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Flourished Peony Episode 5 Recap

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Liu Chang had drunk too much and went to He Weifang’s room, causing a commotion. He tried to force himself on her, hoping to make her unable to leave the Liu family by having their relationship consummated. He Weifang resisted with all her might, but Liu Chang grew furious, and in his rage, he physically attacked her. He Weifang fought desperately, but Liu Chang pushed her aside, causing her to crash into the tea table. Her forehead began bleeding.

Only then did Liu Chang regain his senses and attempt to help her up. He Weifang refused to comply, and Liu Chang threatened that he would never let her leave the Liu family. In anger, he stormed out of the room. Once Liu Chang left, He Weifang looked at her disheveled reflection in the mirror, tears streaming down her face.

In order to make her act more convincingly, He Weifang took a pair of scissors and stabbed herself in the shoulder, then went to knock on Jiang Zhangyang’s door. Chuan Yu had discovered that the true headquarters of the Qing Zheng Society wasn’t in Luoyang but in Chang’an. Under the guise of “cleaning up the court,” they carried out their assassinations in places outside Chang’an, making it difficult to raise suspicion.

He shared his findings with Jiang Zhangyang, and when the door was knocked on, Jiang Zhangyang and Chuan Yu acted in perfect coordination—one hiding and the other opening the door. He Weifang appeared in front of Jiang Zhangyang, her body covered in injuries. Jiang Zhangyang immediately saw that the wound on her shoulder was self-inflicted with scissors. Although it was a good plan, the method lacked finesse, and the bloodstains on her sleeve were a flaw.

He Weifang said nothing but snatched the fan from Jiang Zhangyang’s hand and used the handle to stab her own wound even harder. Jiang Zhangyang was impressed and agreed to help her escape the Liu family and Liu Chang. In the courtroom, despite the crowd of commoners outside cheering, it seemed that the magistrate and Liu Shen wanted to handle the matter behind closed doors, playing the usual game of official protection.

He Weifang refused to accept this, but the common people had no power or influence, and public opinion could not help her. The magistrate even turned the tables and accused He Weifang of being without children in her first year of marriage to Liu Chang, claiming it was a moral failure, and he avoided addressing the fact that Liu Chang had mistreated her.

At a crucial moment, Jiang Zhangyang spoke up, and the magistrate became extremely nervous, agreeing to handle the matter according to the law. However, He Weifang had no other request except for a divorce from Liu Chang and a clear accounting of her dowry. She wanted the Liu family to return the land and shop they had sold without her consent.

Liu Shen tried to delay the process, citing bureaucratic procedures, but little did he know that He Weifang had already prepared everything and was only waiting for the magistrate’s seal. Liu Shen knew that he couldn’t come up with the dowry that had already been squandered and wanted to delay until next month under the pretext of needing time to account for the dowry. Jiang Zhangyang then asked He Weifang how many days she would need to complete the accounting.

He Weifang replied three days. Jiang Zhangyang decided that after three days, they would go to the government office to finalize the process, and the official seal would be applied to end the divorce matter. The next day, Jiang Zhangyang left Luoyang, and before he left, He Weifang gave him a warm pancake to eat.

Since the Liu family had not returned her dowry yet, she could only promise to pay Jiang Zhangyang the money and silk later, leaving it unpaid for now. As soon as Jiang Zhangyang left, Liu Shen sent people to deal with He Weifang. She resisted and hid behind a water barrel. Liu Chang, unwilling to repeat past mistakes, went to Liu Shen’s study to steal the divorce papers but accidentally discovered that the imperial purple rhinoceros pill was still there.

It seemed that his parents had deceived He Weifang. Liu Chang then went to a remote courtyard to find He Weifang. By chance, he found her hiding behind the water barrel, and Liu Shen’s servant hurriedly ran out to ask about her whereabouts. Liu Chang lied and saved her life, telling her that the carriage was waiting at the back gate. He Weifang, desperate to save her life, fled without taking her dowry or the divorce papers.

However, she did take with her a piece of precious jade, Yu Lu. One of the servants made a mistake, and Liu Shen came up with another plan. He sent people to He Weifang’s family to create trouble, preventing them from helping her.

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