The Moon Brightens for You Episode 7 Recap
> The Moon Brightens for You Recap
Wen You took Zhan Qinghong to a beautiful flower field, a romantic surprise he had discovered earlier. Zhan Qinghong thanked him for carrying her back after her injury, to which Wen You, with a smug smile, admitted she was heavier than she looked but said he was happy to carry her. She then questioned him about how Lin Fang had become the Wulin director, wondering if he was a hidden kung fu master.
Wen You confessed that Lin Fang knew no martial arts, but Shen Yanzhi, his aide, had helped him win. He added that Lin Fang later explained his deeper understanding of Wulin politics and his thorough future plans, which Wen You now respected. Zhan Qinghong observed that when men truly respected each other, past grievances could be set aside. Wen You informed her that he would be visiting his mother for a few days but promised to return soon.
Lin Fang, suffering a severe relapse from the five-stone powder, maintained a public image of a debauched new director. He had his maids summon dancers to his room, using the revelry to mask his critical health. Zhan Qinghong, concerned, tried to visit him, but his servants, under instruction, turned her away, claiming he was resting despite the sounds of music and dancing. Frustrated, she left, but later deduced that Lin Fang's behavior was a cover-up for something serious.
Meanwhile, Shen Yanzhi, unable to bear Lin Fang's suffering, went against his wishes and sought out Zhan Qinghong. Shen Yanzhi revealed that Lin Fang's late mother was the former leader of the Shuanghua Clan and that she, along with Lin Fang's two servants, Dongxue and Wanqing, secretly protected him.
She explained that the heart-warming pearl, originally a Lin family treasure, was meant to be used by Lin Fang to extend his life after he became director, a position he sought by using the pearl as bait to trap Feng Bufei. However, the pearl unexpectedly fell into Zhan Qinghong's hands. Shen Yanzhi stressed the danger if news of Lin Fang's critical health spread during his vulnerable early days as director. Zhan Qinghong immediately offered to return the pearl.
Zhan Qinghong, now aware of Lin Fang's worsening condition, took a pill grinder from her maid, Xiao Rou, and crushed the heart-warming pearl into powder, ignoring Xiao Rou's lament about losing her beauty regimen. She declared that the powder was for saving Lin Fang's life and he would consume all of it. At the inn, various Wulin sects, having heard Lin Fang's decree to reorganize Wulin, arrived with gifts to congratulate him, hoping to gauge his true intentions.
However, Lin Fang, maintaining his reclusive act, accepted their gifts through his maid but refused to meet anyone, sparking disdain among many, including Gu Yue, who publicly scorned Lin Fang's perceived greed. Even though Zhan Qinghong knew the dancers were a distraction, she was taken aback by the sheer number of them in Lin Fang's room. The dancers, unaware of her identity, mocked her as a "country woman" trying to win favor.
Zhan Qinghong, with a playful trick, smudged dirt on one dancer's face, driving them all out. She then confronted Lin Fang, who defensively accused her of believing he no longer needed her now that he was director. Zhan Qinghong insisted he was merely trying to push her away for her own safety. Ignoring his denials, she forced him to take the powdered heart-warming pearl. Lin Fang's condition quickly worsened, causing Zhan Qinghong to panic.
Consulting an ancient text, she discovered that the pearl was a powerful life-extending medicine that was fatal to those with weak internal energy or severe injuries unless a skilled person assisted in circulating their own internal energy to help dissolve it. Disregarding the impropriety, Zhan Qinghong immediately began to transfer her internal energy to Lin Fang.
Meanwhile, Wen You, having bought a sugar figurine for Zhan Qinghong, overheard "Wulin Rumors" spreading gossip that Zhan Qinghong had chased away all of Lin Fang's dancers to "monopolize" him. Lin Fang, during the healing, teased Zhan Qinghong that her internal energy was too shallow for her to worry about losing control and going berserk.
Zhan Qinghong affirmed her trust in him, stating he was her first friend after leaving home and that she believed he did not look down upon her or her family. Wen You, although knowing the rumors were false, rushed to the inn. Shen Yanzhi and Lin Fang's servants tried to stop him, but recognizing his importance to Lin Fang, they allowed him to pass.
He entered the room and, seeing Zhan Qinghong and Lin Fang in a healing embrace, mistakenly thought they were in a romantic entanglement and offered to "bow out." Zhan Qinghong quickly called him over, clarifying she was saving Lin Fang from the pearl's adverse effects. Relieved, Wen You placed the sugar figurine aside and, remembering tales from "Wulin Rumors" about a second expert assisting during internal energy circulation, took up a protective stance at the door.
Shortly after, Gu Yue dispatched Housemaster Ji and several disciples to raid the inn and set it ablaze. Amidst the chaos of the fight outside, Wen You and Shen Yanzhi were initially unaware of the fire spreading within the inn. Just as Zhan Qinghong completed the final cycle of her energy transfer, she grabbed Lin Fang, and they narrowly escaped through a back alley. Su Batian and others soon arrived, finding everyone safe.
Housemaster Ji reported back to Gu Yue that no bodies were found in the charred remains of the inn. Gu Yue, believing Lin Fang's fate to be uncertain, worried about potential unrest and was urged to resume his role as acting director. Gu Yan, suspecting his father's involvement, confronted Gu Yue about the fire, having seen Housemaster Ji and his injured disciples return the previous night.
Their tense argument was interrupted by the arrival of Mr. Yu, an envoy from Prime Minister Wang, who had come to meet Lin Fang. Gu Yue, prepared with a deceptive story, claimed Lin Fang had tragically perished in the fire and feigned deep sorrow as his "god-son's" bereaved father. However, Lin Fang dramatically appeared, completely unharmed, and directly greeted Mr. Yu as the new Wulin Director, accepting the Prime Minister's summons and nullifying Gu Yue's scheme.
Lin Fang returned to his familiar Lin family home, where old memories came flooding back. He recalled a childhood moment when his father asked what he would do with a newly found blade, and his young self declared he would "give it to the person I want to protect in the future." Observing Wen You and Zhan Qinghong's joyful banter, Lin Fang found himself falling for Zhan Qinghong and decided to give her his father's precious dagger.
As the Heroes Ceremony approached, Lin Fang spared no expense, ordering the best tailor in Jun'an to create new clothes for Zhan Qinghong. However, despite trying on numerous beautiful garments, Lin Fang remained unsatisfied, leaving Zhan Qinghong exhausted. Eventually, Lin Fang simply purchased all the clothes and accompanying jewelry for her. Later, at the banquet, Zhan Qinghong, wearing one of her new outfits, unexpectedly encountered Princess Hua Yao dressed in an identical gown. Enraged by this perceived slight, Princess Hua Yao ordered her handmaidens to forcibly remove Zhan Qinghong's clothes.
