"Count, I just saw the servants of Jingting Marquessate outside the door."
"What do they want now?" When the Count Of Zhongping heard the words "Marquis of Jingting," his head couldn't help but hurt. The thing he regretted the most in his life was that he had lost his mind and gotten engaged to Jingting Marquessate. Now, the people of Jingting Marquessate were causing trouble for his family every two to three days. If it was a family that cared about face, everyone would not cause a ruckus in the open for the sake of face. However, the people of Marquis Jingting fu were not like this. Ban Huai would go against him in court whenever he had nothing to do. That son of his would also come to find trouble for Qilin from time to time. Sometimes, he would even hit people. It was a disgrace to the refined.
"I don't know." The manservant who came to report shook his head blankly. "He's just squatting not far from our front door and hasn't done anything."
"This family, from the master to the servants, all have brain problems," the Count Of Zhongping said unhappily. "Let them be. Do they dare to fight in our fu?"
The manservant thought silently, didn't the Marquis of Jingting bring a group of manservants to smash their front door two years ago? This matter was later brought up to the Emperor. In the end, the Marquis of Jingting had a mother who was a Princess Royal. The Marquis of Jingting was released after a few indifferent words of reprimand by the Emperor. The Count was so angry that he couldn't get out of bed for half a month.
In the eyes of the Count Of Zhongping, the Marquis of Jingting was a rare oddity in the entire Jing City. He was absurd, willful, and shameless. His father and son were the same. Relying on their relationship with the Imperial Family, they spent their days fooling around with cats and dogs. He had lived for decades and had never seen such a shameless father and son.
The father and brother were the same. How good could their daughter be?
A family of absurd people!
The Count Of Zhongping was cursing the Marquis of Jingting and his son in his heart when the steward rushed in.
"Count, something has happened!"
The noble ladies in the capital had a new topic to talk about. That was, the second son of the Count Of Zhongping, who was riding on a horse, inexplicably fell off. His eyes happened to hit a rock and were damaged. He didn't hurt his hand or leg, but he lost an eye. What kind of luck was that?
Some busybodies suddenly remembered that this good girl had been engaged to the Lord of Marquis Jingting's manor four years ago. Although the marriage didn't happen, they still had a relationship. Could it be that the Lord of Marquis Jingting was jinxed? Otherwise, how could a noble young master with superb horsemanship fall off his horse so inexplicably?
When a person had decided on something, he would cut off the middle logic and directly give a simple and crude conclusion.
For example, Ban Xiangjun cursed her husband.
Two years ago, the two families had already broken off the engagement. Count Zhongping's residence was also preparing to arrange a new marriage for Xie Qilin. Now that something had happened to Xie Qilin, there were still people who dragged the matter onto Township Lord Ban.
"I'm so angry, so angry," Ban Heng came back from outside and angrily walked in circles in the house, "These people are really talking nonsense. Xie Qilin's eye was damaged. What does it have to do with my sister? My sister didn't push him down. What do you mean by cursing her husband? He's not my sister's husband. So shameless. "
"People are all ignorant," Ban Han wore a complicated and tasteful dress and wore this year's new palace flower on her head. She walked into her younger brother's courtyard, surrounded by servant girls, "They don't care about the truth, but a target to gossip about. You're angry at the words of these idiots, but it's useless."
"Who am I doing this for?" Ban Heng sat down on a chair and waved away the servants in the room. He swallowed and said, "Your dream … has come true."
Ban Han sat down next to him and rested her chin on one hand. She sighed and said, "Five years later, you won't be the heir anymore."
"Then you won't be the ruler either," Ban Heng glanced at the gold and silver jewelry his sister was wearing, "What do you think we should do?"
The brother and sister looked at each other, both at a loss.
"Good girl," Ban Huai walked in with a face full of sweat and a large pile of scrolls in her hands, "Who do you think is most likely to be that person?"
The four members of the Ban Family all knew who that person was, but they didn't dare to say it out loud.
"This is the Prime Minister of the Imperial Court, Shi Chonghai." Ban Huai opened the scroll and pointed at the thin and small old man, "This person comes from a poor family and seems to be very loyal to the Emperor. But you can't judge a book by its cover. Could it be him?"
"It's not this old man," Ban Han glanced at it and then shook her head, "That person isn't that ugly."
"You can't even remember what that person looks like in your dream," Ban Huai asked curiously, "How do you know that he's good-looking?"
"You men will never understand a woman's intuition," Ban Han looked up, "Next."
"This is the Prime Minister of the Imperial Court, Yan Hui. He often opposes the Emperor."
"No."
"Minister Zhou Bingan?"
"Also no."
"The Minister of the Ministry of War?"
After looking at more than half of the scrolls, Ban Han only made one movement from beginning to end, and that was shaking his head. He kept shaking his head.
"This is already one of the more powerful officials in the Imperial Court," Ban Huai looked at the scrolls scattered all over the floor with a distressed expression, "The princes and princesses of the Imperial Family are all members of the Jiang Family, so they definitely aren't this person. Who else could it be?"
Ban Han casually opened a scroll. It was a painting of a very young man wearing a jade crown and brocade robe. He looked particularly elegant.
"Wrong, wrong," Ban Huai snatched the scroll from her hand, "This is an unmarried man from another residence. He accidentally mixed in."
"Father, don't even think about this one," Ban Han didn't stop Ban Huai from snatching the scroll, "There are so many women in the capital who have their eyes on him. It would be very troublesome to find such a husband."
"Can't I just use him as a reference?" Ban Huai laughed, "Don't you like good-looking men? This one definitely meets your standards."
"When I think about the difficult life we'll be living in five years, no matter how good-looking a man is, he won't be able to move my heart," Ban Han leaned on the table, looking listless, "Anyway, in five years, I won't be able to get married."
Ban Huai patted her back, his heart aching, "Sister, you should go to another residence and raise a few male pets. Life is short, and you should enjoy it while you can."
Anyway, there were many princesses and county princesses who raised male pets.
Ban Han didn't want to pay attention to him. There were many good-looking men in the world, but there were very few who were good-looking and elegant. However, such men usually had status. Even if they didn't have status, they would have been taken away by the princesses and county princesses. How could she have a chance?
Seeing that Ban Han wasn't in a good mood, Ban Huai decided to talk about Xie Qilin's misfortune to cheer her up, "When Xie Qilin was carried home, I heard that half of his face was smeared with blood. That scene was simply ridiculous. A heartless man like him deserves such an ending."
"His eyes were damaged, so his appearance must have been affected. What a pity," Ban Han sighed faintly. Her slender white fingers tapped on the table, "But it was a good fall!"
"I've had enough of this lunatic for a long time. So what if he ran away with a woman from a brothel? After he was caught, every time he saw me, he put on a disgusting expression. He really thought that I would only marry him. If he's so shameless, why didn't he go and ask the princess to marry him?"
"Because his status isn't high enough," Ban Huai was a professional at undermining his sister, "Although his family received a noble title, he was born in a poor family. How could the princess like him?"
"This kind of man that the royal family doesn't like, turned around and broke off the engagement with me for a woman from a brothel. Do you think it's embarrassing to say this?" Ban Han rolled her eyes at Ban Huai, "Forget it. In any case, our titles will be taken away by the new Emperor sooner or later. For now, we should eat and drink, and think of a way to secretly buy some property. Let's enjoy the glory for as long as we can."
There was wine in the morning, so let's drink in the morning and enjoy the glory for another year. Anyway, with their brains, they couldn't think of any good ideas.
"You're right," Ban Huai nodded in agreement, "I'll go buy the antique fan I saw last time. In the past, your mother didn't let me, but now she shouldn't have any objections."
In any case, their family had so much money. If they didn't use it now, they wouldn't have a chance to use it when their property was confiscated.
As expected, this time, Ban Huai went to the Yin Clan to ask for money. The Yin Clan agreed without hesitation and gave him an extra two thousand taels of banknotes. They told him that if he saw something rare for a girl, he should buy it for their daughter.
The people in the capital suddenly realized that the Marquis of Jingting had become rich recently. Whatever rare antiques, or things worth tens of thousands of taels, the Marquis of Jingting didn't even blink when buying them. As everyone knew, the Marquis of Jingting was very absurd. The only two women he was afraid of were his mother, the Princess Royal De Ning, and his wife, the Yin Clan. Usually, he never carried more than five hundred taels of banknotes on him.
Now that he suddenly became so generous, people couldn't help but suspect that there was a problem in the relationship between the Marquis of Jingting and the Yin Clan. The Yin Clan couldn't control him anymore.
On this day, Princess An Le held a chrysanthemum banquet and invited many noble ladies and daughters in the capital. As the granddaughter of the Princess Royal, Ban Han was naturally invited.
Ban Li had always been someone who loved bustling places, because only in these kinds of places with many people could her beautiful clothes and accessories be seen by more people. However, she also had a face that made many women jealous. Although many women jealously said behind her back that her appearance was gaudy and that she was an idiot on the inside, she didn't accept it.
Ban Jin accepted this very well, because although these women looked down on her for wearing gorgeous clothes and looking down on her for being beautiful and brainless, the envy and jealousy in their eyes could not be concealed.
She just liked how these people pretended to look down on her even though they were obviously jealous.
As long as she thought of those pairs of eyes filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, she could eat another bowl of rice.
"When women want to show off, it's not that the heavier the gold, the better. It's that the more exquisite the item, the more valuable it is. Things that other women usually don't bear to take out, but I can wear them and throw them around for fun. That is showing off. "Ban Qu drew a beautiful peony on her forehead and looked at it in the mirror with satisfaction. She said to the yahuan behind her," It seems that this kind of flower is the most suitable for me. "
Nowadays, flowers like plum blossoms and green lotuses were popular. Peach blossoms and peonies were often laughed at by noble ladies as tacky, but she, Ban Han, was such a tacky person.
Peonies were so good. They were both noble and beautiful. How could those dry plum blossoms compare?
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