Joy of Life Episode 8 Recap
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The Second Prince told Fan Xian that the Crown Prince would know about their meeting sooner or later, trying to win Fan Xian over with his words. However, Fan Xian suddenly asked him if he knew a girl who liked eating chicken legs and if he believed in love at first sight. The Second Prince was confused. Then, Fan Xian told him the story of himself and the chicken leg girl in detail.
The Second Prince was forced to listen to a love story. Just as he was puzzled, Fan Xian said solemnly that he liked the chicken leg girl and wanted to marry her. Since he was determined to break off the engagement, he would naturally not accept the Internal Treasury. After sending the Second Prince away, Fan Xian wandered around the backyard. As he passed the kitchen, a girl happened to rush out.
He looked back and saw that it was her, the one he had been searching for, holding a chicken leg and looking innocent. Their eyes met, and they were speechless for a moment. Hearing the commotion of the kitchen servants, Fan Xian grabbed Lin Wan'er and hid her in a utility room in the kitchen. Fan Xian mistakenly thought Lin Wan'er was a maid in the manor. Lin Wan'er did not deny it and asked him why he was here.
Fan Xian's mind raced, and he lied that he was a pitiful book boy who was often bullied but still upheld justice. As for the untalented, immoral master, it was Guo Baokun, the son of the Minister of Personnel, who was competing with Fan Xian in poetry in the front yard. Hearing this, Lin Wan'er pretended to be curious and asked him to take her to the front yard to peek at Fan Xian.
Fan Xian was eager to show himself in front of the girl he liked, so he naturally didn't refuse. He took Lin Wan'er's hand and led her to a hidden spot in the front hall, pointing at Teng Zijing and telling her that was Fan Xian. He didn't know at this time how much this well-intentioned lie would hinder their future. Lin Wan'er met "Fan Xian", then left again in a hurry.
She didn't want her beloved to know about her engagement, so she decided to go to the Fan residence directly after the poetry gathering to ask Fan Xian to break off the engagement. Wang Qinian came to the Fan residence as promised to deliver the files to Fan Xian. Thinking it was troublesome to go through the main entrance, he secretly climbed over the wall into Fan Xian's room and handed him Teng Zijing's files.
Fan Xian opened the files and immediately saw the news that Teng Zijing's wife and children had been exterminated by Guo Baokun. Seeing his solemn expression, Teng Zijing snatched the files and his eyes widened with fury when he saw the news of his wife and children's deaths. Fan Xian was afraid that he would act impulsively, but Teng Zijing couldn't hear anything anymore. He deliberately broke off ties with Fan Xian in public, determined to avenge his family alone.
Lin Wan'er arrived at the entrance of the Fan residence in a sedan, and happened to run into Teng Zijing walking out with an angry face. She stopped Teng Zijing, wanting to talk about the engagement, but Teng Zijing ignored her and turned away. Fan Xian knew that Teng Zijing would definitely take action tonight. He asked Fan Ruoruo to help find out where Guo Baokun could be found.
Ever since Fan Ruoruo learned that Guo Baokun was at odds with her brother, she had been secretly investigating. Guo Baokun was naturally amorous and often frequented the brothels and pleasure boats along the Liujing River. After Fan Xian found out, he asked Ruoruo to have someone pass a message to Li Hongcheng, the heir of Prince Jing, inviting him to visit the Liujing River tonight to have fun, drink, and talk.
On the other side, Lin Wan'er failed to break off the engagement and had to ask her good friend Ye Ling'er to help her visit Fan Xian. Ye Ling'er was confused when she was asked to help visit a book boy named Guo Baokun. She wanted to ask more, but Lin Wan'er refused to say. She had no choice but to reluctantly agree.
Ruoruo, disguised as a man, brought Fan Xian to the most famous brothel on the Liujing River, Drunken Immortal Pavilion. She also told him that Guo Baokun's family was very strict, and he would definitely return home before midnight. Seeing her eager to go in with him, Fan Xian quickly stopped her and persuaded her to go back. Fan Xian entered the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, where Li Hongcheng was already waiting.
As soon as they met, Li Hongcheng told him that he had sent his poem to Si Lili's houseboat, the newly promoted courtesan, and then took him on a tour. The Drunken Immortal Pavilion was not an ordinary brothel. The girls were mostly beautiful, but they also had their own strengths. It was the favorite place for the famous families in the capital because no matter what their hobbies were, they could find someone who understood them here.
As the two were talking, a girl suddenly came in and shouted that Si Lili's houseboat had moved. In an instant, everyone in the brothel ran outside. Li Hongcheng also pulled Fan Xian to the bridge. The night was dark, and the fireworks in the sky were brilliant. The brothel was brightly lit, and the girls on the shore were noisy. In the lake, a painted boat broke through the water.
Li Hongcheng teased that this was the first time Si Lili's houseboat had moved. She had never kept a guest before and was still a virgin, so Fan Xian was probably destined to linger and forget to return tonight. Fan Xian had never seen such a scene before, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
After much anticipation, under the gaze of everyone, a beautiful woman appeared, wearing a gold-threaded dress, a jade hairpin, with picturesque eyebrows and a graceful figure. When she appeared, everyone was amazed. Si Lili walked through the crowd all the way to Fan Xian and took the initiative to invite him to cruise the lake together. Arriving at the houseboat, the two raised their glasses and drank together. Si Lili smiled like a flower.
Just after drinking a cup, she suddenly blacked out and fainted. Fan Xian was not here to have fun. He put Si Lili on the bed, took off her coat, messed up her makeup, and then left quietly. He didn't know that this scene was all seen by Li Hongcheng, who had been staring at him. On the other side, Teng Zijing finally waited for Guo Baokun to come out.
He was about to step forward, but was suddenly stopped by Fan Xian. Fan Xian believed that Guo Baokun did not need to kill Teng Zijing's wife and children, so he advised him to postpone his action. Then, he seized the opportunity to knock out Guo Baokun's sedan bearers, put him in a sack, and beat him severely, forcing him to ask why he killed people.
Guo Baokun was beaten into a daze, but he did not admit that he had done this. It was not until he was knocked unconscious that Teng Zijing came out. Fan Xian believed that Guo Baokun should not have spoken, and that the documents of the Investigator's Office were probably problematic. The two decided to go to Wang Qinian to find out. Who knew that before the two reached Wang Qinian's doorstep, Fan Xian found someone following them.
Sure enough, the person following them was Wang Qinian. Wang Qinian was very surprised to see Teng Zijing. He then told the two that his wife and son were actually fine. It turned out that Wang Qinian was worried that after Fan Xian killed Teng Zijing, he would not let go of his family, so he falsified the documents. Now, Teng Zijing's wife and children were living in a residence outside the city.
Teng Zijing came to the door of the courtyard with Wang Qinian, but suddenly did not dare to enter. It was not until he opened the door, saw his wife crying, and saw his son sleeping on the bed, who had grown a lot, that he felt he was finally alive.
