Arc 1: Part 51
If the deposed emperor had any sense, he'd know that spending his latter years in the company of wine, songs, and dance would allow him to enjoy life;
However, if he harbored any ambition, he was destined for a dead-end!
"Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha, wine, bring me wine!"
The decadent deposed emperor clung to the dancing girl, staggeringly lifting his wine glass, his face sallow, his expression gloomy and void of energy.
The singing girl flirted with a smile, clinging to the deposed emperor like a beautiful snake: "Your Majesty. Look, who's better, me or the queen?"
"Who... who's better? Psh, her? How can she compare to you, you are my favorite... That vile woman, I'll make her pay one day!"
But right at this moment, slow footsteps were heard, silencing the music abruptly. The musicians fell to the ground in fear, trembling, greeting the incoming person.
The figure hadn't arrived, but her chilly voice had reached first.
"Your Highness, you are now the Prince of Shun'an. You should be mindful of your self-proclamation to avoid misinterpretation of reminiscing the old reign and offending his Majesty."
The woman approaching was dressed splendidly, solemn and dignified. The prestige of being a royal wife forced everyone in the hall to retreat in panic, daring not to look directly at her.
The one who arrived was once Empress Xiao, and now the Princess of Shuan'an, Xiao Bai Zhu!
"Cut! What's going on? What kind of acting is that?"
Director Zhang suddenly shouted angrily, stopping the scene.
Lan Shuer felt a sense of joy in her heart, looking at Xi Tong Su with schadenfreude. She thought, Director Zhang must be angry at Xi Tong Su for not acting well since she only spoke one line...
"Lan Shuer! What kind of expression is that? The person who arrived is the princess, your master, and your sister. Where's your fear? Where's your hatred? You're showing jealousy instead; what are you jealous of?"
Lan Shuer couldn't believe it as she looked up, only to find that the target of Director Zhang's anger was unmistakably her...
The first NG (no good) in "The Emperor" wasn't because of Xi Tong Su, but because of her?
Tong Su tried to smooth things over, smiling, "Director Zhang, don't be angry; she probably hasn't reacted yet. She'll be better in the next take."
Director Zhang glared at Lan Shuer and said, "Fine, for the sake of Xi Tong Su, I won't scold you. Lan Shuer, get your act together!"
Lan Shuer felt even more embarrassed.
Even though Tong Su had helped her out, her heart was still filled with anger and resentment. Ji Yu patted her hand and said, "Prepare well for the next take."
"Prepare for the next shot, starting with the princess's line. Let's do it again! Action!"
The princess's cold warning fell, but the dethroned emperor did not get up. He merely sneered and swayed his wine cup, his tone sarcastic and filled with unwillingness and hatred.
"Prince Shun'an? My dear princess, tell me, that person drove me out of the palace and named me Prince Shun'an, the previous dynasty's dethroned emperor. Such humiliation, should I still be respectful to him?"
The dancer seductively rose, half-leaning against the dethroned emperor's embrace, and provocatively looked at the princess, insinuating, "It seems the princess is not satisfied. After all, the current emperor is your brother, and you have your brother's support, which is different from us, the fallen."
Tong Su glanced at her indifferently, not even bothering to respond, and said coldly, "You spend all day immersed in wine and lust, and this is the kind of person you fool around with?"
"My dear queen, what right do you have to judge me!"
The dethroned emperor flew into a rage, overturning the wooden table with a single push. The dancer screamed and hid to the side.
"Xiao Lingchen, that treacherous minister, sent you, his sister, into the palace to force me to establish you as my queen, just to appease me and seize the landscape of my Da Kang dynasty! Now that he has ascended the throne, your mission is completed. What are you still doing here? Shouldn't you immediately roll back to your Xiao family?"
"Cut!"
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