Recaps

Liu Wan exposed Xie Jin'an’s crimes, divorced him, and returned to her family with her children as the Xie household collapsed. Xia Siheng learned Xia Wanwan was his daughter, and Wanwan was named Princess Ximing while Liu Wan and Xia Siheng grew closer.

• Xie Jin'an’s attempted baby swap and poisoning were exposed, and the truth-telling jelly forced him to confess his crimes against Liu Wan and Xia Wanwan.
• Xie Zimu chose Xu Rourou over Liu Wan, and Xie Jin'an signed the Divorce Agreement before Liu Wan left the Xie Residence with her family.
• Liu Shi recovered Liu Wan’s dowry, while the Xie household’s reputation and fortunes deteriorated and Xie Jin'an’s claims about Xie Zimu’s examination success were exposed as forged.
• Liu Wan settled into her new home as Xia Siheng became Zi Xing’s secret martial arts teacher and offered his protection to her family.
• Xia Siheng learned from Liu Ye that he had given Liu Wan the winter plum branch years earlier and realized Xia Wanwan was his daughter.
• Xia Siheng and Xia Wanwan raided the Xie Residence, where Wanwan’s explosive talisman injured Xu Rourou and Xu Xinbo and Xie Huaishan rejected Xie Jin'an as his father.
• At the banquet, the emperor named Wanwan Princess Ximing and gave her the surname Xia, while lightning struck her and scorched Marquis Jing'an when she tried to kneel to him.
• Marquis Jing'an was mistaken for the Coal Mine Spirit by commoners, while Xia Siheng gave Wanwan her lost Begonia Jade Beads and presented Liu Wan with rare plum blossoms.

Liu Wan and Xia Siheng faced the Xie family’s schemes while Xia Wanwan survived a kidnapping by the Nanmei delegation. The arc ended with Xie Zimu reunited with Liu Wan and Xia Siheng unsettled by her new list of potential husbands.

• Mama Qing revealed how Old Madam had arranged Liu Wan’s encounter with Xia Siheng, and Liu Wan set a plan in motion against Old Madam.
• Marquis Jing'an was returned to the Xie Residence after Qing Da beat and arrested him, then he was stripped of his military command and official position by the emperor.
• Liu Wan gave Xia Siheng Zhong Youyan’s letter about the Golden Radiance Jewelry Shop, and he offered Liu Wan a residence deed and Hidden Guard token while confessing his love.
• Masked men kidnapped Xia Wanwan, but she escaped the Eldest Princess’s shrine after defeating Daoist Wumo and trapping two ghosts in gourds.
• Old General Mo’s soldiers rescued Xia Wanwan from Daoist Wumo, and the emperor spared the Nanmei royals in exchange for ten jade mines.
• Xia Wanwan fell into a deep sleep because the Begonia Jade Beads drained her spiritual power, then woke after Master Zhongtong replenished them.
• Zhong Youyan arranged a prisoner swap that freed Madam Li and Xie Jin'an, while Xie Zimu used Xia Siheng’s jade pendant to escape with Qing Da.
• Xie Zimu reunited with Liu Wan, who received a booklet of potential husbands and left Xia Siheng looking aggrieved.

Liu Wan and Xia Siheng grew closer as the Xie family’s secrets and crimes came to light, bringing the household to ruin. The emperor imprisoned Marquis Jing'an and ordered his execution, while Zhong Youyan divorced Xie Jinqiu and began leaving the residence as Xie Jinzhao confronted his family’s legacy.

• Xia Siheng confessed his love to Liu Wan and revealed that Xie Jin'an had never consummated their marriage, and Liu Wan agreed to consider his proposal if Xia Wanwan accepted him.
• Xie Jin'an tried to reclaim Xia Wanwan, but she condemned and slapped him while Liu Wan defended her before the crowd.
• Xu Rourou killed the Old Madam, and Zhong Youyan arranged for Yinliu to leave with a new identity while secretly helping Qingsheng's Mother escape.
• The Eldest Princess’s attempt to seize Xu Rourou and her companions was disrupted, and the gathered family learned that Xu Rourou was not her daughter and had concealed her affair with Xu Xinbo.
• Xie Jin'an refused to kill Xu Rourou or accept a post in Southern Mei, while evidence from Xu Daniu and the bandit’s son exposed Marquis Jing'an’s crimes.
• The emperor stripped Marquis Jing'an of his title, imprisoned him, and ordered his execution, while Xu Rourou and Xu Xinbo died in jail.
• Xia Siheng and Xia Wanwan discussed what to do with Xie Huaishan, and Zhong Youyan presented her Divorce Agreement and began moving out of the Xie Residence.
• As Liu Shi’s firecrackers and the crowd’s accusations exposed the Xie family’s harmful drug business, Xie Jinzhao regretted his part in Zhong Youyan’s forced marriage and learned she was leaving.

Xia Siheng and his allies exposed the Xie family’s illicit trade, while Zhong Youyan broke free of her marriage and won recognition for standing against the clan. The Xie family collapsed, and Liu Wan’s household celebrated as Xia Siheng tried to claim his place as Xia Wanwan’s father.

• Xia Siheng and Liu Wan joined Xia Wanwan and their allies in confronting Xie Huaishan, whom A Shu killed, before Xia Wanwan’s explosive talisman destroyed his soul and injured the Eldest Princess.
• Xia Siheng was wounded while helping Zhong Youyan stop a shipment of harmful powder, and Liu Wan cared for him as officials began investigating the Xie family.
• Xie Jinzhao and Xie Jinqian broke with their father and exposed the family’s crimes, while Xie Jinqian revealed his identity as the Southern Yue king’s son and arranged for Xie Jian to face judgment.
• Zhong Youyan rejected the Zhong clan’s demand that she return to the Xie family, exposed the clan leader’s scheme against her, and received the title of Commandery Princess Jade Glass.
• The authorities confiscated the Xie family’s property, and Xie Jin'an begged Liu Wan to let him see Wanwan before Xia Siheng and Liu Wan publicly rejected his claims.
• Xia Wanwan accepted Xia Qianhui as her daddy after Consort Ling offered her roast pig’s trotters, prompting Xia Siheng to insist that he was her real father.
• Minister Liu prepared to celebrate the family’s happy news with firecrackers, but Xia Wanwan found a lighter and headed toward them.