Episode 7 recap: Luo Jizhou suspects Luo Shuang Shuang's identity.
There have been rumors among the servants of the Luo family that Miss Luo, the third daughter of the Luo family, is not the biological daughter of the patriarch but rather the biological daughter of Luo Jizhou, the second paternal uncle. Luo Jizhou learned from a fortune teller that Luo Shuang Shuang was born prematurely at seven months in her mother's womb and was destined to oppose Luo Jizhou. To test Luo Shuang Shuang's identity, Luo Jizhou privately performed a blood test.
Luo Shuang Shuang's maid, Shui Xian, pleaded with a doctor at a pharmacy on the street to extend credit for medicine to save her critically ill younger brother. However, because Shui Xian had already accumulated a debt of several dozen taels of silver for medicine, the doctor refused to continue helping. Shen Dan Qing, upon witnessing this, voluntarily paid for the medical expenses on behalf of Shui Xian. In gratitude, Shui Xian expressed her willingness to serve Shen Dan Qing in the future.
Shen Zi Shan worried that if Shui Xian betrayed the Luo family today, she might also betray the Shen family and harm Shen Dan Qing in the future. In order to ensure Shen Dan Qing's safety, Shen Zi Shan had Shui Xian ingest poison and offered her an antidote every month if she remained loyal. Shui Xian wanted to prove her loyalty by taking the poison, but Shen Dan Qing did not want Shui Xian to become a servant without choices or a way out. Shen Dan Qing was willing to vouch for Shui Xian and give her an opportunity to prove her loyalty.
Xu Cheng Feng was concerned about Shen Dan Qing's foot injury, so he specially sent her the golden wound medicine bestowed by the emperor. Shen Dan Qing initially thought that Xu Cheng Feng no longer suspected her of being a bandit, but Xu Cheng Feng revealed that he had learned from the surviving members of the Green Forest Bandits that they had not robbed the Luo family's grain. Therefore, Shen Dan Qing was not completely cleared of suspicion.
Xu Cheng Feng asked Shen Dan Qing to draw a portrait of the female bandit based on her description. Shen Dan Qing drew a portrait of the female bandit based on the description, and Xu Cheng Feng commented on how closely it resembled Shen Dan Qing.
Upon seeing Xu Cheng Feng's suspicion, Shen Dan Qing instructed Shui Xian to escort him out directly and returned the golden wound medicine brought by Xu Cheng Feng. Shui Xian had served by Aunt Zhou's side since childhood, so Shen Dan Qing took the opportunity to inquire about any unusual circumstances involving Aunt Zhou and her daughter. Shui Xian recalled that the servants of the Luo family were spreading rumors that Luo Shuang Shuang was Luo Jizhou's daughter, but Shui Xian had heard Aunt Zhou mention that Luo Shuang Shuang was born prematurely in July, which doesn't match with the time Luo Jizhou was present at the Luo family.
Shen Dan Qing speculated that Luo Shuang Shuang was not Luo Jizhou's daughter at all and that the lie about Luo Ai Lian being killed by Luo Jizhou was fabricated by Aunt Zhou just to make Luo Jizhou ruthlessly kill Luo Ai Lian. The next day, Shen Dan Qing and Shui Xian went to find Li Wenpo, the midwife who delivered Luo Shuang Shuang, but they encountered fraudsters at the black market and narrowly avoided being caught. In the moment of crisis, Xu Cheng Feng arrived with Tianhao, driving away the fraudsters and saving Shen Dan Qing and her maid.
Shen Dan Qing, although grateful for Xu Cheng Feng's assistance, refused to reveal her purpose for being there. Xu Cheng Feng expressed concern about Shen Dan Qing's foot injury and once again gave her the golden wound medicine he had been carrying.
Tianhao captured the ringleader of the beggars, who turned out to be the fraudster who had deceived Shen Dan Qing earlier and was the information source Xu Cheng Feng was looking for. Shen Dan Qing found a lead on Li Wenpo, but learned that she had been taken away by her previous employer. Shen Dan Qing speculated that the Luo family had taken Li Wenpo away ahead of time.
Indeed, Li Wenpo had been taken away by Luo Xue Er to prevent the Luo family's affairs from being leaked. Aunt Zhou arranged for Li Wenpo to be settled and specifically instructed that she should not be allowed to see Luo Jizhou. Aunt Zhou took the opportunity of Luo Shuang Shuang's birthday banquet to entertain Li Wenpo and instructed her to deliberately mention in front of Luo Jizhou that Luo Shuang Shuang was born at full term. Luo Jizhou now treated Luo Shuang Shuang as his own daughter and showered her with love and affection.
Previously, a diviner from a dilapidated temple in the outskirts of the city came to the Luo family to offer birthday blessings to Luo Shuang Shuang. The Luo family was not on guard against this person, but the diviner directly spoke of a bloody disaster befalling Luo Jizhou on that day and that Luo Jizhou and Luo Shuang Shuang's destinies were in conflict. Luo Jizhou learned from the diviner that Luo Shuang Shuang was actually a premature baby born in July, which made him suspicious.
Aunt Zhou was worried that Luo Jizhou would suspect Luo Shuang Shuang's identity and quickly ordered her men to drive the diviner out of the Luo family. It turned out that the diviner was hired by Shen Dan Qing to stage a performance at the Luo family. Shen Dan Qing's intention was to make Luo Jizhou doubt that Luo Shuang Shuang was his biological daughter.
Sure enough, Luo Jizhou took the opportunity to cut Luo Shuang Shuang's finger and collected her blood for a paternity test.
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