Flourished Peony 国色芳华 Episode 28

Jiang Changyang tempted Prince Ning with the position of deputy envoy of transportation in various regions, and said that His Majesty had met Mudan and Concubine Shu had also met Mudan. If you choose a beautiful and gentle woman as your wife, you will be guilty of deceiving the king. Seeing that Prince Ning had softened his stance, Jiang Changyang said that what the county lord wanted was Liu Zishu's heart. He took He Weifang as a concubine, which just stopped Liu Zishu's thoughts and was a good thing for the county lord. Although Prince Ning did not say anything, Jiang Changyang knew that he could not refuse the fat piece of meat of the Deputy Envoy of Transport, and his heart was finally at ease. Mudan had already been taken to the secret room for protection and heard what Jiang Changyang said to King Ning. After Jiang Changyang sent Prince Ning away, he was worrying about how to tell Mudan about the expedient plan of taking a concubine. Unexpectedly, Mudan was open-minded and insightful.

For Mudan, reputation is not as important as life, not to mention that she is remarrying and is seen as a profiteer by the world, while the Flower and Bird Envoy is getting married for the first time, so Jiang Changyang is the one who suffers the loss. Jiang Changyang laughed. It seemed that Mudan was not an ordinary person and did not need his guidance at all. Although Mudan didn't care, Jiang Changyang would ensure that everything necessary for a wedding banquet was prepared. However, Mudan didn't want to hold a grand wedding banquet. A grand wedding banquet was only a stopgap measure, and holding one would only expose one's true identity. Zhu Fu and Xiaochun both disagreed with keeping everything simple, and Sanlang also said that tomorrow the door would be thronged with people bringing gifts to celebrate at the Jiang residence. It's just that Jiang Changyang wanted to do everything according to Mudan's wishes. It would be simple, even if he didn't invite guests, but the wedding gifts had to be sent.

Li Youzhen got what she deserved this time and realized a cruel truth: the love that royal relatives and nobles have for a daughter cannot compare to benefits. Prince Ning asked Liu Chang to marry into the Ning Palace. As long as Liu Zishu signed the marriage agreement and did not marry other concubines, he could make any request. Liu Chang was unwilling and wanted to delay time by saying that he would go back to discuss it with the patriarch of his family. King Ning was furious and threatened to make the Liu family extinct. Liu Shen was terrified and signed the letter of marriage for his son immediately. Liu Chang laughed out of anger. How could there be such ridiculous affection in this world? It was already unfair for him to marry into the Ning King's family and have no children, but King Ning still wanted him to live in harmony with Li Youzhen. Liu Chang was not convinced and became even more unwilling, but King Ning also had a way to defeat him.

Zhu Fu and Xiaochun, who were unaware of the true situation, had heard that the flower and bird envoy was accompanied by beautiful girls all day long and was extremely licentious, so they were very worried that Mudan would meet the wrong person. Xiaochun even checked the pulse of the flower and bird master and found that he was not exhausted and his physical condition was very good. Mudan and Jiang Changyang were originally just acting for Dafu and Xiaochun, but as they were acting, Mudan suddenly felt that along the way, she did develop some kind of ambiguous relationship with Jiang Changyang. Mudan entered the palace to accompany Concubine Shu. In addition to sending her incense that could calm the mind and cure diseases, she also helped Concubine Shu to relieve her depression. His Majesty and Jiang Changyang hid outside the door and eavesdropped. He did not expect that Concubine Shu would hate red tape and palace etiquette so much. His Majesty was distressed and told Jiang Changyang not to tell Concubine Shu that he had been there.

Liu Chang had his legs broken and was imprisoned in Prince Ning's mansion. He wanted to go on a hunger strike to resist Prince Ning's enormous power. The Ning Wang's attendant who brought him food said that Liu Shen and his wife happily accepted the twenty loads of betrothal gifts, and that Liu Chang was a member of the Ning Wang's Mansion when alive and a ghost of the Ning Wang's Mansion when dead. The attendants also delivered wedding cakes for He Weifang and the flower and bird envoy according to King Ning's instructions. This completely put an end to Liu Chang's idea of ​​taking He Weifang as a concubine again. Perhaps Liu Chang would become a dark figure from then on.