Episode 23 recap: Lian Maner rescued Lian Xiuer.
Lian Maner's grandmother was extremely worried about Lian Xiuer. She was supposed to return home three days ago, but she hadn't come back yet. Now that they lived closer, Lian Maner's grandmother wanted to go and check on Lian Xiuer at the Liu residence. However, Lian Maner knew about Lian Xiuer's situation and couldn't let her grandmother find out. So she advised her grandmother not to go and said she would go and inform Lian Xiuer in advance so that Lian Xiuer could meet her. It wouldn't be appropriate for her grandmother to suddenly show up without warning.
Lian Maner's grandmother agreed to this plan. Lian Maner brought food and wine to the steward at the Liu residence and took the opportunity to go to the firewood room, where she informed Lian Xiuer about their plan to rescue her. Lian Xiuer said she wanted to see Liu Fugui. Liu Fugui thought Lian Xiuer had softened and had someone bring her out of the firewood room, allowing her to freshen up and wait for him in a room.
Meanwhile, Lian Maner drank with the steward of the Liu residence and had him bring the guards who were keeping watch over there to join them. They all drank a lot, and Lian Maner made sure they got drunk. On the other side, Lian Xiuer dismissed her maid, saying she wanted to eat something. Lian San waited for her, and when Liu Fugui came in, he used a sedative to make him unconscious and took away his waist token.
Lian San brought Lian Xiuer out, and Lian Maner explained that when Liu Fugui woke up and found Lian Xiuer missing, he would definitely search for her everywhere. So she suggested that Lian Xiuer hide in the mountain stronghold with Lian San for a while. Lian San handed the waist token to Shi San, who was pleased to receive it, confirming that it was the right one.
Shi San arranged for Lao Si to take the waist token and go find Cao Boss. They also brought some goods and informed Cao Boss that the situation had changed. They needed the goods to be transported immediately and delivered to Lingshui City by tomorrow. Cao Boss thought the time was too tight, but Lao Si explained that the villagers had already moved away. They asked Cao Boss to directly handle the transportation.
Cao Boss agreed, saying he would pack up and set off immediately.
Actually, Shen Nuo had already made arrangements. He informed the people from the Wude Division to go to Lingshui City, and as soon as Cao Boss arrived, they could immediately capture them. The next day, when Cao Boss was transporting the goods to Lingshui City, his carriage was intentionally overturned at the city gate. The red iron ore spilled out, and the people from the Wude Division were waiting there and directly captured them.
When Liu Fugui woke up and found Lian Xiuer missing, he also discovered the scent of sedative in the room. He was furious, never expecting that Lian Xiuer would dare to play tricks on him. Liu Fugui went to Lian Maner's uncle to find out what happened. Lian Maner's uncle quickly claimed that he had no idea where Lian Xiuer had gone. However, Liu Fugui didn't believe him and had him severely beaten.
The leader of the Wude Division had Liu Fugui summoned to ask about the delivery situation. Liu Fugui was confused and only then realized that his waist token, used for shipping, was missing. Liu Fugui begged for mercy, but the assassins of Marquis Hou came and killed him. The leader of the Wude Division quickly expressed that it was his own negligence and promised that there would not be another incident like this.
The assassins ordered the leader of the Wude Division to clean up the backyard and not let anyone find out who was responsible. The next day, the leader of the Wude Division went to find Shen Nuo, saying that Cao Boss had encountered trouble and now they needed to transport the goods. They had no choice but to seek Shen Nuo's help. The leader of the Wude Division explained that they were not smuggling salt this time but transporting red iron ore. He provided Shen Nuo with the location of the mine and the transportation route, asking Shen Nuo to handle the transportation.
Shen Nuo agreed. Shen Nuo delivered the message to Shi San and urged him to return quickly. Second Aunt heard about the incident at the Liu residence while she was on the street. After inquiring, she learned that the Liu family did not actually have a son and that Lian Xiuer was also missing. She hurried back to inform Lian Maner's grandmother and the others.
Lian Maner's grandmother was extremely shocked upon hearing the news.
The TV drama is alright, but the ending is really terrible. They stood by and watched until the person was almost dead before going to rescue them. The people from Heihu Village had already almost killed the person, and even when the Wude Faction arrived, they couldn't break in.
Is Shen Nuo supposed to be a skilled fighter? Because most of the scenes we see are of her getting beaten up. Did the other side get scared by the blood or something? It really makes people feel like it's a waste.