The Dazzling Princess in Modern Times

Chapter 23: Destruction of a Nation

“Mother!”

When he heard that his mother had called, Xiao Bao's bright eyes widened and shone like the sun on a summer day. He crawled out of the blanket and reached out to receive the phone.

“Back to the blanket, don't catch a cold.”

With that, Jun Shiling slipped Xiao Bao under the blanket, leaving only his hairy head and one small hand outside. After seeing the soft and cuddly dumplings, Xia Wanyuan smiled.

Soon after, Xiao Bao happily shared with Xia Wanyuan the new news in kindergarten today, completely forgetting her father's whereabouts. After being forgotten so quickly, Jun Shiling glanced at his son and went to bathe in the bathroom.

Half an hour later, when Jun Shiling came out of the bathroom, the room was already quiet.

Jun Shiling changed the lights in the room to sleep mode. He took the phone from Xiao Bao's hand and put his hand under the blanket.

When he opened his phone, he noticed that the video call was over. Seeing the bright smiling face beside the sunflower in the profile photo, Jun Shiling strangely felt empty.

Unknowingly, he clicked on her profile picture and clicked on her profile feed. He had deleted all of his posts from a month ago, as if he wanted to end everything with the past.

There were only two posts on his WeChat feed that were empty. One of them is a photo of sausage, egg waffle, and milk tea. Title in post is ‘New Experience’.

The latest post is actually a photo of a sunlit alley, taken the last time they visited Grandpa.

When he saw the alley photo, Jun Shiling suddenly thought of the calligraphy piece. Waking up, he took out the box and looked at the calligraphy piece before putting it on the bedside table.

The next day, when they were about to leave, Jun Shiling instructed Uncle Wang to give him a frame.

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The cast and crew usually like to surf the internet in their spare time, so they all look at the most popular online searches.

Many people who did not have a conflict of interest with Xia Wanyuan felt it was very unfair to him when they saw the criticism online. His appearance yesterday was not bad. To say that his gaze was blunt was a false accusation.

But Xia Wanyuan herself felt nothing. There were so many opinions online, as long as he didn't mind, what harm could it cause?

Xia Wanyuan currently had the worst business resources. After all, since he had already reached the lowest point, it could not fall any further.

The first scene filmed was Xia Wanyuan. The country where the Heavenly Spirit Princess lived was being destroyed, and she was forced to leave the Imperial Palace and infiltrate the commoners and wait for an opportunity to avenge her parents.

The innocent and kind-hearted little princess Xia Wanyuan described yesterday was indeed not bad, but because Xia Wanyuan herself was already used to living like a princess, she said, it was not difficult to show innocence and naivety in his eyes.

However, the dynasty where the Heavenly Spirit Princess lived had collapsed in one night, and both of her parents were killed in battle while protecting their country. It was no surprise that Director Yang was a little worried about his acting ability for such a large emotional scene, but he had no choice but to put 'square pegs into a round hole.'

#"Square stakes in a round hole" is an idiomatic phrase describing unusual individualists who cannot fit into the niche of their society, in which case Xia Wanyuan is considered unsuitable/unable to enter the entertainment world because of his inability to act.

At this moment, Xia Wanyuan had also changed into clothes. Wearing a bright red satin palace gown, the legs of the gown were adorned with tiny glass pearls as it fell to the ground. The red dress was embroidered with a large golden red peony, with a fine silver thread forming a beautiful outline, making it appear noble and noble. This scene was a farewell scene in the palace hall, so the Heavenly Spirit Princess had to wear a traditional princess dress.

As Xia Wanyuan wore princess clothes that were very similar to the ones she wore in her previous life, her heart was filled with emotion.

Once again, everyone present on the production team was impressed by Xia Wanyuan's performance.

“Xiao Liu, this dress is not bad. Your ability to choose clothes has improved recently. ” Director Yang nods at stylist as approval.

Stylist laughed on the surface, but in reality, he cursed in his heart. ‘In the previous drama, you called me flashy when I was wearing this outfit!’

“Alright, everyone. Be prepared. Action!”

Director Yang gave the order and the various departments instantly acted.

Inside the dark palace, the Heavenly Spirit Princess was sitting on a chair while her servant helped arrange it for the day. At this moment, the little princess was still a treasure that both her father and mother loved. His eyes were filled with innocence. It was unknown what he was thinking, but his cheeks became pink as embarrassment flashed in his eyes.

The words of the servant girl broke the peace in the palace and the golden hairpin fell to the ground.

“Get! Zoom in!” Director Yang ordered excitedly.

Camera enlarged. The naive little princess was stunned for a moment. It was as if he was trying to hold the servant girl's words in his mind. In an instant, confusion, worry, and shock filled the eyes of the Heavenly Spirit Princess. Ignoring the obstruction of the servant girl, the Heavenly Spirit Princess dashed out and ran towards the main hall.

Chaos filled the palace as people scrambled wherever he looked.

Looking at the servants scattered about, Xia Wanyuan recalled the day that her country was destroyed. That day, the palace had been burned which soared into the sky. He was panicked and confused when he saw people running away.

Those who raised flowers for her, those who played with her, those who served her food, those who played with her, all ignored her and got lost in the mad panic of needing to escape.

She's confused.

Tears were flowing down his face. It felt like he was unconsciously running forward, he could see everything but at the same time, he could do nothing.

He's powerless.

When she finally reached the stairs in front of the main hall, the little princess raised her head. On the high stairs, he saw the leader of the rebellion stab his father in the chest with a sword.

Watching as his heart pierced.

Watching his convulsing body collapse to the ground.

The little princess' eyes widened as she took a big step forward. However, Lin Xiao, who was behind him, stopped him and closed his mouth. Only his eyes saw the bloody scene before him. He looked at his parents, and they kept shaking their heads, gesturing for him not to come out.

Xia Wanyuan thought of the time when the Xia Dynasty was destroyed. He had been standing in the distance, looking at the palace filled with bones. The towering gate where he flew his kite, the garden where he caught the dragonfly, and the pond where he fished, everywhere was filled with the corpses of people he knew.

At that moment, she covered her sisters eyes. His eyes were filled with tears as he watched the tragedy unfold before his eyes in silence.

An almost real pain enveloped the Heavenly Spirit Princess. In her tearful eyes, the pain of losing her parents, the sadness and anger of losing her country, all turned into flames of hatred burning with searing radiance.

Everyone outside the camera was infected by Xia Wanyuan's emotions. It was as if they were actually taken to the place of the fallen country. The overwhelming pain and hatred suppressed everyone like a mountain.

Qin Wu, who was the closest to Xia Wanyuan, felt the intensity of his emotions the most. The woman in his arms who was quietly crying, whose eyes were filled with pain, helplessness, and hatred, caused his heart to hurt as well.

Somehow, she had drifted into Xia Wanyuan's acting world.

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