Episode 5 recap: Yang Cai Wei followed Pan Yue.
Pan Yue was tired of continuing the charade and forced Yang Cai Wei to reveal what had happened that day. Sensing that Pan Yue might have discovered that Shang Guan Zhi had abducted her, Yang Cai Wei immediately confessed, but she managed to escape. However, Pan Yue was persistent. He found Shang Guan Zhi's purse on Yang Cai Wei's body and mistakenly believed that Shang Guan Zhi had killed her, unaware that the real Yang Cai Wei was standing right in front of him.
Yang Cai Wei forced herself to remain calm, but Pan Yue kept pressuring her. He threatened that if she didn't tell the truth today, he wouldn't let her leave alive. Pan Yue demanded her life, and in anger, Yang Cai Wei attempted to jump off a cliff. Pan Yue stopped her and they ended up at the edge of the cliff.
Yang Cai Wei pointed to the corpses and claimed they were her loyal subordinates. She had intended to scare them by pretending they were watching her being threatened by Yang Cai Wei. However, unexpectedly, a group of robbers appeared and robbed them of everything before pushing them into a pit. Yang Cai Wei was saved by Yang Cai Wei and learned their story, which made her let go of her grudge.
Using Shang Guan Zhi's voice, Yang Cai Wei expressed her true feelings. She recounted how she had been rejected by Pan Yue when she went to the Pan family because of the scars on her face, which had led to humiliation and mockery. She had thought that they were destined to be separate, but ten years later, Pan Yue came looking for her, and everything was a misunderstanding. She genuinely wanted to marry Pan Yue.
Zhuo Lan Jiang, the young master of the Yin Yu Tower, returned to Heyang and informed the other three major families. They decided to drive Pan Yue out of Heyang. Late at night, Yang Cai Wei secretly followed Bai Xiao Sheng to find Old Jiang. She saw her master, Yang Cai Wei, crying uncontrollably.
On the day of the wedding, someone was planning to kill Old Jiang. He couldn't see the person's face clearly but noticed that they were wearing the groom's attire. Old Jiang gave Yang Cai Wei forensic tools and warned her to be careful. Yang Cai Wei recovered her jade pendant and decided to reclaim her identity as soon as possible.
The next morning, someone reported a case, and it turned out to be from the Yin Yu Tower. Liu, the constable, panicked, and Sun Zhen accused Pan Yue of killing his wife. Yang Cai Wei saw an opportunity to fuel the fire. Pan Yue's expression remained unchanged, and he promised to provide an answer within seven days. Yang Cai Wei couldn't figure out Pan Yue's thoughts and suggested a public examination of Yang Cai Wei's body. However, Pan Yue said he had his own arrangements and was confident.
Yang Cai Wei kept a close eye on Pan Yue and inadvertently discovered that he burned a letter mentioning the Hundred Flowers Palace. Yang Cai Wei disguised herself as a courtesan and infiltrated the Hundred Flowers Palace, eventually reaching the private room where Pan Yue was located. Qing Di informed Pan Yue that his encounter with Zhuo Lan Jiang would likely not end well. Three years ago, the Jinshui Tower was destroyed by the Yin Yu Tower.
Qing Di invited Pan Yue to meet with him, aiming to form an alliance. He believed that there was nothing more prestigious than taking down the four major clans if they wanted to achieve greatness. Qing Di was not content with being at the bottom and had long been dissatisfied with the other three families. Pan Yue agreed to the alliance. Yang Cai Wei witnessed this scene and silently cursed in her heart.
However, amidst the chaos in her mind, her actions also became chaotic. The sound of her playing the instrument turned harsh, providing an opportunity for Pan Yue to take her away. On the carriage, Yang Cai Wei kept her head down, feeling guilty. Pan Yue warned her not to cause any more trouble. Since Shang Guan Lan had left her behind, he would protect her.
Yang Cai Wei agreed verbally but had no intention of complying. However, when Pan Yue was about to leave, he stopped her. Yang Cai Wei overheard rumors in town about a bet between Pan Yue and Zhuo Lan Jiang regarding who would win. She pretended to be mysterious and placed a bet on Zhuo Lan Jiang at the gambling house, even claiming to have inside information. She said that Zhuo Lan Jiang had already found the burial site of Pan Yue's wife, and she wanted Pan Yue to lead her to the body.
After leaving the gambling house, Yang Cai Wei happened to encounter Ajing. Ajing was the person she had saved at the mass grave, and she asked him to come back and see her when he was alive. He had returned, but Yang Cai Wei was nowhere to be found. Both he and Bai Xiao Sheng were Yang Cai Wei's only friends in Heyang. Seeing Ajing being driven away while drunk, Yang Cai Wei hurried over and was determined to uncover the truth and end everything.
Pan Yue planned to go out, so Yang Cai Wei ordered someone to sprinkle Hugua flower pollen on the back of his horse. At night, she followed the tracks and traced his path. Pan Yue arrived at a peach blossom forest, the very place where she had once mentioned wanting to be buried. After Pan Yue left, Yang Cai Wei discovered the memorial tablet he had set up and her own preserved corpse.
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