Chapter 141: Chapter 141: Dying with Eyes Open
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The entire film set was so quiet, one could hear a needle drop.
The first to snap out of it were Mu Lingyun and the director.
Turning his head towards Mu Lingyun, the director said somewhat proudly, “My choice in casting, not bad, right? A worthy counterpart to the Empress’s pale moonlight, wouldn’t you say?”
Mu Lingyun nodded, “He is the Empress’s pale moonlight, but it’s just that, I’m reluctant to let go.”
“Huh?” The director was puzzled.
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“Once this drama airs, won’t he become the pale moonlight of everyone in the country, young and old? It feels a bit hard to part with, like a loss.” Originally, he was only her pale moonlight.
“Hey, don’t think like that. You should consider that in the future, he might be the nation’s pale moonlight, but only you have held hands with him, slept with him, walked the streets with him, kissed him, learned things from him. And even though the sleeping part was indeed just sleeping, and the kissing happened after his character’s death, it was real, wasn’t it? Speaking of which, do you want a few more kissing scenes added, so you could ‘take advantage’ of him?” The director whispered close to Mu Lingyun.
Mu Lingyun looked at the director in astonishment: “I didn’t expect you to be this kind of director?! Suddenly adding kissing scenes, aren’t you afraid it’ll seem abrupt?”
“Afraid of what? If it doesn’t work in post-production, we can just cut it out, right?”
Mu Lingyun: …
Goodness, even the Crown Prince dares to use such tricks? The director is cool.
“What’s with that look? Do you want it or not? Are you telling me you’re not moved at all?”
Mu Lingyun touched her nose and shrugged, “Moved, but I’d rather stay alive.”
If Ji Luochen ever found out about her schemes behind his back, she was probably doomed.
“Coward!” Disdain and frustration were evident in the director’s tone towards Mu Lingyun who didn’t even have the nerve, “Get lost, hurry up and get into position, we’re starting.”
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Mu Lingyun had thought that for Ji Luochen’s first time acting, he would be very raw and feared they wouldn’t perform well together, which would disappoint the director.
To her surprise, they quickly got into character, and the director was very satisfied.
As the acting continued, she slowly began to realize that what they were portraying seemed like events that had happened in a previous life?
The frail prince may not have had to struggle to support a crumbling dynasty like the Crown Prince, but he too wanted to live, to be the pillar for his younger sister and their mother.
No matter how he struggled, he ultimately couldn’t prevent death’s approach.
Before his death, the frail prince sent the female lead away, hoping she would stay away from the strife.
Although the female lead had left, she eventually rushed back to the frail prince’s side to see him one last time.
When the director yelled “action,” Mu Lingyun, playing the female lead, staggered through the door and rushed to Ji Luochen, who was lying on the bed.
“Your Highness…”
The young man on the bed, pale as white jade, opened his eyes and saw the girl, bringing a flicker of brightness to his ashen eyes.
The girl took the young man’s distinctively jointed hand.
“Why did Your Highness send me away? I don’t want to leave; I just want to be by Your Highness’s side,” the girl said, choking up.
The young man caressed her face with his hand, his mouth carrying a faint smile, “When have I ever wanted you to leave? An’an, have I ever told you that you delight my heart?”
The girl was stunned.
She then heard the young man continue, “Do you know how painful it was for me to send you away? Yet, I’m dying… I truly don’t want to go, don’t want to leave, can’t bear to… I’m afraid that with you by my side, I will feel even less willing to go… But I simply can’t hold on anymore…”
“Yet just a moment ago, I wanted to see you… I thought, if I couldn’t see you one last time before death… If I couldn’t… I would be resentful… Die with regrets… Become a vengeful ghost… Unable to find peace…”
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