Flourished Peony Episode 24 Recap, Plot

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The reason the flower shop entrusted King Ning with the flower banquet order for the noble lady was entirely because Old Madam Tang was hard to please, and Tang Silang was arrogant and domineering. No one in the flower shop dared to take the order, so it was passed to *Hua Man Zhu*, which had not yet joined the flower shop. Even if something went wrong, the flower shop could claim no responsibility.

King Ning angrily accused Mudan and Lv Wanrong of plotting against him. Mudan retorted, mocking him by saying that if it weren’t for his own greed, he wouldn’t have ended up in such a predicament. When King Ning found himself cornered, he kneeled and begged Mudan for help. Mudan set three conditions: first, he must immediately return *Hua Man Zhu* to her, and all profits from the banquet must be hers.

Second, he had to apologize to Qin Shengyi by kowtowing. As for the third condition, it would bring her the most satisfaction. Mudan returned to *Hua Man Zhu* to save the flowers that had withered due to lack of water. Sun Daniang and Zhu Fu helped her, working through the night. The next morning, the Tang family’s steward was woken up and was amazed to see the flowers had regained their vitality.

The flower arranger King Ning had chosen was incompetent, so Mudan had already contacted another florist and rearranged the flowers. As for King Ning, Zhu Fu was in charge of keeping watch over him. At dawn, King Ning was seen kneeling down the street, confessing his wrongdoings and clearing *Hua Man Zhu*’s name. Tang Silang was very pleased with the flowers and gave his approval, which allowed Mudan to finally feel at ease.

Qin Shengyi, observing from the crowd, felt a sense of relief as her anger dissipated. She waited by the small courtyard for Mudan, watching her return victorious, which also gave her peace of mind. Despite this, Qin Shengyi still didn’t want to return. She had been tormented by the rules of propriety for too long, and deep down she still longed for a husband and children.

But now she could no longer have children, and perhaps only King Ning would still want her. Therefore, Qin Shengyi resigned herself to becoming the woman she once was, *Qin Wu’er*. Mudan didn’t want to force her and planned to give her the money from the second shop of *Hua Man Zhu*, along with a gift Mudan had prepared for her. However, before Mudan could take out the gift, Qin Shengyi had already left.

Mudan took back *Hua Man Zhu*, and the previous florists were still willing to cooperate with her in business. Mudan was grateful and settled the outstanding wages, promising them an increase when she opened a new shop. She continued saving money, hoping to reclaim *Fang Yuan* one day. Every time Liu Chang went to the wilds to exercise his horse, Princess Ji and her maid would secretly observe him.

This time, they fell into a trap from which they could not escape. Zhu Fu and Mudan had placed raw meat around the edges of the trap to lure wolves, making Li Youzhen experience the fear of being surrounded by beasts. Although it didn’t compare to the torment Mudan had faced in the army, it allowed them to vent their anger.

When the *she yan* (a messenger bird) told Jiang Zhangyang that Liu Shen had sent two boxes of rare goods to the capital's defense office, far surpassing his yearly salary, Jiang Zhangyang understood that the wind was starting to shift against the Chen family. The key to toppling them now rested on whether the Liu family’s secrets remained airtight.

Mudan took the wages she had saved up and offered them to Jiang Zhangyang, including the money he had spent to buy her, hoping to reclaim her bond. However, Jiang Zhangyang refused, telling her to bide her time and stay under his protection for now. The rice shop had sold moldy millet to *Hua Man Zhu*, which caused Zhu Fu, who had been handling the moldy millet, to break out in a rash.

Mudan immediately decided to recall the incense powder made with this batch of millet. Lv Gengchun also noticed an increase in patients with stomach pains and diarrhea, likely caused by the moldy millet. Mudan instructed Zhu Fu to buy millet from both the West and East markets for comparison. They discovered that the millet from the West market had been mixed with moldy grains, while the millet from the East market was fine.

Further investigation revealed that Liu Shen was the culprit. It was no wonder the West market had been flooded with inferior goods; Liu Shen, a corrupt official, had no regard for the livelihood of the people. Mudan decided to plan her retaliation. At the same time, Jiang Zhangyang learned from the *she yan* that Mudan was targeting the same big fish, and it seemed the waters would not remain calm for long.

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