A Love Story of Oiled Paper Umbrella Episode 13 Recap
> A Love Story of Oiled Paper Umbrella Recap
Du Yuelian, spurred by Meng Xizhou’s words, stabbed the dagger into Situ Hanshan's foot, who was disguised as Du Fenglei. As expected, Situ Hanshan was killed. Du Yuelian burst into tears, calling out for Du Fenglei. Suddenly, she heard his voice nearby. Rushing over, she found the real Du Fenglei and asked if he was still alive. Du Fenglei gently explained that he had already died long ago and that his lingering attachment had caused this strange phenomenon.
Now, having seen Du Yuelian kill Situ Hanshan with his own eyes, he could finally rest without regret. Du Fenglei then asked if Du Yuelian could call him “Father” just once. Du Yuelian refused, saying she didn’t want him to let go of his attachment and leave her. Du Fenglei called her a foolish child and said he wouldn’t be able to see her get married.
Du Yuelian responded tearfully, saying she wouldn’t know how to kneel before the elders without him at her wedding. As Du Fenglei slowly began to fade away, Du Yuelian asked if it hurt. He replied that it didn’t; he just felt lighter. With those words, he disappeared completely. Devastated, Du Yuelian cried out that he had left her alone once again, calling for her father, but Du Fenglei could no longer answer.
Guo Ji led Nan Fengyi to the palace hall and urgently requested an audience with the emperor. The emperor asked why they were in such a rush. Guo Ji reported that he had confirmed Nan Fengyi’s true identity as Bai Ze Yi, a descendant of the traitorous Bai Ze Clan, and accused him of colluding with the demon Meng Xizhou and Situ Hanshan to endanger the empire.
The emperor dismissed this as nonsense and asked if Guo Ji had any evidence to prove that Nan Fengyi was a descendant of the Bai Ze Clan. Guo Ji claimed he had been secretly investigating for months and discovered that Nan Fengyi was not the biological son of Nan Sixu. He pointed out that Nan Fengyi’s adoption coincided with the massacre of the Bai Ze family, whose bodies had never been recovered.
The emperor acknowledged the coincidence but said it wasn’t enough to prove Nan Fengyi was the boy from the Bai Ze family. Guo Ji then presented a white brush, stating it was an artifact from the Bai Ze Clan, now in Nan Fengyi’s possession. He argued that if Nan Fengyi truly had no connection to the Bai Ze Clan, why would he have such a tool? The emperor turned to Nan Fengyi and asked if he had anything to say.
Nan Fengyi recalled Nan Sixu’s words, urging him to master the Beidou Yuan Formation to one day clear his parents’ names. He also remembered the emperor once telling him that if his true identity were ever revealed, even the emperor wouldn’t be able to protect him. With these thoughts, Nan Fengyi admitted he was indeed Bai Ze Yi’s former attendant. His admission shocked the court officials and even made the emperor uneasy.
Guo Ji accused him of lying, but Nan Fengyi explained that he had simply picked up the white brush. Guo Ji continued to accuse Nan Fengyi, claiming there was a secret passage in his home. Nan Fengyi, knowing the passage connected directly to the imperial palace hall, couldn’t let them discover it. The emperor dismissed Guo Ji’s claim as absurd. At that moment, Meng Xizhou and Du Yuelian arrived.
Meng Xizhou reported that Situ Hanshan had been killed and even presented his corpse for the emperor to see. Guo Ji then accused Meng Xizhou of being a demon and used a demon-revealing spell on her, but there was no reaction. Du Yuelian vouched for Meng Xizhou, swearing she wasn’t a demon, and revealed that her father, Du Fenglei, was already dead. She added that during the crown prince’s ceremony, Situ Hanshan had been disguising himself as her father.
Du Yuelian also produced evidence that Guo Ji had abused his power and colluded with Situ Hanshan. Despite this, Guo Ji denied the accusations and brought forth a witness—a former coachman of the Bai Ze Clan—who confirmed that Nan Sixu had indeed taken Bai Ze Yi away. Nan Fengyi admitted his identity as Bai Ze Yi. The emperor remarked that Nan Fengyi had been just a child of seven or eight back then and wouldn’t have known much.
Guo Ji argued that Nan Fengyi had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. In response, Nan Fengyi resigned from his position at the Dali Temple. Guo Ji then suggested that the emperor appoint a new head of the Celestial Master’s Office. The emperor named Du Yuelian as the new head. One of her first actions was to dismiss Guo Ji from the Celestial Master’s Office.
Outraged, Guo Ji protested, but Du Yuelian firmly told him that she would never have feelings for a scheming man like him. She declared that as long as she was in charge, the position of head of the Celestial Master’s Office would never belong to him.
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