Weaving a Tale of Love Episode 8 Recap
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Kudi Liuli picked the blooming black jade peony and used its petals to adorn Madame Pei's dress. The dress immediately came to life, becoming exquisite, and everyone was amazed. Madame Pei was very satisfied. The girls accused Shanhu of plagiarism. Kudi Liuli exposed in public that the Cao Dyeing Shop was fake and that An had never accepted Cao as an apprentice.
Madame Pei immediately decided to have Kudi Liuli help her make clothes in the future, and even picked an identical peony flower for Kudi Liuli to wear on her head. Kudi Liuli secretly complained in her heart, worried that Madame Pei would make her a concubine. Kudi Liuli's heart skipped a beat when she saw Pei Xingjian in the pavilion, not expecting him to know not only Pei Ruzhuo but also Pei Yan.
Pei Yan heard about Kudi Liuli's attitude and actions towards Pei Ruzhuo at the Grand Ci'en Temple, and admired her. The friends present seized the opportunity to persuade him to take Kudi Liuli as a concubine. Madame Pei invited the girls to the garden to admire flowers. Shanhu deliberately walked at the back and, taking advantage of an opportune moment, stepped on Kudi Liuli's dress.
Kudi Liuli lost her balance and fell to the ground, and the peony flower on her head also fell. Shanhu took the opportunity to crush the peony flower. Madame Pei rushed over after hearing the news. Kudi Liuli repeatedly apologized, using the excuse of her misfortune, and hastily resigned to Madame Pei. Pei Ruzhuo sent a matchmaker to propose marriage.
Cao thought it was someone sent by Pei Yan's family, but it turned out to be someone sent by Prince Hedong, Pei Ruzhuo, to propose. Cao had originally wanted to climb up the social ladder by connecting with the Commandant's Mansion. The matchmaker boastfully showed off the Hedong Mansion's status in court. Cao was overjoyed and agreed to the marriage on the spot, happily sending the matchmaker away.
Pei Xingjian went to the Ruyi Dyeing Shop to commission a four-season hunting screen, intending to give it to Su Dingfang as a birthday gift. Ni dared not accept such a large task, worrying she might not be up to it. Kudi Liuli, who was painting in the inner room, overheard their conversation and proactively offered to paint the screen for Pei Xingjian, requesting an additional half of the remuneration for the craftsmen who would process the screen.
Pei Xingjian readily agreed. Kudi Liuli invited Pei Xingjian to the inner room to discuss. She lowered her head to draw while explaining her creative ideas to Pei Xingjian. Kudi Liuli suggested dividing the hunting scene into four parts according to the seasons. Pei Xingjian greatly agreed with her idea. Kudi Liuli only looked up and saw Pei Xingjian then, resolutely refused to paint the screen for him, and forcibly drove him away.
Shanhu made a fool of herself at the Commandant's Mansion. She went home dejected, complaining endlessly to her parents, but her parents were overjoyed, wanting to marry her to Prince Hedong Pei Ruzhuo. Shanhu, naturally, couldn't have been more pleased. Kudi Wuniang rushed to report the good news to her elder brother. Pei Yan and his wife had both taken a liking to a daughter of the Kudi family and promised to deliver betrothal gifts soon.
Kudi Yenzhong and his wife complained bitterly, as they had already agreed to Pei Ruzhuo's marriage. Kudi Wuniang was relentless, forcing them to refuse Pei Ruzhuo. Shanhu casually mentioned that the painter from Ruyi Dyeing Shop had stolen all the thunder. Cao was curious about the painter's identity. Kudi Yenzhong had no choice but to admit that the painter was Kudi Liuli. Cao was so angry that she gnashed her teeth.
Pei Xingjian offered double the price for Kudi Liuli to paint the screen, but Kudi Liuli still refused. Pei Xingjian reminded her to be careful of Pei Ruzhuo, who had already found out that she was Kudi Yenzhong's daughter and would soon send someone to propose marriage.
Just then, Cao came to confront Kudi Liuli, scolding An and Kudi Liuli, and condemning Kudi Liuli for impersonating Kudi Yenzhong's daughter, causing both the Commandant's Mansion and the Hedong Mansion to send people to propose. Kudi Liuli retorted sharply. Seeing this, Pei Xingjian suspected that Kudi Liuli was Kudi Yenzhong's illegitimate daughter. Kudi Liuli called Cao into the inner room and admitted that both Pei Yan and Pei Ruzhuo were interested in her.
Cao gnashed her teeth in anger, hating her for ruining Shanhu's marriage. Kudi Liuli did not want to marry anyone; she only wanted to go far away to West state, having no connection with the Kudi family from now on. Cao was unwilling, but Kudi Liuli warned her not to harm the Ruyi Dyeing Shop, or she would make Cao's actions public. Only then did Cao leave dejectedly. Kudi Liuli asked Ni to go to Baniang to explain the situation.
She was unwilling to marry Pei Yan as a concubine. Ni worried that Pei Ruzhuo would come to propose marriage. Pei Xingjian suddenly burst in, urging Kudi Liuli to make a decision soon, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. He promised to help Kudi Liuli resolve the crisis. Cao and Kudi Yenzhong were restless, not knowing how to go to Pei Yan and Pei Ruzhuo to break off the engagement.
Both families were powerful and wealthy, and they could not afford to offend either. Late at night, Kudi Liuli personally came to Pei Mansion to ask Pei Xingjian for help. Pei Xingjian had been waiting for a long time. Kudi Liuli begged him to help persuade both Pei Ruzhuo and Pei Yan to give up the idea of proposing marriage, and in return, she would agree to paint the screen for Pei Xingjian.
Pei Xingjian advised her to seize the opportunity to find a wealthy husband. Kudi Liuli lied, claiming her beloved was her cousin who had just died in the palace. Pei Xingjian believed her and pressed for the reason. Kudi Liuli falsely claimed that her cousin had been selected by the Imperial Hospital to be a medical official but eventually died in the palace.
Pei Xingjian came up with a good idea: to have Kudi Liuli personally go to the two mansions to break off the engagements, and he also gave her a bottle of the best wound medicine for her injuries. The next morning, Kudi Liuli came to the Kudi family, repeatedly claiming she was there to help them. Kudi Yenzhong warmly welcomed her arrival.
Kudi Liuli recognized at a glance that the gold and silver jewelry worn by Shanhu and Cao all belonged to her mother, so she forced them to hand them over. Kudi Yenzhong forced both of them to take off the jewelry and return it to Kudi Liuli. Shanhu was very reluctant and threw her bracelet on the ground. Kudi Liuli slapped her hard.
A maid came to report that both the Hedong Mansion and the Pei Captain's Mansion had sent people to propose marriage. Kudi Yenzhong desperately pleaded with Kudi Liuli to help them out of the predicament. Kudi Liuli gave him a good idea. The marriage proposal teams from the Pei Captain's Mansion and the Hedong Mansion refused to yield to each other, scrambling to enter the Kudi family. Finally, the matchmaker from the Hedong Mansion seized the initiative. She led her people into Kudi's Mansion. Cao waited at the entrance, falsely claiming that Kudi Yenzhong had gone out and had not yet returned.
