"The housekeeper said that Zhuangzi sent a batch of fresh side dishes." Ban Hua walked into the room and found that the atmosphere in the room was not right. The smell of laughter, only Rongxia looked as usual, sitting elegantly next to her and drinking tea.
She walked over to Rong Xia and sat down, pretending not to notice the conflict between Rong Xia and these people, "Brother Prince, we haven't sat down and talked for a long time, you will stay and have dinner together today, this lord is …”
"The next official is the Zhan Shifu..."
"Oh, it turned out to be the lord of Zhan Shifu," Ban Hua interrupted the official with a displeased expression, covered his mouth and laughed softly, while the other hand touched Feng Fei Chai by his temple, and said casually, " Seeing the adult's expression now, I always think of some aunts in the palace who teach the rules. Back then, there was a nurtured aunt who was beside my favorite concubine who was picky about me. I was stubborn and young and ignorant, so I went with this empress. After arguing a few words, I haven't seen this empress all these years, and I don't know how she is now."
The prince's official face was a little unsightly, and he suppressed his dissatisfaction: "I don't know who this lady is?"
"It seems to be Song Guibi or Song Zhaoyi," Ban Hua put her hand on the hand warmer and raised her eyebrows, "As time goes by, I almost forgot what her name was."
Song Zhaoyi…
The prince's official complexion changed. He remembered very clearly that Song Zhaoyi, who was quite favored five years ago, was rejected by His Majesty because he offended a certain nobleman. Since then, there is no such person in the palace. When Princess Fule mentioned this empress, did she think that his face was not good-looking, and it affected her mood
Could it be that the noble person that Song Zhaoyi offended was the Fule County Master who was still the Xiangjun back then
On a cold day, the prince's official felt as if a piece of ice had slipped into his throat, so cold that his teeth could not help chattering. He turned his head to look at the prince, and seeing that the prince was not dissatisfied with the Lord Fule, he restrained his expression. He couldn't afford to provoke the Lord Fule, and he would be whipped a few times, probably for nothing. suffered.
The dinner was well prepared, and every dish was full of flavor and color. The Rong family is a big family that has inherited two or three dynasties. The Ban family has been hungry for generations, so the ancestors of the two families have accumulated a lot of recipes. Now that the descendants of the two families are married, there are more dishes that can be placed on the table. .
The prince and Rong Xia had eaten several times at the same table. When he came, the Rong family's meals were elegant and healthy, but today is different from the past.
He glanced at Ban Hua who was sitting beside Rong Xia, and his heart was like a mirror.
The Crown Prince's official sat next to him and looked at the dishes on this table. He only felt distressed. This Fule County Master was too extravagant to use such an elaborate meal. It's a pity that Rong Xia, a gentle and elegant son like the moon, was so obsessed with women's lust that she allowed her to be so particular.
Admirable.
But these dishes tasted really good, he couldn't help eating a lot more than usual.
After dinner, after washing his hands and rinsing his mouth, the prince said to Rong Xia: "Gu knows that today's affairs are a bit difficult for a strong man, but I ask Hou Ye to understand Gu's dilemma."
"His Royal Highness, since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness have been dilemma," Rong Xia said with a sullen face, "Wei Chen thinks that you understand this truth."
The prince sighed in silence, "Although I understand, I can't bear it."
Rong Xia chuckled lightly, this laugh seemed a bit ironic.
"Since the prince has already said so, then Shu Weichen can do nothing."
The prince only felt a burning pain on his face. He turned to look at Ban Hua. She was playing with the jade bracelet on her wrist with her head lowered, and she seemed not interested in their chat at all. The prince's official couldn't bear the prince's embarrassment, and said, "Your Highness, it's getting late, it's time for you to return to the palace."
The prince suddenly recovered, and said to Rong Xia and Ban Hua, "Cousin, cousin-in-law, I should go back and say goodbye."
Rong Xia and Ban Hua sent the prince to the gate of Rong's house, and it was not until the prince got into the carriage that the husband and wife turned around and returned to the main courtyard.
"Why did the prince come to you?"
"He wants me to go back to court."
Ban Hua frowned: "Now it's in chaos and there are many parties. Last time, you were scolded by His Majesty inexplicably. Who wants to touch this mess? What's more..." She paused, "What's more, what happened to King Ning? It doesn't look like it's the emperor's material, you just let them make trouble, don't worry about it."
"I thought Hua Hua would let me help the prince," Rong Xia looked at Ban Hua in surprise, "So you actually thought so."
"It's useless for me to think," Ban Hua shook her head, "grandfather and grandmother once said to me that everything in the world is full of prosperity, and everything in the world is born. So much stuff, I hope you're fine."
A few years later, when the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he would not be involved in the storm of home raids.
"Grandfather and grandmother are right," Rong Xia smiled, "there will always be a turning point in this world."
In the early morning of the second day, Ban Hua received an invitation from the East Palace. The Crown Princess invited the noble ladies to have tea in the East Palace. Ban Hua had a distinguished status and was naturally invited.
She took the invitation card and read it over and over several times. The more she read it, the more she felt that this invitation card was handwritten by the princess. Although she had no accomplishments in calligraphy, she still knew the private printing of the princess below the invitation.
"The princess, the Crown Princess has always had a bad relationship with us, why don't we go," Ruyi looked at the invitation card in Ban Hua's hand worriedly, "The servant is worried that she will deliberately embarrass you."
"How can I not go?" Ban Hua threw the invitation back on the table, "This is the first invitation I received after I got married. I not only want to go, but I also want to go there with beautiful scenery. As for the Crown Princess. , she didn't dare to do anything to me."
With Shi Shi's current situation, unless her brain is abnormal, she will never do anything that makes her unhappy.
What's more, she already knew that Shi Feixian was not the murderer who ordered the assassin to assassinate her father, so she was willing to give face to the crown princess, or to give the prince a face, anyway, she is a character that can't be idle.
She still doesn't know who the real murderer is, but this matter involves a court battle, and it's not something she can easily investigate. But she was not reconciled. She always felt that if this matter was not investigated clearly, her heart would not be at ease. Who knows where this behind-the-scenes mastermind is hiding, and will he count the family again
She vaguely sensed that Emperor Yunqing had intervened behind this matter, which was why she was so shy. His Majesty wanted to use the assassination of her father to suppress the Shi family. The truth was not important to him. He even wanted the Ban family to believe that it was the truth.
"The county master, the county master?"
Ban Hua retracted her mind, and she looked at Ruyi: "Take out that palace suit forged by Yanxia, and I will wear that to enter the palace tomorrow."
"Will it look... more gorgeous?" If you have seen the palace dress of Yanxia Forging, it is said that the Marquis started making it before the princess entered the door. It was only completed two days ago, and the whole dress It is as beautiful as fairy clothes, flawless.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that a person as elegant as the prince would prepare such gorgeous clothes for the county master. She thought that according to the temperament of the prince, she would like the county owner to dress plainly and elegantly. Some, rather than those clothes that are so gorgeous you can't take your eyes off them.
"It's good to be gorgeous," Ban Hua looked at her face in the mirror. "It's great to see how they want to scold me, want to be jealous of me, but have to endure it."
Ruyi heard the words and laughed softly: "Do you still remember the gossip they said?"
"I'm not a saint, so of course I have to remember when others gossip about me," Ban Yan put her lips on her lips, and then pursed her lips, "Why do women live so generously? That's forgiving others. wronged myself."
Ruyi nodded and said, "The princess is right."
It is right to say what the princess of their family said.
In the palace, the residence of King Ning.
"Princess," the palace maid held a mirror in front of Xie Wanyu, "do you think this is okay?"
Xie Wanyu nodded, the rouge properly covered her pale face, and the mouth fat made her lips look rosy and shiny. Makeup is probably the most magical thing in the world, but it can bury all the tiredness and emotions of a woman, and those thoughts in her heart, no one knows except herself.
"Is the time coming?" She blinked, making her eyes look more energetic.
"Yes."
"Let's go then."
It was a bit cold in the early spring. Xie Wanyu wore a fox fur cloak on her body. Along the way, many palace maids and eunuchs saluted her. These scenes that used to be extremely enjoyable to her, now make her unable to raise any emotions. She is just a poor person with a higher status than these palace maids and eunuchs. How can she be complacent when she has been honored by these people
As soon as she walked outside the East Palace gate, she heard voices coming from not far behind, and it was very lively. She stopped and looked behind her.
Ban Hua was surrounded by several palace maids and eunuchs, and some people praised her for her good looks, and some people praised her for her beautiful clothes. Take a few more glances.
Xie Wanyu
Noticing the slightly heavy makeup on Xie Wanyu's face, Ban Hua did not move forward.
The eyes of the two met in the air, and what shocked Ban Hua was that Xie Wanyu nodded to her, then turned around and entered the gate of the East Palace.
When did Xie Wanyu become so easy to get along with? Ban Hua felt that his whole body was shocked.
The maid and eunuch who got Ban Hua last time were more attentive, welcomed Ban Hua into the East Palace, and hurriedly retired after giving a big gift.
"Mrs. Chengan Hou hasn't come yet?" Thought Uncle Madam looked around and said to the female companion beside her, "I'm still anxious to see this newlywed."
"What is the Marquis of Cheng'an?" The lady's voice was a little thin, and her laugh sounded sarcastic, "The title of the Duke of Fule is higher than that of the Marquis of Cheng'an, so we should be called the Marquis of Cheng'an."
Regarding the issue of title, they have always been humble and respectful, but the pair of Marquis Cheng'an and Princess Fule is a bit embarrassing.
If the Marquis of Cheng'an is called a county horse, the title of Marquis of Cheng'an is not low. Although he has not returned to the court yet, the position of Minister of Officials is still hanging on his head, not to mention that he may be the illegitimate son of His Majesty today. It would be inappropriate to call the Lord of Fule County as Mrs. Hou. According to the grade, the County Lord of Fule would be two levels higher than the Hou of Chengan.
The Lord of Fule County married the Marquis of Chengan, but it was a low marriage.
"Ladies, sisters and sisters, you can call me whatever you want," Ban Hua walked in with a smile. "You can call me whichever you think is convenient. I and Hou Ye don't care about that."
When the female relatives turned their heads, they saw Ban Hua, whose makeup was as gorgeous as the fairy concubine on the mural, came in. They were first amazed by the gorgeous palace costume on Ban Hua, and then they reacted. A pure and handsome gentleman, still living so extravagantly, is he not afraid that the Marquis of Chengan will dislike him
They were surprised that the Marquis of Cheng'an was willing to ask for the marriage of the Fule County Master, and the Fule County Master was so ignorant of Cheng'an's thoughts, which was too wild.
If you don't want to live a good life, how long can Marquis Cheng An endure her even if he is a rare gentleman
"The court lady has seen the Crown Princess, and it's a bit late. Please forgive the Crown Princess." Pan Hua walked up to the Crown Princess and saluted her as everyone looked at her.
"My family doesn't need to be so polite, please sit down quickly." The Crown Princess smiled and invited Ban Hua to sit down, "I have nothing to do in the palace, so I just want to invite everyone to talk, drink tea, and watch the play. "As he spoke, he handed a playbook to Ban Huan, "The county master, let's see what you want to hear."
Ban Hua randomly ordered a lively scene, and then returned the trick to the crown princess.
Seeing that she hadn't embarrassed herself, the crown princess was reassured. She was afraid that Ban Huan was still thinking about the second sister and deliberately prevented her from coming down the stage.
Just after the opera was performed for a while, the queen sent someone to bring some melon and fruit snacks, saying that she was unwell, and it was not good to join in the fun, so that everyone could have a good time.
The queen's move gave the crown princess a lot of face, and the female relatives praised the queen for her love for the prince and the princess, so they made the princess smile again and again, and even spent two pieces of snacks that they didn't like.
After drinking too much tea, the female relatives were about to get up and go to the back to change clothes. When Ban Hua went to the back, he found that Xie Wanyu was following him.
As a princess, Xie Wanyu came out with only one palace maid, and this maid was still served by Xie Wanyu in the boudoir.
"Ban Hua," Xie Wanyu suddenly pushed her as he passed by Ban Hua, "what's the matter with you, can you walk?"
"What are you doing?" Ruyi stretched out her hand to support Ban Hua and stared at Xie Wanyu, "Princess, please respect yourself."
Xie Wanyu glanced at Ban Hua, snorted softly, turned around and left.
"She... She..." Ru Yi cursed in a low voice, "Have a brain disease!"
Ban Hua looked up at the direction where Xie Wanyu was leaving, turned his head to look around, and found that there were two inconspicuous eunuchs standing beside the rockery in the distance.
"It's okay." Ban Hua entered the inner hall with Ruyi and opened a note in his hand.
Ruyi looked at the note in Ban Hua's hand in shock, glanced around quickly, and then casually opened a window next to it, as if she just wanted to open the window to let in some air, but her body just covered Ban Hua.
King Ning intends to kill, so be careful.
Ban Hua looked at the words on the note, then shredded the note little by little, and put it into a sachet that he carried with him.
She has a bad relationship with Xie Wanyu, why did Xie Wanyu remind her? Because Jiang Luo hurt her eldest brother, or is Jiang Luo bad for her
Didn't Xie Wanyu think about the consequences if she presented this note to His Majesty? She walked to the bronze mirror and supported the phoenix hairpin beside her temples, and said to Ruyi, "Go back."
"Yes." Ruyi didn't ask Ban Hua what was written on the note, but she knew in her heart that there must be something very important in this note, otherwise the county owner would not shred the note carefully.
Back in the hall of the party, Ban Hua saw that Xie Wanyu had already sat back in her seat, and when she saw her coming in, Xie Wanyu didn't even give her a look.
On the contrary, when the Crown Princess saw her coming in, she smiled at her.
Shi Shi didn't like Ban Hua from the bottom of his heart. Back then, Ban Hua led someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion and forced them to take the second sister to Dali Temple, which the Crown Princess has always kept in mind. What's even more ironic is that the man her sister liked was taken by Ban Hua.
Ban Hua has been married to Rong Xia for half a month, but she has a ruddy complexion and high spirits. It is obvious that her life after marriage is very good, so Ban Hua will be so reckless. And the palace skirt on her body was forged from a rare haze. People who didn't know it only thought that the Ban family was willing to dowry. Only she knew in her heart that this skirt was not prepared by the Ban family for Ban Hua.
She remembered very clearly that the entire great cause of Yanxia Forging was very small. Even if there was, it could only be used to make a silk or a handkerchief at most. It would be too extravagant to make a skirt, not to mention such a good thing, even if you have the intention to be extravagant. Also hard to get.
It is said that the workmanship of the haze forging is extremely complicated, and the cloth will not lose its color after being left for too long. But Zhi Niang, who knew this craft, has died of illness. She has no descendants and no apprentices, so the craft has been lost.
So even if anyone wanted to find Yanxia Forging to make a skirt, they couldn't.
She had heard people say that when His Majesty ascended the throne, he specially rewarded the old Marquis of Cheng'an with a haze forge, but since Mrs. Lin of the Marquis of Cheng'an didn't like fancy things, this haze was never seen again in the Marquis of Cheng'an mansion. Unexpectedly, after more than 20 years, this haze forging was actually used on Ban Hua's body.
The Marquis of Cheng An was very willing to Ban Hua.
During lunch, a lady finally couldn't hold back and said to Ban Hua, "The princess, the palace skirt on your body is really beautiful. I don't know what material it is made of. Which embroiderer is it?"
"I'm not quite sure about that," Ban Hua helplessly smiled. "When choosing clothes to wear, I don't care what material it is or what kind of embroiderer it is, I just wear it when I see it's beautiful."
The lady smiled dryly: "This dress matches your beauty, the princess."
Ban Hua smiled and accepted this compliment.
The other ladies couldn't help but take a few more glances at the palace dress on Ban Huan's body. It was indeed beautiful, and the clothes were beautiful, so beautiful that all the female relatives were embarrassed to even feel jealous.
"The princess is so extravagant, I'm afraid it's too much." A young woman said, "The Marquis of Cheng'an has a thrifty temperament. If you do this, what will other people think of the Marquis?"
Ban Hua raised her eyebrows and looked at the woman who was speaking, and smiled instead of being angry: "This lady is really interesting, what do my county horses think about it, it's a matter between my husband and wife, why should you worry about it? What's more, this palace skirt is really interesting. It was made for me by Lord Hou, and he let me wear it after he made it, what does this have to do with outsiders?"
After the lady heard the words, her face flushed, and it took a long time before she whispered: "I misunderstood, why should the princess be so aggressive."
"You are an irrelevant outsider who cares about what I wear, and you think I'm aggressive," Ban Hua sneered, "Which family's female family is this? She doesn't even understand the rules. She is not too young. Now, you don't even know if you don't even talk about other people's private affairs?"
"Fu Le County Master, this is the lady who sacrificed wine at the Imperial College. Her maiden name is Yang." A lady who wanted to please Ban Hua whispered, "She has a sister above her."
"Yang?" Ban Hua thought about it carefully, then shook his head and said, "I'm not impressed."
"In detail, the Marquis of Cheng'an's mansion has some origins with her family." The lady's smile was a little strange, "The elder sister of the lady of the Imperial Court was originally the wife of the elder brother of the Marquis of Cheng'an. , Yang Shi beat the fetus in his womb and returned to his mother's home to remarry."
Ban Hua raised his eyebrows, and said in a light tone, "So that's what happened."
Brother Rongxia passed away, and Yang's aborted the fetus and remarried. From the perspective of human nature, it was not a big mistake. But from a human point of view, it seems too ruthless. The husband had just died and his bones were not cold, so he eagerly aborted the child and returned to his mother's home to remarry, which was indeed chilling.
Also a woman, she would not comment on the matter, but she just didn't like this little Yang's dictating about her personal affairs. She glanced at Xiao Yang, and when she saw that she was so flustered that she didn't even know how to put her hands and feet, she didn't even have the mind to speak.
She is so timid and has to worry about her reputation for Rong Xia. Should she thank this lady for her concern for her husband
With this episode, Ban Ma stood up and said goodbye to the princess. The Crown Princess knew her temperament, and if she kept her, she didn't know what would happen, so she had to let the maid of honor beside her send the person out in person.
After Ban Hua left, the Crown Princess glanced at Xiao Yang's face with an unpleasant expression, and then said casually: "As women, we can live our own lives well, if we point fingers at others, we will ignore it. It's endearing."
Everyone present knew that the Crown Princess was talking about the little Yang family, but they all pretended not to hear it, and they all stepped forward to agree.
Now that the Crown Prince has recovered, His Majesty does not know when his health will recover. Seeing that the Great Ye Dynasty is about to belong to the Crown Prince, who would dare to offend the Crown Princess
Xiao Yang sat embarrassedly by the side, and after leaving the palace, she hid in the carriage and cried. She felt that she was extremely embarrassed today, not only ridiculed by the Fule County Lord, but also disgusted by the Crown Princess. She didn't understand why the Crown Princess had a bad relationship with Ban's family, so why did she speak to Ban Hua? Shouldn't she expect Ban Hua to be embarrassed
Ban Hua returned to Hou's mansion, Rong Xia was already waiting for her in the room, "Hu Hua is so beautiful today," Rong Xia got up and held her hand, "Is today's party interesting?"
"What's the point?" Ban Hua sat in front of the mirror and took off the hairpin and other objects, "it's nothing more than Bifu-kun, Bifu-kun, who can compare with me? Bizi, I don't have any children, and I have no children. They can't even talk to each other."
"Am I that good?" The smile on Rongxia's face was even more obvious.
"In my eyes, you are the best husband." Ban Hua turned to look at Rong Xia, pulled him by the front of his shirt, made him bend down, and kissed him on the cheek, "Good."
Amused by her coaxing the child, Rong Xia helped Ban Hua to fetch the hairpin from the hair room, "If it's boring, we won't go next time."
"Why don't you go," Ban Yan smiled, "how can I listen to all kinds of gossip if you don't go."
"By the way," Ban Hua told Rong Xia that Xie Wanyu gave her the note, and she frowned, "Last time Jiang Luo failed to assassinate you, His Majesty kept him, and he is still not giving up. How much hatred is there between the two, he wants your life wholeheartedly?"
Ban Hua doesn't understand Jiang Luo's approach very much. If he wants to fight for power and profit, is there no other way than assassination
Just use your brain, won't you
"Chou?" Rong Xia's thumb slid across Ban Hua's cheek, her eyes were calm.
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