It was late afternoon, and the Empress Dowager still wouldn't forgive her. Zhao Shu thought for a moment, and while she was still hesitating, Sun Yun pulled her into the house.
As soon as he entered the room, Sun Yun opened his package and took out two sets of men's clothing. "Do you want the blue one or the white one?"
Zhao Shu: "...You even have this?"
"Of course, hurry up and change, or it will be too late." After saying that, Sun Yun started to take off her clothes. Ban Shu, who was next to her, had a crying face and could not be persuaded.
Unable to dissuade her, she turned to Zhao Shu for help, "Princess, please persuade my young lady. If the old lady finds out, she will surely break my legs."
Seeing that Zhao Shu didn't move, Sun Yun threw the white clothes to the ground. Zhao Shu quickly caught them, hugged the clothes, and said to Sun Yun, "You're not going? Then I'll go by myself."
"Miss, you mustn't say that! Miss, your reputation is important! Miss, I beg you!" Banshu couldn't understand why the young lady had changed so much after leaving the mansion. Before, she was just a bit arrogant and didn't associate with the other young ladies in the mansion, much less fawn over the old lady like the other young ladies did. But none of that mattered. The madam said that the young lady's temperament had always been aloof, and there was no need to make things difficult for her.
But at this moment, the girl's personality was nowhere near aloof; she was clearly quite lively.
Zhao Shu couldn't let Sun Yun go out by herself, so she told Luoluo, who was waiting nearby, to help her change her clothes. Luoluo was different from Banshu. Ever since she followed the princess, she knew how powerful the princess was. No matter what the princess was like, outsiders had the ability to belittle her to nothing. So she thought the princess could do whatever she wanted. Of course, she also felt that many of the princess's actions were not in line with the behavior of a lady from a respectable family. But now that Miss Sun was about to leave, she felt that the princess had not been too unreasonable before.
It is clear that people cannot be compared.
Seeing that Green Ivy was not trying to dissuade her at all, and that Sun Yun was ignoring her, Ban Shu knew she couldn't persuade her anymore, so she said in a soft, aggrieved voice, "Miss, what should I wear when I go out?"
“You don’t need to wear it.” Sun Yun said smoothly. It was his first time wearing men’s clothing. He tried to put it on correctly, but he couldn’t. In the end, Banshu couldn’t stand it anymore and helped her put it on against his conscience.
After changing their clothes and tying their hair up with jade crowns, Zhao Shu looked at Sun Yun and felt that his eyebrows were not thick enough, so she drew a couple of lines. It was just a slight modification. After changing their clothes, two handsome young men were born. However, Zhao Shu could still recognize at a glance that the 'brother' in the blue scholar's robe opposite her was Sun Yun. So, if no one could recognize a woman dressed as a man in a TV series, it would be an insult to the audience's intelligence. However, everyone could tolerate these details.
However, after thinking for a moment, Zhao Shu asked Green Ivy to find two long veils to wear on her head before going out.
Huo Baichuan waited in the hall with Huo Guxian by the hand. When the two finally arrived late, he gave a fake laugh and said, "Why would I be so stupid as to invite the two of you out together?"
Zhao Shu also wondered why Huo Baichuan had invited the two of them out together. Could it be that he had taken a liking to Sun Yun? Turning her head to look at Sun Yun, she saw that her face, hidden beneath the light veil on her hat, was indeed beautiful, so it was understandable that he would be interested.
"You two are so eager for everyone to know that you're women disguised as men? Wearing hats and trying to cover up your misdeeds, Princess, young lady, in the middle of the night, are you two going to be Robin Hood-like thieves?"
Zhao Shu and Sun Yun exchanged a glance and thought it made a lot of sense. No one else had seen them before. They were dressed in men's clothing and had a handsome and cute little boy like Huo Guxian by their side. There was really no need to worry.
Silently removing their long veils and hats, the group left the post station. The Imperial Guards and the troops of the Fifth Division standing on both sides kept their eyes down, only seeing that the young master of the Huo family had left.
Zhao Shu and Sun Yun didn't bring many people with them. Sun Yun only brought Ban Shu, while Zhao Shu brought Green Ivy, Xiao Guozi, Xiao Zhuzi... and Zhi Hai, who followed like a ghost.
Once outside on the street, Zhao Shu said to Xiao Guozi, "Xiao Guozi, if anything happens, protect Sun Liu."
Xiao Guozi nodded and stood next to Sun Yun. Huo Baichuan glanced at her a few times because of this; she was young, but she had a lot on her mind.
However, at dusk, before curfew, all sorts of people were walking around the streets. But since it was a small town, it couldn't compare to the capital. The streets weren't crowded, but the few people walking on the street still attracted many people to peek.
The strict separation of men and women, and the rule that boys and girls should not sit together after the age of seven, only existed in wealthy families. Poor families struggled to make ends meet, and at most, they adhered to the rule of not touching each other.
Therefore, at this time, there are still many unmarried women hurrying home on the street, perhaps still selling things like Kongming lanterns.
As the group passed by, some women gathered together and whispered among themselves, "That man in black bamboo robes is the young master of the Huo family. I heard that the emperor wanted to appoint him as a minister, but he refused and wanted to take the imperial examination. He is truly a model for all scholars in the world."
"He's so handsome. And who are those young men beside him? That young master is so elegant for his age, while the other two look a bit like pretty boys..."
Although the voices were very soft, they were still audible. Zhao Shu and Sun Yun happened to hear this, and their faces darkened. Who's the pretty boy! They were quite magnanimous, weren't they? They exchanged a glance, straightened their backs, and strode forward.
Half-bundle, following behind, was already starting to worry about her legs.
The inn and Yipinju were not far apart, and the group arrived quickly. Although it was night, there were still many customers in Yipinju. Upon entering Yipinju, the first thing that caught the eye was the three large characters "Xiuwenbang" on the second floor, with a couplet hanging on both sides. Only the first line was visible, while the second line was blank.
First line: A thousand scrolls of books are stored in the house; the sixteen characters of Yu Ting are never forgotten.
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