《The Willow Boat》E34
Episode 34
While Liu Miantang was hesitating in front of the bronze mirror and choosing a hairpin, the concubine quietly walked in and inserted a bright luminous pearl hairpin for her.The hair accessories complemented her clothes perfectly, showing elegance and refinement.The concubine has been keen on dressing up since she was a child. She once took care of Bi Lan carefully, but she has never seen such an unworldly beauty as Liu Miantang. She can't help but sigh that Cui Xingzhou has unique vision.When Cui Xingzhou was mentioned, the concubine was worried that he was away on war and the letter home had not arrived, so she mistakenly thought that the war was urgent, so she comforted Liu Miantang to be more considerate.However, while rummaging through the jewelry box to buy more decorations for Liu Miantang, the concubine accidentally discovered many letters home from Cui Xingzhou to Liu Miantang, but she didn't receive any of them. Her heart was full of mixed feelings and she left sadly.go.
In the dead of night, a woman quietly sneaked into Liu Miantang's boudoir and stole the precious luminous pearl hairpin.The Chamber of Commerce met the next day to discuss the issue of imperial tribute. He Gong decided to make He Zhen's craftsmanship and formula public without authorization, and wanted to give up his position of power to He Erlang.He Zhen was heartbroken. She couldn't give up the skills she had gained through hardship so easily, and was even excluded. She firmly opposed it.This move drew rebuke from Mr. He, but Liu Miantang stepped forward to support He Zhen, pointing out that any contribution should be based on fair exchange.She proposed to let He Zhen take the lead, just to win the respect she deserved.He Zhen has great ambitions and does not want to be limited to royal orders. She dreams of making her family the capital of porcelain.He Gong felt deeply that as a father he did not understand his daughter well enough, so he handed over the power of the Chamber of Commerce to He Zhen that night.After learning about her father's private appreciation for her, He Zhen also reflected on her own mistakes and took the initiative to contribute her craftsmanship to help her family run for imperial tribute.
At the concubine's birthday banquet, Liu Miantang appeared wearing a luminous pearl hairpin, attracting everyone's attention.Bin Lan suggested watching its light in the dark. Unexpectedly, the pearl on the hairpin did not shine, and everyone questioned its authenticity.Liu Miantang explained that he had not yet passed through the door, so it was not appropriate to wear the genuine article, so he replaced it with a counterfeit and the genuine article had been properly kept.Bin Lan refused and asked for verification.At this moment, the pawnshop owner arrived with a hairpin and said that a woman had pawned it in the middle of the night and claimed that it belonged to the King of Huaiyang.Mrs. Lian Chu and Bin Lan took the opportunity to ridicule Liu Miantang for being petty and pawning family heirlooms.Liu Miantang smiled calmly and took out the real hairpin. The two hairpins were so similar that they caused an uproar.She said that the fake hairpin was made by herself, using porcelain beads instead of real pearls, and it needed to be exposed to the sun to show its luster.Bin Lan didn't believe it, so she dropped it and broke it, and the truth came out.Grandma Wang was captured, confessed to the theft, and exposed the Lian Chu family's old grudges. She was willing to bear the responsibility of the crime on her own. She only asked Lian Chu family to keep her promise and release her son.The concubine was worried about the war, and Liu Miantang comforted her with her firm belief. However, beside the concubine, the shadows of Lian Chu and Bin Lan quietly isolated her.
