Episode 17 recap: Gu Yan Xi uncovers the truth behind the Lan Yuan fire.
Gu Yan Xi returns the secret letter from the Hua family to them, in order to fulfill a favor for Shao Yao and for some other reason, and he obtains Gu Chengtao's consent. At the Hua family, he candidly admits that besides serving his benefactor, he has also come to investigate the old case of the Ling Wang Mansion. Hua Zhi unexpectedly discovers that the young servant he has been searching for is actually her.
Gu Yan Xi is extremely grateful and prompts Hua Zhi to recall the scene from their childhood when he was keeping vigil, with Hua Zhi accompanying him. When Shao Yao delivers medicine to Shen Huan, she discovers him mingling with his schoolmates. When she returns home, she is surrounded by a group of injured people who demand compensation from Hua Zhi.
As it turns out, Xia Ming falsified accounts to swindle money, resulting in the workers getting injured. Gu Yan Xi connects this to the frost that formed on the bricks and tiles during the Wang Mansion fire and speculates that it was caused by saltpeter. He instructs Chen Qing to investigate the nearby Flower Lantern Manor and unexpectedly discovers the involvement of the Chen family's maidservant in the matter. Xia Jin E is frantic in her pursuit to recover the cheated money and is fortunate to receive help from Nian Qiu.
Despite causing a big mess, Hua Zhi still forgives Xia Jin E with tolerance. Gu Yan Xi pressures the Chen family's maidservant to confess and finally uncovers the truth behind the Lan Yuan fire: the princess used the flower lanterns to frame others, while Xiao Shi confessed to protect the Ling Wang. Gu Yan Xi is grateful to Xiao Shi for saving Shao Yao and decides to imprison her instead of executing her.
Hua Jing, the eldest daughter of the Hua family, has conflicts with Lin Wan over domestic violence and favoritism issues. Hua Zhi gets involved, and Fu Dong firmly refuses to become a concubine. With Shao Yao's company, Lin Wan's mood gradually calms down.
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