Episode 3 recap: Hua Qian took the initiative to plead for Mu Yao's family on her own.

Hua Qian told her father that this decision was for the good of the Hua family, but in fact she just didn't want her parents to be killed in the end, after all, her parents got into trouble because at that time she insisted on marrying Zhong Ye Lan. This time, Hua Qian's idea was agreed by her father, and Hua Qian could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Hua Qian knew that it's not easy to persuade people who have been evil at heart to change for the better.

Unknown to Hua Qian, all her words and deeds were being watched by others. The maid pretended to drop something as an excuse to seduce Hua Shen. Hua Shen was originally a playboy, but when he saw Hua Qian, he hurried over to her instead. Hua Qian didn't bother much with her brother.

Zhong Ye Lan came back very late, but the whole Hua family was waiting for him to have dinner together. Even Hua Qian was too hungry to enjoy the food. When Hua Shen saw Zhong Ye Lan come, he wanted to pour him wine, but was stopped by his mother. Hua Qian originally wanted to take the first bite, but her father looked at her, so she could only give the meat to Zhong Ye Lan.  

During dinner, Hua Shen kept toasting Zhong Ye Lan, but he didn't eat a single mouthful of rice. Their mother also quietly told Hua Qian that this was in order to establish prestige for Hua Qian in the Zhong Mansion. Soon, Hua Shen got drunk as well, and their father found it inappropriate, so he asked Hua Shen to leave first. Hua Qian also found an excuse to take Zhong Ye Lan and leave quickly.

Hua Qian felt that since her father's side was settled, the next step was to change Zhong Ye Lan's attitude towards her. The first thing was to see Mu Yao. Zhong Ye Lan was surprised but said he was very worried about Mu Yao. He also said he had no other intentions towards Mu Yao, and still remembered clearly about the things they did together in the past.

In fact, Hua Qian knew that the one who fell for Zhong Ye Lan at that time was Mu Yao. But she deliberately came between them. However, she wouldn't do that anymore. When Hua Qian came to see Mu Yao, Mu Yao had just fallen asleep. Hua Qian almost developed ill intentions again but managed to stop herself in time.

When Mu Yao saw Hua Qian, she still thought Hua Qian came to humiliate her, after all, when Hua Qian was about to be married to Zhong Ye Lan, she did come to flaunt in front of Mu Yao. Hua Qian also remembered that Mu Yao found out she deliberately got close to her after noticing Mu Yao's contact with Zhong Ye Lan.

Hua Qian said she wouldn't defend herself about the past, but from now on, she would not harm Mu Yao and would try her best to help save Mu Yao's father. Naturally, Mu Yao would not forgive Hua Qian at once, and threw the tea Hua Qian poured her onto the ground. Zhong Ye Lan rushed in after hearing the sound, and coincidentally saw the slap mark on Hua Qian's face, thinking Mu Yao hit her. But Hua Qian hurried to explain she hit herself.

Originally, Zhong Ye Lan still wanted to blame Mu Yao, but was stopped by Hua Qian. Hua Qian continued pleading for Mu Yao, and gave them time alone, after all, the two were in love, so she didn't want there to be any misunderstanding between them. After Hua Qian left, Mu Yao still wanted to save her father, but Zhong Ye Lan thought it was too risky.

The next day, Hua Qian's father went to plead for the family head Zhong Xi Wu, and said it was the fault of the shepherd, Shen Xiang. Hua Qian's father took the opportunity to earnestly beg Zhong Xi Wu to spare the shepherd's family, because exile was equivalent to a death sentence. Zhong Xi Wu's attitude towards the Hua family has not changed so far, and even felt that every household wanted to be associated with the Zhong family.

Thanks to Hua Qian's father's plea, Mu Yao's father, who was originally sentenced to lifelong exile, was now ordered to be exiled for only three years. And now many people were praising the generosity of the Hua family. Later, Hua Qian also asked Qian Zhi to send a message to Mu Yao's father in prison, hoping he would not commit suicide.

Mu Yao went to send off her father. Her father told her not to worry and that he would look for her after returning. Mu Yao still wanted her father's exoneration. She said she would definitely find out the truth. After that, she left. When she returned, Mu Yao knelt in front of Zhong Ye Lan to thank him, after all, this matter was also thanks to Zhong Ye Lan.  

Mu Yao wanted Zhong Ye Lan to take her in, but he didn't want to agree at first. Hua Qian threatened Zhong Ye Lan. In fact, Zhong Ye Lan was afraid he would gradually fall in love with Mu Yao, which was not allowed.

In the past, when Mu Yao saw a parrot in the Zhong Garden, she wanted to climb the tree to save it, and that's how she happened to meet Zhong Ye Lan. After Hua Qian returned, she found out that Mu Yao had actually become a maid in the Zhong household, and Zhong Ye Lan even gave Mu Yao to Hua Qian.

Hua Qian still didn't understand Mu Yao's intention. So in order to accommodate Zhong Ye Lan and Mu Yao, she planned to let Mu Yao stay by Zhong Ye Lan's side. Hua Rong Zhou found a new job, which happened to be where Zhong Xi Wu went every day.  

At this time, everyone suddenly heard strange noises downstairs. It turned out Hua Shen wanted to bring the girl he played music with back as a concubine. Zhong Xi Wu also planned to send someone down to take a look, to see how bold this Hua Shen was.