Everlasting Longing (2025) s01e29 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 29=
- Please take a look.
- Why did you ask that servant
to pay attention to the room
with the fewest guards in the mansion?
Song Wei is the Grand Chancellor
and doesn't need power.
If he had indeed colluded Xi Changkun,
what do you think
the reason would've been?
He wants money.
If he collects money
as the Grand Chancellor,
he'd be suspected of bribery.
So, he used Zheng Yuan's name
to open shops
to gather money secretly.
He wouldn't want
too many people to know
where the money is kept.
Thus, the most unsafe place
is actually the safest.
Are you saying
he hides the money
in the most unsafe room
to divert attention?
What's your next move?
I'll do what you did
when you came to Yannan
and act before reporting.
You were so decisive when you left.
If I hadn't done that,
how could I see you again?
Sorry about that.
(Jun Mansion)
Miss Qiluo, the Chancellor is here.
The master instructed me
to wait for you here.
Recently, everyone's been talking
about the Beixuan spy.
General Lie, you'd better not go in.
Why has he suddenly come?
The Chancellor heard
the master's legs hadn't recovered,
so he sent the physician to check.
Miss Qiluo,
I'll go in first.
He knows we've traced to Zheng Yuan.
His visit must be more
than just a casual check-up.
Be very careful.
Physician,
it's taken such a long time,
yet nothing worked.
Let's stop today.
Don't rush it.
The longer the diagnosis,
the clearer the cause of the illness.
Chancellor.
You
Greetings, Chancellor.
Chengliu,
you're so fortunate.
I've long heard your eldest daughter
resembles Feifan the most.
Now that I see her,
it's indeed true.
Father, what are you doing?
Well
Your father's leg injury
has not healed yet,
so I've invited this physician,
who specializes
in treating limb injuries,
to take a look.
How's it going?
It's still unclear.
I'm afraid my legs can't be cured,
so let's stop today.
Thank you, Chancellor,
for remembering me.
Look at you.
If there's even a slight chance,
don't give up easily.
Thank you for your kindness.
We've consulted many physicians,
but the results were all similar.
Father.
Father, are you okay?
Let me examine him.
Well.
Since you insist,
let's stop today.
I'll come visit another time.
Sure.
Go see the Chancellor off.
Yes.
Chancellor, this way.
What have you found out?
It's a sign of pregnancy.
I didn't guess wrong.
You,
come with me to the Palace
to meet the King.
Yes.
(Jun Mansion)
If the Chancellor tells the King
that Qiluo is pregnant,
then our family will be guilty
of deceiving the King.
Sorry, Father.
I underestimated the situation.
I thought I could come up
with a perfect strategy
before telling the King.
I'm going to the Palace
to meet your King now.
Why?
To turn yourself in?
I'll tell him
that I forced you,
and it wasn't your choice.
What nonsense are you talking about?
But what the general said
does make sense.
Rather than waiting here
for the King's summon,
we might as well speak the truth
to ease the King's doubts.
I'll also do everything
to protect you.
That's a problem we can't avoid.
Beixuan and Yannan
are having peace talks,
and there's no rule
against intermarriage.
If we swear in front of the King
that we'll never attack Yannan,
perhaps it will ease his concerns.
Hurry up.
Hurry.
The rest, hurry and follow.
You go over there.
Young Master,
our people have been stationed
throughout the forest,
waiting for your command.
No rush.
We only have a few hundred soldiers.
Compared to the garrison
in the Royal City,
we have no chance of winning.
Contact some loyal old generals
from our clan.
If they're willing
to continue following me,
reveal your identity and gather them.
If they're unwilling,
remember to protect your identity.
Yes.
The forest here is relatively safe.
We can stay here long-term.
Find some men who are familiar
with the terrain,
make a map for defense and attack,
and give everyone a copy.
Yes.
My Lord,
I'll make the defense map.
I'll live or die with you.
(Grand Chancellor's Mansion)
Who told you to clean here?
Chancellor, please forgive me.
Butler Zheng used to clean the study.
Since his death, no one has come here.
I came to clean
as a way to repay his kindness.
I'll spare you this time.
Don't come here again.
Yes.
(Wisdom and Grace)
Where's Shao Qimin?
He just came back. Where's he now?
Master, Miss Qiluo,
General Lie, and Qimin
went to the Palace together
at noon today.
They went to the Palace together?
Why would Lie go to the Palace?
Take a look.
(Yunchang Workshop)
Miss Xiukun.
I hope your business prospers.
My young master hasn't returned.
To avoid being late,
I brought the gift early.
Thank you.
(Clouds Rest)
Luo Qi,
you came just in time.
Come here.
(Clouds Rest)
Is this in the right place?
(I have to return to Beixuan.)
(I can't be a live-in husband.)
Is it the right place?
Where are you going?
I
Good thing you're fast.
Is this thing
very important to you?
Of course.
This is the Seven Star Formation,
which brings wealth and prosperity.
Placing it in Xiukun's workshop
is to wish her abundant wealth.
This is superstition.
It's a good wish for merchants.
Merchants in Yannan place this at home.
What do you know?
Try hitting me again.
You
Why do you always do things
that are so annoying?
What's wrong with me?
What's wrong with you?
You want your husband to look good,
protect your family,
and marry into your family.
The first two are fine,
but the last one
No way.
Who asked you to meet those standards?
I never said it was you.
What?
It isn't me?
Who else could it be?
If you didn't mean me,
who else could it be?
I
Luo Qi.
It must be me.
What happened?
Take me to find He Jiyao.
We're going to the Palace.
Lie and Qingming are in danger.
How can He Jiyao and I
enter the Yannan Palace?
There's no time for explanations.
The Beixuan envoy hasn't left.
I'll find him.
Let's meet outside the Palace. Quick!
Okay.
I'll consider the last condition.
You can't think about others now.
It seems that the Beixuan spy
and the substitution were fake.
But you
did help Xuan Lie become the Wolf Lord
and get pregnant
with his child.
Yes.
You knew all of this.
No wonder the investigation
into the Beixuan spy
has taken so long to yield results.
I am guilty.
Good for all of you.
Your Majesty, please forgive me.
Though you're no longer the Wolf Lord,
you're still a Beixuan general.
At such a crucial time for peace talks,
you rashly entered Yannan.
How can I know the true intentions
of the King of Beixuan?
It was improper of me,
but I hope that Yannan
won't doubt our sincerity
in seeking peace.
My King has repeatedly
advised me to leave,
but
I found someone I once lost,
so I don't want to leave.
That's why I've stayed in Yannan
a little longer.
With her special status,
there's no outcome between you and her.
Do you know that?
Before, Qiluo and I
had our own responsibilities.
Whether in Beixuan or in Yannan,
this remains an unsolvable problem.
This started because of me.
I'm willing to take full responsibility.
But
I can't give Qiluo up.
Your Majesty,
I disregarded your orders
and made a grave mistake.
I'm willing to be punished.
It's crucial for the peace talks
between Beixuan and Yannan now.
General Lie is a Beixuan noble.
If anything happens to him,
it could lead to war.
It would be a loss for all.
Your Majesty
Enough.
Here's the deal:
I'll give you three days
to leave Yannan immediately,
and I'll overlook the past.
Thank you for your mercy.
But you,
as the Commander
of the Royal Surveillance
who works for the royal family,
have disobeyed orders multiple times.
How should I deal with you?
You can't deal with him.
Your Majesty,
the Beixuan envoy
has urgent matters to discuss,
but Princess Qingkou rashly barged in.
This is Princess Qingkou of Beixuan.
You're Princess Qingkou?
That's right.
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
Qingkou was eager to save Shao Qimin.
She didn't mean to be impolite.
You're the Princess
who married Shao Qimin on her behalf?
He got lucky and married a Princess.
This marriage was too childish.
It doesn't count.
Though I was a substitute bride,
I've done the ceremony with him,
lived in the same house,
and shared the same bed.
Why doesn't it count?
Now he's my legitimate husband.
He's a noble now.
If you don't want
to jeopardize the peace talks,
you can't kill him.
Are you saying I have to send
a betrothal gift
to the King of Beixuan?
Enough. I have matters
to discuss with Shao Qimin.
You may leave now.
Young Master, the envoy
can't enter the Palace with generals.
Luo Qi and I can only wait outside.
Is everything okay?
Send a letter to the King.
I need a valid reason to stay in Yannan.
Make it quick.
Yes.
You still betrayed me.
I know you came here today
with the resolve to die.
If Princess Qingkou hadn't saved you,
you wouldn't even need to wait
for the poison to take effect.
You'd have died today.
I understand.
Do you know
why I had to send Xuan Lie
away from Yannan?
Because I can't let go
of the child inside Jun Qiluo.
But you just promised
to spare the Jun family.
I only promised to spare Jun Qiluo.
Her child carries Beixuan blood.
If Jun Qiluo
teaches the child the Baigong crafts,
it will lead to endless trouble.
However,
there's another way
to save her child.
Kill Xuan Lie.
Let Miss Qiluo's child
belong to Yannan entirely.
So, you want to send Xuan Lie away.
You want to kill him outside Yannan.
Yes.
You're very clever.
Now, there are two paths:
Either kill Xuan Lie
or kill Jun Qiluo's child.
(Wind Pavilion)
I'm going to the Uncontrollable
tomorrow morning?
The King wants you to evaluate
the feasibility of establishing
the trading post there.
He still has doubts
about the trading post?
The King didn't elaborate.
Perhaps it's because the Uncontrollable
is in a turbulent state
and he's lacking confidence.
But the King had warned me
not to leave the capital.
The King's lifted your restraint order.
The King repeatedly instructed it
to be done in secret.
Now, the Juns' business
stands at the top of Yannan.
Perhaps, apart from you,
the King has no better candidate.
Did the King keep you there
just to discuss this?
As the King ordered,
I shall make the trip.
My Lady, let me.
Xuan Lie,
will you come with us tomorrow?
Yes.
That's good.
My Lady,
now you're finally willing
to lower your guard
and seek protection.
Even if I'm not by your side
in the future,
I can rest easy.
(Peaceful Nation)
Why are you still standing there?
Come in.
Qingming,
come in.
Come in.
Sit.
Take a look.
I made all of this.
No need to wait for me.
If you're hungry, you can eat first.
I just don't like
the way the food was placed.
I wasn't waiting for you.
I don't like ginger.
What's wrong with you today?
Why are you being so accommodating?
I'm your husband,
so I naturally accommodate you.
You used the blood medicine to save me.
From now on,
I'll listen to you.
The ginger slice is too spicy
and not good for your recovery.
Don't eat it.
Didn't you just say
that you'll listen to me?
How about we go back
to Beixuan in a few days?
If you don't like the Palace,
I'll have my brother build us
a new house
just for the two of us.
How about it?
Okay.
When are we leaving?
Wait until tomorrow.
I need to finish one last task.
Okay.
When you return,
I have a gift for you.
Hurry and eat.
The food's getting cold.
Eat now.
♪As the veil lifts,
our love comes to an end♪
♪Scattered far away, with you not there♪
After this forest is the city gate.
You're pregnant.
You shouldn't be out.
The King's orders must be carried out.
(Wisdom and Grace)
What time is it now?
It's the Chen hour.
Where is Shao Qimin?
Mr. Shao left early with Miss Qiluo.
Jun Qiluo?
Do you know where they went?
I don't know.
When are we leaving?
Wait until tomorrow.
I need to finish one last task.
Why did he bring Jun Qiluo along
for this task?
(My Lady, forgive me.)
(This is the only way to keep you safe.)
(For the rest of the journey,)
(let Xuan Lie continue to protect you.)
Princess, they're going
to the Uncontrollable
to carry out the task
assigned by the King of Yannan.
They'll be back soon.
Let's go back and wait for news.
Shut up.
Qingming is my husband.
I want to go with him.
Commander An
of the Military Office.
The King must've been
long suspecting me of this.
(It's already the Si hour.)
(I'm afraid I can't fulfill
my promise to her.)
The Commander of the Surveillance
has disobeyed royal orders,
releasing a key talent.
He shall be executed.
Kill him!
Is the carriage going too fast?
Are you feeling unwell?
Don't worry. I'm not that delicate.
Where's Qimin?
Let's go back. Hurry!
Chase them.
Let's return to the city.
Qingming.
Why?
Why did you lie to me?
You promised me
we'd go back to Beixuan together.
I won't lie to you again.
We'll leave Yannan together.
Let's leave Yannan,
buy a house for just the two of us,
and live together forever.
Qingming,
I've made the antidote.
As long as you take it,
you'll be fine.
Hurry and eat.
Eat.
Why won't you eat?
You'll be fine if you eat it.
Hurry and eat it.
Give this
to Miss Qiluo for me.
The King
The King won't spare them.
You're still thinking about Jun Qiluo?
What does she have to do with me?
Qingkou,
don't be willful.
Only you can help them now.
You're willing to die for her.
What about me?
Have you thought about me at all?
Qimin.
I'm sorry.
In my next life
Qingming!
Qingming!
Qimin.
- Go away.
- Qimin.
- Don't touch him.
- Qimin.
How could this happen?
Qimin.
Go away.
Qimin.
Qingming, get up.
You can't die.
Get up.
You promised me
we'd return to Beixuan together.
You can't go back on your word.
Get up.
Qingming,
I order you to get up.
Qingming, I'll take you back to Beixuan.
Qingming,
get up!
♪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
is carried away by the wind♪
Qingming!
Qingming!
♪Passing through every night and day♪
♪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♪
Princess
The urgent letter from Commander An.
Your Majesty,
Jun Qiluo didn't leave.
She's back at the Jun Mansion.
Commander Shao disobeyed your orders
and died.
What a waste.
I've trained him for so many years.
Why didn't he listen to me?
Commander Shao took an extreme step.
He wanted to sacrifice himself
to protect Jun Qiluo
and the Beixuan Wolf Lord.
But Jun Qiluo is very calculating.
She knows
that only by returning
can she protect everyone.
Your Majesty,
what should we do with Jun Qiluo
and the Jun family now?
Since Jun Qiluo is willing to return,
it means she's still loyal to Yannan.
Jun Qiluo and the Jun family
are still useful to Yannan.
But
Shao Qimin's death will only strengthen
Jun Qiluo's resolve to be with Xuan Lie.
I can no longer break them up.
I must think
of another way to solve this problem.
Qiluo,
have some congee.
How is Mr. Jun?
Since Qimin's body was brought back,
Father hasn't said a word.
The coroner examined the body
and said the internal organs were
Father was heartbroken.
He didn't even eat dinner.
Only after the coffin was sealed
did he go to rest in his room.
By the way,
a servant of the Chancellor came earlier
to deliver a message.
He said he found the result you wanted.
As you weren't back,
he drew this map
(Study)
and asked me to give you this.
(Study)
Xuan Lie,
if Song Wei hadn't told the King
about my pregnancy,
Qimin wouldn't have died, right?
Qingming
Qingming
Qingming
Qingming.
Qingming.
I'm back.
Have you completed the task?
Did you get hurt?
I've been waiting for you.
Let's go back to Beixuan.
(Grand Chancellor's Mansion)
(100% Gold, Xi Clan)
This is a gold bar from the Xi Clan.
The diagram of the Baigong's heir.
(Three-Arrow Crossbow Diagram)
(Grand Chancellor's Mansion)
Chancellor,
you're going to court, right?
Please.
You incited the King of Yannan
and wanted him to kill us,
but you didn't expect us
to return alive.
The King cares most
about the Baigong's heir.
Even if I hadn't told him,
the King would've never let you
keep the child inside you.
Now that you're here,
as an important official of Yannan,
I will help the King
relieve his worries.
Guards,
seize them.
Guards.
Guards!
No need to call them.
Your people have been surrounded
by the Surveillance.
Jun Qiluo, you're very bold.
You're not an official,
yet you mobilized the secret guards
without permission
and intruded on my mansion.
It'll implicate your entire family.
I'm already here,
so I must be well-prepared.
(Royal Surveillance)
(Royal Surveillance)
Chancellor,
our grudges should be settled now.
Your Majesty,
these were found
in the Chancellor's secret cabinet.
The sheet on your desk
is the first blueprint I designed.
The Chancellor secretly copied them
and traded with the Xi Clan of Beixuan.
These gold bars are all marked
with the Xi character.
They belong to the Xi Clan.
After the Chancellor got them,
he dared not use them in Yannan,
so he hid them in his secret cabinet.
Your Majesty, please view them.
Your Majesty,
I am innocent!
As the Chancellor,
you neglected the safety of the people
and traded weapons with Beixuan.
Do you deserve my trust?
Your Majesty,
these are my butler
Zheng Yuan's belongings.
It has nothing to do with me!
Chancellor, you're quite eloquent.
How can you use a dead man
to absolve yourself?
Zheng Yuan was your butler.
Without your permission,
how could he hide his items
in your secret chamber?
Your Majesty,
Zheng Yuan secretly traded weapons
with the Xi Clan behind my back.
When I discovered it,
it was already too late.
I covered up his actions out of respect
for the years he served me.
I planned to report this to you
after this incident,
but he
If I'm at fault,
it's my fault for shielding a criminal.
Your Majesty, please punish me.
Chancellor, you're indeed eloquent.
Zheng Yuan is dead,
with no one to testify,
so you place all the blame
on him.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
She's pregnant
with the Beixuan Wolf Lord's child.
She is a traitor to Yannan.
Now she's twisting the truth,
slandering me,
and meddling in state affairs.
Who knows what she's up to?
You're indeed a master of words.
At this point,
you're still trying to frame me.
Zheng Yuan served you for many years,
and he left behind a backup plan.
To protect his family,
he had written down
all the Chancellor's crimes.
The day before his death,
he sent it to a trusted servant.
Today, the servant received this letter.
This letter can't be forged.
It's written in a style
similar to yours.
Zheng Yuan must've learned
your handwriting, right?
Now that the evidence is clear,
what more can you say?
Your Majesty,
I've been cautious and careful,
supporting you for so many years.
How can you trust
Jun Qiluo's words over mine?
Had I known this,
I should've let her die in Beixuan,
so she wouldn't have the chance
to sway you.
Everything has gone wrong.
I treated you well,
yet you remain
unrepentant and insatiable.
How sinister
you are.
Spread my order:
Song Wei is guilty of treason.
He shall be imprisoned
in the Heavenly Prison
and executed.
All his ill-gotten wealth
will be confiscated.
Your Majesty,
Miss Jun and Xuan Lie
captured Song Wei by mobilizing
the Royal Surveillance.
Xuan Lie is still waiting outside
with the Beixuan envoy's documents.
Jun Qiluo,
how dare you mobilize the Surveillance
without my permission
and repeatedly involve outsiders
in meddling with Yannan politics?
The Jun family needs to be punished.
Guards, take her away.
Yes.
♪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♪