The Story of Pearl Girl Episode 9 Recap, Plot

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Duan Wu rode in a carriage with Wei Si Hui to purchase treasures. It was her first time riding in a carriage, and she found it very novel. Suddenly, Wei Si Hui claimed to have a stomach ache, prompting Duan Wu to go negotiate business alone. She mentioned that the box she carried was filled with gold bars, enough to buy the other party’s jewels. Finally meeting the jewel merchant, Duan Wu offered to buy all the jewels.

However, when she opened the box to show the deposit, she discovered it was filled with pebbles. Duan Wu broke out in a cold sweat, her mind racing. She immediately approached the N Hai merchant Shi Nawai to propose a collaboration. They could create the most exquisite hairpins, adorned with N Hai merchant’s pearls, which would double their price. Merchants valued profit above all else, and the price of pearl hairpins far exceeded the cost of raw materials.

Shi Nawai agreed to bring the finished hairpins the next day, promising that if he was satisfied, all the pearls would be handed over to Yan Zijing. When Duan Wu returned to the fleet, she found Wei Si Hui tied to a wooden pillar, being severely tortured. Yan Zijing had discovered evidence of Wei Si Hui’s secret dealings with Cui Shijiu, including numerous property deeds and land contracts given to him.

Yan Zijing publicly announced that Wei Si Hui would be executed. Duan Wu stepped in front of Wei Si Hui, pleading for his life, but Zhang Jinran also reminded Yan Zijing that he should not handle matters privately. Relenting, Yan Zijing decided to throw Wei Si Hui into the sea instead. As the crowd dispersed, Duan Wu held the box filled with pebbles, asking Yan Zijing if this was the outcome he had anticipated.

Yan Zijing nodded in confirmation, and Duan Wu’s eyes filled with tears. She had once felt fortunate to be with the right people, but now realized they were merely pawns in a larger game. Duan Wu's brother, Xiao Xiami, bore numerous scars from the severe beatings he had endured and was unable to move.

Seeing her brother’s injuries caused Duan Wu great pain, but Xiao Xiami comforted her, urging her not to hold a grudge against Cao Da and the others, as they were too powerful for people like them to contend with. The next day, Duan Wu presented her handmade hairpins to Shi Nawai, who was very pleased.

He had originally planned to do business with Yan Zijing, but Cui Shijiu also brought several jewelry designs, as he was an official merchant who supplied the palace with exquisite goods. The craftsmanship of Cui Shijiu's jewelry far surpassed what Duan Wu had made. To secure the pearls, Cui Shijiu raised his offer by twenty percent and put down a deposit of five hundred gold. Such a high price was beyond Yan Zijing's means, prompting Duan Wu to decisively withdraw.

Before leaving, she quietly warned Cui Shijiu to be careful, as he might not sell them for that price and risk losing everything. That night, Wei Si Hui had just crawled ashore when Yan Zijing slit his throat with a sword. Yan Zijing acted swiftly, but still allowed someone in the shadows to witness the act.

The next day, Wei Si Hui’s body was found on the ship, and Xu Nanying offered a hefty reward for information, leading to Yan Zijing being bound and taken away by Xu Nanying's men. The plot twisted rapidly, leaving Duan Wu feeling bewildered. Yan Zijing was always meticulous; how could he leave behind evidence? And now that he had been captured by the officials, what would happen next?

Yan Zijing’s confidant, Kang Ju, called Duan Wu to a room and handed her a blood pearl, urging her to leave while she could. Duan Wu was surprised that Yan Zijing had provided this blood pearl after just being captured, and she still owed him the three hundred gold they had agreed upon. Kang Ju insisted that Duan Wu take what she had and leave, cautioning her not to get involved in this conflict, but Duan Wu hesitated to depart.

As the officials searched the merchant fleet, they began hauling box after box of jewels out. Duan Wu devised a plan, intentionally letting Pang Congshi overhear that there were still treasures in Yan Zijing’s room. Later that night, Pang Congshi, along with Cao Da, attempted to steal the treasures but was caught red-handed by Kang Ju. Internal theft was a serious offense, and Kang Ju tied them up on the deck. Duan Wu personally took the whip to punish them. Watching Duan Wu, who seemed delicate, wield the whip, Zhang Jinran couldn’t help but reflect on how she had become as cold-blooded as Yan Zijing.

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