Tong Yue was also talking to Jiang Lingxi about Zhou Lingyue at that moment.
"If it was really Zhou Lingyue who instructed that influencer to write defamatory essays about you and Mr. Shen, then after all her efforts, she failed to achieve her goal and instead put you at the top of the trending searches. I have a feeling she might have other tricks up her sleeve."
Jiang Lingxi nodded in agreement with this assumption, "But there’s no need to take it too seriously. I think these are all the tricks she has."
Tong Yue sighed, "I don’t have as strong a heart as you do."
"She did this just to snatch the role of Xiao Chan. You haven’t turned down ’Empress Xiao’ yet?"
"No, not yet," Tong Yue felt a bit headache talking about this, "These days ’Yuan Zhao Empress’ is airing two episodes a night on the national channel, and the ratings keep rising. Those at ’Empress Xiao’ are even more reluctant to let go. They’ve even sent the script over, right after you posted your marriage certificate photo. It looks like they don’t mind whether you’re married or not."
"Send me the script, let me take a look."
Tong Yue’s eyes brightened instantly, "You’ve changed your mind and decided to accept it?"
"I’ll decide after seeing the script first."
"I’ll send you the electronic version right now, take your time and read it carefully."
Jiang Lingxi watched her excited expression, hesitated a bit but didn’t say anything. She really just wanted to look at the script.
Taking the role was impossible. Once she made a decision, she had no intention of changing it.
Tong Yue sent over the script, "It’s getting late, so I’ll take Zhengzheng and Yaoyao and go back now. Don’t forget to call me after you finish reading the script."
"Then I won’t keep you. Be careful on the way back."
Seeing them off, Jiang Lingxi was about to return to her lounge chair to read the script while waiting for dinner, but as soon as she sat down, Xia Zhi appeared, wearing a dark red Tang suit with a cheerful expression, "Your Majesty, Mr. Shen invites you to dinner in the main courtyard next door."
Seeing his outfit and expression, Jiang Lingxi raised an eyebrow, didn’t ask why they suddenly changed the dining venue to the next courtyard, put down her phone, and stood up, "Let me go back to my room to change."
Jiang Lingxi never had a habit of organizing her wardrobe. Her wardrobe at the flat was arranged by Lu Zhengzheng, and here in Xiyuan, it’s Shen Yunqing’s responsibility.
Opening the wardrobe and looking inside, sure enough, the clothes arrangement was a bit different from when she changed in the morning.
She took down the outermost set, with a black base and vermilion trim, probably just hung there recently, changed into it, and stepped out of the courtyard gate, and her vision dimmed.
The red lanterns already hung in Xiyuan were originally intended to be lit on New Year’s Eve, glowing throughout the night.
But now, they were lit in advance, while all other lights were extinguished.
From where she stood, the red lanterns looked like a long red dragon, stretching all the way to the main courtyard gate next door.
Someone should be waiting for her there!
Perhaps to Tong Yue and the others, posting the marriage certificate was just a way to counter the defamatory essay online.
But to her and Shen Yunqing, the previously convoluted process of getting the certificate had greater significance.
Even if it was something they were whimsically driven to do, having gone through it, it indeed left some impressions on their hearts.
So when she saw Xia Zhi suddenly changed into more festive clothing, asking her to have dinner in the differently significant main courtyard next door, she immediately got the hint.
Walking along the red lantern dragon, she proceeded unobstructed.
Still several meters from the end of the lantern dragon, Jiang Lingxi saw Shen Yunqing standing under the large red lanterns at the main courtyard gate, dressed in red as well.
Jiang Lingxi walked up to Shen Yunqing, reached out her hand, and placed it in his offered palm.
The vermilion sleeve hem instantly mingled with the black sleeve cuff.
Upon seeing the brilliantly lit main courtyard, she couldn’t help but pause to admire for a moment, "I was wondering why you disappeared right after we got back from the Civil Affairs Bureau, turns out you were busy over here."
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"It looks nice." Jiang Lingxi nodded without hesitation.
Although time was tight, it was just the time she spent chatting with Tong Yue about the follow-ups and work after returning.
But she never had any doubts about her Prime Minister’s sense of aesthetics.
"However, you’re the best-looking!"
She initially thought Shen Yunqing looked stunning in a vermilion Prime Minister’s court robe, but tonight in the red robe with black edges, he was an even more breathtaking sight.
"When did you prepare this outfit?"
"Been around for a while, but I never had the occasion to wear it. When I was decorating over here, I thought it fit perfectly for today."
"And you didn’t let Xia Zhi remind me. What if I hadn’t thought of changing before coming over? Or was it intentional, to test if we were in sync?"
"Your Majesty, shall we eat first? The food will get cold!"
Jiang Lingxi gave a light huff and was led into the dining hall, holding hands.
Red plates, red bowls, red wine glasses — even the chopsticks were red.
"You’ve really prepared quite a spread."
It made her feel like today’s certification wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision, but a long-planned one!
The two sat across from each other, slowly dining on the table of food and wine, then went to the courtyard to appreciate the decorations they hadn’t had time to enjoy earlier.
Returning to the bedroom, pushing the door open to find the room had a completely new look, Jiang Lingxi wasn’t surprised at all.
After the two went in, Xia Zhi quietly closed the door and turned off the lights, retreating with his contributions unnoticed.
The room, scented with sweet warmth, Jiang Lingxi sat on the big red quilt embroidered with entwined lotus patterns. Taking just a few whiffs of the aroma lingering around, then looking at the person strolling in front of her, she immediately felt the tipsiness she thought had waned engulfing her anew.
"Yunqing, come over..."
The ’Empress Xiao’ script Tong Yue sent before leaving didn’t have a single word read.
Laughable, with the atmosphere set , how could she possibly think about a script from someone she originally didn’t like?
The alcohol might not be intoxicating, but there was someone that naturally did!
The phone on the bedside table blinked on and off, but no one paid attention to it anymore.
Wei Minmin spent the whole day shooting and finally managed to escape the devil director’s clutches by evening, then took her phone from the assistant. Upon opening the trending searches, she immediately saw the dominating topic.
"Sister Xi and Mr. Shen got their license, is it true? This is way too sudden!"
She clicked in, confirmed the truth of it, and learned the reason behind the license; she silently cursed the influencer who spewed nonsense, then quickly sent over a cash gift.
But even after sending the money, she didn’t receive confirmation of acceptance on the other end.
She sent a congratulatory voice message, but still no response.
"It’s not even nine o’clock yet, are they resting this early?"
Continuing to scroll through the trending searches, Wei Minmin quickly caught another big news.
"Sister Xi is pregnant? Is that true?"
I’ve only been sequestered in the filming set for a few days, and the world outside has changed so much?