Don't ask where people go

Chapter 158
After Fang Zilan and Zhuge Yu finished handling their official duties, and explained all the matters to their subordinate officials, they went to the rehearsal venue of the social drama together, which was located in the Lianhua Palace in the imperial city.

Dajing advocates gods and Buddhas, and takes the thousand-petal lotus as the national flower, so the Lianhua Palace is the place of worship in the imperial city.

As New Year's Eve approached, there were more and more rituals in Lianhua Palace, and the atmosphere of incense became stronger.

So before the two of them reached the Lianhua Palace, they were separated by the palace wall far away, and saw the fragrant mist curling up endlessly.

Seeing this, Fang Zilan couldn't help but asked curiously: "The incense is so prosperous, isn't it possible that the Lianhua Palace has religious affairs every day?"

"Every year before New Year's Eve, the palace invites eminent monks from Baiye Temple to enter the Lianhua Palace to chant scriptures and pray for blessings." Zhuge Yu's expression was as clear as ever, but there was an indescribable complex emotion in his eyes.

He paused, and finally whispered: "I think this year will be no exception."

Fang Zilan looked at him sideways, and said thoughtfully: "Ayu, do you believe that there are ghosts and gods in this world?"

"If you don't believe me, I believe it." Zhuge Yu shook his head lightly, "It is better to ask others than to ask yourself. I have always believed in myself more. But I also know that there are many things in this world that cannot be achieved by manpower. There's nothing wrong with that."

"Ayu's words are to the point." Fang Zilan couldn't help but nodded in agreement, "There are so many twists and turns in the world, how can it be solved by praying to God and worshiping Buddha? It's just that I saw Ayu you mentioned the matter of chanting scriptures and praying for blessings, and there is so much concern in your eyes I think you are also a person who believes in gods and Buddhas, I am reckless."

"I don't really believe in gods and Buddhas, but..." Zhuge Yu hesitated before saying, "I once had a personal relationship with an eminent monk in Baiye Temple, so I know a little bit about Buddhism."

Seeing his appearance like this, Fang Zilan thought to himself that he and that eminent monk probably had a good friendship.

However, she had no intention of spying on people's private affairs, so she answered the words lightly: "If there is a chance in the future, I would like to pay a visit to that master."

Zhuge Yu smiled without saying a word, Fang Zilan raised his eyes to look at the Lianhua Palace which was close at hand, "It's getting late, let's go in."

The rehearsal time of the social drama was set after noon every day, the two of them arrived a bit late, and the rest of the family's sons had already performed the social drama once, and they were resting at this time.

That's why the two stepped into the courtyard gate of Lianhua Palace. Before entering the palace, someone inside said angrily: "Mr. Fang is a new official who is involved in government affairs. It's just that he hasn't appeared once. The second son of the Zhuge family has never shown up. What is it?" What's going on? If things go on like this, how can social dramas continue?"

Hearing that Fang Zilan looked at Zhuge Yu, the forbeared smile on her face made him look more helpless.He raised his hand to signal her to go in, but she stood leisurely by the wall, not intending to go in at all.

And as soon as the person in the hall finished speaking, someone on the other side chimed in, "Let's not talk about the second son of the Zhuge family, haven't we only met the young master of the Wei family once? The celebrity in front of your majesty is really hard to please." .”

Wei family?Fang Zilan looked at Zhuge Yu subconsciously, but saw that his face had faded a little, and he couldn't see any expression.

She thought for a while and was about to step in when she heard a voice coming from the gate of the palace, "Lord Fang, Mr. Zhuge, you two are finally here."

The two turned their heads and saw that the person who spoke was Li Qiyou.But the person standing beside him was actually Wei Subaru.

"Come and have a look today when I have time, it's not good to always ask the prince to invite you." Fang Zilan smiled slightly, speaking in a polite and distant manner.

Li Qiyou knew that he had lied to Fang Zilan, so he forced himself to smile awkwardly.

Wei Subaru raised his eyebrows happily, "Lord Fang, Mr. Zhuge, we meet again."

Zhuge Yu's face was cold, and his voice was a little bit lower, "What is Lord Wei here for?"

"My nephew, who is worthless, was bedridden by the wind and cold, and only I, the uncle, came to take his place." Wei Subaru spoke calmly, and Zhuge Yu snorted coldly and stopped answering. Some embarrassment.

Li Qiyou was in a dilemma, he bit the bullet and smoothed things over: "Since you are all here, if you have anything to say, you might as well go into the hall and talk about it."

"Okay." Fang Zilan took the lead in striding into the gate of the palace, and Zhuge Yu followed behind her, ignoring the two people standing in the courtyard.

Li Qiyou stopped talking because he was bored, and entered Lianhua Palace with Wei Subaru.

After Fang Zilan and Zhuge Yu entered the palace, the originally noisy palace suddenly fell silent, and the princes of various families looked at each other, with some expressions on their faces, some shocked, some stunned, and more wary.

It wasn't until Pei Xiaoze came out to break the deadlock that their expressions gradually returned to normal, but they still couldn't stop whispering.

Pei Xiaoze walked up to the two of them generously, "Lord Fang, Mr. Zhuge, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you two okay?"

"Thanks to Master Pei's help, everything is fine." Fang Zilan smiled, no longer just superficial politeness.

Zhuge Yu also nodded politely and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Pei."

The two of them had just greeted Pei Xiaoze when Li Qiyou and Wei Subaru walked in, and the hall was extremely quiet.

After Li Qiyou explained the purpose of Wei Subaru's visit, there was an uproar in the hall.

No one expected that Lord Wei Subaru, who was guarding the capital with heavy troops in his hands, would also come to rehearse the New Year's Opera.

"What's so rare this year? Not only is Mr. Fang and a woman appearing on the stage, but even Mr. Wei has come to rehearse a social play?"

"That's right, Mr. Fang is a newcomer, it's reasonable to say, but Mr. Wei has such a status that he also came to rehearse a social drama."

"The upstarts are popular, and they are very popular. With Lord Wei, Lord Fang and other celebrities in front of His Majesty here, we are not worth mentioning in social drama..."

The princes of the aristocratic family who were just whispering to each other at first, have become more and more violent now, and have turned into pointing fingers like no one else.

Li Qiyou, who was standing in the center of the crowd, heard the words around him clearly, and his face couldn't help turning blue and purple.

He was about to say something to break the situation, when Fang Zilan raised his voice and said: "Since you have time to talk, you must have rehearsed. So why don't you tell me, how is this social play rehearsed?"

She was neither humble nor overbearing in every word, but there was an indescribable indifference, as if she was the one watching the fun.

All of a sudden, the voices in the hall were suppressed by her words, everyone's heart trembled, and they didn't dare to speak casually.

Then she heard her turn to Li Qiyou and said, "My lord, what do you think?"

Li Qiyou knew that he was able to preside over the overall situation here only because of his status as a relative of King Yucheng, and there were many people present who disagreed with him.Now that Fang Zilan has given him the steps, of course he has to go down the steps, and it's not good to refute her face and put himself on the fire.

He immediately said loudly: "What Master Fang said is that the rehearsal of social dramas is not a one-day job. It is better for you to put more effort into social dramas."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice sneering and sarcastic: "My lord speaks lightly."

　Facing everyone's gossip, Fang Zilan: It's time to show off my talking skills!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)