Your Sensibility My Destiny Episode 3 Recap
> Your Sensibility My Destiny Recap
Mo Qingchen lay beside Lin Chi, a curtain separating them, which left him feeling unaccustomed and unable to sleep. He quietly reached out and held Lin Chi's hand, finally finding peace to drift off. He often wondered if everything in the universe, which had suddenly become new and foreign to him, felt the same way to her, or if her experience was different. He questioned if she would change for him, and how he could ever make her stay.
Later, Mo Qingchen, known as Second Prince Ji Dinglan, attended court. His older brother, the First Prince, explained his late arrival by saying Dinglan had lived in the countryside for years. The Emperor noted that despite not participating in state affairs, Dinglan seemed busier than all the ministers and his brothers. The First Prince subtly tested Mo Qingchen by serving a dish that looked plain but was extremely spicy, implying Mo Qingchen's unusual senses.
Mo Qingchen acknowledged the First Prince's efforts but countered by recalling how the First Prince's maternal grandfather, the Imperial Preceptor, had made prophecies leading to many innocent deaths twenty-four years ago, as people were mistakenly labeled as "monsters," including Mo Qingchen and his mother. Mo Qingchen firmly stated that by rejecting titles and power, he ensured that even if he were a monster, he would never have the ability to bring harm to the country or its people.
The next morning, Mo Qingchen tried to control Lin Chi's habits. He woke her up, insisting she wash and wear more layers of clothing. At breakfast, he found her actions unrefined and rough, telling her he didn't want her presence. Ling Shu, one of Mo Qingchen's attendants, observed that while Mo Qingchen seemed unusually harsh, he was also excessively critical, almost as if he was paying more attention to her.
Mo Qingchen himself decided that since he couldn't stop focusing on her, he would simply rectify her many "bad habits," believing that these habits were noticeable because he had consciously tried to be more aware after "last night's event." Lin Chi, seeing dishes she disliked, accused him of breaking their agreement and called him a "senseless monster."
She declared that she didn't deserve to have things she enjoyed or be herself, saying that stripping her of joy was akin to inflicting only pain. She would rather leave and endure what she deserved than be turned into a cripple by him. Reflecting on Lin Chi's words about him being a monster with no feelings, Mo Qingchen decided he didn't want to become that kind of being.
He told Ling Shu to retrieve Lin Chi from the Supreme Court, stating he'd rather be a scoundrel than a senseless monster. Meanwhile, Lin Chi, accompanied by Du Ruo, had gone to the Supreme Court to surrender, preferring jail to facing Mo Qingchen. She dramatically confessed to numerous fraudulent acts and even escaping jail, urging the Chief Minister to imprison her.
Du Ruo tried to intercede for her, but the Chief Minister decided to hold her temporarily before transferring her to the Ministry of Justice. At that moment, Ling Shu arrived, whispered something to the Chief Minister, who immediately became terrified and, to Lin Chi's shock, knelt before her. The Chief Minister not only released Lin Chi but personally escorted her back to Wu Mo Manor.
Back at the manor, Lin Chi was puzzled by the Chief Minister's behavior and Mo Qingchen's refusal to meet him. Ling Hua accidentally let slip that Mo Qingchen was a prince. Lin Chi was horrified, realizing she had cursed and threatened a royal prince. Panicked that he might silence her, she tried to flee but bumped right into Mo Qingchen.
Her attitude instantly shifted; she apologized profusely and adopted the respectful demeanor of a humble servant, even offering her hand when she thought he wanted to hold it. Mo Qingchen, however, observed that Lin Chi seemed happier when he wasn't around and became even more resistant and nervous whenever he was near. He realized that the mere agreement wouldn't make her stay willingly.
At the same time, Zhuang Chen and Qiu Wan arrived at Prince Jing's Manor, hoping to gain access. Zhuang Chen, feigning severe injury from their staged carriage accident, collapsed dramatically. Prince Jing (Ji Dingluan) appeared, sweeping the courtyard, and offered them guest rooms, though he noted Qiu Wan's different surname. Qiu Wan explained she took her mother's maiden name and Zhuang Chen was her foster father.
As Ji Dingluan was showing them around, a servant announced that Ling Shu had arrived with an urgent message, requesting Ji Dingluan's presence with Mo Qingchen. Ji Dingluan excused himself, leaving Zhuang Chen and Qiu Wan to settle in. Seeking advice on Lin Chi, Mo Qingchen met with Ji Dingluan. He questioned Ji Dingluan about Qiu Wan, the street performer in his residence, and if she knew his identity or feared him.
Ji Dingluan confirmed she knew his identity but didn't fear him because he treated her politely. Ji Dingluan advised Mo Qingchen not to obsess over "how" to keep someone, but rather to consider "why" they would choose to stay. While Ling Shu suggested making Lin Chi fall in love, Ji Dingluan dismissed such emotional methods as tiresome.
Mo Qingchen instead decided to send Ling Shu to the palace to ask the Emperor's consorts what they desired most, hoping their insights could help him keep Lin Chi. He was determined to make her stay, leaving the question of whether he could ever get rid of her for later.
That night, acting on Ling Shu's "reliable palace intel" that favored consorts wished for the Emperor to count stars with them, Mo Qingchen pulled a sleeping Lin Chi from her bed and flew her to the roof. Lin Chi was confused and irritated, complaining about being tormented on the roof after being tormented on the ground. Mo Qingchen insisted she count the stars, which she found boring and difficult, eventually growing angry and telling him to count them himself.
Mo Qingchen noted her "unreasonable" (unromantic) nature but was pleased she was finally angry at him again. He reassured her that she needn't fear him, as he held no titles or power and rarely returned to the palace. Lin Chi, however, retorted that if even the Chief Minister of the Supreme Court feared him, how could she not? The next day, Mo Qingchen tried another method Ling Shu suggested: listening to Lin Chi play music and praising her.
Despite Lin Chi's protests that she couldn't play, Mo Qingchen insisted. As Lin Chi struggled to pluck discordant notes, Mo Qingchen exaggeratedly praised her playing, calling it "melodious and exceptional," like "water from the mountains," and "unforgettable." Lin Chi, who was not deaf, was furious at the ridiculous praise and stormed off. Mo Qingchen, frustrated, wondered if Lin Chi was simply too odd for these "normal tricks" to work on her.
Ling Shu then suggested a final, foolproof method: publicly granting status and favor, as favored consorts in the palace loved to be publicly recognized by the Emperor. Mo Qingchen decided to immediately go to the palace to implement this. However, Ling Hua arrived, informing him that an invitation for Prince Rui's tea appreciation party had arrived, but she had already declined it, knowing his usual disdain for such gatherings of aristocrats.
