Episode 15 recap: Wu Lan seduced Xiao Heng but was tricked by him instead.
Xue Fang Fei personally investigated the Xue family's blood debt, as she did not believe the Xue family members had made mistakes and thought someone must have sabotaged them. Someone informed her that it was related to the Ye family in Luyang, so Xue Fang Fei followed the clues to Luyang, unexpectedly encountering Xiao Heng, thinking he was tracking her.
The innocent Ye family members were arrested, Tong Zhi Yang acted first, and Wen Ji reported to Xiao Heng. Xiao Heng knew Xue Fang Fei was also at the scene, but he was not in a hurry to get involved, as everything was within his expectations. Xue Fang Fei found Qiong Zhi and learned that her sweetheart was Xue Zhao, stirring up memories from the past.
Years ago, Qiong Zhi's father was in debt, and the creditor came to forcibly take away the daughter. Xue Zhao saw it and rescued Qiong Zhi, getting injured himself. He promised to protect her every five days, and they fell in love. But later, Xue Zhao never showed up again, and Qiong Zhi was sold to a brothel.
Xue Fang Fei asked Qiong Zhi to help investigate the cause of Xue Huai Yuan's death. Qiong Zhi learned that Xue Zhao had died and took out the map he had given her at their last meeting, promising to help Xue Fang Fei. Wu Lan took the opportunity to try to strip Xiao Heng's clothes, but was instead fed a South Border insect by Xiao Heng, giving her two choices: either to snitch on Chu Lan or team up with him to overthrow Chu Lan.
Xiao Heng left, just happening to run into Xue Fang Fei. Xue Fang Fei thought he was tracking her, but seeing Wu Lan's disheveled appearance, mistakenly thought Xiao Heng had come to the brothel to seek pleasure. Ye Jia Er returned home to find her mother crying and threatening to hang herself, learning from Li Mama that Ye Ming Xuan had a fox spirit, so she quickly went to Ye Ming Xuan to ask about the situation.
Ye Ming Xuan told her that the person was his relative Jiang Li. Ye Jia Er did not want to acknowledge Jiang Li as her cousin, thinking she was just currying favor with the Ye family. Ye Ming Xuan proposed drawing lots to see who would go welcome Jiang Li, and Ye Jia Er reluctantly drew the winning lot.
Early the next morning, Ye Jia Er woke up Xue Fang Fei and arranged a special forces one-day tour for her, eagerly dressing her up. Xue Fang Fei was not fully awake, and Tong Er had no time to refuse. Ye Jia Er barged into the room. Xue Fang Fei knew she was forced to arrange it, but said she would praise Ye Jia Er's attentive hospitality in front of the elders. Seeing that Xue Fang Fei was agreeable, Ye Jia Er prepared a carriage for her to go play on her own, and Xue Fang Fei suggested going to the Ye family's shop.
Ye Jia Er took Xue Fang Fei to the family's shop, where they saw Uncle Ye Ming Yu unreasonably demanding money from the shop manager. Ye Jia Er firmly refused to lend him money until he repaid his debts.
Ye Mingyu wanted to accuse Jiang Laoren and refused to leave, sitting on the ground.
Xue Fangfei stepped forward and called out to Ye Mingyu. Ye Mingyu realized she was Jiang Li, and remembered how Ye Zhenzhen had passed away. He kowtowed and begged his mother to take Ye Zhenzhen's mother and daughter back, but was rejected. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel saddened. Out of respect for Jiang Li, Ye Mingyu no longer demanded money.
Ye Jia'er saw that Xue Fangfei was very capable and offered to make her new clothes, but someone started demanding a refund. Xue Fangfei felt there were problems with the Ye family's business, and she personally witnessed the Imperial Censor from the Tong Prefecture arresting Ye Mingxuan. Ye Mingxuan had instructed his wife not to tell Ye Laofu about the matter for the time being.
Wu Lan told Xiao Heng about Chu Lan's whereabouts. Xiao Heng gave her the antidote, but she wanted him to feed it to her. Xiao Heng refused, and Wendi mocked Xiao Heng for having a crush. Lu Ji informed Xiao Heng about Tong Zhiyang's intrusion into the Ye family. Xiao Heng did not intervene for now, knowing this was something Tong Zhiyang had staged for Li Zhongnan, and just asked them to keep watching.
Xue Fangfei kept Ye Jia'er company as they waited through the night for news of Ye Mingxuan. From the servant they had sent, they learned that the Tong Prefecture did not dare to collect money or interrogate Ye Mingxuan, and Xue Fangfei speculated that the Tong Prefecture wanted to wait for the right price and demanded the Ye family's entire fortune. Xue Fangfei revealed that Ye Shijie had been recruited in the capital, believing that the puppet master wanted to use the Ye family to control Ye Shijie, and advised Ye's wife to remain calm and not lose her composure.
Xue Fangfei inquired about the ancient brocade incident, and Ye Jia'er truthfully reported that there were rumors of people dying after wearing the ancient brocade, which was exclusive to the Ye family's weaving business. Ye Mingxuan had sent people to investigate, and they finally found a batch of problematic ancient brocade. Ye Jia'er was worried that the puppet master would not give up, and she only knew how to do business, not navigate officialdom. Xue Fangfei advised her not to retreat.
A servant hurriedly reported that someone had vandalized Lijing Hall, scolding them for selling problematic ancient brocade and demanding they pay with their lives. Ye Jia'er went to pacify the rioters, but the Imperial Censor tried to arrest her. Seeing the situation turning bad, Xue Fangfei revealed her identity as a member of the Jiang family and stated that she had worn the ancient brocade without any problems.
Li Jin discovered that Xiao Heng was following him and invited him to watch the unfolding drama.
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