Ban Han didn't expect to hear such gossip when she came out to eat a bowl of noodle soup. Thinking back, Xie Wanyu mocked her for bringing misfortune to her husbands after her engagement was broken off three times. Perhaps even Xie Wanyu didn't expect that there would be a day when she would be baselessly speculated by others.
Ban Han frowned as this matter was even related to her grandmother's assassination attempt.
The people in the nearby cubicles were talking about it vividly. From time to time, there would be people who would add fuel to the fire. They said that when Xie Wanyu was born, there was a bad omen. They also said that her eight characters were very hard. Back then, the old Count Of Zhongping and his wife died because of her misfortune. The proof was that three years after she was born, the old Count Of Zhongping and his wife died one after another.
Three years, not three days. What did that have to do with Xie Wanyu? Ban Han felt that their way of thinking was very strange. It was so strange that there were loopholes everywhere. However, everyone who was making a fuss ignored these loopholes.
"Esteemed guests, your noodles are here."
Because they couldn't add more oil, they couldn't even use the original soup base. The chef spent a lot of effort to make two bowls of vegetable noodles that looked, smelled, and tasted good.
Ban Han tasted it. Although the taste wasn't very good, it wasn't worse than the food she ate at home. She also understood that the soup base was the most important. If the meat soup base couldn't be used, then the taste of the noodles would be ruined.
Rong Xia also noticed this. He said, "Sorry, I wanted you to come out and eat something. Who knew that the soup base would be changed, so the taste wouldn't be as good."
"No, these noodles are very chewy." Ban Han shook her head. "The chef must have used some skill."
Rong Xia smiled. "This noodle soup restaurant is famous for its soup and noodles. I heard that it's a century-old restaurant that moved from Xue Zhou to the capital."
"Xue Zhou?" Ban Han felt that this place sounded familiar. However, it was only familiar. She didn't even know where Xue Zhou was.
"Yes, Xuezhou is rich in wheat. Many people in Xuezhou are good at making noodles. This family has been passed down for hundreds of years. Naturally, it's more authentic than our noodles in the capital." Rong Xia saw that Ban Han liked the side dishes in the restaurant, so she asked Du Jiu to call the waiter to send two more dishes.
"That's why it's said that if a woman's birth characters are not good and she has the fate of bringing misfortune to her husband and family, she should go to the nunnery and stay there. Why should she stay at home and harm others?" The person who was gossiping about Xie Wanyu seemed to be so proud of himself that he forgot about the Xie family's status in the capital and even said such things.
Ban Han threw his chopsticks on the table, took off the horsewhip from his waist, stood up, and pulled open the screen of the nearby cubicle.
After the screen was pulled open, she saw that the people who were talking were a few men in their twenties or thirties. These men were dressed like scholars. Their robes were old and starched. There were no side dishes on the table in front of them except for a few bowls of noodle soup.
Ban Han sneered: "I thought it was some great ministers who were talking here. It turned out that it was just a few poor scholars who were talking here. Since you are scholars, you should know what is etiquette and what is virtue. The ancients said that a gentleman does not avoid the beauty of others and does not talk about the evil of others. You are joking about women's affairs here. You have no talent as scholars and no virtue as men. No wonder you can only sit here and say sour words. You can't share His Majesty's worries and solve the people's doubts. "
When the scholars saw that Ban Jin, a woman, had pulled open the screen and even mocked them for being poor scholars, they were immediately embarrassed and angry. Especially the person who had been talking so loudly just now, he stood up and said coldly, "What does a vulgar woman like you know about the affairs of us scholars? I am a scholar of the current dynasty, why don't you quickly apologize to us?"
"Who do you think you are? Are you worthy of my apology?!" Ban Han whipped the table and a deep mark appeared on the surface of the wooden table. The few scholars jumped in fright. The scholar closest to Ban Ti regained his senses and reached out to grab the whip.
Ban Han coldly scolded: "This whip was given to me by His Majesty. I want to see who dares to come over."
The scholar who came over to grab the whip was so scared that he didn't dare to move. They saw that this little girl didn't dress well and didn't even wear any makeup, so they didn't think that this little girl's identity was that great.
Now that they took a closer look, they felt that this little girl wasn't simple. She dared to say that the whip was given to her by His Majesty in front of so many people and didn't even use the word 'reward'. It was obvious that this girl's identity wasn't simple.
The few scholars secretly regretted it. They were all failed Elementary Scholars in the capital. They had nothing to do and did not have much money on hand, so they gathered together to chat to pass the time. Who would have thought that they would meet such a noble person? Looking at this noble's attitude, it seemed that she had a relationship with the Xie family. What should they do?
"May I know which noble family you are?" A young scholar who looked the most decent stood up and bowed to Ban Han. At this time, they didn't think much of this woman. Even when they bowed, they were extremely polite, afraid that they would offend Ban Han.
"What does it have to do with you? I've seen that most of the scholars in the world are well-read. They are polite and kind gentlemen. Why is it that you, who are also scholars, speak so harshly? The reputation of scholars has been completely ruined by you people." Although Ban Han didn't like Xie Wanyu, it didn't mean that she liked to hear these kinds of words.
The people who said these words were probably the same group of people who said that she was a jinx to her husband. They took pleasure in laughing at women, as if by doing so they could make themselves seem more noble and extraordinary.
There were some scholars in the crowd who were watching. They had thought that Ban Han was rude to scholars, but after hearing Ban Han praise most of the scholars in the world, they felt that this girl was a woman who could distinguish between kindness and hatred. She was bold and courageous. She was a woman worthy of praise.
Don't try to guess the thoughts of scholars. No matter how hard you try, not many people would understand.
"This young lady is right." A scholar wearing clean clothes and a square scarf stood out from the crowd and said loudly, "We are scholars, so we should learn about the ethics of poetry and literature. It is the way of a minister. How can we gossip about women? This is not the action of a gentleman."
When one person stood up, more people followed. Who didn't want to be a gentleman? Even if some of these people had gossiped about other people before, at this time, they had to stand up to show that they were virtuous and didn't want to be associated with these scholars who gossiped about women.
Seeing the situation turn out like this, the scholars who gossiped felt a bit embarrassed. Especially the scholar who said that a woman should go to a nunnery if her horoscope wasn't good. His face was as red as blood. He was angry and angry, and impulsively said to Ban Han, "What we said was inappropriate. We are willing to reflect on ourselves. But as a woman, you don't stay at home to take care of your parents. Instead, you come to a place where people come and go. How can this be the way of a woman? "
At this moment, his companions wanted to cover his mouth. This young lady was not an ordinary person. If he said something like this, it would be terrible.
"Pa!"
Ban Han didn't want to waste time talking nonsense with this stubborn person. She whipped the scholar. The scholar screamed and immediately fell to the ground, wailing. Seeing him like this, Ban Han looked down on him even more. When Shen Yu was whipped twice by her, she wasn't like this scholar, crying, howling, and rolling on the ground.
You call this a scholar? Ridiculous.
Everyone was stunned by Ban Han's actions. No one thought that she would whip the scholar. They were just watching the show and couldn't react. However, when some people saw Ban Han's actions, they seemed to remember something. Their faces suddenly became respectful.
"My grandmother lived through three generations of emperors. She was good at riding and shooting since she was young. She was also good at using the whip. However, the three emperors all praised her as a heroine. No one said that she should stay at home to take care of her parents. Otherwise, she wouldn't be following the ways of a woman." Ban Han raised her chin. "Are you more powerful than the emperors?"
"Huahua, why are you talking to this kind of person?" Rong Xia walked behind Ban Han and looked at the scholar wailing on the ground with a faint smile. "A scholar like this who doesn't know etiquette shouldn't have any scholarly achievements in his life."
When the other scholars heard that Ban Han had a grandmother who lived through three generations of emperors, was good at riding and shooting, and was good at using the whip, they vaguely guessed Ban Han's identity. At this moment, they were so regretful that their intestines turned green. They only hoped that once Ban Han walked out of this door, she would forget about them as if they were thin air.
Looking at these scholars who looked like ugly melons and split dates, and then looking at Rong Xia, Ban Jin's anger was reduced by half. She took back her whip and snorted softly, "What kind of scholars are they?"
"Of course this kind of person isn't a scholar. He's just a mediocre person who was lucky enough to get a scholarly achievement. Later, I'll have someone record this scholar's name and birthplace. Then I'll report this matter to the emperor and take away his scholarly achievements so that he won't ruin the reputation of the scholars. Even if this kind of person becomes an official, he'll only add another fatuous official to our court. "
Only then did the people who knew Rong Xia notice him. They immediately wanted to surround him and greet him. However, seeing that Rong Xia was accompanied by a young woman who knew how to use the whip, they didn't want to get too close. They could only salute Rong Xia from a distance.
After a while, a group of people seemed to have thought of something. They looked at Ban Han with astonished eyes, as if they had seen a rare phenomenon.
It was rumored that Duke Rong had already been engaged to a noble lady. However, this noble lady's family had never released any information from Cheng Anbo's residence, so other people didn't know. However, there were many girls in the capital who had their hearts broken.
This girl who dared to use a whip to whip people should be the granddaughter of the Princess Royal, Princess Fule, right? This Princess Royal even dared to hit the Tanhua of the imperial court. She even had the emperor strip Tanhua of his scholarly achievements and official position. What was a small xiucai to her?
Only someone with a serious mental illness who didn't want to live would dare to offend this person.
No, why was Duke Rong walking together with Princess Fule? Could it be that Princess Fule … was Duke Rong's fiancée?
The scholars looked at the whip in Ban Han's hand and silently sucked in a breath. If Duke Rong were to be whipped in the future, what would happen? There were so many good girls in the capital. How could Cheng Anbo not think things through? Why would he be engaged to such a valiant princess?
Xie Qilin silently walked out of the noodle soup restaurant, his heart unspeakably uncomfortable. Originally, when that scholar's words became more and more unpleasant, he was prepared to stand out and argue with him. However, he didn't expect that the first person to stand out was Ban Han, the Ban Han who didn't get along with his sister.
So … she was this kind of girl.
Thinking of the past, Xie Qilin touched the silver mask on the left side of his face. He quickened his pace and didn't even dare to look back.
Rong Xia bowed to the scholars and looked back at the door of the noodle shop. He took Ban Han and said goodbye to the noodle shop. He also paid the noodle shop three times the price of the table.
Seeing Rong Xia take out the money, Ban Han uncomfortably lowered his head and tied the whip back to his waist. The way she waved the whip just now was a bit fierce. Did she scare her beautiful fiancé?
"The way you waved the whip just now was very beautiful," Rong Xia walked out of the noodle shop and said to Ban Han, "You were like a proud peacock. People couldn't take their eyes off you."
Ban Han turned to look at him with a complicated expression, "Are you serious?"
Rong Xia nodded, "Of course."
"But a female peacock is very ugly. She can't spread her tail and her tail is bald. There is no part of her that can be called beautiful."
"…"
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