"Duke, there's nothing strange here."
"Duke! There's a box here. " A guard handed the wooden box to Du Jiu. Du Jiu examined it for a moment. After feeling that it might really be a normal box, he carefully opened the wooden box.
A thick layer of glittering gold pancakes were neatly stacked. Various colored gems were scattered in the corners. Du Jiu couldn't help but blink a few times.
"Duke, Duke, they really came to bury the treasure," Du Jiu had never felt so absurd. Did the people of Jingting Marquessate have nothing better to do?!
They had nowhere to spend their money, so they came to the deep mountains to bury treasures?
Rong Xia looked at the box of gold and gems. He didn't know what words to use to describe it. His jade-like face was dazed for a moment.
"Duke, it seems that they really didn't lie. They must have accidentally stumbled into this place …" Du Jiu thought for a moment. "Perhaps it's because you bumped into Ban Shizi burying the treasures the last time and they didn't succeed, so they changed the place this time."
But he didn't expect to meet them again.
He heard that when the Princess Royal married the Duke Of Jingting, she made a grand wedding and attracted the attention of the entire city. With such a wealthy mother, it wasn't strange for the Marquis of Jingting to live a little extravagantly. But to have nothing better to do and come out to bury treasures, that was really a wastrel.
He heard that some merchants in the south would throw gold and silver leaves into the water when the tide was high to attract the people to jump into the water to fish for them. Many people drowned because of the gold and silver. Compared to those merchants, the Marquis of Jingting's way of thinking paid attention to cause and effect. His methods were much cleaner.
No matter how he thought about it, he still didn't quite understand the thoughts of these nobles.
"Put it away," Rong Xia put his hands behind his back, "Since it belongs to the fated one, I'm also the fated one."
Du Jiu looked at the duke's expression. After confirming that he wasn't joking, his expression became subtle.
"Duke, there are still traces of the soil in a few places that have been moved." The guard looked around. The person who was digging was too poor at concealment. It was easy to see where the earth had been moved.
"There's no need to look." Rong Xia reached out and took out a piece of gold cake from the wooden box. The gold cake was of good quality. Just one of it was enough for an ordinary person to live comfortably for ten years. "Clean this place up. Don't let anyone find out that the soil has been turned over."
"Yes."
Rong Xia put the gold back into the wooden box and reached out to take the wooden box from Du Jiu. The box did not look big, but it was quite heavy.
Seeing the Earl in such a good mood, Du Jiu felt that it wasn't very kind of him to do this. But then he thought about it. Anyway, the Ban Family buried the gold and waited for the fated person. Since the Earl found the gold … then the Earl was the fated person.
That's right, there's nothing wrong with that. Their master is definitely not shameless!
In the Ban Family's manor, the three members of the Ban Family sat around a round table drinking tea.
"You really scared me to death just now." Ban Heng held the teacup with a pitiful face. "Sister, you used me to lie again."
"I'm sorry." Every time it was her brother who took the blame, Ban Han felt a little guilty. She put her hands together and looked at Ban Heng apologetically. "But I was too nervous at the time. That's all I could think of. Don't be angry with me, okay?"
"Forget it, forget it. Anyway, I'm a dandy. It doesn't matter." Ban Heng was most afraid of his sister looking at him pitifully. As long as she looked at him like that, he had no position to speak of.
"Brother Heng, thank you." Ban Han poured Ban Heng a cup of tea. "I'm just worried about one thing. After Cheng Anbo finds out about this, will he dig up the gold and take it to his own house?"
"How could that be?" Ban Heng waved his hand. "Earl Rong is not that kind of person."
"That's right." Ban Huai nodded. "Earl Rong is a gentleman. How could he do such a thing?"
Ban Han rubbed his nose. It seemed that she was measuring the heart of a gentleman with her own mean measure. A person like Earl Rong didn't lack money. How could he be interested in the gold they buried?
"It's late. Go back to your rooms and sleep. I'll take you back tomorrow." Ban Huai pulled at the back of his clothes. His clothes were soaked with cold sweat and stuck to his back. It was very uncomfortable.
Early in the morning, the entire land was covered in a thick fog. Ban Han tied her cloak and mounted her horse. She said to her father and brother, "It's very foggy today. Don't ride too fast. Don't scare the horses."
Ban Huai and Ban Heng nodded obediently. When it came to horsemanship, the father and son could only listen to Ban Han.
The family of three didn't walk for long on the official road with the guards when they heard the sound of horse hooves behind them. Ban Huai was afraid that someone would take advantage of the foggy weather to do something bad, so she sent a guard to check behind them.
After a while, the guard came back with a man on a horse. The three members of the Ban Family recognized him. It was Cheng Anbo's guard, Du Jiu, who insisted on sending them back last night.
"Guard Du." Ban Han looked behind Du Jiu. "What a coincidence."
"Greetings to Marquis, Princess, and Heir." Du Jiu dismounted from his horse and saluted the three people.
"We're outside, so there's no need to be so formal." Ban Han looked at Du Jiu with a smile. "You're also returning to the city?"
"Princess, we're escorting Earl Rong back to the city." Du Jiu looked at the girl sitting on the horse with a smile. Even if he wasn't a lecherous person, he couldn't help but be stunned by her beauty. What a beautiful girl. He was a boorish man. He only felt that if any man in the world was lucky enough to marry such a beautiful woman, even if he had to wait on his wife every day, he would still be willing. He really didn't understand why such a stunning beauty would have her engagement broken off.
"So Earl Rong is also here." Ban Han looked up and saw a group of people walking out of the fog. The person in the lead was Rong Xia, who was riding a white horse and wearing a light crescent-moon colored brocade robe.
The two people's eyes met, and Ban Han gave the other person a bright smile.
Rong Xia wanted to dismount from his horse and salute Ban Huai, but he was stopped by Ban Huai. Rong Xia noticed that the order in which the three members of the Ban Family rode their horses was a bit strange. As a woman, Ban Han was riding in the front, but Ban Huai and Ban Heng were following behind. It was really a bit out of line.
But he wasn't a busybody. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Ban Huai, he said: "Last night, my guards disturbed your mood. This one apologizes on their behalf."
"Ahem." Ban Huai coughed dryly. It was embarrassing to mention this kind of thing, so there was no need to apologize.
"Earl Rong, what kind of mood is this?" Ban Han controlled the horse's speed. "We were just bored and wanted to have some fun. Please don't laugh at us."
"Buddhists pay attention to karma. Today, you sowed good karma. Tomorrow, someone will receive help because of your actions today. That is good karma. This is naturally an elegant matter." Rong Xia cupped his fist towards Ban Han. "Good karma begets good karma. Good intentions beget good karma. The person who receives the treasure will definitely thank you."
Ban Han opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word to refute. Scholars were really good at talking. They could make such a ridiculous thing sound so philosophical. Even she almost believed it. This was the power of knowledge!
She turned her head and glanced at Ban Heng. She looked at him, then looked at herself. Wasn't she ashamed?
Ban Heng turned his head. Non-violent and uncooperative, he looked like he didn't understand and couldn't see.
"Junzhu." Rong Xia urged his horse to stay half a horse's length away from Ban Han. "I heard that you like white fox fur?"
Ban Han turned her head to look at Rong Xia. Good-looking people were always pleasing to the eye: "En."
"This one has a few pieces of fox fur that are in good condition. If Junzhu doesn't mind, I can have the servants send them to you today." Rong Xia smiled. "Fox fur suits a beauty. That's a stunning beauty."
The morning wind blew. The white mist dampened Ban Han's eyelashes. She blinked: "I really do like these things. But I can't accept something that I didn't do anything for. How can I accept something from Uncle Bo?"
"Just take it as a thank you gift for the plate of pastries two days ago." Rong Xia was still half a horse's length away from Ban Han. "Your fu's pastries are very delicious. My fu's chef can't make them as delicious as they are."
"You mean that you want me to exchange the pastries recipe for the fox fur?" Ban Han suddenly understood and said generously, "Don't worry. When I return to the fu, I'll have the servants send the recipe to you."
The smile on Rong Xia's face froze. Then she smiled and said: "Thank you, Junzhu."
On the other side, Ban Heng rode his horse to Ban Huai's side and gave Ban Huai a meaningful look.
Could it be that Uncle Rong was interested in his sister?
Ban Huai shook his head. That was unlikely.
Even though Huahua was his daughter, he had to have a conscience. Putting his daughter together with Rong Junpo was indeed inappropriate.
"Junzhu is very imposing when she draws the bow and shoots. If you were a man, you would definitely become a great general."
"That's not possible." Ban Han shook her head very honestly.
"Why?" Rong Xia didn't see the slightest hint of modesty on Ban Han's face.
"It's so hard in the military camp. If I were a man, I would be the heir of the marquis fu. I would be surrounded by beautiful maids and have a high pillow. If I don't live such a comfortable life, why would I go to the military camp to suffer?" Ban Han cupped her face with one hand. Her tender cheeks looked very cute. "All the soldiers who are willing to go to the battlefield are great, but I don't want to be like them."
Rong Xia was silent for a moment. Looking at the delicate and naive woman in front of her, she smiled and said: "Junzhu is very calm."
"Life is only a few decades. Do whatever you want." Ban Han smiled and said, "Who knows when you won't have the chance to open your eyes again."
Rong Xia still smiled: "Junzhu is very insightful."
It was a pity that all living things were suffering. How many people could see through it? How many people could be so unscrupulous?
The sun finally broke free from the thick fog. Sunlight shone on the ground. Even though it wasn't very hot, it was enough to disperse the endless fog.
Ban Han held her horsewhip and pointed forward: "We've arrived at the city gate."
At this time, at the city gate, a luxurious carriage was heading out. Ban Han recognized the insignia on the carriage. It was the insignia of the Shi Family.
Thinking of the Shi Feixian's secret love for Rong Xia, Ban Han couldn't help but look at Rong Xia.
Rong Xia acted as if she didn't see the carriage at the city gate. She only smiled at her and turned her head to look into the distance.
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