"Rong Xia?" Ban Han had heard of this Duke Rong's great name. He was the capital's peerless young master, Rong Xia. He was skilled in both calligraphy and painting, and his appearance was even better than Pan An's. He was a man who would be chased by women whenever he went out.
"What, you don't like him?" Princess Anle looked at her with a smile that wasn't a smile.
"He's a peerless gentleman. Even a talented woman like Shi Feixian personally praised him. For me, it's no longer a question of whether I like him or not." Ban Han was very open-minded. "This kind of person is probably born to like a celestial concubine. I, ah, won't join in the fun."
In her memory, she hadn't seen Rong Xia many times. But every time she saw him, she felt that he wasn't a human. Instead, he was a snow lotus on Tianshan Mountain, and a bright moon in the night sky. Therefore, the two of them didn't belong at all.
Seeing that Ban Han didn't seem to have any romantic feelings for Cheng Anbo, Princess Anle was relieved. "Fortunately, you're not like some women who go crazy for Rong Xia. I'm relieved."
Ban Han wasn't in the mood to think about men at this time. As long as she thought about how she wouldn't be the ruler five years later, she felt that the whole world was bleak.
At noon, they had a crab feast. Ban Han sat to Princess Anle's right, and Princess Kang Ning sat to Princess Anle's left. She was the daughter of the current emperor's younger brother. Ban Han's relationship with her could only be considered strained. Ban Han knew that she had a cold personality and didn't like to get close to her. She only lowered her head and picked the fat crabs to eat.
"Ruler Ban, you seem to have lost some weight recently. You should take care of your body." A noble young miss looked at Ban Han. Her tone was a bit strange. "Don't keep things in your heart. Anger is harmful to your body."
"You look better in clothes when you're thinner. I never hold back my anger. I usually explode on the spot." Ban Yu put down her chopsticks and wiped the corners of her mouth. She raised her head and glanced at the young lady who spoke. "Which family are you from? Why have I never seen you before?"
"Huahua. She's Lord Li's daughter, Li Xiaoru. She often hangs out with us." Hearing this, Princess Kang Ning smiled and explained softly, "How come you haven't seen her before?"
Ban Han raised his eyebrows and said lazily, "I never noticed." She wanted to laugh at her for putting on an act even though Shen Yu had broken off the engagement. Ban Han would never give such a person face. "Perhaps it's because Miss Li's clothes are too plain. I've always been a person who loves crowds. I can't remember inconspicuous people."
"You …" Li Xiaoru's eyes reddened. Tears seemed to fall from her eyes, but they didn't fall. She looked like a small flower bud that had been destroyed by the wind. She looked very pitiful, waiting for someone to protect her.
"Ruler Ban." Shi Feixian frowned slightly. Then she smiled and looked at Ban Han. "Why are you doing this?"
The table fell silent.
Ban Han lowered his head and tapped on a crab's pincer. He tilted his head and said to Princess Anle, "This crab is good. The meat is fresh and tender."
Princess Anle knew that he was deliberately ignoring Shi Feixian. She smiled helplessly. "If you like it, you can bring a basket back later."
Everyone at the table knew that Ban Han was deliberately pretending not to hear Shi Feixian's words. In their hearts, they felt even more disgusted with Ban Han. Wasn't it just because his grandmother was a Princess Royal that he could be so arrogant? Shi Feixian was the granddaughter of the current Prime Minister. She was much more powerful than her father, who only had a noble title but no real power.
To not give Shi Feixian face in front of so many people, this was simply putting the face of the Right Minister's residence on the ground and stepping on it. Was Ban Yu crazy?
They didn't know if Ban Han was crazy or not, but now no one dared to provoke her. Who knew what kind of reaction she would have? A person with a normal brain would do things according to reason. A person like this who didn't have a brain would do things based on their emotions. If they quarreled with her, it would be a disgrace to them. If they didn't quarrel with her, they would feel aggrieved. Therefore, it was better not to provoke her.
Xie Wanyu and Shi Feixian had already been humiliated by her. Why should they continue to provoke her?
They didn't know if it was their misconception. In the past, although Ban Han was a bit casual, she wasn't as disrespectful as she was today. What was wrong with her today? Did Shen Yu's rejection of the engagement really agitate her and make her want to smash a broken jar?
Many people present thought this. Some soft-hearted people began to sympathize with her, while others began to secretly rejoice in her misfortune.
With the example of Shi Feixian and Xie Wanyu, no one dared to provoke Ban Han. When the chrysanthemum viewing banquet ended, no one said more than a few words to Ban Han.
"It's fine if you don't change your personality," Princess An Le couldn't help but sigh as she sent off Ban Han, "You're even more arrogant now. If you continue like this, what will you do if you bring trouble to yourself?"
"Good days are less and less. I just want to enjoy myself today," Ban Han said carelessly, "They don't like me in the first place. Even if I speak nicely to them now, when I'm down and out, they won't wait to laugh at me. Why should I be nice to them?"
"What down and out? Why are you suddenly thinking about these things?" Princess An Le laughed, "Be careful that grandaunt doesn't punish you if she hears this."
Ban Han smiled and didn't say anything else. After bidding farewell to Princess An Le, he got on the sedan chair.
In a famous antique shop in the capital, Ban Huai looked at the jade pendant that the shopkeeper held out and shook his head: "This won't do. Is there anything else?"
"Marquis, this little one wouldn't dare lie to you. This is already the best thing in the shop," the shopkeeper said with a smile, "Would you like to look at something else?"
"I won't look," Ban Huai turned his head, "When you have something good here, I'll look again."
"Okay, Marquis, take care." The shopkeeper let out a sigh of relief. This Marquis of Jingting was a bit picky, but he was generous. If he couldn't find something he liked, he wouldn't vent his anger on them. He could be considered an easy customer to serve. Therefore, even if people outside said that he was a dandy, merchants like him quite liked this Marquis of Jingting.
"Marquis, something seems to have happened up ahead." Ban Huai's attendant, Xiao Zhu 'er, approached Ban Huai's sedan chair and whispered, "The road is blocked."
"What's the matter?" Ban Huai lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and heard the sound of crying coming from the front. Many commoners gathered in front of the sedan chair. They were noisy and didn't know what was going on.
"Go and ask what happened." Ban Huai was in a hurry to return to the fu. Hearing the crying and shouting, he was too lazy to take a detour, so he could only let a servant go and ask.
After a while, Xiao Zhu 'er ran back: "Marquis, this little one found out that an old couple entered the city to sell mountain goods. Who knew that they would encounter a swindler who gave them fake copper coins. The old man was so angry that he fainted."
If it was in the past, Ban Huai wouldn't care about this kind of trivial matter. But today, he didn't spend the money in his pocket, so he had a rare moment of leisure. He took out a piece of broken silver from his pocket and said, "Give this silver to them."
Problems that could be solved with silver weren't problems at all.
"Okay." Xiao Zhu 'er took the silver and jogged into the crowd. He put the broken silver into the hands of the crying old lady: "Old lady, take this silver and ask a doctor to take a look at the old man."
"How can this be?!" The old lady looked at the silver in her hands. She was so scared that her face changed. Seeing the person who gave her the silver was wearing a good cotton robe, she didn't dare to take it: "Daren, this old woman appreciates your kindness. But this old woman doesn't dare to accept so much silver."
"Don't worry, take it. This is from our family's Marquis." Xiao Zhu 'er saw the old man lying on the ground with a sallow complexion. He sighed and put the broken silver into the old lady's hands. Then, he turned around and walked back.
"A good person!" The old lady held the broken silver with tears in her eyes. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times in the direction of Ban Huai's sedan chair.
A young and strong man saw her and helped her call a doctor. After a while, the old man woke up. The old lady was so happy that she cried and laughed. She finally remembered to ask the people around her who the daren that had helped her was.
"I know that person. His aunt is a distant relative of our family," A middle-aged man dressed in clean clothes slowly said under the respectful gazes of the crowd, "I heard that his entire family works in the marquis fu. They wear good cotton clothing, have meat for every meal, and many of the servants in the marquis fu are under his care."
"So it's someone from the marquis fu," The people on the side suddenly realized. But what Jing didn't lack the most was Marquis, so someone asked, "Do you know which marquis he is from?"
"Then his background is great. Do you know the Princess Royal? This Marquis is the Princess Royal's son, the Marquis of Jingting. Just now, the person who gave the silver to the old lady must be the Marquis of Jingting. "
The son of the Princess Royal, that was the cousin of the present Emperor. Then he must be a very powerful person.
"This Marquis is really kind."
In the end, the common people that didn't know anything about the noble circles in Jing came to this conclusion.
Not far away, the man sitting in the sedan silently watched this scene. When the crowd started to disperse, he put down the curtain of the sedan: "Return to the fu."
"Count, are we not going to the Count Of Zhongping's fu?"
"Not going," the man's calm and serious voice came out of the sedan, "We'll go tomorrow."
"Yes."
The sedan turned and went back. Not long after, a red satin sedan came in their direction. It was obvious that it was a sedan for a noble lady.
The man lifted the curtain of the sedan window and saw that the curtain of the sedan was embroidered with complicated peonies. In the middle, there were jewels and jade. It was very luxurious. His gaze swept across the rubies embedded in the roof of the sedan and he slowly put down the curtain.
Fortunately, the road was wide and there was no need to give way. The red satin sedan and the blue sedan passed by each other. When they were far away, they could still hear the tinkling of bells coming from the sedan.
Even though Ban Huai had taken a detour to return to the fu, when he thought of the good deed he had done today, he instantly felt that the jade pendant hanging on his waist was even brighter. When his son came to him to ask for silver, he couldn't help but give him an extra one hundred taels.
"Father, other wastrels give out thousands or tens of thousands of taels. Our family's wastrel can't lose to others," Ban Huai waved the one hundred taels banknotes in his hand, "Where will the face of our marquis fu be placed?"
"When did our family have face? In any case, we don't want face," Ban Huai puffed out his chest, "If there's nothing important, don't wander around. Go back to your room and read."
Ban Huai: … …
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
