Princess Anle was His Majesty's favorite eldest daughter. Seven years ago, she married a heirloom of a noble family surnamed Wang. The husband and wife were glued together for a period of time. Later, the concubine Wang secretly kept the outer room outside. After taking a sip, he drove out of the Princess Mansion.
At that time, this incident was known to the whole city, and it ended with the death of the king's concubine falling from the horse. Someone once said that the cause of Wang Concubine's death was doubtful, but no one could find evidence. In addition, after the fall of the Wang family, no one dared to mention the matter again. But whoever said that the king's concubine was so ignorant and dared to go outside after marrying a princess, this is the old birthday star who hanged himself and asked for his own death.
After the death of Concubine Wang, Princess Anle was reluctant to marry again. She raised a group of actresses and singers to drink and have fun in Bie Zhuang. Otherwise, she would invite noble ladies from Beijing to ride horses and play. She could be regarded as one of the representatives of the group of young ladies in Beijing.
This time Princess Anle held a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, and almost all the invited ladies went to admire their faces, and soon Biezhuang became lively.
"Have you seen Banxiang-Jun?"
"No, she probably won't come today."
"why?"
"I heard that Shen Tanhua went to Jingting Hou's mansion to break off the marriage a few days ago. Shen Tanhua was beaten by Jingting Hou that day, and many people saw it."
The ladies have nothing to do on weekdays, and it is inevitable to talk about gossip about each family when they gather together. Ban Hua's "breakout again" can be regarded as a hot topic at the moment.
"If I were her, I wouldn't have the face to come out and join in the fun," Xie Qilin's sister Xie Wanyu gently wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and whispered to her companions, "Whoever dares to marry this absurd family will be unlucky. "
Her companion, Shi Feixian, was the granddaughter of the Prime Minister. Not only was she extremely beautiful, she was also a famous talented woman in the capital, and even the Queen Mother herself praised her.
Shi Fei Xian is a timid person, and there are not many people who can befriend her, Xie Wanyu is one of them. She didn't like Ban Hua's flamboyant temperament, so when Xie Wanyu mentioned her, she frowned slightly: "Forget it, it's not a good thing that her daughter's family has been divorced three times, let's not mention it."
"Even if we don't mention it, everyone else will gossip," Xie Wanyu said, thinking of his brother, wrapping his handkerchief in both hands, "If it wasn't for her to stop my brother, how could my brother hurt his eyes."
There are few precedents for the use of disabled eyes in the imperial court. Now that his brother has lost one eye, not only will he not be able to serve as an official in the court in the future, but even his marriage will be downgraded. Now my mother washes her face in tears every day at home, she really can't stand the dull atmosphere at home, so she escaped to breathe.
The world loves to express their anger, but Xie Wanyu doesn't care whether the rumors of harassment are true or not. Anyway, she doesn't like Ban Hua's arrogant appearance, and she feels better when she complains about Ban Hua.
Shi Feixian listened quietly, did not speak, and naturally did not mention that Xie Qilin wanted to give her a book of poems on the day of the accident.
Ban Hu got off the carriage, and the maids and old ladies who were guarding the gate of Bie Zhuang greeted them. No matter what the rich ladies thought of this group of village lords, they were servants who wanted to serve the lord well. Who made this person with a good-looking face and a pleasing mouth to coax the empress dowagers in the palace to like her
"I've seen Xiangjun, you can count it, the princess is waiting in the inner courtyard, and the slaves will guide you."
Ban Hua likes other people to hold her like the stars and the moon, and she showed a bright smile at the moment, took out a few silver peanuts from her purse, and threw them to the maid in front of her who said she wanted to guide her: "Go, sister Anle is here. My chrysanthemums are always more beautiful than others, how could I not come."
"Thank you for the reward," the maidservant who took the reward had a brighter smile on her face, "Go this way and be careful of the steps under your feet."
"It's really boring," Princess Anle flicked the jade beads on the plate, glanced at the elegant and noble ladies in the yard, turned her head to the mother beside her, and said, "Have you not come yet?"
"Princess, Mr. Banxiang hasn't arrived today," Mammy remembered the rumors in Beijing in recent days, but did not dare to reveal it in front of the princess, "I want to come on my way."
The two masters and servants were talking when suddenly there were voices of women talking and laughing outside. A woman dressed in a gorgeous palace dress had a beautiful woman in her left hand and a beautiful woman in her right hand, walking towards this side with a smile.
"I know who made such a big noise, there is no one else except her," Princess Anle's smile suddenly brightened, she got up and walked towards the person, "Okay, you are here to tease my girl again, When the time comes, they will provoke them to say Banxiang Lord on the left and Banxiang Lord on the right, and they will forget me."
"Sister," Ban Hua let go of the beauty in his hand, Fushen wanted to salute Princess Anle, but was supported by Princess Anle, "Farewell, there are many people who salute me, but there is no shortage of you."
"We haven't seen each other for half a month, so we have to put on an outfit." Ban Hua and Princess Anle walked into the garden hand in hand. As soon as they stepped in, they felt countless eyes falling on her. She supported Bu Yao by the side of her temples, and showed a glamorous and compelling smile to the ladies.
Since they wanted to see, she let them see enough.
Her skirt today is made of satin, and the jade pendant is a bloody jade that money can't buy. From head to toe, everything is exquisite and exquisite. She dresses up for a long time. If no one sees it, it will be a disappointment
Xie Wanyu looked at her frantic expression, her face almost contorted. Her brother's eye was broken, but Ban Hua appeared here with a red face and a radiant look. She couldn't swallow the breath in her heart.
She finally understood why her mother liked to call some women sluts when no one was there, because these two words could vent the anger that she had nowhere to put in her heart.
What Princess Anle lacks most here are beautiful women, wines and delicacies. The daughters in the yard are happy to listen to the tunes played by the musicians, while reciting poetry and painting. Ban Hua has never learned anything since she was a child, is not good at reciting poetry and is not good at painting. She only has a very cunning mouth. She can identify which ingredients are old and which are new. She only needs to taste it.
"This wine was sent by the people in the village below. How does it taste?" Princess Anle asked Ban Hua to taste the new fruit wine.
"It's okay," Ban Hua put her head to Princess Anle's ear and whispered, "Did you see that Xie Wanyu? When he stared at me, his eyes were about to fall out."
"Why, the two of you can't play together?" Princess Anle is seven years old. For her, Ban Hua is almost the one she grew up watching, so she naturally prefers Ban Hua emotionally.
"How can I play with them?" Ban Yan took a sip of fruit wine and said lazily, "What they love is poetry and painting, which is gentle and pleasant. It's not like you don't know, when did I like to study? "
"Don't complain. If Xie Qilin hadn't eloped with someone, she would have become your sister-in-law."
"Who would rarely marry a man with eye problems," Ban Hua snorted, letting her not marry a serious Houfuxiang lord, but eloped with a fireworks Liuxiang woman, which made her lose face, "Fortunately he I eloped back then, otherwise I would have to live with a half-blind man for the rest of my life."
She had a good impression of Xie Qilin. After all, he was good-looking and would make people happy. At that time, when she was young and ignorant, she asked her parents to agree to his family's request for marriage.
Only later did she understand that it is better to believe in a man's mouth than to believe in a daydream. When he was courting, he was considerate and gentle. Later, when he eloped with someone, he acted like I was ignorant back then, but now I have found true love.
There is also that Xie Wanyu, her brother regretted her marriage and lost her face, but now she is too embarrassed to treat her eyes instead of eyes, nose is not nose, isn't this a brain disease
"Mr Banxiang, everyone is writing poetry and playing, why don't you come?" Xie Wanyu waved her handkerchief with a smile, "Come here."
"Tsk," Ban Hua didn't bother to pay attention to Xie Wanyu's pretended friendly appearance, turned her head, and continued chatting with Princess Anle.
She didn't give Xie Wanyu face like this, and Xie Wanyu was a little embarrassed. She raised her head to meet the gazes of the noble ladies, and forced a smile: "Maybe Mr Banxiang has some misunderstandings about our family."
Misunderstand? What misunderstanding
Naturally, it was the matter of being divorced by the Xie family.
Although women are more comfortable now than in the past, it is still an era when men are superior to women. Even if a man breaks off a marriage, even if it is a man's fault, it still has a great impact on a woman's reputation.
If you are good, why would someone else break off their marriage? Since the man insists on breaking off the marriage, there must be a problem with the woman.
It was originally something that the Xie family did not kindly, but in view of Ban's dandy style and Ban Hua's not low-key principles of being a person, many noble girls acquiesced to Xie Wanyu's statement.
What's the use of being pretty, Xie Jia Erlang still doesn't want her.
This kind of thinking makes many ladies feel happy and has a sense of superiority over Ban Hua. Although the reality is that they don't dare to be like Ban Hua, they will lose face when they are not happy, and they will reward people with gold and silver when they are happy, and they will not dress extravagantly like Ban Hua.
This is not right. As a woman, the more important thing should be attitude and connotation. A woman like Ban Hua is too plain and vulgar, and it simply loses the face of the family.
"What happened to that Shen Yu?" Princess Anle frowned, "Didn't he cry and beg to marry you?"
"Who cares what's going on with him." Ban Hua took a piece of fruit with a silver fork and put it in her mouth. Her bright red lips were like ripe peaches, so Princess Anle couldn't help but reach out and poke it.
"If you want to retire, you can retire. Apart from that face, he has nothing to like." Ban Hua put down the silver fork and blinked her beautiful eyes. She remembered that Shen Yu in the dream didn't end well, and her face was tattooed and sent to the frontier.
"You like a good-looking man so much, why don't you marry Rong Xia?" Princess Anle laughed, "In the entire capital, there is no better-looking man than him."
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