"King Ning is tyrannical by nature, and his actions are all based on his will. As long as I don't do what he thinks, he will have a grudge against me," Rongxia smiled, "I'm just worried about the people of Daye, what will happen in the future? ?"
Ban Hua sighed and said after a long silence, "Is Xie Wanyu showing his favor to us, or to the prince?"
Rong Xia stretched out her fingers and gently pressed her slightly frowning brows: "No matter what she wants to do, it's not worth worrying about her now."
Ban Hua pinched his finger and chuckled: "I know, you have to be careful these days."
"it is good."
Since the last assassination incident, Rong Xia has arranged a lot of guards in the main courtyard, and the entire Hou residence has been thoroughly investigated. Once the boat overturned in the gutter, he did not want to make the same mistake a second time.
At the end of the first month, Ning Wang's family finally moved out of the palace. The palace was already prepared. Although Ning Wang was not happy, after moving into the new home, he had to pretend to be elated and invite others to come. Fuzhong as a guest.
What annoyed Jiang Luo the most was that the Ban family and Rong Xia actually made an excuse to send congratulatory gifts but no one came. This was almost equivalent to telling the dignitaries in the entire capital that the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion and the Ban family had a bad relationship with him.
If it were only these two families, it would be fine, but there are several families who claim to be sick and respectfully send generous gifts, but not even a junior in the family. Most of these people have a good relationship with Rongxia, or they have always respected Rongxia.
After listening to the report, Jiang Luo overturned the gift box sent by the family to the ground, and the jade Guanyin worth nearly 1,000 taels was shattered.
Chang Sui next to King Ning saw that the jade Guanyin was broken, and his face changed greatly. Today is the day of the prince's move-in, and it is too unlucky to break the jade Guanyin. He wanted to reach out to clean up the broken pieces of jade on the ground, but was kicked away by King Ning, who stepped on Yu Guanyin's head, and his eyes were full of haze.
"It's all dog stuff that doesn't know how to lift."
Xie Wanyu stood at the door, watching King Ning becoming more and more unable to control his emotions, he turned and left with a chuckle.
"Princess," the palace maid accompanies her back to the house, "will the note you gave to Fule County Lord make Fule County Lord think that Prince Ning wants to assassinate Cheng Anhou?"
"That's her own business." Xie Wanyu wanted to smile a little gloomily, "I have already given the favor, if she is not careful, she can't blame me." Although she doesn't dislike Ban Hua very much now, she still doesn't like it. There's nothing to like about it.
She has been so unhappy now that if others are having fun, she is very willing to watch.
Without some more important people, the housewarming banquet held by Jiang Luo seemed a little deserted. From the beginning to the end of the banquet, his face was not very good. In the middle of the banquet, there was a maid who served him unsatisfactorily and was kicked in public by him. One kick, and finally this maid was carried down by others.
Seeing that King Ning was so careless with his life, the people next to him couldn't help but feel a little chilly. The meal was unpleasant for the host and the guests were not happy. When everyone got up to leave, they felt a little rushed.
"Master Liu," an adult stopped Liu Banshan and asked in a low voice, "I heard that Dali Temple has recently received a somewhat difficult case?"
The tricky part of this case is that the defendant is the housekeeper of Prince Ning's mansion. Prince Ning made up his mind that if Dali Temple moved his butler, it would be a disgrace to him, so he did not let Dali Temple detain people. .
The housekeeper committed three lives in his hands, and King Ning did not let Dali Temple take people away because of his face, which was really criticized.
Liu Long sighed and shook his head not wanting to say more.
The grown-up patted his shoulder understandingly, "It's okay for us, just pity the people of the world..."
Knowing it well, but helpless, this is the status quo of the Great Ye court.
Ten days later, in the Dayue Palace, Emperor Yunqing's spirit was exceptionally good. In the recent period, not only could he gradually walk a few steps, but he even used more meals than before. He became more and more interested in Rong Xia and Ban Hua, and always felt that his current good state was brought about by the joy of these two people.
"How many people have impeached Prince Ning recently?" He looked at the prince standing next to him and drank a sip of health tea. Seeing that the prince was still hesitating to speak, he frowned and said, "Prince, although you are Prince Ning's brother, But you are also the future emperor of the great cause, what are you afraid to say, not to say?"
The prince knelt down and said: "Father, you are forever, my son is willing to be the prince for a lifetime."
The hall was quiet, the prince knelt on the ground and didn't dare to look up. The only sound he could hear was his own rapid breathing.
"No emperor can last forever, and I am the same." Emperor Yunqing looked unpredictable, "You get up and answer."
The crown prince stood up, looked at his father's old face and gray hair, and remembered the picture of his father holding his hand more than ten years ago and teaching him to write stroke by stroke. He couldn't bear his father to affect his mood because of these things. The things the second brother did were indeed too much.
"I haven't figured out how to cover up for your second brother?" Emperor Yunqing threw a memorial in his hand into the crown prince's arms, "It was less than ten days before the second child moved to Prince Ning's mansion, and three servants stumbled and fell to their deaths. If you still hide it for him, do you have to wait for him to kill everyone?!"
"Father, please calm down, this son has already comforted the second brother." The prince saw that Emperor Yunqing was so angry that his face turned pale, he stepped forward and patted Emperor Yunqing's back lightly, "If you have something to say, please take it slow, don't put it down. My body is pissed off."
"Humph!" Emperor Yunqing sneered, "He sent troops to suppress the victims, is it effective?"
He may not care about the lives of some pariahs, but he is very concerned about his son's lack of brains. As a high-ranking person, he should have the most basic decision-making ability. If he can't even do this, what big things can he do
The prince's complexion suddenly darkened: "My son has already tried to appease the disaster victims in various places, and there will be no major troubles."
"I see," Emperor Yunqing waved his hand, "you step back."
"Father, the second brother is still young, you give him a few more chances..."
"Prince," Emperor Yunqing interrupted the prince, "When I was fifteen years old, I knew how to become an emperor and how to govern a country. As an emperor, I favor some people by my hobbies, but if it is too late. This bottom line, that is the faint."
"I don't expect you to become a generation of wise rulers, at least don't cause a catastrophe because of your partiality to your own people, and end up stinking for thousands of years," Emperor Yunqing waved, "You step back and think about it."
"Yes." The prince walked out of the Dayue Palace with a pale face, and on the way met Xie Wanyu who came to greet the queen.
"His Royal Highness." When Xie Wanyu saw that the prince looked bad, he knew that he had been reprimanded by his father again.
"Brother and sister." After the prince glanced at Xie Wanyu, he looked away, without the slightest offense.
Xie Wanyu thought that the prince was actually a very good man, but his personality was too gentle. She was blessed, "His Royal Highness, my sister-in-law has something to tell you."
"what?"
"I found that Prince Ning's mood has been getting worse and worse recently, and I'm worried that he has some problems with his body," Xie Wanyu looked down at his toes, "but our prince doesn't like to tell me about him, if I persuade him He went to see an imperial doctor, but he wouldn't agree."
"What do you mean, the second brother's personality has been getting worse and worse recently, because of his poor health?" The prince's eyes lit up, as if he had found an excuse for Jiang Luo to make a mistake.
"Perhaps." Xie Wanyu felt a little sympathetic to the prince. He still didn't know that he was placed under house arrest by His Majesty because of his confusion with the concubine. It was not a coincidence, but Jiang Luo deliberately designed it. He is still excusing Jiang Luo, but he doesn't know that Jiang Luo regards him as a thorn in his side, and he will not be reconciled if he does not remove him.
These two brothers are really interesting. They have the same father and mother, but their personalities are completely different.
"Thank you brother and sister for telling me," the prince thought for a while, "I will discuss this matter with my mother."
"There is Prince Lao," Xie Wanyu's face suddenly showed a grateful expression, "If you and your mother persuade him, he will definitely listen to you."
The prince smiled bitterly, fearing that the second brother would not want to hear his words.
"By the way, has the prince explained the misunderstanding that happened in the palace before?" Xie Wanyu said unintentionally, "I believe that the prince would not do this. It is not worthwhile to have a misunderstanding with His Majesty for this trivial matter."
Hearing Xie Wanyu mention the incident that day, the smile on the prince's face finally couldn't hold back.
After being placed under house arrest in the East Palace, he recalled countless times what happened that day, how he stayed in the same room with his father's concubine, and was discovered by his father. Everything seems to be a misunderstanding caused by coincidence, but how can it be so coincidental
He suspected that he was being calculated by several princes, but they were not valued by the father and emperor, and they had no real power in their hands. What good would it be for them to calculate him
"If Your Highness wants to find out the truth, you can ask my lord," Xie Wanyu smiled at ease, "There is an eunuch beside the lord who has a good relationship with a palace maid next to the concubine, why don't you ask this eunuch for help? If you ask, you may be able to explain what happened inside.”
"You said that the eunuch next to the second brother has a good relationship with the maid next to this concubine?"
"Yes," Xie Wanyu looked at the prince in confusion, "what's the matter?"
"It's okay," the prince's expression became even more ugly, "brothers and sisters, please feel free, I'll take my leave first."
"His Royal Highness, walk slowly." Xie Wanyu looked at the Prince's back with a smile, his eyes were full of pleasure. Her eldest brother is now tortured to the point of being skinny, why does King Ning have an eldest brother who thinks about him everywhere
Doing wicked things, and wanting to take all the benefits, how can there be such good things in the world
Marrying such a man, since she can't divorce him, she would rather be a widow than see him honored for a lifetime, and even sit in the supreme position of the world.
The second day of the second lunar month is the farming day of the Daye Dynasty. On this day, the emperor will personally take the empress to the farmland to sow the fields and pray to the heavens, hoping that this year will be a good year and the crops will be prosperous.
But this year is different, His Majesty is inconvenient to move, and only the prince can travel on behalf of the emperor.
In addition to the prince, the nobles of the royal family and the important members of the court will accompany the driver on this day, carrying a hoe to dig the soil twice, and the female relatives will scatter the seeds a few times.
Before Ban Hua was married, she didn't need to participate in such activities, but now she is married, representing a woman who can support her family. She comes from a high background, so she must show up for this farming festival.
Wearing a short cotton padded coat, one end of blue silk was surrounded by floral cloth, and it was fixed with two wooden hairpins. The rest of the jewelry was removed. Ban Hua looked in the mirror and couldn't help thinking that in three or four years, if she lost her title, she would probably Dressed like this.
"The county master is really beautiful, even such a simple dress can't hide your beauty," Ruyi washed Dan Kou off her nails for Ban Hua, and said after confirming that there was no other faulty spot on her own county master. , "The princess dresses up like this, it's not very beautiful."
"Ruyi, do you know what I like most about you?" Ban Hua patted the dull, coarse clothes on her body, "I like your sweet mouth the most."
Yuzhu next to him heard the words and said with a smile: "The county master, the slave's mouth is also sweet, and you have to hurt me more."
"It hurts, I hurt you little beauties," Ban Hua grabbed the hands of the two and laughed, "I don't know which two stinky men will be cheaper in the future to marry these two little beauties from my family."
"The county master, the slaves don't want to be stinky men, the slaves just want to stay by your side and serve you."
Outside the door, Rong Xia, a member of the stinky man, looked at his wife embracing her with a complicated expression, feeling like she was the original wife who found out that her husband was stealing fragrance and jade, and couldn't find a reason to vent.
"Hua Hua," Rong Xia knocked on the door, interrupting Ban Hua's play with the maids, "We should get ready to go out."
Ban Hua turned her head and found that Rong Xia was wearing gray coarse cloth clothes, and her hair was tied with a cloth-rubbed headband. The only thing that didn't match the clothes was his fair face and his tender neck. She couldn't help but her eyes were hot. If Rong Xia was really an ordinary person and appeared in front of her in such an image, maybe she really couldn't help but keep him in captivity.
She got up and walked to Rong Xia's side, holding his hand, "Then let's go."
Rong Xia glanced at Ruyi, Yuzhu and other maids with a half-smile but not a smile, "Hua has a really good relationship with them."
"Don't worry, beauty, the person I love the most will always be you."
Rong Xia looked at Ban Hua with hot eyes: "It would be better if I replaced this sentence with my love for you forever."
Ban Hua blinked, and put on his signature innocent face again.
"Aren't you going to tell me?" Rong Xia reached out and touched her face, "Then I'll tell you."
"say what?"
"I will always love you only."
Ban Hua paused slightly, she turned to look at Rong Xia, and looked into his bottomless eyes. Some people's eyes are the most charming beings. Ban Hua feels that what she sees is not a pair of eyes, but a dazzling starry sky. The scenery inside is too beautiful and hazy. She can't understand all the scenery inside.
Moving her eyes away, Ban Hua smiled, her long eyelashes as beautiful as morning mist.
Rong Xia clenched her hand and led her into the carriage.
"Rong Xia," Ban Hua lifted the curtain and looked at the bustling capital outside, "Look outside."
Rong Xia leaned closer to Ban Hua and looked at the scenery outside the car window, but there was nothing special outside except for the passing pedestrians, restaurants and shops.
"Does it look good?"
Rong Xia turned to look at Ban Hua, the expression on her face was very calm, he didn't know whether to nod or shake his head for a while. After thinking for a while, he asked honestly, "What's good looking?"
"The prosperity of the capital is beautiful."
The carriage they rode was very gorgeous, so it attracted the attention of the people passing by. Pan Hua saw envy, jealousy, and more awe on their faces. Because they know that even if they are extremely poor, they will not live such a beautiful life.
Rong Xia stretched out her palm and intertwined with Ban Hua's ten fingers: "I will let you see the prosperity of your life, trust me."
Ban Hua's eyelids trembled, she slowly turned her head to look at Rong Xia: "For a lifetime?"
"Yes, a lifetime, a lifetime," Rong Xia smiled and looked at her, "You like the prosperity of the capital, so let's keep it as much as possible, okay?"
Ban Hua didn't answer whether it was good or bad. She looked at Rong Xia's delicate and perfect chin and suddenly asked, "Do you like wearing black clothes?"
Rong Xia stared at Ban Hua's eyes and said after a while, "Do you like me wearing black clothes?"
"I prefer your clothes half-returned, or wearing nothing at all." Ban Hua smiled ambiguous.
"Hua Hua," Rong Xia took a few deep breaths before suppressing the dryness that had risen in her heart, "If you keep talking like this, I will probably lose my honor in front of the imperial court today."
"Your Majesty won't come today," Ban Hua kissed him on the chin and pushed him away with a smile, "You are a gentleman, don't do anything rude."
Rong Xia smiled wryly, with such a goblin by his side, what would he do as a gentleman
"Master Hou, Otian is here."
Rong Xia lifted the curtain and walked down, then turned to help Ban Hua, who stood on the high horse stool, half a head taller than him, she looked down at him like a proud little peacock, "I promise you."
Rong Xia was stunned, and then showed a bright smile.
"Cheng'an..." Yao Peiji saw that the carriage of the Marquis of Cheng'an had stopped, and was about to go to say hello. How could he know that when the Marquis of Cheng'an and Fule County Master looked at each other and smiled affectionately, this half-old man was a little embarrassed. bothered before. He touched his face, turned around and pretended he didn't see anything.
"Yao Shangshu," Liu Banshan came over and gave him a salute, "What are you doing standing here?"
Yao Peiji coughed dryly and gave Liu Banshan a half salute, "I just look around, look around."
Liu Banshan saw that there was something wrong with his expression, he glanced around, and saw that the Marquis of Chengan helped the Princess of Fule jump off the horse bench, and the Marquis of Chengan looked cautiously, as if holding a treasure.
After Princess Fowler jumped out of the carriage, he didn't know what to say, so that the smile on the face of Hou Cheng An did not let go.
Liu Banshan and Yao Peiji stood in the corner for nearly a stick of incense before Rongxia discovered their existence. He held Ban Hua's hand and walked to the two of them. After seeing each other, Rong Xia said, "Where are the two adults' wives?"
"Xiaojing is unwell, I let her rest in the mansion," Yao Peiji turned to look at Liu Banshan, "Mrs. Ling should come?"
Liu Banshan knew that the Marquis of Chengan was worried that Fule County Master was bored alone and wanted to find someone to accompany him, so he said, "Zhuojing will be here soon, please wait a moment."
Ban Hua saw a smiling, slightly plump woman coming over not far away. She glanced at Liu Banshan's thin body. The two were actually husband and wife, which was a bit interesting.
Mrs. Liu is a very kind person, and her status is not very high, but in front of Ban Hua, she will not be too eager to please her. The female family members are separated from the men. Mrs. Liu took Ban Hua to the place where the female family members waited for the arrival of the holy car, and then explained to her in a low voice what they were going to do during the farming festival.
Although Mrs. Liu was very thoughtful and not flattering, after getting along with her for a while, she could still feel that Mrs. Liu was too respectful to her, or said that she valued her too much.
Although Liu Banshan is only the young minister of Dali Temple, and his rank is not as good as her and Rongxia, Mrs. Liu is not so respectful.
After waiting for about half an hour, the prince and princess finally arrived. When they got off the luxurious prince's carriage, they dressed up as farmers, and the prince was carrying a rattan basket in his hand.
A ceremonial officer next to him reminded him what the prince needed to do and what he needed to be careful about. The rest of the courtiers and wives stood respectfully. Only after the prince and the concubine started, did the courtiers and wives follow suit and try to be busy.
Stepping on the soft soil, Ban Hua found that all the soil had been turned over, and there was not a single weed or a pebble larger than the size of a thumb. The land was not as clean as normal land. The land around the Banjia Bie Zhuang belongs to the Ban family. She often plays with her father and brother when she is free, so she has seen many scenes of farmers doing farm work. are common.
It seems to be coaxing stuff.
Ban Hua threw the seeds in his hand into the dug pits, throwing three or four seeds into each pit. It was up to fate whether to live or die.
Her hands and feet were quicker, and after a while, she spilled a wisp of water. She turned around and saw that the other life women had been left far behind her. She looked at the seeds in the bamboo basket around her waist, and turned to the little eunuch beside her. : "Am I doing it faster?"
There seems to be suspicion of being incompatible, although she is not very social in the first place.
"It's a good thing for the county master to have quick hands and feet." The little eunuch laughed dryly. It was a matter of casual handling. Even if these nobles only threw one or two seeds into the planting, the people below would make up the rest and ensure that the fields crops grow better than anyone else's.
He also did not expect that the hands and feet of the county master of Fuller would be so quick, and the posture of throwing seeds was so flavorful. He was a rough eunuch, and he did not dare to interrupt the interest of the county owner of Fuller to throw the seeds. Standing upright in her body, she glanced around and saw that Rong Xia was loosening the soil in the distance, although she felt that the soil was so soft that it seemed that it had been loosened countless times.
"The princess," Mrs. Liu walked to her side, "are you tired? If you are tired, come over and rest for a while."
A resting shed has long been set up next to the farmland, which is inconspicuous from the outside, but inside, tables, chairs, cushions, melons, fruits, and snacks are readily available.
Ban Hua washed his hands and entered the shed. When the other women saw her, they all stood up to greet her. Ban Hua raised her hand and said, "You don't need to be too polite, just sit down."
"The princess is really amazing, she has done so much work." A lady boasted, "I really envied the concubine."
"There's nothing to envy," Ban Hua said, "I'm from a family of military generals, and it's not surprising that I'm stronger than you."
When others heard the words, they praised the great ancestors of the Ban family, how they followed Taizu to conquer the world, and how they defended the frontier of the great cause.
The maids came in to serve tea, and the maids who were serving tea in Ban Hua shook their hands, and the tea accidentally spilled over the edge of the cup and splashed on the table.
"The county master forgives your sins, the county master forgives your sins."
Seeing that this palace maid was only thirteen or fourteen years old, her face was still childish, her eyes were frightened, like a frightened little white rabbit, looking a little pitiful, she handed her a handkerchief: "No problem, Be careful not to burn yourself."
"Xie County Master." The palace maid held the handkerchief instead of wiping the back of her hand, but poured out the original tea in the cup, picked up the tea and refilled the cup.
"The county master please drink slowly, and the servants will retire." The little palace maid squeezed the handkerchief tightly, wiped the water from the table with her sleeve, and hurried out.
Ban Hua picked up the teacup, took a sip, and put it down.