget her as a mother. Lin Wan Er watched Li Yun Rui's back and tearfully wept.
Li Cheng Ze released Ye Ling Er and brought her to Fan's mansion for the wedding. Li Hong Cheng and Li Cheng Ru arrived early to congratulate Fan Xian. Li Hong Cheng asked Fan Xian to bless his marriage to Fan Ruo Ruo, swearing that he had nothing to do with Yuan Meng anymore. Fan Xian agreed to forgive him, but Fan Ruo Ruo still refused to marry him.
Li Cheng Qian brought a generous gift to Fan's mansion. The young Emperor of Northern Qi, Zhan Dou Dou, sent an urgent letter to Fan Xian, urging him to quickly update the "Dream of the Red Chamber" and asking Fan Ruo Ruo to become the senior disciple of the Master of Bitter Lotus. Fan Xian asked Wang Qi Nian to deliver the letter to Emperor Qing. Li Hong Cheng was stunned, as the four great masters were above the royal court, and Fan Ruo Ruo's departure to study in Northern Qi dashed his marriage plans. Fan Xian hurriedly comforted Li Hong Cheng and invited him to drink the wedding toast.
Li Cheng Ze brought Ye Ling Er to Fan's mansion, and Ye Ling Er repeatedly reminded him not to cause trouble at the wedding and ruin Lin Wan Er's celebration. Li Cheng Qian wanted to help alleviate Fan Xian's worries, but he didn't have enough silver to fill the treasury deficit. He reminded Fan Xian not to use Northern Qi's silver to fill the deficit, relieved that Li Cheng Ze was confined and couldn't cause a disturbance at the mansion.
Unexpectedly, Li Cheng Ze brought Ye Ling Er to the wedding feast, and Li Hong Cheng quietly slipped away. Li Cheng Ze prepared a large box of banknotes as a wedding gift, wanting to help Fan Xian. Li Cheng Qian, not wanting to be outdone, also tried to win over Fan Xian. The two brothers competed fiercely, each trying to get Fan Xian on their side. Li Cheng Ru sat silently, watching the brothers' verbal battle. Fan Xian only accepted one banknote from Li Cheng Ze's gift, thanking him for his kindness, and declined Li Cheng Qian's invitation, inviting them all to observe the ceremony.
The wedding ceremony officially began. Fan Ruo Ruo accompanied Lin Wan Er to the platform and handed the other end of the red embroidered ball to Fan Xian. Fan Xian and Lin Wan Er came to the hall to pay respects to Fan Jian. Li Cheng Ze approached to watch the festivities, and Ye Ling Er quickly pulled his sleeve, worried that he would cause a disturbance.
Suddenly, Lin Da Bao appeared, wanting to pull Lin Wan Er aside to say something. Everyone present was stunned. Lin Da Bao conveyed Lin Ruo Fu's message - "Lin Wan Er, take care of Lin Da Bao." Lin Wan Er readily agreed, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
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