Festival of Lights · Diwali
After being reborn, Lin Yunwan refused to repeat her past devotion to Lu Zhengliu and focused on securing Lu Chang'gong’s place and education. The family agreed that Zhang Feng'an would teach Qing only under Lin Yunwan’s conditions, while plans began for a visit to the Lin family.
Lin Yunwan strengthened her bond with Lu Chang'gong and her birth family while managing the Lu household’s rivalries and arranging Zhu Qing’s place as Lu Zhengliu’s concubine. As the Xia family arrived, Ge Bao'er’s secret relationship with Lu Zhengliu threatened to disrupt the household, and Qing remained caught between his birth mother and legitimate mother.
Lin Yunwan navigated the Lu family’s conflicts while helping her blind mother receive treatment, as Ge Bao’er’s past and Qing’s parentage threatened to overturn the household. The arc ended with Lin Yunwan waiting for her clan elders to decide her future and Lu Chang'gong attacking Qing.
Lin Yunwan sought to leave the Lu family while its fortunes collapsed, but Ge Bao’er’s jade pendant raised the possibility that she was Duke Xingguo’s missing daughter. As Old Madam Lu plotted against Lin Yunwan and Lin Yunyi, Lin Yunwan brought the pendant to Prince Huan at Red Elephant Temple.
Lin Yunwan escaped the Lu family by faking her death and traveled to Jiangqian under a new identity, where she reentered the Lin household and prepared to meet Prince Huan. At his banquet, gossip about the Wuding Marquis Residence reached her, and she listened for news of what had happened there.
Lin Yunwan investigated the childhood incident that had ruined her reputation and secured Lingxiang’s testimony against Zheng Shi. Old Madam Lin accepted Yunwan’s innocence, but Lin Huabin protested her judgment and faced a rebuke for failing as a father.
Lin Yunwan investigated Dong Shuangshuang’s troubles, resisted Zheng Shi’s attempts to arrange her marriage, and assessed scholars from the Ji Mountain Society. She rejected Qi Lingheng’s proposal and sought to learn more about Yan Jingzong, while Zheng Shi’s household matchmaking efforts continued to unravel.
Lin Yunwan agreed to marry Qi Lingheng while resisting Zheng Shi’s attempts to force her into another match. As the betrothal proceeded, the Lin family learned her true identity, and Master Su arrived to reclaim Su Shi’s dowry for her.
Lin Yunwan married Qi Lingheng, took charge of the prince’s household, and used his authority to organize relief during Jiangqian’s floods before giving birth to their son. After years in Jiangqian, the family returned to the Capital, where Qi Zaijun won the affection of Emperor Jingshun and Empress Zhao.
Lin Yunwan reunited with her family, helped Lin Yunyi through a failed match and successful examinations, and met again with Lu Chang'gong and Lu Zhengliu. As Ge Bao'er and Lu Zhengliu tried to expose her past, Qi Lingheng admitted he knew how she had left the Wuding Marquis Residence, and the Crown Prince's birthday banquet brought the old family conflict into the open.
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