Episode 5 recap: Shao Yao recognized Gu Yan Xi as her older brother.
Hua Zhi's cousin, Hua Qin, was doing needlework on the side when she heard Xia Jin E say that Shen Qi had a good character. So she took the initiative to bring Shen Qi over, wanting to repay him for his care by offering herself. When she saw that Shen Qi refused, she simply hugged him and said she was willing to be his concubine. Shen Qi desperately tried to break free but slipped and fell to the ground. This scene happened to be witnessed by Hua Zhi, who had returned. Hua Zhi returned the jade pendant to Shen Qi and told him that he didn't need to come again. Shen Qi, with his own power, couldn't save everyone. What the Hua family needed now was self-reliance.
While Xia Jin E was still complaining, Hua Zhi entered with a book. She told everyone that she wanted to use this incident to tell those with ulterior motives that even if the Hua family was left with only women and children, they would not allow anyone to plunder them. Otherwise, even if they had to seek help from the Seven Constellations Bureau, they would fight to the death. Hua Zhi handed the plum blossom divination book to Lin Wan, who was pleased to see Hua Yi Zheng's manuscript inside.
Gu Yan Xi came to see Shao Yao with toys, and Shao Yao used her own medicine to apply it on Gu Yan Xi's face wound. After being deceived by Chen Zhi, Lin Wan fell ill and the Hua family was almost penniless. Xia Jin E considered seeking help from the Shen family since they hadn't yet broken off the engagement.
Hua Zhi immediately dismissed Xia Jin E's idea. So Xia Jin E found Madam Wu Yu Niang and suggested seeking help from their maiden families. Wu Yu Niang asked Hua Zhi to accompany her to her maiden family, but their parents refused to open the door since their father and brothers were still officials in the court and they had to avoid suspicion.
Xia Jin E arrived at her maiden family's home with her child, and her parents cautiously welcomed her inside. Hua Zhi learned that Wu Yu Niang was pregnant and picked fruits for her to eat. At that moment, an old woman came out claiming the fruits were hers. However, upon learning that Wu Yu Niang was pregnant, the old woman gave all the fruits she had picked to her.
Xia Jin E's parents were willing to give her a large sum of money so that she could sever ties with the Hua family and return home to be a young lady again. However, Xia Jin E couldn't abandon her child, so she declined her parents' good intentions and left with the flowers in her arms.
On the way back, a thief targeted Xia Jin E's earring and snatched one of them. Shocked, she immediately took off the other earring and handed it to her maid, instructing her to buy persimmons for the child to eat.
Gu Yan Xi asked Chen Qing to buy all the medical books and give them to Shao Yao. When he entered the courtyard, he happened to see Xiaoshi forcefully feeding medicine to Shao Yao. He quickly intervened and told Xiaoshi that it was better for Shao Yao to live a life of innocence and ignorance than to be forcibly fed medicine like that. Gu Yan Xi carried Shao Yao back to her room, and as he looked at Gu Yan Xi's figure searching for medicine for her, Shao Yao recalled her childhood and recognized Gu Yan Xi. She softly called out, "Brother, why did you just come back?"
Shao Yao said that she wasn't sick, she just feared that as she grew up, she would forget her mother. Gu Yan Xi assured Gu Yan Xuan that he would find a solution for Shao Yao's illness. That night, Gu Yan Xi had a dream about his mother and Shao Yao, followed by the raging fire of self-immolation. When he woke up in shock, he called out for his mother.
At that moment, Xiaoshi arrived. Gu Yan Xi regretted not being by his mother's side when the incident happened. Tearfully, Xiaoshi told Gu Yan Xi that his mother wouldn't blame him. Gu Yan Xi looked at the scar on Xiaoshi's hand and expressed gratitude for saving Shao Yao from the fire and apologized to her for what happened today. Xiaoshi said that they were all one family, and she didn't mind these things.
Hua Zhi and Wu Yumei sat on the steps and noticed that the Seven Constellations Bureau, who had been monitoring them, had withdrawn. Seeing the current situation at home, Hua Zhi felt that they couldn't wait any longer and needed to come up with a solution quickly. The next day, Madam Shen, holding a letter of annulment, arrived at Zihuang Residence. Seeing the current condition of the Hua family, she discreetly tucked the letter into her sleeve, thinking that she was only there to visit Lin Wan.
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