The Rise of Ning Episode 1 Recap
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Luo Yining, the eldest daughter of the Luo family, finally came of age. She received the news about her grandmother's 60th birthday and hurried back from the other estate. On the way, her maid asked if Luo Yining would be staying permanently this time, as the eldest daughter of the Luo family should not always live in the other estate. However, Luo Yining, who had been accustomed to her freedom since childhood, did not like staying in the main house.
Since she could remember, she had been bullied by her stepmother. After her mother had just passed away, the stepmother instigated Luo Yining's father to convert her mother's courtyard into a large pond. At that time, young Luo Yining climbed a tree and saw many people moving things out of her mother's room. She immediately tried to stop them, as this courtyard was the only thing her mother had left her. But the stepmother refused to back down.
In order to ensure that Luo Yining wouldn’t ruin her plan, the stepmother even went as far as to fake a miscarriage and framed Luo Yining for it, claiming that she had caused the loss of the child. Her father was furious, immediately demanded to know if Luo Yining understood her mistake, and then sent her to live in the other estate. Luo Yining’s grandmother had also been part of the decision to send her away.
Knowing that the stepmother was no easy person to deal with, she made the difficult choice to protect the young Luo Yining by keeping her away from the stepmother. The day of her return was both her grandmother's 60th birthday and the day to fulfill the engagement promise made between the Luo and Jiang families when Luo Yining was a child. Grandmother specifically called Luo Yining's father over to ask about the wedding arrangements for the day.
However, her father intended to marry off Luo Yinian’s younger sister, Luo Yilian, who was born of the stepmother, to the Jiang family instead. Grandmother was furious, pointing out that Luo Yining, as the eldest daughter, should marry first. However, the stepmother had been frequently whispering sweet nothings to sway her father, and he had already made up his mind to favor the stepmother’s daughter.
As soon as Luo Yining arrived at the Luo residence, the servants barred her from entering, unaware that the family had a seventh young lady who was the legitimate daughter. Luo Yining didn’t get angry and patiently waited for a few minutes. The housekeeper soon came and immediately welcomed her into the house. The Jiang family had come this time to congratulate the elderly grandmother on her birthday, but they had no intention of proposing marriage.
In fact, they came to call off the engagement. When Grandmother heard the Jiang family’s refusal, she was visibly displeased. The ladies of the family were chatting when the housekeeper announced, “The seventh young lady has arrived! ”Everyone turned to look and was instantly impressed. Luo Yining had grown into an elegant and graceful young woman, pure and refined, like a lotus flower freshly risen from the water—noble and otherworldly.
Luo Yining had prepared a special birthday gift for her grandmother: a large hand-cut paper artwork she had made herself, depicting "Ma Gu Offering Longevity," a symbol of good fortune and blessings. Everyone marveled at Luo Yining’s skill, and even her grandmother nodded in approval. Soon after, Luo Yining’s father arrived.
Luo Yining also presented a carefully prepared gift for him: a collection of precious calligraphy and paintings left by her maternal grandfather, which she had arranged and mounted in a meaningful order. The gift was thoughtful and well-timed. That evening, several children were setting off fireworks. A maid, acting suspiciously, slipped a firework out of her sleeve and placed it on a tray to be handed to Luo Yining. Luo Shenyuan happened to notice this scene.
Seeing that the maid was about to give the firework to Luo Yining, he quietly approached and warned her to be careful with the firework, as he had briefly met her earlier that day. Luo Yining nodded in thanks and joined her sisters to happily watch the fireworks in the sky. Luo Yilian saw the firework in Luo Yining's hand and immediately grabbed it. However, as soon as it was lit, they realized it was scorching and sparks flew everywhere.
Luo Yilian hastily threw it away, but it landed right by the feet of Madam Jiang, who was so frightened that her face turned pale. Fortunately, Luo Yining acted quickly, running over to stomp out the firework with her foot, putting an end to the chaos. Madam Jiang, still furious, stormed out of the Luo residence. Luo Yining’s father began scolding the children, and harshly rebuked Luo Shenyuan, who was supposed to be confined to the house, for leaving. Luo Yining had intended to speak up, but she too was punished and ordered to kneel in the ancestral hall all night.
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