The Romance of Tiger and Rose Episode 7 Recap
> The Romance of Tiger and Rose Recap
Han Shuo hopes Chen Qianqian will stay quietly in the residence and avoid trouble, but the third princess is too restless. She sneaks out with Zi Rui to watch a play, only to find a crowd outside. Furious citizens, blaming her for destroying the Dragon Bone, Huayuan City’s national treasure, chase her, pelting her with rotten eggs and vegetable leaves. Tearful and regretful, Chen Qianqian feels her actions backfired, leaving her in a worse situation.
She visits the three storytellers for solutions, but they’re helpless. Dejected, she returns to the residence, enduring another chase until Han Shuo pulls her back. Lin Qi gloats over Chen Qianqian’s plight, but her own misfortune follows. Her family’s steward reports their mine was struck by lightning and collapsed, trapping miners for over a century. The only escape route connects to Huayuan City’s Fortune Vein, but opening it risks destabilizing the city.
The Owner and officials hesitate, having just lost the Dragon Bone. Losing the Fortune Vein would shake Huayuan City’s foundation. Citizens, blaming Chen Qianqian for the disasters, petition the Owner to execute her to appease their anger. Unwilling to kill her beloved daughter, the Owner is swayed by Yang Sihu, who suggests stalling until the mine collapses fully, then claiming rescue efforts were too late, sacrificing the trapped miners.
Chen Chuchu, after reporting to the Owner, stations troops around the princess’s residence, ostensibly to arrest Chen Qianqian but actually to protect her from further chaos. Han Shuo, aiming to resolve the crisis, studies maps and concludes the Fortune Vein must be blasted. Chen Qianqian hesitates but seeks Chen Chuchu, urging her to destroy the vein to save the miners and win public favor.
Chen Chuchu, knowing the Owner’s bias and lacking Chen Qianqian’s favor, refuses, prioritizing the Owner’s approval over public support, and forbids Chen Qianqian from leaving. Pei Heng helps Chen Qianqian sneak out. When Chen Chuchu learns of her escape, she reports it to the Owner.
Pei Heng tries to dissuade Chen Qianqian from going to the mine and blasting the Fortune Vein, arguing the trapped male miners’ lives are lowly, but she insists all lives are equal and resolves to proceed. The Owner, furious that Chen Chuchu failed to stop Chen Qianqian, learns she’s gone to the mine. The explosives needed were used by Chen Qianqian for fireworks. Han Shuo waits for her to ask for his help, but she doesn’t think of him.
He steps in, revealing he’s prepared the explosives. They argue over who will ignite them, but Bai Ji lights the fuse, blasting the Fortune Vein. The explosion frees the miners. Officials and nobles like Lin Qi demand Chen Qianqian’s execution, but the grateful miners plead for her mercy. Amid the standoff, Chen Qianqian notices black liquid seeping from the ground—fierce fire oil, rarer than black stone ore, a heaven-sent treasure. With the discovery of this valuable resource, officials fall silent. The Owner, delighted, reinstates Chen Qianqian’s princess title. The citizens, shifting allegiance, begin to see her as Huayuan City’s lucky star.
