"Sister," Ban Heng walked to Ban Hua worriedly, "I'll go with you."
"Your Majesty has not summoned him, what can you do when you go along and make up the number of people?" Ban Hua sat in front of the bronze mirror and painted her eyebrows, making her eyebrows more sweet and well-behaved, "Now the situation in the palace is unknown, you stay outside the palace and I will pay you back. Take it easy."
"But I'm not at ease," Ban Heng said while sitting at the table, frowning, "The second prince has never dealt with you. What if he interferes and makes you suffer?"
"He's just a prince now," Ban Hua put down Meidai. "If he wants to deal with me, he will wait until the day he ascends the throne."
"Didn't you say that the second prince is stupid," Ban Heng felt uneasy in his heart, "People with simpler minds tend to do things recklessly."
"He doesn't have a brain, do I have a brain?" Ban Hua painted her blush, put on her mouth, and even put a little flower between her eyebrows. She should not have dressed like this during her filial piety, but she understood His Majesty's nature.
"The palace is the territory of the second prince, I'm worried that you will suffer," Ban Heng thought for a while, "If you don't, don't go."
"Don't be stupid," Ban Hua stood up. "If you don't go at this time, the second prince will bully our family, but His Majesty will bully our family."
Ban Heng fell silent when he heard the words. He knew that his sister was right, but as long as he thought about the current situation in the palace, he couldn't feel at ease.
In the end, Ban Hua and Ban Huai entered the palace. There were already female officials and eunuchs in the palace gate to lead the way. Seeing this posture, it seemed that they wanted to take the Ban family's father and daughter away.
"Auntie," Ban Hua smiled and looked at the female official, "Didn't your majesty want to summon me?"
"Don't worry, county master, the empress has a few words to tell you," the female official bowed to Ban Hua and gave a blessing, "You will come with the servant."
Ban Hua turned her head and nodded to Ban Huai: "Father, daughter retire."
"Daughter, if you don't come later, father will pick you up at the queen's place," Ban Huai said with a smile, "don't lose your courtesy in front of the queen."
"Don't worry, father," Ban Hua looked at the high palace wall, "the daughter will come over as soon as possible."
The female officer led Ban Hua to the harem, and the direction was indeed to go to the Queen's Palace, but when she was halfway there, the female officer suddenly stopped, "Sir, wait a moment, there are still people who want to see you." Saying this At that time, the female officer was observing Ban Hua's expression and found that there was no surprise on the other party's face.
For a while, the female official was a little embarrassed. She avoided Ban Hua's half-smiling eyes and stepped aside.
"Fu Le County Master," Xie Wanyu walked out from behind the rockery, and she came to Ban Hua, "How is the County Master lately?"
"Thank you for your concern, I am all right." Ban Hua saw that there was a stone table next to me with melon and fruit snacks, and walked to the stone table to sit down, "It seems that the second prince and concubine came prepared."
"The county lord is joking, I just haven't seen the county lord, and I miss you a little bit." Xie Wanyu sat down opposite Ban Hua, "The county lord, I have something I want to discuss with you, I wonder if the county lord is willing to listen to the following. A word?"
"I don't want to hear it."
"… "
"The county master is still as fast as ever." Xie Wanyu took a sip of the tea handed over by the palace maid, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think more about the Ban family and Cheng Anbo."
"The imperial concubine is joking," Ban Hua picked out a piece of fresh fruit and ate it on the table. "What I want to know more is, does the empress know that you falsely passed on the decree?"
"The county lord's words are too extravagant. They are all a family. Why are they so serious when they meet and talk?" Xie Wanyu smiled, but did not take Ban Hua's threat to heart. Now she is very calm, unlike when she was not married a year ago, she only needed a few rebuttals from Ban Hua, and then she was furious.
Ban Hua even felt that although the woman sitting in front of her was still Xie Wanyu, she thought she was wearing a thick layer of armor and could charge at any time and use conspiracies. Gong Wei can really change a person, it can change a person beyond recognition, even the soul.
Seeing that Ban Hua didn't speak, Xie Wanyu was not annoyed. She took a piece of dessert and put it on the plate in front of Ban Hua: "I heard that the princess likes to eat this snack. Let's see how the chefs in the palace are skilled."
"Second Prince Concubine, we don't need to be pretentious between the two of us," Ban Hua didn't move the snack. "If you have something to say, you don't have to waste each other's time."
"The princess of Fule is really straightforward," Xie Wanyu smiled and raised a teacup to salute Ban Hua, "I hope the princess can cooperate with us."
"What did you say?" Ban Hua thought that there was something wrong with her ears, she looked at Xie Wanyu in surprise, "Are you kidding me?"
Xie Wanyu shook his head: "Of course not."
"Who in the whole capital doesn't know that the second prince doesn't like me everywhere, what's the benefit of me helping you?" Ban Hua pointed to his head, "Do you think I'm a fool?"
Xie Wanyu took a sip of tea and put down the tea cup, "Even if there were some misunderstandings in the past, it was just a little fight between you and His Royal Highness. You and the prince and the second prince are childhood sweethearts, and the past grievances and fights between children are again What's the difference?"
"Does your family have children in their twenties?" Ban Hua was amused by Xie Wanyu's statement, "Second Prince Concubine, I think you may have misunderstood our Ban family. Our Ban family has no power and has no intention of interfering with the prince. What's more, this world belongs to His Majesty, and he will give the throne to whomever he wants. As a son of man, he only needs to obey his father's arrangements."
"The county master said it lightly. The winner is the king and the loser is the robber. This is the royal family," Xie Wanyu sneered, "Do you think that the parents of the world are Jingting Gong and his wife?"
Ban Hua shook his head: "No matter what you say, I will not agree. This world belongs to Your Majesty, and all the honors of our Ban family are also given by His Majesty. Whether you come today or the Crown Princess, I say the same thing. , the Ban family will never interfere in this kind of thing."
Xie Wanyu felt that Ban Hua was used to pretending, why didn't he intervene in royal affairs, how did the late emperor and His Majesty come to the throne? Dare to say that there is no handwriting of the eldest princess and the old Jingting? Now he is pretending to be pure and innocent, and I don't know who to show it to.
In her opinion, these are just excuses for Ban Hua. The one the Ban family wants to support is the crown prince, not the second prince.
"Good birds choose wood to perch on. The prince is now a dead wood with broken branches. Why should the Ban family hang themselves on a tree?"
"Probably the family members of Ban are free-range poultry, and they only rely on the sky to eat. Which tree grows better is not within our scope of consideration." Ban Hua stood up, "Second Prince Concubine, it's getting late, I should go. Visit the Queen."
"Ban Hua," Xie Wanyu said indifferently, "you don't want to restore Officer Rong Xia?"
"It's better for him not to be an official," Ban Hua turned back with a smile, "there will be more time to accompany me in the future."
"If you let Uncle Rong know that you can help him but don't want to help, will he hate you?" Xie Wanyu stood up and walked in front of Ban Hua, "Being a woman, don't be too selfish. Selfish women don't Too much for men."
"That's so embarrassing," Ban Hua sighed, "I'm selfish by birth, and I don't like to please men, so I just wait for them to please me." Speaking of which, she smiled coquettishly and touched it. Touching his cheeks, "Let the second imperial concubine laugh."
Xie Wanyu felt that after marrying into the palace, her temper had become very good, but looking at Ban Hua's appearance, she still felt a little itchy in her hands, and the anger in her heart burst out again. How can there be such a disgusting woman in the world
"The princess is really confident in herself."
"Well, because confident women are more beautiful."
"Ban Hua!" Xie Wanyu's self-cultivation after entering the palace was all broken. She glared at Ban Hua coldly, "Don't toast, don't eat and drink fine."
Seeing her like this, Ban Hua thought to herself, that's right, looking at the shadow of Miss Xie back then.
"Miss Xie doesn't need to tell me this," Ban Hua calmly shook her head. "It's useless to tell me. I can't represent the Ban family, nor will I represent the Ban family."
"As a woman, you don't protect your future husband, but only care about your maiden's family. Could they protect you for a lifetime?" Xie Wanyu didn't quite understand Ban Hua's behavior. It was clear that as long as the Ban family was willing to cooperate with them, His Highness would not take the throne after he ascended the throne. It will embarrass Ban's family, and it will also restore the official Rong Xia, why is Ban Hua unwilling
"I don't know if Miss Xie's maiden family can protect you for the rest of my life, but I can be sure that my maiden family can protect me for the rest of my life," Ban Hua said with an expressionless face, "It's not too speculative, the second prince concubine. please."
After speaking, she turned to leave.
"Stop her for me!" Xie Wanyu was in a hurry, and a thought came up in his heart that he wanted to teach Ban Hua a lesson.
"I have seen the second prince and princess, and I have seen the county master of Fule." Shi Jin, who was wearing silver armor, appeared on the other side of the rockery with the guards. He seemed to have not seen the eunuchs and palace maids who were trying to get close to Banhua. Xie Wanyu saluted, "Wei Chen heard the noise coming from here, I don't know what happened?"
Xie Wanyu's face sank. Didn't someone stop him, why did the Guards come here
"Emperor Concubine, I have been ordered by Your Majesty to patrol the palace," Shi Jin said calmly, "If the concubine has anything, just call the Imperial Guard."
Xie Wanyu felt a little chill in his heart, His Majesty actually guarded against the fact that his sons and daughters had reached this point, and even the imperial guards began to patrol the boundaries of the harem. Is this guarding against gangsters and assassins, or guarding against those who live in the palace
She tilted her head and glanced at Ban Hua, only to regret that she couldn't deal with this woman today.
Ban Hua glanced at Xie Wanyu with a half-smile but not a smile, stretched out his hand hidden in his sleeve, turned around and left with a sneer.
Xie Wanyu looked at the back of her leaving with a terrifyingly gloomy expression on her face.
"Second Prince Concubine, I'm waiting to say goodbye." Shi Jin bowed, turned his head and left.
After the Guards left, Xie Wanyu smashed the teacup on the table in anger, and turned around to see a eunuch approaching to speak, she took a deep breath, "Where did Your Highness go today?"
"Back to the imperial concubine, the Second Highness is in the palace today."
Xie Wanyu smiled vaguely: "It's rare that he didn't think about leaving the palace today."
The little eunuch did not dare to speak, so he bowed and stepped aside.
Thinking of Jiang Luo, Xie Wanyu was even more angry, Jiang Luo was also a dou who couldn't help, and the mud couldn't get on the wall. They have already started to supervise the country, but they still have the energy to indulge in beauty, and they have to dip and taste any fragrant and stinky things. If he really ascended the throne as the emperor, I don't know how many women in this harem would be ruined by him.
Thinking that Ban Hua was angry with her, and the man she married was not a good thing, Xie Wanyu could not wait to pick up a stick and beat Jiang Luo, but she just thought about it, because she was the second prince concubine, and Jiang Luo was the same The grasshopper on the rope, he honors her and then enjoys the glory and wealth. If he loses, she will live with her.
Ban Hua went directly to the outside of the Queen's Palace, and the queen's spirit didn't look very good, so after Ban Hua talked to her for a while, she got up and said goodbye to see His Majesty. The queen did not keep her, but after she got up, she hesitated.
"Niangniang?" Ban Hua looked at the queen puzzled.
"Relax your mind about Rong Junpo," the Queen sighed. "Your Majesty has been in a bad mood recently. When he figures it out, things will be easy to handle."
Ban Hua smiled when she heard the words: "Niangniang, I didn't take this matter to heart."
"You child..." The queen was slightly relieved when she saw Ban Hua's bright smile. Anyway, she didn't want to have any quarrel with this child. His Majesty's actions have become more and more absurd recently, but now he can't even listen to her.
"Let's go," the Queen shook her head, "Your Majesty has been in a bad temper recently. Be more careful when you answer."
"Yes." Ban Hua bowed and stepped back.
"Niangniang," the female official next to the queen walked to the queen and whispered, "There is news from the people below that the second prince and concubine just stopped the Lord Fule on the way, and the two seem to be having a bit of trouble."
The second imperial concubine is still too young, and there are no secrets in this palace at all. She swaggered to stop people, and she should have thought that the news would reach the mother's ears one day.
"Don't worry about each one," the queen closed her eyes wearily, "Let them go, as long as you don't make too much trouble, I don't want to worry about it."
"Niangniang, you've been working too hard recently," the female official stepped forward and pinched the queen's shoulder lightly, "You better rest for a few days."
"The harem is now full of smog and rumors, how can this palace rest in peace?" The queen rested her chin in one hand anxiously, "The emperor only scolded Yao Peiji and Rongxia a few days ago, and today he ordered to reprimand a few of them. Shang Shu, isn't this forcing the courtiers to leave?"
"Niang, don't think too much, these adults are loyal and loyal, and they will not be dissatisfied with your majesty's actions."
"Because these ministers are loyal, Your Majesty should not do this." The Queen sighed, and suddenly thought of the night when His Majesty just had a stroke, when he vaguely called Lao Jingting Gong and Rong Xia's father's name taboo of horror.
Their husband and wife have been married for so many years, I am afraid she does not fully understand His Majesty.
In the Great Moon Palace, Emperor Yunqing overturned the medicine bowl in a fit of rage, and the concoction splashed all over the palace maid's face. She knelt down on the broken porcelain piece in panic, and did not dare to show even a trace of pain on her face.
"Clumsy thing, get out!" Wang De gently kicked the palace maid, and the palace maid rolled in a circle on the ground, then hurriedly retreated.
The two eunuchs stepped forward and gently took away the broken pieces of porcelain. Two more eunuchs hurriedly wiped the medicine on the ground with their sleeves, and soon the bitter medicine smell filled the entire hall.
"Your Majesty," Wang De respectfully bowed to Emperor Yunqing, "Fu Le County Master is here."
Emperor Yunqing was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and said, "Xuan."
Wang De withdrew, walked to the door of the hall and gave Ban Hua a bright smile: "County Lord, please."
"There is Mr. Lao."
"The county master broke the slaves and servants." Wang De personally helped Ban Hua lift the outermost layer of the thick gauze tent. Walking into the hall, the unpleasant smell of medicine rushed into Ban Hua's nose, and her eyes fell on Emperor Yunqing, who was sitting on the bed.
I haven't seen each other for more than half a month. Emperor Yunqing seems to be much older, his complexion is sallow, his eye sockets are sunken, his face is not as gentle and dignified as before, instead he looks mean and crazy. Ban Hua blinked, but her eyes were still full of admiration. She quickly walked to the dragon's bed and knelt down, "Your Majesty, you finally want to see me."
Seeing Ban Hua's obvious closeness, Emperor Yunqing's expression softened a little: "You don't want to see me, why do you blame me for seeing you?"
"It's not that you don't know, I'm in the period of filial piety now, if I see you directly, others will say that I don't understand the rules." Ban Hua's eyes lit up, "If you call me, then I can enter the palace in an open and honest manner. "
"You can stop being polite at this time?"
"Rules are dead, people are alive," Ban Hua smiled slyly, "Anyway, as long as you are here, who dares to speak of me."
"I think you are arrogant." Emperor Yunqing smiled, "I shouldn't be used to you in the past."
"Your Majesty, the minister's daughter is not arrogant, but a fox and a tiger," Ban Hua said triumphantly, "Is the idiom of minister's daughter a good use?"
Seeing Ban Hua's proud appearance, Emperor Yunqing recalled that several years ago, at that time, Hua Hua didn't like to read and often used the wrong idioms and allusions, which made him laugh. Later, every time she used an allusion correctly, he would praise her, so that every time she used an idiom in front of him, she would look at him proudly and wait for him to praise her.
The little girl who was as cute as a white dumpling grew up in the blink of an eye, and he was also old.
A few gentle smiles appeared on Emperor Yunqing's face: "It's not bad, there has been progress."
The smile on Ban Hua's face was even more proud.
Since entering the house, Ban Hua has never mentioned about Emperor Yunqing's body. Emperor Yunqing seems to have forgotten his own discomfort, chatting with Ban Hua, making him feel a few years younger.
Unconsciously, half an hour passed, and the palace guards in the outer hall were relieved when they heard His Majesty's laughter from time to time in the inner hall. At the same time, he also admires the Lord of Fule County. When even several princes and princesses could not do it, County Lord Fule did it. No wonder he is so favored by His Majesty. If there is such a person around them who can make them happy, they can't help but treat her a little bit better.
"Huh," Emperor Yunqing said suddenly, "I let someone beat Rong Junpo's board, will you blame me?"
"Why do I blame you?" Ban Hua looked at Emperor Yunqing in confusion, and seemed to be able to react after a while, so he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I often visit Cheng Anbo's mansion these days. , Uncle Rong's injury is not too serious."
"What I'm worried about is not how his injury is, but that you are in a bad mood because of this." Emperor Yun Qing looked at Ban Hua, not wanting to miss any expression on her face.
"I... Are you alright?" Ban Hua thought, "he doesn't work in the official department, so he has more time to accompany me. Anyway, he still has the title, and he doesn't lack food and drink, isn't it good?"
Emperor Yunqing laughed when he heard the words, but he forgot that this girl grew up in a honey pot since she was a child. Even if no one in the family has real power in the court, she has never suffered any grievances. How could she know how important power and status was to Erlang, all she could see was the world in front of her.
All she said was the truth.
"What if he lost his title?"
"Your Majesty, you wouldn't do this, would you?" Ban Hua widened her eyes. "Then what will I eat after I get married? I can't go back to my mother's house to eat and drink every day. How embarrassed?"
Seeing that her facial features were all crowded together, Emperor Yunqing couldn't help laughing out loud, until he saw Ban Hua's expression getting more and more annoyed, and then said: "Don't worry, I really won't take away his title. When he is well, let him go back to work for me."
"It's not good, it's not good," Ban Hua shook his head again and again, "you let people beat him to a bloody mess, and it will take a few months to get better."
"You." Emperor Yunqing shook his head, but luckily Rong Xia didn't hear these words, otherwise the couple would have had a conflict before they got married, "Didn't you just say he's okay, why is it getting serious again now? ?"
"Well..." Ban Hua turned her head, "Anyway, I have to raise it slowly."
Emperor Yunqing smiled helplessly, and was noncommittal about what Ban Hua said.
"Your Majesty," Ban Hua suddenly lowered his shoulders, "you must get well soon."
Emperor Yunqing looked at the girl's moist eyes, which were full of worry and hope, and he was stunned for a moment: "I will get better soon."
"That's good!" Ban Hua showed a bright smile on her face, "The minister and daughter can rest assured now."
Emperor Yunqing thought to himself, this girl has been cultivated with such a simple temperament, what will she do in the future? In the end, it was the child who grew up watching him, Emperor Yunqing's heart softened, "Yeah."
Although it is simple and straightforward, this kind of intention is really precious.
In the Amber Mansion, after Rong Xia used the medicine, he lay on the bedside and read a book, but after half an hour, the book in his hand did not turn a few pages, but he looked out the door a few times.
"Uncle," Du Jiu couldn't help seeing the uncle like this, so he said directly, "Fu Le County Master was called into the palace by His Majesty today."
Rong Xia turned a page of the book and said lightly, "I see."
Du Jiu went out to do something, and when he came back two quarters later, he found that the book in Uncle's hand still seemed to be the same page.
"Uncle?"
"What's wrong?" Rong Xia put down the book and turned to look at Du Jiu.
"Do you have anything on your mind?" Du Jiu thought about the events of the past few days, as if there was nothing wrong, why was Uncle so restless.
"It's okay," Rong Xia closed her eyes and said casually, "Remember to tell me next time the Ban family members enter the palace."
"Yes." Du Jiu responded, "But Your Majesty and the Empress dote on the county master very much, so there should be nothing wrong."
Rong Xia opened her eyes and looked at him: "I know nothing will happen, just ask one more question."
Du Jiu: Oh...
"Uncle," the butler came in, "the servant of Jingting's mansion said that County Master Fule has something to do today, so he will have time to visit you in the afternoon."
"Since the county master has something to do, how can she bother her to run back and forth, and let the county master go home and have a good rest."
"But the servants of Duke Jingting have already left," the butler thought for a while, "why should the servants send someone to Duke Jingting's mansion to speak."
There was a strange silence in the house for a moment.
"No need." Rong Xia's voice was calm and calm, "Why bother."
The housekeeper and Du Jiu looked at each other, inexplicably having a miraculous tacit understanding.
When noon just arrived, the next person came to report, and the Lord of Fule County arrived.
Du Jiu saw that their uncle could pinch the book in his hand, but his tone was as calm as ever.
"welcome."
Gee.