This post is for Joy Of Life Episode 9 Recap
- Fan Xian wants to get to the bottom of Wang Qi Nian’s motives. He’s willing to help Fan Xian and be his subordinate. Wang Qi Nian gives Fan Xian the deed to the house and asks for payment.
- Fan Xian tells the two of them he purposely told Guo Bao Kun his name while hitting him to make the situation bigger and revoke his marriage. He merely wanted to help his friend.
Fan Xian’s & Si Li Li’s Agreement
- Fan Xian heads back to Zui Xian Ju. He knows someone entered the room after he left and that Si Li Li is only pretending to be asleep. She wakes and he wants to know who she really is. She asks where he went. They agree on saying they spent the night together.
- The next day, Fan Xian leaves Zui Xian Ju. Jing Wang Shi Zi and the Second Prince knows he wasn’t really there at night.
- Guards come looking for Fan Xian. Lady Liu stops them from searching the manor. Fan Xian shows his face and Si Zhe protects him. She tells them to leave and request for Fan Xian only when Guo Bao Kun presents himself in front of the minister.
- Fan Xian tells Lady Liu he was the one who hit Guo Bao Kun. Guo Bao Kun is injured badly and completely covered in bandages. He agrees to go to court. Guo You Zhi wants Fan Xian dead.
- Lady Liu tells Fan Xian to leave for Dan Zhou. He stays and decides to go to court as well.
- Li Yun Rei wants the Crown Prince to go watch the case and hope it’s ruled against Fan Xian. He agrees to go.
The Case Against Fan Xian
- Fan Xian and Guo Bao Kun meet at court in front of a minister. He Zhong Wei speaks on behalf of Guo Bao Kun. Fan Xian denies hitting Guo Bao Kun. Fan Xian asks how they know it was he who hit Guo Bao Kun. He asks them if he’d be so stupid to announce his own name when committing such a crime and suggests it’s an impersonation.
- Fan Xian announces he was at Zui Xian Ju the entire night. He Zhong Wei requests they bring in the witnesses.
- Si Zhe asks Ruo Ruo what they should do. Ruo Ruo has invited different girls and told them Red Mansion is written by Fan Xian. One of the girls is the daughter of the minister in charge of the case and will help. She gives him a large scissor to attack if necessary.
- Jing Wang Shi Zi and Si Li Li arrive to court. Li Li says Fan Xian was in the room all night with her. The minister sides with Fan Xian and believes his truth. He’s about to end the case when the Crown Prince arrives.
The Princes’ Arrivals
- The Crown Prince sits with the minister and watches him judge the case. He doesn’t believe Si Li Li’s words because she’s of lower class. He tells the minister to investigate further and torture Si Li Li.
- Fan Xian tries to stop them from torturing Si Li Li. The Crown Prince tells Fan Xian if he admits to the crime she won’t get hurt. The Second Prince arrives. He also sits in to observe the case.
- Si Li Li hugs Fan Xian. She whispers to him to let the lie continue . She gets tortured and continues to say Fan Xian was with her the entire night.
- Teng Zi Jing is brought in by the Crown Prince. They point Guo Bao Kun’s attack on him and the Crown Prince suggests Fan Xian lied to the Emperor about Teng Zi Jing’s death.
- Eunuch Hou arrives just in time. The Emperor gives word that Teng Zi Jing’s lack of death was arranged by the Overwatch Council, Fan Xian never lied. He tells the princes to head back home and let the minister judge the case on his own.
