Xiao Wuxia, the young lord of Yueluo City, endured the humiliation and lurked in the Liang Kingdom for many years. He changed his name to Wei Zhao and suffered the infamy of being a sycophant.In order to find out the truth about his family, Wei Zhao tried to kidnap the only survivor in the Qi Wang case. However, his carefully laid plan was ruined by the sudden appearance of the young girl Jiang Ci.Pei Yan took the opportunity to raise the seriously injured Jiang Ci into the mansion in order to find the “saboteur” behind the scenes.Wei Zhao's tragic life experience and national justice also touched the innocent Jiang Ci. The two saw each other's shining points and fell in love with each other as they got along.In the end, Wei Zhao, Jiang Ci, and Pei Yan put aside their personal grudges and jointly fought against Emperor Liang, realizing their wish to protect Yueluo and establish a Qing Dynasty...

The Dacheng Kingdom and the Wei Kingdom held peace talks today, and the ceremony was solemnly held in Fanglin Garden in Qingkang.Fanglin Garden was heavily guarded, with security teams passing through to ensure safety, while the kitchen was busy, carefully preparing delicacies to entertain the envoys from the Kingdom of Wei.

Jiang Ci took the opportunity to steal a pot of wine and wanted to find a quiet place to enjoy it alone, but he ran into the gorgeously dressed Lian Er passing by in a hurry.Lian'er is outstandingly beautiful, but has a stern expression.Jiang Ci had no time to think about it, so she cleverly avoided the patrolling guards and tasted wine under the shade of a tree. However, she couldn't forget to catch a glimpse of Sword and Cauldron Marquis Pei Yan, so she decided to go to Yueluo to collect coffin flowers.

Jiang Ci's actions did not escape the surveillance of the Silver-faced Man.While she was intoxicated with wine, the silver-faced man appeared and threatened her with a sword.In order not to disturb the envoy, the silver-faced man covered Jiang Ci's mouth, but unexpectedly found Yue Luo's waistband in his arms, so he showed mercy.The Wei State delegation arrived as scheduled, led by Teng Rui, the minister of Honglu Temple.Seeing this, the silver-faced man became vigilant and relaxed his control over Jiang Ci. Jiang Ci was waiting for an opportunity to escape.

Pei Yan arrived on horseback, and General Lei greeted him with tea, showing the etiquette of the two countries.Teng Rui wanted to show off his power to Pei Yan, but was easily defused by him. Jiang Ci respected Pei Yan deeply and begged the silver-faced man to let her go, but was rejected.

At the beginning of the peace talks ceremony, Lian'er performed a dance with superb skills, which won Teng Rui's praise.After the dance, Lian'er wanted to propose a toast, but General Lei carefully tested the wine.When Teng Rui was receiving the wine, he took Lian'er into his arms.Seeing this, Jiang Ci became suspicious of Lian'er.Before Jiang Ci could say anything, the silver-faced man stabbed Jiang Ci with a dagger, which convinced Jiang Ci that the two were conspiring together.

The silver-faced man wanted to assassinate Teng Rui, but Pei Yan called Lian'er aside to ask, and Lian'er expressed her admiration for Teng Rui.Teng Rui was fascinated and defended Lian'er, but Pei Yan gave up.Jiang Ci was afraid that the silver-faced man would be disadvantageous to her, so she reluctantly drew her dagger and fought back. She was finally subdued again, and the wine bottle fell to the ground, alerting the guards.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, the silver-faced man shot an arrow at Teng Rui, and Lian'er also came to help.General Lei protected Teng Rui Zhou, and the silver-faced man pushed Jiang Ci to step down and covered Lian'er's escape.Pei Yan rescued Jiang Ci, sent Teng Rui and the envoy away, and took her back home to heal.Jiang Ci was seriously injured and fell into coma. Pei Yan urgently summoned the famous doctor Cui Liang for treatment.

The silver-faced man returned to the ship to join Lian'er, but the assassination planned by the two failed.It turned out that the silver-faced man was Wei Zhao, the commander of the Guangming Division of the Great Star State, and his atrocities made the people and officials complain.In order to find out the whereabouts of Wang Shiquan, the bodyguard of the King of Qi, Wei Zhao tortured him to force a confession and escaped from office. He learned that Wang Shiquan might be hiding in Weiguo incognito.

Wei Zhao ordered Shadow Pavilion to search Weiguo based on the characteristics of Wang Shiquan's whip injury, and finally found that Teng Rui's handwriting was similar to Wang Shiquan's.The Wei Kingdom wanted to seize Yueluo, but Emperor Xie Che wanted to negotiate peace to avoid war.Wei Zhao suggested opening a branch of the Tongfeng River to Wei State and building a dam to monitor it.He missed his late wife Wei Yu, so he spread false news to lure Teng Rui to peace talks and plotted to assassinate her.

Teng Rui fell into the trap and went to the peace talks. Wei Zhao planned carefully, but his success failed because of Pei Yan.He closely monitors Pei Yan's house to prevent Jiang Ci from revealing his identity.Jiang Ci fell into a coma, and Cui Liang suggested treating him with Millennium Snow Toad Pills.Pei Yan apologized to Xie Che and vowed to complete the peace talks and fulfill his father's wish to revitalize Changfengwei.An Cheng and Tong Min help Pei Yan track down the assassin, and the situation becomes confusing.

After Cui Liang's tireless treatment for several days, supplemented by the miraculous efficacy of Qianxue Chan Pills, Jiang Ci was finally out of danger, and Pei Yan immediately arranged for Cui Liang to return home to rest.

Jiang Ci was born in Jiangjia Village, Ming'an, Dacheng Kingdom. He has been dependent on his master Yan Qiaoshuang since he was a child.Yan Qiaoshuang once traveled to Yueluo and tasted a bowl of porridge that was not bitter and unforgettable.In order to recreate the taste in his memory, Jiang Ci tried all kinds of vegetation and ingredients in the mountains, but he still failed to do so.Until ten days ago, when Yan Qiaoshuang returned from her travels, Jiang Ci served out the non-bitter porridge he had carefully cooked with great expectation, but it was not approved by the master.Jiang Ci made a vow to let her taste the nostalgic taste again on the occasion of her master's birthday.

One day, Yan Qiaoshuang noticed something strange in the outside world, so she took the opportunity to send Jiang Ci away.By the time Jiang Ci returned, Yan Qiaoshuang had fallen asleep peacefully.Jiang Ci cherishes the dream of traveling around the world and tasting delicious food, but he has been unable to do so because of his master's worries.While his master was sleeping, Jiang Ci couldn't hold back his desire and secretly went down the mountain to watch the grand peace talks between Da Ming and Wei Guo. He planned to collect coffin flowers before returning.

Arriving at Fanglin Garden, Jiang Ci faced a heavy guard and came up with a plan to hide his luggage under a big tree.Inadvertently, she discovered a letter left by Yan Qiaoshuang, which was full of her master's concerns and instructions for her action.Jiang Ci properly collected the letter, jumped into the river resolutely, and sneaked into the heavily guarded Fanglin Garden.

After Jiang Ci regained consciousness, he recalled the shocking scene of being assassinated by the silver-faced man, and was still frightened.Pei Yan was always waiting by her side, giving her medicine with her own hands.Facing Pei Yan's concern, Jiang Ci was wary because she remembered the reminder in the master's letter.It wasn't until Pei Yan personally tasted the medicine and confirmed that it was safe that Jiang Ci took it with confidence.From the mouth of the maid Shuxia, she learned that the medicine was actually Pei Yan's life-saving treasure on the battlefield - Millennium Snow Toad Pill, and she was full of gratitude to Pei Yan.

When Pei Yan asked about the assassin, Jiang Ci remained silent for fear of retaliation.When Pei Yan saw this, he no longer pressed him. He ordered Cui Liang to conduct a follow-up examination for Jiang Ci and told Shuxia to take good care of him.Under Cui Liang's care, Jiang Ci gradually recovered and lived a leisurely and contented life.

At the same time, Wei Zhao was panicked after learning the news that Jiang Ci had been rescued, worried that Jiang Ci would reveal his secret.On the one hand, he secretly disposed of the bodies of his brothers in the slave camp to prevent his accomplices who had been lurking for many years from being implicated; on the other hand, he secretly monitored Jiang Ci's every move, trying to find opportunities to strike.

One day, Jiang Ci took advantage of the opportunity of flying the kite to escape from the Hou Mansion.Unexpectedly, Wei Zhao was discovered lurking in the tree.Frightened, Jiang Ci accidentally fell and was fortunately rescued by Pei Yan in time.Pei Yan wanted to punish Shu Xia, but Jiang Ci interceded for him, which made Pei Yan give up.Jiang Ci inadvertently revealed the whereabouts of the Silver-faced Man, but was vague about Pei Yan's inquiry.She knew very well that as long as the silver-faced man was not eliminated, it would be difficult for her to escape.

Pei Yan proposed to go out with Jiang Ci to relax, but was declined.In the end, Pei Yan arranged for Cui Liang to accompany Jiang Ci to Lanyue Tower for dinner, but in fact he set a trap to lure the silver-faced man to show up.However, Jiang Ci had other plans. She used the pond in Lanyue Tower to try to escape again.In Lanyue Tower, Jiang Ci not only taught the frivolous people a lesson, but also unexpectedly met the prince Xie Zhi.

As night fell, Jiang Ci pretended to be drunk and took advantage of Su Yan's arrangement to hide in the room.After everyone dispersed, she used the kite left during the day as a cover and successfully escaped from Pei Yan's surveillance.However, she didn't actually jump into the river, but hid under the bed and waited for her chance.Just as she was about to leave, the silver-faced man Wei Zhao suddenly appeared, causing Jiang Ci to panic again.

Jiang Ci cleverly pretended to be drunk and threw the vase into the river, creating the illusion that he jumped into the river to escape.Taking advantage of the cover of night, she huddled under the bed, and then looked for an opportunity to escape from Lanyue Tower.However, as soon as he stepped over the threshold, he was intercepted by Wei Zhao.Wei Zhao threatened him with a dagger, but Jiang Ci pleaded hard and vowed not to reveal his assassination of Teng Rui to Pei Yan.Suspicious, Wei Zhao hung Jiang Ci on a tree and tortured him severely.

Pei Yan had already known where Jiang Ci was hiding, but he did not reveal it immediately. Instead, he planned to use her to trap the assassin.Seeing Jiang Ci being kidnapped by the silver-faced men, Pei Yan was unable to hear the conversation clearly due to the distance, so he secretly sent his men to the post house where the Wei State mission was located to ask for help.Faced with Wei Zhao's pressing steps, Jiang Ci was furious and cursed, which angered Wei Zhao so much that the rope was cut off and he was forced to write a suicide note.At the critical moment, Pei Yan stepped forward to protect Jiang Ci.

As General An arrived with reinforcements, Pei Yan and Wei Zhao started a fierce battle, but Wei Zhao finally escaped through tactics.Pei Yan then treated Jiang Ci's wounds, but Jiang Ci, worried about being retaliated against by Wei Zhao again, requested to seek refuge in the Marquis Mansion, and Pei Yan agreed.

Afterwards, Jiang Ci became suspicious of the silver-faced man's behavior and thought his behavior was unreasonable.Pei Yan suddenly realized that the silver-faced man might be using a strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain, aiming at Tengrui instead of himself.So, he immediately took Jiang Ci to the Yugong Temple to rescue him.Sure enough, Wei Zhao took advantage of the opportunity of kidnapping Jiang Ci to escape successfully and went to Yugong Temple to assassinate Teng Rui.Fortunately, Pei Yan arrived in time and Wei Zhao was forced to retreat. However, Jiang Ci fell from his horse in the chaos and was later rescued by Pei Yan and returned to the Hou Mansion.

Looking back on the past, King Qi of the Great Star Kingdom died mysteriously during the peace talks in Yueluo City, which triggered the Great Star Kingdom's conquest of Yueluo City.Although Yueluo City Lord Xiao Haitian tried his best to defend himself, he still could not escape the fate of being beheaded.His son Xiao Wuxia and his sister witnessed their mother's tragic death, and the seeds of revenge were planted in their hearts.Many years later, Xiao Wuxia changed his name to Wei Zhao, sneaked into the Great Star Kingdom, and formed the Shadow Pavilion, vowing to avenge his family.

Pei Yan took good care of Jiang Ci, but Jiang Ci's description of the assassin was always vague.At the same time, Jiang Ci's injuries worsened due to the poison on Wei Zhao's dagger, and he had to ask Pei Yan for help.On the other side, Wei Zhao discovered Jiang Ci's relics and a letter from the master through searching, revealing the origin of Jiang Ci and Yan Qiaoshuang.

It turns out that Yan Qiaoshuang's sister died while on the run twenty years ago, and Yan Qiaoshuang fled to Jiangjia Village where she met Jiang Ci and settled down.However, the pursuit of the Inner Court Division forced Yan Qiaoshuang to flee again, and entrusted Jiang Ci to Su Yan before leaving.In order to disrupt the situation, Yan Qiaoshuang asked Su Yan to spread false news.

In order to save Jiang Ci, Pei Yan invited Cui Liang for diagnosis and treatment, and found that Jiang Ci had been poisoned by Miao Jiang's highly poisonous poison, which could only be cured by Miao Jiang's agrimony.However, the agrimony has been destroyed by Emperor Xie Che, and Pei Yan had to send people to find the heart-protecting pill left by Xie Che.After Wei Zhao learned about this, he decided to use King Zhuang's needs to seize the Heart-Protecting Pill to prevent Pei Yan from saving Jiang Ci.In the end, in a competition for the Heart-Protecting Pill, the battle of wits and courage between Pei Yan, King Zhuang, and Wei Zhao reached a climax.

Wei Zhao first stabbed Jiang Ci with a poisoned dagger, and then conspired to poison Mrs. Zhou.In order to save these two lives, Pei Yan fought side by side with King Zhuang and went to Emperor Xie Che to pray for the precious heart-protecting pill.Prince Xie Chi proposed to determine the ownership of the elixir based on the outcome of the chess game, and King Zhuang asked Wei Zhao to fight on his behalf against Pei Yan.

On the chessboard, Wei Zhao and Pei Yan each showed their talents, pressing forward step by step, and the situation was stalemate.At the same time, Jiang Ci's injury worsened rapidly, and Cui Liang was helpless and had to send Shuxia to report to Pei Yan urgently.Pei Yan was anxious and wanted to find a breakthrough in the chess game.

King Zhuang was unwilling to give up easily, so A Li came up with a plan, hoping to change the situation during the tea ceremony.In the end, Pei Yan was superior and won the chess game, and he immediately returned with the pill to save Jiang Ci.However, Wei Zhao had already understood A Li's plan and deliberately failed. He secretly arranged for Lao Liu to notify A Li and Lao He to transfer to prevent their identities from being exposed.A Li did not want to drag Wei Zhao down, so he chose to commit suicide to apologize.

It turned out that Pei Yan's mother was weak and had received a heart-protecting pill from Xie Che, but she never used it.Pei Yan's fight was actually a ploy to lure the enemy.He found out that A Li was a slave that he had brought from Yueluo City three years ago, and he was even more shocked to find that there was also a spy hiding around King Zhuang.Wei Zhao carved wooden plaques to commemorate his deceased clan members.

Pei Yan was afraid that the assassin would attack Teng Rui again, so he placed him in a separate garden and strengthened his vigilance.He asked his mother for a backup heart-protecting pill to save Jiang Ci. Jiang Ci gradually became stable after taking the medicine.Pei Yan was waiting beside him, never leaving. Although Cui Liang blamed him for putting Jiang Ci in danger, he had no choice but to capture the murderer.

Jiang Ci woke up and saw Pei Yan guarding him, and felt grateful.Pei Yan personally changed his dressing, and the relationship between the two gradually deepened.At this time, the Hou Mansion was suddenly hit by a fire. Pei Yan led the crowd to fight the fire, but he was worried about Jiang Ci's safety.After returning, Pei Yan tested Jiang Ci for clues about the assassin, but Jiang Ci deliberately concealed it.

Pei Yan speculated that the assassin might be an important official in the court, so he secretly ordered to investigate the suspicious official.In order to lure the enemy deeper, he decided to keep Jiang Ci and asked him to cooperate in acting.Jiang Ci reluctantly agreed and transformed into a maid.Shuxia took the opportunity to retaliate, but fortunately Wei Zhao secretly helped to resolve the crisis.Wei Zhao followed Jiang Ci like a shadow, constantly reminding Jiang Ci to pay attention to Teng Rui's movements.

Jiang Ci acted cautiously and used the help of his maid to obtain Bieyuan's waist card and sneak into Teng Rui's residence.Teng Rui indulged in wine and sex and didn't care about worldly affairs, so Jiang Ci recorded them one by one.Teng Rui recognized Jiang Ci as his savior, held a banquet to express his gratitude, and presented him with a jade gourd.Pei Yan was unhappy when he saw this, and practiced swordplay late at night to vent his anger. Jiang Ci accompanied him and was accidentally injured.Pei Yan delivered medicine late at night, and the two of them understood each other tacitly.After Pei Yan left, Wei Zhao appeared again and continued his surveillance duties.

Jiang Ci was unwilling to act as Wei Zhao's eyes and ears, nor was she willing to become a bait in Pei Yan's hands. Faced with a person who was neither easy to deal with, she felt resentful in her heart.So, she carefully recorded Teng Rui's every move, and cleverly arranged a forged record at the agreed place.However, after Wei Zhao read it, he was keenly aware that Jiang Ci had reservations, so he kidnapped him at night and put pressure on him.In the end, Jiang Ci had no choice but to hand over the real surveillance records, and only asked Wei Zhao to return the little clay cat that she regarded as a treasure, which was a relic given to her by her master Yan Qiaoshuang.But Wei Zhao turned a deaf ear to this.

On the other side, Wei Zhao secretly trusted Yin Shilin, the imperial censor, and revealed that Xie Chi lingered in Lan Yue Tower and that King Zhuang and Teng Rui were nearly assassinated.Yin Shilin knew that this matter was related to the peace talks between the two countries, so he did not dare to slack off at all, and immediately reported it to Emperor Xie Che.In anger, Xie Che severely punished King Zhuang and Xie Chi. Although Pei Yan stepped forward to take the blame, he was also punished for favoring his maid.King Zhuang was punished to meditate on his mistakes behind closed doors and copy Buddhist scriptures; Pei Yan had his salary deducted and additional imperial troops were sent to strengthen protection.

Rong Yudie, who was far away in Nanling, heard the news and knew that Emperor Da Ming still had doubts and worries about Pei Yan, so he decided to return to Qingkang with his old nanny Lao Du.At the same time, Wei Zhao also focused on Fan Yi, the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army, intending to break through.Rong Yudie, who returned to the Jian Dinghou Mansion, encountered a subtle interaction between Pei Yan and Jiang Ci as soon as she entered the door. Pei Yan exchanged a jade pendant for Jiang Ci's jade gourd, lying about using it to cure diseases, but in fact he had other plans.Jiang Ci resolutely refused the jade pendant. Unexpectedly, Rong Yudie suddenly returned at this time, and Pei Yan was shocked.

Rong Yudie knew Pei Yan well and concluded that he would not offend King Zhuang because of Jiang Ci, so he advised him to act with caution.Pei Yan prepares a birthday party for his mother, hoping to take the opportunity to search for the assassin.Jiang Ci also wanted to take this opportunity to reveal the true face of the silver-masked assassin.Xie Che learned about Rong Yudie's return and Pei Yan's birthday party arrangements, so Tao Zizhu stepped up surveillance.

On the day of the birthday banquet, the Jiandinghou Mansion was bustling with activity. Jiang Ci took the opportunity to inquire about Wei Zhao. Cui Liang warned her to stay away from Wei Zhao and the forces of the Guangming Division.At the birthday party, Pei Yan asked Jiang Ci to accompany him to prevent assassins.King Zhuang took the opportunity to tease Wei Zhao, but Wei Zhao's late arrival attracted everyone's attention.Jiang Ci recognized Wei Zhao as the silver-faced assassin at a glance, and overturned his wine glass in a state of uneasiness.The arrival of the Dong sisters added a lot of color to the birthday banquet, and Rong Yudie was full of praise for Dong Juan.

Jiang Ci adds sugar to Wei Zhao's porridge, which reminds him of his deceased sister.Prince Xie Chi proposed to use flowers and plants to entertain the wine. In the contest between Prince Zhuang and Pei Yan, Jiang Ci became the focus with his familiarity with plants.King Zhuang set up a bet, and Jiang Ci started a fierce contest with Wei Zhao in order to win over the little clay cat.In the end, the two were indistinguishable. Jiang Ci took the opportunity to ask Wei Zhao for the prize, and Pei Yan proposed a chrysanthemum crab feast as a reward.However, Jiang Ci's real purpose is to get the little clay cat back and vows to keep Wei Zhao's secret, but Wei Zhao coldly refuses, making Jiang Ci angry.

Wei Zhao carefully planned and spread a false news: claiming that when King Qi was killed in Yueluo, the palace guard Zhao Wu witnessed the scene, and Zhao Wu also suffered an accident later.It is worth noting that Zhao Wu had married a wife and had children before entering the palace, and his orphan had been living in Nanling for many years.As soon as this incident came out, Tao Zizhu, the general manager of the Imperial Palace, quickly reported it to Emperor Xie Che of the Imperial Palace.

Xie Che has a suspicious character and has a grudge against Rong Yudie's sudden return to Qingkang.He especially suspected that the Pei family was related to Zhao Wu's son, and felt resentful.In the past, Rong Yudie won the favor of Pei Yan's father, Pei Zijing, and Xie Che with her versatile and heroic image.In order to win Rong Yudie's heart, Xie Che once had an archery competition with Pei Zijing, but Pei Zijing deliberately gave up.However, as a prince, Xie Che could not marry Rong Yudie directly. Instead, he was sent to the front line to fight. He could only entrust Rong Yudie to Pei Zijing. In the end, Rong Yudie married Pei Zijing.

With this thought, Xie Che became furious and rushed to Jian Ding Hou's Mansion overnight to ask Rong Yudie for answers.Upon seeing this, Pei Yang, the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion, hurriedly informed Pei Yan and Rong Yudie.Rong Yudie had a premonition that something was bad and hurriedly left the table to escape.At the same time, Dong Lan was worried that Dong Juan would be bored sitting for a long time, so he suggested that she go for a walk in the garden.When Pei Yan learned that Xie Che was coming in person, he quickly asked the prince Xie Chi to resign and pick him up, and led Xie Che to the quietest room in the mansion to wait for Rong Yudie.

When Jiang Ci was wandering around the mansion, he accidentally came to the quiet room and saw Pei Yan meditating alone, and became suspicious.In the quiet room, Xie Che saw the portrait he had painted for Rong Yudie, and memories of the past came to his mind, with mixed feelings.Later, Rong Yudie appeared and confessed a shocking secret to Xie Che - Pei Yan was actually her and Xie Che's flesh and blood.

Xie Che felt mixed after hearing this. He comforted Pei Yan for a while and left in a hurry.Pei Yan pretended to be drunk and asked Pei Yang to entertain the guests.Xie Che was already wary of the Nanling Pei family, but now he knew the truth and became even more convinced.He ordered Tao Zizhu to thoroughly investigate the source of the rumors about the relationship between Zhao Wu and the Pei family, and removed the surveillance of Jian Dinghou Mansion.

It turns out that in order to protect the Pei family, Rong Yudie had endured humiliation and heavy burdens for many years, and even made up lies about Pei Yan's life experience.Pei Yan has been criticized as a "bastard" since he was a child, and his mother Rong Yudie taught him to be patient and wait for the opportunity.Pei Yan is determined to bring glory to the Pei family, but has been depressed for a long time.Thanks to Jiang Ci's gentle comfort, the two of them opened their hearts and shared their true feelings.

On the other side, Dong Juan ran into Pei Yan and Jiang Ci in the garden, and the three of them chatted happily.After the birthday banquet, when Pei Yan was seeing off his guests, a fire broke out in the garden.Pei Yan was concerned about Teng Ruian's danger and immediately led the rescue team.Jiang Ci noticed that there was something fishy about the situation, but suffered from the lack of evidence.Eventually, the fire was extinguished and Tengrui died.After investigation, it was determined that the fire was caused by a charcoal fire that was not extinguished.In order to calm down the incident, Xie Che placed the blame on Tong Min and Fan Yi, and ordered Pei Yan to think about his mistakes behind closed doors.

Rumors about the marriage between Pei Yan and Dong Juan spread widely, and officials reminded Dong Fang not to form a party with the Pei family.In fact, there was another hidden reason for Teng Rui's death. He was secretly imprisoned in the Shadow Pavilion dungeon by Wei Zhao to force him to question the truth about King Qi's murder.Jiang Ci had doubts about the fire and was worried that Pei Yan would be implicated. Only after Cui Liang confirmed that Pei Yan was fine did he feel relieved.She also took the opportunity to borrow several Weiguo books from Cui Liang.

Soon, General Lei led the Weiguo envoy to surround the Jiandinghou Mansion and demanded that Pei Yan be responsible for Teng Rui's death.Wei Zhao arrived in time, dispersed General Lei and his men with thunder, and privately inquired about Pei Yan's current situation.Pei Yan returned to the light after several days of seclusion. Jiang Ci's careful care made him feel a little relieved.When Wei Zhao saw the two living in harmony, he was secretly sad and left quietly.Based on various clues, Pei Yan speculated that the identity of the silver-masked assassin might be Wei Zhao, but Jiang Ci firmly denied and defended him, so Pei Yan stopped pursuing it.

Wei Zhao carefully planned to secretly transfer Teng Rui on the birthday of Pei Yan's mother Rong Yudie in the name of a fire in Bieyuan, creating the illusion of his death, thereby framing Pei Yan for dereliction of duty and intending to expel him..However, Pei Yan volunteered to join forces with Jiang Ci to investigate the truth of the fire, causing Wei Zhao's plan to fail again.What made Wei Zhao even more frustrated was that he learned that Emperor Xie Che had summoned Rong Yudie privately, and Jiang Ci was also present.

In order to cope with the change, Wei Zhao increased the intensity of training for the Guangming Guard and conducted actual combat drills. His rigor and efficiency unexpectedly won Xie Che's appreciation.Looking back on the past, Wei Zhao was once a slave living in Da Ming. He rose to prominence with his extraordinary martial arts and decisive methods, and was eventually reused by Xie Che.As for Wei Zhao's sister, Concubine Wei, who won the Holy Heart for her virtuous nature, her only concern was for her lost brother, and Xie Che also promised to do his best to help him find him.

Teng Rui was imprisoned in the Shadow Pavilion dungeon. He fully expected General Lei to rescue him, but he waited for a long time and finally despaired.Pei Yan led Jiang Ci and Cui Liang to investigate the ruins of Tengrui Villa. Wei Zhao arrived shortly after, apparently concerned about the case, but in fact he was cold to Jiang Ci.After careful analysis, Pei Yan and Cui Liang identified the time of arson and raised questions about Wei Zhao's whereabouts at that time. Wei Zhao used the excuse of looking for porridge and asked Jiang Ci to testify.

When Jiang Ci was confused about how the murderer sneaked into the other garden, Wei Zhao suddenly appeared. Jiang Ci panicked and called for help, and the two of them accidentally fell into the water.Pei Yan quickly dispatched manpower to rescue him, but Wei Zhao finally fell into a coma due to drowning. He only woke up after all-out treatment.Pei Yan had doubts about the reason why the two fell into the water, but Jiang Ci brushed it off.Wei Zhao privately speculated that Lei Zhen was the culprit of the arson, intending to provoke a dispute between the two countries. Pei Yan used clues to identify Xiao Wuxia, the son of the Lord of Yueluo City, as the suspect. This statement made Wei Zhao's expression slightly change, but Jiang Ci noticed it but did not point it out on the spot.

Jiang Ci carefully cooked Yueluo's special porridge, intending to arouse Wei Zhao's homesickness, and took the opportunity to test it out, but Wei Zhao responded with ease.After the meal, Pei Yan suggested that Wei Zhao and Jiang Ci visit Tong Min in prison in order to obtain clues about the night of the crime. Although Wei Zhao was reluctant, he had no choice but to agree.Pei Yan had doubts about Jiang Ci and was concerned about his safety, but Jiang Ci didn't take it seriously.

In prison, Tong Min described in detail the scene on the night of the incident, mentioning that Feng Da and Fan Yi took him away.Wei Zhao then interrogated Fan Yi alone. Fan Yi tried his best to shirk responsibility due to gambling debts, while Wei Zhao put pressure on him by claiming to have colluded with the murderer. Fan Yi panicked and begged for mercy and revealed more details.

After leaving the prison, Wei Zhao took Jiang Ci for a walk on the street. Jiang Ci deliberately selected Yueluo specialties to test Wei Zhao. Wei Zhao took the opportunity to leave An Cheng and talk to Jiang Ci in private.Jiang Ci bluntly questioned Wei Zhao as the real culprit of the arson and proposed an exchange condition. Wei Zhao denied it, and the two parties reached a certain tacit understanding.

Wei Zhao was worried that An Cheng would reveal his secret to Pei Yan, so he tried to hold An Cheng back while making a private appointment with Jiang Ci.In an alley, the two reached a tacit agreement. Jiang Ci promised to keep the secret that Wei Zhao was a silver-faced assassin, just to get her little clay cat back.Later, they returned to the market together, only to find An Cheng following closely behind them.In order to prevent Pei Yan from misunderstanding about the relationship between the two, Wei Zhao deliberately made Jiang Ci fall down, causing confusion, and he took the opportunity to leave.

Jiang Ci and An Cheng returned to Jian Dinghou Mansion. Pei Yan asked with concern about Jiang Ci's fall, while Jiang Ci was eager to share important clues gained from visiting Tong Min and Fan Yi in prison.She noticed that Fan Yi was extremely sensitive to the word "behind the house" and mentioned the assassin sneaking into the Villa, guessing that Fan Yi had something to hide.

Early the next morning, Pei Yan summoned Wei Zhao to the river to discuss the hypothesis that the murderer might have used a secret passage in the water to enter the Villa.After careful investigation, they found Bie Yunjin's silk thread near the culvert. This kind of silk thread has recently been sold to Weiguo in large quantities.Combined with Cui Liang's investigation, Pei Yan suspected that a master who had a grudge between Wei Guoyou and Teng Rui was involved in the case.An Cheng further speculated that the fire in the Bieyuan was caused by internal strife in the Wei Dynasty, and implored Pei Yan to report it to Emperor Xie Che in order to rescue Tong Min, but Pei Yan was hesitant.

Wei Zhao made a clever plan to lead the suspicion to the Wei people, and persuaded An Cheng and Cui Liang to stay away temporarily and let Pei Yan think alone.Jiang Ci saw through Wei Zhao's plan, accused him of deliberately misleading Pei Yan, and suspected that Wei Zhao was Xiao Wuxia, but suffered from the lack of conclusive evidence.

Jiang Ci recalled everything that happened on the day of the birthday banquet and realized that Wei Zhao's every step was carefully planned to clear the suspicion of the Yueluo City clan members.Although she felt pity, she was also determined to reveal the truth.With the help of Cui Liang, Jiang Ci learned about the tragic history of Yueluo City and became more sympathetic to Wei Zhao's situation.

In the dead of night, Jiang Ci could not sleep. She discovered that there might be a hidden reason for Teng Rui's death and suspected that Teng Rui was not really dead.In order to prevent Pei Yan from falling into danger, she decided to investigate alone.After some hard work, she found something suspicious about Teng Rui's body and confirmed that the body was not Teng Rui's own.

When Pei Yan entered the palace to resume his life, Jiang Ci caught up with him and presented his findings.Pei Yan and Jiang Ci immediately returned to the Hou Mansion. Wei Zhao saw this scene and was secretly wary.Cui Liang requested an autopsy, and Pei Yan applied to Emperor Da Ming for permission.In order to prevent the truth from being revealed, Wei Zhao acted quickly and instigated Lao He to expose Teng Rui's crimes and lead the finger to the Weiguo assassin.

After receiving Xie Che's authorization, Pei Yan secretly searched for Teng Rui's whereabouts.At the same time, Jiang Ci and Pei Yan encountered a mutton noodle stall owner who was grateful to Pei Yan while investigating in the city. This scene deepened Jiang Ci's respect for Pei Yan.On the other side, An Cheng discovered Teng Rui's trace and tracked it to the Lu family of Zhenyuan General. Pei Yan realized that this might be a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and decided to act cautiously and report to Xie Che.

Emperor Xie Che gave Pei Yan ten days to find out the cause of Tengrui's death. This day is the end of the period.The Wei State delegation, headed by Lei Zhen, was waiting for Pei Yan's conclusion. At the same time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also eagerly awaiting his conclusion.Through unremitting efforts, Pei Yan and Jiang Ci finally discovered that Teng Rui was still alive, but were shocked to find that he had been secretly transferred to the residence of General Lu Yu in Zhenyuan.In view of Lu Yu's prestige and achievements, Pei Yan did not dare to act rashly, so he entered the palace to report this amazing discovery to Xie Che.

Pei Yan was concerned about the safety of the Hou Mansion and urgently ordered An Cheng to return to the house to strengthen vigilance.He immediately entered the palace and first discussed Teng Rui's matter with Tao Zizhu. Zizhu knew that the situation was serious and immediately reported it to Xie Che.Unexpectedly, Lei Zhen led members of the envoy to break into the court, directly accused Pei Yan of plotting to murder Teng Rui, and demanded that Pei Yan pay for his life.

At the same time, the Jian Dinghou Mansion was attacked by officers and soldiers. Rong Yudie took his time and commanded everyone in the manor to return to their posts.At the court, Lei Zhen plausibly accused Pei Yan of sending a masked man in black to steal the jade gourd burial object on the eve of Teng Rui's mourning hall. The meteor dart left by the man in black pointed at Changfeng Guard, and Lei Zhen concluded that Pei YanYan is the mastermind behind the scenes.Prince Xie Chi and Prince Zhuang Xie Yu stepped forward to defend Pei Yan, but Lei Zhen was stubborn and even suspected Pei Yan of arson because he left the party on the night of his birthday party.Pei Yan remained silent because that night he actually accompanied Xie Che on a private visit to the Hou Mansion incognito, arranging a meeting between Xie Che and Rong Yudie. He could not explain the secret behind this.

Although Xie Che knew that Pei Yan was innocent, due to the situation, he had to order his imprisonment and assigned Wei Zhao to take Jiang Ci to jail pending trial.Wei Zhao carried out the order and took Jiang Ci away in front of the Hou Mansion.In the dead of night, Xie Che went to the prison in person and tried to persuade Pei Yan to sacrifice Jiang Ci to protect himself. Pei Yan firmly refused and begged Xie Che to forgive Jiang Ci.Xie Che had no choice but to leave, leaving Pei Yan to face the dilemma alone.

Wei Zhao was dissatisfied with Pei Yan's actions, vented his anger on Jiang Ci, and tortured him.Jiang Ci was loyal and unyielding, and exposed Wei Zhao's frame-up conspiracy.It turns out that Jiang Ci had already laid a secret plan, using the seeds of the Night Orchid to leave marks on the soles of Wei Zhao's shoes, and hiding a letter exposing Wei Zhao as a silver-faced assassin in the Hou Mansion.

After Lei Zhen and the envoy were placed in the post house, Wei Zhao was eager to find out Xie Che's attitude towards Jiang Cizhi.Xie Che really wanted to kill Jiang Ci to silence him, because Jiang Ci not only had a close relationship with Pei Yan, but the jade gourd was actually a gift from Teng Rui to Jiang Ci.Wei Zhao secretly planned to send Teng Rui out of Qingkang City quickly to avoid future troubles.Although it was inconvenient for Prince Xie Chi to go to the Hou Mansion in person, he still sent his maid to deliver a message to Rong Yudie. However, he encountered Yue Jinglong's obstruction on the way. Fortunately, Rong Yudie arrived in time to resolve the crisis.

Jiang Ci thought carefully and became extremely frightened, and concluded that Wei Zhao was responsible for the jade gourd incident, and decided to confront him.Facing Jiang Ci's accusation, Wei Zhao became angry and wanted to kill Jiang Ci.At the critical moment, Xie Chi arrived to stop Wei Zhao's atrocities and paid attention to Pei Yan's entrustment.

It turned out that Teng Rui was not sent to Lu Yu's mansion, but was hidden in Lao He's house by Wei Zhao.After Wei Zhao learned that Xie Chi had visited Rong Yudie, he had a bad premonition and urgently ordered to cancel the plan to escort Teng Rui out of the city.However, Ajun and Azheng were already on the road with Teng Rui. Although Lao He tried hard to intercept them, he failed.The two were eventually intercepted by Xu Jun, the commander of the Changfeng Guard, at the gate of the city and died in the chaos.

Xu Juan exposed Wei Zhao's conspiracy after returning to Pei Yan.Although Wei Zhao was unwilling, he was unable to refute.During the interrogation of Lao He and his wife, he personally directed a tragedy to cover up the truth.However, Jiang Ci saw all this and remembered it in his heart.

In the end, Pei Yan and Jiang Ci were cleared of their grievances and regained their freedom, and were given three days by Xie Che to recover Ten Rui.Pei Yan made a clever plan and used Changfengwei to successfully intercept and rescue Teng Rui.Wei Zhao, on the other hand, gradually came to the edge of collapse amidst repeated failures and pains.

Pei Yan successfully rescued Teng Rui. Xie Che was extremely happy and held a banquet in the main hall to celebrate.However, Wei Zhao was devastated by the deaths of A Jun, A Zheng and Lao He. He was taciturn at the banquet and only drank to drown his sorrows.Teng Rui was deeply grateful to Pei Yan for saving his life, and was eager to reach peace talks with the Great Star Kingdom. Xie Che then entrusted Pei Yan with full authority on the matter.

Wei Zhao drank too much at the banquet and offered to entertain the guests with a sword dance. Jiang Ci was deeply saddened when she realized that Wei Zhao used the sword dance to resolve his sorrow.After the banquet, Wei Zhao sadly left the palace. Jiang Ci wanted to talk to him, but he ignored him.

Returning to his residence, Wei Zhao was immersed in endless grief and placed the nameplate of the deceased in a memorial place.Only then did he recall Jiang Ci's hint in front of the palace gate.Pei Yan brought Jiang Ci and Tong Min back home, and Rong Yudie took great care of them.

Jiang Ci personally cooked porridge to comfort Pei Yan, but Pei Yan was unable to eat because of his heavy heart.He knew that Jiang Ci was also hurt by the death of Lao He and his wife, but he was helpless in finding out the truth.Pei Yan secretly monitored Wei Zhao and discovered that Ajun and Azheng were actually the guards of Lu Yu's mansion. This incident shocked him and he realized that the Yueluo Kingdom had infiltrated into Lu's mansion.

Cui Liang felt deeply aggrieved that Jiang Ci was repeatedly implicated, and Pei Yan vowed to protect him, but Cui Liang still had a grudge in his heart.After Jiang Ci returned home, thinking of Wei Zhao's pain, he burned the letter revealing his identity and sent him porridge overnight to apologize.She encouraged Wei Zhao not to forget his original intention. Although Wei Zhao was moved, he was still immersed in sadness and left in a hurry.

Pei Yan wanted to visit Jiang Ci, who was feeling unwell, but was dissuaded by Rong Yudie and concentrated on preparing for peace talks.When Lu Yu heard about the changes in the palace, he was furious and wanted to kill innocent people to vent his anger. Fortunately, Chun Yuli dissuaded him and suspected that there was a spy in the palace.

After a thorough investigation, Chun Yuli found that Ajun and Azheng had a close relationship with the eldest son. Lu Yu was unwilling to delve deeper because the eldest son was frail and sick.Nanling Foundry Bureau colluded with Lu Yu to secretly forge weapons. Zhang Zhicheng came to report, and Lu Yu urgently ordered the shipment to avoid Xie Che's eyes.Ayuan informed Wei Zhao of this news, and Wei Zhao planned to drive a wedge between Pei Yan and Xie Che.

On the day when the peace treaty between Da Ming and Wei State was signed, Xie Che was in a happy mood. Wei Zhao induced him to go on a trip. When he saw that the people all praised Pei Yan's achievements, Xie Che felt unhappy.In fact, it was Wei Zhao's plan to drive a wedge between Xie Che and Pei Yan.

Pei Yan and Xie Chi came by boat and were warmly welcomed by the people. Xie Che was suspicious, suspecting that Pei Yan's rescue of Teng Rui was fraudulent, and ordered Wei Zhao to investigate in detail.Tao Zizhu sent Jiang Yuan to search for Zhao Wu's son but failed. When Wei Zhao met Jiang Yuan and Tao Zizhu, he felt disdainful and secretly monitored Jiang Yuan.

Rong Yudie heard about Tao Zizhu's investigation and urgently ordered Pei Yan to find the assassins of King Qi, sisters Yan Qiaoshuang, in order to eliminate Xie Che's doubts about the Pei family.At the same time, she asked Pei Yan to erase the whereabouts of Xu Juan and others, and forced him to alienate Jiang Ci to prevent things from happening.Xie Che's doubts deepened and he ordered Tao Zizhu to secretly investigate the Pei family's affairs in Nanling.Su Yan prepares money for Yan Qiao Shuang to help her avoid disaster.

The night is cool, the lights are bright on both sides of the river, the shops are closely connected, and it is a bustling scene. Every family gathers together to enjoy the lanterns.Pei Yan and Jiang Ci took a boat on the river, immersed in the charming night, and refused to leave for a long time.Jiang Ci was grateful to Pei Yan for his many helping hands. Pei Yan also opened her heart to Jiang Ci and confided her long-buried wishes.Jiang Ci made his wish on the lotus lantern, and attached Pei Yan's grand blueprint for the growth of the Pei family. The two of them watched the lantern go away with the water, with mixed feelings in their hearts.

Later, Jiang Ci expressed her wish to leave Pei Yan and wanted to pursue her dream. Although Pei Yan tried her best to stay, she could not change her decision.On the bridge, a girl recognized Pei Yan and excitedly called her companions. Soon a group of girls who admired Pei Yan gathered.They called Pei Yan's name in unison, but he turned a blind eye and kept his eyes locked on Jiang Ci.The boat slowly passed through the bridge hole, and the girls swarmed to the other side of the bridge, looking forward to Pei Yan's appearance.However, Pei Yan made an astonishing move. He took out a dagger, handed it to Jiang Ci, and stabbed it into his chest himself. The blood instantly stained the skirt of his clothes.

The boat sailed out of the bridge hole. The girls witnessed this scene and exclaimed again and again.Pei Yan fainted due to excessive blood loss, and Jiang Ci panicked.The news spread quickly. After Wei Zhao learned that Jiang Ci had stabbed Pei Yan, he put her in jail.Pei Yan was summoned into the palace by Emperor Xie Che.Pei Yan insisted that he had a deep love for Jiang Ci and that Jiang Ci accidentally hurt him when he resisted.Xie Che severely reprimanded Pei Yan, but Pei Yan insisted on staying with Jiang Ci.Xie Che had no choice but to ask Pei Yan to resign from his official position and ordered him to go to Jian Ding Hou Mansion to think about his mistakes behind closed doors.

Wei Zhao went to the prison to visit Jiang Ci and warned her not to be fooled by Pei Yan's appearance and think that Pei Yan was just using her.He tried to persuade Jiang Ci to continue to be his spy, but Jiang Ci firmly refused.In the end, Xie Che released Jiang Ci at Pei Yan's insistence.Pei Yan went to the prison in person to greet Jiang Ci, and the sight of the two leaving side by side made Wei Zhao dissatisfied.

Pei Yan accompanied Jiang Ci on a walk on the street and bought her favorite snacks.However, Jiang Ci once again raised the idea of ​​​​parting.Pei Yan was worried about her safety and dissuaded her from leaving on the grounds that she would be guilty of deceiving the emperor.Jiang Ci had no choice but to follow Pei Yan back to the Hou Mansion.In the Hou Mansion, Jiang Ci received care and help from Cui Liang, for which she was deeply grateful.

In the dead of night, Jiang Ci secretly summoned spies from the Hou Mansion and asked Wei Zhao to return her little clay cat.But Wei Zhao rejected her request.At the same time, Rong Yudie punished Pei Yan for his fault by kneeling in the Pei family's ancestral hall for three days and three nights without eating or drinking.An Cheng and Tong Min sympathized deeply with Pei Yan's situation, and inadvertently revealed the news that Rong Yudie had beaten Jiang Ci because of Pei Yan's incident.After hearing this, Pei Yan was eager to know the details, while Jiang Ci was also listening silently.

On a cold winter day, the temple is cold and damp.Although Rong Yudie forbade Pei Yan to bring clothes to keep out the cold, Jiang Ci still came to visit him secretly and explained Rong Yudie's behavior to him.At this time, Emperor Da Ming received a report that the weapons produced by the Nanling Foundry Department were of low quality, so he sent Dong Fang, the left prime minister, to investigate thoroughly.After learning about this, Pei Yan took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Nanling to investigate the ordnance case and was approved.He planned to take Jiang Ci with him but Rong Yudie did not stop him.Jiang Ci found that Nanling was close to Yuzhou where she wanted to go and readily agreed.

On the other hand, Wei Zhao is also looking for Yan Qiaoshuang to uncover the mystery of King Qi's murder.After he learned that Pei Yan was also looking for Yan Qiaoshuang, he stepped up surveillance of the Hou Mansion.Late at night, Wei Zhao sneaked into the Hou Mansion and found Jiang Ci packing his luggage for a trip and Cui Liang also planned to follow Pei Yan to Nanling.After Cui Liang left Wei Zhao and met Jiang Ci, he wanted to return the little mud cat but in the end he couldn't make up his mind.Jiang Ci noticed the mark of Dark Night Orchid on Wei Zhao's hand and gave him ointment to remove the mark.This move made Wei Zhao decide to go to Nanling as well.The next day Wei Zhao reported the situation to Xie Che and asked for assistance in Pei Yan's investigation of the ordnance case.Although Xie Che was wary of Pei Yan, he still sent Wei Zhao to lead the Bright Guard to Nanling.After Jiang Ci learned that Wei Zhao would also go to Nanling, she was secretly happy and looked forward to the opportunity to find her little clay cat.

Pei Yan, Wei Zhao, Cui Liang and Jiang Ci rode a carriage to Nanling. On the way, Jiang Ci shared carefully prepared cakes, while Yi Fei and Tong Min rode with them on horseback, quickly establishing a deep friendship.After arriving in Nanling, the group changed to a small boat. Although the scenery of Nanling along the way was beautiful, Pei Yan and Wei Zhao had no time to care about it and focused on discussing the ordnance case.Jiang Ci was happy to help the fisherman girl Ayan punt the boat and generously took off her clothes and gave them to her.

After a long journey, everyone finally arrived at Changfengwu, the ancestral home of the Pei family.When Ayan returned the cloak, Jiang Ci gave it to her again to keep out the cold.After Pei Yan returned home, he held a banquet to entertain his clan members. However, Pei Zifang, the leader of the Pei clan, was quite contemptuous of Pei Yan and spoke harshly. He even accused Pei Yan of bringing shame to the Pei family because of his affair.Jiang Ci was worried that Pei Yan's face would be damaged and wanted to avoid the banquet. Fortunately, Wei Zhao stepped forward to defend Pei Yan, which made the tribesmen panic and apologize.Although Pei Zifang knew that Wei Zhao was a prominent figure, he still could not escape severe rebuke.

After the banquet, Jiang Ci quietly acted and mixed the cold Clivia into the porridge, and specifically told Pei Yan not to eat it, in order to teach Pei Zifang and others a lesson.Later, she and Cui Liang went out to relax, while Wei Zhao secretly observed from the side.

The next day, Cui Liang accompanied Jiang Ci on a street tour. Cui Liang recalled an adventure half a month ago due to a purse, when a thousand paper cranes arrived carrying poems.Jiang Ci ran into Wei Zhao at a porridge stall and asked him why he was traveling with him, but to no avail, he found out that Wei Zhao was addicted to sugar.Wei Zhao asked Jiang Ci to help crack the code book of Changfeng Wei's secret letter. After being rejected, he revealed that there were strange flowers in Yueluo City that could make the porridge less bitter, but Jiang Ci accidentally discovered that the porridge and rice were Chen.

Pei Zifang and his tribe suffered from diarrhea due to eating porridge. Pei Yan suspected something fishy and ordered Tong Min to investigate.Wei Zhao and Jiang Ci returned home, and Cui Liang also arrived to show off their new purse.Pei Yan welcomed Jiang Ci and gave him a cloak. Wei Zhao became jealous when he saw this.

Pei Yan realized that Wei Zhao was really here for surveillance, and asked Jiang Ci to help him act, and Jiang Ci agreed.Wei Zhao was furious when he learned that Jiang Ci was staying at Pei Yan's place, and ordered Yifei to continue tracing the whereabouts of sisters Yan Qiaoshuang.At the same time, Pei Zifang colluded with He Zhenwen, the governor of Nanling, to resell ordnance, resulting in a lack of armaments.He Zhenwen had no choice but to cut corners and cut materials for emergency response, but he did not expect that this batch of inferior ordnance would be delivered to Qingkang.Pei Zifang urged He Zhenwen to deal with the aftermath quickly to avoid being investigated.

Pei Yan and Wei Zhao went to the Governor's Office and the Foundry Department to investigate. He Zhenwen used the fire as an excuse to cover up mismanagement, but Wei Zhao saw through his lies at a glance.Although no direct evidence was found, Wei Zhao proposed to conduct an in-depth investigation secretly in the name of fun.

On the other hand, He Zhenwen's son He Yonglin was indignant at what happened to his father. He Zhenwen warned him to avoid conflicts with the Pei family and conspired to hide evidence in response to the upcoming inspection.

Pei Yan and Wei Zhao were both ordered by Emperor Xie Che to go to Nanling to investigate the ordnance case.However, both of them had their own plans: Pei Yan wanted to use this case to establish prestige in the Pei clan and pave the way for the revival of the family. He secretly searched for the sisters Yan Qiaoshuang, the murderers of King Qi, and vowed to uncover the truth about King Qi's murder.Xie Che secretly assigned Wei Zhao to monitor Pei Yan to prevent him from using family power to rebel. Wei Zhao also secretly searched for the whereabouts of sisters Yan Qiaoshuang.

The two of them accompanied He Zhenwen on an inspection tour of the Foundry Department. After seeing nothing unusual, Wei Zhao proposed to use the opportunity of traveling to visit the mountains and rivers to go deep into the private sector to investigate the ordnance case.Therefore, Wei Zhao, Jiang Ci, Cui Liang and others went out early and came back late every day, pretending to play, but in fact they walked through the Nanling market, focusing on rice shops and blacksmith shops, but found no abnormalities. They only felt that the people of Nanling were living peacefully.In good order.However, Jiang Ci found old rice being sold as new at a roadside stall at the same price. Wei Zhao realized that there might be a manipulative hand behind it, intending to cover up the truth about Nanling.

Jiang Ci and the boatman A Yan quickly became close friends. When A Yan took him to relax by the river, Jiang Ci was surprised to find that all the eagle humps around him had been harvested, and he became confused.Nanling is a land of fish and rice, and it is a good year, so people should not eat hummus to satisfy their hunger. She concluded that there might be hungry people in Nanling, and immediately reported it to Pei Yan.Pei Yan decided to split up. He was responsible for checking the rice shop, while Wei Zhao looked for the hungry people.Jiang Ci wanted to follow Pei Yan, but was dissuaded by him on the grounds of protection.

A-Yan witnessed Pei Yan's care for Jiang Ci and was moved by the scene. She recalled her deceased fiancé and was filled with grief.Pei Yan started to investigate the four major granaries in Nanling and found that both the east and west granaries were controlled by the Pei clan, so he sent Tong Min and Yi Fei to conduct an in-depth investigation.When Yi Fei was tracing Zhao Wu, he learned that he once had a wife who was killed for dereliction of duty and his wife and children lived in Nanling. Wei Zhao suspected that Zhao Wu was related to the disappearance of sisters Yan Qiaoshuang and ordered Yi Fei to continue to monitor Pei Yan.Yi Fei wanted to quit, but was scolded by Wei Zhao.

One day, Wei Zhao happened to encounter Jiang Ci in the kitchen making cakes with carved barley. He took the opportunity to provoke Pei Yan, saying that Pei Yan's rice shop was not for hungry people, but actually to protect the interests of the family.Jiang Ci was unmoved and gave him cakes to send him away.When Wei Zhao went out to investigate the case, Jiang Ci sneaked into his room to look for the lost little clay cat, but was unexpectedly bumped into by Wei Zhao.Instead of being annoyed, Wei Zhao took Jiang Ci to the ruined temple in the west of the city and exposed the hungry people hiding there and the inhuman treatment they received, which shocked Jiang Ci.

In order to explore the truth, Jiang Ci and Wei Zhao pretended to be a hungry couple and begged, and were sent to a ruined temple.Jiang Ci made a clever plan and learned from the girl who once worked in Zuihonglou that the hungry people were imprisoned here due to the persecution of Zhao Da under He Zhenwen in order to cope with the upcoming official inspection.Jiang Ci stayed behind to take care of the seriously ill girl, sent Wei Zhao to report the news to Pei Yan, and was given a badge from the Guangming Division to ensure safety.

Pei Yan found substandard rice in the west granary, while Wei Zhao found suspicious footprints near the ruined temple.He Zhenwen learned of Pei and Wei's movements and feared that the matter would be exposed, so he urgently sent He Yonglin to kill the hungry people.Jiang Ci was exposed while protecting the girl and was abducted by a masked man.Pei Yan and Wei Zhao arrived one after another and saw the empty temple and the sachet left by Jiang Ci, which contained the dark night orchid that was difficult to clean, which became the only clue to track Jiang Ci.