Treasures Around Episode 11 Recap
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Chaos erupts as several women chase Shan Dandan through the streets. She becomes separated from Pei Pei, who searches for her. Shan Shuangshuang finds her sister, ensuring her safety. The attacking women suddenly collapse, trembling, and faint. Pei Pei directs someone to fetch a doctor while he inquires about the first sick girl, Hua Dian, and searches for Painter Tan. Pei Pei finds Shan Dandan and they discuss how the women collapsed after attacking her.
They examine the women's jade earrings, noting the absence of colorful threads. Su Jue reports finding no colorful threads on any of the girls or in the rooms he searched, but confirms they all show severe symptoms of Yin-Yang Tame Head Herb poisoning. They conclude the poison must have been introduced via the colorful threads and their only lead is the sewing shop.
They visit the sewing shop, where the owner is defensive, denying any involvement in the poisoning incident and suggesting it was someone else's trap. Pei Pei asks if he recently hired any temporary workers. The owner describes hiring a fair, neat, slender woman of a certain height for temporary assistance. Pei Pei recognizes the description but is then summoned to the City Lord's Hall. The City Lord is furious, blaming them for the disaster and public panic.
Pei Pei informs him they found colorful threads laced with Yin-Yang Tame Head Herb. Su Jue adds that the poisoned victims are likely connected to it. The City Lord dismisses their findings as fabricated and orders their arrest. Pei Pei pleads for one more day to solve the case, offering his life as collateral if they fail. The City Lord reluctantly grants the extension but warns he will execute them if they don't provide a satisfactory explanation by tomorrow evening.
At the Pei Residence, guards arrive and announce the City Lord's order that the head of Precious Pei Pavilion, Pei Pei's mother, is under house arrest and faces public execution tomorrow evening if the case is not resolved. Pei Pei's mother encourages him to focus on the investigation. At Su Jue's residence, guards issue a similar order: Su Jue is taken into custody under house arrest to continue his investigation, facing beheading tomorrow if he fails.
Su Jue's uncle offers to take his place but is refused, as only the official master is acceptable. Shan Dandan is seen with documents, revealing she has altered the name of the family head to her own, intending to take Pei Pei's mother's place as the hostage. She clarifies it's not for inheritance but to protect the Old Madam, who has treated her like family since childhood. Shan Dandan is willing to sacrifice herself.
Pei Pei is touched but explains her substitution wouldn't be accepted by the City Lord due to her status, and even immediate marriage wouldn't change the legal head of family instantly due to the required application process. Suddenly, Cui Liu is brought in, having been caught. Pei Pei confronts her, accusing her of harmful actions. Cui Liu expresses confusion, but Pei Pei presses her about hiding near the sewing shop and temporary work there, connecting it to the incident.
Cui Liu admits she was wrong and pleads for mercy from Pei Pei's mother. Old Madam Pei expresses disappointment. Pei Pei asks who put her up to it, promising to seek leniency if she helps. Cui Liu confesses that, fueled by jealousy towards Shan Dandan, she went to a temple and wished for Shan Dandan to leave Pei Pei. There, a masked individual appeared, offering to help get Shan Dandan removed if she cooperated.
The masked person gave her a box and instructed her to get a temporary job at the West Market sewing shop, later instructing her to mix the contents with the colorful threads. She claims she didn't anticipate the severe consequences. She met the masked person by leaving a symbol at the old temple but never saw their face clearly. Shan Dandan proposes using Cui Liu to lure the masked person to the temple.
Pei Pei plans an ambush, while Su Jue says he must go somewhere else, agreeing to meet later. Su Jue's subordinate reports finding the Yin-Yang Tame Head Herb is from the Western Region, new to the Central Plains, but was grown nine years ago in Clear Water City. Su Jue immediately sends someone to investigate Clear Water City.
Worried about Su Jade Pavilion's fate, Su Jue urges Shan Shuangshuang to be ready to flee with their wealth if he is executed, asking her to leave instantly upon receiving the order. Shan Shuangshuang refuses, stating she would never abandon him or her sister, as they are her deepest concerns. Su Jue is moved by her loyalty and vows to protect her. Cui Liu meets the masked person at the Eternal Blessing Temple.
She is terrified by the scale of the incident and wants to quit. The masked person states that quitting is only possible through death and attempts to kill her. A'Liu intervenes but is wounded. Pei Pei, Shan Dandan, and others arrive. Pei Pei confronts the masked person, identifying him as "Painter Tan" and accusing him of orchestrating the poisoning from the beginning.
He points out clues like "Painter Tan"'s timely departure allowing him to clean the sewing shop and his suspicious disappearance at Full Bloom House. The masked person acknowledges Pei Pei's analysis but implies Pei Pei has misjudged him. The masked person attacks. Su Jue arrives with his group, confirming they also traced the case and rushed to the temple. Su Jue notes a specific scent and affirms his suspicions were correct.
The masked person releases a swarm of butterflies that emit a poisonous gas, incapacitating everyone except Shan Shuangshuang. Unaffected, Shan Shuangshuang fights the masked person, eventually stabbing him in the abdomen and rendering him unconscious. Shan Shuangshuang administers antidotes, and everyone gradually revives. The masked person also regains consciousness. Just as he prepares to resume the fight, "Painter Tan" arrives with his own group, leading to confusion. The masked person removes his mask, revealing he is identical to "Painter Tan".
Shan Dandan explains she and Pei Pei had previously noticed "Painter Tan" acting differently and, through careful observation and analysis of his behavior, particularly attempts to manipulate them, they realized he had been replaced. The masked person is revealed to be "Painter Tan"'s twin brother, Tan Qingbo, from Clear Water City. " Painter Tan" pleads with Tan Qingbo to stop. Tan Qingbo refuses, stating he has his own ambitions and won't live subserviently like his brother.
He reminds "Painter Tan" they are sons of Clear Water City's Guard Commander and that "Painter Tan" was sent to Jade Cloud City as a spy. Tan Qingbo is angered by what he perceives as his brother's lack of ambition and betrayal, while "Painter Tan" argues he didn't choose his spy life and now has his own path.
Tan Qingbo explains Clear Water City's long suffering under Jade Cloud City and how the Fragrant jade jewelry business offered a chance for survival, which the Jade Cloud City Lord then copied to stifle them. He implies he had to impersonate his brother when "Painter Tan" refused to help their cause. Su Jue and Pei Pei urge Tan Qingbo to surrender, offering to plead for mercy. Tan Qingbo rejects their pity, prepared to fight to the death. "
Painter Tan" desperately begs his brother to stop, threatening suicide. As "Painter Tan" cries out, soldiers from Jade Cloud City arrive. Cornered, Tan Qingbo declares he cannot face his father or the people of Clear Water City in defeat and takes his own life rather than surrender. " Painter Tan" is distraught, crying out for his brother not to leave him.
Shan Dandan reflects on the ordeal, finding closure in the resolution of the case involving Tan Qingbo and Cui Liu, but expressing concern for "Painter Tan." She plans to visit him in a few days. Meeting with Old Madam Pei, Shan Dandan is thanked profusely and called a blessing for uncovering the truth and clearing the family's name.
Old Madam Pei notes that public support surged once Clear Water City's involvement was revealed, leading to record sales that far exceed losses and surpass Su Jade Pavilion. The City Lord has also praised Precious Pei Pavilion for solving the case and promised rewards.
Old Madam Pei then announces Shan Dandan's promotion to Deputy Shopkeeper and Chief Jade Consultant of Precious Pei Pavilion, with a significant increase in bonus and vacation time, though Shan Dandan opts out of the days off for a higher bonus. Shan Dandan is overjoyed and expresses her gratitude, celebrating that her dream has come true. Pei Pei congratulates her and tells her he has a further reward for her, asking her to follow him.
