Chapter 59: Take Him Out for Fun
Yu Huatang looked in the direction the old lady said for a while, and slowly several boats really appeared. There were many people on the boats, all wearing prayer clothes. The two in the front vaguely looked like his cousin and Ji'an.
She thought it was bad, her cousin didn’t know that Zhao Yan was the governor of Zhaozhou.
After she came back from the divorce, her cousin was also very dissatisfied with Zhao Yan.
In addition, my cousin didn’t know that Zhao Yan had changed a bit now. He was no longer the ungrateful and heartless person he described. What would happen if the two of them started fighting?
After a very brief thought, she decided that they must not meet, at least not now.
She thought hurriedly for a moment and realized that there must be a reason to ask Zhao Yan to leave now. Generally, after praying, most people would go to Jiuri Mountain, and very few people would go back directly. Zhao Yan must go there as well.
So where should she take him, or just go back?
At this time, the sailing ship was getting closer and closer, and Zhao Yan also got up from the table and looked at the several ships on the beach.
In a hurry, she immediately ran back and grabbed him, "Zhao Yan."
Zhao Yan turned around, surprised that she was suddenly so kind to him.
"What's wrong?" he asked softly.
At this moment, she didn't care what others thought of them. She pulled him along as they walked, saying, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to know more about the scenery here? Now I remember... Besides the pines you mentioned... there are also many erythrina flowers..."
Zhao Yan was puzzled. "Aren't you going to Jiuri Mountain? The mayor just said it's rare to see so many people going together."
Yu Huatang shook her head and pulled him a few steps. "Let's not go... there's nothing to see here. I'll take you to see the Erythrina flowers. Although most of them have withered by now, I know there's still one that's blooming beautifully..."
Zhao Yan was delighted but didn't show it on his face. He asked, "Are we the only ones here..."
"Yes, yes." Yu Huatang didn't care what he said.
"Okay, let's go." He said to her softly, and when they reached the corner, he held her hand.
At this moment, Yu Huatang was thinking that he had become easy to get along with. When the two of them crossed the street, she realized that they had been holding hands.
She immediately broke free from his grasp, coughed lightly, and said embarrassedly, "Sir... Sir, please follow me."
Zhao Yan also pretended to be unaware and followed her.
When people think of Erythrina flowers, they must go to Erythrina Garden and Donghu Garden, but the flowers there grew densely and bloomed very early, so they are gone now.
In the early years, there was a wealthy businessman who paid a large sum of money to have someone cultivate off-season Erythrina flowers on the path from Sunwu Garden to Shisun Garden. Now they are blooming beautifully.
The two of them walked along the road, and although they were in a cold wind, they did not feel cold. They only felt a little bit of cold air, which made them feel indescribably refreshed when they breathed it into their lungs.
Seeing that her face was rosy and she didn't seem to be uncomfortable from the wind, Zhao Yan felt relieved and let her lead him through the alley.
When they arrived at Jinmin Lane, which was originally a civilian area, who knew if there were still any ruffians and scoundrels there. Yu Huatang said, "Sir, please follow me closely. There used to be people of the lowest class here, some of whom would even rob people..."
"Then I have to walk in front. If you, a weak woman, walk in front of me, won't people think I'm a gigolo?" he said casually.
Yu Huatang didn't answer and could only smile.
Zhao Yan exchanged places with her and said, "Don't think that I'm a scholar and can't handle a sword. In my early years, I also followed several princes to the military camp."
Yu Huatang did remember that in those years, in addition to the work of the Ministry of Works, he had indeed followed the prince on official business. The long-lost memories came back to her mind again, making her feel a little unreal.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, he took off his cloak and said to her, "Are you hot? If you are sweating, take off your cloak. If you sweat inside and get blown by the cold wind, you will get sick and that won't be good."
Yu Huatang also felt that he was right and there was no need to wear a cloak now.
Seeing her take it off, he held out his hand and said, "Give it to me, I'll take it."
Yu Huatang shook his head. "I can carry this myself. It's not heavy."
He no longer insisted and followed the direction she said.
Sure enough, after walking two streets, I could already see individual Erythrina flowers.
Yu Huatang didn't eat much at noon. Walking in the winter really consumes the body, and he felt a little tired at this time.
But she said she would take him there, and she insisted on doing so no matter what.
After crossing another street, there were already patches of Erythrina flowers. There happened to be a corridor there with curtains around it, which was a resting place.
Yu Huatang came here and sat down to rest. Zhao Yan looked around and saw some people fishing in the small river nearby, which was also a very leisurely activity.
When he turned around, he noticed that she was a little tired, and said, "There are erythrina flowers here too, why not go and see them here. It just so happens that there's also fishing alone in the cold river there, which is also quite charming."
After saying that, he looked at her again. Yu Huatang shook his head and said, "It's just ahead. Just take a rest."
Seeing that she really wasn't trying to be stubborn, Zhao Yan said, "I'll go to the teahouse."
When he came back, there were two bowls of hot tea and some pastries on the table.
He handed it to her, she took it, and their hands felt warm when they touched each other.
She moved away hastily.
He pretended not to know what she meant and handed her some cake. At this time, she was holding her cloak in one hand and tea in the other, so she had no free hands to take it.
Zhao Yan put it directly to her lips and said, "Try it."
She was speechless, and he pretended to be suspicious and continued, "It's just help between friends."
She lowered her head, feeling depressed, but still took a bite.
He said he was a friend, so why should I say what his intentions were?
After finishing a piece of cake, he wiped the crumbs from the corner of her mouth with his hand, still saying, "It's just a piece of cake."
Yu Huatang no longer wanted to eat the cake, and just held the tea and looked at the fisherman.
After a good rest, Zhao Yan exchanged his things back to the teahouse and continued on his way.
When we arrived at the stagnation garden, we walked past a stone wall and suddenly saw a large wall of erythrina flowers.
Zhao Yan marveled at the sight of these Erythrina trees breaking free from the silence of winter, with thousands of flowers suddenly bursting out from their branches, like millions of burning flames.
He followed her, quietly admiring her figure in the sea of flowers.
The red petals dyed the old house with gray tiles and white walls into crimson clouds. He moved his eyes and stopped on a beautiful face that was more beautiful than the clouds.
At this moment, his heart was like a bamboo forest swaying in the wind, rustling and breaking into pieces, and the surging emotions filled his limbs.
At this moment, the petals as red as fire were as deeply engraved in his memory as she was, and would never be erased.
"Let's go, we've been out for a long time." She said. The two of them had stayed here for a long time and it was time to go back.
"Okay," he replied.
On the way back, he called a carriage and got in. He took the cloak from her hand and put it on her. "It's cold in the carriage and there's no stove. It's better to put it on."
Yu Huatang always felt that he was particularly attentive today, even a little like a couple in love.
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