Your Sensibility My Destiny Episode 13 Recap
> Your Sensibility My Destiny Recap
Ji Dingluan recounted to Qiu Wan that Mo Qingchen had given him a sword for Lin Chi, telling her she could use it to end his life whenever she wished. Qiu Wan was appalled, questioning how he could deliver such a message and whether he truly wanted Lin Chi to commit such an act. Ji Dingluan expressed his dilemma, torn between conveying Mo Qingchen's sincerity and the gravity of the message.
Qiu Wan offered to keep the sword for now, planning to slowly explain things to Lin Chi and even hide all other sharp objects in the house. However, Ji Dingluan swiftly changed his mind, stating he could not let Lin Chi kill his brother, nor could he allow Qiu Wan to kill him on her behalf.
Qiu Wan playfully reminded him that he himself had previously declared his intention to kill Mo Qingchen for Lin Chi, much to his amused embarrassment at her sharp memory. Later, Ji Dingluan sought out Du Ruo, sharing his concerns about the escalating situation, noting that both Mo Qingchen and Lin Chi were being cared for, but the true cause of the recent events needed to be uncovered.
Du Ruo, who had arrived for this very reason, revealed that the coroner (Wu Zuo) was inexplicably having his case closed that day and would be released. Du Ruo suspected the timing was a deliberate scheme to push Lin Chi to a desperate act, fearing someone was manipulating her to kill Mo Qingchen. Ji Dingluan understood and volunteered to personally follow the coroner to monitor his movements and secretly protect him from being silenced.
Du Ruo, recognizing Qiu Wan's need to attend to Lin Chi, agreed to take the lead in the investigation. Du Ruo then confronted Mo Qingchen, warning him that if he continued to withdraw, his next encounter with Lin Chi would likely be his last. Mo Qingchen stoically accepted this, saying that Lin Chi was destined to kill him, and he would face her.
Du Ruo pressed, asking if he realized someone was deliberately trying to use Lin Chi to kill him. Mo Qingchen admitted to considering this but confessed his uncertainty, acknowledging his presence at the Lin family home on the night of the massacre and the deep wound on his back, suggesting he might have lost control and mistakenly killed Lin Chi's parents.
Du Ruo countered by pointing out that Lin Chi's parents, being medical practitioners without martial skills, could not have inflicted such a wound. This strongly implied the presence of another skilled individual. Mo Qingchen, however, still entertained the possibility of having harmed himself in a fit of madness.
Du Ruo urged him to reconsider, emphasizing that if he were innocent, his current inaction would not only fail Lin Chi but also lead her to commit a grave injustice, causing her immense guilt. He challenged Mo Qingchen to either take his own life if truly guilty or cease hiding and give Lin Chi the answers she deserved.
Seeing snow begin to fall, a moment Lin Chi always cherished by the lake, Mo Qingchen instructed Ling Shu to prepare a horse and cloak. He entrusted Du Ruo with a document to deliver to Lin Chi before departing. Du Ruo, left alone, reflected on Mo Qingchen's determination, muttering to himself that he was the real coward.
Mo Qingchen found Lin Chi by the lake, where she reminisced about an old legend: lovers whose shadows are frozen in the lake by falling snow would remain together forever. She expressed a wistful hope that if the legend were true, their shadows could find solace together, given their impossible love in this life. Mo Qingchen interrupted, forbidding her from taking her own life after killing him.
He pleaded for more time to investigate the truth, not only for his sake but also to ensure that if he were indeed the killer, she would feel no guilt or regret upon his demise. Lin Chi asked what if the investigation still pointed to him. Mo Qingchen vowed to arrange everything, surrender his life without implicating anyone, and ensure her freedom from consequence. Lin Chi offered to join the investigation, but Mo Qingchen refused.
Presenting her with his sword, he told her to kill him then and there if she still couldn't trust him. Lin Chi accepted the sword, solemnly vowing that the next time they met, she would personally kill the culprit without hesitation. As a final gesture, Mo Qingchen draped his cloak over her, reminding her that even if she couldn't feel the cold, she could still be harmed by it.
Mo Qingchen and Du Ruo later met the coroner, who, having been previously held captive, pleaded for release, fearing further persecution. Mo Qingchen pressed him to reveal the mastermind, explaining that the people behind him clearly intended him dead, rendering him a disposable pawn. The coroner expressed fear for his family, who were being held hostage, and refused to speak without their guaranteed safety.
Mo Qingchen assured him of his family's safety, questioning how his handlers would let them live once he was no longer useful. Convinced, the coroner agreed to cooperate but insisted on seeing his family safe first. Mo Qingchen offered to escort him home, while Du Ruo suggested bringing Lin Chi for a face-to-face confrontation. The coroner, distrustful of officials, declined to go home with Du Ruo.
Mo Qingchen then decided to take him himself and asked Du Ruo to speak with Lin Chi instead. Upon arriving at the coroner's house, they found his entire family brutally murdered. Mo Qingchen dispatched Ling Shu to search the surroundings for the culprits but was struck by the coroner's strangely calm reaction to his family's gruesome fate. At that moment, Du Ruo and Lin Chi arrived.
Seizing Mo Qingchen's sword, the coroner abruptly committed suicide, leaving Lin Chi stunned and believing Mo Qingchen had killed him to silence him. Du Ruo quickly urged Lin Chi to remain calm, realizing they had walked into a trap. Meanwhile, Ji Dingyue offered incense to his late mother, expressing regret for his inability to avenge her sooner.
He anticipated that if Lin Chi killed Mo Qingchen, he would then manipulate Ling Yan into publicly identifying Mo Qingchen as a "monster" before their father, thereby clearing his mother's name. He eagerly awaited his father's reaction and invoked his mother's spirit to bless his long-cherished wish, vowing never to accept his fate, even if he alone believed Mo Qingchen was the monster and his mother and grandfather were telling the truth.
As Lin Chi moved to strike Mo Qingchen with the sword, Zhuang Chen intervened, urging her to listen to him first. Du Ruo had already tried to persuade Lin Chi that Mo Qingchen would not have waited for her arrival if he had intended to kill the coroner. Zhuang Chen produced an herb, which Mo Qingchen identified as the medicine Doctor Lin had given him daily years ago.
Zhuang Chen explained that he had gathered the rare herb from steep cliffs at Doctor Lin's request, and it was primarily used to treat Mo Qingchen. He clarified that in large doses, this herb severely impaired mobility and martial arts abilities, though it calmed the mind. He argued that if Mo Qingchen had been regularly consuming it, he would have lacked the physical and mental capacity to slaughter the Lin family.
Lin Chi questioned this, citing her direct observation of the coroner dying by Mo Qingchen's sword. Du Ruo interjected, revealing the coroner's entire sequence of events—his staged ambush, his alleged family kidnapping—was a facade orchestrated to make him appear to die at Mo Qingchen's hands in front of Lin Chi.
Mo Qingchen added that even the bodies in the house were part of the elaborate setup, intended to ensure the coroner would indeed kill himself if he saw his family truly dead, speculating that someone was present to ensure the coroner's death if he hesitated. Mo Qingchen, having recovered his full sensory perception, noticed a subtle movement in one of the supposedly dead bodies among the coroner's family.
He approached, and Leng Feng, an assassin Lin Chi had previously encountered, sprang up and attacked. Du Ruo immediately engaged him. During the intense fight, Mo Qingchen recognized Leng Feng as the person who had inflicted the wound on his back during the Lin family massacre years ago. Lin Chi, upon hearing this, furiously wounded Leng Feng with a sword.
Leng Feng, desiring a swift death, cruelly taunted Lin Chi, describing in vivid detail her parents' agonizing deaths—her father bled to death after his arms were severed, and her mother was thrown to wolves while still alive. Enraged, Lin Chi lunged to kill Leng Feng, but Mo Qingchen stopped her, insisting he be kept alive for a proper trial at the Supreme Court to ensure justice for her family.
Zhuang Chen tried to comfort Lin Chi, telling her that releasing her anger was good and everything would be fine. Mo Qingchen then entrusted Leng Feng to Du Ruo, instructing him to ensure Leng Feng was brought to justice and the full truth was uncovered. The Supreme Court subsequently confirmed Leng Feng's guilt in the Lin family homicides with irrefutable evidence, and the Ministry of Justice ordered his immediate execution.
Later, Ling Yan confronted Lin Chi, accusing her of killing the coroner. Lin Chi tried to explain that the coroner was bribed and pleaded with Ling Yan to believe her, even offering to let Ling Yan kill her if she wouldn't. Mo Qingchen intervened, trying to stop Ling Yan from doing anything rash, reminding her that Lin Chi was her only living relative.
Ling Yan, however, wounded Lin Chi with her sword, expressing her pain at failing to avenge their parents. She then cut a lock of her hair, symbolizing the severance of their sisterly bond, and declared that from that moment on, Lin Chi was no longer her sister. Mo Qingchen tended to Lin Chi's arm wound.
Lin Chi remarked that she couldn't feel the pain or the bitterness of the medicine anymore, though Mo Qingchen warned her it could still scald her tongue. She then asked about the wound she had inflicted on him earlier. Mo Qingchen replied he was fine because she had held back, questioning how much she truly loved him to be able to do so under such difficult circumstances.
Mo Qingchen informed her that Ling Shu had confirmed Ling Yan's return to Ji Dingyue's residence. Lin Chi already knew. Mo Qingchen assured her that Ling Yan was safe there for now, and they would devise a plan to bring her back once Lin Chi recovered. At Prince Rui's residence, Ling Yan informed Ji Dingyue that the coroner was dead, Mo Qingchen was still alive, and Lin Chi was now her enemy, their sisterly bond irrevocably broken.
Ji Dingyue expressed his understanding, reflecting on his own mother's early death and the unreliable nature of royal family emotions, which he believed only made people foolish and weak. He affirmed Ling Yan's newfound understanding. Ji Dingyue then asserted that while Mo Qingchen currently held an advantage, his deep feelings for Lin Chi would ultimately become his vulnerability. Ling Yan inquired about Leng Feng.
Ji Dingyue told her not to ask unnecessary questions, promising to explain things later, while Ling Yan affirmed her trust in him, believing he would not harm her. He instructed her to rest and then meet him in his study that evening, as with Leng Feng gone, she would be tasked with new responsibilities. Ji Dingyue welcomed her back, while Ling Yan, pondering Lin Chi, wondered if her sister harbored similar complicated feelings towards Mo Qingchen.
Mo Qingchen brought Lin Chi to her former home, which he had purchased long ago. He explained that he had originally intended to bring her there to reveal everything he knew, but now that the truth about Leng Feng was out, it was a pleasant surprise. Lin Chi thanked him for bringing her home. Mo Qingchen recalled vaguely seeing two sisters there during his youth. Lin Chi lamented that now it was just the two of them.
Mo Qingchen promised to uncover the true mastermind behind the events and work towards reuniting her with Ling Yan. Lin Chi expressed her trust in him, believing they would eventually find her sister. Ling Hua then announced that Prince Jing, Ji Dingluan, had arrived at the manor to bid farewell. Lin Chi speculated that he must have been bullied by her senior sister again. Mo Qingchen suggested they act as mediators in this "family matter."
Ji Dingluan confirmed he was leaving, explaining his long-standing ambition to become a disciple of an old spiritual teacher, a renowned alchemist who had once saved many during a pandemic. The old spiritual teacher had recently returned from his travels and offered to take Ji Dingluan as a disciple. Mo Qingchen asked if Ji Dingluan was leaving with Qiu Wan and her master, to which Ji Dingluan responded that it would be good if that were the case.
Lin Chi asked what her master and senior sister had done this time. Ji Dingluan revealed that they had not only tricked the old spiritual teacher into breaking his abstinence from wine and meat but had also almost caused him to break his abstinence from women. Suddenly, Ling Hua announced Qiu Wan's arrival, sending Ji Dingluan scrambling to hide.
