Fang Zilan felt relieved and clicked her tongue and said: "No wonder Fang Lixing suddenly fell ill. If you ask me to tell you, you have to find a new martial artist to play such a role. Why bother to embarrass the son of a civil servant..."
As she spoke, she caught the fleeting look of disgust in Zhuge Yu's eyes, so she suddenly stopped mid-sentence and suddenly understood, "Could it be intentional?"
"All the upstarts participating in the show can choose their own roles, but when it comes to Fang Lixing, they suddenly have no choice. What do you think, Mr. Fang?" Zhuge Yu snorted coldly, and Li Qiyou's face couldn't help but pale a little, "Choose the roles. The Japanese master arrived late that day, so..."
Fang Zilan couldn't bear to listen and interrupted him, "Does the prince believe this excuse?"
Li Qiyou clenched his fists and said dissatisfied: "I am also forced to have no choice. New Year's Eve is just around the corner. If I can't find someone to replace me and mess up the New Year's social drama, not only will my face be disgraced, but it will also attract people. Rumors have spread all over the capital and Guo Zuo."
"I am the king?" Fang Zilan repeated Li Qiyou's new self-identity lightly and glanced sideways at him.
Li Qiyou's face turned even paler, "Master Fang, that's not what I meant..."
"If the prince threatens me with his identity as King Yucheng, I will not be able to refuse." Fang Zilan said, taking the flower note in Li Qiyou's hand and no longer looking at his pale face, "I will do it for Fang Lixing." Yes, please come back, Your Majesty."
"Master Fang..." Zhuge Yu wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Fang Zilan's look.
Li Qiyou looked at her decisive back, hesitated to speak, and finally left.
After Li Qiyou left, Zhuge Yu couldn't help but sigh, "Sister Lan, why is this? Even though King Yucheng has a noble status, after all, he has no real power to give orders to you."
"During the battle in the north, I saw King Yucheng acting openly and aboveboard, and thought he was someone to befriend. However, I didn't expect that everyone in the royal family would be a tiger or a wolf." Fang Zilan looked gloomy, "It was just my wishful thinking."
"That's all." Zhuge Yu shook his head, with a clear smile on his face again, "Since Sister Lan has agreed, just treat it as being with me."
There was obvious surprise in Fang Zilan's eyes, "Ayu, are you also involved?"
Zhuge Yu didn't answer but asked, "Didn't King Yucheng just say that? Every year, social operas are performed by upstarts from the capital. Am I not considered a upstart?"
"Yes." Fang Zilan nodded, and asked one more question as if remembering something, "But according to what King Yucheng said, social opera is not as simple as standing on the stage and singing two lines. A Yu, can you do it? "
"The role that Sister Lan wants to play is naturally not simple, but mine is different, just showing her face." Zhuge Yu said, "The New Year's social drama is to pray for peace and success in the coming year, so the content is similar every year. , it’s all about getting rid of evil spirits.”
"No wonder King Yucheng just now said that if the New Year's social drama is messed up, it will cause rumors to mess up the capital." Fang Zilan couldn't help but interjected, and Zhuge Yu nodded, "Because it is related to the national destiny in the coming year, the New Year's social drama is normal They are all handled by members of the royal family, and King Yucheng has been in charge of them for the past two years."
Fang Zilan heard this strangely and asked curiously: "So in previous years, someone would fall from the high platform? If so, wouldn't there be no one willing to play this role every year?"
"No." Zhuge Yu shook his head and said: "Although the content of the social opera is similar, the form is updated every year. In order to attract attention, this section was added this year."
Fang Zilan's face was full of disbelief, "Ayu, are you sure you didn't add it specifically to torment Fang Lixing?"
"No." Zhuge Yu said firmly, "Fang's family also participated in the social opera last year, and there were no accidents."
"Okay." Fang Zilan waved the flower note in her hand helplessly, "Ayu, I want to pretend to be an evil spirit. The people watching won't throw things at me, right? Like rotten eggs or something?"
"No." Zhuge Yu still denied it flatly, "The platform is high enough, and ordinary people can't hit it that high when they throw things."
Fang Zilan pursed her lips into a straight line, and her voice became more plaintive, "Ayu, what should I do if I fall from the high platform?"
"With Sister Lan's skills, there will be no serious harm if you fall. As for whether the people will hit you..." Zhuge Yu pretended to pause, his eyebrows crooked and smiling like a little fox, "Of course not. The New Year's social drama focuses on rituals, and the people are not so deeply involved in the drama."
"Seriously, A Yu, you didn't lie to me?" Fang Zilan stared at Zhuge Yu with suspicion, but he still just smiled, "How dare I lie to Sister Lan? Most of the lyrics and costumes of the New Year's social opera come from ancient books. People just see the excitement, which is not necessarily the case. I really understand, Sister Lan, just relax."
"Okay." Fang Zilan responded reluctantly, and the expression on her entire face almost collapsed.
A Wan, who was not far away, saw the two talking and ran over. He took the flower note in Fang Zilan's hand sharply and asked curiously: "What is this?"
"Invitation to the New Year's social opera." Fang Zilan responded angrily, but Awan was extremely surprised, "What are you going to pretend to be?"
"Evil." These two simple words were gnashed by Fang Zilan's lips and tongue.
"That's right. Yaoxie's clothes and mask are very beautiful. He is a very powerful character." A Wan praised her repeatedly. Fang Zilan was doubtful, "A Wan, have you seen the New Year's social opera?"
"How come you haven't seen it? This is the highlight of New Year's Eve every year." A Wan's little eyes were extremely jealous, "Do you think everyone is like you and doesn't like fun so much?"
Fang Zilan was choked by her and became speechless. She angrily snatched the flower note from her hand and said, "If you think it's so good, I'll just go."
"You have already accepted this invitation. Even if I think it is not good, can you still not go?" A Wan said provocatively. After speaking, he did not forget to ask Zhuge Yu, "Master Zhuge, am I right?"
Zhuge Yu nodded with a smile and said, "Miss Awan is right. Sister Lan sticks to her word and will never break her promise."
"A Yu, I went here because of you." Fang Zilan's tone was inexplicably resentful, "I risked my life to accompany you, and not only did you say nothing, but you actually came with A Wan to watch my fun?"
"Before Sister Lan agreed, she didn't know that I was involved, so why would she risk her life for me to accompany the gentleman?" Zhuge Yu's tone was extremely innocent, but the smile between his eyebrows was full of teasing.
Fang Zilan raised her lips and smiled bitterly: "A Yu, are you really so unkind?"
"Return the favor, now that Sister Lan has spoken." Zhuge Yu's smile grew brighter, "How about leaving me a position in the government office?"
