Divorced woman with child travels through time

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!" The three knelt down in unison.

"No need for formalities, rise." Zhao Jian was very proud; this group of people were his true disciples, the Emperor's disciples.

What's left is just a bunch of meaningless flattery, praise, and words of gratitude.

Yu Yu listened attentively at first, but then he started to feel a bit strained. Fortunately, he had eaten meat in the morning, so he wasn't hungry. The second-place scholar next to him was already quite tired.

They worked for several hours straight, finally finishing before noon. Yu Yu and Lu Wenji chatted happily and said goodbye at the door.

Perhaps it's normal to treat beautiful women differently, because the two of them were exceptionally polite to him and took care of him in every way.

Yu Yu was unusually generous in her interactions with others, and she seemed quite happy. She even walked with a lighter step, bowing to each of the students who saw her off along the way.

Just as they were about to reach the palace gate, a servant called out to them.

"Young master, our prince invites you!"

Yu Yu's mind was filled with alarm bells. Before entering the palace, Wang Feng had repeatedly warned him not to go with anyone. The palace was deep and the courtyards were dense. If he got lost, he would never be able to find anyone. In short, the palace was extremely dangerous. As a little white rabbit, he should not go anywhere. He should obediently finish his work and go home for dinner early.

"Uh~" Yu Yu pretended to be embarrassed. "I don't know which prince you are. I have an appointment and cannot break it. Please tell me your name and I will pay you a visit another day!"

Yu Yu smiled gently, and the servant found it difficult to press him. With so many people coming and going at the palace gate, he was immediately refused and had no choice but to give up, saying, "My master is Prince Zhao Guang, residing in the Prince Gong's residence on West Street. When does the scholar intend to visit?"

This forces him to go.

Yu Yu's expression remained unchanged, and she smiled slightly, "I will definitely come to visit the day after tomorrow."

"Yes, I await your arrival, my lord."

As soon as Yu Yu stepped out of the palace gate, her expression changed drastically. How could it be that even after climbing to this position, she still couldn't escape this kind of thing?

In an instant, sadness welled up in his heart, and the past rushed back one by one, leaving him with an overwhelming sense of powerlessness.

Yu Yu dragged his heavy steps and walked out of the palace gate with difficulty. This road was so long that he felt like he couldn't see the end.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but when he felt he was about to collapse, a bunch of people rushed towards him, washing away his dejection and helplessness.

"Brother Yu, how are you? Is someone giving you a hard time?" Wang Feng noticed this keenly.

"What's wrong? You look so pale. Did you get bullied?"

"Who? Who dares to bully you!"

"You say, let's attack."

They pressed him with questions, but Old Fang remained calm and collected, gazing thoughtfully at the palace gate.

"Ah, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm just too tired. Let's get in the car." Everyone's concern made Yu Yu's complexion much better.

"Yes, let's get in the car first. Making noise at the palace gate is not a good influence." Old Fang spoke up, and everyone got into the car.

Inside the carriage, everyone kept pressing for answers.

Yu Yu then honestly told him, and asked in return, "Then what do I do now?"

Upon hearing this, the car fell silent, everyone stumped. What to do? They had no idea either; none of them had ever dealt with such powerful figures before.

"No matter what, you can't go!" Wang Shan blurted out.

"Don't rush, let me find out what kind of person this Prince Zhao Guang is first." Wang Feng was still relatively conservative.

"Yes, yes, yes, let's ask first." Everyone agreed that this made sense.

"Anyway, there are still two days left."

"Yes!" Yu Yu regained his composure and nodded heavily. Even if the sky fell, he still had his brothers to hold it up; he was not alone.

The group quickly brought out long robes and helped Yu Yu change. Staying at an inn meant dealing with many people and attracting unwanted attention; it was best to keep a low profile.

The carriage returned to the inn. Wang Feng thought for a moment and then looked for Old Fang and said, "Uncle Fang, I need to go and find out where to go. Could you keep an eye on Brother Yu for me?"

Those guys are all good fighters, but they're not very reliable. Old Uncle Fang is the one I can trust.

"Okay! Go ahead!"

Yu Yu went into her room to rest, and the others went in to keep her company.

Old Fang asked the innkeeper to fetch half a jin of wine and two jin of roasted pork, and then sat down in the hall to slowly drink.

Several women dressed as female officials led their servants and maids into the inn with great pomp and circumstance, instantly silencing the once bustling inn.

"Madam, is there something you need?" The boss rushed forward, but remained calm. Under the emperor's nose, he couldn't afford to act recklessly.

"May I ask if the third-ranked scholar of the Yu family lives here?" The leading female official had a fierce look on her face and didn't seem like someone to be trifled with.

"Well, our inn has never heard of any third-place scholar. I'm sorry."

It must be said that Wang Feng and his team did an excellent job of keeping a low profile. After high school, they went to sign for the property themselves, returned the rented courtyard, and moved into a guesthouse. With more people and a wider variety of people, it was safer.

No one in this inn knew about their affairs.

"What do you mean, 'no'? I saw his carriage parked right in your courtyard. Go get the register and find the young master surnamed Yu. No matter what, I must see him today!" The female official held her chin high, looked at people sideways, and her head was practically touching the sky.

"Ah, this~ Lady, please wait a moment!" The shopkeeper, seeing the lady's purple brocade palace dress with gold thread trim, immediately obeyed and quickly went to get the items.

The noise brought the entire inn to life, with countless people whispering and listening intently to the gossip.

"Have you heard? Someone from our inn has become the third-ranked scholar in the imperial examination!"

"Really? Who is it?"

"The third-ranked scholar, he must be a handsome young man, could it be...?" She stopped talking when she saw the fierce old woman downstairs glaring at her. Was she here to steal the bride?

Listening to the noisy discussion in the hall, Lao Fang glanced up unconsciously at the closed door on the third floor. Luckily, those young men knew what was important and didn't come out. This was clearly a wedding robbery.

"You bastard!" Suddenly, a slapping sound drew everyone's attention. It turned out that the maid had flipped through the booklet, couldn't find the customer surnamed Yu, and directly slapped the boss hard across the face, knocking him aside.

"Listen upstairs, young master! Our Princess Anhe is the daughter of Princess Pingning. She has come to invite you, young master Yuyu, to her residence for a chat, and assuring you, this is not a marriage abduction! Young master, please come out and meet her quickly!" The maid shouted upstairs with her hands on her hips.

The roar made the stairs creak.

"This maid has no manners at all; she's truly a disgrace."

"You probably don't know, but Princess Pingning has lived through the reigns of five emperors. She had a son late in life, and she doted on her, Princess Anning. From a young age, she got whatever she wanted in Kaifeng. She was very unruly, but she never got married. If she took a fancy to someone, let alone a third-place scholar, even the top scholar would probably have to give in to her." The old man was clearly drunk, and he was spouting off whatever came to mind.

Unfortunately, all the words were complimentary. The female official clearly heard them all and even smiled, but she didn't say anything to stop him and let him boast.

"My God, this is an immense treasure!"

"Who says it isn't?"