Ten years of film queen, finally became a top star

Chapter 337 Only Those Who Survive Count

When the official shooting started, Yu Jiang and Yan Zhaorong were already fully into the mood and the filming went very smoothly.

The Yan family has been officials for three generations, and the former Grand Tutor Yan was also very powerful. Although only Shen Guiwu's uncle still holds an official position now, the mansion still has its former glory.

Ever since Emperor Xiaowen ascended the throne, the Yan family has been extremely cautious. This time, Princess Yangping came to the Yan Mansion under the pretext of placing a tablet for her mother, which scared her uncle half to death.

Today's Yan family has lost its former glory. After Emperor Xiaowen ascended the throne, the Yan family was severely suppressed.

First, most of the Yan family members were stripped of their official positions, and then their property was confiscated because the national treasury was not sufficient.

In order to maintain their former reputation as a prestigious family, the Yan family tried their best to preserve their original wealth and status to the outside world, but in reality they had long been an empty shell.

The princess's visit to her mother's home was a distinguished and happy event that had not occurred in the Yan family for nearly ten years. They could only use a grand ceremony to publicize their noble status.

Therefore, the filming location at Yan Mansion was decorated extremely luxuriously, at least on the surface, to create an aristocratic atmosphere.

The first scene is a group performance, in which all the members of the Yan family put on their most outstanding clothes and greeted the princess at the gate of the mansion.

From the arrival of the ceremonial guard to the audience with the princess and then entering the mansion, this scene mainly depicts the situation and status of the Yan family.

This long scene of entering the ancestral hall is the part that requires the most careful craftsmanship.

The late old man of the Yan family was the spiritual leader of the civil servants of Dayu. Therefore, although the Yan family is now in an awkward situation due to the decline of talent, there are still many civil servants interacting with them.

As soon as she entered the mansion, Shen Guiwu's personal maid Jiang Ci sneaked into the backyard and asked her subordinates to get a list of people who had close contacts with the Yan family.

Shen Guiwu entered the ancestral hall with her uncle. She only handed over her mother's tablet to people around her to deal with, while she had a secret conversation with her uncle.

When Minister Yan met his niece for the first time, he was shocked by her behavior.

Shen Guiwu touched the red paint on the pillar with her fingertips and said, "I don't have much time. I came here just to ask you, uncle. Do you want the emperor of Dayu to have half of the Yan family's blood?"

Minister Yan, who was of average talent and had no real power, had never seen such a scene before? He just knelt down and bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, please don't joke..."

Shen Guiwu helped him up and waved slightly to the others. They were the only two left in the ancestral hall.

"It's not easy for me to go home once. Do you think my uncle is going to waste his time with these empty formalities?"

Minister Yan looked up and saw that Her Royal Highness the Princess was about to cry. After all, they were related by blood, and there was a natural extra degree of trust between them. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

"The Eighteenth Prince is not a legitimate son, so there is no hope for him to be the crown prince. As a mere scholar, I am afraid that I will not be able to help Your Highness achieve his wish."

"Yes." Shen Guiwu looked at him sadly, with big tears sliding down her face. "Given the current status of the Yan family, why did you accompany me and my younger brother to wade into this muddy water?"

Minister Yan understood the hidden meaning of her words, but he was not so bold as to use the young lord to control the world.

However, the Yan family now has no other way out. If they continue like this, their family will only perish in his generation. It is better to give it a try. Perhaps an emperor with Yan family blood can give them fair treatment.

"Your Highness has misunderstood. How could I bear to see you and the young prince isolated and helpless?"

For Shen Guiwu, this one sentence was enough to show her attitude. What she had to do now was no longer to win sympathy, but to demonstrate her ability to reassure Minister Yan.

"Uncle, you have a prince in your hands, are you still so hesitant? It doesn't matter whether the crown prince is born legitimately or not, who dares to interfere with the bloodline of the true dragon?"

"Although my mother is not the head of the harem, she is also the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor, the daughter of the Minister, and the sister of the Vice Minister. Three generations of my family have been court officials. Isn't she worthy of inheriting the throne?"

Minister Yan was shocked by her ambitious eyes and the implied meaning of her words. Her Royal Highness the Princess was not trying to seize the throne, but was directly trying to usurp the throne.

"Your Majesty has many princes, and the Eighteenth Prince does not seem to be valued."

Seeing that he seemed to be frightened by her, Shen Guiwu had to hide some of her true thoughts, "Uncle, please don't get the wrong idea. It doesn't matter which of the dragon's sons and grandsons is favored. Only the ones who survive count."

Minister Yan, who was already almost jaw-dropping, broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this. No wonder the older princes in the palace died one after another.

Jiang Ci had already placed a spy in the Yan Mansion, and no one knew when he entered the ancestral hall and handed over a compiled roster.

Shen Guiwu flipped through it casually and found that even a broken ship still had 3,000 nails. Minister Yan’s ability was average, but the Yan family’s connections were still very useful.

"I don't ask much of my uncle. You just need to remember that there is a prince in the palace who is your nephew."

His Highness casually threw the list to the ground, and Minister Yan understood everything after taking a glance at the open page.

The princess has people who can be used. If this list falls into the hands of the emperor, the lives of the entire Yan family will be in danger.

Minister Yan straightened his hat and robe and bowed to Shen Guiwu, "Your Highness, I will follow your orders."

The scene between Princess Yangping and Minister Yan is a microcosm of her efforts to win over court officials.

First try to bribe, and if that doesn't work, then try to show weakness and gain closer relations. Only if the other party doesn't fall for it will you show your strength. If that still doesn't work, then you can only threaten them by using their weakness.

The importance of this scene lies in the fact that the TV series will not show every time of winning over court officials in detail, so the scene in Yan Mansion is needed to accurately convey this to the audience.

Shen Guiwu only had one scene in the Yan Mansion, and when the reshoot was finished, it was already dark.

Originally, there was supposed to be a scene in the Imperial Garden, but due to Yu Jiang and Yan Zhaorong discussing the script and Chu Liangyan making some last-minute revisions, it took a lot of time and the original plan had to be cancelled.

The scene in the Imperial Garden was changed to the scene of Minister Yan in the Yan Mansion, and Yu Jiang finished work early today.

It just so happened that Ran Feng was going back to Beijing, so Yu Jiang could leave work early and take him to the airport.

In the car, Ran Feng pulled his girlfriend and said worriedly, "Is Teacher Yan interested in you? He calls you Sister Jiang."

Hearing him pronounce the words "Sister Jiang" in a sarcastic and twisted tone, Yu Jiang couldn't help laughing.

"Brother, do you really think I'm a popular guy? Yan Zhaorong has a wife!"

Ran Feng felt relieved when he thought that Yan Zhaorong was much older than Yu Jiang and his girlfriend liked younger men.

"But my girlfriend is such a heartthrob! Anyone with normal taste will love you. I'm really worried."

Yu Jiang was very happy to be praised, and he rubbed his cheek and said, "Everyone loves me, but I love you."

Ran Feng was like a puppy being rewarded with snacks. He put his face closer to her so that she could play with him more easily. "So, I am the luckiest person in the world!"

Lin Xiaohan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, glanced at Wang Dandan, who was speechless, and said, "Sister Dan, why don't you install a fender on your car in the future?"

Wang Dandan laughed dryly and said, "It's okay. You have to get used to it."