Female Partner Became Popular in a Love Show - Chapter 98

[Wow, just wow.]

[Xue Wu might be feeling a bit betrayed right now.]

[Whoever predicted Empress Wan and the Fourth Prince had an affair, come forward. How many melodramas have you watched with the director?]

[This is ridiculous. How can Ruan Qiu be this sharp? Didn’t she read the original script?]

[This is truly… unexpected yet fitting within the context.]

[I declare this the most exciting variety show I’ve watched this year. Today’s plot could easily make an 80-episode palace drama.]

Ruan Qiu was momentarily stunned by this unexpected revelation. She took a few seconds to recover, then said to Empress Wan with a complex expression, “The Fourth Prince’s rebellion failed. He is dead. My condolences.”

The empress quickly pulled out a handkerchief, adding drama to her performance, and sobbed, “Oh, my poor child, your mother loves you so much, but you have to die with me. If I miraculously survive, you’ll be born fatherless. Oh, how pitiful!”

“Let’s do this,” Ruan Qiu suggested to the Empress, “Since I’m leaving the palace anyway, I’ll take you with me.”

“You carry the child of the Fourth Prince, and you definitely won’t survive here, but the child is innocent,” Ruan Qiu said, holding the Empress’s hand to comfort her. “Come with me, and I’ll take you home. If your family doesn’t treat you well, I’ll find a good family, give them some money, and have them take care of you until the baby is born, okay?”

The Empress’s forced tears stopped.

Feeling Ruan Qiu’s warm and strong hand, she found an unwavering support and genuinely cried out, “Oh, thank you, Ruan Qiu! You’re so kind. I declare that from now on, I am your fan!”

[Ruan Qiu is so gentle. Like the Empress, I’m now a fan too.]

[This romance show is really addictive. I kind of want to ship the gentle new Emperor with the crying pregnant former Empress. Somebody wake me up!]

[No, you can’t ship everyone! It’s not healthy!]

[Ruan Qiu’s unusual CPs keep increasing, hahaha.]

[So if Ruan Qiu and the Empress run away together, does that mean Xue Wu gets double-cucked?]

[Hahaha, have some mercy, please!]

Backstage, the assistant director wiped away tears and asked the director, “Should we still have the extras capture Ruan Qiu?”

The director sighed deeply, “No, let them leave the palace.”

He had a premonition that if he actually had Ruan Qiu and the Empress captured that night, he’d be roasted on Weibo and every subsequent show would drag this incident back into the spotlight.

So the extras on their way to the cold palace halted, and Ruan Qiu led the Empress out through the back door, stepping onto the stone path and leaving the palace unimpeded.

The director sighed deeply and instructed the post-production team to display the message that the episode had ended on the screen, then informed the other guests that the episode had concluded and they could leave the next morning.

It was eleven at night, and night owls were eagerly discussing the plot and shipping the new CP, while mocking those who had gone to bed early for missing out on the excitement. Of course, they also took the time to poke fun at the director, a tradition of the show.

[I just reviewed all the events and suddenly realized that all this happened in just one day! It’s crazy!]

[This episode ended even faster, haha. Bet the director didn’t see that coming!]

[The director must be crying right now. Sister Ruan tore up his script again and even took the extra with her, haha. Sorry, I can’t stop laughing.]

Backstage, the director was thinking: …Can we even continue filming this show?

Having received the notification from the production team, the other guests hadn’t gone to sleep. That night’s events were too thrilling for them to fall asleep quickly. Upon learning that Ruan Qiu had escaped the palace, Qi Yingying, who had completely turned into a fangirl, clapped enthusiastically. Bai Jinyao and Ye Xingyu had complex expressions, while Jiang Yan looked regretful. Xue Wu, however, simply smiled faintly, thinking that it was her style.

As Ruan Qiu was about to leave, she had a nagging feeling that she had forgotten something.

She thought for a moment and then, upon seeing the director’s resentful face, she finally remembered what she had forgotten.

“Where did Ping’er go?” Ruan Qiu turned to the director, asking her question with a curious look, eager to know the answer.

The director, seeing Ruan Qiu’s puzzled expression, felt a sense of satisfaction as if he had finally regained some control. He generously explained, “After following the Fourth Prince into the main hall, she quietly hid among the crowd. When the situation turned against the Fourth Prince, she took advantage of the chaos to escape, and in the end, she was taken to the dungeon along with the others by the guards.”

Since the cameras mostly followed the main participants, they didn’t capture Zhou Ping’s movements. The subsequent dramatic events kept the audience focused on Ruan Qiu, and almost no one remembered Zhou Ping.

The director himself almost forgot about Zhou Ping’s disappearance in the storyline until Ruan Qiu’s question reminded him.

Ruan Qiu nodded, indicating she understood.

The director thought to himself that if Ruan Qiu hadn’t escaped early, he would have brought Zhou Ping out of the dungeon, had her turn evil, and continue being a villain to torment all the guests.

Ruan Qiu continued, “So whose side was Ping’er on? Who did she support?”

“She wasn’t on anyone’s side,” the director replied. “She only supported herself. She would follow whoever became the Emperor, a typical fence-sitter.”

Hearing this, Ruan Qiu nodded again. With everything clear, she felt more at ease about her exit. The director, still frustrated by the night’s turn of events, watched as Ruan Qiu walked away, ready to tackle whatever chaos the next episode might bring.

The chief director saw Ruan Qiu opening her mouth, likely to ask more about the plot. Fearing she might uncover more plot holes, he quickly urged her to leave, “Alright, it’s getting late. Let’s record the video for selecting your favorite participant.”

Ruan Qiu nodded obediently, walked over to the cameraman, and recorded her segment. After finishing, she got into the vehicle arranged by the production team and left.