Gone with the Rain Episode 24 Recap
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Mo Xi vehemently denounced Chen Wende as shameless for intending to force Bai Fengyao into marriage. Chen Wende led Mo Xi out of the room, explaining his reasons for marrying Bai Fengyao were complex and instructing her not to be upset. Mo Xi insisted that given Bai Fengyao's stubborn nature, she would choose death over a forced marriage and urged Chen Wende to consider someone else.
However, Chen Wende was resolute, stating that his marriage to Bai Fengyao was predetermined, regardless of the underlying reasons. Mo Xi then discovered Chen Wende's true motive: he was forcing Bai Fengyao into marriage because she was Wan Jiagui's wife, believing this would humiliate Wan Jiagui for having ousted him from Jingzhou City. Chen Wende, misinterpreting Mo Xi's anger as jealousy, clarified that he had no interest in Bai Fengyao, preferring feisty women like Mo Xi instead.
Later, Mo Xi observed servants preparing for the wedding throughout the estate. She rushed to Bai Fengyao's room and found her bound hand and foot. Mo Xi quickly untied Bai Fengyao, who was deeply despondent, feeling that the two sisters were like birds in a cage with no means to resist Chen Wende. The two sisters could only embrace and weep in despair.
That evening, Mo Xi recalled Bai Fengyao's pained expression while holding her mother's hairpin, fearing she might attempt suicide. Mo Xi immediately went to check on her. Bai Fengyao, determined not to endure the humiliation of a forced marriage, intended to perish with Chen Wende using the hairpin. Mo Xi arrived just in time, snatching the hairpin away.
She pleaded with Bai Fengyao to stay alive and revealed that Chen Wende's motive for marriage was not beauty, but a strategic scheme. Bai Fengyao, however, had already surmised that Chen Wende planned to use her to threaten Wan Jiagui and confessed that the hairpin was meant for both Chen Wende and herself, signifying her preference for a glorious death over a shameful life.
As Mo Xi struggled to prevent Bai Fengyao from reclaiming the hairpin, Mo Xi accidentally injured her own hand. Mo Xi then implored Bai Fengyao to trust her, promising to find a solution. The following morning, Mo Xi approached Chen Wende and knelt, begging him to release two helpless women. She explained that Bai Fengyao had protected her since childhood, and she feared Bai Fengyao would take her own life rather than be forced into this marriage.
Chen Wende, also wary of Bai Fengyao's suicidal tendencies, ordered his subordinate Wu to keep a close watch on her. He then told Mo Xi to cease her attempts to persuade him, acknowledging that Bai Fengyao was Mo Xi's vulnerability and threatening to be harsher on Bai Fengyao if Mo Xi caused further trouble. Mo Xi, furious, called Chen Wende a jerk and vowed to find a way to prevent the marriage.
Meanwhile, Wan Jiagui received news from his subordinate that Chen Wende intended to marry Bai Fengyao to publicly humiliate him. Shocked by Chen Wende's despicable nature, Wan Jiagui resolved to stop the wedding and rescue both Bai Fengyao and Mo Xi, who he learned were imprisoned in Chen Wende's mansion. His subordinate then presented a plan. Back at Chen Wende's mansion, Bai Fengyao was being dressed as a bride.
She requested to wear her mother's silver hairpin, intending to use it as a means to commit suicide during the ceremony. Mo Xi, seeing Bai Fengyao with the hairpin, solidified her resolve to save her sister. Mo Xi managed to locate a jade plaque of the Bai family, planning to use it in her rescue efforts. Wan Jiagui, disguised as a fruit hawker, successfully entered Qingzhou City after a brief inspection at the city gate.
He skillfully convinced the guards that his late arrival with fresh fruit was for the general's wedding guests and the traditional third-day visit of the new madam. Mo Xi arrived at the wedding hall just as the ceremony was about to begin, preventing Bai Fengyao from acting on her suicidal plan. She publicly declared that Chen Wende was marrying the wrong woman, proclaiming herself to be Wan Jiagui's true wife.
Mo Xi presented the jade plaque, stating it was given by her to Wan Jiagui and that she had assisted him in escaping Jingzhou. She then recounted how she and Wan Jiagui had secretly married and, during the Bai family's period of misfortune, when Bai Fengyao was nearly forced to marry an idiot, Mo Xi orchestrated a deception.
She had made it appear that the jade plaque was a token of love between Bai Fengyao and Wan Jiagui, thereby allowing Bai Fengyao to be recognized as Wan Jiagui's widow and save her from the forced marriage. Mo Xi then confronted Bai Fengyao, claiming Wan Jiagui never loved her and had only married her under parental pressure. She accused Bai Fengyao of stealing her husband and marriage, and now seeking to marry Chen Wende for wealth and status.
Bai Fengyao attempted to explain that she was unaware of Mo Xi's relationship with Wan Jiagui, but Mo Xi refused to listen, cutting off their sisterly ties. Chen Wende demanded proof of Mo Xi's claims. Mo Xi cited Wan Jiagui's handwritten marriage agreement and the jade plaque as evidence, daring Chen Wende to verify with Wan Jiagui himself. Realizing Mo Xi's deep feelings for Wan Jiagui, Chen Wende excused the guests, asking them to wait.
He then pulled Mo Xi out of the hall, expressing anger over her past role in Wan Jiagui's escape from Jingzhou. He acknowledged that Mo Xi's public display was a desperate attempt to save Bai Fengyao, but warned that if the wedding failed, he would spare neither sister. Chen Wende confirmed Bai Fengyao was indeed Mo Xi's weakness and declared his intention to marry both of them. Meanwhile, Wan Jiagui initiated his rescue plan.
He ordered a diversionary attack at the main gate using Divine Crow Fire Arrows, while he and his subordinate, Li, led a smaller force through the side entrances to infiltrate the mansion and rescue Mo Xi and Bai Fengyao, hoping to kill Chen Wende in the process. Chen Wende summoned Bai Fengyao, telling her he would marry both sisters, regardless of who Wan Jiagui's true wife was.
Enraged by his shameless proposal, Bai Fengyao lunged at Chen Wende with her hairpin. Mo Xi quickly intervened, seizing the hairpin from Bai Fengyao and holding it to her own throat, threatening Chen Wende with her life if he did not negotiate. Just then, the sounds of battle erupted from outside the mansion as Wan Jiagui's forces began their attack. Chen Wende revealed he had anticipated Wan Jiagui's arrival, having deliberately spread news of the wedding to lure him into a trap.
