"Your Highness, Song Qingqing believes that you should keep your distance from men you are not engaged to, even if they are your childhood sweethearts. What do you think?"

Gong Mingyue was taken aback. She looked at Song Qingqing, then at Lu Wei, as if she understood something. She lowered her eyes and tapped Lu Wei's hand that was holding hers.

"Miss Song, you must have misunderstood. The general is the one holding me captive right now."

As she spoke, she looked at Lu Wei with a smile in her eyes. "I'm talking to you, General."

It's now clear that the young general isn't letting her leave.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Wei's ears visibly turned quite red. "Mingyue, don't tease me. We're getting down to business now."

As he spoke, he looked at Song Qingqing. "Miss Song, is there anything else? If not, I still need to go to the training ground with Princess Mingyue. If Miss Song has something to say, please say it here. To me, Mingyue is not an outsider."

Song gently bit her lip, looking at Gong Mingyue, wondering where she got the courage from.

“Your Highness, your status indicates that your future marriage is not your own choice. If that’s the case, it’s better to let go sooner rather than later and not delay Young Master Lu. If His Majesty doesn’t allow it one day, you’ll be wasting your time now.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Gong Mingyue suddenly smiled.

"The General and I have been childhood sweethearts, and our future marriage has probably been arranged long ago. Miss Song, do you know something? Or are you saying that you've planted someone in the royal family?"

"But to this day, His Majesty has not issued any decree!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Jiu was taken aback and exchanged a glance with Ling Yue.

This guy added his own words? He's like this ever since he arrived?

Ling Yue was also bewildered. He raised an eyebrow at the girl, but seeing that the director hadn't yelled "cut" yet, he could only continue acting. "What does Miss Song mean by this?"

Tang Miaomiao looked at Qi Jiu and suddenly smiled, "Isn't it a bit too shameless for the princess to monopolize this general like this!"

As she spoke, she came up waving her hand, looking as if Qi Jiu had really stolen her husband.

But before the slap could land, Qi Jiu grabbed it, looking at Tang Miaomiao with a faint smile. In her dark eyes, there seemed to be a deep, unyielding emotion.

Okay, you're forcing words on her and want to slap her? Well then, let me show you what it feels like to be slapped.

Qi Jiu immediately followed up with her other hand, slapping him back without hesitation.

"Smack!"

Ling Yue, who had originally intended to mediate the fight, was stunned by what he saw. He looked at Qi Jiu with nothing but admiration as he caught his breath.

That's amazing! Turning the tables? I'm truly impressed!

Yan Changning seemed stunned in front of the camera, but since it had already happened, she could only continue acting.

Tang Miaomiao clutched the spot where she had just been hit, staring at Qi Jiu in disbelief. "You dare hit me?"

"So what if I hit you? I could take your life with ease! The Song family has some nerve. The daughter of a mere minister dares to lay a hand on me? Does the Song family think they have too much time on their hands? Or is it that Miss Song wants to control my marriage?"

The girl flexed her wrists, then sternly lowered her head, her gaze towards Tang Miaomiao changing.

His eyes were deep and still, devoid of any emotion, yet they seemed to look at a lifeless object.

Seeing this, Tang Miaomiao was so frightened that she couldn't move. Looking at Qi Jiu, her hands, hanging at her sides, trembled slightly. She didn't utter another word.

"Card!"

"Great! That was a really good performance under pressure!"

It wasn't until the director's voice rang out that Tang Miaomiao snapped out of her daze, looking at Qi Jiu with disbelief on her face.

She was overshadowed by Qi Jiu! How is that possible!

His eyes instantly turned red, and he looked at Yan Changning as if he was about to complain.

"Director, even though I'm the second female lead, I'm not someone anyone can bully. Teacher Qi Jiu actually raised her hand to hit me! Aren't you going to do anything about this?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Qi Jiu looked up innocently.

An act, huh? She's done plenty of acts during her missions before, so let's act to our hearts' content!

"What does Teacher Tang mean by this? You were the one who added your own drama, and weren't you the one who tried to hit me first?"

"you……"

"The director hasn't yelled 'cut' yet, so I have to keep acting. I'm a princess of a nation, my martial arts are superior to yours, and my status is even higher. How could I possibly be beaten by you? That's just illogical. I'm only doing this for the script. Director, what do you think?"

Yan Cheng Ning: "..." That makes sense, it makes perfect sense.

Qi Jiu looked at Tang Miaomiao and pursed her lips. "Teacher Tang, could it be that you misread the script?"

Qi Jiu stared at that innocent expression, which made Tang Miaomiao's face turn red with anger. Although she wanted to say something, she ultimately couldn't say anything.

"What do you think, Teacher Ling Yue? A princess of a nation being beaten by a minister's daughter—if the story is filmed like that, the script won't be able to hold together. The fans will definitely be furious."

Ling Yue knew perfectly well that the girl was acting, but what she said made sense. He smiled helplessly for a moment, "Teacher Qi Jiu is right. The princess's status is quite noble. In the script, her martial arts skills are second only to mine, which is really unreasonable."

Seeing this, Yan Changning looked at Tang Miaomiao and gently comforted her.

"Miaomiao, your character's role in the play is what it is. You added the scenes, but if you slap her, the script really won't be able to stay coherent."

Seeing that everyone thought so, Tang Miaomiao could only swallow her anger.

"I didn't think this through, I'm sorry, director."

"It's alright, it's alright."

Yan Changning waved his hand. Anyway, he wasn't the one who got beaten up. He could tell that Tang Miaomiao was deliberately targeting Qi Jiu.

Is this what they call "lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot"? Oh well, it's not his foot that gets hit anyway.

"But Qiqi, your delivery of lines is quite good, and your improvisation is also excellent."

While others were resting, Qi Jiu and Ling Yue were still working on other scenes.

“Mingyue, I think we might still be…” Lu Wei looked at Gong Mingyue hesitantly, afraid that she would be angry, his eyes were somewhat cautious.

The young general, who once galloped across battlefields with swords and spears, now looks at his beloved with eyes full of love.

But to everyone's surprise, the girl just smiled and shook her high ponytail, showing great understanding.

"I know the country is unstable right now, and it's not a good time for you to ask for my hand in marriage. I understand, no need to explain. Let's wait until the situation stabilizes."

The girl smiled, which made Lu Wei's ears turn red.

"Don't worry, once I've achieved military merit and returned to the capital, the first thing I'll do is ask the Emperor for a marriage certificate!"

"Card!"

Yan Changning stood up from her seat with some surprise, looking at Qi Jiu with great delight. "You got it right in one take again! I thought we'd have to do a few takes."

Newcomers are usually reserved in this regard, let alone when they are acting alongside actors who are already very experienced.