Episode 8 recap: Shen Jinmo was worried and concerned about meeting the emperor.
Gu Zhiyao was at home drinking tea and reading a book when Qian Sanshao brought the first batch of guitar samples to show her. Qian Sanshao asked Gu Zhiyao about the price. In order to help Gu Zhiyao, Qian Sanshao deliberately kept the costs low, even willing to lose money himself just to let Gu Zhiyao make a profit. However, Gu Zhiyao saw through Qian Sanshao's intentions, and in the end, Qian Sanshao had to disclose the actual cost of the guitar. Taking advantage of the situation, Gu Zhiyao proposed that making money solely from selling guitars was too slow, so she suggested writing music scores to earn more money.
Qian Sanshao noticed that Gu Zhiyao wasn't lacking money, so he wondered why she kept thinking about making more. Gu Zhiyao used disaster relief as an excuse, but Qian Sanshao couldn't be convinced. Impressed by Gu Zhiyao's boldness, Qian Sanshao decided to donate a large sum of money for disaster relief. When the emperor learned about Gu Zhiyao's charitable actions, he sought advice from the imperial tutor. However, the emperor didn't receive an honest answer from the tutor and realized that he had been deceived, but he didn't confront the tutor directly.
Just after Gu Zhiyao finished her performance, she was stopped by the prince. The prince believed that Gu Zhiyao's family affairs should have been settled, but Gu Zhiyao kept making excuses to stall. At that moment, Shen Jinmo stepped forward to object, but the prince, furious, had Shen Jinmo arrested. Gu Zhiyao wanted to seek help from the imperial tutor and found him at her home. However, the tutor told Gu Zhiyao to figure it out on her own and informed her about the emperor's intention to summon her, warning her to be cautious.
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