Flourished Peony 国色芳华 Episode 5

Liu Chang drank too much and ran to He Weifang's room to make a scene, trying to take He Weifang by force and make it a fait accompli so that He Weifang could not leave the Liu family. Liu Chang refused in every possible way, and he became angry and embarrassed and touched her all over. He Weifang fought desperately, but was pushed aside by Liu Chang, knocking over the coffee table and bleeding from her forehead. Liu Chang finally regained his senses and wanted to help her up. He Weifang refused to comply, and Liu Chang threatened that he would not let her leave the Liu family, then he slammed the door and left angrily. As soon as Liu Chang left, He Weifang looked at her disheveled self in the mirror and burst into tears. In order to make the play more realistic, He Weifang stabbed her shoulder with a pair of scissors and then knocked on the door of the flower and bird envoy Jiang Changyang.

Chuanyu found out that the Qingzheng Society's base was not in Luoyang, but in Chang'an. Because they carried out assassinations in the name of clearing the court of evil officials, they always carried out assassinations outside Chang'an, so it was not easy to arouse suspicion. He told Jiang Changyang what he had found out. When there was a knock on the door, Jiang Changyang and Chuanyu tacitly understood each other and one of them hid while the other went to open the door. He Weifang appeared in front of Jiang Changyang with injuries all over her body. Jiang Changyang saw at a glance that the wound on her shoulder was caused by herself stabbing with scissors. Although it was a good plan, the means were not good enough and the bloodstain on her sleeve was also a flaw. He Weifang said nothing, snatched the fan from Jiang Changyang's hand, and stabbed the wound hard with the handle of the fan. Jiang Changyang admired her very much and promised to help her get away from the Liu family and Liu Chang.

Although there were common people cheering outside the court, from what the county magistrate and Liu Shen said, it seemed that they wanted to handle the matter behind closed doors, playing the card of officials protecting each other. He Weifang naturally refused, but the people had no power and public opinion could not help her. The county magistrate even turned the tables and said that He Weifang had been childless for a year after marrying into the Liu family, which was considered immoral. He also avoided the main issue by mentioning the fact that He Weifang was bullied by Liu Chang. At the critical moment, Jiang Changyang spoke up, and the county magistrate was extremely frightened and agreed to deal with it according to the law. However, Mudan had no other wishes but to divorce Liu Chang, count her dowry with the Liu family, and have the Liu family return the land and shops that were sold without her consent. Liu Shen tried to delay again on the grounds that the procedure was complicated, but he didn't know that the peony had already been prepared and was just waiting for the county magistrate to stamp it.

Liu Shen knew that he could not come up with the dowry that had been squandered, so he wanted to delay it until next month on the pretext of taking inventory. Jiang Changyang asked Mudan how many days it would take to settle the accounts, and Mudan replied three days. Jiang Changyang made the final decision and went to the government three days later to sign and seal the document, exchanging it for an official certificate, thus completely settling the divorce. The next day Jiang Changyang left Luoyang. Before leaving, He Weifang gave him some hot cakes. Since the Liu family has not yet returned her dowry, the money promised to Jiang Changyang can only be owed for the time being. As soon as Jiang Changyang left, Liu Shen ordered someone to kill He Weifang. He Weifang resisted and hid behind a water tank. Liu Chang didn't want to repeat the same mistake, so he went to Liu Shen's study to steal the divorce letter, but accidentally discovered that the imperial purple rhinoceros pill was still there. He thought that his parents had deceived He Weifang.

Liu Chang went to a remote courtyard to look for He Weifang again, and happened to meet her hiding behind a water tank. Liu Shen's followers ran out in a panic and asked him about He Weifang's whereabouts. Liu Chang lied to save He Weifang's life and told her that the carriage was at the back door. In order to save her life, He Weifang fled without taking her dowry and divorce papers, but she took away a plant of Qiongtian Yulu. When the servant failed, Liu Shen came up with another plan. He sent people to the He family to turn the tables and prevent the He family from helping He Weifang.