Flourished Peony 国色芳华 Episode 31

Prince Ning had already sent out wedding invitations to everyone on behalf of Jiang Changyang. Everything had been arranged, and Jiang Changyang was forced to take part. During the meal, Chuanyu heard people talking, but he didn't dare to interrupt. Lian Zhou had been dressing up for an hour and still hadn't come out yet, so Jiang Changyang went in to urge her. Lian Zhou pretended to be pitiful and complained that there was no wedding car to greet her or to urge her to come, and that there was no sign of Mudan. Jiang Changyang evaded her with a few words, and suddenly he smelled the faint aroma of meat wafting from the backyard, so he quickly made an excuse to escape. Zhu Fu stood up for Mudan, but Mudan didn't seem to care much. Firstly, her wedding with Jiang Changyang was fake, and secondly, it was Jiang Changyang's freedom to take a concubine. Jiang Changyang didn't want to go in and disturb Mudan's opening party, so he threw a stone and overturned the trash can, allowing Mudan to see him climbing the wall.

Jiang Changyang explained to Mudan that he did not want to take a concubine, but Prince Ning was forcing him to do so. Even His Majesty had a Concubine Hui by his side, let alone him. Mudan understood for the time being and expressed her willingness to deal with the beautiful lady in the lotus boat sent by King Ning. Jiang Changyang hurriedly stopped her because Mudan had drunk a lot of wine and her cheeks were red, and he was afraid that she might be impolite. Peony thought of a way to cover it up with the rouge red of her flowers to add a bit of beauty. The guests at the banquet did not admire the bride's beauty, but were attracted by Peony. Mudan treated Lianzhou, who had just married into the Jiang family, very well and took the initiative to hand over all the affairs of the house to Lianzhou. This voluntary relinquishment of power made it impossible for anyone to find fault with it. That night, Jiang Changyang ran to Mudan's yard to escape the bridal chamber.

Until the banquet in the outer hall was over, Lianzhou's maid still couldn't find Jiang Changyang. She discovered that he had gone to Mudan's yard, so she hurried back to report. Lian Zhou understood that King Ning sent her to marry the Flower and Bird Envoy in order to win him over, and she couldn't just wait in vain. Sure enough, Mudan and Jiang Changyang waited for the person and they acted out a play together. Jiang Changyang pretended to be drunk and Mudan took care of him. They successfully coaxed Lianzhou away. As soon as Lianzhou left, Mudan took out the contract and took the initiative to give two parts of Fangyuan's revenue to Jiang Changyang. She can have the stability she has today thanks to the protection of the Flower and Bird Messenger. Mudan is not the kind of person who will not repay a favor. At this time, Jiang Changyang didn't want Mudan to always talk to him about money instead of feelings, but Mudan was devoted to the shop and had no idea how he felt about her.

Jiang Changyang took out the map of the fragrant garden that was newly designed by the palace supervisor and gave it to Mudan, who was overjoyed. Jiang Changyang was reluctant to leave. Mudan's eyes seemed to be glued to the design drawing, and she didn't notice that Jiang Changyang was unwilling to leave her boudoir. Since the noble ladies learned that Mudan was on good terms with Concubine Shu and had cured Concubine Shu's health, they all went to Hua Man Zhu to buy perfume and rouge. Hua Man Zhu's business became more and more prosperous, and the tickets for the opening of the garden were sold out directly. Sold out. Jiang Changyang thought that Mudan would move to Fangyuan the next day, so he suppressed his sadness and wrote a letter to congratulate Mudan on her move. But Mudan came back that night and would never move to Fangyuan again. Jiang Changyang was very happy and told Chuanyu to burn the letter, but also told Chuanyu that he actually couldn't bear to part with Mudan.

On Liu Shen's birthday, Liu Chang returned home to visit him. He killed and cooked the dog that King Ning had given to Liu Shen, and fed it to Liu Shen and his wife, thus severing their family ties. Jiang Changyang went to the garden to accompany Mudan. He helped her weed and dug up the aged daughter's red wine that Mudan's mother had buried for her. It was like her mother's blessing to Mudan from the unknown. One of the jars had a leak, so Jiang Changyang and Mudan drank from the leak. Mudan complained that Jiang Changyang drank too much, and the two chased and played with each other, as if they were flirting.