Episode 7 recap: Hua Zhi was approached by Gu Yan Xi after being beaten.
Shen Qi tried to see them off, but Shen's father stopped him and directly knocked Shen Qi down with a stick. Lin Wan and the others waited for Shen Qi for a long time, but he was nowhere to be seen. In order not to waste time, Hua Zhi volunteered to drive to Shili Pavilion. Since the clothes in the car were lighter, Bao Xia simply lay on them to guard the car.
Hua Zhi saw the scars on her grandfather's hand and couldn't help but well up with tears. She smiled and told Hua Yi Zheng that she hadn't shed a tear since the incident at home. In the distance, Prince Xian, Gu Yan Xi, who presided over the Dali Temple, was observing all this. He smiled and said to the people around him that Hua Zhi was more interesting than Hua Yi Zheng.
After everyone put on their cotton clothes, they were shackled again. Hua Zhi looked at her fourth uncle, Hua Ping Yang, but didn't tell him about her fourth aunt's pregnancy. Hua Ping Yang secretly told Hua Zhi that the big locust tree behind Qingya Academy was planted when she was born. She should water and loosen the soil around it when she had free time.
When they were about to depart, Gu Yan Xi arrived on horseback. He asked about the child who appeared in the Wang Mansion with Hua Yi Zheng back then. Hua Yi Zheng didn't know Gu Yan Xi's intention, so he didn't tell the truth. Thinking that Gu Yan Xi came to cause trouble, Prince Xian approached him for negotiation.
Using routine inspection as an excuse, Gu Yan Xi requested to search the prisoners. Prince Xian did not stop him. Chenqing, dissatisfied with the actions of the Dali Temple, conducted a particularly thorough search and indeed found some broken silver coins hidden in the clothes. The Seventh Constable openly criticized the Dali Temple, which displeased Prince Xian. Seeing this, Hua Zhi quickly stepped forward and claimed that the cotton clothes were brought by her.
Realizing it was a misunderstanding, Prince Xian quickly downplayed the situation and punished Hua Zhi by sending her back to the Dali Temple to receive ten lashes. After sending away Hua Yi Zheng and the others, Gu Yan Xi left alone. The Dali Temple released Hua Zhi after punishing her.
Hua Zhi walked out of the Dali Temple with injuries, and unfortunately, it started raining. This time, Gu Yan Xi didn't wear a mask, and Hua Zhi recognized him as the person who spoke up for her in front of the coppersmith's shop.
Gu Yan Xi took Hua Zhi to see a doctor, and after applying medicine, Hua Zhi didn't go home directly. Instead, she went with Gu Yan Xi to Qingya Academy on the mountain. Hua Zhi indirectly talked about her current situation, and Gu Yan Xi didn't inquire much but gave her a copper coin, suggesting that she use a coin toss to solve her current troubles.
Under the big locust tree, Hua Zhi dug out eighteen jars of Daughter's Wine, which Hua Ping Yang had prepared as her dowry. With Gu Yan Xi's assistance, Hua Zhi sold seventeen jars and exchanged them for 170 silver coins. She gave one jar to Gu Yan Xi as a token of gratitude, along with two strands of coins.
Gu Yan Xi escorted Hua Zhi all the way back home. On the way, Hua Zhi couldn't hold on any longer and leaned on Gu Yan Xi's shoulder. Having learned a lesson, she realized that her family was filled with many people, and it was difficult to rely on them. Therefore, she could only ask Gu Yan Xi to help her dig and sell the wine. Gu Yan Xi lamented that his biggest regret now was distancing himself from his closest relative, his mother.
Hua Zhi asked about Gu Yan Xi's name, and he said his surname was Yan, and his given name was Xi. Upon returning home, Hua Zhi questioned her mother and her second aunt. Her mother was always absent-minded, now feeling both distressed and regretful. Her second aunt still didn't think she had done anything wrong until now. Hua Zhi's third aunt, seeing her arguing with family members, also criticized Hua Zhi.
Hua Zhi looked at them, her heart breaking, and she didn't say anything further before turning and leaving. Gu Yan Xi returned to the Seventh Constabulary and ordered them to closely monitor the Hua family and prevent any more trouble. The pawnshop that accepted the wine was only allowed to redeem items, not sell wine. Wu Yumei comforted Hua Zhi, telling her that she was not an insignificant girl at home. The family had made every effort to find her, and there was nothing more important than her, not face or money.
Home was not a place for reason. After listening to Wu Yumei's words, Hua Zhi obediently returned to her room, where the family had already prepared her bed. Seeing everyone's concern, Hua Zhi's heart felt warm.
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