Chapter 169 Ambiguity
Yu Huatang looked at him without saying anything.
"I know what you're thinking. This Eunuch Cao is very familiar with the styles of palace lanterns in the past and is in charge of their supply. If you can please him, perhaps His Majesty and the Empress will use your lanterns in the future."
Zhao Yan added, "Next time you have a day off, I'll take you to Eunuch Cao's house. He has many collections of palace lanterns that are not available on the market."
Yu Huatang, "...Okay."
Zhao Yan smiled. He knew that if he did this, she would listen to him.
The carriage stopped at Tianjing Pavilion. Unlike before, there were not many people at the gate today. After Yu Huatang got off, he looked into the teaching building and found that everyone was there. The person sitting there happened to be a person from the palace.
As soon as those people saw them, they started looking at them again.
Yu Huatang felt a little embarrassed and just lowered his head.
Zhao Yan said, "Maybe they admire you very much. You are the only female student here. Shouldn't you hold your head high and your chest out?"
Yu Huatang looked at him and saw encouragement and appreciation in his eyes. She smiled slightly, raised her head, and followed him in.
At this time, Zhao Yan said, "There are many people here. If anyone has any bad intentions towards you, tell me."
Yu Huatang glanced at him and said calmly, "Master Zhao, please take care of yourself."
At this time, a man came from the front. It was the father-in-law who was surrounded by the crowd just now.
The man said, "Minister Zhao, nice to meet you."
Zhao Yan clasped his fists and said, "Nice to meet you, Eunuch Cao. Miss Yu is the only female student here. I was worried about someone talking nonsense, so I came to check on her."
Eunuch Cao looked at Yu Huatang, who immediately said, "Greetings, Eunuch Cao."
Eunuch Cao said, "Minister Zhao is worrying too much. Miss Yu is the chief lantern maker in Quanzhou. Her skills are recognized. There are not many people here who can surpass her. If you come here, you will only be criticized for being lazy and incompetent."
"Then I'll have to trouble Eunuch Cao with everything." Zhao Yan said.
Eunuch Cao laughed and said, "No, Minister Zhao, you are too kind."
Zhao Yan turned around and said, "Then go in. Eunuch Cao will give you a lesson today. You must study hard. I'll pick you up in the evening, but I'll have an exam for you."
Yu Huatang felt extremely embarrassed, and when he heard what he said, he felt that he had taken the wrong medicine. He quickly glanced at him and signaled him to leave quickly.
Fortunately, Zhao Yan also left, and Eunuch Cao here also said gently, "Miss Yu, please go in."
"Yes." Yu Huatang walked in and sat down in her original seat. As expected, there were more people here today than usual. Some people who had never seen her before began to ask, "Who is this woman? Why was she sent here personally by Minister Zhao?"
Someone teased, "He's my treasure. This isn't the first time. Minister Zhao has been here before."
A few people talked a lot more afterwards. Some said that such a precious girl should be allowed to learn skills, and shouldn’t she be taken home as a bride.
Someone said, "This is not something you should worry about at all."
Zhao Yan came to see her off for several days in a row. The two of them were like a couple who were about to be separated by life and death. There were many people in the dormitory, and she didn't want to pull too much, so she could only let him do it.
The fourth day finally arrived. When Yu Huatang went out of the door, she did not see Zhao Yan. She was delighted and left alone without paying any attention to him.
This place is not far from the Zhao Mansion. Just cross the main street and walk a few alleys to get there.
When she was in the second alley, she saw a sedan chair coming towards her. It was well decorated and must be an official sedan chair. She stood aside.
There were too many high-ranking officials in the capital, and she didn't want to cause trouble. But just as the sedan passed by her, a voice came from inside, saying, "Isn't this the young lady of the Zhao family?"
The sound seemed to come from the dark night. Yu Huatang was stunned and slowly looked up. When he saw the person in the sedan getting off, his face suddenly turned pale.
It was him...
The current uncle of the emperor... Ouyang Zui...
He smiled at her and approached her step by step. She was so frightened that she lost her mind. It took her a while to realize that the man was a famous playboy in the capital who had raped countless young girls.
That was the first year she married into the Zhao family. In broad daylight, a woman was thrown from a carriage. She didn't know what was going on at the time, so she followed to see what was going on. In that short moment, she would never forget the man's bloodthirsty eyes, which stared at her like a sinister snake. After that, she went out less often.
I didn't expect to run into him here today! ...
She stepped back in fear, trying to run, but Lord Ouyang took a few steps forward and grabbed her wrist. His eyes were filled with greed and lust, and he said, "We finally meet, Madam Zhao San..."
The voice was like a ghost, lingering in her ears. She gasped in fear, "You... let go, I... don't know you..."
As she spoke, she backed away, but the man was so strong that she couldn't break free. Ouyang Zui chuckled, "Madam, you're joking. How could you not recognize me? Seven years ago, I caught a glimpse of you on the street. I'll never forget you. Over the years, I've never forgotten you, Madam..."
"However, I can't call you Madam now since you've already divorced me." He chuckled wickedly, sniffed forward like a greedy ghost, and sighed in ecstasy, "We are truly destined to meet again in such a huge capital..."
"You... let me go..." Yu Huatang was horrified and her fear deepened. Tears were about to fall, but she still couldn't think of any solution. There were clearly people in the alley just now, so how come there was no one here now?
Based on this person's personality... I'm afraid she's in great danger...
Seven years later, she thought she was wrong at that time, but she didn't expect that this person really had been thinking about her for seven years. The nightmare-like fact made her tremble all over. She gritted her teeth and calmed herself down.
"So many years have passed, Miss Yu is more beautiful than before. I remember that your husband didn't like you before. How come you have another man now?..."
"You... let go..." She stepped back in disgust and fear...
"Why are you so afraid of me? I..."
At this moment, a loud shout was heard, "Ouyang Zui, let him go." The speeding carriage stopped immediately. Zhao Yan jumped off the carriage, rushed to the two of them, pulled Yu Huatang with one hand, and kicked Ouyang Zui in the chest. Ouyang Zui was caught off guard and fell heavily to the ground after receiving the kick.
The servant beside him immediately helped Ouyang Zui up.
Ouyang Zui saw who was coming and shouted angrily, "Zhao Yan, what do you mean?"
Zhao Yan looked at him fiercely, "I want to ask you, what do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do! Humph!" He cast a lustful gaze at Yu Huatang, who was hiding behind him, and said in confusion, "Didn't you two get divorced? I knew Miss Yu before and just wanted to say a few words to her. What does it have to do with you?"
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