Upon hearing this, the people around them all made way for the owner of the voice, who was a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes and a rough appearance.
He walked directly in front of everyone and said angrily: "The New Year's Club Opera is about getting rid of evil spirits. However, during the rehearsal every day, Mr. Fang, who plays the evil spirit, is not here. How can we rehearse well?"
Fang Zilan chuckled, "I didn't expect that I am so important."
The teasing tone in her tone was obvious, which made the young man blush, "Master Fang, I'm talking about business, you..."
"I know." Fang Zilan interrupted him as if unintentionally, "So I'm here right now. Do you have any other opinions? If not, just start rehearsing quickly. There are a lot of things in my house. I don't know if I can do it tomorrow. Come here."
Fang Zilan's confident appearance choked the young man speechless. He stared blankly at her and turned to the crowd and said: "And you guys, hurry up and start rehearsing if you have nothing to do. As the New Year is approaching, every government is very busy, so everyone gets together. It’s not easy, I understand the exchange of feelings, but where do you have the free time to watch the excitement here?”
The young masters from various aristocratic families were told by Fang Zilan that they felt bored and scattered to make way for the venue to prepare for rehearsal.
Zhuge Yu, who was silent at the side, followed her to the wall and waited. He said calmly: "Sister Lan has been in the limelight, I'm afraid she will be targeted."
"Since ancient times, good and evil have not existed at all." Fang Zilan raised the corner of her lips with a nice curve, and smiled a bit evilly, "I pretend to be a monster, who are they targeting if they don't target me?"
Wei Subaru, who came up behind them, chuckled, "Master Fang is quite forgiving."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan's smile froze on her face, "Why are you following me, Mr. Wei? Could it be that you are also pretending to be evil?"
Wei Subaru nodded and said: "Yes, I am pretending to be Mr. Fang's follower."
"Isn't my follower A Yu?" Fang Zilan took out the playbook doubtfully. Before he could find the character introduction, Wei Subaru explained with a smile: "Master Fang, you are playing the role of an unprecedented great demon. There is only one How can I do this as a follower?"
The corners of Fang Zilan's mouth twitched unconsciously, and she hurriedly opened the script.
The impressive character introduction made Fang Zilan feel her scalp numb. After getting the script, she only glanced at it briefly. Now that she took a closer look, she realized that the evil spirit she played was a great evil through the ages, with many evil deeds. Killing villains that are not enough to make the people angry.
As an eternal demon, she has many followers, and there are three or five of them who can be named in the play.
In addition to Zhuge Yu and Wei Subaru, Fang Zilan scanned the page and saw the names Pei Xiaoze, Ouyang Juncheng, and Wang Xianhui, which made her frown slightly.
Whether it was a coincidence or something, she had almost all the people she knew in Beijing, but she felt a little uneasy in her heart. Speaking of these people, they are almost all at the forefront of the new rich.
Needless to say, she caused a lot of uproar in the world when she first entered the battlefield and dismounted the Shangguan family and was granted the title of Duke of the Northern Kingdom. Now that she has returned to Beijing, she is also attracting everyone's attention.
Zhuge Yu, who had never shown any prominence but became Li Shengxuan's right-hand man, was only in name in her government office and had no real power so far.
Although Wei Subaru was born in the Wei family of the Gongqing family, he was never reused because his biological mother was a barbarian slave girl. He was blessed with military merit and did not reach the position of commander of the capital until Li Shengxuan ascended the throne.
As for Ouyang Juncheng, despite being the son of the Ouyang family, he had little status in the declining Ouyang family. On the contrary, he became closer to the Wang family after marrying Shangguan Lingyuan.
But this Wang Xianhui... Fang Zilan looked at the young man walking towards them thoughtfully, with reluctance written all over his face. He was the one who had just made the attack in public.
Fang Zilan's frown deepened and she simply turned her gaze to Zhuge Yu, only to see him looking like he had known about it for a long time.
She was about to say something when she heard him approach her and whisper: "Wang Xianhui is the son of Lord Wang Quanrui."
Fang Zilan was a little dazed and asked uncertainly, "The younger brother of Lord Wang Quanzhi of the North, Lord Wang Quanrui?"
Zhuge Yu nodded imperceptibly, Fang Zilan pursed her lips into a straight line, and her expression gradually darkened.
Now Wang Quanzhi has become the Duke of Beiguo in her place, and Wang Quanzhi's younger brother Wang Quanrui is a popular figure in front of the Queen Mother. The Wang family is so powerful that even the younger generations dare to demonstrate against her.
Wang Xianhui opened his mouth hesitantly, as if he wanted to greet a few people, but not a word came out.
Pei Xiaoze was a friendly person and took a step forward to greet him: "Mr. Wang, everyone is here now. We have to cheer up."
Wang Xianhui hummed stiffly, but Wei Subaru snorted: "Young Master Wang has such a big air."
His call of "Prince's Young Master" made Wang Xianhui's face turn red and he was eager to go forward to argue.
On the side, Ouyang Juncheng quickly held down Wang Xianhui. Just as he was about to say a few words of persuasion, he saw the corners of Wei Subaru's eyes raised and he smiled frivolously, "What do you want to say, Mr. Ouyang?"
When Ouyang Juncheng opened his mouth, the word "I" was stuck in his throat, his face was pale and pale, and he finally swallowed the words whole.
Zhuge Yu said calmly: "Master Wei is a new man, but he doesn't have to suppress others everywhere."
His light words made Wei Subaru suppress his smile and said coldly: "The son of Meng Yin's ancestor has done nothing for the country and is of no use to the world. How can he be worthy of being called a great man?"
"Master Wei, what you said is wrong." Pei Xiaoze shook his head, stood up and smoothed things over: "If you are born between heaven and earth, you must have talents, but their functions are only great or small. How can they be useless?"
"Master Pei's words make sense." Wei Subaru took a deep look at Pei Xiaoze. In the past, he didn't often deal with the powerful people in the court. His impression of the Pei family was that the head of the family, Pei Jueqing, was gloomy and ruthless. He didn't expect that the Pei family could have such an upright gentleman as Pei Xiaoze.
Fang Zilan tore up the playbook with a crash, attracting several people to look over.
She looked at the broken playbook in her hand with pretense, and looked at Pei Xiaoze as if asking for help: "Sir Pei, I'm not familiar with social opera. I've only read the lyrics familiarly. I need your help."
Pei Xiaoze smiled helplessly and said: "It doesn't matter. After Mr. Wei, Mr. Ouyang and Mr. Wang come on stage and read the lyrics, Mr. Fang, you can just go on the stage and make your debut. After you make your appearance, there will be adults who play the role of righteous people and act. A martial arts show to eliminate demons. But most of these adults are not military attachés, so I hope Mr. Fang will show mercy."
"Easy to say." Fang Zilan nodded, and then asked curiously: "Then what are Master Pei and A Yu going to do?"
"Master Zhuge and I will follow you." Pei Xiaoze explained: "The two of us are like your confidants, Mr. Fang, following you all the time, and we will protect you to the death."
Fang Zilan looked at the playbook in her hand thoughtfully and sighed softly, "It sounds a bit tragic."
