She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 1101 - 906: Super Star 80 (4000)_2
In order to survive in the General Mansion, she hid herself just like the heroine, but unlike the heroine’s lack of ruthlessness, she was different. Before coming of age, she secretly eliminated her father’s concubines, leaving no trace of the illegitimate offspring, all because her mother had a pursuer who was well-versed in medicine and poisons. This man’s willingness to support her after her mother’s death turned her from a white lotus into a black rose with thorns.
Because she resented her father for failing to protect her mother, this legitimate daughter was ruthless enough to leave only her own bloodline in the General Mansion.
The general fought on the battlefield for most of his life, ending up alone with only a frail daughter left behind, unable to change this regrettable fate.
The Emperor valued him, promising that if he won this battle, he would not only appoint a successor with an impressive pedigree for him but also arrange a good marriage for his only legitimate daughter. However, things did not go as wished; the General died saving Heir Jing, and she was left an orphan, losing her only relative. Despite her ruthlessness and hatred, she collapsed in despair.
Feeling sympathetic, the Emperor arranged a marriage for her with Heir Jing (male lead), but the Young Master Heir insisted that anything was acceptable except marrying her. Since he had given his heart to someone else, he couldn’t marry her only to neglect her.
She was rejected, and the Young Master Heir didn’t mind pulling the heroine to kneel before the General Mansion, begging her to bless them, claiming:
"My life was saved by General Zhou, and I won’t shirk my debt. If possible, I want to recognize you as a sister, treat you well for life, and stand up for you. However, please forgive me, as I cannot marry you because I already belong to someone else; my woman is the gentle one."
At this point, not only Beijing was in an uproar, but even Prince Jing Mansion and Master Mansion were dumbfounded. Comparing family backgrounds, between a legitimate daughter from a General Mansion and an illegitimate daughter from a Master Mansion, it was obvious who was more esteemed. Moreover, the life of Heir Jing had been saved by General Zhou, yet the Young Master Heir preferred the illegitimate daughter over the legitimate one. At that moment, Zhou Yunyun felt abandoned by the whole world.
Probably because her public persona was deeply ingrained in people’s minds, she stood out boldly despite her heart bleeding, personally helping the couple stand up and offering her blessing. Not only this, when the Royal Family and members of Prince Jing Mansion opposed, she knelt before the Emperor saying she didn’t want this arranged marriage and asked the Emperor to bless the loving couple.
Zhou Yunyun displayed her kindness thoroughly. Heir Jing and the heroine received the Emperor’s blessing for marriage. On her end, whenever anyone attempted to match her, news of the engagement would spread by the next day because her frail health and inability to bear children left the orphan Zhou Yunyun despised after coming of age.
As the male and female leads happily married, Zhou Yunyun was left drinking herbal soup to battle the cold winter, confined indoors, fueling her hatred.
When no one was willing to marry her, she thought about becoming a nun, until the Emperor issued a decree making her a concubine in the palace.
Zhou Yunyun was incredulous because the Emperor was nearly fifty years old, and she had to marry someone over half a century old, forced to live in a dark palace forever, unable to reject the imperial order or even death?
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When Hua Yan received the script, she looked at the director in disbelief; these were not the scripts of a third or fourth female lead but clearly the second female lead’s script. Zhou Yunyun’s scenes were significantly increased, practically merging the previous scenes of the second female lead with Zhou Yunyun’s story!
The director grinned at her: "The screenwriter reworked the script after seeing your costume appearance and the audition footage, merging the scenes of the second and fourth female leads. This way, the conflict points seem less cluttered and more straightforward, also saving audiences from getting confused over numerous characters."
Hua Yan was taken aback; she had initially aimed for fewer scenes. Originally, her scenes ended after the Emperor blessed the male and female leads, angrily confronting the heroine, accidentally falling into water, and never recovering until dying accompanied by the heroine, leaving everything resolved. She even smiled saying it was heaven’s punishment for her numerous wrongdoings, and she couldn’t escape a miserable end.
