Kill My Sins Episode 20 Recap
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Ye Ping'an gave money to a young maid and, through her, learned that Xu Qing had gone to the Dongqiao Salt Depot. She immediately made her way there and secretly entered. By chance, she encountered Wu Ankang, who had sneaked in with a stolen key. It seemed that rich people did things in a less rigid manner.
Wu Ankang had arrived before her and discovered that at least a dozen bags in the depot were filled with sand, indicating that Gong Shao and Xu Qing were colluding to swap salt for sand. No wonder the guards outside Dongqiao Salt Depot were so lax; it was all to facilitate the exchange. Wu Ankang planned to stall Xu Qing, while Ye Ping'an’s task was to send a message to Yuan Shaocheng, asking him to bring people over.
They could arrest Xu Qing on charges of salt smuggling and poor supervision, hoping to extract more information from her. However, Yuan Shaocheng only brought one person with him, and his purpose wasn’t to arrest anyone. Instead, he wanted to remind Wu Ankang not to alarm the enemy. Wu Ankang ignored the advice and, in front of Xu Qing and Gong Shao, insisted on opening the salt depot for verification.
To his surprise, the sand he had seen earlier was now replaced with salt bags. The disturbance had startled the enemies, and now it would be much harder to uncover anything further. Wu Ankang left in anger. Lu Danxin went alone to the tomb of Cai Lian to burn paper money. Gu Erniang and the old ghost happened to be there as well.
Gu Erniang tried to persuade Lu Danxin not to target their own people, but Lu Danxin refused to listen. Gu Erniang's divination still had no answers, and the old ghost hoped she would return to her sect for help in resolving this crisis. Ye Ping'an returned to Anxin Pavilion and saw a note left by Lu Danxin. She had arranged to meet Ye Ping'an at the Manggou Bridge during the late hours.
The people of Manggou had ultimately not gone to build the Heavenly Saint Tower. Yuan Shaocheng thanked Zhao Feng, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Justice, for speaking up on their behalf, but Zhao Feng explained that it was Prince Kangping who had submitted a memorial to the Empress, pointing out that conscripting people from Manggou to build the tower would do more harm than good. Thus, the Empress decided not to send them.
As promised, Ye Ping'an showed up at Manggou Bridge. Yuan Shaocheng, unaware that Lu Danxin had arrived at the bridge, immediately feared something was wrong. He rushed over and saw Lu Danxin aiming a crossbow at Ye Ping'an. She shot an arrow at close range, piercing Ye Ping'an’s body, and the force of the shot sent her into the river. Once Lu Danxin left, Yuan Shaocheng threw himself into the river without hesitation and managed to pull Ye Ping'an out.
Gu Erniang didn’t want to see the sisters, Ping'an and Danxin, turn on each other, nor did she want to become a burden to Ye Ping'an. She left a letter and departed. Ye Ping'an cried bitterly; now, even her closest people had left her. With no one left by her side, she placed her last hope in Yuan Shaocheng. If the Censor's case were to be reopened, she hoped that Yuan Shaocheng would take charge of the investigation.
If he exposed the corruption, he would gain merit, and the Mei faction wouldn't suspect him. Yuan Shaocheng didn’t immediately agree; he said he needed to think it over. Ye Ping'an didn’t die, and therefore, Hai Yiping’s goal had not been achieved. So, Hai Yiping needed Lu Danxin to write another petition, accusing Ye Ping'an, who had once been known as Gu Qing, of being the mastermind behind the kidnapping of local women in Tongquan County.
Once the petition was posted, the people of the Holy Capital began to gossip about it. Hai Yiping, accompanied by Lu Danxin, went straight to the Court of Judicial Review to find Guo Yi, the Minister. Lu Danxin presented the petition, while Hai Yiping testified that she had witnessed the events of the Censor's case firsthand. Yuan Shaocheng was hesitant about helping Ye Ping'an.
The words of the Empress still echoed in his mind, and to him, siding with Hai Yiping and staying away from Ye Ping'an seemed like the best choice. Helping Ye Ping'an would be equivalent to risking everything behind him. Yuan Hesheng took out a coin, and undecided matters were left to fate. Yuan Shaocheng tossed the coin onto the table, and it landed with the blank side up. This was a sign that he would not help.
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