These brainless fans, upon seeing their beloved idol suddenly exhibit acting prowess, how could they not wholeheartedly promote her?
Continuous promotion allowed neutral viewers and anti-fans who disliked Jiang Ling to witness her effort and skill.
For a student who consistently scored full marks, even achieving first place in class wouldn't elicit much surprise from teachers and parents; they would simply consider it expected.
However, if a child who failed every exam and was a constant troublemaker suddenly scored seventy or eighty points, their parents would be overjoyed.
Jiang Ling, who previously had abysmal acting skills and was plagued by scandals, was like that failing student.
With her extraordinary acting, she achieved a perfect score. How could neutral viewers and those who disliked her not be amazed and astonished?
This immense contrast caused wave after wave of people to switch from being indifferent to becoming fans, and from anti-fans to fans. Her fan base and personal data popularity surged rapidly in a short period.
Driven by Jiang Ling's popularity, "The Virtuous Queen" saw its heat continuously rise, reaching new heights.
Compared to Wang Zhengjun's bland and unmemorable "ninja turtle" persona, the supporting characters Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede were undoubtedly more captivating.
There's a saying, "It's not scary if a man is bad, what's scary is if he's handsome."
This saying holds true for women as well.
Looks are justice. A vicious, deranged, femme fatale is far more interesting than a saintly, innocent heroine.
Especially in today's era flooded with idol dramas, where heroines are uniformly poor and kind-hearted, offering little substance, audiences prefer these scheming, dark-hearted, beautiful yet ruthless villainesses.
Audiences tuned in punctually, sitting in front of their screens, just to watch the sisters Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede.
The Zhao sisters, though favored, were poisoned by the "Xi Ji Pill," delaying their ability to conceive. Fearing that someone might gain status through having children, thus jeopardizing their own positions, they frantically harmed the imperial heirs.
Zhao Feiyan was somewhat better. After harming a few children, her sense of guilt grew, and fearing retribution, she dared not act again.
Zhao Hede, however, became increasingly deranged. Believing that concubines with children would eventually harm her and her sister, she relied on Emperor Cheng's favor to kill one imperial prince after another.
This is the historically famous idiom "Swallows Pecking at Imperial Grandchildren."
Finally, the day arrived when a concubine named Ban Tian became pregnant. Under the protection of the Empress Dowager and protagonist Wang Zhengjun, she successfully gave birth to an imperial prince.
However, as soon as the news of the birth spread, Zhao Hede had someone snatch the child, falsely accusing him of being the bastard offspring of Ban Tian and a guard, and forced Emperor Cheng to kill the child.
Emperor Cheng was reluctant, so Zhao Hede took matters into her own hands. In front of the emperor, she personally strangled the child to death. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
At this moment, a bolt of lightning flashed, illuminating Zhao Hede's incredibly ferocious, terrifyingly chilling expression.
In that instant, everyone gasped in unison.
[WTF! WTF! WTF!]
[My God, such a terrifying expression!]
[That scene just now nearly scared me to death!]
[Such a beautiful face, such a venomous heart, this is the true femme fatale!]
[This emperor is truly incompetent. His own flesh and blood died before his eyes, and he remained indifferent. He's more detestable than Zhao Hede, that seductive concubine!]
[The Emperor didn't even know the child was his, thinking it was an illegitimate offspring who died!]
[Infatuation clouds judgment, this is what it means to be utterly smitten!]
[The Emperor's love for Hede is genuine. If it were me, seeing my woman do something so terrifying, even if I didn't suffer any psychological trauma, I would certainly find it difficult to love her again.]