Your Sensibility My Destiny Episode 1 Recap
> Your Sensibility My Destiny Recap
In the Nanlu kingdom, the Imperial Preceptor urgently sought an audience with the Emperor, revealing ominous astrological signs. He reported that a prince was soon to be born in the palace, one who would possess no senses.
This child, though able to touch objects, would feel no sensation of hardness or softness, warmth or cold; though capable of consuming any delicacy, he would discern no flavor of sweet, sour, bitter, or spicy; and though able to see all flowers, he would detect no fragrance from plum blossoms, orchids, or chrysanthemums.
The Imperial Preceptor warned that this prince would destabilize the Ji dynasty and bring calamity to the world, proposing that the only solution was to eliminate both the mother and the child. The Emperor, however, refused to harm his son and wife, or his loved ones, even though he didn't want the country to face disaster. To bury the secret, he ordered the Imperial Preceptor's execution.
Following the Imperial Preceptor's sudden demise in the third year of Emperor Jing Xi's reign, rumors began to circulate about a monstrous, sense-deprived prince within the palace who would bring ruin to the kingdom. Twenty-three years later, Lin Chi, a spirited young woman, found herself in a prison cell. She cleverly tricked a guard, Mr Gou, by feigning a confession about the whereabouts of her accomplices, Zhuang Chen and Qiu Wan.
As she whispered her fabricated information, she incapacitated him, stole his keys, and escaped. Frustrated that her master and sister weren't at the arranged meeting point, Lin Chi was soon pursued by guards. Desperate, she leaped into a passing horse carriage. Inside, she tearfully pleaded with the occupant for help, claiming she had been kidnapped.
The carriage owner, Mo Qingchen, initially appeared annoyed but then noticed an unfamiliar scent emanating from her hair—a sensation he, having been born without a sense of smell, had never experienced before. Intrigued, he knocked her unconscious and took her to his secluded residence, Wu Mo Manor. Lin Chi awoke in an unfamiliar room at Wu Mo Manor, quickly deducing that the "pervert" from the carriage had abducted her.
She immediately sought an escape, attempting to pay her way out, thinking she owed money. However, a servant named Ling Hua informed her that she was now to be treated with utmost respect in the manor and would not need to pay anything. Ling Hua granted her permission to roam freely within the grounds, which Lin Chi saw as an opportunity to scout for an escape route.
She climbed a tree, hoping to jump over the wall and escape, but lost her footing and fell. Mo Qingchen appeared just in time to catch her. Lin Chi confronted him, demanding to know why she was held captive, to which he cryptically replied that she "cannot be changed" and "is not allowed to change," before carrying her back inside. Meanwhile, Lin Chi's master, Zhuang Chen, and her senior sister, Qiu Wan, had been searching for her.
Zhuang Chen was soon "invited" to Wu Mo Manor. Lin Chi was astonished that Mo Qingchen knew about her master, a detail she had not shared. Zhuang Chen, upon witnessing the manor's immense wealth, readily agreed to "entrust" Lin Chi to Mo Qingchen. Later, in private, Zhuang Chen revealed his true plan to Lin Chi: she was to stay for three days, during which they would exploit Mo Qingchen's riches before making their escape.
Lin Chi, already distressed, protested, describing Mo Qingchen as a "psycho" who constantly touched her, causing emotional distress despite inflicting no physical harm. She wished for Qiu Wan's presence, but Zhuang Chen dismissed her tears as a performance, giving her some silver and urging her to focus on accumulating wealth during her brief stay. Mo Qingchen then began a series of peculiar experiments, attempting to experience the world through Lin Chi.
He had her smell tea, and while she simply noted it smelled like tea leaves, he reacted with surprise, claiming to taste a bitterness he had never known before, much to Ling Hua's astonishment. Lin Chi found his behavior increasingly strange, wondering if he intended to "marinate" her to create an "immortal elixir." Later, in the snowy courtyard, Ling Hua asked Mo Qingchen if he was cold.
He led Lin Chi out into the snow, and when she shivered, he embraced her and wrapped his cloak around them, stating they would "share warmth." Unsettled by his intense and erratic behavior, Lin Chi made an excuse to quickly retreat. Lin Chi, growing desperate to leave, tried to use scissors to threaten Ling Hua, pretending to be fearful. Ling Hua, however, seemed more concerned for Lin Chi's safety than her own.
When Mo Qingchen and his attendant Ling Shu arrived, Lin Chi, embarrassed, pushed Ling Hua away and held the scissors to her own neck. Mo Qingchen then used a pebble to knock the scissors away, but it accidentally scratched Lin Chi's hand. That night, Mo Qingchen entered Lin Chi's room, removed his outer clothes, and lay beside her, expressing delight at the warmth he felt.
Although frightened, Lin Chi noted his lack of malicious intent, realizing he was trying to experience sensations through her. When she accidentally pulled some of his hair without him reacting, she confirmed her growing suspicion: Mo Qingchen was a "monster with no feelings." Concurrently, Qiu Wan arrived at the Supreme Court to seek help from her younger brother, Du Ruo, the Chief Constable.
She informed him that Lin Chi was trapped at Wu Mo Manor and begged him to rescue her. Du Ruo, initially intent on arresting Qiu Wan for her own crimes, resisted. Qiu Wan then presented him with their unconscious master, Zhuang Chen, bundled in a sack, offering him the significant merit for capturing a notorious swindler. Despite this, Du Ruo still intended to apprehend her.
Undeterred, Qiu Wan threatened to falsely accuse him of molestation, even beginning to dishevel her clothes. Cornered, Du Ruo reluctantly agreed to release her for the time being, securing his promise to investigate Lin Chi's situation. Zhuang Chen, now awake and gagged inside the sack, could only watch as Qiu Wan departed, having successfully manipulated Du Ruo. True to his word, Du Ruo, accompanied by his constables, arrived at Wu Mo Manor to arrest Lin Chi.
Lin Chi, who had been attempting her own escape, was confronted by Mo Qingchen and Ling Shu. They revealed that they possessed extensive knowledge of her identity, her master Zhuang Chen, her sister Qiu Wan, and their long history of fraud and theft. Mo Qingchen offered her a stark choice: remain at the manor or be handed over to Du Ruo and face imprisonment. Recognizing Du Ruo as a stubborn and unyielding official, Lin Chi promptly chose to stay.
Ling Shu then opened the manor gates to Du Ruo, declaring that Wu Mo Manor harbored no fugitives. He presented an imperial pardon, informing Du Ruo that the manor was an imperial-exempted estate, beyond the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court or any government body. Ling Shu warned Du Ruo of the grave consequences of defying an imperial decree, especially for his subordinates.
Seeing no other option, Du Ruo reluctantly ordered his men to retreat, promising to report to his superiors and return later. Qiu Wan, observing from a distance, was dismayed that even Du Ruo could not gain entry to the manor. Back inside, Lin Chi directly confronted Mo Qingchen, questioning if he truly "can't feel anything."
