Qianfan and his father have dinner together. It isn’t voluntary on Qianfan’s part, as we can see. Once again, Lord Xiao asks Qianfan to quit his job and come work with him instead. He even acknowledges in front of Qianfan that his other son is kind of useless. Qianfan, onContinue Reading
Qianfan comes to see Pan’er that night to make sure she and her friends are not in danger from the “Hat Demon”. They talk for a bit about the “Night Revels” painting. It is a work of art with a dark history and its owner usually meets with misfortune. Well,Continue Reading
Qianfan comes back that night to tell Pan’er something important. It’s a long speech. Here’s a summary, basically: I used to be engaged, but it’s over now and nothing happened. Erm… that’s it, Qianfan? I was expecting to hear about a big scandal here. Pan’er is happy with his honestyContinue Reading
Pan’er is a little angry at Qianfan right now. He hasn’t done anything wrong, but he is reluctant to tell her about his acquaintances who interrupted their dates. And because Pan’er is highly sensitive about these things given that the last man she trusted unconditionally had her beaten up inContinue Reading
Pan’er and Qianfan talk to each other later that day. There were gaping, confessing, flowers, twirling under the moon. Long story short, they are together now and both are pretty committed. It’s only episode 17 so I don’t expect the fluff to last. The next day, Yinzhang gets to listenContinue Reading
It doesn’t take Pan’er long to think of a way to respond to the teahouse that imitates her business model. She seeks out their lead musician and offers the woman a job at her teahouse. This musician, awed by Yinzhang’s talent, agrees right away. This makes the owner of theContinue Reading
The guy who holds a grudge against Qianfan frames Pan’er for treason and has her arrested. San-niang goes look for Qianfan for help. Yinzhang runs to Shen Ruzuo – her new admirer from the music place — to see if there’s anything he can do. But our girl Pan’er isContinue Reading
After making some changes to their plan, Pan’er’s teahouse has another grand opening. This time, she makes a huge effort to attract scholars and book-lovers. It’s quite a success. Desserts with pretty names, great tea, sophisticated music, what more can a scholar ask for? Pan’er also meets up with HaohaoContinue Reading
The music division guy follows Yinzhang to the gates when they are done with work and offers to take her home. It’s raining, you see. But Yinzhang refuses and quickly gets on her carriage. That’s not the end of it, though. He rides alongside her carriage and assures her thatContinue Reading
Chen Lian feels guilty about not mentioning Pan’er’s dealing with Ouyang to Qianfan. He is also uneasy about keeping Pan’er’s teahouse business plan from Qianfan. Pan’er means no disrespect, but she wants to keep her teahouse secrets because she’s afraid Qianfan might talk them out of it. She has aContinue Reading