newbobooks Chapter 224 Your Majesty, are you alright?
Chapter 224 Your Majesty, are you alright?
He Shengming looked up and froze for a moment when he saw Jiang Bai.
He had seen many beautiful women, but this girl in front of him was too strange.
She stood in the sunlight, yet she was enveloped in an aura of noble stillness that could only be found in ancient books.
But when she looked at herself...
Suddenly, a fire capable of melting even iron armor ignited in those eyes that were as dry as a well.
He Shengming is very familiar with this kind of look; many fans have given him this look before.
This is love.
Does Teacher Jiang Baizhi like me?
"Hello, Teacher Jiang..."
When He Shengming thought of Jiang Bai's affection, this veteran actor, who had been acting for many years, actually stammered a little and subconsciously reached out to shake hands.
Jiang Bai looked at the thick, calloused hand.
Inside, two little people are fighting fiercely.
Zhang Yan (the villain): Oh my god! The general's hand is injured! It must hurt so much! Quick, hold it! I want to bandage it with my handkerchief, I want to use the best wound medicine from my private stash, I want...
Jiang Bai, the burly man: Bandage my ass! Those rough hands, they can't take a beating. One punch from me and he'll be crying for ages! Get out of my way! Don't touch me!
Just as Jiang Bai was so conflicted that he was about to ascend to immortality on the spot.
His body, following muscle memory, automatically reacted for him.
He lowered his head slightly, clasped his hands together, and instead of reaching out to shake hands, performed a perfectly executed Han court salute, his voice as clear and cold as a wisp of smoke:
"Greetings, General."
That aloofness, yet the boundless humility and tenderness revealed in the instant of bowing one's head, sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.
Yu Zheng suddenly slapped his thigh:
"Amazing! This is the ultimate restraint... where emotions run free but are kept within the bounds of propriety!"
"Shengming, see that? That's how Zhang Yan feels about you! Take a picture! Take a picture right now!"
......
The afternoon shoot began in a side hall corridor.
The fiery red palace walls appeared even more solemn under the afterglow of the setting sun, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.
This scene is the emotional breaking point for Zhang Yan throughout the entire series.
She had already secretly fallen for the taciturn yet upright General Zhou during their several encounters.
"All departments, prepare!"
Yu was sitting behind the monitor, holding a walkie-talkie in his hand.
He glanced at Jiang Bai, who was adjusting her skirt not far away, and then at He Shengming, who was standing at the end of the corridor in black armor.
"Scene 79 of 'Beauty's Rival in Palace,' Action!"
At Yu Zheng's command, Jiang Bai instantly dropped his nonchalant expression, his eyes becoming melancholic and affectionate in a second.
[God-level acting skills (Zhang Yan's special version) - Loading at full power!]
According to the script, Zhou Yafu laid thin tripwires at the corners of the corridor to guard against assassins.
Zhang Yan ran too fast, and the moment her toe caught the red rope, she lost her balance and was rescued by Zhou Yafu.
At this moment, Jiang Bai was wearing a light pink gauze Hanfu, and the pair of pearl hairpins on her hair were tapping rapidly by her ears as she ran.
She was running along the vermilion corridor toward the tall, imposing figure at the end of the corridor.
That was Zhou Yafu.
"General!"
Jiang Bai called out softly, his voice clear and cold with a barely perceptible tremor.
[Zhang Yan (the villain): General... you're here. To see you, I... no, Yan'er doesn't care about anything anymore, even if it means becoming a man...]
[Jiang Bai: Help! This long dress is so cumbersome to run in! I really want to tear this damn skirt off and just sprint through it!]
[Jiang Bai: Also, Tongzi, isn't that rope on the steps a trap? Falling down? At that height? I can jump four meters in the long jump, I could do a somersault and land safely on those three meters with my eyes closed!]
[Ding! Host, you are to play the role of a delicate empress who falls down, not an assassin tasked with killing the general.]
[Please make sure you step into the trap, displaying that vulnerable, helpless, and broken feeling. Good luck, host.]
Jiang Bai gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, steeled his resolve, and stomped heavily on the thin tripwire.
"ah--!"
A startled cry rang out.
Jiang Bai's body was propelled forward by inertia.
Just as he was about to fall, a black afterimage rushed towards him.
He Shengming, who plays Zhou Yafu, fully unleashed the explosive power of a military general at this moment.
He slid forward, stretched out his strong arms, and steadily supported Jiang Bai as he fell.
then.
Zhou Yafu's hand naturally wrapped around Jiang Bai's waist.
The two looked into each other's eyes, no more than five centimeters apart.
Close at hand.
Jiang Bai was forced to look up, and in his bright eyes was reflected General Zhou's face, which was filled with both fortitude and astonishment.
He Shengming felt the amazing softness in his palm, and a faint herbal fragrance lingered around his nose, the same fragrance that emanated from Jiang Bai.
Then look into Jiang Bai's eyes.
His prepared cold demeanor of "Your Majesty, please have some self-respect" shattered completely when he met Jiang Bai's tender yet sorrowful gaze.
His heart skipped a beat.
At that moment, the air seemed to be stretched into silk, sticky and swirling between their breaths.
[Zhang Yan: He hugged me... His hands were so hot, his armor was so cold, but his embrace was warmer than spring. General, is this your answer to Yan'er?]
[Jiang Bai: Holy crap! That's tight! Bro, you're using too much force, I almost threw you over the shoulder! Also, what's with this ambiguous atmosphere? Don't look at me like that, I have an Adam's apple, I'm a real man!]
Just when the two were at an impasse and the level of ambiguity was about to explode.
"Click!"
A crisp click of the mechanism rang out.
The two of them happened to trigger a mechanism in the storyline because of their position.
The large water bucket that was originally prepared on the roof beam for the assassin collapsed completely without warning due to Zhang Yan's mistake.
Crash—!!!
A bucket of ice-cold water was poured over their heads and faces.
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, are you alright?"
He Shengming looked down and stammered as he recited his lines.
Jiang Bai was already beautiful enough.
The falling water seemed to apply a layer of mist filter to Jiang Bai, instantly adding a touch of pitiful charm to her already beautiful appearance.
All I saw was...
Jiang Bai's originally exquisite makeup was ruined by the water.
A few strands of wet hair clung to his cheeks.
Water droplets slid down his skin, flowed over his straight nose, and finally gathered on his moist lips, which were trembling slightly from the cold.
Below, a slender neck and a barely visible collarbone, reflected in the water, exude a breathtaking beauty.
With a charm value of 13 points, the allure of being wet at this moment creates an almost magical magnetic field!
What a nice view!
He Shengming felt a sudden dryness in his throat.
He could hold Jiang Bai's slender waist in his hand, and even through several layers of wet silk, he could still feel an amazing elasticity and warmth.
Especially that subtle fragrance unique to young girls.
It was currently mixed with water vapor, drifting slowly in the air.
He looked at Jiang Bai, at that face that had become even more exquisite and beautiful, even with a hint of brokenness, thanks to the well water.
At that moment, He Shengming's heart began to beat faster.
It wasn't Zhou Yafu who was attracted to Zhang Yan, but rather the girl in front of him who suddenly captured his heart!