Destined

The Emperor, losing money, wants the princess to marry Gu Jiu Si, the son of wealthy merchants. Jiu Si can’t stand Ye Shi An, who all parents think is the model son. Liu Yu Ru, is...

After being kicked out of the Ye tea party, Jiu Si decides to humiliate Yu Ru by proclaiming his love for her for all to hear. This backfires when someone overhears this and tells...

Realizing his parents are in a difficult predicament with the Emperor, Jiu Si steps up and marries Yu Ru despite the misunderstanding. After the wedding, he lets Yu Ru know that th...

Jiu Si’s parents have a heart-to-heart with Yu Ru and make her aware of the difficult predicament they are facing. They give Yu Ru free rein of the manor while they attend to busin...

Realizing she needs to make a customary visit to her family’s house after the marriage, Yu Ru concedes some of her rules for Jiu Si, so he agrees to make the visit with her. Due to...

Ru Yu opens up to Jiu Si about her family life on their way back to Gu manor, and they get along better. Jiu Si is happy to have Ru Yu’s confidence in him but still struggles with...

While at the shop, Ru Yu helps a long-time customer of the Gu family with the approval of her mother-in-law. She becomes so excited about being called Boss Liu for the first time t...

With Jiu Si’s help, Yu Ru is able to secure the goods needed to meet Mr. Zhou’s business needs; however, a new businessman, Luo Zi Shang, significantly undercuts her proposed price...

Wang Rong, the son of the commissioner of Yangzhou, insults Yu Ru’s reputation and is taught a lesson by Jiu Si. However, the commissioner uses this opportunity to portray the Gu f...

The Gu family’s backers in the Eastern Capital have been demoted, leaving the Gu family vulnerable to attacks. They decide to leave Yangzhou but give Ru Yu the opportunity to divor...

Jiu Si takes a huge gamble playing against Lady Xi Feng at the brothel house, which is under the command of Luo Zi Shang. As a result, he becomes sworn brothers with Mr. Zhou, and...

Everyone is relieved after Jiu Si has finished the examination. Yu Ru works hard to plan for the Gu family’s move to Youzhou without eliciting attention. Though Jiu Si’s parents su...

Luo Zi Shang remembers Yu Ru as the little girl who lived next door to him growing up and treated him with kindness after becoming homeless due to the fire. Though Yu Ru has vague...

After receiving Jiu Si’s divorce letter to protect her, Yu Ru resolves to save him. Although many Gu personnel and connections perish, Jiu Si and Ru Yu manage to stay alive and esc...

Jiu Si and Yu Ru embark on a long journey to reach Youzhou and face many obstacles and difficulties along the way. Exhausted and malnourished, they collapse at the Youzhou border....

Jiu Si and Yu Ru recuperate with Mr. Zhou then head to Wangda to meet with Madam Gu. Yu Ru grapples with her mother’s death, but Jiu Si is there to support her. The Gu family is ha...

Jiu Si and Yu Ru realize that they must change the way they do business in Youzhou, given the instability of war and the ongoing flooding of the Yellow River. They both decide to d...

After donating their wealth to the Youzhou government, Jiu Si and Yu Ru reflect on what they should do next. Yu Ru starts a small business from scratch while Jiu Si asks for a posi...

Though well-meaning, Jiu Si struggles in his job as he’s never learned to put theories he’s learned from books and school into practical application. Though he’s being given a hard...

Yu Ru can’t help but worry when there is no foot traffic in her rouge store for days on end. Jiu Si tells her to be patient, and soon enough, Madam Zhou arrives with her friends, w...

Fan Yu causes trouble for Jiu Si, and he’s kicked out of the Yamen to work as a gate guard instead. Jiu Si discovers that Master Zhao is stealing the grains from the Youzhou granar...

Although Jiu Si let the grain through his gate, he placed a tracker so that Zhou Ye and his troops can find it. He then heads to Heifeng Fort to save Yu Ru, who finds out Shen Ming...

Fearing their connection with Lord Liang will call into question their loyalty to the Emperor, Jiu Su and Yu Ran decide to help Commissioner Fan and General Zhou. To show their sin...

Yu Ru works with Ye Shi An to not only bankrupt Commissioner Wang’s bank but also to purchase enough of the remaining grain she promised for the Youzhou army. Little does she know,...

After Ye Yun kills Commissioner Wang, she is reunited with Ye Shi An and Yu Ru. Together, they journey back to Youzhou, making it just in time as per her contractual agreement with...

The Liang army of 100,000 is at Youzhou’s door. Jiu Si holds down the fort with 15,000 soldiers while Zhou Ye heads to the Eastern Capital to get reinforcements. Jiu Si does a grea...

Zhou Ye goes against his father’s orders to remain in the Eastern Capital as he is determined to save the people of Youzhou. Jiu Si meets his uncle and continues to bluff that Wang...

When the battle seemed most bleak for Wangdu, Zhou Ye and Wan Qin arrived just in time to turn the tide. Jiu Si captures Lord Liang, and Commissioner Fan becomes the new Emperor. G...

Zhou Ye finally gains the admiration and respect of his father. Jiu Si volunteers to investigate the ledgers to understand why there is no money in the treasury to build a dam for...

Princess Yun Shang has liked Jiu Su ever since she was a child. She invites Yu Ru to a banquet when she finds out Jiu Si is married to her. The Empress Dowager pressures Emperor Fa...

Jiu Si discovers where Sun He, Minister Liu’s subordinate, is hiding. He is able to get a confession from him and uses it to coerce Minister Liu to testify against all the corrupt...

Yu Ru finds evidence, but in order to see the Emperor, she must endure finger-crushing punishment first. Jiu Su meets with the ill Emperor, who issues an edict to send the crown pr...

Yu Ru is at the mercy of the Empress Dowager and Princess Yun Shang. Jiu Su arrives to protect her, but rather than submit to the Empress Dowager, he defies her and is accused of t...

As Jiu Si and Yu Ru’s family and friends struggle with the aftermath of her death, the Emperor reveals his true plan for the future of Da Xia. Crown Prince Fan is sent to Youzhou a...

The Emperor’s plan is going accordingly, with Jiu Si and his young friends all earning merits from the Emperor and for the country. Despite the efforts of corrupt officials to crea...

Now that the Yellow River dam is completed, Yu Ru gives Jiu Si the biggest surprise of his life. They rush back to the capital to meet with the emperor. Meanwhile, Luo Zi Shang has...

Although the Emperor had plans to make Zhou Gao Lang his successor, Crown Prince Fan declared himself the Emperor when his father died. The head eunuch goes crazy due to poisoning,...

Though General Zhou and his army are victorious and headed back to the capital, Luo Zi Shang issues a false edict, accusing the Zhou family of treason. The new Emperor is cowardly...

Luo Zi Shang makes his calculated move against the Emperor and confines him. Jiu Si and Yu Ru arrive to help him, but they are captured by Luo Zi Shang. Jiu Si challenges Zi Shang...

Feeling guilty for abandoning Luo Zi Shang and his mother, Jiang He decides to accompany Zi Shang, and together, they can reunite with Yi Shui as a family. Jiu Si convinces an angr...