After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 449 - 440: Ask for Leave Tactfully, Your Majesty’s Words Must be Heeded

Chapter 449: Chapter 440: Ask for Leave Tactfully, Your Majesty’s Words Must be Heeded

Jiang Lingxi brushed past Luan Hua, who was walking towards her.

Upon entering the tent, she saw Wei Xiao’s somewhat darkened face.

"Director Wei."

"You’re here," Wei Xiao gestured with his hand, "sit down."

"Was Chong Yin’s assistant here to see you just now?"

"Don’t even mention it, came to ask for leave, said it’s urgent and needs to go right away, completely messing up my filming schedule."

Talking about this made Wei Xiao furious, "I’ve clearly emphasized before that unless it’s extremely urgent, try not to ask for leave. Even if you have to, at least inform me a day in advance so I can make arrangements. But he just sends over an assistant to tell me and asks for three days off at once!"

Yelü Hong’s scenes in the desert are second only to Emperor Yuan Zhao.

Now great, the filming schedule has to be delayed.

Thinking about this, Wei Xiao felt frustrated enough to tear his hair out.

Jiang Lingxi sympathetically handed him a cup of tea and tentatively asked, "Did they explain what the matter was?"

"They said it was a matter of life and death, could I refuse?" Wei Xiao sighed with a bitter smile, taking a sip, "If I didn’t know better, I’d think Mr. Chong was a doctor rushing to save someone!"

"It’s not impossible."

Wei Xiao: "..."

After finishing a cup of tea, Wei Xiao looked at the invitation placed in front of him, "Is this from Yun Chan?"

Jiang Lingxi nodded towards him, "Actually, I also came to ask you if my scenes for the next two days could be compressed to give me a day off."

She felt she had made this request quite politely.

Initially, she was indifferent about attending the show, but this morning she received two messages—one was a friend request from Shen Chuyue, and the other was Yun Chan afraid she’d forget, so he sent a reminder message.

Truly, hospitality that’s hard to refuse!

Wei Xiao: "..."

He held the now-empty teacup in his hand, indeed, that cup of tea wasn’t drank for nothing.

However, compared to Chong Yin, he found Jiang Lingxi’s leave request more agreeable.

"Fine," he waved his hand willingly, "With Chong Yin gone, you can’t film the opposing scenes alone. Go on, no need to compress. Any leaves you take now, you’ll have to make up for later."

Jiang Lingxi poured him another cup of tea, stood up gracefully to take her leave, and upon exiting, she saw Chong Yin and Luan Hua emerging from the tent not far away, with Luan Hua carrying an extra backpack.

So urgent?

Could it really be a life-and-death matter?

"Just heard from Director Wei that Mr. Chong is taking an urgent leave?"

Chong Yin paused in putting on his sunglasses, looking at Jiang Lingxi with a deeper gaze.

"There will always be a few disobedient fools at home who are easily incited, inevitably worrying me."

Jiang Lingxi’s lips curled slightly, "Understandable."

"See you later."

Watching the two get into the car, Jiang Lingxi stood quietly for a moment before turning to leave.

It seems the preparations she made back in the Imperial City had taken effect, enough to alarm Chong Yin into having to return personally to resolve it, the result was exceeding her expectations.

It wasn’t until after breakfast when she received a call from Shen Yunqing that Jiang Lingxi fully understood the reason behind Chong Yin’s hurried departure.

Turns out it was an unexpected appearance by Jing Huai.

"Now that you have Jing Huai, what do you plan to do with him?"

"Lu Ye has already extracted Jing Huai’s blood for testing and found that the active substances in his blood are gradually dying off. We speculate that the strongest enemy of these things should be his own willpower."

"The enemy is strong, I am weak; the enemy is weak, I am strong?"

"Exactly. Jing Huai himself is not opposed, he hates that stuff more than anyone, and hates Xu Qingmei even more."

"What else?"

"He plans to leave the circle and wants to expose some things he knows about Xu Qingmei before retiring. But he knows that his own strength is far from enough, so he’s asking me for help."

"Did you agree?"

"I don’t have a good impression of Jing Huai, but since it’s for this matter, I don’t mind giving him a hand."

"Just now, Chong Yin went back with Luan Feng’s sister Luan Hua."

"Hmm, Wu Jue speculated that Xu Qingmei is probably not hurt less than Jing Huai this time, but for Chong Yin to personally make a trip back, it seems she still holds some weight with him."

"Chong Yin’s methods should be more than what I’ve currently uncovered; however, after spending time with him, I always feel he has some apprehension towards me, showing restraint in his actions. Anyway, he’s gone to the Imperial City, if you want to test him, make sure to protect yourself first."

"Moreover, if he’s determined to eliminate Jing Huai for the sake of Xu Qingmei, then let it be, he’s not worth your trouble to protect."

"As for Xu Qingmei, the more she jumps around now, the faster she’ll meet her end."

In her past life, she also had some people whom she found slightly useful yet arrogantly self-important due to their utility; as a Superior, she would exhibit patience and kindness when they were useful.

But once that utility disappeared, these people became burdens ready to be discarded without hesitation.

In her view, Xu Qingmei to Chong Yin was just such an existence.

"I understand, even if action is taken, it must wait until the show finishes airing."

Shen Yunqing doesn’t want these two people to affect the show that Your Majesty has been busy recording for three days.

"Have you watched that show?"

"I have, and I must congratulate Your Majesty on surpassing five million followers!"

"You’ve been keeping track of that?" Jiang Lingxi, her heavy tone lifted, chuckled, "I heard from Zhengzheng that apparently only one episode has aired, and that many followers have already joined; I didn’t even know."

"It’s not surprising if it’s you."

In his heart, Your Majesty’s charm is unparalleled.

Jiang Lingxi was delighted by these simple words, "But if you open an account, you’d definitely gain many followers too, not less than me."

"That’s unnecessary, I don’t need others’ attention."

Jiang Lingxi almost blurted out ’as long as I pay attention?’, but stopped herself in time, "Ahem, I’ll be back in town tomorrow, invited by a new acquaintance to watch a show; the signal there is better than here, so we can video call then."

"I’ll be waiting for you."

The serious conversation they had before was lightened by the casual banter, and Jiang Lingxi hung up the phone in high spirits, only to realize that Shen Yunqing on the other end always sounded a bit weary.

With so much happening last night in the Imperial City, could he have been busy dealing with it all night without sleep?

Shen Yunqing rubbed his slightly swollen temples, just about to put down his phone, sensed a vibration, and instinctively glanced at the screen.

He saw an avatar with the character ’Xi’ flash and a message popped up: [Stop thinking about everything now, go to the bedroom, and rest well!!!]

Shen Yunqing couldn’t help but read those three big exclamation points twice, smiled, and replied: [At your command!]

Xiazhi approached solemnly, thinking about how to persuade the person in front of him to take a break, but before he could speak, he saw him standing up from the desk, and quickly asked, "Sir, you’ve just returned, where are you going again?"

"To the bedroom, to rest."

"Great!" Xiazhi’s eyes lit up, utterly overjoyed, "I’ll go light a calming incense for you right away!"