Two days later, just as Director Ye had told me, I went for the audition for the female lead role.
Because Yan Rouxi was still recuperating from her accident, she had hired a female assistant to help me on set and take care of my daily needs.
I sat quietly in the waiting room, the script resting in my hands. The room was calm, filled with other actors rehearsing softly or scrolling through their phones. I focused only on the pages in front of me, forcing my mind to settle.
The drama was an ancient palace story titled Ashes Beneath the Phoenix Crown.
It told the story of a princess from an enemy country who was sent into a political marriage. She was married to a tyrant emperor who hated her from the very beginning. In the palace, she was neglected, humiliated, and quietly tortured, living each day like a shadow.
