「Several months later」
The historical tragedy drama Fei Yuan had taken on was nearly finished filming.
Today was the last scene—
The female lead, imprisoned in the Cold Palace by the tyrant, discovered that the man she had been so intimate with was her father's murderer. Despair washed over her, and her former love twisted into overwhelming hatred.
No longer believing his false affections, she secretly plotted her escape from her gilded cage.
She feigned obedience while planning her revenge. Pretending to welcome the tyrant's advances, she waited for him to lower his guard, then pulled out her golden hairpin to deliver the final blow.
It was the last snow of winter. Flakes as large as goose down drifted from the sky, and the plum blossoms in the courtyard sagged under the weight of the snow, looking as if they might collapse at any moment.
The tyrant died in the arms of his favored Concubine.
