Your Sensibility My Destiny Episode 19 Recap
> Your Sensibility My Destiny Recap
Lin Chi confided in Qiu Wan, expressing her struggle to become an ideal wife who manages the household and raises children, fearing she might never learn. Qiu Wan reassured her, saying that simply being herself was the best Lin Chi. Later, Lin Chi approached Mo Qingchen and he playfully chided her for not wearing a cloak. Lin Chi then questioned if he could accept her as an "improper" wife, which prompted Mo Qingchen to apologize, much to Lin Chi's confusion.
He explained he was trying to emulate Ji Dingluan's "art of apology," which he admired for its proficiency with Qiu Wan. Lin Chi told him not to mimic others and to just be himself. She admitted her previous anger wasn't directed at him but was due to her own anxiety, and thanked him for his patience. Later, Lin Chi and Mo Qingchen went to visit the Emperor.
Eunuch Dai informed them that the Emperor's condition was unstable, and he still refused to see anyone. Lin Chi, remembering her father's medical practice, suggested they could at least brew medicine for the Emperor to show their filial devotion, which Mo Qingchen agreed to. At the Imperial Kitchen, Lin Chi immediately noticed the unique pot being used, recognizing its materials—amethyst, quartz, and stalactite.
She connected these materials to the "misty grass," a type of ginseng from the northern region that the Emperor was consuming. She recalled her father's teachings about the "cold-food powder" which used similar ingredients and could lead to poisoning and addiction if overused, realizing the pot's materials and the misty grass were counteractive, explaining the Emperor's fluctuating health.
Mo Qingchen questioned Eunuch Dai about the pot's origin, learning it was a gift from Xiyue Kingdom to Nanluo Kingdom and had recently been brought to the kitchen by an unknown person for brewing medicine. An imperial physician later reported that the Emperor's pulse had stabilized and he would recover in a few days, attributing it to the adjusted prescription based on the counteractive effects of the pot and medicine.
Ji Dingyue offered to investigate who had intentionally used the conflicting items to worsen the Emperor's illness. However, the Emperor declined, assigning Eunuch Dai to the task and forbidding anyone else from interfering. Instead, the Emperor instructed Ji Dingyue to investigate the rumors spreading throughout Ming Capital about a "demon" appearing in Nanluo that would destroy the state, fearing it was an attempt to destabilize public morale.
After everyone departed, the Emperor suddenly sat up, revealing to Eunuch Dai that he had been feigning illness to observe the court's actions and test the loyalty of his princes, noting that Ji Dingyue had become more cautious. Lin Chi suspected Ji Dingyue was behind the pot incident. Mo Qingchen informed her that the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Kitchen had vanished, leaving no concrete evidence against Ji Dingyue.
Mo Qingchen then revealed that Leng Feng, the assassin who died, was indeed Ji Dingyue's person. This solidified Lin Chi's belief that Ji Dingyue was the true mastermind behind her family's massacre. Despite Mo Qingchen's caution about Ling Yan's emotional attachment to Ji Dingyue, Lin Chi was determined to make her sister believe the truth and rescue her from Prince Rui's residence.
Lin Chi met Ling Yan at their old family home and demonstrated Leng Feng's sword move, asking if it was familiar. She explained that Mo Qingchen's scar was from that same move, performed by Leng Feng, who remained loyal to her master even in death. Lin Chi directly accused Ji Dingyue of orchestrating their family's demise and manipulating the current political turmoil, urging Ling Yan not to be used.
Ling Yan, however, stubbornly refused to believe her sister, still trusting Ji Dingyue, and even threatened to personally kill Mo Qingchen. Lin Chi implored her to return home and calmly consider the truth, but Ling Yan defiantly rejected her. Meanwhile, Ji Dingyue confirmed to his subordinate that all individuals aware of the pot incident had been eliminated, and those who spread the "demon" rumors had fled to Xiyue.
He then discussed his plan to seek a marriage alliance with Princess Ai Mai La of Xiyue, believing her country's rich resources and strong military would greatly aid his ambitions. Ling Yan, who had overheard this conversation, confronted Ji Dingyue, accusing him of merely using her as a tool for his revenge against Ji Dinglan.
Ji Dingyue manipulated her emotions, claiming he loved only her and was forced into his actions by his mother's death and Ji Dinglan's treachery, dismissing Lin Chi's accusations as lies. He then embraced and kissed her, assuring her that she was the only one he wanted to marry. However, in his attempt to console her, Ji Dingyue inadvertently mentioned details about Ling Yan's mother's death that he should not have known.
Ling Yan was deeply shocked by this revelation but managed to conceal her emotions. After leaving Ji Dingyue, Ling Yan returned to her family's old home. Kneeling before her parents' memorial tablets, she confessed her foolishness and remorse, realizing that Mo Qingchen and Lin Chi had been truthful all along. She had mistakenly considered her parents' killer as her savior for over a decade. Overcome with grief, she wept, wondering what to do next.
When Lin Chi returned to the old house, Ling Yan quickly hid, leaving behind a letter for her sister. Mo Qingchen arrived shortly after, and Lin Chi opened the letter. In it, Ling Yan wrote: "My dear sister, please take this letter as our meeting. It has been ten years since that tragedy befell our family. But I've always missed you. Throughout the ten years of my adoption, although life was good, I had always felt surreal and orphaned.
Luckily with the thought of you, I could survive to this day. But I met bad company and blinded my eyes. I nearly wronged you and made a bigger mistake. I can't face you right now. I now know the person who raised me is the enemy. This time, I'll end this grievance. Don't worry. Take care."
Lin Chi, realizing Ling Yan intended to seek revenge, immediately wanted to go after her, but Mo Qingchen urged caution and sent Ling Shu to gather information first. Ling Yan arranged to meet Ji Dingyue. She began by sarcastically praising his past selflessness and benevolence in raising her, questioning how to deal with an "enemy" who also showed kindness.
She then produced Leng Feng's soft sword, which she had found in Leng Feng's room, and revealed her full understanding: Leng Feng killed her family, and Ji Dingyue was the mastermind, sacrificing her parents for his vendetta against Ji Dinglan and the Empress. She bitterly regretted ever calling Lin Chi foolish, realizing she was the real fool. Drawing her sword, she prepared to avenge her parents.
Ji Dingyue asked her to join him in death, believing it would free them from all grievances. Ling Yan hesitated, then dropped her sword, declaring she would rather die herself than see him die. In that moment, Ji Dingyue ruthlessly stabbed her with his own sword, ending her life. Later, Ling Shu rushed back to Lin Chi and Mo Qingchen with the devastating news.
He had probed extensively around Prince Rui's residence and learned that Ling Yan had allegedly contracted the plague and died suddenly. Lin Chi refused to believe it, vehemently denying the news and insisting on going to Ji Dingyue to find her sister. Mo Qingchen desperately tried to calm her, but Lin Chi was inconsolable, unable to comprehend or accept her sister's sudden death.
