Episode 16 recap: Hua Qian agreed to divorce.
After Mu Yao leaves Zhong Ye Lan's room, the maid still feels somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that Hua Shen was let go so easily.However, Mu Yao knows that this matter cannot be concealed, considering that Zhong Ye Lan has taken no action for such a long time Upon returning home, Hua Qian recalls the events of the previous life when Mu Yao and Zhong Ye Lan had already found Qian Po, who pleaded with Mu Yao to spare her and begged them not to harm her daughter and grandson Mu Yao found Qian Po because she wanted her to testify against the Hua family
One could say that she was one of the crucial people who moved to the Hua family. Hua Qian must find Qian Po before Zhong Ye Lan and Mu Yao do. Hua Qian instructs Hua Rong Zhou to handle this matter, but she doesn't know Qian Po's daughter's name, so she simply describes the situation to Hua Rong Zhou. Hua Qian informs Hua Rong Zhou that if she finds them, she wants them to move to another place. If they refuse, they should only be threatened with harm to the child, but pregnant women and the child should not be harmed.
The eldest princess summons Hua Qian to her residence and learns about Hua Qian's desire for divorce. She initially thought things would develop in a positive direction, but Hua Qian firmly states that her decision is final. The eldest princess advises her to carefully consider it for a month, and if her thoughts remain unchanged after a month, she will support them.
After coming out, Hua Qian encounters two female attendants. It seems that the Qian family dislikes Hua Qian, so their words are harsh. Hua Qian then meets Zhong Xi Wu and discovers that Zhong Xi Wu has brought a tailor and intends to make clothes for someone. Since Hua Qian's figure is similar to that person's, Zhong Xi Wu asks for her help. Hua Qian feels uncomfortable and believes that even without Zhong Ye Lan, Mu Yao would not be willing to marry into the Zhong family, as she claims to understand Mu Yao. Zhong Xi Wu tightly clenches her fist and asks Hua Qian to leave. Just as Hua Qian leaves, she encounters a stranger, who is actually one of Zhong Xi Wu's subordinates in the city. The person informs Hua Qian that Hua Shen has been released, as it seems that Mu Yao told Zhong Ye Lan, and it was all a misunderstanding. Zhong Xi Wu remains silent.
Hua Qian returns home to visit her older brother and tells her father that what she said was correct since her brother has indeed returned. Her father calls her to the study, and she informs him that she wants to divorce Zhong Ye Lan. Her father finds this matter absurd, but Hua Qian tells him that if Mu Yao catches them and uses it as leverage against their family, the Hua family will truly be finished.
Hua Qian knows that if Mu Yao finds evidence, their situation will be dire. However, her father believes that it's impossible to find evidence. Hua Qian also mentions that the incident involving her brother can be seen as evidence, and the higher they climb, the more enemies they will make.
Hua Qian's words were meant to remind her father, but he felt that the girl in front of him had changed completely. Hua Qian suggested that her father resign from his official position and they could live in seclusion in the countryside. However, her father considered it nearly impossible to resign and asked her why she believed in her plan. Hua Qian's only excuse was that she was his daughter. Hua Rong Zhou had been waiting for the person mentioned by Hua Qian to appear, but with very little information, he had to rely on himself.
On the other side, Mu Yao also investigated the adopted daughter and informed Zhong Ye Lan of the address. Zhong Ye Lan promised to help her investigate. Mu Yao mentioned that a few days ago, Hua Qian went to see The Eldest Princess, which made Zhong Ye Lan worried that Hua Qian might have told The Eldest Princess about their divorce plans.
When Mu Yao returned to her room, she found someone inside—Wu Shuo Mo. He claimed that the parrot from before belonged to him and that he saw Mu Yao climbing a tree nearby. He accidentally fell, but Zhong Ye Lan saved him. In fact, Wu Shuo Mo created many opportunities for Mu Yao to meet him, and he convinced her that he must take her away.
Hua Rong Zhou finally returned and found the person they were looking for. He handed the items to Hua Qian. Initially, she planned to burn them all, but after hesitating for a moment, she decided to put them in her jewelry box. She wanted to give her father one last chance to see what choice he would make.
In fact, Miss Qi never liked Zhong Xi Wu and didn't want to stay there. At this time, The Eldest Princess informed them that some things had been sent to their house for Miss Qi to retrieve. When Miss Qi learned that the servant who delivered the items was Jin Lin, she suddenly smiled—a sight that no one had ever seen from her before.
Jin Lin handed the items to Miss Qi. In truth, they both had feelings for each other, but due to their master-servant relationship, they couldn't be together. Miss Qi had already embroidered a purse for Jin Lin, but he told her that her father had arranged a marriage for him. Miss Qi was furious and threw the purse on the ground.
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