A Dream of Splendor Episode 4 Recap
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Zhao Pan'er knew Gu Qianfan wouldn't easily believe her, so she simply described the Night Revels Painting design one by one to prove her words were true. As for why the Night Revels Painting came into her possession, it was entirely because a customer owed gambling debts and sold it off. Zhao Pan'er's tea house mainly focused on elegance, so it naturally had several famous calligraphies and paintings. Yang Zhiyuan had even come to borrow and admire them repeatedly.
Since Zhao Pan'er couldn't afford to offend such a person, she had someone make a copy and gave it to Yang Zhiyuan, considering it doing a favor. She never thought this matter was of such great importance. Song Yinzhang's sister died for her back then, and now Song Yinzhang was in trouble, Zhao Pan'er really couldn't stand by.
Gu Qianfan was not a cold-blooded person, it was just that his waist token was an important proof of identity, so he simply gave Zhao Pan'er the fine Hetian jade left to him by his father, which could at least be exchanged for a hundred strings of cash. Gu Qianfan warned Zhao Pan'er not to let anyone know the Night Revels Painting was in her hands, otherwise it would invite fatal disaster. This kindness was truly rare for Zhao Pan'er.
She agreed with Gu Qianfan to meet in Dongjing. At that time, she would observe the flags at Wang's Blacksmith Shop. If a red flag appeared, she could buy ten silver needles from the shopkeeper; otherwise, it meant Gu Qianfan was in great danger. The two parted ways to act separately. Gu Qianfan alone drew away the soldiers and secretly investigated the truth. Thanks to his excellent skills, he evaded the pursuit of Zheng Qingtian's subordinates.
Because the city gates were heavily guarded, Gu Qianfan targeted a marine trade officer named Chen Lian, threatening him to take him out of the city and inquiring about recent events in the city. Chen Lian noticed the red coral hairpin on Gu Qianfan and blurted out that South Sea goods had frequently entered and exited in recent years, and the prices were cheaper than before.
Because of Chen Lian's words, Gu Qianfan thought of the previous imperial decree concerning banned trade and felt there must be something strange about it. So he inquired about the location of the Marine Trade Office and ordered Chen Lian to go to the seaside with him tomorrow. Chen Lian naturally didn't dare to act rashly, but when he saw Gu Qianfan's waist token, he felt suspicious. Zhao Pan'er raised money and came to Xiangyun Tower.
She spent some money to rent the second floor and entrusted Madam to buy some household items to deceive Zhou She and then devise a rescue plan. That night, Zhao Pan'er snuck into Zhou She's residence and saw Song Yinzhang. After learning the general situation, she told her to act according to her method and feign affection to deal with Zhou She. As expected, Zhou She immediately treated Song Yinzhang well.
He first carried her back to the room and ordered people to serve her properly, and then went to the bank. He met Zhao Pan'er on the way. Little did he know, Zhao Pan'er had been waiting there for a long time. She cursed him for failing her deep affection and kindness and ordered people to beat him severely. When Zhou She saw the expensive hairpin Zhao Pan'er had left behind, malicious intentions arose.
Moreover, Zhao Pan'er deliberately showed affection for him, so he rushed to Xiangyun Tower to apologize and tried various ways to make her happy, completely unaware that he had fallen into a trap. He thought he had stumbled upon romance and wealth and was very pleased with himself. Sun Sanniang acted according to the plan. While Zhou She was sitting submissively on the second floor, she immediately ran to inform the creditor Boss Xu.
The next morning, Chen Lian intentionally or unintentionally showed favor to Gu Qianfan and worked diligently by his side. In reality, he wanted to get a job in the Capital Security Office; even being a cleaner would be more promising than his current situation.
It happened that Gu Qianfan was inconvenient to show himself and needed someone to help him, so he had Chen Lian keep an eye on Zheng Qingtian's subordinates and figure out how to take them away without alerting anyone. Fortunately, Chen Lian was quite sharp and quickly completed the task. He was also ordered to force information about the origin of the red coral from Zheng Qingtian's subordinates.
Zheng Qingtian's subordinate was afraid of death and confessed honestly about Zheng Qingtian's private opening of banned trade and how he had even made a lot of money from marine trade taxes, earning at least two hundred thousand strings of cash every year. Chen Lian was greatly astonished, while Gu Qianfan remained extremely calm.
He continued to press for information regarding the Capital Security Office leak, thus learning that an inner court official in the capital had issued a kill order, and Zheng Qingtian was also involved in this matter and had sent a carrier pigeon to Dongjing immediately. Although Zheng Qingtian's subordinate did not know who the inner court official was, Gu Qianfan immediately recalled the conversation he had heard between Lei Jing and Yu Zhongquan before he departed.
Yu Zhongquan was already jealous of Gu Qianfan taking the position of Commander, and now he wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate him completely, removing this thorn in his side under the pretext of silencing him. Realizing the danger within the Capital Security Office was even greater, Gu Qianfan, escorted by Chen Lian, secretly contacted his sworn brother Wan Qi and then asked Chen Lian to leave to avoid getting involved. Wan Qi brought over wine and said he would arrange a place for Gu Qianfan, but unexpectedly, he had put a knockout drug in the wine.
