Ban Han turned her head in a daze and looked at the man under the cloister.
There is a bandit gentleman, like cutting, like comparing notes, like polishing, like grinding.
There is a bandit gentleman, like listening to gems, like the stars.
There is a bandit gentleman, like gold, like tin, like jade.
Ban Han, who had never liked to read, suddenly thought of these three sentences. She couldn't remember the source or who the author was, but when she saw Rong Xia, these three sentences suddenly appeared in her mind.
She smiled and tilted her head. It seemed that she could recite one or two sentences of poetry, but she just hadn't found the right environment for her to recite poetry.
In front of beauty, anyone could become a well-read and talented person, such as … her.
Seeing Ban Han notice him, Rong Xia stood up straight, tidied his robe, and walked in front of Ban Han and Yan Zhen: "Are you two planning to go back?"
Yan Zhen didn't think that someone would come to disturb them when he deliberately chose a time when other people were reciting poetry, painting, riding horses, playing basketball, and talking to Princess Ban. He saw Rong Xia walk directly towards them, and froze for a moment before he reacted and bowed to Rong Xia.
"Duke Rong." Yan Zhen really wanted to tell Rong Xia to go away, but he couldn't open his mouth.
"Young Master Yan," Rong Xia returned the bow and turned to Ban Han, saying, "Junzhu, won't you continue to play for a while?"
Ban Han shook her head: "It's getting late, I should go back."
Yan Zhen looked at the sky. It hadn't even been two shichen since noon, when the sun was the warmest. How could it be that it was getting late? He suddenly understood that Princess Fule was probably bored. He hurriedly said, "There's a place nearby that has a very good view. If Junzhu doesn't mind, this one can accompany you."
Rong Xia felt that today's sun was uncomfortable, and made his heart flustered. He put his hands behind his back and looked at Ban Han's skirt. The back of the dress was embroidered with a peacock tail, which reflected a gorgeous luster under the sun. Standing under the sun, she seemed to have really turned into a proud and beautiful peacock, her whole body glowing.
"I don't think it's necessary." Ban Han tidied up her dress and smiled. "The clothes I'm wearing today are not suitable for walking too far."
Yan Zhen stared blankly at the smiling Ban Han. He was stunned. "You, you look beautiful like this."
"Thank you." Ban Han adjusted her hairpin and accepted the compliment without any modesty.
"I, that …" Yan Zhen's face suddenly turned red. "I'm not lying."
"Hmm." No woman would dislike being praised for her beauty. Ban Han smiled and said to Yan Zhen, "Young Master Yan, is there anything else you want to say to me?"
"I …" Yan Zhen turned his head to look at Rong Xia and bowed. "Duke Rong, this one has something to say to Junzhu."
Could you please go a bit further away?
"My apologies." Rong Xia smiled at Yan Zhen and said to Ban Han, "Junzhu, this one is not far away."
Ban Han responded with a big smile. Rong Xia was worried that something would happen between her and Yan Zhen in private, so he deliberately made it clear?
The outside world was right. Young Master Rong was a rare gentleman.
Ban Han didn't have her servant girls leave. After Rong Xia left, she asked, "Young Master Yan, please speak."
"Junzhu, this one will never forget Junzhu's beauty after we parted at the imperial hunting ground last time." Young Master Yan bowed to Ban Han. "What does Junzhu think of the matter that Mrs. Zhou mentioned a few days ago?"
Ban Han moved a step to the side and avoided Yan Zhen's bow. "Young Master Yan, your words are a bit rude." Who would suddenly run in front of the opposite sex and say, 'I've wanted to marry you since I saw you last time. Are you willing to marry me?'?
"This one also knows that these words are very offensive." Yan Zhen smiled bitterly. "But I don't know where this feeling came from. Once I remember it in my heart, I will never forget it."
"If I can marry Junzhu, I will definitely treat Junzhu well. I won't take concubines to sleep with me. I won't treat Junzhu badly for the rest of my life." Young Master Yan was still very insistent on one person for the rest of his life. "Junzhu, please consider this one."
This confession was already very bold. With the Yan Family's upbringing, if they knew that their son had said such explicit words to a girl, they would probably force Yan Zhen to kneel in front of the ancestral tablets. He knew that this was too absurd, but he was afraid. He was afraid that if he didn't say his feelings today, Princess Fule wouldn't look at him again. The Ban Family wouldn't consider the marriage between the two families.
After listening to Yan Zhen's words, Ban Han inexplicably remembered the story that Duke Rong had told her a few days ago when he had sent her back to the fu. When the scholar had asked to marry the daughter of a noble family, he had also said that he would treat the young lady well for the rest of his life. But because the young lady couldn't give birth to a son, she was tortured to death by her mother-in-law. The scholar married the daughter of a high-ranking official, and the mother-in-law gave her the title of Imperial Lady.
From this, it could be seen that a man's promise wasn't accurate.
"Yan gongzi, I don't quite understand," Ban Han held the hand of the servant girl Ruyi and slowly walked towards a pavilion that was closer to where Rong Xia was standing, "I've never interacted with you before. How can you be so sure that I can be with you for the rest of my life?"
"Junzhu, you may not know, but when you wore red and appeared on the hunting ground on a horse, the entire hunting ground was overshadowed by your appearance. If I can beg Junzhu to marry me, I can die ten thousand times without regrets." Following behind Ban Han, he continued to speak his mind.
If you're dead, what's the point of marrying you? To be a widow?
Ban Han lifted her jeweled embroidered shoes and stepped on the white marble steps. She walked to the middle of the pavilion and sat down. Resting her chin on one hand, she looked at Rong Xia who was at the corner of the nine winding corridors. Rong Xia cupped her hands in greeting from a distance. Ban Han smiled and withdrew her gaze. Turning her head, she saw that Yan Zhen was still looking at her with shining eyes. She said, "If your mother doesn't like me and insists that you take a concubine, what will you do?"
"Mother won't do that," Yan Zhen shook his head, "She's always loved me."
"What if I can't have a child and she insists?" Ban Han asked, "Then what will I do?"
Yan Zhen still shook his head, "No, she won't."
Ban Han chuckled and no longer looked at Yan Zhen, "I thought Yan gongzi would say that you'll protect me and won't let me suffer even the slightest grievance."
Yan Zhen was stunned. He never thought that his wife would have a conflict with his mother. His mother was so gentle and magnanimous, and the servants around her were all well-behaved and carefully served their masters. Why would Junzhu think of such an impossible thing?
Seeing that Yan Zhen didn't seem to have thought of this, Ban Han felt that this Yan Zhen was very cute, as cute as a child.
"Yan gongzi probably doesn't understand me very well," Ban Han revealed a lazy smile, "Ever since I was a child, I've been wearing the best fabrics in the house. There are more than ten cooks at home, and they're all raised for me. Luxurious clothes, good food, and a group of servants are my hobbies. Poems, songs, virtuous and virtuous, and housekeeping have nothing to do with me. "
Yan Zhen was surrounded by virtuous and virtuous women. He had never seen such a rebellious woman. Looking at Ban Han's lazy appearance, his heart thumped wildly. He thought absentmindedly, such a beauty, even if she asked him to kneel down and take off her shoes and socks, he would also be willing.
Luxurious clothes, good food, gold, silver, and jewels, such a woman should be raised like a noble, and he couldn't allow her to suffer even the slightest grievance.
As long as she was willing to look at him, he was willing to give her his everything.
"I'm willing," Yan Zhen hurriedly said, "I'm really willing."
Ban Han looked at the man in front of him, whose face was as red as blood and was stammering. Suddenly, he covered his mouth and laughed, "Thank you, but I'm very sorry. I think we might not be suitable for each other."
"Why?" Yan Zhen anxiously asked, "I can try my best to do everything you ask of me. I'm really willing to do it for you."
"I know." Ban Han knew that Yan Zhen was speaking from the bottom of his heart, but only at this moment. This man was born in a family with strict etiquette. He didn't even get close to women, and only focused on studying. In the eyes of his parents, he was a good and hardworking child.
She was different from the girls he knew, so he was attracted to her and couldn't forget her. It was like a person who was used to eating rice suddenly eating barbecued meat from the Western Regions. He immediately felt that it was the most delicious food in the world, and that no other food could compare to this barbecued meat.
But for a person who was used to eating rice, even if he was infatuated with barbecued meat, there would be a day when he would get tired of it and start to miss the taste of rice.
To him, barbecued meat was a sensory stimulation, but rice was a habit that was engraved into his bones.
"Young Master Yan, you might not understand what I'm saying." Ban Han stood and bowed slowly to Yan Zhen. "One day, you will understand that you don't like me, but the novelty that I bring to you. If I didn't have this face, or if I scrupulously followed etiquette like other girls, then you wouldn't have noticed me."
"Hearing that you have such intentions, this little girl is very grateful, but forgive me for not being able to accept." Ban Han smiled. "I hope that you can find a kindred spirit, a good girl who is harmonious with you."
Hearing these words, Yan Zhen felt as if someone had stuffed a ball into his heart. It was painful and bitter. He wanted to tell her that he wouldn't like other girls. In his eyes, all the women in the world couldn't compare to her. But the way she looked at him was unfamiliar, and even her smile was very polite.
She didn't like him. She didn't like him at all.
"Goodbye." Ban Han walked past Yan Zhen and walked down the steps. She bumped into the Shi Family siblings who were walking towards her.
"Princess Fule?" Shi Feixian looked at Ban Han and then at Yan Zhen who was standing in the pavilion. He seemed to understand something.
"Lord Shi, Miss Shi." Ban Han nodded to the two. "Thank you for your hospitality. This little girl will take her leave."
"Won't you stay for a while longer?" Shi Feixian's gaze fell on Yan Zhen from time to time. He turned to Ban Han and smiled. "Or did we not treat the princess well enough?"
Ban Han shook her head. "No."
"Then this one will see the princess out." Shi Jin smiled at Ban Han. "Please follow me." “
Shi Feixian was puzzled by his elder brother's attitude towards Ban Han.
"There's no need. I'm going the same way as the princess. There's no need to trouble Lord Shi." Rong Xia walked over at some point. The smile on his face was still gentle and polite.
"How can that be? The princess is an honored guest of our humble residence. How can we neglect her?"
"There are many guests in your residence. How can you neglect others because of the princess and me?" Rong Xia turned to Ban Han. "Princess, don't you agree?"
"Ah?" Ban Han nodded in a daze. "Yes, Duke Rong's words are reasonable."
"Men and women shouldn't touch each other. I'm worried that others will gossip if you and the princess go out alone." Shi Feixian smiled. "Let me go out with the princess."
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