Flourished Peony Episode 6 Recap, Plot

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He Weifang rode swiftly towards her home, recalling the kindness her father had shown her before her marriage. She felt a glimmer of hope, but little did she know, Liu Shen’s people had already arrived at the He family’s household before her. They reprimanded her for disrespecting her mother-in-law, not serving her husband, and causing a scene in the public court demanding a divorce, without once mentioning how the Liu family had mistreated her or wrongfully disposed of her dowry.

He Weifang’s father, not understanding the full truth, mistakenly believed that it was due to the incident where Mudan had left home in the middle of the night. He agreed to search for her together with the Liu family. He Weifang knew she no longer had a home to return to. When the opportunity arose, with no one around, she left behind some money and silk, and, without telling Mudan, she rode a horse to the edge of a cliff.

Soon after, Liu Shen’s men found a hairpin belonging to He Weifang at the cliff’s edge, and they assumed she had fallen to her death. Liu Chang didn’t believe it, suspecting that his father, Liu Shen, had driven He Weifang to suicide. Liu Chang had never gone against his father. From childhood, whether it was about food, clothing, living arrangements, friendships, or even major life events like marriage, he always obeyed his father’s arrangements.

However, this time, he was determined not to be his father’s puppet. He vowed that he would never marry the county princess. Liu Shen, furious, struck Liu Chang with a cane, but Liu Chang endured it without backing down. Liu Chang’s mother, heartbroken, cried and tried to persuade him to marry the county princess.

Liu Shen, overcome with anger, collapsed on the ground and, panting, accused Liu Chang of angering King Ning years ago, which had caused the Liu family’s exile to Luoyang. He argued that this marriage with the county princess was the only chance to restore the Liu family’s position. Mentioning this, Liu Chang’s heart wavered. Liu Shen immediately sent people to Chang’an to propose, and Liu Chang, no longer rejecting it with harsh words, reluctantly agreed to the arrangement.

Meanwhile, He Weifang had not fallen off the cliff. The hairpin at the cliffside was a deliberate distraction to mislead the searchers and throw off the Liu family’s pursuit of her. She found a humble household in the mountains and changed into coarse clothes. She then paid someone to secretly bring her into Chang’an. He Weifang’s mother had left her a property in Chang’an called Fangyuan.

However, when she went to knock on the door, she was told there was no manager named Gao, and the servants did not recognize her as the owner. To establish herself in Chang’an, He Weifang sought work in various shops, but most were unwilling to hire someone without a household registration. One day, He Weifang noticed a woman busy working in a large tavern and asked if they needed extra help.

The woman firmly refused, but the tavern owner, out of kindness, offered to let her work there. He also said that if He Weifang was willing to pawn her jade abacus, he could help her obtain a household registration through the government. He Weifang was not naive and demanded that the tavern owner sign a written agreement. Five Niang, the tavern owner’s wife, harbored hostility towards He Weifang.

She purposely bumped into her, causing a bowl to fall and break, and then falsely accused He Weifang of stealing money. He Weifang defended herself logically, and the tavern owner, Wang Qing, chose to believe her. At night, He Weifang began to feel that Wang Qing and his wife were scheming something, but for now, she decided to focus on earning money and watch them carefully.

Jiang Zhangyang captured Chu Dalang, the leader of the Qingzheng Society hiding in Chang’an, and gave him a letter from Dabei to read. The next day, he arranged for Chu Dalang to meet Dabei at Kaiyuan Temple. After some persuasion, Chu Dalang agreed to join Jiang Zhangyang’s side. With these like-minded individuals, Jiang Zhangyang now had ears and eyes in the Western Market, making his operations much more efficient.

Half a month passed, and there was still no progress on the household registration promised by Wang Qing. He even attempted to make advances towards He Weifang, suggesting he could divorce Five Niang and make He Weifang his legitimate wife, after which the family business would be theirs. He Weifang firmly rejected him, but Wang Qing beat her mercilessly. Forced by the brutality of his fists, He Weifang reluctantly agreed to his terms.

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