The assistant director shook his head, "There's no arguing with that."
His gaze moved downward to the screen of the monitor. Their shot was set in a building complex from the Qinhan era, at a city gate. It was the 189th scene, where Emperor Shun of Tang bid farewell to Xie Qingcheng as she left to defend Tongguan.
Xie Qingcheng's heart was with the emperor, yet the emperor's heart belonged to another. This parting was the kind that might never see a return. Xie Qingcheng was well aware of it. After Emperor Shun of Tang had instructed her on all matters, she asked only one question.
"Your Majesty, if the imperial edict that was never stamped with the imperial seal had commanded you to marry me back then, would you have done so?"
Emperor Shun of Tang looked at the elegant and spirited woman before him, his expression very mild, mild to the point of indifference, "I would."
