Filming started today in a studio backlot on the outskirts of the city.
The first scene to be shot was the palace banquet, where the Emperor was receiving visiting envoys. Seventh Prince Chu Beichen and his consort Shangguang Yingrong were engaged in a battle of wits with the envoys. Ning Xi’s character Princess De only had a minor role in the scene; she only needed to act as an enchanting ornament sitting beside the Emperor.
Even so, for just a small role, wearing so many layers of the traditional dress on such a hot day was a real pain.
It didn’t help that Ning Xi’s costume was extremely complicated. Her clothes weren’t just the thickest, her headpiece itself also weighed several kilograms.
After one shot, she was drenched in sweat inside her costume, though no one could tell.
