Episode 10 recap: The jade carvings of Su Yuxuan were also found to have been poisoned.
The spice poisoning incident caused panic among the townspeople, and the lord summoned Su Yuxuan and the head of Qipei Hall to question them. He ordered them to investigate the matter within a day, threatening to execute them if they failed to get to the bottom of it and calm the people. The lord's order was directly delivered to Qipei Hall, and Pei Qinshi had already been detained. If they couldn't uncover the truth by the next day, he would have them executed directly. Shan Dandan was extremely anxious upon hearing this.
Unexpected that it was so serious, Shan Dandan went to discuss with Pei Pei about using her own life to save the old woman's. A group of them were captured by bandits and confined in the courtyard. To Shan Dandan's surprise, her frightened cries sounded like a woman's, and the bandits came to check who the woman was. Pei Pei, worried that Shan Dandan would be discovered, quickly pretended to be the woman, deceiving the bandits. The bandits were delighted and planned to take turns with Pei Pei at night.
A'liu rushed back urgently to find reinforcements, and on the street he happened to run into Su Jue and Shan Shuangshuang, who learned of Shan Dandan's danger and hurried to the rescue. The bandits also called their leader, wanting him to join in the "fun," but to their surprise, the bandit leader was deeply moved by Pei Pei, feeling that Pei Pei resembled his own wife in every way.
He then had his men bring Pei Pei his mother's clothes and made him up, and Pei Pei ended up looking even more like a woman after changing. At this moment, Su Jue and Shan Shuangshuang arrived with reinforcements, and Pei Pei was extremely embarrassed that Su Jue had seen his unsightly appearance again.
Soon, A'liu also arrived with reinforcements, and they quickly subdued the group. Su Jue also mocked Pei Pei for his female attire. Pei Pei and Su Jue continued to search for clues, but they couldn't help but bicker with each other. They soon returned to the poisoned woman's home, and after examination, Shan Shuangshuang discovered that the woman had been poisoned by a witchcraft herb. If not treated promptly, she would be in mortal danger.
When Shan Shuangshuang was treating the woman, who was in great pain and uncooperative, she used acupressure, which surprised Su Jue with her skills. Shan Shuangshuang, worried that her martial arts would be exposed, quickly explained that she had learned it from a Taoist doctor.
After treatment, the woman's condition stabilized for the time being. They couldn't understand why someone unrelated to Qipei Hall had been poisoned. When the woman woke up, she recalled that after buying a bracelet from the spice stall, she had encountered a woman who recommended a colorful thread, which she had also purchased.
Shan Shuang Shuang's investigation revealed that the poisoning was caused by the multicolored thread. Tan Qinghe was finally cleared of suspicion, and the subsequent events had nothing to do with him, so he took his leave. The couple felt guilty towards Qi Peige and invited them to stay the night and have a meal, and Pei Pei also agreed as it was getting late. Su Jue and Shan Shuang Shuang took people to the multicolored thread store to search for clues, and Su Jue felt that Qi Peige had always been low-key, so the incident should not be simple.
Shan Dan Dan and Pei Pei discussed their ideals, with Shan Dan Dan's greatest wish being to open a jade shop with her sister, and Pei Pei promising to help her realize this dream. However, Shan Dan Dan suddenly remembered how much Pei Pei had resembled the girls at Hua Manlou, realizing that Pei Pei must have learned from them, and chased after her to question her, the two of them playing around happily.
Su Jue had people monitor the multicolored thread store, but found nothing unusual, much to his surprise. At that moment, someone rushed over to summon Su Jue to Hua Manlou, where Yang Mama angrily accused them of causing the girls to be poisoned by their spices and jewelry. Pei Pei and Shan Dan Dan also arrived, and Yang Mama felt that Tan Xiange was also involved, as Su Yuxuan's spices came from Tan Xiange.
Now, over ten girls were like walking corpses, biting anyone they saw, and Yang Mama urgently had them locked up. Shan Shuang Shuang felt that the situation was more complex than the earlier poisoning of the woman. The group bravely entered Hua Manlou, but the once lively brothel had become a terrifying ghost house, and they hurried to stick together as they advanced.
Soon, the ghostly girls appeared before them, rushing to bite them, and the group fled in disarray. Pei Pei quickly led Shan Dan Dan to hide under a table, but they were soon discovered, and had to seize the opportunity to escape.
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