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INT. BROTHEL
- AIYUE'S CHAMBER -
NIGHT
Aiyue sits by her window, her eyes scanning the city beyond. The brothel is quieter now, the night winding down as guests begin to depart. She turns her attention to a scroll on her desk, carefully reading over the latest intelligence she's gathered. Her mind is on Shixiang, and the risks they are both taking for a cause they believe in.
CLOSE-UP: AIYUE'S HANDS
Aiyue carefully folds the scroll, placing it in a small box hidden beneath her desk. She knows that the information she gathers is vital, but each piece she collects increases the danger they are in. She glances at the small jade pendant gifted by Shixiang, resting on the table beside her. Drawing strength from their shared commitment, she takes the pendant to her forhead with both her hands and closes her eyes.
AIYUE
(Softly, to herself) "I pray to you, dear ancestors, make this symbol of protection and hope ours. Protect the people I call dearest, and grant us hope to live a joyful life."
ANGLE ON: AIYUE BOWING
Incense lit, Aiyue holds the incense sticks in her hands and kowtows three times with the pendant around the sticks.
CLOSE-UP: INCENSE HOLDER
Aiyue places the incense sticks in a small incense holder next to her desk, where the pendant now resides. She let the aroma fill her chamber.
[FADE OUT]
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Fiksi SejarahWill they have the courage to challenge the empire-and each other-or will they become casualties of their own ambitions? • In the glittering halls of Bianjing, where wealth and power conceal dark secrets, two souls are destined to collide. • As the...
