Flourished Peony Episode 17 Recap, Plot

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At the foot of the mountain, a caravan happened to pass by. While running, Mudan called for help, but the assassin relentlessly pursued her. He struck at her with a blade, and Mudan barely dodged the first strike. The second attack followed swiftly, and Mudan, in desperation, caught the blade with her bare hands, which began bleeding profusely. Just as her life hung in the balance, an arrow struck the assassin. Mudan quickly seized the blade and slashed his arm.

Seeing the large number of people in the caravan, the assassin fled in panic. The woman who saved Mudan was elegantly dressed, and Mudan heard her mention that she was new to Chang’an. After nightfall, Mudan quietly returned to her courtyard, worried that Zhu Fu and Qin Shengyi might see her bloody clothes and injured hands. She tiptoed inside, only to be stopped by Jiang Zhangyang, who happened to catch her sneaking around.

Jiang was holding a basket of fish and said he wanted her to grill them for him. Mudan lied, saying her hands were cut by grass. However, Jiang Zhangyang could easily tell the difference between grass cuts and knife wounds. Left with no choice, Mudan told the truth.

Initially, she thought her only enemies in Chang’an were from the rival flower shop, but Jiang believed that business rivalries in Chang’an were common and that it was unlikely the flower shop would go so far as to hire an assassin. Regardless of who was behind it, Jiang Zhangyang promised to have Chuan Yu investigate. At Jiang’s residence, there was a cat he had been feeding for nearly a year, but it still refused to stay.

It was elusive, but thanks to the cat, there were no more mice in the house. Jiang remarked that Mudan was much like this cat, yearning for freedom. Jiang later had his men check the records of those who entered and exited Chang’an on the day Mudan was attacked and showed her a sketch of the most suspicious individual. Mudan recognized the person as someone from the Liu family.

She suspected they had discovered she was still alive and, fearing she would disrupt Liu Chang’s engagement to the county princess, sent someone to kill her. Hoping to resolve the enmity, Mudan declined Jiang’s offer of help and went to Liu Chang herself, asking him to let go of the past and focus on his marriage to the princess.

Liu Chang was overjoyed to see her, but his excitement turned to shock when Mudan revealed the assassination attempt and begged him to tell his parents that she had no intention of ruining his engagement. She added that He Weifang was already dead. Liu Chang returned home and pleaded with his parents to stop sending assassins after He Weifang. However, Liu Shen insisted it wasn’t his idea but Liu Chang’s.

After hearing his father out, Liu Chang resolved never to see He Weifang again. Lv Gengchun, disguised as a man, was practicing medicine but was chased and beaten by competitors for underpricing her services and affecting their business. Mudan and Zhu Fu happened to pass by and saved her. They learned why she was being attacked.

Lv Gengchun noticed that Mudan’s hand injury had already affected her tendons and said it needed to be surgically treated to restore functionality, or else her hand would be crippled. Qin Shengyi, suspicious of Lv Gengchun due to her being the daughter of Lv Wanrong, worried it might be a ploy to harm Mudan further. However, Mudan chose to trust her own judgment and allowed Lv Gengchun to treat her hand.

Despite her injury, Mudan still had to grill meat for Jiang Zhangyang. To her surprise, Jiang showed his gratitude by personally bringing her the Qiongtai Yu Lu plant and a special ointment for tendon injuries. He even applied the medicine to her hand himself, leaving Mudan with a newfound respect for him. At another property belonging to the Jiang family, a woman gave birth to a child, but the baby fell gravely ill.

Desperate, the woman brought the child to the Jiang residence, kneeling at the door and begging Jiang Zhangyang to save his younger brother. However, the gates remained tightly shut. Mudan, unable to bear the sight, dared to approach Jiang Zhangyang, but he once again seemed like a stranger to her. Left with no other option, Mudan brought the woman and her child to the backyard.

After examining the child, Lv Gengchun diagnosed him with a rare condition known as "ghost bones. " With her current medical skills, she could only alleviate the symptoms. To cure the child, they would need the help of Master Fu from the Imperial Medical Office. One way or another, the matter still required Jiang Zhangyang’s assistance. Yet, despite several attempts, Mudan couldn’t manage to see him over the following days.

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