Although the Great Sui was open, there were differences between men and women. It was rare to see them sharing a horse.
And now, not only was Yang Zhao riding on the same horse as Zhangsun Wugou, but he was also in the limelight, appearing at the Great Sui Martial Examination venue.
How would everyone talk about their relationship, and how would they talk about her?
People would say that she was the daughter of the Tang Duke, but she couldn't even keep a poor son-in-law under control. She had only been married for less than a month, yet she dared to flirt outside.
Li Xiu Ning bit her lips tightly, a hint of jealousy burning in her eyes.
"Look, that Tang Duke's son-in-law is here. He really has the guts to participate in the combat examination.”
"Look at the beauty behind him. Isn't that the daughter of the Zhangsun family? Why is she riding on the same horse as him?”
"He married the Jade-faced Rakshasa, has a deep relationship with Zhangsun Wugou, and even receives Princess Ruyi's care. The three great beauties of Luoyang are all related to him. This Yang Zhao is truly blessed with women.”
"That's right, that's right. This kid is from a poor family. He only knows how to write a few poems. What charm can he have? I'm not convinced!”
There was an uproar inside and outside the school grounds.
The ones who were most indignant were those noble sons, each one of them jealous and angry, their hostile gazes wishing they could pierce Yang Zhao's heart with ten thousand arrows.
"Why is Wugou with him? Didn't she go to look for you?”Gao Shilian looked at Li Shimin in surprise.
Li Shi Min was at a loss. He looked at the two figures on the horse, and his face gradually darkened.
" Isn't that the Mingguang Armor passed down from the Zhangsun Clan? Why is it on Yang Zhao? Could it be that this armor of Wugou was originally meant to be given to…"
Gao Shilian didn't mean it, but before he could finish, he suddenly came back to his senses.
He coughed a few times and glanced at Li Shiming.
The Second Young Master of the Li Family had an ugly expression on his face, and his brows were tightly knitted.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was very angry.
One had to know that the Li family and the Gao family were on good terms. The elders of both families were interested in marriage, which would facilitate the marriage between Zhangsun Wugou and Li Shimin.
It was just that Zhangsun Wugou was innocent and naive. He had always treated Li Shimin like Zhangsun Wuji, as his own elder brother, and had never thought of anything else.
Li Shimin was troubled by this and had been wondering when he could pierce through this window paper and make Zhangsun Wugou no longer treat him as an elder brother.
Today, when he saw the woman he liked giving her ancestral armor to another man and riding on the same horse with that man in front of everyone, no matter how easy-going Li Shiming was, he was still furious.
Moreover, that man was his brother-in-law, the live-in son-in-law of the Li family.
"He's finally here. He didn't disappoint me!”
Li Yuan let out a long sigh of relief and a relieved smile appeared on his face.
At this moment, as the head of the Li family, he was most concerned about protecting the Li family's reputation. As for why Zhangsun Wugou was with Yang Zhao, he didn't care about such minor details.
"Miss Zhangsun, it should be safe here. Take care of yourself.”
Yang Zhao jumped off his horse and helped Zhangsun Wugou down.
Zhangsun Wugou glanced around. She was a girl after all, so she was naturally reserved. Those strange gazes made her feel a little awkward.
"I didn't expect there to be so many people. Brother Yang, I've caused you to be slandered.”
Zhangsun Wugou sighed apologetically. She was always thinking of others and wasn't worried about her own reputation, but rather Yang Zhao's reputation.
"The mouth is on other people's faces. We can't control it.”
Yang Zhao smiled, his tone and expression free and easy.
If it wasn't for the Yuwen family blocking the way, causing Zhangsun Wugou to lose his mount, he was afraid that it would be dangerous to leave Zhangsun Wugou alone. He wouldn't have brought Zhangsun Wugou to the drill ground on the red rabbit.
He was open and aboveboard, so he was naturally not afraid of gossip.
"Then…Brother Yang, you should have a good competition. I will be watching your performance from the audience.”
Zhangsun Wugou was infected by his free and easy manner and smiled in relief. He bent his knees and bowed before going up to the grandstand.
Yang Zhao straightened his armor, crossed the drill ground, and calmly stepped onto the general platform to report.
Along the way, Chai Shao and the other scions of the Wealthy Class had gazes full of hostility, like sharp blades scraping at his body, but Yang Zhao ignored them as if they were air.
"I am Yang Zhao, reporting for duty."
Yang Zhao cupped his fists towards Qin Qiong and presented the metal token in his hand that symbolized his identity.
"The hour has passed, why is Young Master Yang late?”Qin Qiong accepted the metal plate and helped him register, but he still had to ask about the reason.
"I met a few ruffians on the way and was delayed for a moment.”Yang Zhao calmly replied.
With Princess Ruyi's care, Qin Qiong naturally wouldn't make things difficult for him. Instead, he smiled and said,""Beautiful Horse, Young Master Yang's way of making his entrance just now was truly in the limelight, making all the princes and young masters of Luoyang envious.”
Yang Zhao was startled. Thinking back to that scene just now, it seemed that he had indeed deliberately been in the limelight.
"General Qin sure knows how to joke." However, he only smiled bitterly and did not bother to explain.
Qin Qiong took the name list and went to reply to Hu 'er.
Lai Hu 'er's expression turned better, and he cupped his hands towards the beaded curtain.""Your Highness, that youth in silver armor is Yang Zhao. Now that everyone is here, can we begin the test?”
"Up to you."
Yang Ruyi replied perfunctorily with two words. Her white hands gently lifted a few strings of beaded curtains, and her indifferent gaze fell on Yang Zhao.
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