Kill My Sins Episode 21 Recap
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Hai Yiping brought Lu Danxin to the Court of Judicial Review to file a report. Soon, Ye Ping'an was brought in as well. She confessed that years ago, she had been deceived by Du Liang and had used a sleep technique to bring three girls into an abandoned house. However, the people involved in this case—Yu Qian, Zheng Yuan, and Du Liang—were all dead, and only Lu Danxin had a personal testimony without any physical evidence.
Guo Yi, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, stated that he couldn’t make a decision and submitted the matter to the Empress. When the Empress sent a person with heavy tea and fallen leaves, Guo Yi immediately understood. He announced that they would need to wait for the Court to investigate Lu Danxin’s statements and find physical evidence before they could reconsider the Censor's case.
Another decree from the Empress concerned Ye Ping'an: since she had been involved in the Zheng Yuan case and had concealed it after assuming an official position, her official title was stripped, and she was demoted to a commoner. Yuan Shaocheng volunteered to take over the Censor's case. Guo Yi tried to persuade him to give up the dangerous task, but Yuan Shaocheng was determined to take it on.
Lu Danxin, now living at Hai Yiping’s residence, invited Yuan Shaocheng to her house to share some Hu Bing (a type of pastry). Ye Ping'an left the Court of Judicial Review alone and, on her way back, bought some Hu Bing. She overheard some commoners praising Hai Yiping as a righteous and caring official, while she herself was being scorned. Not only that, but some people also came to Anxin Pavilion, smashing and destroying things in front of the door.
Ye Ping'an saw it but didn’t stop them. She silently put on her veil and left. Wu Ankang arrived on horseback and took Ye Ping'an out to the countryside. He comforted her, advising her that no matter what, her spirit must remain strong and resilient, just like grass in the wind. Yuan Shaocheng didn’t understand why the Censor’s case needed to be linked to Lu Danxin.
Hai Yiping explained that Wu Ankang had been pursuing Gong Shao and Xu Qing relentlessly. To protect these officials, Hai Yiping needed the Censor’s case to draw everyone’s attention. Sometimes, they had to make the common people suffer a little to force the officials to take action, as it was for the greater good. Without conclusive physical evidence, the Censor's case couldn’t be reopened.
Hai Yiping knew that Lu Danxin was eager to get her hands on Yu Qian's letter as circumstantial evidence, so he ordered Lu Danxin to tie Li Zongxu, the relative of the Li family, to the city tower and also invited Ye Ping'an to come to the tower. Lu Danxin was tasked with killing Li Zongxu and framing Ye Ping'an. Once Li Zongxu died, Ye Ping'an would have no chance of survival, and she could be executed on the spot.
That night, the Empress and all the officials were to gather at the Qianqiu Pavilion to observe the moon. In front of a large crowd, they would make sure to put Ye Ping'an to death. Hai Yiping had schemed thoroughly, but in order to obtain physical evidence, Lu Danxin had no choice but to agree. Yuan Shaocheng chose to help Ye Ping'an and informed her of Hai Yiping's plan.
Since Lu Danxin had already sent her a note, Ye Ping'an had been aware of the situation and decided to keep the appointment. On the fifteenth night of the eighth month, the family reunion night, Ye Ping'an visited Cai Yun’s home to see Cai Lian’s father, Chang Qing. Yuan Shaocheng accompanied her and personally cooked the meal.
As they sat down to the family dinner, Ye Ping'an suddenly felt her eyes well up with tears—it was the long-lost feeling of home. Chang Qing still mistook Ye Ping'an for Cai Lian, and to please the elderly man, Ye Ping'an allowed him to believe it. After the meal, Yuan Shaocheng saw Ye Ping'an off. When Chang Qing woke up, he wasn’t drunk anymore and recognized that Ye Ping'an was not his daughter, Cai Lian.
However, he played along because he knew that Ye Ping'an was a good person. Yuan Shaocheng couldn’t let the Mei faction know that he was secretly investigating, so he secretly arranged for Gu Wenyu to sneak into Hai Yiping’s residence that night and copy Hai Yiping’s list of recommended candidates, making sure not to miss anyone. Lu Danxin took people to tie Li Zongxu to the city tower.
Hai Yiping’s men spread the word that Ye Ping'an had been tied to Li Zongxu, and he also instructed Yuan Shaocheng to immediately shoot Ye Ping'an after Li Zongxu’s death. When the Empress found out, she was furious and refused to even reward the moon that night. She immediately headed to the Changxia Gate. Hai Yiping had set a trap for Ye Ping'an, but Ye Ping'an had set one for him as well.
Earlier, through the old man, she had informed Hai Yiping of her true identity to lure him into the trap. She had also arranged for the Ghost Uncle to guide Lu Danxin in getting closer to Hai Yiping. To keep Gu Erniang out of danger, Ye Ping'an had the Ghost Uncle take her away. Behind all these moves was Ye Ping'an’s careful planning.
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