It took considerable effort to regain her voice, "You, you... you... what you said, it's, it's..."
Her words were hesitant and stuttered, with none of the domineering presence befitting her role as the empress. In her struggle to remember her lines, her face contorted grotesquely, prompting the audience to jeer openly at her!
The judges exchanged glances and then read the same message in each other's eyes.
And that message was Ning Xia's acting was too good. She had completely overshadowed Ning Wei, who was destined to be nothing but a backdrop for her.
The outcome of who would win and who would lose was already decided!
Originally, the PK was internally set up for Ning Wei to advance, but Ning Xia's acting was too outstanding, deeply expressive, and intensely powerful. There was no way they could cast their votes for Ning Wei in good conscience.
Without a word among them, all five judges unanimously chose Ning Xia, not even leaving a consolation prize for Ning Wei.
