Scent of Time

As Hua Qian attempts to restore Butler Mu’s reputation, Mu Yao gets a job working for the Zhong family hoping to gather evidence against Hua Qian.

While Zhong Xiwu puts Hua Qian’s character to the test, Mu Yao reveals her true intentions to Zhong Yelan.

As Hua Qian attempts to win over Mu Yao, the Zhong family hires a beggar named Hua Rongzhou as their guard.

As Zhong Yelan overhears Hua Qian’s revealing conversation with Zhong Xiwu, Mu Yao gets an offer from a mysterious thief to clear her father’s name.

Gravely wounded after an attack on the Zhong family manor, Hua Qian finally reveals the truth to Zhong Yelan.

While recovering from her injuries, Hua Qian requests a divorce, but instead gets her privileges at home taken away.

As news of Hua Qian’s request for a divorce spreads, the families involved are thrown into chaos.

At the Zhong family’s incense banquet, the mysterious winner of the annual contest has a strange request for his prize.

After asking the Princess Royal to grant Zhong Yelan permission to marry Mu Yao, Hua Qian fields an offer for a dangerous alliance.

While Zhong Yelan prepares to take Mu Yao as a concubine, Hua Qian’s brother Hua Shen finds himself facing punishment for the death of a young maid.

After Mu Yao accuses Hua Shen of behaving inappropriately towards her, Hua Qian must confront a harsh truth.

When a distressed Hua Qian isolates herself, Zhong Xiwu takes her into the city in an effort to cheer her up.

As Hua Qian negotiates her brother’s freedom, Zhong Yelan continues his refusal to grant her a divorce.

While Mu Yao pleads with Zhong Yelan to set Hua Shen free, Hua Qian gives her father an ultimatum.

Assassins attack Zhong manor during their Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, resulting in deadly consequences for the Hua family.

While the Hua family mourns one of their own, Zhong Xiwu finally confesses his feelings to Hua Qian.

As Hua Qian pledges to avenge her brother’s death, Hua Rongzhou falls into a coma.

After an uncomfortable run-in with Meng Yifei, Hua Qian investigates the masterminds behind Hua Shen’s death.

Hua Qian forces Mu Yao to help investigate the identity of Hua Shen’s killer and tell Zhong Yelan of her role in the attack.

While Zhong Xiwu exposes Hua Rongzhou’s past, Hua Qian finally learns the identity of Hua Shen’s killer and his intended target.

Vowing to get him out of prison, Hua Qian enlists Zhong Yelan’s help in tracking down Hua Rongzhou’s accusers.

After Zhong Xiwu reveals he has proof of Butler Hua’s crimes, Hua Qian must decide how to best move forward.

As Zhong Yelan and Zhong Xiwu clash over business, Hua Qian decides to take responsibility of her father’s crimes.

Zhong Xiwu goes to great lengths to protect Hua Qian, causing concern among his allies and his mother, the Princess Royal.

Perceiving Hua Qian as a threat to Zhong Xiwu’s lordship, the Princess Royal arranges a deadly plan.

While Hua Rongzhou remains determined to find Hua Qian, Zhong Xiwu makes major changes to the manor.

After starting fresh in a new town, Hua Qian finally reunites with both Hua Rongzhou and Zhong Xiwu.

Hua Qian has an unexpected wakeup call that alters her reality – and forces her to make a choice that will change her life forever.