Episode 31 recap: Su Nanjin seeks to marry Zhang Minniang.
Meanwhile, General Su Haizheng in the military camp is still planning for the upcoming actions. Liuli is helping Zhang Minniang with her painting, but Zhang Minniang is maintaining a gesture that Liuli doesn't understand. Zhang Minniang is getting a bit frustrated, and Yun Yi, who is standing by, can't help but laugh when she sees it.
Pei Xingjian also comes over, and Yun Yi quickly finds an excuse to make Liuli go away. In fact, Liuli wants to use this opportunity to ensure that Zhang Minniang won't come to the mansion again in the future. Pei Xingjian tells Liuli that Su Haizheng has mentioned plans to attack Ashina, which means there might be another war.
Liuli actually knows that Su Haizheng intentionally wants to make things difficult for Pei Xingjian and the Ai family. Now, when it comes to handing over the granaries, they are demanding 200,000 units, which is quite challenging for Pei Xingjian and his group. Ai Chongyu's father also knows that now that Su Haizheng has turned the tables, they will inevitably face troubles. Although there are some progress in acquiring provisions, Ai Chongyu must be cautious and not be undermined by others.
The Ai family quickly gathers all the officials at home to discuss the matter of acquiring provisions. Naturally, the Ai family alone cannot provide such a large amount of food and forage, so they need everyone's help. Wang Junmeng also lends a hand, but everyone is still hesitant. Ai Chongyu gets a little angry, and only then do the ministers express their willingness to help.
Ai Chongyu is still worried about the provisions, so he goes to Pei Xingjian for advice. After all, many times it's Pei Xingjian who gives him ideas. Soon, Su Nanjin comes to the Ai family to inquire about the provisions. However, they only have 80,000 units at the moment, which is far from the 200,000 units they need. Ai Chongyu says they will make up for it by donating cloth and other items, and Su Nanjin, seeing that there is progress in acquiring provisions, hurriedly leaves.
Su Nanjin didn't expect Pei Xingjian to solve the problem so quickly. Just when he was still worrying about it, his subordinate informed him that there was a solution. At first, Su Nanjin was reluctant to meet a county magistrate, but upon learning that the magistrate had significant influence and knew Pei Xingjian, he realized that saying a few words to him would undoubtedly make it difficult for Pei Xingjian and Ai Chongyu to acquire provisions on time.
The next morning, Liuli discovered that the familiar county magistrate, Zhang Jihuai, had unexpectedly arrived in the county town. Her intuition told her that this matter was definitely out of the ordinary, so she followed them. As expected, she witnessed the meeting between Zhang Jihuai and Su Nanjin, and she knew that there must be a problem with this matter.
Soon, Su Nanjin found Pei Xingjian and Ai Chongyu, and brought up the matter of acquiring provisions. Pei Xingjian mentioned that there was progress in that regard. Pei Xingjian also knew that Su Nanjin's intentions were not good, but he didn't reveal his suspicions.
In addition, Zhang, a participating soldier, hypocritically distributed invitations to everyone for a meal. Pei Xingjian felt that there was something unusual about this matter and discussed it with Ai Chongyu. At this time, A Cheng came and informed them that Liuli had come to deliver a message, saying that Zhang Jihuai had just met with Su Nanjin. Pei Xingjian immediately understood that there must be collusion between them.
After Zhang Minniang returned home and learned about this, she told her brother that she suspected Su Nanjin would use them to deal with Pei Xingjian and Ai Chongyu. However, Zhang, the participating soldier, thought that his sister was overthinking. On the evening of the banquet, Zhang, the participating soldier, even had Zhang Minniang personally play the piano. Su Nanjin, on the other hand, greatly enjoyed Zhang Minniang's music. However, Zhang Minniang suddenly stopped playing halfway through.
Su Nanjin praised Zhang Minniang's performance, and Wang Junmeng, who was nearby, felt something strange when he heard that Zhang Minniang didn't continue playing. Zhang, the participating soldier, already knew that Su Nanjin was interested in his sister, so he seized the opportunity to have Su Nanjin meet his sister in a separate chamber.
Su Nanjin was immediately captivated by Zhang Minniang's beauty. After Zhang Minniang left, her brother simply asked her to wait in her room. Soon, Zhang, the participating soldier, came and informed his sister that Su Nanjin now wanted to marry her. Zhang Minniang didn't expect that Su Nanjin alone could handle the marriage arrangements, but she felt that something was off about this. Zhang Minniang still wondered why Su Nanjin had come this time, whether it was for overseeing the provisions or for getting married, especially since tomorrow was the day to hand over the food and forage.
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