Director Liu was in the banquet hall directing the staff to arrange the prepared dishes neatly. Heaven knows how much effort he had put into recreating the magnificent scene of a medieval ball!
The assistant director, who was actually in charge of coordinating the ball, was speechless at Director Liu's exclamation and could only silently curse and vent his anger in his heart.
Just as Director Liu was basking in the sense of accomplishment and joy of his work nearing completion, Han Mengyao and her group, dressed in disheveled clothes, walked in from outside.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!!! How did you all become like this?!"
Chunming, the makeup artist in charge of Han Mengyao and Mi Yesi, made the first loud noise of the day.
Immediately, as if a switch had been flipped, seven or eight staff members swarmed around Han Mengyao, Mi Yesi, and Ying Xu, quickly pushing them into the dressing room.
Ji Qian, who was still carrying Earl Lanruer in her hand, did not expect things to develop this way. Just as she was about to speak up to stop them, she was pushed aside by the assistant director who was mixed in with the crowd.
Not only that, perhaps worried that Ji Qian might misunderstand, the assistant director, while pushing Ji Qian aside, also made sure to reassure her:
"Don't worry, Teacher Ji, we'll take care of you in a bit."
Ji Qian, who felt she didn't need to be dealt with at all, was speechless.
About ten minutes later, Han Mengyao and the other two, with their makeup and clothes perfectly done, finally came out of the dressing room.
Director Liu finally reacted. He decisively ignored the stressful reactions of the makeup artist and staff and turned his attention to Ji Qian, who was holding something in her hand.
Although he didn't know what had happened, looking at Ji Qian's loosely clenched left hand, Director Liu inexplicably had a bad feeling:
"Teacher Ji, what's wrong...?"
"Oh... Ah!"
Ji Qian seemed not to have fully recovered from the riot just now, and only realized what was happening when she heard Director Liu's voice:
"It's nothing, I just thought you work hard and wanted to give you a gift."
Director Liu, who considered himself very familiar with Ji Qian's personality, certainly wouldn't naively believe that she had actually brought him some gift, but he still had to respond:
"Teacher Ji, you're very kind, but I don't think it's appropriate for me to accept this gift."
As if he had anticipated this response, Ying Xu, who was standing nearby, very perceptively handed over his glasses.
Looking at the specially made glasses handed to him, Director Liu seemed to have already guessed the true nature of the so-called 'gift'.
When Director Liu finally put on his glasses and saw the handsome man who had suddenly appeared before him, his anxiety finally subsided.
Fortunately, Count Lanruer's appearance wasn't particularly frightening, allowing Director Liu to maintain a semblance of middle-aged man's dignity despite his panic.
"Excuse me, may I ask who this gentleman is?"
"This Mr. Brooke is the owner of this house. Director Liu, you came in such a hurry, you probably haven't had a chance to greet him yet."
Director Liu couldn't recall if he had mentioned it before, but every time he saw Ji Qian with a similar smile, he felt inexplicably uneasy.
"Ah~ This must be the legendary Mr. Brook!"
As the program's director and chief planner, Director Liu had certainly seen the portrait of Count Lanruer.
However, the image of the historical figure Count Lanruer was so deeply ingrained in people's minds that Director Liu failed to connect the two in time.
Count Lanruer was not appreciative of Director Liu's friendly attitude.
Sensing Ji Qian's hand loosen slightly, he immediately seized the opportunity to hurl a string of curses:
"You ignorant and foolish commoners dare to trespass on noble territory! Do you know the severity of this crime?!"
“Uh, about this…” Director Liu glanced at Ji Qian’s hand gripping Earl Lanru’s neck, and finally mustered the courage to explain:
"That's right. This castle was taken over by the British Royal Family after your death, and our filming was carried out with the joint support of the Royal Family and the government."
In fact, this trip was facilitated by the British government and the Foreign Office; otherwise, the original filming location for this episode would have been a Tulou (earthen building) in southwestern China.
This is not something that needs to be deliberately hidden; it's just that the official documents hadn't been formally approved yet, and Director Liu was afraid of being accused of trying to gain attention, so he didn't make it public.
Fortunately, the official documents were sent to his computer this afternoon; otherwise, Director Liu would have had no idea how to explain the situation to the 'former homeowner'.
Moreover, to protect the fragile self-esteem of this medieval nobleman, Director Liu thoughtfully omitted mentioning the unpleasant years before when the castle was rented out by the royal family for private parties.
However, his silence doesn't mean others won't mention it; Ji Qian clearly doesn't possess Director Liu's sensitive nature.
"Hey, I heard that a couple held their wedding here decades ago, and they were both murdered afterwards. Could it be you who did it?"
To Director Liu's surprise, Count Lanruer didn't react much to the matter, and even nonchalantly explained:
"Ah~ you mean that couple?"
For some reason, Lanruer's tone was quite complicated when he mentioned this matter:
"I was going to make a move, but before I could, they both died together."
I still suspect they chose this location for their wedding because it's secluded and convenient for them.
"Total destruction... so this is actually a story of mutual devotion."
Sister Qian, you understand the importance of mutual support.
【Yo yo yo, finally the moment I love most—the reveal!】
I remember this case was the most solidly proven one in the castle legends, but it turned out to be fake?
That's not necessarily true; maybe it was just a fabricated story by the swindler count to exonerate himself.
[Hilarious! He's a ghost, what's he afraid of? The death penalty?]
[Today's dose of hellish jokes +1]
Count Lanruer didn't quite understand Ji Qian's words, but that didn't stop him from continuing, after all, that incident was still quite memorable even for him:
"When the couple first arrived, they seemed quite normal. Although the wife's behavior was a bit rude, you could tell that they had a good relationship."
But they had a fight the day before the wedding, I think it was about the taste of the appetizers.
To this day, Count Lanruer remains deeply puzzled by this matter:
"The woman wanted to prepare a salad and bacon rolls, and the man seemed to want to prepare pickled eggs and a pie, something called Stargazing..."
"yue!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Qi, who was not fully recovered, bent over and began to retch again.
I think the woman in this couple was American, right?
[The Power of British Culinary Disasters]
Pickled eggs and Stargazing pie...this husband must be a pure-blooded Englishman!
So, did the wife bite her husband to death because she finally couldn't stand the food anymore?
A tragedy triggered by a terrible meal
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