Lost You Forever (2023) s01e38 Episode Script

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ADAPTED FROM TONG HUA'S ORIGINAL WORK,
LOST YOU FOREVER
I don't want to be Tushan Jing anymore.
Whether I can be with you openly
and honorably isn't important.
Even if I don't get recognition
for a lifetime,
even if I'm your servant for a lifetime,
it doesn't matter.
I just want to be by your side.
There are things I can't figure out.
I thought I'd be enlightened
during the walk.
Did you figure it out?
No.
Can you tell me about it?
I don't think we have a say in life.
No matter how powerful we are,
we can't control
the two most important things
in life.
What are they?
Life
and death.
We can neither decide how to be born
nor how to die.
If we don't have a say
in these two things,
I sometimes wonder
why we bother
to fight
and long for something else.
It's so pointless.
You fool.
Look at it from another perspective.
We can't control life and death.
That's exactly why we should
have a say in everything
that is between life and death.
I'm tired.
I'm done walking.
We've come this far.
Won't you see the view from the peak?
I can carry you if you can't walk.
The view is indeed better here.
How do we admire the amazing view
if we don't take the rugged mountain road?
Tushan Jing!
You broke your promise!
You broke your promise!
You broke your promise!
Cangxuan, find a man for me.
What kind of man?
Someone to live with.
I don't mind anything else,
but he can't have another lover.
Otherwise, I'll castrate him.
Maybe Grandfather is right.
It's hard to find the one and only.
But if we choose the right person,
it's not so hard
to respect each other
and live together for life.
I no longer trust my judgment.
Choose for me.
All right.
I'll choose one for you.
If he lets you down,
I'll kill him
before you castrate him.
I know I can count on you.
Father.
Your Majesty, it's time for medicine.
Those memorials are handed in
to impeach Cangxuan?
-Yes.
-Father.
Cangxuan married Ms. Shen
and started forming alliances
to establish influence,
which displeased the old clans of Xiyan.
Even some local clans
found it unacceptable
and handed in reports.
These are the accusations.
Please take a look.
You've always prevented those clans
from forming alliances
so that they don't gang up against us.
But Cangxuan
is doing the opposite
and mingling with them.
I'm afraid
someone may use him
as a disguise
to set up an independent regime.
Since you've investigated everything,
I won't read the reports.
The palace on Mount Chenrong
has been completed.
I intend to visit the Central Plains
and ascend Zijin Peak
to worship heaven and earth.
Your Majesty, please think twice.
Although all the clans
have submitted to you,
they're not our kind.
We can't trust them.
There was an assassination
during your previous trip.
If you visit the Central Plains,
some sinister people
may try to launch another attack.
I've been ruling
the Central Plains for years.
If someone harbors evil designs
and wants to rebel,
I will happily take them down.
"The law of heaven is written.
Fate is not easily changed.
We hope that virtues
will preside over Dahuang.
In mid-spring,
head to the Central Plains
and ascend Mount Chenrong
to worship heaven and earth.
Pay tribute to all gods and deities
and pacify all rivers and lakes.
Xiyan Deyan is made
the envoy of the journey
to keep His Majesty company.
Xiyan Yuyang
and General Yinglong
will stay in Xiyan City
to assist in state affairs."
Your Majesty, you are truly wise.
ZEZHOU CITY
For hundreds of years,
Xiyan Kingdom hasn't had any wars.
But our soldiers
practice day and night
without rest.
I've invited you
to review troops with me today.
How do you feel about it?
They obey the letter of the law.
-Very good.
-Very good.
Father's fierce troops
will triumph over
any foreign intruders
or domestic rebels
without a doubt.
This troop review is not a show-off.
It's meant to show you
that you can be rest assured
and live in peace
with our soldiers defending the kingdom.
-Your Majesty, you're truly wise.
-Your Majesty, you're truly wise.
-It's a blessing for the people.
-It's a blessing for the people.
You may all rise.
Tomorrow,
I will hold a feast in Zezhou
to share a few drinks with you.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Prince Cangxuan is here.
Would you like to see him?
I don't need his company.
Tell him to stay on Mount Chenrong.
What about the feast tomorrow?
He doesn't have to come.
SIFANG HALL
Understood.
His Majesty has refused
to see you many times.
He's clearly distancing himself.
Let's go back.
Your Highness.
The King of Xiyan
is holding a feast in Zezhou.
Mount Chenrong is right there.
But he refused to see Cangxuan many times.
Everyone knows that he's trying
to suppress Cangxuan.
Once he makes up his mind,
Cangxuan may be in danger.
Qin Mang,
head to Xiyan City now
and give this to General Yinglong.
Ru Shou, go to Mount Chenrong right now.
Bring Xiaoyao and Nian back.
-Yes.
-Yes.
Don't touch anything.
Xiaoyao.
The King of Xiyan has come
to the Central Plains.
Why does he keep turning Cangxuan away?
Is he still mad at him?
How can it be?
Cangxuan built the palace
on Mount Chenrong very well.
That's why the king came.
How can he be mad?
That's good.
Princesses, Ru Shou is here.
Master has something urgent
to discuss with you.
Please come back
to Mount Wushen with me now.
What's so urgent?
Is he picking a husband for me again?
Maybe or maybe not.
You will find out.
Tell Father
that I can't go back yet.
He will understand.
Take Nian back with you.
Xiaoyao.
Why can't you come home yet?
The King of Xiyan
will ascend Mount Chenrong.
I haven't greeted him
as his granddaughter.
How can I leave now?
True.
Good girl. Get going.
I'll be back
once I make things clear with Father.
All right.
Princess Xiaoyao, take care.
I will.
Be careful.
Master is worried about you.
He sent Ru Shou to take you back
to Mount Wushen.
Why didn't you go back?
Didn't we have a deal?
We leave or stay together.
You'll be in danger if you stay.
Grandfather invited
all those clans in Zezhou.
Both Fenglong and Xinyue got invited,
but not me.
Grandfather is suspecting me
due to my uncles' slander.
Can you deal with it?
Of course I can.
Then don't drive me away.
Okay. To be honest, I can't.
So I can't leave.
You need my protection and support.
Xiaoyao, I beg of you.
Leave.
Mount Chenrong is dangerous now.
No need to worry about me.
I'm not my mother.
The King of Xiyan never raised me.
If he dares to come after us,
I will fight back.
He raised you for decades.
If things go wrong and you can't do it,
leave it to me.
ZEZHOU SUMMER PALACE
Your Majesty.
It has been tiring for you to hold feasts
and meet the clan chiefs
these days.
Please take the medicine and go to bed.
Assassins!
Keep them alive.
-I failed to keep you safe.
-I failed to keep you safe.
-I deserve any punishment.
-I deserve any punishment.
Investigate it.
-Understood.
-Understood.
How did it go?
Your Majesty.
There are ten assassins.
Two of them have tattoos.
The patterns are ordinary,
but they were tattooed with Ruomu syrup.
You can tell how old the tattoos are.
Have you checked them?
I've inspected them.
The tattoos
are at least 30 years old.
Ruomu is the sacred tree
of the Ruoshui Clan.
It's heavily guarded.
So ordinary people can't approach it.
Our fourth aunt was the chief
of the Ruoshui Clan.
After she passed away,
the clan only listens to Cangxuan.
Is he holding grudges
because Grandfather has ignored him
ever since we came to the Central Plains?
Get Cangxuan here right now.
His Majesty was attacked
due to the weak defense system in Zezhou.
Triple the number of guards
defending Zezhou City.
-Yes.
-Yes.
Uncle Deyan, they're all here.
Listen up.
Once Cangxuan enters Zezhou City,
do not let him out alive.
-Understood.
-Understood.
You have only one mission.
Kill Cangxuan.
Understood.
His Majesty was attacked.
You are summoned
to the Zezhou Summer Palace
right now.
Is Grandfather fine?
It was a narrow escape.
Everything is fine.
I'm sorry to disappoint you.
Yueliang, mind your attitude.
Cangxuan.
Grandfather wants to see you. Let's go.
Your Highness.
What on earth is going on?
I have no idea.
Get up.
Something's fishy. You must not go.
Zezhou City is heavily guarded.
I'm afraid it's a trap.
Your Highness, you can't go.
If you go,
you leave your fate to His Majesty.
Even if he lets you go,
King Deyan will try to kill you.
It's like treading dangerous ground.
Your Highness.
-Please stay here.
-Please stay here.
I have to go.
-Your Highness.
-Your Highness.
If I don't go,
my uncle can frame me for planning a coup.
Grandfather will send troops to siege us.
I can't possibly fight
against the Xiyan Army.
Once they barge in,
all my followers will be executed.
I don't want to die like that.
Neither do I want any talented people
to die like that.
-I'd like to follow you to Zezhou City.
-I'd like to follow you to Zezhou City.
It won't help
if Grandfather wants to kill me.
It will only attract attention.
Jun Yi, come with me.
The others shall wait
for me outside Zezhou.
-Understood.
-Understood.
I'll send you back
to the Shen Mansion just to be safe.
Your Highness.
Cangxuan.
I'll go with you.
You don't have to.
I dare to go
because I'm sure I'll make it back.
Why can't I come if you're so confident?
Besides, I want to see my grandfather.
Why are you playing dumb?
Does it make a difference?
You have very little spirit power.
If something happens, you can't even run.
You'll slow me down.
Do you know you'll cause me trouble?
I'll go even if I cause you trouble.
Don't worry.
I'm the Princess of Haoling.
Your uncles dare not hurt me.
Even if you tell me to walk away,
I'll secretly follow you to Zezhou.
Let's go.
Do you think Cangxuan
arranged the assassination?
It doesn't matter who did it.
It's all about who the king suspects.
King Deyan may stir things up.
Then the King of Xiyan
may blame everything on Cangxuan.
Even if King Deyan didn't stage it,
he wouldn't miss the chance
of killing Cangxuan.
Master, news has arrived.
Prince Cangxuan and Princess Xiaoyao
are heading to Zezhou.
-Xiaoyao as well?
-Xiaoyao as well?
Yes.
I have to go.
I'll go with you.
If anything happens to them,
I can help.
Where are you going?
Are you rushing to Zezhou?
All the evidence points to Cangxuan.
Everyone is trying to avoid him.
Aren't you scared
to be seen as his accomplice?
Cangxuan is obviously framed.
He wouldn't do such a dumb thing.
At this moment,
even if you and Jing rush there,
you can't help him.
You may even offend His Majesty.
It's not worth it.
I will go no matter what.
Cangxuan is my friend.
How can I sit back and do nothing?
Jing.
Fenglong.
Fenglong!
Your Majesty.
Prince Cangxuan arrived at midnight.
He's waiting in the main hall.
Princess Jiuyao is also here.
Your Majesty.
King of Haoling, General Ying Long,
and some senior ministers
handed in urgent letters.
They want to plead for Cangxuan?
Your Majesty,
Chief Tushan and Chishui Fenglong
are here.
They dare to come during this time.
Are they too young to fear death
or do they not believe
I dare to kill them?
Bring them in.
His Majesty is in a meeting.
Please wait here.
I wonder how Cangxuan
and Xiaoyao are doing.
-Greetings, Grandfather.
-Greetings, Grandfather.
Get up.
-Thank you, Grandfather.
-Thank you, Grandfather.
Xiaoyao, sit.
Thank you, Grandfather.
Cangxuan.
How is it going
with the renovation?
Grandfather,
the palace has been completed
just like the old one.
Cangxuan has been industrious.
You made all the clans
so grateful to you.
I'm just
I'm just worried
that you've been there for too long,
thus forgetting your surname
and mistaking it as home.
You should have married someone
from the old clans of Xiyan as your wife.
But you married Ms. Shen
and truly hurt our feelings.
Your Highness,
you probably forgot all about
the old clans of Xiyan.
I dare not.
As the Prince of Xiyan,
I only married Ms. Shen
to promote harmony with the clans.
I didn't mean to drift away from you.
Father, I'm at your service.
Deyan.
If you were the King of Xiyan,
how would you treat the clans
of the Central Plains?
I dare not.
I'm asking you a question.
Just tell me the truth.
I believe
your current method
shows true wisdom.
We cannot exclude them from the court,
but we can't trust them.
Meanwhile, we can't be too on guard.
For long-term peace and stability,
we must count on the old clans of Xiyan
and handle the other clans
with weapons in one hand
and wine in the other.
Get up.
Thank you, Father.
Cangxuan.
What do you think?
I believe
one can only be their king
once he sees those clansmen
as his own citizens.
What are citizens?
What is a king?
In the beginning,
Dahuang was a united territory.
If Pangu, Fuxi,
or Nuwa come back to life,
they will see the Xiyan clan
and Chenrong clan
as their own citizens.
The Xiyan family already rules
the Central Plains.
How is Zhiyi different from Xiyan City?
How is Mount Chenrong
different from Mount Xiyan?
They are just cities
and mountains of Xiyan City.
How dare you.
He's bold indeed.
Fine.
Get up.
Father.
We haven't figured out
who sent the assassins.
The major suspect is Cangxuan.
I hate to believe it,
but the tattoos with Ruomu syrup
on the assassins
date back decades.
It's solid evidence.
Please look into it, Grandfather.
I have no idea about it.
The tattoo is the only evidence.
But for your safety,
Your Majesty,
-please put Cangxuan
-Grandfather.
I have something to say.
Go ahead.
Thank you.
Chief Huhe and King Deyan
are quite sharp-tongued.
Let me ask you something.
Do you find Cangxuan foolish
or smart?
Of course, His Highness is smart.
Everyone knows his tie
with the Ruoshui Clan.
Having a tattoo with Ruomu syrup
is like having the name "Cangxuan"
tattooed on the assassin's chest.
King Deyan.
Will you tattoo "Deyan"
on your assassin's chest?
Nonsense. This is ridiculous.
The person who framed Cangxuan is clever.
He knows that as long
as the king suspects someone
and wants to kill him,
the tattoo can just be a trigger.
There is always evidence
of treacherous intent.
After all, both Cangxuan and King Deyan
are royal descendants.
Who doesn't want to ascend the throne?
King Deyan,
you must have worked hard in secret.
Stop slandering me!
Grandfather, you heard him.
King Deyan has no ambition
of taking the throne.
He has never worked on it.
Haoling Jiuyao.
Who are you to talk nonsense
and intervene in the regime
of the Xiyan Kingdom?
When my mother led the troops to war,
where were you?
If you had stepped out to stop my mother
from intervening in the regime,
I wouldn't have grown up motherless!
-You
-Cangxuan.
Do you want to kill me?
Grandfather.
It wasn't me.
Were you only building the palace
on Mount Chenrong?
I remember your teaching
and only do
what the Prince of Xiyan should do.
Enough.
I believe
you didn't organize this assassination.
Go home.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I shall take my leave.
Thank you, Grandfather.
Xiaoyao usually looks easygoing.
But she's really sharp.
It was such a tricky question
that Deyan began to stagger.
"You"
She's so articulate.
If someone marries her,
he has to lay low
to avoid any fights.
They kind of passed a test today.
It calls for a celebration
over fine wine in Zhiyi.
I'm afraid
that it won't be easy to leave.
What do you mean?
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
I heard about the assassination
and came to visit.
Since you're all well,
we shall let you rest.
I heard you're the best weiqi player
in Dahuang.
Since you're here,
play a game with me.
Yes.
Watch out!
You'll defend. I'll attack.
-Well done.
-My spirit power can make three shots.
That's enough.
The arrow is poisoned.
You're really outperforming your master.
This is the last shot.
Grandfather lives behind that wall.
That's what I was thinking.
-Assassins!
-Assassins!
I shall take your life next time.
Your Majesty, there are assassins.
We came to your protection.
Assassins must be arrested first.
I shall take my leave.
I shall take my leave.
Go.
Not bad.
Using someone's strength against himself.
Have you seen Prince Cangxuan
and Princess Xiaoyao?
They have left safe and sound.
So smart.
She managed to escape
from King Deyan's trap
and caused him some trouble.
Yes.
Cangxuan is so impressive.
He created something out of nothing
and planted evidence to frame the culprit
with a crafty escape plan.
Let's get out of the city.
We may still catch up with them.
All right.
ZEZHOU
I can't wait anymore.
Get ready.
Gather the people.
Save His Highness.
Your Highness.
I'm sorry for making you worry.
Why did you come?
I toast you
with water as wine.
Thank you for coming to my rescue.
Don't mention it.
Fenglong insisted on it.
I only accompanied him here.
Besides, I didn't really help.
Thankfully, you're safe.
We're friends.
I'll stop saying thank you.
Let me toast you with water too.
Your escape plan
deserves a nice pot of wine.
We'll do it another time.
All thanks to the person
who came up with the sneaky plan.
You're the one who planned it?
That's right.
Chief Tushan, thank you for coming
to our rescue.
See you around.
See you around.
Stay alert.
Jing.
May I talk to you?
Xiaoyao and I
Xiaoyao
I think
If you truly like her,
I have no right to object.
Jing.
I feel sorry
that I like Xiaoyao.
I wouldn't still like her
if you hadn't gotten married
and gotten a kid.
I understand.
Xiaoyao is a good girl.
I also hope that she can find someone
who loves her and deserves her.
Miaopu said
that Shen Shutong left
after we came back.
No wonder people want
connection by marriage.
At this critical moment,
only the Shen family
would dare to come and visit.
Grandfather is worried
because the clans of the Central Plains
are all connected by marriage.
When are you going to marry Xinyue?
If you marry her,
we'd have a better chance.
It's not up to me.
Right now,
she wouldn't even see me,
let alone marry me.
Apart from you, silly girl,
people only help me
to get things they want.
Do you feel bad?
Why would I?
Life is hard for everyone.
Shouldn't we think for ourselves?
Love is not everything in life.
You can't feed on it
and warm yourself with it.
Not many people have unconditional love.
Xinyue seems to be demanding,
but she also offers a lot.
I give her what she wants
and vice versa.
It's fair trade.
I'm glad you got over it.
Have I ever been troubled?
You're the troubled one.
Yes.
That's the way it is in this world.
But people are greedy.
I just hope
that you can be special
to Xinyue.
That's enough.
I don't care at all.
Besides, she's not special to me either.
Why do I get to ask her
to find me special?
Stop feeling aggrieved for me.
Hop on. Piggyback.
For real?
Do you think I'm kidding?
I said piggyback.
All right. You offered it.
Let's go home.
Why don't you want a piggyback ride now?
Who was the kid that made me carry her
to save her from walking?
Fine.
Since you don't mind,
why would I?
Let's go.
Cangxuan.
We must live a good life.
All right.