Ban Heng knew for a long time that his sister had prepared a bunch of things for this autumn hunt, such as crowns and riding boots. Come to a flower.
But seeing her sister's red dress looking like a fire, Ban Heng stood up proudly, looking at the entire capital, only her sister could hold down such a gorgeous red. Having such a beautiful sister made him develop a good habit since he was a child, that is, to see beauty as a floating cloud, anyway, he is not as beautiful as his sister.
The two brothers and sisters walked to the main courtyard, where Yin Shi was waiting for them. When they saw them coming out, they stuffed the two brothers and sisters with the blessings they had asked for a few days ago: "The sword has no eyes, you two should be careful."
"Don't worry, mother, I will take good care of Brother Heng." Ban Hua took the lucky bag, hung it around her neck, and carefully stuffed it into her clothes, "Are you really not going?"
"Go on, I don't like this guy who rides and shoots arrows. If you go, you can only sit in the tent. It's not as comfortable as someone in the Hou's mansion." Golden Leaf Crown, "This is beautiful and just right for you."
Ban Hua smiled at Shi Yin and gave her a man's salute, "Mother, when I come back from hunting a few pieces of good leather, I will serve as a cushion for you."
"It just so happens that winter is approaching, and I think the cushions at home are not soft enough," Yin Shi said with a smile, "Let's go out quickly, or it will be too late."
The siblings bid farewell to their mother and followed Ban Huai out the door.
It's interesting to say that although Ban Huai is a post-general, he is not good at riding and archery. He is usually trotted on horseback, but it is difficult for him to draw a bow and shoot arrows. Fortunately, he can think about it, no matter what others say that he is a dog and humiliates the lintel, he will not show his power because of this.
There is a large royal hunting ground in the western suburbs of the capital. There are all kinds of animals in it. Even if the prey should not grow in the capital, they will obediently appear on the hunting ground when the saint is hunting.
"This year is good weather and the grass is fat and the horses are strong. It will definitely be a bumper year," Emperor Yunqing said, turning his head to the two sons who followed behind him, "I wonder what the price of food will be this year?"
The prince's cheeks were flushed. How could he know the price of food? Recently, a concubine in the East Palace was pregnant. He had been married for several years and had no children.
"Father, if you ask your son this kind of question, you might as well ask those ministers," the second prince said, very single, with a yin and yang peculiar anger. "What even the eldest brother doesn't know, the son doesn't even know."
Ever since the emperor asked him to marry a girl from Uncle Zhongping's family, there has been a rift between him and the crown prince, and even in front of the emperor, he is not stingy.
When Emperor Yunqing saw these two sons, one was mediocre and the other was disobedient, he felt that if he took a second look, he would kick them off the horse.
"Jun Po, tell me." The two biological sons were worried, and the emperor could only find a little psychological balance in his favored courtiers.
"Your Majesty, the current price of grain in the capital is six cents a liter for polished rice and four cents a liter for brown rice," Rongxia drove his horse forward a few steps, "the price is cheaper than the previous two months."
"Well," Emperor Yunqing nodded in satisfaction, "I feel very relieved to have a minister like Junpo."
The prince blushed almost bleeding when he heard the words, but the second prince gave Rong Xia a displeased look. It's a pity that Rong Xia didn't even look at him, so he got even more angry.
Just at this moment, the people from the Zhongping Uncle's Mansion arrived. The second prince glanced at Xie Wanyu who was riding on the horse, and thought with a bit of annoyance that such a mediocre woman would marry him as a princess, which was officially disturbing. happy.
Xie Wanyu didn't know that her future husband had already annoyed her in her heart. Thinking that she would meet the second prince on the hunting ground today, she hadn't slept well all night, and she relied on thick makeup to suppress the tiredness on her face. If she could look up at the second prince's expression at this time, she would know that the man who was about to spend her life with her might not be her beloved.
"Sister Xie," Shi Feixian was wearing a plain white riding suit with a gauze hat on her head, and when she walked closer to Xie Wanyu, she lifted the gauze curtain on her hat, revealing her cheeks, "You are actually one step ahead of me. "
Xie Wanyu bowed to his father Zhongpingbo, then drove his horse to Shi Feixian and smiled at her: "I'm still worried that you won't come today."
Shi Feixian looked in the direction where Rong Xia was. Rong Xia was talking to His Majesty, but did not notice her coming. She was a little disappointed, turned her head and said to Xie Wan, "The second prince is really handsome."
"You're here again!" Xie Wanyu's cheeks were flushed, "I'll ignore you any more."
"Okay, let's stop making trouble." Shi Feixian kept her eyes on Rong Xia from the corner of her eye, but Rong Xia, in addition to talking to His Majesty, was talking to other ministers, and she didn't look here from the beginning to the end.
"Da da da."
A sound of hooves came from behind, Shi Feixian looked back, only to see a horse of Sai Xue carrying a woman in red galloping towards this side, although the woman was still some distance away, but Shi Feixian intuitively told her, This woman must be able to attract the attention of many people in the audience.
As the horse got closer, Shi Feixian recognized who it was.
Ban Hua, it turned out to be her, it really was her.
She looked at the beautiful and delicate golden leaf in Ban Hua's hair and shook her crown, and turned her head to look at Rong Xia unexpectedly.
This sight made her heart feel like it was being pricked by a needle, and it was painfully painful.
"Yo, the girl from the Ban family is here." The emperor heard the sound of the hoofs and thought about who was riding the horse. He looked up, and the smile on his face suddenly became stronger, "I know, except for this girl. , few people dare to do this in front of me."
Rong Xia followed Emperor Yunqing's line of sight and looked over.
White robes, red robes, vermilion face and golden crown, on a golden earth, it looks extraordinarily dazzling.
"Drive!" Seeing the emperor and his group, Ban Hua whipped the horse, accelerated to come to the emperor, turned over and jumped off the horse, bowed his hands to the emperor and said, "I have seen your majesty."
"Get up, get up," Yun Qingdi looked behind her with a smile, "Where are your father and your brother?"
"Their riding skills are not as good as mine. I was in a hurry to see Your Majesty, so I came first." Ban Hua took a step forward with a smile.
"You girl is used to talking nonsense," Emperor Yunqing looked at the lively young girl in front of him with an even more smile, "I am older, I can't compare to your young people."
"Your Majesty, you are the master of the world, a generation of wise men, what do you compare to a little girl like me." Ban Hua has been well versed in flattering the emperor since she was a child, so although she is only the emperor's cousin, in front of the emperor, she is better than those The princess of the palace is even more embarrassed.
The emperor smiled at her more than the daughters of those concubines.
"Hahahaha," the emperor laughed loudly, "Alright, alright, this whip will be given to you, this little girl, I hope you will come back with more good hunts."
He looked at the lively and beautiful little girl in front of him, and felt a little pity in his heart. If this was not his cousin, he would definitely bring such a stunner into the palace as his favorite concubine, and give her the most beautiful jewelry and the most gorgeous fabrics. , well kept in captivity.
Fortunately, Emperor Yunqing's integrity is still on the pass line, and his love for Ban Hua is maintained on the line of uncle and nephew. And he is also a very sober father. Although he favors Ban Hua, he will never let his son marry such a woman as his wife.
It's okay for such a girl to be spoiled by the younger generation, but it would be a little bad if she married back to be a daughter-in-law.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ban Hua took the whip and shook it in his hand, "Your Majesty's whip is better." After speaking, she took off the whip attached to her waist and threw it aside, and then threw Yun Qing away. The horse whip that the emperor gave her was pinned to her waist, "When the court lady hunts something good, I will present it to you."
Jiang Luo's eyes fell on Ban Hua's white and tender earlobe and wrist, then quickly moved his gaze away and raised his eyebrows in disdain.
After so many years, Ban Hua's ability to flatter her is still so exaggerated and rude, but his father and emperor like to eat her, and he likes to give her something when he has something to do.
Thinking that the woman he liked was also embarrassed by Ban Huai, Jiang Luo was even more critical of her.
No wonder no man dares to marry her, such a woman...
His eyes swept across Ban Hua's tender and smooth face, and he wouldn't want such a beautiful woman!
"Wei Chen has seen Your Majesty," Ban's father and son finally caught up with him, Ban Huai said nothing, and directly pleaded with Emperor Yunqing, "The little girl is undocumented, and Wei Chen's discipline is lax, I beg your Majesty's forgiveness."
"Forgive what sin?" The smile on Emperor Yunqing's face couldn't stop, "I think your girl is very good, don't detain her."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ban Huai hit the snake and followed the stick, stood up straight without hesitation, and dragged his son into the group of ministers with interest.
"Your Majesty, the servant girl also retire." Ban Hua touched the whip on his waist, looking like he couldn't wait to show off.
"Go, go." Yun Qingdi saw her intention at a glance, and waved her to play by herself. He is an elder, an emperor, and a man. Seeing that the pretty-looking younger generation likes the things he gave them, and also happily wants to show off to others, this kind of straightforwardness pleases him very well.
With Ban Hua's interruption, the emperor also forgot the unhappiness that the crown prince and the second prince brought him just now. He glanced at the sky and said to the people behind him, "Get ready to start."
Before the hunting begins, people from the Ministry of Rites will set up an altar to offer sacrifices to the sky, so that God can bless everyone to return safely with the harvest.
This kind of custom from ancient times has become a scene before the royal family hunts, but it is related to the safety of the royal family and the important officials of the court, and no one dares to be careless.
"Isn't it just a whip, look at how frivolous she is," Xie Wanyu saw some noble ladies with shallow eyelids fawning around Ban Hu, and he felt very tired, and turned to Shi Fei, "Why does the Marquis of Jingting do this? Raised such a daughter?"
Shi Feixian sneered and said, "A straw bag is a straw bag. In front of so many people, it is really vulgar to be able to act like that."
Xie Wanyu looked at Shi Feixian in astonishment. Although Feixian didn't appreciate Ban Hua's behavior in the past, she had never spoken of her in such a sharp tone. Today was the first time.
Shi Feixian also realized that he was a little too aggressive, so he forced a smile, "Let's go, let's find a place to rest, we don't have to compete with those stinky men for prey."
"Well, good." Xie Wanyu nodded, not taking Shi Feixian's strangeness to heart.
The author has something to say: Second Prince: Cousin flattering is simple and rude, has no IQ, and has hot eyes!
The father likes that others are simple and rude without IQ and flattering, and his heart is so tired!