The Blooms At Ruyi Pavilion Episode 10 Recap
> The Blooms At Ruyi Pavilion Recap
Haunted by a nightmare of being trapped in a coffin, Fu Rong faltered during the pot-throwing competition, dropping her arrow. Xu Jin stepped forward and placed it back in her hand, giving her the resolve to win the match. The defeated Princess of Xihe complained about his interference and petulantly demanded her own bracelet back. After the competition, Lady Xindu took Fu Rong to see the physician, Mr. Jiu.
He confirmed Fu Rong was suffering from a cold, but also revealed she possessed an extremely rare, cold-yin body type, meaning she would likely only be able to bear daughters. Seizing this opportunity, Lady Xindu publicly humiliated Fu Rong, accusing her of disrespecting the princess and being improperly familiar with Duke Su, thereby shaming the Xindu household. Fu Xuan, who had been listening from outside, entered to defend her sister.
She reminded Lady Xindu that the betrothal was an old arrangement that the Fu family had never pursued, and that it was the Xindu family who had recently revived the matter. She questioned if humiliating their invited guests was the Xindu way. In response, Lady Xindu revealed Mr. Jiu's diagnosis, declaring that a future Lady Xindu who could not bear a son was unworthy.
Agreeing that she was indeed "unworthy," Fu Rong decisively produced Earl Yan's betrothal card and demanded hers in return, formally breaking the engagement. Despite Earl Yan's protests, Lady Xindu ordered her servants to retrieve Fu Rong’s card. Outside the Xindu residence, Fu Xuan acknowledged that Fu Rong had orchestrated the entire situation to annul the engagement. Xu Jin appeared and returned Fu Rong’s bracelet. As she put it on, he noticed the clasp formed the emblem of the Ruyi Pavilion.
He forcefully grabbed her wrist, demanding to know where she got it. Startled, Fu Rong retorted that if he truly suspected her of being a criminal, he should investigate, follow, or even torture her for answers. Back at the Fu Residence, their father, Fu Pin Yan, was furious that Fu Rong had unilaterally broken off her engagement.
As he moved to punish her, Fu Xuan knelt and took the blame, proposing she take Fu Rong to Yunluo Temple for a period of reflection. Fu Rong protested the temple's austere lifestyle but was overruled. Meanwhile, an anonymous letter accusing Dong Fang Li of corruption arrived at Xu Jin's residence. Xu Jin deduced the sender was not from the Ruyi Pavilion but a third party trying to entrap both him and Dong Fang Li.
His advisor, Mr. Ge, noted that Xu Jin's lack of action after seeing the Ruyi emblem on Fu Rong meant he must trust her deeply, prompting Xu Jin to question his own unwillingness to suspect her. At the Dong Residence, a physician informed a distraught Dong Fang Li that his son, Dong Wen, was critically ill and would not survive without two extremely rare herbs: ford nervilia leaf and live lumbricus rubellus.
Later, the Ruyi Pavilion Master, Liu Ru Yi, appeared in his study. She informed him that his blackmailer—now revealed to be Duke Cheng—wished to meet him in three days. Dong Fang Li was horrified at the thought of being further complicit, fearing that the sulfur he had already approved could cause mass casualties in the capital.
Liu Ru Yi callously stated it was just business to her and advised him to cooperate, threatening the lives of both his son and the public if he refused. At Yunluo Temple, Wu Baiqi teased Fu Xuan by attempting to feed a fish to a small white cat. Fu Xuan chided him for attempting to kill an animal on temple grounds, and their bickering scared the cat away.
A young monk then appeared, distressed, explaining that the abbot's new cat was missing. After arguing over whose fault it was, they went their separate ways to search for it. Later that night, Fu Xuan's lantern went out as she searched the woods, and she bumped into Wu Baiqi. They heard a meow and together found the little white cat, which Wu Baiqi playfully named Xiao Bai.
Dong Fang Li met reluctantly with Duke Cheng, who revealed that while the sulfur was secure, he now needed Dong Fang Li's help to transport nitre into the capital. Alarmed by the combination of sulfur and nitre, Dong Fang Li questioned his intentions, but Duke Cheng curtly told him to do more and talk less if he ever wished to be free.
Learning of Dong Wen's condition, Liu Ru Yi retrieved a box containing the rare ford nervilia leaf and instructed a subordinate to deliver it, along with the lumbricus rubellus once found, to the Dong Residence via an intermediary. Finding the temple walls easy to climb, Fu Rong snuck into the city and ran into Duke An. They watched a shadow play about a woman who sacrificed herself for love, which moved Fu Rong deeply.
They agreed to meet the next evening. The next day, Duke An waited with a new script he had written, but Fu Rong never appeared, as she and her sister had already left the temple. Disheartened, Duke An lamented believing in the "cupid's red thread." Fu Rong, along with her younger brother Fu Guan, had relocated to the family's villa in Hong Village. At his residence, Duke An, under his alias Mr. Jushui, met with Liu Ru Yi.
After confirming their business arrangement, he casually asked if she knew a young woman named Fu Rong. Liu Ru Yi's expression flickered, but she denied knowing her. From her reaction, Duke An confirmed his suspicion: Liu Ru Yi, the proprietor of the Ruyi Silver Pavilion, was the master of the infamous Ruyi Pavilion. Having learned of Dong Fang Li's frequent trips to Hong Village, Xu Jin followed him there.
At the villa, Fu Rong was complaining of nightmares when Fu Guan begged to see geese. In the nearby fields, their attempt to hold a gosling resulted in being chased by the angry flock. Xu Jin suddenly appeared and drove the geese away. He was gentle toward the grateful Fu Guan, but his expression turned cold the moment Fu Rong spoke.
Wary of the geese, Fu Rong challenged the suspicious Xu Jin to escort them back to the villa to prove she was merely staying there. He accepted, but upon arrival, voiced his concern that she might tip off his targets. In response, Fu Rong suggested she stay by his side at all times, a proposal which suited the suspicious Duke perfectly.
