Flourished Peony 国色芳华 Episode 8

Mudan pawned the jade necklace her mother left her to the owner of Yun shop in exchange for ten strings of cash, which she gave to Wang Qing, who then wrote a letter of divorce. Just when Wang Qing was feeling complacent, Jiang Changyang took action. At his reminder, the owner of Yun Store asked Wang Qing for the flowers that were destroyed by Wang Qing in the store. Wang Qing naturally couldn't take them out. It was only natural to pay back the debt. Jiang Changyang ordered Chuanyu to beat Wang Qing. For one string of money, Wang Qing, who had committed many evil deeds and beaten his wife, got the punishment he deserved. Afterwards, Mudan brought Wu Niang back to her dilapidated residence. Wu Niang was very surprised. She didn't expect that Mudan could still live well in such a dilapidated place. This made her full of hope for the future. To celebrate her birth, Mudan gave Wu Niang a new name, Qin Shengyi.

It was not easy for the two women to gain a foothold in Chang'an. After looking for work for several days, they either met bad guys like Wang Qing or ran into obstacles everywhere. Mudan still felt that her business was reliable. She happened to have the skills to grow flowers. After going around the flower market a few times to get to know the market, she learned that there were dwarf peonies to be dug on Qingliang Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing, and there were no other competitors in the flower market. Mudan then thought about picking dwarf peonies and taking better care of them. But they have difficulty making a living, so how can they buy fertilizers and grow flowers? Mudan used her brain and thought of a way to the God of Wealth's house. The God of Wealth she was referring to was naturally the flower and bird messenger Jiang Changyang. At first Jiang Changyang didn't believe the business opportunities Mudan talked about, but Mudan was eloquent and even went up the mountain to pick flowers.

Qingliang Mountain was steep and rugged, but Mudan was tenacious and took one step at a time. She eventually climbed up the mountain, but accidentally entered the royal hunting area. That day, Jiang Changyang happened to be accompanying Prince Ning to the mountains for horse riding and shooting, and he saved her with a clever trick. When Princess Ji'an heard that Jiang Changyang was accompanying Prince Ning on a hunting trip, she thought that they must be discussing their marriage, so she hurriedly rode on a fast horse to Qingliang Mountain to stop them. Jiang Changyang did not want to marry the county lady as his principal wife, nor did he want to offend Prince Ning, so he continued to use the name of a playboy to try to make Prince Ning give up the idea. Not only that, he also cleverly changed the subject and helped King Ning to promote Chen Zhang to be the warehouse officer in Luoyang. Mudan woke up in the tent and heard what Jiang Changyang said to King Ning. She regretted that she had sympathized with a corrupt official who bought and sold official positions.

The attendant reported that the Princess of Ji'an was on the way, so Jiang Changyang tactfully left. King Ning was impressed by Jiang Changyang's intelligence and insight, and sighed that his daughter was not living up to his expectations. Seeing that Jiang Changyang was about to return to the tent, Mudan quickly lay down and continued to pretend to be unconscious, but Jiang Changyang had already seen through her pretense. After the attendant moved the leopard that King Ning had rewarded to Jiang Changyang to the tent and left, Jiang Changyang then exposed Mudan's plan of pretending to sleep. Mudan spoke frankly. Jiang Changyang had a good plan today. If she couldn't go up the mountain, she could just turn down the business deal with Mudan. If she could climb the mountain and accidentally entered the restricted hunting area, Jiang Changyang could use it as an excuse to escape. Mudan couldn't help but sneer. Jiang Changyang's wishful thinking was known to all the merchants in Luoyang.

Facing Jiang Changyang, Mudan was not only not afraid, but also sarcastic in her words, saying that in the past there was Tao Qian who refused to bow down for a few bowls of rice, and today there is the Flower and Bird Envoy who is loyal to the leopard. It seems that the Flower and Bird Envoy not only likes to appreciate flowers, but also likes to tame animals. The flower and bird envoy Jiang Changyang didn't say much. He just opened the box and blamed Mudan for being superficial. When she saw what was inside the box, Mudan looked surprised and shocked.