That evening, the grand finale of "Yun Ni" followed the original's perfect ending, with Ning Xiao and his junior sister retiring to live in the mountains and forests.
Yet, in the final shot, the camera pivoted to the Imperial Palace, where a secret petition concerning Ning Xiao's overwhelming achievements was being urgently delivered to the palace.
"Nonsense, Ning Aiqing serves the country and the people, how could he be as the petition describes."
A commanding voice came from behind the curtain, and the camera then switched to the opposing desk.
There, a hand held the petition for a long time, for a whole ten seconds.
With that, the show was over.
The controversy over this ending lay in that the audience didn't know whether the petition that the Emperor was looking at in the end was one accusing Ning Xiao or not.
If it was just an ordinary petition, it meant the Emperor trusted Ning Xiao, and everything Ning Xiao did was meaningful.
