The Rise of Ning Episode 9 Recap
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Luo Shenyuan's sister-in-law, Chen Lan, discussed with the grandmother about marrying Luo Yiyu to Cheng Lang. However, the grandmother wasn’t optimistic about Cheng Lang. She shared some of his background with Chen Lan: as a child, Cheng Lang had been bullied by his two older brothers. He didn’t retaliate at the time, but after his uncle rose to power, Cheng Lang sought revenge.
One of his brothers died, and the other was forced to live far away, showing that Cheng Lang was not to be trifled with. His uncle, who had achieved a high position at a young age, clearly had his own means. The grandmother did not approve of marrying Yiyu into such an unpredictable family. She preferred Liu Jing, from a scholarly family. However, Chen Lan thought that Liu Jing’s family, being only of the sixth rank, was too lowly.
Luo Yining had just overheard Cheng Lang mention to her grandfather that Lu Jiaxue also enjoyed paper cutting but was afraid of being discovered. Worried about this, Luo Yining hurried back to her room and quickly threw all her previous paper cuts into the fire. The maid didn’t understand Luo Yining's anxious expression but obediently carried the brazier away. After the maid left, Luo Yining fell into deep thought. She recalled the time she was sent to a separate courtyard.
One day, her kite landed in the neighboring residence. She climbed a ladder to the wall and called out several times, but no one responded. So, she jumped over the wall to retrieve her kite. At the time, Lu Jiaxue seemed to have an eye injury. Feeling sympathy for his blindness, Luo Yining often brought him snacks and flowers, and even gave him a few of her paper-cut designs.
It must have been from that time that Lu Jiaxue developed feelings for her. Later, she also brought him ointment for his eyes, and eventually, Lu Jiaxue regained his sight. Luo Shenyuan, as usual, tended to flowers and sent them to others. Though the people of the Luo family treated him like an outcast, Luo Shenyuan, who never cared for fame or fortune and avoided conflict, was gradually ignored.
Luo Yining saw the white peonies that Luo Shenyuan had sent to her room, each one blooming proudly and beautifully. She couldn’t resist seeking him out to ask if Cheng Lang had ulterior motives in visiting the Luo residence. Luo Shenyuan nodded but did not reveal any specifics. Hearing Luo Shenyuan promise that he wouldn’t let anything harm the Luo family, Luo Yining finally felt at ease and left.
That evening, the Luo family steward came to report to the elderly lady that assassins had attacked the Muxi Hall. The elderly lady clasped her prayer beads and sighed, “The thing I’ve feared all these years has finally come to pass. ”Lin Mao, wanting to thank Luo Yixiu, specially prepared a recipe for digestion and weight loss. He presented it to her that night.
At the same time, Luo Yixiu noticed that Luo Yilian had been frequently visiting Luo Yiyu lately, and she couldn’t help but wonder what scheming thoughts she had. Sure enough, soon after, Luo Yining discovered that Luo Yiyu was using unopened lotus buds to pass love poems to Cheng Lang. The passionate words were so bold they were hard to look at directly.
Luo Yining instructed her maid to keep the matter a secret, as revealing it now would surely provoke Luo Yiyu’s wrath. Luo Yining discreetly disposed of the note. She thought it would be best to quietly stop her eldest sister, as Luo Yiyu was already engaged to the young master of the Liu family. If this scandal were to spread, it would affect the reputation of all the unmarried girls in the Luo family.
The next day, Luo Yining found an opportunity to approach her eldest sister. She pretended to have found a handkerchief belonging to Yiyu and suggested that it would be lovely to embroider a poem on it. As she spoke, she recited the love poem she had seen the day before. Realizing she had crossed the line, Luo Yiyu immediately promised not to act privately again.
Cheng Lang, having learned from Luo Yiyu that the elderly lady often spent time in Yixin Studio, believed the crucial item must be hidden there. Seizing a moonless, windy night, he snuck into the studio, intending to steal the testimony. However, Luo Shenyuan appeared to stop him. A fierce fight broke out between the two, with Yixin Studio engulfed in flames. The fight was evenly matched, and in the end, both men escaped.
After the fire was finally extinguished, the Luo family servants found a body among the debris. Cheng Lang's men identified the deceased as Li Yinglong. They assumed that Li Yinglong had also been searching for the testimony in Yixin Studio and believed that the fire had completely destroyed it.
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