Chapter 181: Infatuated people are more easily deceived.

Princess Xue Miao Yun had concealed about secretly taking contraceptive medicine for so many years from the prince.

But paper after all can’t wrap around fire¹.

Tang Han Qiu and Xu Zao Zao closely stared at the external monitor, with the camera showing Yu Ru Bing.

Her gaze fell on the porcelain bottle in the prince’s palm, her long slender eyelashes slightly quivered, her eyes no longer had the gentleness of the past, but there was no panic either, merely indifference, as if waiting for her own judgment.

To live or die.

The only constant was that calmness.

At this moment, she was still a dignified princess.

Her acting skills were improving every day— this is what Xu Zao Zao said to Tang Han Qiu.

Tang Han Qiu propped her chin and quietly watched the acting, witnessing every moment of Yu Ru Bing’s progress.

In the external monitor, the beautiful and magnanimous princess did not speak, while the handsome and gloomy prince was holding the contraceptive medicine and approaching her step by step, his voice was no longer filled with tenderness as before, it was now cold and frightening: “Tell this prince.”

He paused, his eyes reflected his lover trying to avoid his gaze, there was a bit of heartache in his eyes, then after a long while, he found his voice: “Why are you taking contraceptive medicine.”

The princess in front of him suddenly raised her eyes to look at him, and solemnly said: “…Because it’s delicious, does His Highness also want to take a couple?”

Shen Cheng: “???”

Goddamn delicious!

Why do I remember that this isn’t your line???

Xu Zao Zao called out cut, asking what was going on.

Shen Cheng laughed and said: “Did you forget the line?”

Yu Ru Bing apologetically smiled: “Teacher Shen’s acting is so good, that when I had come out from behind the screen, I was really scared, and just… forgot the line.”

Shen Cheng’s acting skill was perfect, and it really intimidated her to forget her line, she stood there desperately trying to think of the words but couldn’t remember them, only to fail in the end, and invited the prince to try the contraceptive medicine.

During filming it’s not uncommon for actors to forget their lines, moreover, Shen Cheng’s manner just a moment ago could really easy startle people, he was just like an evil spirit from hell suddenly appearing in front of you.

Xu Zao Zao certainly didn’t scold, she only let Li Tian Tian bring the script to Yu Ru Bing and let her prepare again, even though she had been exposed.

And since Tang Han Qiu was still here, she wouldn’t scold her, who would dare to scold her!

Tang Han Qiu was amused by Yu Ru Bing’s action of inviting the prince to eat the contraceptive medicine, her eyes lowered with a smile, while she silently had her head propped.

Very good, worthy to be her family’s iron bar salted fish, she was even adorable and ridiculous when forgetting her lines.

Shen Cheng was a very affable and amusing senior actor, he simply walked around behind the screen then stuck his face out from it over and over again, and began to act like the demon prince: “Give you a chance to get used to it.”

Yu Ru Bing quickly scanned the script, and after she had recalled the memory in her mind again, she looked at Shen Cheng who was acting like a demon, pointed at him and said to Tang Han Qiu happily: “President Tang quickly look, it’s a demon beast!”

Tang Han Qiu slightly nodded.

Looking at it, it seems like they ordinarily have a really harmonious atmosphere… this was good, she didn’t have to worry about her girlfriend being bullied here.

Shen Cheng and Wang Zhuo Wen also looked like they were not interested in Yu Ru Bing, and she didn’t need to worry that her female protagonist halo would attract bees and butterflies.

So from this point, the effect of the halo was indeed random, and it didn’t affect everyone.

Seeing Yu Ru Bing say that he was a demon beast, Shen Cheng also wasn’t polite, and immediately said towards the camera: “Don’t delete the scene where she just invited the prince to take the contraceptive medicine, be sure to keep it for the behind the scene tidbits to expose her silliness!”

Yu Ru Bing giggled and said: “Teacher Shen, sweet Mylikes², how about a couple of pieces?”

Shen Cheng forcibly refused out of righteousness: “No, that’s your boxed lunch³, I can’t snatch it from you.” Then he asked again, “Have you remembered the lines? If you have then let’s start.”

Yu Ru Bing said yes and nodded to give Xu Zao Zao an indication.

The actors took their place, and they started from the scene where the prince was approaching the princess and questioning her.

Tang Han Qiu could see from the external monitor Yu Ru Bing lower her head and took several deep breaths, as if she was adjusting her mood, then when she looked up again, the joking and laughing Yu Ru Bing instantly became the dignified and magnanimous Xue Miao Yun.

Xue Miao Yun avoided the prince’s scorching gaze until the prince’s cool fingertips pressed under her chin and gently raised her face, forcing her to look directly at him, she opened her mouth and cried: “Your Highness…”

The prince’s thumb gently rubbed her smooth chin: “Going to the temple to pray for a child on one hand, while hiding from this prince that you’re taking contraceptive medicine on the other.”

He said: “Miao Yun, from the incomparably loyal and upright Xue family, are you allowed to deceive your husband like this?”

Xue Miao Yun tightly pressed her lips and said nothing.

The prince leaned over and put a kiss between her eyebrows, his kiss was as gentle as usual, but his voice was serene and calm, and the affection of the past was nowhere to be found: “Let this prince guess what is in that temple.”

“Buddha.”

Xue Miao Yun’s complexion didn’t change.

“Your beloved.”

Xue Miao Yun’s complexion still remained unchanged.

The prince suddenly changed the subject: “Xue Zhong Ren.”

Xue Zhong Ren was Xue Miao Yun’s father.

Xue Miao Yun’s eyes instantly widened, as if she didn’t expect him to guess so accurately.

The prince smiled softly, took out a pill from his sleeve and pressed it against her lips, he pushed the pill into her mouth little by little, and watched her swallow it, then he hugged her into his arms, and lightly patted her back like usual, and said: “The Xue family has been loyal and upright for generations in serving the country and the people, but I never would have imagined that Xue Zhong Ren was such a rebel and a traitor.”

The secret guards could help him scout out information, so he naturally knew Xue Zhong Ren’s inclinations. It’s just that he never doubted Xue Miao Yun, and never let the secret guards keep a close watch over Xue Miao Yun.

Xue Miao Yun moved, and she was finally willing to speak: “Your Highness, looking back, this one does not want to see you and my father fighting for the throne…”

The prince suddenly hugged her tightly, and his voice fell on her ears with a bit of rage: “But you are willing to take contraceptive medicine, and use this as a pretext to meet the Xue family and pass on information!”

Frequently returning to her maternal home would attract the attention of the prince, so she simply used this trick, not hesitating to hurt herself, but also passed information about the prince’s mansion to her father!

“Miao Yun,” he said, “This prince really loved you, from the first time I saw you, this prince wanted to marry you, wanted to be good to you, and wanted you to be my Empress.”

“Miao Yun, do you love this prince?”

Xue Miao Yun’s body suddenly trembled and did not answer his question. In the next moment, red blood slowly seeped out from the corners of her lips, staining the silver-white clothes of the prince, like a bewitching flower in full bloom.

The pill’s poison had already begun to take effect, Xue Miao Yun’s strength and vitality flowed out from her body bit by bit, with trembling fingers, she used all her strength to grab the prince’s white jade belt and said, “You don’t love me…”

“You only love that supreme power…”

His love for her becomes worthless before the throne.

Then what could his love be regarded as?

Xue Miao Yun spat out more and more liquid, already dyeing the prince’s clothes in a shocking bright red.

The prince hugged her tighter, his voice was light as a feather: “You shouldn’t let this prince choose between you and the throne.”

“Miao Yun, you shouldn’t have done this.”

Xue Miao Yun’s eyes looked more and more empty and confused, she looked at the void, her lips slowly opening as she said her last words: “Don’t be… a fool.”

Infatuated people are more easily deceived.

After Xue Miao Yun said these words, she closed her eyes forever and fell into eternal sleep in his arms.

The prince held her motionlessly, and after a while, a drop of crystal-clear tears fell silently to the ground.

The atmosphere instantly became heavy.

Tang Han Qiu looked at Yu Ru Bing lying in Shen Cheng’s arms and closed her eyes, her heart felt uncomfortable, she wasn’t jealous, but didn’t want to see Yu Ru Bing like this.

Not even if it’s just acting.

Probably because they had genuinely experienced being in a life and death situation, so she was very sensitive to such things…

“Cut!” This crisp sound brought everyone’s thoughts back.

Xu Zao Zao was very satisfied with the final result, and as soon as she yelled cut, Xue Miao Yun in Shen Cheng’s arms immediately opened her eyes, and it was the vigorous and lively Yu Ru Bing again, with her mouth full of “blood” she thanked everyone for working hard, this picture for a time looked very weird.

In continuance Shen Cheng avoided it: “Aiya, okay, okay, it’s hard to look at, quickly go rinse your mouth!”

As soon as she “came back to life”, Tang Han Qiu’s heart also sighed with relief, and she comforted herself: It’s just acting.

This was the last scene of the day, and they called it a day after they finished filming, Tang Han Qiu and Lin Lin also prepared to catch the evening flight back to Lan City.

After Yu Ru Bing cleaned up the blood stains, she went to the dressing room to remove her makeup and changed clothes, she was in a hurry so that she could send Tang Han Qiu to the car.

……

At the hotel entrance.

Before Tang Han Qiu got into the car, Yu Ru Bing asked her whether or not she had acted well.

Tang Han Qiu said: “Good.” And added with a smile, “You will definitely get the top mark.”

Under the guidance of the seniors in the production crew, Yu Ru Bing made progress with every scene, which Tang Han Qiu saw with her eyes.

And in these scenes, her impact was very strong, especially the one where Xue Miao Yun died.

Tang Han Qiu held her hand: “But when I saw you ‘die’…”

 Yu Ru Bing held her hand back and said softly but firmly: “It’s fake.”

“I’m still alive, I’m here, don’t be afraid.”

She could understand Tang Han Qiu’s feelings, after all, the two of them had witnessed each other’s death with their own eyes, and they would always feel a little sensitive about it, this was human nature.

Tang Han Qiu shook her hand vigorously, then leaned against her ear and whispered: “I still don’t like to see other people kissing you, anywhere.” She frowned and asked, “Am I being petty and childish?”

This was necessary for the film, and he didn’t kiss Yu Ru Bing on the mouth, but she still didn’t like it, and she childishly kept this in mind…

Originally, she thought that as long as it wasn’t a kissing scene, she would be able to open-mindedly accept it, but now it seems that this was not the case at all.

She felt that she had become petty and childish.

Yu Ru Bing smiled, and whispered in her ear: “No at all.”

“This kind of Qiu Qiu is super adorable, I love it!”

Tang Han Qiu looked at her, trying to imprint her appearance in her mind, then reluctantly let go of her hand, and said, “Shoot the film well, pay attention to safety, and remember to call me if there’s anything the matter.”

Yu Ru Bing nodded with physical effort, and watched the car slowly drive out of sight.

“Ru Bing.” He Xian Yu’s voice suddenly came from behind her.

Yu Ru Bing turned around and saw He Xian Yu standing not far away, squinting her eyes and looking at herself, her lips opening: “Between the two of you…”

“There’s something going on.”

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TRANSLATOR’S NOTES:

1. 纸包不住火: the truth will come out ↩
2. 麦丽素: Mylikes, similar product to Maltesers. ↩

3. 便当: bento or lunch box; this is a new word in film and television, referring to a boxed lunch that can be received when the movie is finished. The extended meaning means that someone in the movie is about to die or quit, it can also represent being laid-off. ↩

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