"What do you mean, Cheng Anbo?"
"Just now, I heard Heir Apparent and Princess Kang Ning talking about gentlemen, so I was inspired." Rong Xia turned and bowed to Ban Han. "A gentleman should not worry, be afraid, and not be confused. I'm just an ordinary person among the common people. I don't deserve Commandery Princess Ban's praise."
Rong Xia, who was highly praised and even praised by His Majesty himself, said that he was not a gentleman. But the Prince Hui Mansion's Heir Apparent, who once disrespected his elders, called himself a gentleman. It was ironic.
Ban Han could tell that Cheng Anbo was mocking Jiang Yuchen. He covered his mouth and laughed quietly. He turned and saw Kang Ning's angry eyes. She rolled her eyes and turned back.
Rong Xia didn't want to talk nonsense with Jiang Yuchen. Seeing that Jiang Yuchen was speechless, he turned to Ban Han and said, "Commandery Princess Ban, Princess Kang Ning, please come this way."
"Thank you, Cheng Anbo." Kang Ning suppressed her anger and forced a smile to Rong Xia.
Rong Xia nodded slightly to her.
Wang De looked at Princess Kang Ning. She was different from Commandery Princess Ban. If Cheng Anbo treated Commandery Princess Ban's younger brother like this, Commandery Princess Ban would definitely explode with Cheng Anbo. How could she still smile?
A young girl's mind was so deep. How would she live after she got married?
Seeing them come over, Emperor Yunqing didn't ask what happened. He just waved to Rong Xia and Ban Han. "You young people are so playful. Come and see. Who will win?"
As for Kang Ning and Jiang Yuchen, he seemed to have forgotten about them. He didn't even look at them.
The current Emperor was narrow-minded and liked to vent his anger. Therefore, Prince Hui and his family had always lived with their heads down in front of him. Ban Han even suspected that if it weren't for the fact that the previous Emperor's posthumous edict had instructed His Majesty to take good care of his younger brother, he would have killed this family long ago.
"Your Majesty, I don't think so." Ban Han looked at the knights in uniform and shook his head. "Are you trying to make things difficult for me?"
Yun Qing liked this kind of personality of hers where she expressed her thoughts without knowing anything. "Then you can pick one."
A eunuch came over with a tray. On the tray was a list of names of the warriors.
Ban Jin took a look and picked out a person to sign.
"So soon?" Emperor Yunqing looked at Ban Han in surprise. Didn't he say that he didn't know who to choose?
"His name is the most auspicious. It's definitely the right choice." Ban Han smiled as he showed Emperor Yunqing the name. Then he threw the name into a jade bottle not far from her.
"Gao Wangsheng …" Emperor Yunqing immediately laughed. This name was a bit tacky, but it was indeed auspicious.
"Jun Po, Little Heng, you two come and choose one." Emperor Yunqing was in a good mood. He waved his hand and let Ban Han and Rong Xia choose.
"Your Majesty, you know me. I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid of using my brain." Ban Han also chose Gao Wangsheng's name and threw it into the jade bottle.
"I believe in Commandery Prince Ban's judgment." Rong Xia smiled. He picked up Gao Wangsheng's name and put it into the bottle.
Emperor Yunqing was very satisfied with Rong Xia. He knew who he liked and who he didn't like. His words and actions were elegant, but he wasn't aloof. He only made people feel like he was bathing in the spring breeze. When he thought of the ministers in the court who didn't necessarily have great ability, but each of them had a louder voice than the other. They quarreled over trivial matters. He wished that everyone in the court could be like Rong Xia. Then he would have a lot of peace.
Ban Han turned his head to look at Rong Xia. Rong Xia also turned to look at him. She gave him a friendly smile.
This feeling of others believing in her when even she didn't believe in her own eyes was too good.
Kang Ning looked at Rong Xia smiling gently at Ban Han. Her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. However, she didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction on her face. Even if the Emperor didn't care about them, she could only stand to the side and maintain a smile.
"Meimei," Jiang Yuchen walked in front of her with a guilty expression, "I've wronged you."
Kang Ning shook her head. She bit her lip and didn't say anything. She didn't feel wronged. At least she ate and dressed well. Her brother had been wandering outside for many years. He had suffered a lot.
At this moment, the field suddenly burst into applause and cheers. Kang Ning heard the eunuch in the shooting range ring the bell.
"The archery competition is over. The winner is Gao Wangsheng!"
Kang Ning smiled bitterly. Some people were born with good luck. Even if they said something casually, it would come true.
But why? Why?
Why was God so unfair?
"You are Gao Wangsheng?" Emperor Yunqing looked at the archer bowing in front of him. This person was short and thin. He didn't look good. He even looked very timid in front of him. He didn't look like a godly archer who could shoot a willow leaf from a hundred paces away.
However, he still won against the others and became the final victor.
"Please excuse me. I am him."
"Miss Ban, you have good taste. Out of so many people, you chose him." Emperor Yunqing pointed at Rong Xia and Ban Heng. "It's clear that you have good taste."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise." Ban Heng smiled brightly. "This year is almost over. Your Majesty, you are the first person to praise me."
Emperor Yunqing was amused by Ban Heng's words. He had heard about how foppish his nephew was. But although this child was foppish, he wasn't ridiculous. So as long as he didn't cause any trouble, he would turn a blind eye and pretend he didn't know anything.
Ban Heng's words not only amused Emperor Yunqing, but also made the empress and the princesses laugh.
In other people's eyes, Ban Heng was deliberately teasing Emperor Yunqing. But Ban Han knew that her brother was sincerely grateful to His Majesty.
The shooting range was lively, but the tent was quiet. Li Xiaoru was sitting on the bed in a daze, hugging her quilt. She didn't even notice Shi Feixian coming in.
"Xiao Ru." Shi Feixian waved his hand in front of her face. "I heard from your servant that you fainted. What happened?"
Li Xiaoru wanted to tell him what had just happened, but the words were already on the tip of her tongue. However, she immediately thought of Ban Li's difficult character and swallowed her words. She shook her head and said, "I'm fine. I just feel a little dizzy."
Shi Feixian's eyes swept over her face. He smiled and said, "Then you have to be careful. Don't ride the horse."
Hearing Shi Feixian's careful advice, Li Xiaoru felt a little guilty. "By the way, Princess Kang Ning and Ban Han just had a dispute. Cheng Anbo went to mediate."
"Why would Cheng Anbo care about this kind of thing?" Shi Feixian's smile was a little stiff. He gently covered Li Xiaoru with the quilt. "Lie down for a while. My bodyguard hunted two pheasants. I've already asked someone to stew one. I'll bring it to you later."
"How could I trouble you …"
"Although we're not sisters, we're as close as sisters. If you say something like that again, you'll be an outsider." Shi Feixian said as if he didn't mean it. "Even Cheng Anbo can mediate between two unfamiliar women. Can't I worry about you, my good sister?"
"How could it be the same? Cheng Anbo was with His Majesty's personal attendant, Wang De." Li Xiaoru said with slight contempt. "If it weren't for His Majesty, how could Cheng Anbo meddle in the affairs of two women?"
"Maybe Cheng Anbo saw Ban Han's beauty and saved her like a hero." Shi Feixian's smile deepened. He joked with her in a relaxed tone. "As the saying goes, a gentle and fair lady is a good match for a gentleman."
"She's not a gentle and fair lady." Thinking of Ban Han's mouth, Li Xiaoru swallowed the rest of her words. She just flattered Shi Feixian. "You're more like a gentle and fair lady."
Shi Feixian blushed and hurried out of the tent.
After a day of hunting, Ban Heng accompanied Ban Han back to her tent. "Sister, why do I feel that Cheng Anbo is helping us today?"
Although he didn't study much, he wasn't stupid. He knew that Cheng Anbo was obviously taking sides.
"Of course he's helping us." Ban Han stretched out three fingers. "I gave him two pheasants and a fat rabbit."
Speaking of this, Ban Han felt that she had foresight. She raised her chin proudly.
Ban Heng thought that Cheng Anbo was really easy to bribe. Two pheasants and a wild rabbit were all he needed.
"Heir Ban, Commandery Princess Ban." Two blue-clothed guards walked over, each of them holding a tray with venison and deer blood on it.
"We're Cheng Anbo's guards. Our master ordered us to deliver these things. We hope you can accept them."
Ban Heng was stunned for a moment. He asked the guards standing beside the tent to take the tray and said, "Thank you. Please thank Cheng Anbo on behalf of my sister and me."
"Heir, you're too kind." The two guards bowed and left. It was obvious that Cheng Anbo was a good ruler and had strict rules.
"Sister," Ban Heng pointed at the venison. "Is this a gift in return?"
Venison was much more expensive than rabbit and pheasant. Was this a profit for their family?
After the two guards went back, they reported what had happened to Rong Xia, including the conversation between the Ban Family's sister and brother that they had coincidentally overheard.
"You think I'll help you because you gave me game?" Rong Xia chuckled. His laughter seemed to have a deeper meaning.
He opened the lid of the soup bowl in front of him. A stream of steam rose from the soup bowl. The rich aroma of pheasant meat quickly filled the tent.
The pheasant meat was tender and chewy. It wasn't fat or greasy. The soup was delicious and the meat was also delicious.
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