Chapter 7: "Why didn't I think of this before?"
After hearing Qiao Zhizheng's question, Qiao Zheng looked at her with a half-smile. While combing her long hair, she slowly repeated her words, "Are you saying that the assistant director of your crew asked you to come back and read more about the unofficial history of Chinese concubines?"
Qiao Zhizheng nodded, a little puzzled, "What does this have to do with acting?"
Qiao Zheng raised a wicked smile, "Why do you care so much? I told you to go and see, so just go and see~"
It was a rare sight for Qiao Zhizheng to see Qiao Zheng in such a favorable mood towards her, so she didn't rush to look at the information. Instead, she happily made a bold guess, "Maybe because my skills in palace fighting are too low, she asked me to learn palace fighting to make the role of Liu Runiang more rounded out? Maybe she wanted me to have a wiser look when I play Liu Runiang?"
Qiao Zheng looked at her with a smile, "You'll understand once you read it, especially the stories of Empress Mingjia and Madam Xueliu."
Qiao Zhizheng asked, "Is the palace fighting between them very intense?"
Qiao Zheng smiled mysteriously, not giving Qiao Zhizheng room to explore. "You'll know when you go and see it."
Qiao Zhizheng still had a cheerful smile on her face. "Okay! I'll go and see!"
But soon, she couldn't laugh anymore.
The smile slowly faded, gradually turning into confusion.
At first, Qiao Zhizheng watched with a smile, concentrating on studying it carefully - Empress Mingjia and Madam Xueliu met for the first time. Madam Xueliu looked worried when she saw Empress Mingjia chatting and laughing with the Emperor.
Qiao Zhizheng thought - jealous!
Empress Mingjia saw that Madam Xueliu was chatting and laughing with the emperor, and her expression was normal. In contrast, Madam Xueliu was always secretly glancing at Empress Mingjia.
Qiao Zhizheng thought - to provoke!
Empress Mingjia and Lady Xueliu reconciled their past grudges and slept on the same bed.
Qiao Zhizheng thought - first use courtesy, then force!
The emperor suddenly had an idea and went to find Empress Mingjia. Empress Mingjia hid behind a curtain, claiming to be sick and refused to see her. The emperor turned to look for Madam Xueliu, but found nothing. Madam Xueliu was not in the bedroom.
Qiao Zhizheng turned another page and when she saw the words clearly, she couldn't believe it. She rubbed her eyes and looked again. The words still had the same meaning as what she had seen before - when the emperor went to see Empress Mingjia, Madam Xueliu was beside Empress Mingjia, her clothes were disheveled and her face was flushed.
Even Qiao Zhizheng knew what was going on. Looking back at her previous thoughts, she felt ashamed. She had only thought about palace fighting. How could she have imagined that they were a couple?
If we look at the previous story again from a different perspective, we will have a completely different interpretation.
When they first met, Madam Xueliu was jealous that Empress Mingjia was with the emperor instead of her;
Madam Xueliu chatted and laughed with the emperor just to attract the attention of Empress Mingjia;
As for why the emperor's attempts to date Empress Mingjia and Madam Xueliu were fruitless, it is even easier to understand. They have already become a couple, so who would care about the emperor?
When Qiao Zhizheng realized all this, her face went blank and she didn't know what to say.
She turned to look at Qiao Zheng who had been encouraging her to read this article. Qiao Zheng's face turned red from trying to hold back her laughter. Seeing Qiao Zhizheng's expression, she knew that she had finished reading it, and she no longer concealed herself and burst into laughter.
“Hahahahahahahahahahaha…”
Qiao Zhizheng blushed and rushed forward to cover Qiao Zheng's mouth, "Ahhhhhhhhhhh, stop laughing, stop laughing!"
How could Qiao Zhizheng, a newbie who had never exercised much, compare with Qiao Zheng, a veteran who had been exercising for many years? Just now, Qiao Zhizheng pounced on her, but Qiao Zheng didn't have time to react, so she succeeded. Qiao Zheng grabbed her wrist, moved it away from her lips, and laughed out loud again.
Grandma was still immersed in listening to the TV. When she heard their laughter, she opened her eyes and sighed, "Nannan and Zhizhi have such a good relationship."
Qiao Zhizheng nodded and said "yes".
The next second, Qiao Zheng stopped laughing, crossed her arms, and turned her face away proudly, "No way."
Qiao Zhizheng felt she had understood her duplicity and defended herself, saying, "Yes, yes, our relationship isn't good, right? Qiao Zheng?"
Qiao Zheng looked at her seriously, "You used to call me sister."
Qiao Zhizheng stuck out her tongue at her, "Lululu, who told you not to admit that we have the best relationship in the world? If you say we have the best relationship in the world, I will continue to call you sister."
It was clearly a trap, but Qiao Zheng refused to fall for it and sneered, "Who is the best friend in the world?"
After saying that, Qiao Zheng went into the kitchen to cook.
Qiao Zhizheng called out from behind, "Can I not eat vegetable leaves with my meal today?"
Qiao Zheng: "Hmph!"
Qiao Zhizheng: I understand.
Sure enough, it was another bowl of vegetable leaves, but this time it was not dry boiled chicken breast, but a boiled egg and a small stack of chili sauce as "rice" on the side.
Qiao Zhizheng put the chili sauce into the bowl and stirred it. Looking at the red and green mixed in the bowl, he sighed with satisfaction, "The soul of the vegetable leaf meal has arrived."
After Qiao Zhizheng peeled the boiled egg, she frowned while eating the egg white. Only after she finished eating the egg white and the yolk did her frown relax.
When she finished her boiled eggs and was about to eat the vegetable salad, a pair of clean chopsticks picked up the egg white and put it into the bowl. Qiao Zheng said to her, "I see you like egg whites. Here, I saved this for you."
Qiao Zhizheng pointed at himself and looked up at Qiao Zheng: Me?
How can you tell that I like to eat protein?!
Qiao Zheng lowered her head to eat without looking at her.
Qiao Zhizheng was extremely depressed. In order to avoid waste, she ate the egg white with a frown.
In a trance, I heard Qiao Zheng chuckle.
Qiao Zhizheng raised her head, which had been lowered, and looked at Qiao Zheng again, only to see Qiao Zheng picking up food for her grandmother with a gentle expression.
Qiao Zhizheng: ??? Illusion?
Qiao Zhizheng lowered her head and chewed her vegetable leaves again.
Qiao Zheng felt relieved when she saw her angry but unable to speak out. She picked up the egg yolk and put it in her mouth. It was fragrant and delicious, unlike the egg white, which was watery and tasteless!
Humph! I hate egg whites! Give it all to Qiao Zhizheng!
After dinner, Qiao Zhizheng went to wash the dishes.
Grandma asked Qiao Zheng worriedly, "Nannan, Zhizhi's leg injury hasn't healed yet. Will it get worse if we let her wash the dishes?"
Qiao Zheng looked at Qiao Zhizheng leaning in front of the pool, shifting her weight to her uninjured leg, and withdrew her gaze calmly, "Don't worry, grandma, her leg is only superficially injured, no bones are broken, and it will heal soon. You don't have to worry about her."
Grandma was relieved and lay back down to listen to TV. As an old lady, her eyes couldn't see the TV clearly, so just hearing the sound was enough for her.
Qiao Zheng lowered her head to take care of the food at hand when she suddenly felt something was wrong.
She tilted her head and found that Qiao Zhizheng had appeared behind her out of nowhere. He looked at her with a puzzled look on his face, "I don't think I ever told you that my injuries were superficial. How did you know?"
Qiao Zheng said, "Anyone with eyes can see it! A broken bone takes a hundred days to heal. If you don't lie down and recuperate, and you go out to film, the only possibility is that your injury isn't serious."
The strange feeling in Qiao Zhizheng's heart was dispelled by Qiao Zheng's words, "So that's how it is~"
Qiao Zhizheng sat on the sofa next to Qiao Zheng, looking at her with sharp eyes, "Qiao~Zheng~"
Qiao Zheng touched the goose bumps on her arms and said, "Let go!"
Qiao Zhizheng gritted her teeth, understanding what Qiao Zheng hadn't quite said: "If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have to fart, fart quickly." Simply put, "Fare it!"
Qiao Zhizheng humphed.
Qiao Zheng didn't want to indulge her and was about to get up. "It's okay, I'll leave."
Seeing that Qiao Zheng didn't respond, Qiao Zhizheng bared his teeth helplessly and pulled her back, "I'll let go, no, I'll tell you."
Qiao Zhizheng whispered to Qiao Zheng, "Tell me, did Chen Yuzhi really mean that?"
"Um."
Qiao Zhizheng looked at her suspiciously, "Do you know what I'm talking about?"
"Know."
"Really know?"
Qiao Zheng was impatient. "Didn't they say they were a couple?"
Qiao Zheng's voice was normal, causing her grandmother to open her eyes and ask curiously, "Who is a couple?"
Qiao Zhizheng wanted to cover Qiao Zheng's mouth again, but Qiao Zheng grabbed her wrist first. Qiao Zhizheng smiled awkwardly and said, "No one, we are discussing the script."
Grandma took the opportunity to advise Qiao Zhizheng, "Zhizhi, don't be too tired. Take care of yourself."
It was a very ordinary sentence, but it softened the hearts of both of them. Qiao Zheng subconsciously wanted to say "OK", but when the words came to her lips, she remembered - I am no longer Qiao Zhizheng, this is not for me.
Qiao Zheng swallowed the "OK" but Qiao Zhizheng said "OK" happily.
Qiao Zhizheng turned to Qiao Zheng and said, "Our grandma is so kind."
Qiao Zheng: ???!!!!
"When did you start calling me grandma?"
Qiao Zhizheng said confidently, "Calling you 'cousin grandma' all day long is so strange. Grandma is so good to me, just like my own grandma." Qiao Zhizheng looked at Qiao Zheng's expression and said, "Why? You, her own granddaughter, don't want to? If you don't want to, I won't call you..."
Qiao Zheng said, "I don't mind, go ahead and shout."
Qiao Zheng thought to herself - there is no difference between us in essence.
Qiao Zhizheng said, "Is that what I shouted?"
"Um."
"Did I really yell that?"
"Um."
"I……"
Qiao Zheng shook her hand off and stared at Qiao Zhizheng fiercely, "Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
Qiao Zhizheng said "Oh" in a wronged tone. Seeing Qiao Zheng getting up to leave, Qiao Zhizheng hurriedly grabbed her and finally got to the point.
"Are Liu Runiang and Guan Shanyue a couple?"
Qiao Zheng looked at Qiao Zhizheng as if she was a fool and shook her head.
"Liu Runiang likes Guan Shanyue?"
Qiao Zheng looked at her with a look that said, "After being a fool for eighteen years, I'm finally smart for once," and nodded.
Qiao Zhizheng seemed to have opened the door to a new world.
"Why didn't I think of that before?"
Qiao Zheng was about to speak, but Qiao Zhizheng saw from her eyes that what she was about to say wouldn't be very pleasant to hear. With lightning speed, he covered Qiao Zheng's mouth, "Stop talking. I know what you want to say. I admit, I was too narrow-minded before and didn't think about it in this way."
Qiao Zheng showed a look that showed that the child was teachable.
When Qiao Zhizheng figured out this relationship, she also understood why Chen Yuzhi didn't tell her directly, wanting her to realize it herself. This is a relationship that is not explicitly written in the script, a relationship that cannot be directly expressed, and at the same time it is a real relationship between Liu Runiang and Guan Shanyue.
At this moment, Qiao Zhizheng suddenly saw Liu Runiang—a flesh-and-blood Liu Runiang with her own thoughts and ideas.
There are three steps for an actor to interpret a role: see her, interpret her, and understand her.
The last step is to truly "see". Only by seeing her struggling heart can you truly "become" her.
Who doesn’t love someone who pulls them out of the quagmire of confusion?
Without even realizing it, Qiao Zhizheng turned his gaze towards Qiao Zheng.
The author has something to say:
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Qiao Zhizheng: One day you will admit that we are the best in the world [scatter flowers][scatter flowers][scatter flowers]
The change in Qiao Mei's expression when she reads the unofficial history is probably like this
[dog head][laughing and crying][question mark][scared]
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