Recaps

Reborn Zhao Huiluan worked to protect her brother and maternal family while keeping Zhang Yunchi in the capital and drawing Rong An closer. As Wen Hong’s faction struck against its accusers, Zhao Huiluan found Xie Shangxiu imprisoned and writing a blood memorial against him.

• Zhao Huiluan returned to the past, concealed her distrust from the Yongzhao Emperor, and vowed to protect her younger brother and the Zhang family.
• Zhao Huiluan used Tao Xuanzhi’s astrological warning and watched the court’s actions, while Consort Jing advised her to sacrifice the chariot and sever the tail.
• Zhao Huiluan defended Xiao Qinglan from abusive attendants, then persuaded the Yongzhao Emperor to let Zhang Yunchi teach her archery before the Zhang men returned to the Northern Frontier.
• Zhao Huiluan kept Zhang Yunchi in Yan Capital as her follower and encountered Rong An during the examination celebrations, while Wen Nihe arranged an attack on her.
• After Xiao Qinglan rescued Zhao Jin'ang from a fire, Zhao Huiluan brought him into the Eastern Depot and learned of Wang Quan’s money-laundering operation.
• Zhao Huiluan hosted a spring-viewing banquet, forced Wen Nihe to apologize, and declared that she wanted to marry Rong An, while Wen Hong sought a match for his daughter.
• Zhao Huiluan began studying under Rong An, and he chose to remain in Yan Capital instead of seeking an outside posting.
• When officials who had impeached Wen Hong were imprisoned, Zhao Huiluan ordered Xiao Qinglan to protect their families, then found Xie Shangxiu in prison writing a blood memorial against Wen Hong.

Zhao Huiluan studied at the Imperial College, helped Wen Yan and Shen Zhiyao marry, and uncovered the danger behind the missing-girls case. She left Yan Capital for Jiangnan with Wen Yan and Wang He, while Rong An stayed behind.

• Zhao Huiluan entered the Imperial College, where she befriended Shen Zhiyun and Shen Zhiyao and studied under Rong An while Zhang Yunchi trained in archery.
• Zhao Huiluan helped Wen Yan court Shen Zhiyao, formed an alliance with Rong An, and revealed that Shen Zhiyao was Xie Zhiyao.
• After Shen Zhiyao was abducted, Zhao Huiluan linked the trafficking of girls to Daoist Xuanyi’s pills and warned Rong An that powerful people protected the case.
• Wen Yan insisted on marrying Shen Zhiyao, and the two wed after she agreed, though she remained distant from him afterward.
• Zhao Huiluan persuaded the Yongzhao Emperor to let her leave the Imperial College and travel to Jiangnan, while Wen Yan prepared for practical service there.
• Zhao Huiluan departed Yan Capital with Nianxia and Fudong, and Shen Zhiyao came to see Wen Yan off before he joined the journey.
• After half a month on the road, Zhao Huiluan admired the river scenery as a stranger asked Wang He whether he was from Jiangnan.