Everlasting Longing (2025) s01e19 Episode Script

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♪The evening breeze kisses my brows♪
♪Allows a cloud to stay for me♪
♪After a long time,
I still keep looking back♪
♪The sleepless universe accompanies me
as I sleepwalk♪
♪How can we stay together in a mirage♪
♪A vast desert, with no oasis in sight♪
♪Time takes away
the eternity I promised♪
♪Who can have your gentleness♪
♪Who still stays there♪
♪Finally, I silently endure
but cannot be saved♪
♪The sorrow of the world
turns into stars♪
♪Flowing over a few hills
with the moonlight♪
♪I wish to follow behind you
until we grow old♪
♪I will silently wait♪
=Everlasting Longing=
=Episode 19=
Your Majesty.
Luckily, a servant from the Xi Mansion
told me about the red bean bracelet.
I remember it clearly.
Only Jun Qiluo has a red bean bracelet.
She killed Li Tao.
She instructed Li Tao to harm my father.
Princess,
just based on a red bean bracelet,
you can't draw conclusions hastily.
If it wasn't Jun Qiluo,
how could the red bean bracelet
be found on Li Tao?
Your Majesty,
Jun Qiluo is cunning.
First, she killed my brother.
She feared my father's retaliation,
so she framed my father.
My father was killed by her.
Xi Changkun trafficked arms
and killed a Clan Leader.
The evidence is irrefutable.
How could it have been a frame-up?
Xu,
Qiluo has no reason to kill Xi Changkun.
This must have been a frame-up.
Since the maid had Jun Qiluo's bracelet,
we can imprison her
and interrogate her.
I want to see her true intentions.
Xu,
Qiluo only wanted to help me
become the Wolf Lord.
Your Majesty,
General Lie wants to protect Jun Qiluo.
Jun Qiluo killed my brother
and my father.
Your Majesty, please punish her.
Enough.
I will investigate this.
You may leave.
I once liked you
and trusted you,
but now you distort the truth
for Jun Qiluo,
ignoring my father's tragic death.
No one knows
the truth yet.
Xuan Lie,
you've been bewitched by her.
Jun Qiluo is a disaster.
You two plotted to convict my father.
She killed my father.
I curse both of you
for never having peace.
Jun Qiluo is indeed quite scheming.
I've always had doubts
about her coming here.
Now, I can interrogate her
in the prison.
Xu, Qiluo is very cautious.
If we imprison her rashly,
we might not get any answers.
Please give me some time.
I will find out the truth.
Are you afraid we won't get anything?
Or do you want to protect her?
I know.
You refused the marriage alliance
with Princess Sun
because of her.
But Lie, as the Wolf Lord,
how can you be so tangled in love?
Xu,
that has nothing to do with her.
- It's just
- What?
With this happening,
you still intend to protect her.
Lie,
I'm doing this for your own good.
The Five Clans are not unified yet.
If you have a weakness now,
how can you secure
the Wolf Lord position?
I know clearly
you have developed
true feelings for her.
Now you're protecting her.
She can no longer stay alive.
Spread my order:
Jun Qiluo killed
a maid of the Xi Mansion.
She might be a Yannan spy.
She shall be imprisoned
and tortured for confession.
Wait.
The reason why I kept her by my side
was not only
because there were many doubts
about Mr. Xi's death.
Qiluo
Jun Qiluo
is the Baigong's heir,
Jun Feifan.
What?
She's the Baigong's heir?
Those Baigong weapons
that have been defending Yannan
from our attacks come from a woman?
Is General Xuan Shu's death
also related to her?
I'm still investigating.
Xu, please give me
more time.
In that case,
I'll give you time to investigate.
But you must remember.
If she is really the Baigong's heir,
you must find a way
to make her serve Beixuan.
She must never return to Yannan.
I understand.
I believe you won't disappoint me.
You may leave.
Yes.
It seems Lie
has known for a long time
that Jun Qiluo is the Baigong's heir,
but he has never told me.
He is too deeply in love.
We must sever her escape routes
so she can never return to Yannan.
You go tell the spies in Yannan
to let the King of Yannan know
that the Baigong's heir is now
in my service.
Your Majesty, how wise of you.
Don't let Lie know about this for now.
Keep an eye on Jun Qiluo.
If there's any unusual movement,
arrest her immediately.
Be careful. Don't let anyone notice.
Yes.
(Xuan Mansion)
(Whispers of Fragrance and Shadows)
My Lady,
I went to the Xi Manor
during the day to gather info.
When Xi Jixiu's maid died,
she was holding a red bean bracelet.
So, he thinks that I might be
related to Xi Changkun's death.
(You have developed
true feelings for her.)
(Now you're protecting her.)
(She can no longer stay alive.)
(Qiluo,)
(I'll protect you.)
Once I find the trade token,
I'll go back to Yannan with you.
(Whispers of Fragrance and Shadows)
(Qingtang Manor)
Lie, drink with me.
I haven't heard from you recently.
You must be troubled by something,
so today I asked you to drink with me.
If you're upset,
feel free to tell me.
Over the years,
only you can read my mood
at a glance.
We brothers truly understand each other.
Before Xi Changkun died, he revealed
that at the Hunting Event,
someone besides him
wanted to kill me.
Besides him?
Who could that be?
After thinking it over,
based on the time they acted,
I think they're
after the Wolf Lord position.
Among the Five Clans,
besides the Xuan and Xi,
there are only the Sun, Su,
and my Luo.
Mr. Sun risked his life to save you,
so the Sun Clan wouldn't harm you.
The Su Clan is weak
and has no interest in the position.
That means it can only be
my Luo Clan.
Logically speaking,
your suspicion is indeed very high.
So, it's me
who wanted to kill you?
You wouldn't.
Everyone in this world
might want to kill me,
but you wouldn't.
Thank you for trusting me.
I have to go.
Let's drink properly another day.
What's so urgent?
Didn't we agree
to enjoy ourselves today?
He Jiyao found out
that before the Xi maid died,
she met a mysterious woman.
That woman should be at a residence
in the bamboo forest.
I'll go check it myself.
Miss Jun.
Miss Jun.
It snowed suddenly last night.
The weather has gotten colder.
The young master ordered us
to prepare some thick clothes for you.
Our young master really cares about you.
The dungeon is cold.
Prepare some clothes for Dongyin too
and send them over.
You're so kind to Dongyin.
You've not only taught her
to weave and embroider
but also given her a way
to make a living.
(Embroidery?)
It's so beautiful.
I'll leave now.
(The embroidery on the wrist guard
used the same skills as on the hat.)
Miss Jun, where are you going?
You forgot your clothes.
(Heavenly Prison)
My Lady.
So, your master is him?
What are you saying?
I don't understand.
Yesterday, he set a trap for Xuan Lie
but was caught.
Now he's locked in the Heavenly Prison,
but he begged Xuan Lie
to spare your life.
He really
Who would have thought
the mastermind behind all this was him?
My Lady.
My Lady.
The poisoning
He didn't do it.
He didn't frame General Lie.
He truly treated General Lie
like a brother.
Like a brother?
So, it really was Luo Zhizhou.
My Lady.
My Lady.
It was my decision.
It has nothing to do with him.
You finally came.
Zhizhou,
it's really you.
You've suspected me long ago.
I only told you
about my coming here.
So,
you said the mysterious woman
would come here
to lure me into the trap.
I treated you like a brother
and never suspected you,
until today when I saw that painting
in your room.
Those flowers
were Eight Treasure Sedum, right?
As I know,
Consort Li's favorite flower
is Eight Treasure Sedum.
You once told me
about a woman you loved
but couldn't have.
If I'm not wrong,
she's Consort Li, right?
I met her in Xixiang.
At that time,
I was isolated.
She was the only one
who came close to me.
Later, we grew feelings for each other.
But just the day before I was going
to propose to her,
the King of Xixiang ordered
that Fanyin be sent as a Princess
to marry the King of Beixuan.
As a foreign woman in the Palace,
she had no one to protect her.
If I became the Wolf Lord,
I could protect her better.
Only then could I support Prince Yi
and have a chance
to take her away from the Palace.
Is this the reason you betrayed me?
Lie,
for her
and Yi,
I had no choice.
You led me into the forest.
You tried to kill me
at the Spring Festival.
You also killed Mr. Sun!
If I must die by your hands,
so be it.
Lie,
go ahead.
If you still wish,
we can be brothers in the next life.
The King has ordered
the arrest of Luo Leader Luo Zhizhou.
You've assassinated Lie multiple times.
You even killed Mr. Sun.
I deserve to die a thousand deaths.
My life is at your disposal.
Of course, I'll tear you apart.
But Consort Li must go down with you.
Your Majesty, why?
You once released a kite
outside her tent
to make her smile.
That has nothing to do with Consort Li.
I've had my people investigate.
Before entering the Palace,
Li Fanyin and you were very close.
Even on the eve of her marriage,
she was willing to elope with you.
Do you
deny this?
Your Majesty, please calm down.
What I had for Consort Li
was only one-sided love.
She saw me as nothing more
than a brother.
As for the elopement,
it was because I mistakenly thought
Consort Li didn't want to marry,
so I took her away from Xixiang.
Later, I learned
that Consort Li truly loved you,
and I gave up the idea.
Do you take me for a three-year-old?
Now, you'd stop at nothing
for the Wolf Lord position,
even trying to kill Lie.
Isn't all this
directly related to Consort Li?
I no longer have any affection
for Consort Li.
There's no reason for me
to sacrifice my life for her.
I want to be the Wolf Lord
because I don't want
to always be beneath Lie.
You speak without flaw,
but
why should I believe you?
In my view,
you refuse to believe that
for another reason.
How outrageous!
Only she and I know about our past
in Beixuan.
If you want to investigate,
you must send someone to Xixiang.
But from Beixuan to Xixiang,
even at full speed,
it takes at least three days.
But you only knew about the kite today.
Then you knew everything.
If I was right,
you must've known our past long ago.
You're very clever.
The entire Beixuan is under my control.
How could I not know
about your past with Consort Li?
Since you've already known,
why only bring it up now?
Being unable to unite the Five Clans
has always been a thorn in your heart.
What you want most now
should be the Luo Leader Seal
in my hands.
Yes.
So what?
I am willing to offer the military power
and the Luo Leader Seal.
Your Majesty,
please spare Consort Li's life.
Everything was done by me alone.
Consort Li knew nothing
about it.
Alright.
I promise you.
I will spare Li Fanyin's life.
Fanyin,
in this life,
you belong to me.
♪Longing lingers in my heart♪
♪Memories play dumb♪
I'll go back with you.
Don't kill him!
Fanyin!
♪Ripples shatter the twilight hues♪
♪The red mark on the brow♪
Zhizhou!
Zhizhou!
Let go of me!
Zhizhou!
Zhizhou!
Zhizhou!
Zhizhou!
♪As the veil lifts,
our love comes to an end♪
♪Scattered far away, with you not there♪
(Xuan, Su, Sun)
Your Majesty,
everything is going
according to your plan.
But now, Lie is deeply in love.
I must push him forward.
I plan to grant marriage for Lie
and Princess Zhaomin
at the Sacrifice Ritual.
Even if they are unwilling,
they won't dare defy
the decree in public.
Your Majesty, how wise of you.
Once General Lie marries Princess Sun,
the Sun Clan Seal will also be
within our grasp.
(Xuan, Su, Sun)
I've treated him
like a brother since childhood.
We once promised
that whether our enemy
was the army or the swords
and arrows of the world,
we'd fight side by side
and live and die together.
Tell me.
How could it be him?
How could it possibly be him?
Young Master, Dongyin has escaped
from the Heavenly Prison.
Though Dongyin is unforgivable,
she is also a pitiful, lovesick person.
Can you let her go?
She was only your servant,
and in the end,
she could not harm you.
Zhizhou was my friend
for over ten years,
but in the end, he
Forget it.
Let her go.
Yes.
Qiluo,
I'm tired. I'll head back first.
Xuan Lie,
take care.
Young Master,
how could Mr. Luo do this?
He and you have always been close,
and he is also the leader
of our Luo Clan.
Young Master,
what are you planning to do
about Miss Jun?
Now, all the clues point to Miss Jun.
You cannot let emotions
cloud your judgment.
She and I have gone
through dangers together.
If I can't trust her,
how can I face her?
Don't worry, My Lord.
Xi Changkun is dead.
The clues point to Jun Qiluo.
Mother, you've come to find me.
Take me home.
Please, take me home.
Mother.
Let go of me. Let me go.
I'll stay in Beixuan a little longer
and watch how things unfold.
(Yuchen Palace)
Your Majesty,
the Forbidden Troops
caught a Beixuan spy.
The spy revealed that Jun Feifan
had joined Beixuan.
His mission
is to escort the Jun family to Beixuan.
Since Jun Feifan dares to betray me,
she must bear the consequences.
Our family is going
through a turbulent time.
Chengliu is suddenly seriously ill.
Feifan
has disappeared.
We cannot be without a head.
We have to have someone in charge.
So, I discussed with the family elders
and decided to hold
the business conference early
to select a new Jun Manager.
Chengsong is right.
Yujue's been managing
the Jinxiu Jewelry Store
without any mistakes.
I propose that Yujue
be appointed as the new Jun Manager.
How does everyone feel about this?
Yujue truly cares for the Jun family.
There is no better candidate than him.
I agree.
I disagree.
Who disagrees?
It's Jiangjuan.
Don't make trouble.
This is a business conference,
not a place where you can speak freely.
Go back home.
Everyone,
the Jun Manager
must not only have business talent
but also be a person of integrity
and righteousness.
And my cousin is certainly
lacking in all three.
Jiangjuan,
what are you trying to say?
Recently, I had the accounts
of my cousin's jewelry store audited.
Everyone, please take a look.
The actual amount in the account
far exceeds what my cousin
has deposited in the family treasury.
Yujue,
as the manager of the jewelry store,
you falsified the accounts.
How can anyone trust him
as the Jun Manager?
No, Father, I
Before,
I was in charge
of the jewelry store account,
but I was busy looking
for a physician for Chengliu,
so I left the accounts
to the auditor in the shop.
He must've made an error in the numbers.
Yes, yes.
Sorry for being careless.
I'll go over it carefully later.
If there's any problem,
I will make up the difference.
Everyone, what do you think?
I will definitely
make up that difference.
Thank you, Jiangjuan, for reminding me.
You really are a good sister.
Jun Jiangjuan, as a woman,
you peeked at the accounts.
You violated our family rules.
Since the second branch has promised
to make up the difference,
I think we can let this slide.
I still agree that Yujue
should take the position.
Yes.
The first branch has no one
who is fit for the role now.
- Yes, yes.
- How true.
Who says the first branch
has no one suitable?
(Jun)
This
Father.
Father, you're awake.
Chengliu.
- Uncle.
- You're finally awake.
Chengliu, you don't know.
Yujue and I have been
worried sick these days.
Chengliu, you just woke up.
You should stay at home to rest.
You don't need to worry
about the conference.
I'll take you back.
We'll take you back.
- If I don't worry,
- Let go.
the family business
will eventually be ruined by you two.
- No
- Chengliu, what are you saying?
- I
- Father, don't get worked up.
Take care of your health.
Uncle Ling.
Respected elders
and managers,
I've come here today despite my illness
to ask you one thing.
Do you think I'm already dead
so you're supporting
the second branch in taking charge?
Uncle,
what you say
is truly hurtful to us.
Do you know?
It was only when we
saw you unconscious that
I've woken up now.
Can I still take charge?
Come back.
Twelve years ago,
Chengsong gambled
the family's business away.
It was Feifan and I
who managed to save the family.
When the shops were struggling,
it was Feifan who found a new way
and moved the obstacles,
leading the family to where we are now.
Chengliu,
this is all past.
Why are you bringing it up again?
Yes, look.
Now your health
I know my own health.
Before Feifan comes back,
I will temporarily take charge.
Does anyone have any objections?
I
The Gold Embroidery has no objections
about Mr. Chengliu taking charge.
That's right, we have no objections.
We have no objections either.
It's good for Mr. Chengliu
to come back and take charge.
Good.
Since there are no objections,
we'll go with it for now.
Congrats, Master.
Father, you haven't fully recovered.
Let me push you back.
Alright.
The King's decree.
Here's the King's order:
Jun Feifan is secretly in league
with foreign enemies,
plotting rebellion.
Now, the Jun family's first branch
shall be arrested and imprisoned,
awaiting judgment.
Impossible.
How could Feifan betray the country?
This is really interesting.
It all came so easily.
It's fate.
Your Majesty,
the Juns have been imprisoned.
Jun Chengliu begs to see you
in the Heavenly Prison.
He said Jun Feifan
would never betray the country.
Jun Feifan has been
in Beixuan for so long.
No one knows what she has done.
How would Jun Chengliu know
whether she has betrayed Yannan?
Your Majesty, are you saying?
I want to see
whether Jun Feifan
will still stay in Beixuan
if her father and sisters
die because of her.
(Spirit Tablet of Sun Ba, Late Husband)
I never imagined
that the one who killed my father
was Mr. Luo.
Zhaomin,
your father must have hoped
that you and Mrs. Sun
would soon buck up.
I understand.
My father's greatest wish in life
was for the people of Liangzhou
to live in peace and prosperity.
I will become the Sun Leader
and fulfill his wish.
You can do it.
By the way,
the Sacrifice Ritual is about to begin.
Qiluo, come with me.
I am just a Yannan merchant.
How could I enter
Beixuan Royal Palace?
Don't worry. I have a way.
It's the auspicious time.
Light the Sacrifice Fire.
Welcome the Wolf Lord.
(Eastern Affairs)
Welcome, Wolf Lord.
He is truly handsome.
Welcome, Wolf Lord.
Welcome, Wolf Lord.
Xuan Lie, as the Xuan Leader,
is talented in civil
and military affairs.
Destined by the heavens,
it shall be announced to the world
that he shall be granted the title
(Xuanwu Palace)
of the Five Clans' Wolf Lord,
taking the Five Clans' military power.
Today, I officially grant you
the title of Wolf Lord of Beixuan.
May you remember the royal favor
and help me protect Beixuan forever.
Your Majesty,
I will not fail your trust.
Your father always hoped
for the unity of the Five Clans.
Now that you've become the Wolf Lord,
your father must be very pleased
from the heavens.
I will never forget
my father's wishes.
The military token
of the Five Clans is granted.
The King is wise and virtuous.
Congrats to the Wolf Lord.
The King is wise and virtuous.
Congrats to the Wolf Lord.
The King is wise and virtuous.
Congrats to the Wolf Lord.
On this auspicious day,
I have another happy news to announce.
By royal command,
a marriage shall proceed.
The Wolf Lord Xuan Lie
with filial piety,
excels in civil and military affairs.
The Princess of the Sun Clan
is young, graceful, pretty, noble,
wise and talented.
Their marriage shall be granted.
They'll become a couple
to ensure the nation's prosperity.
They shall get married
on an auspicious day.
Zhaomin.
Zhaomin.
Zhaomin.
I know you can't stop thinking
about her,
but that won't affect
your marriage alliance.
Otherwise, even if she is
the Baigong's heir,
she still can't live.
The Wolf Lord must be overjoyed.
Princess Zhaomin
is elegant and graceful.
Lie, accept the decree.
Accept the decree.
Thank you for your royal kindness.
Your Majesty,
thanks for your grace.
♪When I decide to hold you in my arms♪
♪I bury all past matters deep inside♪
♪When you decided to turn around♪
♪Everything would be clear to us♪
♪Then the green, piece by piece♪
♪Becomes a shadow in my heart♪
♪Covering my scarred past♪
♪Filling my once-empty heart♪
♪I want the green, piece by piece♪
♪To fall in my heart
and turn into a star♪
♪Piecing together the Big Dipper
to guard you♪
♪Illuminating the way home♪
♪Then the green, piece by piece♪
♪Becomes a shadow in my heart♪
♪Covering my scarred past♪
♪Filling my once-empty heart♪
♪Then the green, piece by piece♪
♪Will blooming brightly at the borders♪
♪The melody from nearby♪
♪Allows you to camp in my heart♪
♪Allows you♪
♪To camp in my heart♪