In the Eye of the Beholder

WONG TAI BAK and WAT KEI compete with each other on drawing. TONG PAK FU suggests KEI to draw winter flowers and KEI’s work is slightly better than BAK’s. BAK asks some people to attack KEI and FU on the way. The Grand Scholar HO HOI CHING rescues them on time. HO persuades FU to work for the government but FU dislikes the dark sides of officialdom. He runs away with KEI to Hangzhou. Somebody uses FU’s name to organize a charity painting sale event in Hangzhou. The rich merchant KAM YAT DIM is a tyrant in town and he wants to be the chairman of the event. However, everybody vote for WAH HUNG SHAN instead. Everybody in WAH’s Residence is overjoyed but WAH is worried for he is a chicken-hearted and low profile person. WAH’s wife YAN SAU WAI’s maid CHAU HEUNG is very good in martial arts and she adores FU’s talent since she was young. The fake TONG PAK FU arrives at Hangzhou and everybody welcomes him cheerfully……

FU meets HEUNG in the temple and HEUNG smiles at him again. FU tries to chase after HEUNG at the pier and he nearly drowns himself. HEUNG finds him hilarious and she smiles at him again. FU is mesmerized by the “love” in HEUNG’s three smiles. WAH’s Residence is looking for a servant and FU decides to apply for the job. KIU’s younger brother LEE CHUNG HING is the head butler and he has got an unofficial decision already before the selection exercise. FU plays tricks to force HING to hire him or he will report this to the government official. SHAN doesn’t want any troubles. He hires FU and calls him WAH ON. HING tries to take revenge by asking FU to feed the dog and clean the toilets. FU learns that HEUNG adores his works so he tries to please her with poetry. FU helps to identify the mistakes in the copied version of his poetry book but this makes HEUNG angry……

MAN and MO treat HEUNG as their older sister. FU knows that if he treats the two boys well, HEUNG will also develop good impression on him. KEI tries to work in WAH’s Residence by bribing HING. He becomes the assistant butler in the residence so that he could protect FU while hiding away from the prostitute SIU TO. In order to help KEI, FU goes to the brothel to talk with TO. MAN and MO follow him to the brothel. SHAN misconceives that FU brings MAN and MO to the brothel. HING wants to seize the chance to bit FU. During the time, MAN and MO suddenly recite the Song Poems to everybody. They say that this is the result of FU’s teaching activities. SHAN is overjoyed and he decides not to punish FU. DIM and his son meet SHAN and his sons at a restaurant. MAN and MO are invited to join a poetry contest in the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival. During the contest, FU and the others try to help them by giving hints with animals and other objects……

A satyr appears in Hangzhou city and everybody in WAH’s Residence is worried. HAK demonstrates self-defense kung fu and he takes this chance to beat FU. FU and KEI suspect that HAK is the satyr and they try to monitor him secretly. HAK invites HEUNG to his room for discussing the issue of the satyr. He tries to molest HEUNG and FU rescues her on time. HAK is not behaving well but he is not the satyr. When everybody questions HAK, the satyr suddenly bursts into WAH’s Residence. HEUNG risks her life to chase after the satyr and she nearly gets killed but FU arrives to rescue her. He captures the satyr as well. When HEUNG chases the satyr, she accidentally damages the House of Arts constructed by DIM and DIM’s son is hurt as well. DIM insists to sue HEUNG. FU speaks for HEUNG at the court and HEUNG is sent to the prison for further investigation……

FU covers his face and pretends that he is SIT. He reveals to the judge that DIM has used inferior materials to build the House of Arts and HEUNG is released eventually. The government official also starts carrying out investigation on DIM’s construction projects. HEUNG sends FU a writing brush to thank him and FU uses the brush to write a love letter to HEUNG. However, HEUNG rejects him gently because SHEK LAU has fall in love with FU. DIM’s cousin KAM TUNG SHING works in the Investigation Bureau. With such a powerful connection, DIM threatens SHAN to have business with him but SHAN rejects him. DIM asks the members of the Investigation Bureau to take revenge for him. SHAN loses a lot of money in his business and his house is also damaged. SHAN doesn’t know what to do. MAN and MO beg DIM to let go of SHAN by kneeling in front of him on the street. DIM ignores their request and humiliates them in front of everybody……

HONG believes that TAK wants to meet pretty girls in Hangzhou. Since there are a lot of pretty maids in WAH’s Residence, HONG decides to accommodate TAK there. In order to welcome TAK, HONG tries to restructure the whole city and everybody is disturbed. MAN and MO built a grave for their rabbit but the officers destroy it. They are enraged and try to air their grievances by using needles to pierce a man of straw. HONG discovers it and he wants to kill them. FU explains that the two boys are trying to practice acupuncture with the straw man and TAK decides to let them go. TAK walks around Hangzhou city and Prince LING suddenly comes to give report to him. LING wants to update the Almanac of Wing Lok but TAK hesitates because the cost is very high. TAK asks FU to give advice and FU suggests updating the new parts only. TAK is relieved to hear his suggestion and he decides to grant 30 million dollars to LING for the task……

HEUNG brings TAK to the city without revealing their real identity. TAK finally realizes that his arrival has caused huge troubles to the citizens. HONG discovers the real identity of FU and he accuses FU for secretly planning to harm the emperor. FU has no choice but to reveal that his real objective is to get close to HEUNG by entering WAH’s Residence. HONG accuses FU for lying to the emperor. On the other hand, TAK blames HONG for creating a lot of troubles in town. He also thinks that FU is guilty but he can forgive FU if FU make a poem in seven steps. FU successfully make a poem and TAK appreciates his talents very much. TAK wants to take FU back to the capital but FU refuses. TAK reveals to HEUNG that he wants her to be his concubine but HEUNG rejects him. TAK is very sad to hear her decision. TAK says goodbye to FU. He knows that FU loves HEUNG whole-heartedly and he sends FU a golden plaque to bless him……

FU doesn’t want to change himself and give up his current lifestyle. He leaves HEUNG reluctantly and their wedding is cancelled. FU and KEI go to stay at Wah Yim Monastery. The Principal Master is threatened by a woodcutter because of his carelessness and FU plays tricks to settle the problem for him. The Principal Master wants to appoint a successor but he finds it difficult to make the decision. FU suggests selecting the successor by voting. WAI-HUNG appears to have malice in his heart and the Principal Master decides to appoint WAI-CHING as his successor. LING wants FU to work for him but FU rejects. SHAN hires FAN to be the teacher of MAN and MO. While SHAN is away, FAN suggests to WAI that MAN and MO should join the government examinations. MAN and MO copy the papers of other candidates during the examination……

LING asks FU to edit the hand-written sailing journal of CHENG WO. FU says goodbye to SHAN and he arrives at LING’s Sam Po Tong. The editor WAN CHIN PANG tries to give FU a bad time but FU manages to finish reading all the manuscripts in one night. He then gives remarkable advices to LING and LING is very impressed. KEI goes to WAH’s Residence to ask for help. SHAN asks LAU and HEUNG to take care of FU at Sam Po Tong. SHAN’s savior PAU SAI KIT comes to visit him. Thirteen years ago, SHAN was cheated by others and he lost all his money by selling counterfeit medicine. He tried to commit suicide but KIT rescued him. KIT helped to fight against the bad people and he also gave SHAN five thousand dollars for emergency use. KIT and SHAN later became sworn brothers. SHAN feels uneasy with KIT’s visit. FU, KEI and HEUNG try to solve the riddle behind the manuscripts. They travel to Lung Shing Village together to look for the Muslims……

The village head thanks FU and the others for their great help and he allows FU to copy the inscription on their holy stele. KIT encourages everybody to chase after their dreams. Everyone in WAH’s Residence is deeply touched and they admire KIT a lot. MAN and MO are inspired as well. They try to give away silk and satins to the villagers for free. All villagers fight for the silk and satins excitedly. MAN and MO are injured during the chaos. HUNG wants to bring FU and HEUNG together so he persuades FU to be more ambitious in his career but FU is not moved at all. HUNG decides to employ a prodding tactic. He asks HEUNG to choose her husband from the four guys CHUNG, KONG, YEE and TAM. However, FU plays tricks and the four guys become friends with each other because of a little money. TAK comes to Hangzhou again. KIT volunteers to perform in front of the emperor at Hangzhou City Centre……

LING asks TAK to assign troops to him for eliminating the remaining members from Heaven and Earth Union but TAK rejects him. LING's beloved daughter CHU TING YUK is an unruly girl. She damages FU's painting "The Nine Beauties" and she makes a mess at Sam Po Tong. KEI makes a poem to make a dig at YUK. YUK picks it up accidentally and everybody discovers that YUK is totally illiterate. LING's Residence organizes a poetry contest for YUK wants to find the person who speaks behind her. FU saves the person with TAK's fan but YUK takes away the fan. The Sichuan leader of Heaven and Earth Union is carrying a secret name list and he hides in SHAN's warehouse. People from the Investigation Bureau lurk in different places to capture the members from Heaven and Earth Union. KIT asks HUNG to carry out investigation at the warehouse. HUNG fights with the people from Investigation Bureau and he is arrested by them……

YUK plays tricks on HEUNG and people misconceives that HEUNG is an immoral woman. They try to parade HEUNG through the streets for this. FU makes complaint to LING and he resigns from his post. YUK and LING quarrel with each other madly. LING slaps YUK on her face and YUK runs away from home angrily. LING is very nervous and he asks people to search for YUK in different places. YUK's maid HAU LIN reveals YUK's story to FU and the others. YUK's mother committed suicide because LING misconceived that she had committed adultery with a scholar recruited by LING. YUK started to hate every scholar since then. LING is ashamed of himself so he spoiled YUK all the time. FU and the others try to look for YUK at her mother's hometown in Jiangxi. YUK has used up all her money there. Madam LUNG cheats her home and forces YUK to marry her grandson. During their wedding ceremony, FU and the others arrive……

YUK knows that she has made a big mistake and she is very ashamed. FU consoles her and YUK decides to make a change. YUK apologizes to everybody. She asks a painter to redraw "The Nine Beauties" again and she deliberately asks the painter to include HEUNG in the drawing but others tease her for doing so. FU teaches YUK to write a letter of apology to her father. While putting the letter in her father's room, YUK discovers a secret chamber. YUK misconceives that the books in the chamber are copybooks for calligraphy and she sends some to FU's room. After reading the books, FU and the others realize that LING is planning to rebel against the emperor. Trying to pretend that they have never read the books, FU and the others leave the house immediately. LING tries to test if FU knows anything but FU replies him tactfully. LING reads YUK's letter of apology and he is deeply touched……