Golden House Hidden Love Episode 24 (Ending) Recap
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Thousands of years ago, in a mysterious Eastern state, Princess Li Xiuning was born, talented in both literature and martial arts, serving as both the noble eldest princess and a brave general. She grew up alongside her brother, Prince Li Chuchen, their bond deep. She naively believed they would always stay together, studying and practicing martial arts for life. One day, near a cliff, Li Xiuning unexpectedly saved a special woman, High Immortal Nan Hua.
Recognizing her extraordinary abilities, she introduced Nan Hua to Prince Li Chuchen, hoping she could help her brother achieve his ideal of governing the world. Afterward, Li Xiuning donned her armor and departed for battle. However, she never anticipated that while she was bravely fighting enemies on the battlefield, her brother and Nan Hua had decided to retire together.
It had never occurred to her that the brother who doted on and loved her would one day abandon her for another. For this, Li Xiuning, due to love turning into hate, secretly launched a coup, imprisoning Prince Li Chuchen and placing him in imminent danger. This prompted High Immortal Nan Hua to risk her life to save him.
Li Xiuning planned to kill Nan Hua while she was greatly weakened, but unexpectedly, the High Immortal, still possessing some strength, did not seek revenge. Instead, she divided her eternal life in two, granting one half to Li Chuchen and the other to Li Xiuning. Nan Hua declared that for the visionary Li Chuchen, eternal life was a gift, but for the paranoid and gloomy Li Xiuning, it was a punishment.
With these words, High Immortal Nan Hua vanished from the world forever. Unable to accept his close friend's departure, Li Chuchen mistook himself for Nan Hua, stubbornly remaining in the ancient house, waiting in vain for someone who would never return. Li Xiuning, not knowing how to face her brother, chose to turn and leave. This departure lasted a thousand years.
During this time, Li Xiuning wandered, experiencing many ups and downs, finally seeing through worldly affairs, which held no further meaning for her. Wishing to find liberation through death, she secretly made a final visit to her brother before she died. To her surprise, after a millennium, Li Chuchen was still in the ancient house, waiting for someone who would never come back. In that moment, Li Xiuning found the final meaning of her life: atonement to her brother.
Thus, she transformed into Jiang Xiaochuan and initiated a plan called "Golden House Hidden Husband". Executing this plan exhausted Jiang Xiaochuan's spiritual energy, causing her to become old and feeble with white hair. Li Yingjun, the current president of Qingshi Group, was pained seeing her state. Jiang Xiaochuan encouraged Li Yingjun to open his heart as there were many worthy people. Jin Xia was invited to see Jiang Xiaochuan and was shocked by her appearance.
The steward revealed the truth: "Grandma," as the steward's family had called her for generations, was actually Princess Li Xiuning, the true chairwoman of Qingshi Group. The Golden House Hidden Husband plan was devised to potentially heal Li Chuchen's heart sickness by introducing someone who resembled High Immortal Nan Hua, which was Jin Xia. Their meeting and relationship were an arrangement.
Jiang Xiaochuan, nearing her end, apologized to Jin Xia for the deception, stating that despite the lies, their friendship was true and Jin Xia was her only and best friend. Jin Xia was distraught, refusing to let her go, but Jiang Xiaochuan explained that like Li Chuchen, her eternal life had reached its end.
After Jiang Xiaochuan passed away, Jin Xia, overwhelmed by the loss of both her lover and best friend, in despair personally buried the ring Nan Hua had made for her. Five years later, Ding Yanhai served as President Li Yingjun's secretary. At a bid opening, Ding Yanhai forgot the bid documents, but Li Yingjun arrived just in time to deliver them, having seen them by his bed the night before when carrying him into the room.
On the death anniversary of Nan Hua and Jiang Xiaochuan, Li Yingjun accompanied Ding Yanhai back to the ancient house to pay respects. They spoke as if to the deceased, sharing updates about their lives, including obtaining a large development project and the success of the Wangqi Town tourism development, and expressing hope for a future return. Meanwhile, Jin Xia gave a presentation about the culture of ancient people.
When a student asked if ancient people still existed, Jin Xia initially gave a negative answer. At that moment, Nan Hua suddenly appeared before everyone, confirming their existence. He explained that the ring he had made, buried by Jin Xia, had sprouted and grown into a new seedling. The roots of the new tree and the old tree intertwined, becoming a new vessel that began supplying him with spiritual energy again.
However, the energy collected was initially only enough for one day's return, with future visits requiring years for the tree to grow and accumulate more energy, with the time expected to shorten gradually. Putting aside her sadness, Jin Xia immediately began a romantic date with Nan Hua to make the most of their one day, which culminated in them spending the night together.
Waking the next morning, Jin Xia feared Nan Hua had disappeared, but found him still there, tidying up the room. Nan Hua revealed that their union the previous night had unexpectedly resulted in a sudden abundance of spiritual energy. He explained that absorbing spiritual energy was a natural process, and when first getting along with Jin Xia, he clearly felt energy entering him whenever her actions caused his mood to change, even when Xiuning was not present.
From a theoretical perspective, Jin Xia could indeed be Nan Hua's charging source, allowing him to live alongside her by obtaining "love energy." Ding Yanhai arrived quickly upon hearing the news, overjoyed to see Nan Hua returned. Nan Hua agreed to return to work at Qingshi Group, starting from the basic level, thus beginning a happy and beautiful life with Jin Xia.
