Episode 10 recap: Gu Yan Xi saved Hua Zhi at a critical moment.
Due to her mother's long illness, Chen Lu resorted to this plan as a last resort. Lin Wan sympathized with Chen Lu's situation and understood Xia Jin E's intentions, so she punished Chen Lu by withholding her monthly allowance for a year and deducted the money for her mother's treatment from her own share. To dispel Xia Jin E's suspicions, Lin Wan showed her the account book, which showed that Hua Zhi received the same amount of money each month as Qin Yi Niang.
Lin Wan told Hua Zhi that Xia Jin E came from a merchant family but had a strong personality. Due to marital discord, she wanted to become the stewardess to raise her head in front of her sisters-in-law and silence the gossip of idle people. After understanding Xia Jin E's difficulties, Hua Zhi voluntarily handed over the account book for her to review.
The maid who delivered food didn't lock Shao Yao's courtyard properly. After Mr. Dong and Gu Yan Xi finished chatting, Mr. Dong kept recalling the scene of the fire that day. Coincidentally, he passed by Shao Yao's courtyard and spoke to her through the door. This scene was witnessed by a masked assassin on a distant rooftop. He secretly used a silk thread to strangle Mr. Dong. When he was on the verge of death, Mr. Dong opened the letter that Gu Yan Xi had given him.
The courtyard gate was blown open, and Shao Yao walked out. Just as she left, the masked assassin jumped into her courtyard. It was Shao Yao's first time going out, and she was curious about everything, but she had no money to buy anything. When she encountered Shen Huan at a teahouse and couldn't pay the bill, she casually told the shopkeeper to put it on her brother's account before leaving.
Following Shao Yao's example, after finishing Hua Zhi's honey dumplings, she said, "Put it on my brother's account." When Gu Yan Xi checked Mr. Dong's body, he learned that his sister was missing. It was getting dark, and Shao Yao couldn't clearly explain her home address, so Hua Zhi took her back. Shao Yao liked the atmosphere of Hua Zhi's house very much and was happy to have meals together with everyone.
At night, Lin Wan's cough became worse. When she saw the prescription given by the doctor, Shao Yao said that three different medicines were needed for the symptoms. The doctor praised her brilliance after hearing the names of the medicines she mentioned.
Qi Su Si searched for Shao Yao in the city all night but couldn't find her. However, the next day, he unexpectedly saw her on the street, following Hua Zhi. When Gu Yan Xi arrived and saw Shao Yao happily selling honey dumplings, Hua Zhi advised Gu Yan Xi to take care of Shao Yao and not let her eat alone all the time.
Hua Zhi greatly appreciated Shao Yao's medical skills. After Gu Yan Xi took Shao Yao back, he asked for the details and confirmed that Hua Zhi was still unaware of their identities as siblings. This relieved him. Shao Yao didn't want to be locked up again, and Gu Yan Xi felt sorry for her being alone every day without any companions. So he told her that if she didn't want to go back, she didn't have to, but she must not reveal her surname as Gu, especially to Hua Zhi.
Shao Yao was very happy after hearing this. Gu Yan Xi entrusted Shao Yao to Hua Zhi and gave her three hundred wen as food and lodging expenses. Hua Zhi didn't refuse and took Gu Yan Xi to the woods to work and pick red fruits. As it was getting late, Hua Zhi invited Gu Yan Xi to go home together for dinner.
The masked assassin finally found Shao Yao and followed them from behind. It started raining, and Hua Zhi and Gu Yan Xi stood under the eaves, looking at the lake and chatting about their families. Gu Yan Xi and Shao Yao had been separated for ten years, and now Hua Zhi and her grandfather were also separated.
Madam Er asked the main lady to pay attention to Hua Zhi and Gu Yan Xi. The main lady called Shao Yao over, but she didn't say a word. As they were leaving, Gu Yan Xi noticed someone watching from the nearby bushes. Mr. Dong had just died, but someone was targeting Shao Yao. Gu Yan Xi speculated that it might be related to the fire that happened years ago. So he arranged for Qi Su Si to ambush and capture the masked person. When they were about to take the masked assassin back to Qi Su Si, Gu Yan Xi suddenly realized that there might be more than one killer, so he quickly returned to Zi Huang Residence.
As expected, another masked person sneaked into the courtyard and was about to attack Shao Yao when Hua Zhi intervened. At that moment, Gu Yan Xi and his men rushed in, and the assassin took Hua Zhi hostage in an attempt to escape. In a critical moment, Gu Yan Xi subtly advised Hua Zhi to dodge when the crossbow was shot. Hua Zhi understood and swiftly moved aside, resulting in the assassin being shot dead on the spot.
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