Episode 21

Zhang Zeduan traveled around Tokyo and faithfully painted what he saw and heard on canvas.Hearing that Zhao Buyu was investigating the Ciro Women's Mutual Aid Club, he hurriedly showed Zhao Buyu the painting about the mutual aid club he had just completed this morning.In the picture, a carriage is driving towards the mutual aid club. The fish charm hanging on the horse is exactly the same as the one in He Yayuan.

In order to please the officials who came to He Yayuan to have fun, Luan Hui used any means and came up with many vicious ideas.He selected Xie Ba Sao as today's Zhongshu Jun. Zhongshu Jun was originally an elegant name for the writing brush, but Luan Hui had Xie Ba Sao tied up and hung up, and she dipped her hair in ink to write.Xie Ba's sister-in-law was tortured to such an extent that she was in so much pain that her cries for help were ignored.The foreign envoys Cui Hong and Ma Shaoqing were laughing on the sidelines. Zhao Pan'er was angry and anxious, and wanted to rush forward to save Xie Ba's sister-in-law, but was firmly held down by two sturdy men.

Luan Hui used Sister Xie's hair to write the word "Fengya%" and proudly called Cui Hong and Ma Shaoqing to admire it.However, Sister-in-law Xie vomited blood because she was hung for a long time, and the blood stained the words.Luan Hui was furious when he saw this. He picked up a stick and beat Sister Xie severely until she was dying.Zhao Pean'er shouted to stop her, but Luan Hui sent someone to bury Xie Ba'er and threatened to let Zhao Pean'er try new tricks.

Ah Ci suddenly knocked down Ma Shaoqing's wine bottle, causing Luan Hui to scold him.She was so frightened that she knelt down and begged for mercy. At this time, the housekeeper reminded Luan Hui in a low voice that his wife Zou Ziyin had returned home.Zou Ziyin is a well-known shrew in Tokyo. Luan Hui left in a hurry after hearing this, leaving Cui Hong and Ma Shaoqing to disperse.Zhao Pan'er luckily escaped.

Late at night, Zhao Pan'er wanted to escape from here, but Wu Mei'er, who lived in the same room, persuaded her not to waste her efforts.Zhao Pan'er witnessed the tragic situation of Sister Xie with her own eyes and did not want to sit still and wait for death, let alone worry her family.She promised to inform Fei Xiang'e's family when she got out, and Wu Mei'er was willing to point out a way to escape for her, although this road was full of dangers.

Zhao Buyu concluded that Zhao Pan'er was imprisoned in Yayuan, so he asked Gu Zhen and Wan Fu to rescue him.On the other side, Luan Hui washed Zou Ziyin's feet with a smile on his face, and couldn't wait to present a box of gold to her.However, Zou Ziyin didn't appreciate it and spoke harshly to him.Luan Hui did not dare to refute, so he could only obey his words.Zou Ziyin took out the portraits of the two suspects in the Fan Lou murder case and asked Luan Hui to kill them as soon as possible.

Zhao Pan'er followed Wu Mei'er's instructions to escape, and met Ah Ci on the way, who took the initiative to lead her the way.The housekeeper waited for them halfway and handed them the account books used by the Zou family to bribe officials, an escape route map, and a knife for self-defense.Ah Ci killed the housekeeper with a knife and fled with Zhao Pan'er.It turns out that Ah Ci threatened the housekeeper's family, so the housekeeper was willing to obey.

At the same time, Gu Zhen, Zhao Buyu and others broke into the back hill of Yayuan and found two men burying the body of Sister Xie.Zhao Pan'er and A Ci finally arrived at the exit of the underground maze after all the hardships, but they happened to encounter Luan Hui and his men breaking in.They were so frightened that they quickly hid, when Wu Mei'er suddenly appeared. She lured Luan Hui and the servants away, and covered Zhao Pan'er and A Ci's escape from the secret room.

Just as Zhao Pan'er and A Ci wanted to escape on horseback, the killers from the Stick Club came after hearing the news.Ah Ci pushed Zhao Pean'er onto the horse and asked her to take the account books to Lu Sanzhen, and asked her to take good care of Su Su.The Stick Club was entrusted by Zou Ziyin to arrest Ah Ci. They recognized Ah Ci as the suspect in the portrait and beat her to death on the spot and carried her back to Zou Ziyin.

Gu Zhen and others came to Yayuan to search for Zhao Pan'er to no avail. Kaifeng Mansion officers and soldiers found the scarred Wu Mei'er in the underground maze.Knowing from her mouth that Zhao Paner and A Ci had fled to Anjiyuan, Zhao Buyu and Wen Yue immediately went to Anjiyuan to look for them.

Gu Zhen and Wan Fu successfully rescued all the girls trapped in the underground maze of Yayuan, but Zhao Pan'er and Luan Hui were the only ones missing.At this time, Wang Yunshang came to Yayuan to assist in the search. Gu Zhen learned that Zhao Buyu and Wen Yue had gone to Anjiyuan, so he immediately set off there, followed closely by Wang Yunshang, and Wan Fu also led the crowd.

On the other side, Luan Hui discovered that Yayuan's account books were missing and hurriedly reported it to his wife.At this time, people from the Stick Club had brought Ah Ci's body. Luan Hui did not find the account book on Ah Ci, so he was severely reprimanded by his wife and ordered to take refuge in Jiangnan.Zhao Pan'er was grateful for He Huan's protection, and learned from He Huan that Chi Liao was a righteous person but had a bad temper.In addition, Zhao Pan'er also learned that He Huan's father was a big worker on a boat in Taihu Lake and witnessed the tragic death of his family with his own eyes. This made Zhao Pan'er feel that He Huan's and Wen Yue's experiences were quite similar.

At the same time, Zhao Buyu, Yao He and Wen Yue arrived at Anjiyuan to look for Zhao Paner, only to find that Chi Liao had been waiting here for a long time.Chi Liaoyu competed with Wen Yue, but Wen Yue had no choice but to accept the challenge.Zhao Buyu and Yao He took the opportunity to look for Zhao Pan'er.Wen Yue defeated Chi Liao easily, and Chi Liao confessed that he was also a water bandit and had been living in Wen Yue's shadow.

However, Zou Ziyin suddenly led the killers from the Stick Club into Anjiyuan and forced Chi Liao to hand over the account books, otherwise he would face the same fate as Ah Ci.Chi Liao admitted that he was the issuer and asked Wen Yue to join forces against Zou Ziyin.However, Wen Yue and Chi Liao were surrounded by killers. Although they fought hard, they were injured because they were outnumbered.Chi Liao unfortunately died due to exhaustion of physical strength.Zhao Buyu was trapped in the room by the killer. He tried his best to break free and rushed out to protect Wen Yue.

Fortunately, Gu Zhen, Wang Yunshang and Wanfu arrived in time. Wang Yunshang relied on the reputation of his father Wang Fuyin to put pressure on Zou Ziyin, while Gu Zhen ordered Zou Ziyin to be arrested.Yao He finally found Zhao Pan'er after all the hardships, and Zhao Pan'er quickly handed over the account books to Gu Zhen.At the same time, Zhao Mo'er hurried home after learning about the Yayuan incident from her colleagues at Dali Temple. After seeing Zhao Pean'er safe and sound, she felt mixed emotions and couldn't help but reprimand her loudly.

Zhao Pan'er and Wen Yue knew nothing about Luan Hui's hiding place, but Zhao Pan'er remembered that foreign envoys had appeared in the underground labyrinth.Zhao Li grew up in the palace with his father since childhood and was proficient in foreign languages.He revealed that foreign envoys would go to Tongwen Hall.