The BEST episodes of Flourished Peony season 1
Every episode of Flourished Peony season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Flourished Peony season 1!
He Weifang, the daughter of a merchant in the Tang Dynasty, is compelled into an unsatisfying marriage with Liu Chang due to her frail health. However, their clashing personalities – his indecisiveness and her stubbornness – causes the marriage to deteriorate. Weifang crosses paths with Jiang Changyang, known for his selfishness that earned him the nickname of "the most corrupt official in Chang An." However, beneath this facade lies a shrewd, altruistic strategist dedicated to the welfare of the country. Changyang helps Weifang escape her marriage of convenience and establish her own peony cultivation business, combining Weifang's exceptional skill and Changyang's resourceful backing to build a successful enterprise... but will love blossom between them like the flowers do?
#1 - Life and Death
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/2025
He Wei Fang is pursued by a masked assassin in the wilderness. He Wei Fang shouts for help, but she fails to escape from the assassin. The assassin raises the blade in his hand and prepares to stab He Wei Fang.
#2 - Opening of Fang Garden
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 1/22/2025
He Wei Fang finds Liu Lang, Sheng Yi's younger brother, at the corner of the street. Liu Lang is coughing and has shortness of breath. He Wei Fang decides to take him back to Fang Garden to seek treatment.
#3 - Taking A Concubine
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 1/22/2025
Jiang Chang Yang is forced by King Ning to marry Lian Zhou as his concubine. After the wedding banquet, he hides in He Wei Fang's room. They wait for Lian Zhou to come over so they can put on a planned show to fool her.
#4 - Married
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 1/22/2025
Jiang Chang Yang and Mu Dan complete their wedding according to the customs under Dean Xu's supervision to become a married couple.
#5 - Recovering Fang Garden
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 1/22/2025
Liu Chang will marry the county princess soon. Leader Lv and his flower association have taken up the important task of preparing fresh flowers for the occasion. Leader Lv seeks help from He Wei Fang.
#6 - Wedding Preperation
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 1/22/2025
King Ning orders Jiang Chang Yang to hand over He Wei Fang. As the situation is dire, Jiang Chang Yang tells King Ning that he is preparing to take He Wei Fang as his concubine.
#7 - The Attempted Assassination on Jiang Chang Yang
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 1/22/2025
He Wei Fang and Geng Chun bump into four young men acting suspiciously at Huanyun Pavilion. Wei Fang senses that the scrolls they carry might be concealing weapons. Meanwhile, Jiang Chang Yang is in a secret meeting with the Emperor inside the pavilion.
#8 - Opening of the Branch
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 1/21/2025
Blooming Abode's branch is officially opened in the Eastern market. He Wei Fang and Da Fu dress up to welcome their customers.
#9 - Joining Hands
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 1/21/2025
Jiang Chang Yang reminds He Wei Fang that behind the moldy grain issue in the West Market lies an intricate and complex network. He Wei Fang understands what Jiang Chang Yang is implying. She understands that he's making preparations to topple the corrupt officials. They decide to join hands.
#10 - Getting Back Blooming Abode
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 1/20/2025
Wang Qing kneels and begs Mu Dan for help. Mu Dan agrees to help him with the condition that he returns Blooming Abode to her and apologizes to Sheng Yi.
#11 - Reunion
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 1/20/2025
Sheng Yi returns to the temple ruins where she started the business with Mu Dan and prays for the deity to let Mu Dan return safely. Mu Dan appears and questions Sheng Yi as to why she betrayed her.
#12 - Sentenced to Slavery
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/19/2025
He Wei Fang is sentenced to serve as a government slave in the military. The camp's commanding officer uses the slaves as live targets to train the recruits in archery.
#13 - Identity Exposed
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/18/2025
Li You Zhen learns that Liu Chang has been frequenting a tavern, and directly across the street is Blooming Abode, which turns out to be He Wei Fang's business. Li You Zhen confronts the Liu family and demands that Liu Shen report He Wei Fang's true identity to the authorities.
#14 - Cancelling the Marriage
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/17/2025
Liu Chang asks King Ning to cancel his marriage with Li You Zhen. He thinks it's unfair to marry her if he cannot love her wholeheartedly. Because of that, he is willing to resign as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
#15 - Being Independent
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/16/2025
Sheng Yi is persuaded by Wang Qing. She thinks that women should live their lives with a mate. He Wei Fang persuades Sheng Yi patiently. She tells her that being independent is more important than getting married.
#16 - The Mastermind
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/16/2025
The flowers in the shop are infested with pests. Upon investigation, Mu Dan discovers that someone has planted insect eggs into the fertilizer.
#17 - A Marriage of Convenience
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2025
He Wei Fang agrees to marry Liu Chang to save her mother, but her life after marriage has been tough. Despite the hardships, she remains composed and patient. One day, the Liu family goes behind her back and digs up the prized peonies in her courtyard for a flower banquet. Distraught, she resolves to protect the keepsakes left by her mother.
#18 - Dangerous Encounters
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/2025
Chuan Yu invites He Wei Fang to the Jiang Residence and claims Jiang Chang Yang wants to discuss his aunt with her. However, he locks Mu Dan inside a pitch-black room.
#19 - Their Wager
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/2025
Jiang Chang Yang confides in He Wei Fang, sharing his feelings about his father's betrayal and his aversion to marriage. They wager on who will break their vow and get married first.
#20 - Self-Sufficient
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/2025
He Wei Fang rejects the Flower Association leader's suggestion of an even profit split so the Flower Association bans them from purchasing fertilizers. Sheng Yi suggests apologizing to the association, but He Wei Fang decides to make her own fertilizer instead.
#21 - Keeping a Secret
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2025
He Wei Fang leaves the city to harvest peonies. She witnesses Jiang Chang Yang murdering Imperial Academy's Xu Zu Ping by accident.
#22 - Swearing an Oath
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2025
Da Fu chases away the troublemakers with her excellent martial arts. Both He Wei Fang and Sheng Yi like Da Fu's straightforward personality.
#23 - Relentless Pester
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/2025
When Sheng Yi is busy at the flower stall, her ex-husband Wang Qing suddenly shows up and relentlessly pesters her.
#24 - Sincerity
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2025
He Wei Fang arrives at the Jiang's Residence to care for the Jade Orchid and happens to witness the grand ceremony of opening the warehouse. She is astonished by Jiang Chang Yang's extravagant style of receiving gifts.
#25 - Marriage
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/10/2025
Li You Zhen stops her father, King Ning, from betrothing her to Jiang Chang Yang. She kneels and begs for his forgiveness.