Sheng Yi is persuaded by Wang Qing. She thinks that women should live their lives with a mate. He Wei Fang persuades Sheng Yi patiently. She tells her that being independent is more important than getting married.

Being Independent

Yang Zi

Li Xian

Miles Wei

Zhang Yaqin

Tu Songyan

Guan Yue

Amelie Xu

Shen Mengchen

Dong Jie

Shao Yun

Sun Meilin

Gu Zicheng

Qu Zheming

Cancelling the Marriage

The Mastermind

He Wei Fang agrees to marry Liu Chang to save her mother, but her life after marriage has been tough. Despite the hardships, she remains composed and patient. One day, the Liu family goes behind her back and digs up the prized peonies in her courtyard for a flower banquet. Distraught, she resolves to protect the keepsakes left by her mother.

A Marriage of Convenience

Jiang Chang Yang and the County Princess attend the Yang family's flower banquet. The County Princess keeps making life difficult for He Wei Fang.

Flower Banquet

Liu Shen finds out that He Wei Fang is visiting the shops. He's afraid that she might foil his plan of selling the shops. He goes to stop her. During the chaos, Yu Lu, her servant, falls into the water while trying to defend her mistress. He Wei Fang kneels and begs the Liu family to rescue her.

A Certain Divorce

Jiang Chang Yang pledges his support to the County Princess and helps her arrange a private meeting with Liu Chang. At the Shuiyu Pavilion, the County Princess and Liu Chang reminisce about their past relationship, while He Wei Fang begins to execute her plans.

Rekindling Old Flames

Liu Chang barges into He Wei Fang's room after getting drunk. He intends to force himself upon her. He Wei Fang is hurt during the struggle. After that, He Wei Fang injures herself with a pair of scissors on purpose as she seeks Jiang Chang Yang's aid.

Leaving the Liu Residence

Realizing she no longer has a home, He Wei Fang deliberately leaves her hairpin at the edge of a cliff. Liu Shen's men find the hairpin and conclude she has fallen to her death. Afterward, He Wei Fang puts on plain clothes and sets out to begin a new chapter of her life.

Starting Anew

After many days of inquiry, He Wei Fang finds out that Wanguan Hall is able to help people handle household registers...

Forced Fate

It's difficult to make a living in Chang'an. He Wei Fang decides to start a business with her gardening skills.

Business Opportunity

Li You Zhen stops her father, King Ning, from betrothing her to Jiang Chang Yang. She kneels and begs for his forgiveness.

Marriage

He Wei Fang arrives at the Jiang's Residence to care for the Jade Orchid and happens to witness the grand ceremony of opening the warehouse. She is astonished by Jiang Chang Yang's extravagant style of receiving gifts.

Sincerity

When Sheng Yi is busy at the flower stall, her ex-husband Wang Qing suddenly shows up and relentlessly pesters her.

Relentless Pester

Da Fu chases away the troublemakers with her excellent martial arts. Both He Wei Fang and Sheng Yi like Da Fu's straightforward personality.

Swearing An Oath

He Wei Fang leaves the city to harvest peonies. She witnesses Jiang Chang Yang murdering Imperial Academy's Xu Zu Ping by accident.

Keeping A Secret

He Wei Fang rejects the Flower Association leader's suggestion of an even profit split so the Flower Association bans them from purchasing fertilizers. Sheng Yi suggests apologizing to the association, but He Wei Fang decides to make her own fertilizer instead.

Self-sufficient

Jiang Chang Yang confides in He Wei Fang, sharing his feelings about his father's betrayal and his aversion to marriage. They wager on who will break their vow and get married first.

Their Wager

Chuan Yu invites He Wei Fang to the Jiang Residence and claims Jiang Chang Yang wants to discuss his aunt with her. However, he locks Mu Dan inside a pitch-black room.

Dangerous Encounters

He Wei Fang is pursued by a masked assassin in the wilderness. He Wei Fang shouts for help, but she fails to escape from the assassin. The assassin raises the blade in his hand and prepares to stab He Wei Fang.

Life and Death

The flowers in the shop are infested with pests. Upon investigation, Mu Dan discovers that someone has planted insect eggs into the fertilizer.

Liu Chang asks King Ning to cancel his marriage with Li You Zhen. He thinks it's unfair to marry her if he cannot love her wholeheartedly. Because of that, he is willing to resign as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Li You Zhen learns that Liu Chang has been frequenting a tavern, and directly across the street is Blooming Abode, which turns out to be He Wei Fang's business. Li You Zhen confronts the Liu family and demands that Liu Shen report He Wei Fang's true identity to the authorities.

Identity Exposed

He Wei Fang is sentenced to serve as a government slave in the military. The camp's commanding officer uses the slaves as live targets to train the recruits in archery.

Senteced to Slavery

Sheng Yi returns to the temple ruins where she started the business with Mu Dan and prays for the deity to let Mu Dan return safely. Mu Dan appears and questions Sheng Yi as to why she betrayed her.

Reunion

Wang Qing kneels and begs Mu Dan for help. Mu Dan agrees to help him with the condition that he returns Blooming Abode to her and apologizes to Sheng Yi.

Getting Back Blooming Abode

Jiang Chang Yang reminds He Wei Fang that behind the moldy grain issue in the West Market lies an intricate and complex network. He Wei Fang understands what Jiang Chang Yang is implying. She understands that he's making preparations to topple the corrupt officials. They decide to join hands.

Joining Hands

Blooming Abode's branch is officially opened in the Eastern market. He Wei Fang and Da Fu dress up to welcome their customers.

Opening of the Branch

He Wei Fang and Geng Chun bump into four young men acting suspiciously at Huanyun Pavilion. Wei Fang senses that the scrolls they carry might be concealing weapons. Meanwhile, Jiang Chang Yang is in a secret meeting with the Emperor inside the pavilion.

The Attempted Assassination on Jiang Chang Yang

King Ning orders Jiang Chang Yang to hand over He Wei Fang. As the situation is dire, Jiang Chang Yang tells King Ning that he is preparing to take He Wei Fang as his concubine.

Wedding Preparation

Liu Chang will marry the county princess soon. Leader Lv and his flower association have taken up the important task of preparing fresh flowers for the occasion. Leader Lv seeks help from He Wei Fang.

Recovering Fang Garden

Jiang Chang Yang and Mu Dan complete their wedding according to the customs under Dean Xu's supervision to become a married couple.

Married

Jiang Chang Yang is forced by King Ning to marry Lian Zhou as his concubine. After the wedding banquet, he hides in He Wei Fang's room. They wait for Lian Zhou to come over so they can put on a planned show to fool her.

Taking A Concubine

He Wei Fang finds Liu Lang, Sheng Yi's younger brother, at the corner of the street. Liu Lang is coughing and has shortness of breath. He Wei Fang decides to take him back to Fang Garden to seek treatment.

Opening of Fang Garden

He Weifang, the daughter of a merchant in the Tang Dynasty, is compelled into an unsatisfying marriage with Liu Chang due to her frail health. However, their clashing personalities – his indecisiveness and her stubbornness – causes the marriage to deteriorate. Weifang crosses paths with Jiang Changyang, known for his selfishness that earned him the nickname of "the most corrupt official in Chang An." However, beneath this facade lies a shrewd, altruistic strategist dedicated to the welfare of the country. Changyang helps Weifang escape her marriage of convenience and establish her own peony cultivation business, combining Weifang's exceptional skill and Changyang's resourceful backing to build a successful enterprise... but will love blossom between them like the flowers do?

Being Independent

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