Blossoms in Adversity Episode 7 Recap, Plot

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Shen Qi struggled to get up and see the men off, but Shen Father forbade him, striking him down to the ground with a stick. Lin Wan and the others waited a long time but saw no sign of Shen Qi. To avoid missing the scheduled time, Hua Zhi volunteered to drive the cart to Ten Mile Pavilion. Since the cart was lightly loaded, Bao Xia simply lay on top to guard it.

When Hua Zhi saw that her grandfather's hands were covered in wounds, her eyes reddened uncontrollably. She smiled and told Hua Yizheng that ever since trouble struck their family, she hadn't shed a single tear. From a distance, King Xian of the Dali Temple, Gu Yanguang, was watching everything. He smiled and said to those beside him that Hua Zhi was more interesting than Hua Yizheng.

After everyone put on their cotton-padded clothes, they were once again shackled with leg irons. Hua Zhi looked at her fourth uncle Hua Pingyang but did not tell him that her fourth aunt was pregnant. Hua Pingyang secretly told Hua Zhi that the big locust tree behind Qingya Academy was planted when she was born, and she should go water and loosen the soil when she had time. As they were about to depart, Gu Yanxi rode over.

He asked Hua Yizheng about the child who had appeared at the royal residence with him back then. Hua Yizheng did not understand Gu Yanxi’s intentions and did not tell the truth. Gu Yanguang thought Gu Yanxi came to stir trouble, so he stepped forward to negotiate. Gu Yanxi, under the pretense of a routine inspection, ordered Chen Qing to search the prisoners. Gu Yanguang did not stop him.

Disgusted with the Dali Temple's methods, Chen Qing conducted a very thorough search and indeed found silver pieces sewn into the clothes. The Seven Lodges Division publicly embarrassed the Dali Temple, making Gu Yanguang very displeased. Seeing the situation, Hua Zhi quickly stepped forward and explained that the cotton clothes were brought by her.

Realizing it was a misunderstanding, Gu Yanguang immediately downplayed the matter and ordered Hua Zhi to be taken back to the Dali Temple for ten strokes of the cane. After sending off Hua Yizheng and the others, Gu Yanxi left alone. After Hua Zhi was punished at the Dali Temple, she was released. Covered in injuries, Hua Zhi walked out of the Dali Temple just as it began to rain.

This time, Gu Yanxi was not wearing a mask, and Hua Zhi recognized him as the man who had spoken up for her outside the coppersmith’s shop. Gu Yanxi took Hua Zhi to see a doctor. After applying medicine, Hua Zhi did not return home immediately but instead went with Gu Yanxi to Qingya Academy on the mountain. Hua Zhi, speaking indirectly, told Gu Yanxi about her current plight.

Gu Yanxi did not press further but gave her a copper coin, suggesting she use it to decide on troubling matters. Under the big locust tree, Hua Zhi dug out eighteen jars of nu'erhong wine, which Hua Pingyang had prepared as her dowry. With Gu Yanxi’s help, Hua Zhi sold seventeen jars, exchanging them for 170 strings of cash, and gave the last jar to Gu Yanxi as a thank-you gift, along with two strings of coins.

Gu Yanxi escorted Hua Zhi home. Along the way, Hua Zhi, unable to hold on any longer, leaned on Gu Yanxi’s shoulder. Having learned from bitter experience, Hua Zhi knew that with so many mouths in the family, mostly women and children, she could only rely on Gu Yanxi’s help to dig and sell the wine. Gu Yanxi lamented that his greatest regret was having distanced himself from his dearest one—his mother—when he was young.

Hua Zhi asked for Gu Yanxi’s name, and he replied that his surname was Yan, with the given name Xi. Back home, Hua Zhi questioned her mother and second aunt. Her mother, always careless, now felt both heartache and regret. Second Aunt still did not realize her fault. Third Aunt, seeing Hua Zhi arguing with the elders, also began scolding her. Hua Zhi, heartbroken by their attitudes, said no more and turned to leave.

After returning to the Seven Lodges Division, Gu Yanxi ordered his men to closely watch the Hua family and prevent any further trouble. The pawnshop that had taken in the wine was only allowed to accept redemption, not to sell the wine. Wu Yumei comforted Hua Zhi, telling her that she was not an insignificant girl in the family. To find her, everyone had done their utmost, disregarding face and money—no one was more important than family.

The family was not a place for reasoning. Hearing Wu Yumei’s words, Hua Zhi obediently returned to her room, where the family had already laid out a quilt for her. Seeing their care, Hua Zhi’s heart warmed.

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