Difficult to watch, but the breaking point where an irreversible shift happens

This episode features r*pe of the supporting character, Ayan, and it happens off screen. There is a the trial afterward, which also doubles as an attempt to bring justice to Ayan's husband and the rest of the silversmiths who were murdered. It's hard to watch as you see the r*pist and his protector wiggling their way out of responsibility and accountability. It's also difficult to watch as you can see here that Pei Yan is finally forced to make a difficult decision: to protect his mother, his father's legacy, and ultimately his power, he has chosen to ignore the truth. He saved himself, but he has ruined his good image in Jiang Ci's eyes. Jiang Ci is not naive, but she had respected him a lot before this point since he seemed to care about the people and was just. Now, she sees this other side of him. On the romance part, Jiang Ci and Wei Zhao haven't entirely fallen n love yet, but they've become more protective of one another and supportive of one another.

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