Chapter 341

"Haha, yes." Manuel nodded. "I originally thought that after many outsiders came in during today's open day, the pressure on the Discipline Department would increase sharply. But now that most of the day has passed, the order of the school festival is still very good, and no vicious incidents occurred."

"This proves that you have done a good job. Only when everything is arranged in place can everything be in order." Orson said, patting Manuel on the shoulder, "I feel more at ease when you are here."

"No, no, President Orson made the arrangements well." Manuel replied with a smile.

"However, the most important thing to pay attention to is at night." Orson reminded Manuel. "Several large-scale vicious incidents in the history of school festivals all occurred at night, so we must wrap things up at night."

"Yeah, I know." Manuel nodded and walked out of the student union building.

After sitting in the office for a while, Orson's door suddenly got a knock.

"Please come in." Orson said.

Then, the door was opened.

Seeing Leeteuk standing at the door, Orson was a little confused.

"Li Teuk? What are you doing here? Is there something wrong?"

"No." Li Te shook his head, "Well...I, I want to ask Orson if you have time in the evening. I want to go shopping with you..."

"Ah, I'm sorry, Lite." Orson said, his tone full of guilt. "Her Highness Elsa invited me to watch the musical tonight, and then Olivia also asked me to watch the closing fireworks show. I'm quite busy tonight."

"That's it..." Li Te said, with a hint of envy in his tone. "Then, Orson, now you..."

"Ah, now I have to make arrangements for the student union tonight, because I can't get out at night."

"Okay then..." Li nodded, his tone a little low.

"It's okay, Lite, you can play with your classmates." Orson said, suddenly remembering what Olivia said to him today. "Don't you and Lianka have a pretty good relationship? You can ask her to go out for a walk or play with other male classmates. It'll be fine."

It's really time for Leeteuk to be more independent and not rely on him all the time. Otherwise, whether over-reliance leads to slower growth than expected or unwanted feelings, this is not the outcome Orson wants to see.

Listening to Orson's words, Lite's mood became even lower. She nodded, then closed the door and walked out without saying a word.

…

It was evening, and many students had gathered in the auditorium to watch the musical performance.

There are several performances in total, which last until the start of the fireworks show. The people responsible for the performance include members of the drama club within the college, as well as the resident theater troupe of the Imperial Theater outside the college.

Orson walked up the steps to the second floor and came to the VIP box.

There are six VIP boxes like this in total, and two were opened today, one for Prince Alsace and the other for Princess Elsa.

Orson knocked on the door of Elsa's box and then opened the door and walked in.

At this time, Elsa was the only one in the box.

"Please sit down, Orson." Elsa said, pointing to the seat next to her.

"Yeah." Orson nodded, and then sat on the sofa next to Elsa.

At this moment, the opera has begun, and through the glass, Elsa can see the performers below from a better angle.

"Orson, do you know the name of the play being performed now?" Elsa suddenly asked.

"The Brontës," Orson began. "This play mainly tells the story of the children of the Bronte family, who plot to assassinate each other in order to compete for the position of head of the family. However, in a crisis, the children

The girls realize that only by uniting can they overcome the difficulties. Later, the families who originally hated each other reunited and became a rope to help build the family and ultimately make the family prosperous. "

"What do you think of this play, Orson?" Elsa asked.

"It's a good comedy and also educational." Orson replied. "After all, in history, many aristocratic families eventually declined due to internal strife."

"This drama absorbs the lessons of those events in history and is intended to trigger reflection among the upper classes."

"You're right." Elsa nodded. "But the only lesson that people learn from history is that people never learn from history, right?"

"Maybe so." Orson nodded. "I wonder why Her Royal Highness the Princess asks me these things?"

"Orson, you should know." Elsa said. "The current script of "The Brontës" has actually been revised. In the original script, only one person in the Brontë family survived in the end."

"Neither the smart eldest brother, nor the brave second brother, nor the handsome third brother."

"But the most inconspicuous little girl." Orson said. "Your Highness, that's what you want to say, right?"

(PS: Although the lumbar disc is indeed protruding, I can still do it while lying on the bed coding. From today on, the 1W-a-day Lin Jian is resurrected with full health.)

Chapter 89: Under the blooming fireworks (1W)

"That's right." Elsa nodded. "It seems that you have also read the original manuscript of this play, Orson."

"Yeah." Orson said with a smile. "Because the current content of this drama was written by me, and of course I have read the original manuscript."

"..." Elsa heard this and glanced at Orson in surprise. "I didn't expect you to be so good at drama, Orson."

But thinking about it, Elsa felt relieved.

After all, Orson is a person who can publish books in the Imperial Library, so adapting a play is really a piece of cake for him.

"Since you adapted this play, Orson, can you tell me why you adapted it this way?" Elsa said, also showing a smile.

"The reason? It's actually very simple, because the nobles like to see it this way." Orson told his thoughts.

"After all, executioners covered in blood often like to listen to romantic stories, and this is no exception in any era."

"Compared to satirical dramas that expose the darkness among the upper class, it is obvious that these dramas that whitewash peace have more commercial value. This is why the audience did not know "The Brontës" before the adaptation, and after the adaptation, this drama The reason why the show became a hit so quickly.”

"Things like dramas and musicals are specially provided for the entertainment of the upper class. The people of the lower class usually don't care about these at all. Therefore, we have to consider the aesthetics of the upper class. If the upper class likes to watch, they can change it in the direction they want to get. success."

Saying this, Orson sighed instead.

"Actually, I don't like this script at all. In my opinion, many of the plots in it are not subtle at all, or even reasonable, including the change of feelings between several brothers and sisters, which gives people a very abrupt feeling. feeling.”

"Then why do you want to change it like this, Orson?" Elsa asked.

"The reason I have said before is that the highest ideal of a playwright is to have more people recognize his work, rather than to create a work that only he can be intoxicated by."

"I really don't understand you anymore, Orson."

"Similarly, I don't understand you, Princess."

"So, back to the previous topic, Orson, what do you think about the succession to the throne?"

"If you ask me what I think, of course I will support the emperor and future emperors." Orson gave a rather cunning answer.

"Ha, this answer really sounds like Mr. Orson's style." Elsa said this, without being upset, but continued to ask: "Then, if I say, I want to get your help, Will you help me?"

"What I want to say has already been answered by Your Highness Princess in the previous sentence." Orson was still neither humble nor overbearing.

"Do you think it is really good to hand over the future of the country to the royal brother?" Elsa asked next.

"I don't know, but it is a serious crime for a subject to interfere with the lord's inheritance. I don't want to bring disaster to Chi Yu, and..."

"And what?"

"Your Highness, you must be thinking that I am the future Duke of Antica, so you want to win over me like this, right?" Orson said. "Then if, I tell Her Royal Highness the Princess, the future Duke of Antica will

Is it Liteuk? "

"Will you try to gain Lee Teuk's support?"

"Orson, are you kidding?" Elsa looked at Orson in confusion. "Or do you think the position of Duke is of no importance at all?"

"I'm not kidding." Orson shook his head. "Although the outside world is currently talking about the Duke's heir, as an insider, I can tell Her Royal Highness that the position of Duke of Antica in the future will definitely belong to Li Te."

"I, Orson, have been raised by the Duke of Antica, my father Lucius, for more than ten years. Lite is his flesh and blood. Of course I will not usurp the family's inheritance."

Regarding the fact that Orson is not Lucius's biological son, the upper echelons of the empire basically already know. Some of them look down on Orson because of their blood relationship, but most people still respect Orson because of his strength. of.

"However, Orson, I think you still need to think about it. Lucius didn't rule you out as the heir, right?" Elsa said. "Besides, Li Te can only be regarded as a mediocre heir at the moment. He is far less capable than you, Orson. Do you really feel free to leave everything in the family to him?"

"Obviously he's just a casual addition, right? Even though you're not related by blood, you've done far more for the family than Lit, right?!"

"Orson, are you really willing to do this?" As she said this, Elsa's tone trembled a little, as if she really felt unworthy of Orson.

"Your Highness Elsa, if you really do it for my own good, then I appreciate your kindness." Orson said. "But, you know, what does this look like to me?"

"You think that my ability is very powerful, so you think that I will be more helpful to you after ascending to the position of Duke, so you came to win me over."

"And now that you see that I don't want to become a duke, you are a little anxious and feel that all your previous preparations have failed, don't you?"

"Orson, that's not what I meant..." Elsa said, "I just..."

"Okay, Your Highness Princess, please take a closer look at the drama performed today. I have also made changes to the script for today's performance. You should gain something by watching it at the end."

"As for the rest, I won't say much more. I wish you a happy viewing of the show." As he said this, he walked out of the box.

Elsa was left here alone.

After walking out of the box, before he could go downstairs, several guards in gorgeous clothes walked up.

"Mr. Osun, His Royal Highness invites you."

"Okay." Orson nodded after hearing this, and then walked into Alsace's box.

"Orson, I heard that you were in Elsa's box just now?" As soon as he entered the box, Orson saw Alsace drinking red wine alone.

"Yeah." Orson nodded.

"Elsa, what did she talk to you about?" Hearing this, Alsace raised his eyebrows and turned his head to look at Orson.

"There's nothing to talk about." Orson said, smiling awkwardly.

"Let me guess, could it be that Elsa wants you to support her in the succession to the throne?"

"Yes." Seeing that Alsace had made it clear, Orson certainly didn't hide anything. "Her Highness Elsa wanted me to help her, but I felt that the succession to the throne has always been a family matter of the royal family. As outsiders, it is not convenient for us to intervene, so I rejected her."

"Indeed." Arthas nodded. "This matter is originally an internal matter within the family, but unfortunately, the Lancaster family stands at the top of the empire, and there are always some little eyesless bugs below who covet the family's position."

Seeing that Alsace seemed to have something on his mind, Orson also smiled lightly without showing his emotions.

"But Orson, are you sure you won't think about what I told you during the day?" Alsace asked. "It is said that adding icing on the cake is not as good as providing help in times of need. If you join me now, you will definitely become the second person in the empire in the future."

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Alsace, I have a poor life and don't dare to have too many ambitions. I can't even talk about being the second person in the empire." Orson said this and bowed his head in greeting. "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. There are still people waiting for me."

"Okay." Alsace nodded.

He just needed to make sure Orson didn't fall towards Elsa.

After all, if Orson falls to Elsa, and the Duchy of Antica and the allied Duke of Prussia support Elsa, there will be considerable resistance to his future succession.

At present, it seems that as long as Orson maintains his usual neutral attitude, it will be fine.

…

After Orson left, Elsa stayed alone in the box watching the play. According to Orson, today's performance of "The Brontës" adopted Orson's revised script.

But in the first half, the plot still develops as Elsa expected, and there is no novelty yet.

All the way to the last paragraph of the drama.

After the family overcame the difficulties, successfully weathered the difficulties and resolved the crisis, the stage fell into darkness.

Just when everyone thought the performance was over, the lights came on again.

This time, the most inconspicuous girl in the family sat in the center, where the head of the family had been seated.

Others in the family fell to the ground one after another, seemingly lifeless.

Then, the curtain fell and the play officially came to an end.

The audience in the audience looked very strange. They didn't know why, what was originally a happy ending would have such a terrifying scene at the end.

But in Elsa's view, this ending is full of infinite possibilities.

Orson said that he revised the script.

Does that mean his attitude towards himself?

…

On the other side, Orson came to the commercial street after leaving the auditorium.

At the entrance of the commercial street, Orson immediately saw Olivia who had put on a beautiful dress and light makeup.

It seemed that Olivia was fully prepared for tonight's date.

"Orson~" Olivia also noticed Orson immediately. She waved to Orson quickly, then trotted to Orson's side, and then directly took Orson's arm.

Orson now knows Olivia's feelings for him. Although as a person who has never been in love, he is a little shy about such an intimate move, but he is not disgusted.