Episode 9 recap: Chun Fu Celebrates Pei Lan's Birthday, Li Teng Yun's Misguided Ideas Backfire

Today, Pei Lan woke up early and sat by the window, meticulously getting ready. She felt joyous because it was her birthday. After tidying herself up, Pei Lan washed a lot of peaches, which was her birthday tradition. Once she finished washing the peaches, she called everyone over to eat them. She specifically asked Lu Bu Ping to come and eat first. However, just as Lu Bu Ping was about to pick up a peach, Du Ru Yu arrived and scolded Lu Bu Ping for slacking off, frightening him into grabbing a broom. Du Ru Yu asked Pei Lan to find Chun Jin Rong without realizing that it was Pei Lan's birthday. Pei Lan couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Chun Jin Rong was sulking in her room, not understanding why Shi Zi called her over but didn't show up, leaving her waiting in the dark for half the night. When Pei Lan came to call her, Chun Jin Rong snapped at Pei Lan in annoyance. Then, everyone in the family briefly interacted with Pei Lan, but after eating the peaches, none of them remembered it was her birthday. Instead, they assigned her various tasks. Lu Bu Ping felt sorry for Pei Lan, and he was the only one who bought her a pair of earrings. Pei Lan was delighted when she received them. Lu Bu Ping cared deeply for Pei Lan and suggested taking her back to Dali, vowing not to let her suffer such grievances again.

Pei Lan was already feeling upset, and when she heard Lu Bu Ping's words, she couldn't help but cry. Lu Bu Ping quickly comforted her, but Du Ru Yu witnessed the scene and misunderstood, thinking that Lu Bu Ping was bullying Pei Lan. She sternly warned him. Shi Zi was troubled because of a misunderstanding between Si Huang Zi and Jin Rong. His servants informed him that Li Teng Yun had been waiting for him outside, insisting on seeing him again. Irritated, Shi Zi called him in. As soon as Li Teng Yun entered, he knelt before Shi Zi and expressed his unwavering loyalty. He begged Shi Zi for another chance, believing that there might still be a turning point. Shi Zi asked how things could turn around.

Li Tengyun said that Ke Ling and Si Huangzi can reconcile now, but Ke Ling hates them so much. If she is not eliminated, she will definitely cause trouble in the future. Shi Zi asked how to eliminate her, and Li Tengyun made a throat-slitting gesture. Shi Zi said it was a good idea and entrusted the task of eliminating Ke Ling to Li Tengyun. Li Tengyun was shocked and said he couldn't kill anyone. He suggested that the assassins from the Wang Mansion should handle such matters. Shi Zi couldn't bear it anymore and brought four subordinates to follow Li Tengyun to Chun Mansion, instructing them to bring back a corpse today, either Chun Ke Ling's or Li Tengyun's. Helpless, Li Tengyun had to lead the people to ambush outside Chun Mansion, waiting for an opportunity to commit the murder.

Du Ruyu had always remembered that today was Peilan's birthday. She instructed Peilan to buy more food and she would personally cook delicious dishes. Peilan was very happy to hear this and went out with a basket. When she saw Li Tengyun squatting in a corner with his men, she went up to greet him. Now Li Tengyun and the assassins couldn't hide anymore, so they had to come out and greet Peilan, wishing her a happy birthday. Du Ruyu personally cooked many dishes, and Peilan was deeply moved and didn't know how to react. However, Lu Buping felt something was amiss. One family couldn't possibly eat so much food.

It turned out that Du Ruyu wanted to host a banquet for the neighbors on Peilan's birthday. She and Peilan welcomed everyone into the house and had a lively gathering. In the end, it was Peilan who kept busy cooking, and Lu Buping felt even more unfair for her.

It wasn't until the banquet ended and everyone dispersed that Du Ruyu came to comfort Peilan. She praised Peilan for being the most obedient and sensible among the four daughters and even gave her the family heirloom jade bracelet to wear. Then everyone in the family started giving Peilan gifts, and Ke Ling even brought a peach tree from Si Huangzi's house because Peilan always remembered her father buying her peaches on her birthday. However, Du Ruyu was dissatisfied with Guo Zhensheng's gift. She became angry when she saw that Guo Zhensheng gave Peilan medicinal supplements. In the midst of their playfulness, a large banner suddenly descended from the sky, blessing Peilan with a happy birthday, which deeply touched her.