Chapter 21: Killing

Su Zhongxian dropped his hands, waiting for death, but a familiar voice came from behind him.

He turned his head suddenly and saw Ouyang Ye walking in from the palace gate in armor, with the royal guards around him approaching with swords drawn.

"Brother Emperor wants to see me, so I am here now, right?"

With every step Ouyang Ye took, blood dripped onto the ground.

"I, your humble servant, do not accept this. I dare to ask you, my royal brother, what is the world? What is life? What is death?"

He pressed on step by step, and every sentence he spoke was full of questions.

Ouyang Xiu was not to be outdone, and he exuded a violent aura, "You question me? This is my world! I say who lives and who dies!"

"Although you and I are born of the same mother, my mother has never shown any love for me! You have been raised by my mother since you were a child, and you have stolen her love. Now you want to snatch the only throne left for me..."

“What a big ambition.”

Ouyang Ye's eyes were firm as he stood on one side while the emperor was on the other side. Su Zhongxian shook his head at him frantically, asking him not to anger the emperor.

Ouyang Ye couldn't bear to look at the person on the ground, he could only glare at the emperor.

"I understand what the world is, the people, livelihood, protecting the country, and leading the army. My brother is cruel and evil, and it is intolerable to heaven!"

"Ouyang Xiu, you are unworthy of your position!"

There was sighing all around and the palace was silent, leaving only the silent confrontation between the two people.

"How dare you! I will kill you as a warning to others!" The emperor's face was ferocious, and he raised his sword and rushed towards Ouyang Ye.

Ouyang Ye did not resist. He knew that he could no longer escape from the palace, but he wanted to make known to the world the atrocities committed by Ouyang Xiu over the years.

The sound of the sword piercing through flesh echoed in the palace, and the person in front of Ouyang Ye gradually fell down.

His eyes were bloodshot as he supported Su Zhongxian's fallen body.

She held him in her arms, trembling. Heavy snow began to fall from the sky, and soon the corpse and the blood-stained tiles were covered with a layer of snow.

Blood spurted out from under Su Zhongxian's body, and the blazing red flowers were dazzling.

At the moment when Ouyang Xiu was about to kill him, there was a louder noise outside the door.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! King Chuxiang has rebelled! The Yulin Army, come to the rescue!"

The young eunuch stumbled into the Yangxin Palace, shouting, "Prince Chu Xiang is leading a full 30,000-man army to charge directly at the Yangxin Palace. Your Majesty, hurry up!"

Ouyang Xiu's hands were shaking. He stood still, his black dragon robe fluttering in the wind.

"My dynasty is about to fall."

"In the end, I'm going to die."

Ouyang Xiu closed his eyes. He glanced at the dazed Ouyang Ye, then looked at the sword in his hand.

"No matter how much I plan, I still can't sit firmly on the throne. Ouyang Ye, you and I are too ashamed to face our mother."

Ouyang Xiu committed suicide.

Su Zhongxian was already powerless to save the situation. He could not raise his hand to stroke Ouyang Ye's brow, nor could he wipe away his tears.

"My Lord... I have no regrets in my life..."

The blood flowers under the blue clothes bloomed wantonly, the person in the arms lost all vitality, and the passionate love was buried in this cold winter sky.

Ouyang Ye gently held the lifeless person in his arms, his eyes were empty but his heart was broken, and the atmosphere of pain and sorrow filled the entire palace.

Ouyang Ye gently put him on the ground and stabbed the dagger into his chest before King Chu Xiang arrived.

The beating heart also stopped.

Afterwards, King Xiang of Chu ascended the throne and changed the rule of the previous tyrant, and the people lived and worked in peace.

He also recovered the frontiers and carried out extensive reforms, allowing both men and women to serve as officials.

Finally, a major palace intrigue drama ended today.

Fang Xin sat on the ground and cried. He reached out and hugged Lu Ziyan, who was equally sad.

This scene took a whole day to shoot, and the plot was coherent, and they incorporated all the emotions in the plot into the film.

He knew that he and Ouyang Ye would not have a good ending, but he couldn't help but shed tears for Su Zhongxian and Ouyang Ye.

Tears soaked the other's clothes, "My Lord, you must be happy and content in this life."

Fang Xin choked up and said what he had always wanted to say. He now had a huge filter for Lu Ziyan.

Lu Ziyan patted his back to comfort him, "I also hope that you will be successful in this life."

In fact, they didn't have much dialogue in the end, but their entangled eyes had already told it countless times.

It's just that it's said outside the play now.

Director Lin shouted "thank you for your hard work" and gave a hug to every actor who had difficulty in acting.

When it was Fang Xin's turn, he clapped his hands twice and said, "Xiao Fang, it's just around the corner."

He looked at Fang Xin with relief, and then walked past him to comfort others.

The final banquet was scheduled for eight o'clock in the evening. Fang Xin returned to her rental house, took a shower, and wiped away the swelling from her eyes before heading to the hotel.

There is one table for the main actors and one table for the minor supporting actors.

Fang Xin was about to walk towards the table of minor supporting actors when someone pulled him back.

Also sitting at the same table was Xu Shi'an, who was invited as an investor. He did not need to stand up to greet people, but just sat quietly in his seat.

But no one dared to ignore him. Everyone was extremely respectful to him, and he would occasionally raise his glass to show his respect.

During the whole process, Fang Xin did not make any eye contact with Xu Shian and just focused on eating.

He sat with Lu Ziyan, and when Lu Ziyan saw him staring at a dish for a long time but couldn't reach it, he would help him pick it up.

Xu Shi'an's eyes were deep in the distance, and the people around him were so scared that they dared not say anything.

Fang Xin didn't want to leave the table early after the meal, as he couldn't hold his alcohol well and was afraid that someone would target him and try to drink with him.

Director Lin stood up, raised his glass and said to everyone, "Everyone! It is thanks to you that "Thousands of Years" was able to end so smoothly! Whether it is the actors or the staff, I am deeply grateful!"

Fang Xin quickly followed the people next to him and picked up the wine glass and stood up. His glass was white wine, so he couldn't drink much, but everyone drank it all.

Seeing that I was full, I felt embarrassed, so I just drank it in one gulp.

The spiciness made his eyes turn red and tears started to flow immediately.

Seeing this, Lu Ziyan handed his drink to Fang Xin, who took it with gratitude and drank it up.

Some people felt the situation was even more serious because when they said goodbye, others noticed that Mr. Xu's face was getting more and more gloomy.

"Mr. Xu looks unhappy. What happened?"

"Normally, this kind of social event doesn't require President Xu to be present in person, especially since it's already over."

"Eat yours, don't be so nosy."

"It can't be because of Fang Xin, right? Didn't someone say before that Mr. Xu's mother liked Fang Xin?"

"That's because Mr. Xu's mother likes it, not because Mr. Xu himself likes it."

"Could it be because Mr. Xu's mother asked Mr. Xu to come in person to support Fang Xin..."

Everyone gave each other a knowing look, and then shut up tacitly.