I Will Never Let You Go Episode 19 Recap
> I Will Never Let You Go Recap
On the day of Hua Buqi's funeral, Mo Ruofei and Yun Lang were among those who paid their respects. Yun Lang remained by Hua Buqi's tomb, reluctant to leave, but Mo Ruofei, understanding his grief, urged him to return to Mo Manor before dark. After Mo Ruofei departed, Xiao Xia and her team arrived at the tomb. She instructed them to open the coffin and retrieve Hua Buqi.
Yun Lang, wanting to ensure Hua Buqi's safety, insisted on accompanying them, promising to return to Feiyun Fortress once she had fully recovered. However, Xiao Xia refused, explaining that Yun Lang's presence would expose the fact that Hua Buqi was still alive. She urged him to forget Hua Buqi.
Reluctantly, Yun Lang entrusted Xiao Xia with a gift for Hua Buqi, asking her to deliver it once Hua Buqi awoke and to convey a message: every third day of the third month, he would wait for her for three days at the Xiaochun Pavilion on Xinglong Mountain, hoping for another chance to meet.
Meanwhile, Chen Yu, prevented from attending the funeral by his father, the Seventh Prince, who feigned illness and kept Chen Yu by his side, left the Prince Manor with his friend Yuan Chong to search for Hua Buqi’s grave. Yuan Chong initially struggled to understand Chen Yu's determination given the vastness of Xinglong Mountain, but Chen Yu was resolute, deducing that Mo Manor would choose a warm and airy spot behind the mountain.
At the grave, Chen Yu was overcome with emotion, expressing his deep sorrow and recalling his initial hatred for Hua Buqi due to her mother Xue Fei's past, which had brought his own mother pain. However, he then reflected on Hua Buqi's hard life, how she valued a simple alms bowl and a bunny lantern, realizing she deserved a better fate. He openly expressed his hatred for his father for not allowing him to bid farewell.
Yuan Chong tried to calm him, reminding him that the Seventh Prince’s actions were to protect Chen Yu from public scorn, as people would despise him if they knew he loved his "sister," which would also deny Hua Buqi peace in the afterlife. As Chen Yu prepared to burn a bunny lantern for Hua Buqi so she wouldn't get lost, he noticed a message written on it: "Born during the fourth month."
This immediately struck him as odd, as he believed Hua Buqi was born in the second month. He remembered that Xue Fei had left the Prince Manor in the fourth month, which meant Hua Buqi could not be his father's daughter. He realized Hua Buqi had left this message to tell him she was not his sister and that the person who revealed her true identity must be the murderer.
Convinced Hua Buqi had something vital to tell him, Chen Yu and Yuan Chong dug open the coffin. To their astonishment, it was empty. Overjoyed, Chen Yu concluded that Hua Buqi was not dead, but had merely appeared so due to severe poisoning, and someone had rescued her, possibly her true father, to protect her from further harm. He vowed to find her and the murderer, believing she had many things to say.
Hua Buqi, though rescued by Zhu Fu, was in critical condition from severe poisoning. Zhu Fu decided to take her to a separate residence in Suzhou rather than directly to the Zhu Manor, as his master, Hua Buqi's grandfather, should not see her in such a state. Despite consulting numerous local doctors, none could fully clear the poison, only contain it.
Desperate, Zhu Fu sent his subordinate Zhu Shou to fetch their manor's doctor while he sought out others from prominent clinics. At one clinic, Zhu Fu witnessed a renowned physician, Dongfang Shi, miraculously save a pregnant woman and her baby from a fatal snakebite by performing an unprecedented surgical procedure. Zhu Fu immediately pleaded with Dongfang Shi to save Hua Buqi. However, Dongfang Shi, who claimed to only treat the poor and disdained money, refused.
Left with no other choice, Zhu Fu and Xiao Xia abducted Dongfang Shi and brought him to Hua Buqi's side. Upon waking, Dongfang Shi was furious and vehemently refused to treat Hua Buqi, even under threat. It was only when Zhu Shou earnestly pleaded on his knees, emphasizing Hua Buqi's kindness and their family-like bond, that Dongfang Shi's resolve softened, and he agreed to examine her.
After a thorough examination, Dongfang Shi confirmed that Hua Buqi had been deeply poisoned, but a potent elixir in her body had kept her alive. He assured them she could be cured within a few days by purging the poison, followed by a month of recovery with his prescribed medicine.
He also sarcastically noted that he intentionally allowed himself to be abducted for the "fun" of it and because he found the "granddaughter from House of Zhu" intriguing, revealing that his "old man" had sent him to Suzhou to collect a debt and save someone. He later mused that she was, after all, his fiancée. Meanwhile, Xiao Jiufeng had secured the necessary funds for Liu Mingyue's bid. He questioned her about her plan regarding the Seventh Prince.
Liu Mingyue explained that the Prince was gravely ill, with only a few months to live. She intended to lead his expeditionary forces on a path opposite to Biluotian, giving her time to assess their loyalty. She would then poison and eliminate those who couldn't be controlled, sending the survivors back to the Prince Manor with a fabricated story that Biluotian tribesmen had killed the others.
By then, the Seventh Prince would be too disoriented to discern the truth, allowing her to fulfill her promise. Xiao Jiufeng approved, suggesting Lingqiu as the location for this operation and promising his assistance. He also speculated that Madam Mo, driven by jealousy, might have been responsible for Hua Buqi's death. He instructed Liu Mingyue to subtly spread this rumor to the Seventh Prince, aiming to direct his wrath towards the Mo Manor.
Liu Mingyue, aware of the surveillance from the Mo Manor, Prince Manor, and Court of Judicial Review, reassured Xiao Jiufeng that she had taken precautions. To create confusion for their observers, she arranged a banquet for several wealthy merchants, allowing Xiao Jiufeng to depart unnoticed among them. Indeed, A Fu, loyal to the Seventh Prince, had dispatched agents to covertly monitor Liu Mingyue.
His attention was drawn to Xiao Jiufeng, whom he recognized as the mysterious figure who had raided Biluotian years ago and stolen half of the Biluotian map. Recognizing Xiao Jiufeng's formidable martial arts skills, A Fu wisely chose not to confront him directly to avoid alerting him. Instead, he ordered his men to discreetly follow Xiao Jiufeng and returned to report his findings to the Seventh Prince.
He informed the Prince that Liu Mingyue was undeniably connected to the man who held half the map, confirming that this was the very individual who had stolen it from Biluotian. The Prince commended A Fu's prudence, instructing him to continue monitoring Xiao Jiufeng without arousing suspicion until they could secure the other half of the map.
Meanwhile, Chen Yu, still at the Prince Manor, received an update from Yuan Chong regarding the search for Hua Buqi: a maid who had disappeared alongside Hua Buqi from Mo Manor was found to have used a fake identity. With his father still weak from grief, Chen Yu decided to remain by his side, entrusting the investigation of Hua Buqi's whereabouts to Yuan Chong and Han Ye.
In Suzhou, Hua Buqi, now recovering under the care of Zhu Fu's household and adopting the alias Miss Sun, slowly regained consciousness. Dongfang Shi left the inn after writing a prescription. She awoke feeling disoriented, briefly mistaking Xiao Xia for Xiuchun, a maid from the Mo Manor, and worried about the fate of her "Eldest Brother" Mo Ruofei and the Mo Manor.
Xiao Xia reassured her that Xiuchun was safe and back serving Mo Ruofei, and though the Mo Manor had faced some setbacks and was under scrutiny from the Seventh Prince, they were cautiously navigating the situation by relying on other powerful allies. Hua Buqi expressed a surprising lack of hatred for Madam Mo, despite her attempt to kill her, remembering the kindness shown to her by Mo Ruofei, Yun Lang, and Xiuchun. Xiao Xia then delivered Yun Lang's heartfelt message, confirming his enduring hope to meet her every third day of the third month at the Xiaochun Pavilion on Xinglong Mountain.
