Fang Zilan walked calmly without realizing it, but she couldn't stop the whispers that reached her ears along the way.
However, it was only a few words. She was extremely bored when she heard it, but she suddenly saw Wei Subaru walking towards her, with amusement in his eyes and eyebrows, "Master Fang's appearance is really... He is worthy of being the great demon of the ages.”
She replied unhappily: "Both and each other, Master Wei's suit is also very suitable."
Wei Subaru stretched out his hand to smooth the thin braid beside his ear. The red tassels tied at the end of the braid were wrapped around his fingers, and the vine tattoos connected to the fingertips exuded an indescribable coquettishness.
The navy blue costume was dragged down the steps for a long time. He stepped onto the palace steps with nonchalant strides and walked to Fang Zilan. "I just thought Master Fang was complimenting me."
"Master Fang is praising you, will Master Wei not be able to hear it?" The indifferent tone of the voice was undoubtedly that of Zhuge Yu.
He was wearing a loose sky blue costume, which made his whole body look even thinner. A red rope knot was wrapped around his waist, and the braided belt hung down diagonally. The silver bell at the end jingled as he moved, adding a bit of youthful childishness to the originally deserted person.
"Good morning, Master Zhuge." Wei Subaru didn't care about Zhuge Yu's attitude, and moved his eyes to the person next to Zhuge Yu, "Master Zhuge, long time no see, how are you doing?"
Zhuge Yu stepped aside, and then Fang Zilan saw the person next to him. He had the same delicate eyebrows carved in the same mold as him, but with a more relaxed and gentle look. He must be his eldest brother, Zhuge Ming.
Zhuge Ming bowed his hands and saluted the two of them: "Master Fang, Master Wei is well."
"Lord Zhuge, there is no need to be so polite." Fang Zilan waved her hand quickly, but saw Wei Subaru reaching out to hold Zhuge Ming's arm, "You are so outspoken?"
Zhuge Ming stood up straight, straightened his sleeves and said, "Master Wei, we are joking." The distant and restrained attitude made Wei Subaru let go of his hand, and without further words, he took the lead and walked up.
Fang Zilan coughed slightly and changed her voice, "Speaking of which, why are all your costumes in cyan color and I am the only one who is in red?"
Zhuge Yu's expression softened a bit, "What do you think, Sister Lan?"
Zhuge Ming, who was listening to their conversation quietly, had a flash of astonishment in his eyes. The name A Yu could only be called by the elder brothers and sisters in the family.
Even in the Zhuge family, there are only a handful of people who can call him this title. If others call him, Ayu will be annoyed.
What's more, since Shan'er passed away, there is no woman in the world who can be called Ayu. But now that I see the two people's expressions and the names they call each other very familiarly, is it possible that Ayu has a sibling relationship with Zilan?
He had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he concealed them so well that they didn't notice them for a while.
"I think..." Fang Zilan deliberately prolonged her voice, "Ayu, you have a nice bell."
Everyone present was stunned. Zhuge Yu subconsciously tugged on the silver bell attached to the knot, "Sister Lan, is this what you said?" Before he could finish his words, he heard a series of crisp noises falling from the steps. Go down.
Fang Zilan bent down to pick up the bell that fell on the steps with quick eyes and hands, and asked tentatively, "Ayu, are all the knots on your belt slipknots?"
Before Zhuge Yu could answer, a voice intervened, "It's indeed Slipknot."
Several people looked at the speaker at the same time and saw Pei Xiaoze walking down the stairs. He was wearing a lotus green costume and his gentle brows made his whole person look softer. The red tassels hanging down from the sleeves reflected the faint redness of the silver bell in the palm, which was cold and gorgeous.
Zhuge Yu took the bell from Pei Xiaoze's hand and said, "Thank you, Master Pei."
Zhuge Ming glanced at the red knot loosened around Zhuge Yu's waist, then saluted Pei Xiaoze and said, "I'm careless about leaving my younger brother. Please give me a helping hand, Master Pei."
"Lord Zhuge, why are you so polite?" Pei Xiaoze walked up to Zhuge Yu, pulled the knot around his waist, and restored the belt to its original shape with his fingers flying up and down.
Fang Zilan stared blankly as Pei Xiaoze took the bell from her hand and woven it into the knot, and sighed: "Master Pei is really ingenious."
"Master Fang is so complimentary." Pei Xiaoze finished tying the last knot and breathed a long sigh of relief: "It's just that I have also played the role of Master Zhuge before and he wore the same costume."
At the end, Pei Xiaoze turned to Zhuge Yu and said: "Master Zhuge, the knots on this costume are slip knots. You must be more careful when you move to avoid the knots unraveling and trapping you."
"Zhuge Yu has learned the lesson, thank you Master Pei." Zhuge Yu said solemnly, and Zhuge Ming beside him also thanked him repeatedly.
After the knot on Zhuge Yu's body was tied again, and after a few people exchanged greetings, they went to the palace to pay their respects.
From the Qiankun Palace where Li Shengxuan was located, to the Yuzhang Palace of the Empress Dowager, Yugui Palace of the Empress Dowager, and Fengyi Palace of Empress Fang Ziqin, several people greeted them one by one.
Due to the festive atmosphere on New Year's Eve and the presence of many dignitaries, when they arrived at Yuzhang Palace and Yugui Palace, the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother did not make things difficult for Fang Zilan, but deliberately ignored them and did not ask questions.
But Fang Zilan was also happy to be lost in the crowd, and he just had time to give her a chance to recognize someone.
After all, during the time she was in Beijing, she mostly handled official duties in the government offices. She only heard the names of many dignitaries but never met them, so she took this opportunity to match names with people.
Zhuge Yu obviously knew what she was thinking and was always by her side. When someone came to say hello, he would speak to them by name first, and she would recognize them as soon as he spoke.
However, in just one morning, not only did many people have an impression of her, but she also recognized many people.
For example, the middle-aged man with a sinister temperament that the Empress Dowager praised endlessly was Pei Juanqing, the head of the Pei family of her mother's family. There is also a young man who has been following the Queen Mother, her nephew Dugu Ming, a rising star of the Dugu family. And the young man who disdains Wei Subaru but is full of flattery towards the Empress Dowager is Wei Yi who is most likely to succeed as the head of the Wei family...
It was already afternoon, and it was not until Li Qiyou sent someone to look for him that Fang Zilan, Zhuge Yu and Pei Xiaoze hurriedly said goodbye to Zhuge Ming and went to Lianhua Palace to make final preparations before the social opera performance.
However, before Fang Zilan and others reached the gate of Lianhua Palace, they saw Huang Fulin and Wang Quanzhi, who were summoned to the palace to pay their respects. They seemed to have not expected to meet them here, and were startled.
Fang Zilan greeted the two of them gracefully, and the two of them returned the greeting with different expressions, and left without saying a few words.
Seeing this, she felt a little strange. She looked at Zhuge Yu and asked, "A Yu, why do they look like this when they see me?"
