Blossoms in Adversity Episode 4 Recap, Plot

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Lin Wan was very grateful for Shen Qi and the others’ help. Chen Zhi told Lin Wan that the decision from the imperial family was already made, and the best strategy now was to quickly purchase good farmland and gather tenant farmers, as well as rent a few houses in the city to settle down. Since Xia Jin‘e was the one managing the household, Chen Zhi began discussing the details with her.

Shen Qi explained the matter of the engagement, but Hua Zhi calmly stated that what happened yesterday was already in the past and there was no need to mention it again. Lin Wan greatly agreed with Chen Zhi’s proposal, so all the madams, young ladies, and even the maids handed over their jewelry and money they had brought out, entrusting them to handle the purchase of land and houses.

Hua Zhi disagreed, saying she could handle these matters herself, but was stopped by her mother, who said an unmarried girl should not expose herself in public. Since the money was insufficient, Shen Qi added his own money and jade pendant, and Chen Zhi also swore an oath that he would make up the rest and properly complete the task for them. To reassure them, Yu Zhengyao was assigned to supervise.

After they left, Hua Zhi still felt uneasy and instructed Uncle Zhong to follow Chen Zhi. Gu Yanxi familiarized himself with the environment at the Qixusi. After taking the main seat at the administrative office, he removed his mask. Chen Qing brought wine to Gu Yanxi and, to his shock, recognized him as the person he had once troubled in the street, causing him to immediately kneel and beg for forgiveness.

Knowing that Uncle Zhong was keeping an eye on him at the front gate, Chen Zhi deliberately exited through the side door. Gu Yanxi questioned Deputy Officer Yuan Qi about why he had bypassed the chief officer and secretly entered the palace to report Qi Ruhai. Yuan Qi flaunted his seniority and arrogantly claimed to know about Gu Yanxi’s family affairs.

Gu Yanxi calmly told him that in the eighth year of Chengtian, when his maternal family plotted rebellion, to avoid implicating too many lives, the emperor kept it a secret, thus saving his mother and many court officials. He had known about this since he was young. Realizing he could not threaten him, Yuan Qi surrendered his badge as ordered, but when placing down his sword, he attempted a desperate attack.

Fortunately, Gu Yanxi had been prepared and, with his superior skills, not only remained unharmed but also successfully killed Yuan Qi. Gu Yanxi used Yuan Qi’s death to warn all Qixusi guards that betraying the chief officer would not end well. The chief officer must be loyal to the emperor, and the Qixusi guards must be loyal to the chief officer. From now on, Gu Yanxi would be in charge, and everyone must follow his rules.

Chen Qing begged Gu Yanxi for forgiveness, and the unaware Zheng Hu tried to plead on his behalf. Seeing Zheng Hu’s straightforwardness, Gu Yanxi appointed him as the new deputy officer. Meanwhile, Shen Huan saw Shen Qi’s jade pendant at a gambling house and thought he had been secretly gambling. He redeemed the pendant, planning to show it to their father. Hua Zhi went to the pawnshop where Chen Zhi had previously visited and realized he was lying.

She then sought out the pawnshop owned by Chen Zhi’s family and ran into Shen Qi at the door. Shen Qi, holding the jade pendant, told her about the strange incident: although the pendant had been pawned, his brother had seen it at the gambling house. Chen Zhi went to Lin Wan again, saying he still needed a bit more money, and suggested selling the Hua family's collection of books to buy a large four-courtyard mansion.

Lin Wan and Xia Jin‘e did not suspect him. As Chen Zhi was about to leave with the books, Hua Zhi returned. She produced Shen Qi’s jade pendant and exposed Chen Zhi’s gambling habit on the spot. It turned out that she and Uncle Zhong had already contacted Yu Zhengyao and discovered that Chen Zhi had colluded with him to defraud the Hua family’s assets to fund gambling.

Upon exposure, Chen Zhi tried to flee by carriage, but Hua Zhi, thinking quickly, called out to the Qixusi guards who had been monitoring them, claiming she wished to turn herself in. The Qixusi guards stopped the carriage, and Hua Zhi confessed that during the house raid, they had secretly brought money out of the residence, which was now hidden by Chen Zhi in the pawnshop.

Sensing the situation was serious, the Qixusi guards took both Chen Zhi and Hua Zhi back. Gu Yanxi was sparring with the Qixusi guards, and his exceptional skills won their complete respect. At this time, someone reported that a new batch of confiscated Hua family property had been discovered. Gu Yanxi ordered them to release Hua Zhi, but she refused to leave and insisted on seeing the chief officer. Wearing his mask again, Gu Yanxi met with her.

Hua Zhi requested the return of the manuscripts to the Hua family. Gu Yanxi replied that he wanted to read the "Meihua Yishu" to amuse himself. Hua Zhi became nervous, because hidden within it were Hua Yizheng’s latest manuscripts. Gu Yanxi noticed her unusual reaction but did not expose her. Instead, he ordered all the books returned to Hua Zhi.

Shen Qi once again visited Zihuangju to apologize to the Hua family, but upon hearing that Hua Zhi had been taken by the Qixusi, he hurried away.

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