Episode 5: The nominal couple returns to Ning together, Qi Cheng feels guilty about Pengpeng

The day of returning to Ning finally came. Standing in front of Shangshu’s mansion, Zhang Pengpeng felt apprehensive and asked Qi Cheng for help, but Qi Cheng reminded Zhang Pengpeng not to be suspicious. Zhang Pengpeng saw Jiang Yingyue at the meeting of her family, and she felt very strange. Lv Li explained that Jiang’s family was a down-and-out relative in Zhang’s house, although she was Princess Zhao.

In order to prevent Zhang Pengpeng from getting in the way, Qi Cheng took care of Zhang Pengpeng in every possible way all day long, making Jiang Yingyue very uncomfortable. On a rainy night, Jiang Shi and Qi Cheng are dating, and Qi Cheng reminds Jiang Shi that he should have known that Zhang Pengpeng is an insurmountable bond between the two. Jiang was worried that Qi Cheng would forget the agreement between the two of them, but Qi Cheng said that he should not be in a hurry, nor could he do anything out of line.

In the Zhang family ancestral hall, Zhang Pengpeng’s mother, Fan Shi, believed that Jiang Yingyue should be fully responsible for her daughter’s falling into the water, so she punished Jiang Yingyue in front of her ancestors. Seeing this, Zhang Pengpeng revealed his inner man’s pity and tenderness and tried his best to intercede for Jiang Yingyue. The crown prince rushed to rescue Jiang Yingyue, but the Fan family did not budge, and aimed every word at Qi Sheng.

In order to repay Qi Cheng for helping him, Zhang Pengpeng tried his best to save Jiang Yingyue from punishment, and Qi Cheng was grateful. Fan asked Qi Sheng to have a secret talk. Chatting with Lvli, Zhang Pengpeng learned that although the Fan family is a female generation, the family is cruel, and once poisoned a cheating son-in-law in the family. Zhang Pengpeng was worried that Qi Cheng would be killed by Fan’s poisoning, so he rushed into the house and knocked over the teacup in Qi Cheng’s hand while the two were talking. Qi Cheng was furious and thought Zhang Pengpeng was very rude.

Fan explained to her daughter that she did not intend to poison Qi Sheng to death, and clarified the truth about poisoning the son-in-law who came to visit her family. Fan Shi told Zhang PengPeng that the prince did not dare to be unscrupulous because he was concerned about the influence of the family. Zhang PengPeng said that he only wanted to live a life of luxury and good food. After much deliberation, Zhang Pengpeng thought that he would not be able to spend the spring night with Qi Cheng.

Qi Cheng specially thanked Zhang Pengpeng for saving Jiang Yingyue, and asked her to chat with him. Qi Cheng said that Zhang Pengpeng was indeed quite different from before. He was more reasonable and understanding than before, and he was attracting his attention more and more. Zhang Pengpeng couldn’t help laughing at Qi Cheng’s words. Qi Cheng said that he wanted to find a chance to make up for Zhang Pengpeng, but the latter refused decisively, and Qi Cheng left disappointed.

Thinking of the complex environment in the deep palace and the modern age that cannot be returned, Zhang Pengpeng felt aggrieved. She asked Lv Li to accompany her to drink away her sorrows, but she got so drunk that Lv Li helped her to the bed.