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[Review] Pretty Guardian of the City (2022)

“Cang Yue Hua” is directed by Yang Xiaobo, starring Jin Ze and Guan Xin , special starring Zhao Pinlin and Zong Fengyan , Chen Zhengyang , Xu Yiqiang ,, Wang Gang , Xi Yuli , Shi Damao , Na Feisha , Li Yi , Nie Xinyuan , Wu Xinzhou and other starring ancient costume love comedy [3] . The play will be broadcast on iQiyi on November 30, 2022. The play is adapted from Lian Mu Chuguang’s novel “Beauty Against Scales”, which tells the sweet and funny love story of Yunxi and Jiang Chaoxi.

Title: 沧月绘 / Cang Yue Hui / 滄月繪 / Painting of Cang Yue / Beauty Reverse Scale

Genre: Drama, Costume, Network Drama, Love. Romance

Region: China Mainland

Director: Yang Xiaobo

Screenwriter: Chang Jiajia, Jiang Ming, Xu Jimeng, Feng Xue, Xue Hui

Broadcast time: November 30, 2022

Starring: Jin Ze, Guan Xin, Zhao Pinlin, Xu Yiqiang, Chen Zhengyang

Description:

The Luo family was framed by criminals for possessing a mysterious phoenix chi, and the family was destroyed, leaving behind an orphaned daughter, Luo Xiyun, who was born with a fetal poison. Eight years later, Luo Xiyun becomes the most popular folk surveyor in Cang Yue City, selling public opinion maps and mapping drawings for a living. Given her poison, she has only three months left to live. She is determined to complete the goal of assassinating the young city master Jiang Chao Xi before she dies, in order to avenge her brother’s death. At this time, the final bit of warmth to her, Jianjia Lane, is about to be demolished because of city planning.

Luo Xiyun, in order to ensure that the folks have a place to live, mobilize all their talents to make a version of a city plan which would bypass Jianjia Lane. She anonymously approach Jiang Chaoxi to become his guests, only to accidentally learn that the brother who was in coma was hidden in the house. She also discovered the shocking secret of Jiang Chaoxi’s life. With time, the two of them have grown fond of each other during the process of getting along, and just when they are in love, Luo Xiyun is again in danger due to the exposure of his true identity……

Diversity Plot:

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 1 Recap

City Lord Cangyue ordered the young city owner Jiang Chaoxi to lead the city construction plan. This dandy young master is not good at everything, and he became the successor of the city lord only because he was born in the orthodox line and has the support of his uncle Xiao Tong, who holds a lot of power. The incognito surveyor Luo Xiyun, whose alias is Yunxi, wants to take advantage of the pig race to assassinate Jiang Chaoxi and avenge his brother Luo Hexuan’s death. On the way to escape, he leads the pig to bring back the young master’s “ham” and gives it to the children of Jianjia Lane Grilled and ate. Under the pressure of civil and military officials, Jiang Chaoxi promised his father that as long as he helped him solve the noble girls who chased him all over the city to “touch porcelain” to rescue him, he would finish the city construction work well. Yunxi tried every means to get close to Jiang Chaoxi for revenge.

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Yunxi goes to Shaochengzhu to apply for a surveying and mapping master, and wants to take the opportunity to get close to Jiang Chaoxi. The heart-burning poison in Yunxi broke out again. She suppressed the poison with the medicine of tiger and wolf, and vowed to kill the enemy with her own hands, looking for every opportunity to assassinate Jiang Chaoxi. Jiang Chaoxi, who seems to be a dandy, has already seen that Yunxi is the assassin of the day because of the unique smell of herbs on her body, so she wants to use her tricks and follow the clues. Yunxi overheard her elder brother Luo Hexuan being unconscious and being hidden in the mansion, and hurriedly went to replace the pillow that had been poisoned by him, but was smashed by Jiang Chaoxi, the two dragged between the pillows, Yunxi threw herself on Jiang Chaoxi, and the two People are disturbed.

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In order to help the maids make flower cakes, Yunxi steals flowers in the garden at night, but Wu Yan sees the ham and learns that she stole the ham and baked it. The next day, Yun’s legs died strangely. An angry Jiang Chaoxi believed that Yunxi was the owner of the Gu worms. He wanted to use his blood to test the Gu worms, but his feet slipped. The two of them rolled into the bath. Misunderstand. To cover up the embarrassment, Jiang Chaoxi cut Yunxi’s fingers to test the poisonous insects, but the dormant poisonous insects bit Jiang Chaoxi at some point, and Jiang Chaoxi convulsed and fell to the ground.

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Yunxi used ancestral silver needles to detoxify Jiang Chaoxi, tried hard to recall the teachings of his brother when he was a child, and searched for acupuncture points on his body. After several attempts, most of the poison was finally cured. After hearing the news, Jiang Chuxian who came to treat him was actually Dr. Qi Zhao who had been treating him before, and he silently behaved intimately to Jiang Chaoxi, Gaomi Yunxi and Jiang Chuxian, which made him jealous. In order to prove his innocence, Yunxi designed to lure out the real owner of the Gu worm, and the person who poisoned him admitted to being instructed by Commander Xiao. Tang Qing, who grew up with Jianjia Lane, came to discuss with Yunxi that a big buyer came to his door and asked him to draw a map. On the other hand, Jiang Chaoxi deliberately tried to test his uncle Commander Xiao, ran to the mansion to cry and pretend to be pitiful, and observed Commander Xiao’s reaction.

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Commander Xiao provokes the relationship between Jiang Chaoxi and Nangong, but Jiang Chaoxi remains unmoved. It turned out that when he was young, he accidentally overheard the conversation between his uncle and his mother, and learned that he was impersonated from the folk. The Luo family was exterminated by Commander Xiao precisely because they learned of this. Yunxi was looking for the place where his brother was imprisoned in the young master’s mansion, Jiang Chaoxi was fascinated by the scene of listening to the rain by the rockery. The wife of the city owner learned that Jiang Chuxian detoxified Jiang Chaoxi, and ordered to reward his mother and son. Jiang Chuxian hated the fake favor because his mother did not dare to refute it. It rained for days and the houses in the city collapsed. Jiang Chaoxi wanted to take the opportunity to let Taifu Nangong experience the hardships of the people, but things went against his wishes and indirectly caused him to fall and was reprimanded by the city lord.

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Nangong changed his mind on Shaochengzhu and agreed to build a drainage culvert. Jiang Chaoxi wanted to spend more time with Yunxi and asked him to go on a field trip, but Yunxi took the opportunity to invite Xiao Fengyi. Enthusiastic Feng Yi always does not help at the construction site, and the lime powder raised makes Jiang Chaoxi’s eyes hurt. Yunxi found Jiang Chaoxi and Wuyan coming out of a dark room, misunderstood the two, and soon all the guards in the mansion resigned, but Tang Qing took this opportunity to enter the mansion and become a guard. Jiang Chaoxi ordered a thorough investigation of those who spread rumors, and vowed to teach him a lesson, so he and the housekeeper Zhu Wen jointly planned a plan. In order to earn money to support the young and old in Jianjiaxiang, Yunxi tried her best to organize the funeral for Jiang Chaoxi’s friend.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 7 Recap

Seeing Yunxi caring so much about Tang Qing, Jiang Chaoxi was so jealous that he found all kinds of excuses to keep her by his side, and Yunxi was happy to find his brother. Tang Qing was lost, but Yunxi, who was harboring a secret, couldn’t tell him her purpose. Regardless of Jiang Chaoxi’s objection, Xiao Fengyi moved into the Young Master’s Mansion, and asked Yunxi to help Jiang Chaoxi fall in love with her. Yunxi arranged for the “Nine Heavens Xuannv”. Unexpectedly, someone would assassinate Jiang Chaoxi, Yunxi came to the rescue and hugged Jiang Chaoxi to escape. At this time, the fireworks were set off, and the romance was extremely romantic. Xiao Fengyi was furious and questioned Yunxi. Fortunately, Yunxi successfully resolved it again . Knowing that the assassin was Tang Qing, Yunxi had no choice but to tell the whole story about finding his brother.

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Yunxi used the fact that Luo Dao’an’s family committed suicide in fear of crime to test Jiang Chaoxi. To help Xiao Fengyi win Jiang Chaoxi, Yunxi bought Mixiang, but was misunderstood by Jiang Chaoxi. Yunxi suspected that her brother was locked in a secret room in a rockery, and kept trying to get in but failed. The key to the switch that Tang Qing found was the jade token that Jiang Chaoxi carried with him. Therefore, Yunxi made all kinds of incidents and approached Jiang Chaoxi to steal the jade token. Being misunderstood by him was too unreserved, but he enjoyed it, which attracted Xiao Fengyi to question Yunxi, and Yunxi took out Mixiang to explain. Yunxi helped Xiao Fengyi make an appointment with the young master and lit the incense, while Xiao Fengyi hid behind the weft yarn. Unexpectedly, Jiang Chaoxi thought that Yunxi was teasing her and confessed her feelings to her.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 9 Recap

In the heavy rain, Yunxi was punished by kneeling and fell to the ground. Jiang Chaoxi was worried about Yunxi’s safety, and was annoyed that she helped Xiao Fengyi to woo him. She couldn’t forgive her for a while, until Tang Qing came to tell Yunxi that she would die, which shocked Jiang Chaoxi. She ran to rescue Yunxi in the rain, but the doctor said Jiang Chaoxi couldn’t believe it, let alone accept the loss of someone he loved, so he invited Jiang Chuxian to temporarily suppress the poison in Yunxi’s body, but he didn’t tell Jiang Chaoxi the real condition of Yunxi. Yunxi, who has recovered temporarily, is determined to rescue her brother before she dies. She stuns Jiang Chaoxi to get the jade key, and enters the secret room of the rockery with Tang Qing.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 10 Recap

Due to the side effects of the drug, Jiang Chaoxi mistakenly thought that she had a happy night with Yunxi, so she comprehensively upgraded Yunxi’s treatment in the mansion. Jiang Chaoxi started chasing his wife in various ways, but Yunxi didn’t know why. Tang Qing brought back the portrait of Luo Hexuan to inquire. Yunxi told Tang Qing about the origin of Feng Chi and her own poisoning. If she could not find Feng Chi, she would not be able to continue her life. Jiang Chuxian and Nangong Siyan secretly dated Qin Xiao to perform together, but was discovered by his grandfather, who whipped Nangong Siyan.

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Commander Xiao has never given up on tracking down Luo Hexuan who disappeared with the phoenix in his hand. Now he heard that someone sold the phoenix and finally got his wish. He didn’t know that it was Yunxi and Tang Qing who set up a trap. He couldn’t wait for the medical officer to check and swallowed the pill in one gulp. The diarrhea continued. . Jiang Chaoxi and Yunxi sneaked into the Xiao Mansion by coincidence, and when Yunxi was exposed, Jiang Chaoxi protected her, blocked the sword for her, and fled. Seeing that Jiang Chaoxi was hurt for herself, Yunxi was very moved and her heart was complicated. Commander Xiao quickly sealed off all pharmacies and clinics in the city, and even Jiang Chuxian was detained in a centralized manner. He couldn’t find a doctor to treat Jiang Chaoxi for a while. Yunxi was extremely anxious, but Jiang Chaoxi happily held Yunxi in his arms.

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Commander Xiao concluded that the assassin must be someone he knew very well, so suspicious by nature, he turned his attention to Jiang Chaoxi and decided to try it out. Jiang Chaoxi endured the pain and was alive and kicking, dispelling Commander Xiao’s suspicion for the time being, and then fainted again due to excessive bleeding. Yunxi was heartbroken, and told the comatose Jiang Chaoxi her inner conflict. Jiang Chaoxi heard the excitement, and the two finally understood each other’s love. Commander Xiao was impeached by Nangong Taifu, Jiang Chaoxi pretended to have hemorrhoids, and Jiang Chuxian came to the house for diagnosis and treatment. Jiang Chaoxi discovered Yunxi’s true identity from the smell of herbs on Yunxi’s body.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 13 Recap

Xiao Fengyi brought good hemorrhoid medicine and rushed to the young master’s mansion in a hurry. Seeing that Nangong Siyan also came to visit with cakes, Xiao Fengyi was jealous, so she picked up the cakes and ate them, but she didn’t know that there were medicines for Jiang Chaoxi’s wounds hidden in them. Jiang Chaoxi suspects that Yunxi is Luo Hexuan’s younger sister, and intentionally chats with Wuyan about Luo Hexuan’s serious illness in front of him. Yunxi, who overhears the news, goes to the secret room of the rockery to find out. Jiang Chaoxi finally defrauded Yunxi’s real identity and told her the whole story of the past, which made Yunxi unbelievable. Jiang Chaoxi aggressively promised that she would never fail Yunxi in this life.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 14 Recap

In Jianjia Alley, the soldiers oppressed the people, and only then did they learn that each household was given five taels of housing allowance. Jiang Chaoxi knew that it was embezzled by Commander Xiao, and decided to stand up for the people. Yunxi was moved, and Jiang Chaoxi confessed again. The two finally made love under the marriage tree, and Yunxi even gave Jiang Chaoxi the heirloom jade comb left by her brother. In the meeting hall, Jiang Chaoxi made an impassioned statement, pointing out that the demolition funds were embezzled, Commander Xiao was caught with a painful foot, pretending that he would definitely investigate the matter thoroughly. In the end, the city lord transferred the matter to Jiang Chaoxi to take full responsibility. When Xiao Fengyi learned that Yun and Xi were going out to investigate, she pestered Tang Qing to go with them, fighting and making trouble along the way, as if they were happy enemies.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 15 Recap

When they arrived at the survey site, Xiao Fengyi flirted with Jiang Chaoxi in all kinds of ways, but Jiang Chaoxi coldly rejected them all. Tang Qing helped Yunxi collect soil and cooperated tacitly. Jiang Chaoxi also wanted to help when she was jealous. Even Xiao Fengyi could see that the two seemed to be fighting. On the way back, Yunxi expressed to Xiao Fengyi in the carriage that she had no intention of becoming the young master’s wife. The city lord told Commander Xiao and Chairman Nangong that he wanted to marry Xiao Fengyi and Nangong Siyan at the same time, and whoever gave birth to an heir first would become the concubine. Jiang Chaoxi’s thunderous tactics finally persuaded the officials to agree to modify the demolition plan.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 16 Recap

Yunxi didn’t want to confront the mayor’s wife for his concubine, Tang Qing noticed the scene where Jiang Chaoxi used her body to block the whip and was injured in order to protect Yunxi, and decided to join the surveillance army to protect Yunxi. Jiang Chaoxi and Yunxi are in love with each other, they can’t sleep at night, and fly letters to express their love. Knowing her brother’s wishes, Jiang Chuxian took the initiative to meet Nangong Siyan, promising that one day she would ask the city lord to marry her to her, but Nangong Siyan was not as happy as she imagined. He would pay attention to the feelings of these young children, and only hoped that Jiang Chuxian would take her away from this place, Jiang Chuxian hesitated for a moment and agreed.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 17 Recap

Xiao Fengyi gradually developed a good impression of Tang Qing, and unconsciously looked for various opportunities to stay with Tang Qing. Tang Qing resisted in her heart and responded indifferently. Jiang Chaoxi decided to rebuild Jianjia Lane to give Yunxi a home. However, the city was empty, and Jiang Chaoxi cleverly used clever tricks to force Yunxi into a home. Commander Xiao donated a large amount of money, but the city owner didn’t know why, so he was satisfied with Jiang Chaoxi’s pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and praised him greatly. The mayor’s wife made things difficult for Jiang Chuxian’s mother, Mrs. Mo, and Jiang Chaoxi helped out. After Jiang Chuxian learned about it, she was furious. Mrs. Mo said that she was once her maidservant, but she became the city lord’s concubine by accident, so she could only endure it. Jiang Chuxian proposed to leave Cangyue City with his mother, but was rejected by his mother.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 18 Recap

Jiang Chaoxi felt that Commander Xiao was too cunning and difficult to grasp. Tang Qing went to the archives room to search the Luo family’s files, but found that the officials had already destroyed all problematic files. Yunxi organizes a beauty pageant to help Jiang Chaoxi raise funds, invites princes of all colors to participate, famous ladies bid for them, and has the opportunity to swim Zhaohe with the beautiful men he likes. Yunxi encouraged Jiang Chaoxi, Jiang Chuxian, and Tang Qing to come to participate, and made a perfect plan, but he didn’t expect to kill the richest man halfway. Jiang Chaoxi was upset because Yunxi didn’t care about being “auctioned”.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 19 Recap

In order to facilitate the marriage, the wife of the city owner sent someone to push Xiao Fengyi to fall from the building. In the panic, Xiao Fengyi grabbed Nangong Siyan and fell together. Jiang Chuxian wanted to go up to save Siyan, but was stopped by Mrs. Mo. Jiang Chaoxi rescued Nangong Siyan in order to help his brother. The embarrassing moment made Siyan completely disappointed in Jiang Chuxian. Yunxi and Jiang Chaoxi fell in love with Yue and kissed affectionately. However, Yunxi’s body is getting weaker and weaker due to illness, which worries Jiang Chaoxi. Nangong Siyan was completely disappointed in the cowardly Jiang Chuxian, Jiang Chaoxi began to walk into her heart, and Jiang Chuxian’s efforts were irreparable. Tang Qing discovers clues to the tragedy of the Luo family, and Yunxi decides to take the risk alone.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 20 Recap

Commander Xiao also learned from the spies that Luo Hexuan was hidden in the Young Master’s Mansion, and secretly took him away. Jiang Chaoxi led people to break into the dignitaries of Xiao’s residence, Commander Xiao showed his true colors, and everyone planned to take Luo Hexuan to retreat, but after this incident, Commander Xiao decided to get rid of Jiang Chaoxi. Jiang Chaoxi pointed out in the conference hall that the Luo family was poisoned and destroyed by gangsters after being framed for corruption. Commander Xiao secretly threatened Song Qing in order to protect himself. The Luo family was rehabilitated, and Jiang Chaoxi obtained the post of chief construction planner for Yunxi. The wife of the city lord found Yunxi and told Commander Xiao that he had murderous intentions, and that only by marrying Xiao Fengyi could he save his life, but she wanted to see what Yunxi would do.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 21 Recap

Xiao Fengyi has a crush on Tang Qingxin without knowing it. Yunxi was tangled in her heart, worried about Jiang Chaoxi’s safety. When the Ankang City Cultural Mission came to visit, Yunxi recognized one of the officials as his brother’s close friend Fusheng, Xinxi told Fusheng about the past, Jiang Chaoxi became jealous because of this. Change of heart, break with Jiang Chaoxi, only if you don’t love her, you won’t feel heartache. Yunxi only wanted to wake up her brother as soon as possible.

Pretty Guardian of the City Episode 22 Recap

Fusheng asks about the jade comb, only to find out that this heirloom is the key to find Feng Chi. Yunxi asks Jiang Chaoxi for the jade comb, but Jiang Chaoxi is furious when he wants to give the promise of love to someone else. At this time, Xiao Fengyi already understood that she had a different feeling for Tang Qing, and she wanted to match Yun and Xi, but was dismissed by Yunxi with a few words. Chu Yao tried to lure Commander Xiao to take out “Swing Picture” to explore the riddles in the painting, but was interrupted by Xiao Fengyi. Chu Yao discussed with Yunxi, but Jiang Chaoxi mistakenly thought they were dating, and angrily threw the jade comb to Yunxi. The hot girl recalled seeing the comb on the “Swing Picture”, so Commander Xiao solved the mystery, and the phoenix must have something to do with the jade comb.

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The drunken Jiang Chaoxi mistook Nangong Siyan for Yunxi. The news that the two spent the night together in the restaurant quickly spread throughout Cangyue City. The city lord forced a marriage to marry Siyan and Fengyi together. Heartbroken, Jiang Chuxian went mad and beat the prosecutor in the street. This matter was made a big fuss by the mayor’s wife. Commander Xiao kidnaps Yunxi, intending to forcibly seize Yushu. After Jiang Chaoxi and others learned that Yunxi was missing, they were very anxious to look around. Xiao Fengyi begged her father to regret the marriage and was confined at home. Chu Yao confessed everything, and Jiang Chaoxi finally realized that he had misunderstood Yunxi earlier. Commander Xiao tortured Yunxi with various instruments of torture, but this was not as painful as Yunxi’s pain when he learned that Jiang Chaoxi had accepted the marriage offer.

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The wife of the city lord punished Mrs. Mo severely on the grounds that Mrs. Mo had no way to teach her children. Mrs. Mo committed suicide unwilling to be humiliated, which became the last straw that overwhelmed Jiang Chuxian. Tang Qing came to the door and begged Xiao Fengyi to rescue Yunxi, and worked together to design and finally found the place of detention and rescued the dying Yunxi. The wife of the city lord prevented Mrs. Mo from being buried in the Jiang family’s ancestral grave. Jiang Chuxian realized that it was a mistake not to fight or grab it before, and determined to overthrow the Xiao family, win back everything that belongs to him and his mother, and remove the scourge for Cangyue City. Jiang Chaoxi didn’t want to accept the benefit marriage, so she divorced the city lord and was beaten with a stick. Jiang Chuxian lost his mother and lover, and pretended to join forces with Commander Xiao.

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Yunxi’s time is running out, Jiang Chaoxi and Yunxi pay homage to the moon and vow never to lose each other. At night the two fell asleep together, Yunxi was reluctant to close her eyes, fearing that she would never see Jiang Chaoxi again. Jiang Chaoxi handed over all the family property to Yunxi, and promised to be a fireworks couple with her. Unexpectedly, Jiang Chaoxi suddenly fell into a coma. The medical officer diagnosed that Jiang Chaoxi was poisoned, and the poison could be detoxified by using the blood of his biological parents as medicine. Jiang Chuxian pointed out that the blood of the city lord’s wife was useless to Jiang Chaoxi because it was not his own, and the city lord was shocked. Jiang Chuxian captured Xiao Huasheng alive, and Xiao Huasheng admitted that Jiang Chaoxi was just a child bought by the people. Jiang Chuxian gave Yunxi the “Swing Picture” stolen from Xiao’s house.

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The city lord couldn’t believe that his most beloved son was not his own. Under the stimulation of Yunxi, the city lord suddenly cut his finger. He wanted to prove it with his own blood and give himself a reason not to regret it. Jiang Chaoxi woke up miraculously. Jiang Chaoxi’s identity is a mystery, and the officials are in dispute, making it difficult for the city lord to make a choice. With Yunxi’s help, Tang Qing confessed to Xiao Feng, and the happy couple finally got married. Yunxi finally solved the secret of “Swing Picture”, but secretly fed Feng Chi to his brother. Luo Hexuan woke up and told all the secrets. Jiang Chaoxi begged the city lord to let him and Yunxi leave, and let his younger brother Chu Xian succeed the city lord. Jiang Chaoxi took Yunxi to search for a cure for the poison.