Episode 13 recap: Luo Xue Er was expelled from the Luo family.
Luo Xue Er discovered that Luo Ji Da had set aside dowries for his three daughters. After obtaining the tokens, she wanted to claim all the dowries for herself. Aunt Zhou finally realized Luo Xue Er's ambitious nature, but Luo Xue Er accused Aunt Zhou of why she gave birth to her and treated her as Luo Ji Da's daughter.
The accountants at Ganlu Hall discovered that Luo Ji Da had previously deposited receipts at the money house. Luo Xue Er took the receipts to the money house and inquired, learning that these were dowries left by Luo Ji Da for his three daughters. Luo Xue Er wanted to withdraw all the dowries, but the treasurer at the money house said that it required Luo Ji Da's seal for withdrawal.
On the other side, Shen Dan Qing also learned about this matter and found out that Luo Xue Er had not found the seal to withdraw the dowries. She arranged for Shui Xian to closely monitor Luo Xue Er and inform her as soon as Luo Xue Er visited Aunt Zhou in prison. Luo Xue Er came to inspect Aunt Zhou's personal belongings before entering prison but did not find the seal. Now that the seal was not at home or among Zhou Shi's personal belongings, she had to go to prison to ask Aunt Zhou for information.
Aunt Zhou had long seen through Luo Xue Er's intentions and knew that she never sincerely wanted to rescue her from prison. With a little probing, Luo Xue Er learned that Aunt Zhou had given the seal to Luo Shuang Shuang. Luo Xue Er was angry that Aunt Zhou favored Luo Shuang Shuang and pretended to be Luo Ji Da's daughter herself. Aunt Zhou didn't expect Luo Xue Er to know her true identity.
It turned out that Luo Xue Er accidentally overheard a conversation between Aunt Zhou and a servant from the Xiao family, and learned that she was the daughter of the Xiao family's master, who had been taken over by Luo Ji Da in business, and Luo Ji Da was her father's killer. Aunt Zhou pleaded with Luo Xue Er to treat Luo Shuang Shuang well, after all, Luo Shuang Shuang was also connected by blood. But Luo Xue Er was cruel-hearted and even wanted to bring Luo Shuang Shuang to witness Aunt Zhou's execution, so that Luo Shuang Shuang could understand that she could only rely on herself in this lifetime.
Shen Dan Qing came to the prison to propose a cooperation with Aunt Zhou. If Aunt Zhou could tell her the whereabouts of the seal, she would help rescue Luo Shuang Shuang. Shen Dan Qing honestly admitted that she was only interested in wealth and not in harming lives. After much consideration, Aunt Zhou agreed to cooperate with Shen Dan Qing for the sake of Luo Shuang Shuang's safety.
Late at night, Luo Xue Er came to find Luo Shuang Shuang, deliberately deceiving her by saying that Shen Dan Qing was plotting to take the dowries left by Luo Ji Da for them. She also wanted to find someone to tie up the two sisters. The reason she locked Luo Shuang Shuang in the manor was also for Luo Shuang Shuang's safety.
To deceive Luo Shuang Shuang, they arranged for a servant to act as a kidnapper in front of her. Luo Xue Er took the opportunity to escape with Luo Shuang Shuang, and Luo Shuang Shuang, who was innocent and naive, believed Luo Xue Er's words.
Luo Xue Er took the opportunity to demand the seal left by Luo Ji Da, but Luo Shuang Shuang swore that Aunt Zhou had not given her the seal. Luo Xue Er probed and found out that Aunt Zhou had given Luo Shuang Shuang a box. After learning the location of the box, Luo Xue Er went to the tree outside the manor alone at night and dug out the box, intending to secretly take it away without letting Luo Shuang Shuang know.
Shen Dan Qing and her men arrived at the manor and happened to see Luo Xue Er leaving with someone. She speculated that Luo Xue Er had already obtained the seal and tried to snatch the box, but she didn't know that Luo Xue Er had already secretly hidden the seal.
Xu Cheng Feng went to the scene of Baishitong's death once again and found that there was some oil stains on the ground of the restaurant, but the area where Baishitong died was unusually dry. He asked Shen Zi Shan how the floor became dry. Shen Zi Shan thought that using borax to clean the floor would have such an effect. Xu Cheng Feng speculated that the killer was also poisoned and injured, and cleaning the floor was to remove traces of their own injuries. Shen Zi Shan decided to have Miao Shen Yi investigate the antidote for the poison used by Baishitong. They could go to the pharmacy to inquire about the person who recently prepared the antidote.
Luo Xue Er took the seal and went to the money house for her dowry, but she discovered that what Luo Ji Da had deposited in the money house was just a painting. Shen Dan Qing had previously been to the money house and obtained a letter left by Luo Ji Da for his three daughters. In the letter, Luo Ji Da prepared a homemade wine recipe for his daughters, which would ensure their prosperity and stability in any situation.
Shen Dan Qing was touched by her father's good intentions towards his daughters and felt sorrowful. Xu Cheng Feng originally wanted to find Shen Dan Qing and get another jar of Chengfeng wine, but Shen Zi Shan refused, citing her sister's bad mood. Instead, she personally found the wine and gave it to Xu Cheng Feng.
Xu Cheng Feng came to thank Shen Dan Qing with the wine but unexpectedly heard her sobbing. He silently left the Chengfeng wine to comfort Shen Dan Qing. Shen Zi Shan asked Shen Dan Qing if she had gained anything from the money house today. Shen Dan Qing revealed that Aunt Zhou had told her that there was a real seal hidden in the interlayer of the box. The seal inside the box was fake, and she had successfully obtained the dowry deposited by Luo Ji Da.
At the same time, Luo Xue Er also learned that Shen Dan Qing had been to the money house with the real seal, which made her furious. When Luo Xue Er returned home, she was chased by creditors. At this moment, Shen Dan Qing arrived with people and announced that she had bought Ganlu Hall and all the Luo family properties. She would take responsibility for all the debts.
Shen Dan Qing presented the contract of sale signed between her and Aunt Zhou, leaving Luo Xue Er speechless. Shen Dan Qing ordered her men to take Luo Xue Er to the Luo family ancestral hall, where she made Luo Xue Er kneel in front of the hall and questioned her if she had killed Luo Ailian and Luo Ji Da. Faced with the interrogation, Luo Xue Er instead claimed that everything she had done was to reclaim what belonged to her, and that her biological father was the founder of the Xiao family winery in Lincounty. Luo Ji Da had taken over the winery and caused her father's tragic death.
Shen Dan Qing didn't believe what Luo Xue Er said and told her that Luo Ji Da not only left them a painting but also three invaluable wine recipes. Luo Ji Da had never done anything to harm Luo Xue Er, but she had long been blinded by selfishness. She resented Luo Ji Da for forcing her into a ghost marriage.
Shen Dan Qing slapped Luo Xue Er and rebuked her for disregarding familial relations, ingratitude, and being remorseless for her wrongdoings. Seeing that Luo Xue Er showed no remorse, Shen Dan Qing ordered her men to throw Luo Xue Er out of the Luo residence to fend for herself.
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