Vicious words hurt June Cold.
Rong Xia was originally a talented, capable, and handsome young master, but because of some rumors outside, he became a man who relied on his fiancée to rise in rank.
Scholars valued character the most. For many people, these words were just jokes after a meal. However, for the people involved, they might not be able to accept these rumors.
At first, Du Jiu didn't dare to say these words, because he felt that these rumors were too much.
But what surprised him was that Marquis didn't care about these things.
"Don't worry too much about the rumors outside. In a while, I will write a memorial to thank you. Send it to … the Jingting Gongfu. Ask the Duke Of Jingting to help me send it to His Majesty."
"Marquis, why do you ask the Duke Of Jingting to send it? Isn't it more appropriate to ask someone else to do it?" It wasn't that Du Jiu was talkative, but that Ban Huai wasn't very reliable. It was said that more than 20 years ago, the previous Emperor asked him to announce an imperial edict, but he ended up dropping the imperial edict into the lotus pond in the imperial garden.
The previous Emperor was so angry that he had to copy the edict ten times before the matter was resolved.
"There's no need to consider others. The Duke Of Jingting is the best choice." Rong Xia didn't explain, "Go grind the paper, I'll write the memorial now."
"Yes." Du Jiu didn't dare to say more, and turned to grind the paper.
The memorial to thank the emperor was completed in one go. Rong Xia put down the brush, waited for the ink to dry, and handed it to Du Jiu, "Go."
"Yes." Du Jiu took the memorial and left with the order.
Because of Rong Xia's promotion to Marquis, Ban Han's reputation in the capital became even more famous. Some people said that she was lucky, and some people said that she was lucky. The rumors about her bringing bad luck to her husband a year ago had already disappeared. Because everyone saw with their own eyes the benefits that Ban Han brought to her fiancé, although they didn't care on the surface, they were extremely envious in their hearts.
The rumors outside were spreading like wildfire. There were all kinds of rumors. However, Rong Xia had a lot of supporters, so when someone said that Rong Xia was living off a woman, there were also people who refuted that Rong Xia was talented. Even without Princess Fule, it was only a matter of time before she became a Marquis.
Just the promotion of Marquis could cause so much discussion, which was enough to prove the status of Rong Xia in the capital. Some of the girls who were worried about Rong Xia but couldn't visit her felt complicated after hearing the news. Should they be happy that Rong Xia was fine, or should they be jealous of Ban Han's superior tactics and the fact that he was favored by the Emperor?
"How long can she be favored?" The Second Princess Consort sneered and turned to look at Jiang Luo who was sitting on the bed. "She's just a young lady from the Duke's Mansion. You're a Prince. Don't tell me you can't handle her?"
"You're still a Wang Fei. What can you do to her?" Jiang Luo laughed instead of being angry. He impatiently stood up from the bed, "Before you married, you couldn't do anything to her. Now that you're a Wang Fei, you only have these few tricks. The way I see it, you'd better stay in your room obediently and give birth to a son for this prince as soon as possible. "
When Xie Wanyu heard this, she almost threw the jade ruyi in her hand at Jiang Luo's face. Have a son, have a son. He spent all his time with women. How could she have a son?
"What are you glaring at me for?" Jiang Luo felt uncomfortable being stared at by Xie Wanyu, "Ben wang is regent now. I don't have time to be angry with you."
"Wang Ye really doesn't have time to be with qie," Xie Wanyu sneered. She threw the jade ruyi on the table with a bang, "But you have time to be with those cats and dogs." This jade ruyi had been a dowry that her er ge had made for her before she married. Right now, she had a grudge against er ge, so she disliked this jade ruyi as well.
"What's wrong with you now?" Jiang Luo frowned, "What's wrong with throwing and fighting all day?"
Xie Wanyu saw that Jiang Luo was really angry and didn't dare to tease him. She just took the eyebrow pencil and continued to draw her eyebrows, ignoring Jiang Luo.
"Report!" A person wearing light blue taijian robes rushed in, his head covered in sweat as he reported, "Wang Ye, Wang Fei, something has happened in the fu of the Count Of Zhongping."
The eyebrow pencil in Xie Wanyu's hand loosened. It fell on the dressing table and broke in half. One side of her eyebrows was as dark as the crescent moon, and the other side was as light as smoke, "What happened in the fu of the Count Of Zhongping?"
"Wang Fei, Da Gongzi had an argument with someone in the middle of the city and was injured."
"You, what did you say?" Xie Wanyu felt a lump in her throat that wouldn't go away, "How is Da Gongzi's injury?"
"Nubi doesn't know, but the taiyi of the Imperial Hospital have already rushed to the Count's fu," The little taijian didn't dare to say that Xie Zhongjin had injured his family jewels and only dared to give a vague answer.
"Immediately prepare the carriage," Xie Wanyu stood up with the help of the little palace maid's hand. Her face was as white as flour that had just come out of the pot, frighteningly white, "I want to go to the Count Of Zhongping's fu."
Jiang Luo had originally planned on going to lie down in the concubines' rooms. Now that he heard that such a big thing had happened to the Count Of Zhongping, even though he was unwilling, he could only give up on the idea. He proposed that he and Xie Wanyu go to the Count Of Zhongping's fu to take a look.
Xie Wanyu wasn't in the mood to pay attention to him. She turned and walked out. If it wasn't for her personal palace maid pulling her back and helping her fix her eyebrows, she probably would have left the palace with this face.
The Ban Family.
Ban Huai took the memorial that Du Jiu handed over. He didn't open it to read the contents, but asked him about Rong Xia's injury.
After Du Jiu answered one by one, Ban Huai nodded and said: "Since he's fine, I'm relieved. As for the other matters, tell your Marquis not to take it to heart. Outside people don't always have good intentions when they speak. Our Ban Family doesn't bully our own people. We're bound together for good and for bad. We understand this principle. "
Du Jiu was stunned for a moment, then he understood what the Duke Of Jingting was talking about.
It seemed that the Duke Of Jingting had also heard the rumors about "marrying into the family" and "living off a woman". Was he saying these words to reassure his master?
"Please don't worry, Duke. Our Marquis doesn't believe the gossip outside," Du Jiu bowed with his hands clasped in front of him, "Those people are just jealous and uncomfortable. That's why they say a few words of jealousy."
"That's right. It's not worth it for us to hurt our own feelings. That's something that only fools would do," Ban Huai was becoming more and more satisfied with Rong Xia. Now that he heard these words, he was even more delighted. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Marquis is a sensible person. In this world, only sensible people can live better."
Du Jiu heard these words and couldn't help but think, was the Duke Of Jingting a sensible person or a muddle-headed person?
"Father, you're talking about specious principles again," Ban Heng walked out and patted Du Jiu's shoulder. He walked to the chair and sat down, "I remember you're called Du Jiu?"
"Yes, Shizi," Du Jiu turned his head and looked at the shoulder that was patted. He cupped his hands and said, "What orders does Shizi have?"
"I don't have any orders," Ban Heng took a sip of tea and found that the tea was a bit hot. He put down the teacup in disgust, "It's just a useless question." Du Jiu often followed Rong Xia. Almost wherever Rong Xia was, Du Jiu's shadow could be seen. Was this person a death warrior that the Rong family had trained since childhood?
Du Jiu knew that Ban Heng was a sloppy person, so he didn't take this matter to heart.
He looked around and didn't see the Princess Fule's figure. It was almost evening. The Princess Fule wasn't in the fu? He remembered that the Princess had left the Rong fu not long after lunch.
"Shizi, the Princess hasn't returned yet?"
"Maybe she met that little sister again and forgot the time." Ban Heng waved his hand, "Women are always so slow. You'll get used to it."
He only dared to say this when Ban Han wasn't here. In front of Ban Han, he didn't dare to say a bad word.
Du Jiu: … …
Ban Heng's guess was right. Ban Han met Sister Zhou on his way home. The two of them sat in a teahouse for a while.
When the two of them walked out of the teahouse, they saw a luxurious carriage hurrying towards them.
Zhou Wenbi took a step back, "Isn't this the Prince's carriage? It's already so late, why is he leaving the palace with such fanfare? " When she saw the Prince's carriage, her first thought was that the Second Prince had come out with such fanfare to flirt again.
Although Jiang Luo had the title of Prince, he still didn't have a Prince's carriage ready. So when he went out, he still used the Prince's carriage.
Ban Han saw the disdain on Zhou Wenbi's face, "Maybe something has happened?"
How bad was Jiang Luo's reputation? Even the women in the boudoir knew his nickname. They didn't think anything good would happen when they saw him.
"Even if something has happened, can he help?" Zhou Wenbi's tone had a hint of mockery, not much respect. After the Second Prince became the Regent, he didn't do many good things. Zhou Wenbi's father had even been reprimanded by the Second Prince.
Every time His Majesty fell ill, he would often praise her father. What kind of person was Jiang Luo? He was always picky with the courtiers. Right now, he was only the Regent, not the Emperor. He was already so preposterous. If he became the next Emperor, would these old courtiers still have a chance to live?
"I think they're going in the direction of the Count Of Zhongping," Zhou Wenbi suddenly realized, "Could it be that something has happened at the Count Of Zhongping's residence?"
Ban Han looked in the direction of the Count Of Zhongping's residence and didn't speak.
"Let's go," Zhou Wenbi pulled on Ban Han's sleeve, "Let's follow them and see what's going on."
"My elder sister, look at what time it is!" Ban Han pointed to the sky, "If you're really curious, you can send two servants to follow them and see. If we follow them, won't we anger the Count Of Zhongping's residence?"
"You're saying …" Zhou Wenbi snickered, "As if you've never angered a Xie Family before."
"There's no sense of accomplishment in laughing at them," Ban Han said with a lonely expression, "If I laugh at them too many times, no matter what strange things happen in their family, it won't arouse my emotions anymore."
"You're so mean," Zhou Wenbi suddenly laughed, "But you're right, I'll send two servants to watch them."
Although she hated the Second Prince and the Count Of Zhongping, she was still rational and admitted that what Ban Han said made sense. If something really happened to the Xie Family, she would be adding fuel to the fire if she stood at the door and watched.
"Then you should go back early. If you're late, Uncle and Auntie will be worried about you," Zhou Wenbi stroked Ban Han's horse, "In a few days, we'll go see the lotuses together."
"Okay." Ban Han climbed onto the horse, "Sister Zhou, goodbye."
"Okay." Zhou Wenbi nodded and watched as Ban Han left. Then she sat in her carriage.
The Count Of Zhongping's residence was already a mess. People were crying and making noise. The servants who went out with Xie Zhongjin were crying and screaming, begging their masters to let them go. But the Count Of Zhongping didn't listen to their pleas. He had the servants drag them out and give them a beating. Then he handed them over to the slave traders.
As for whether they lived or died, he didn't care.
When Xie Wanyu returned, the servants of the Xie Family were crying and screaming. She didn't have time to care about these things and hurried to her eldest brother's courtyard. As soon as she entered, she heard her eldest brother's cries. There were also several doctors in the courtyard. She didn't know where they came from, but they all looked anxious and avoided eye contact.
"Father," Xie Wanyu walked into the room and didn't let the Count Of Zhongping and his wife salute her, "How is eldest brother?"
Madam Xie cried and shook her head. The Count Of Zhongping was also crying and couldn't say a word. Jiang Luo, who was following behind Xie Wanyu, saw the situation and saw Xie Zhongjin crying on the bed. He couldn't help but wonder, did he lose an arm or a leg to cry like this?
He remembered that this brother-in-law of his had a relatively calm personality. Before he was demoted, he could be considered a dragon among men. He was one of the most successful noblemen in the capital. But now, he didn't care about his reputation and was crying so loudly that the entire courtyard could hear him. It was obvious that he was in great pain.
"Count, we must first stop the bleeding and pain for Master Xie. Otherwise, he might not even be able to keep his life," A taiyi turned around and looked at the womenfolk in the room, "Madams and misses, please leave for now."
Madam Xie trembled as she grabbed Xie Wanyu's hand and turned to leave the room.
Xie Wanyu was very uneasy. What kind of injury had eldest brother suffered that the womenfolk had to leave before the medicine could be applied?
Jiang Luo stayed in the room and didn't leave. But when the taiyi lifted the blankets and saw Xie Zhongjin's mangled lower body, he almost vomited from the strong smell of blood. After figuring out where Xie Zhongjin was injured, he felt a chill run down his back. He couldn't help it and hurriedly left the room.
"What happened to my eldest brother?" Xie Wanyu saw Jiang Luo run out and grabbed his sleeve to ask.
"What else could it be," Jiang Luo hadn't recovered yet. When he heard Xie Wanyu's question, the scene that he just saw surfaced in his mind again. His expression instantly became ugly, "A man's third leg is injured. Do you think it's serious?"
"Third leg?" Xie Wanyu didn't react for a moment. She paused and then understood what Jiang Luo was referring to. She instantly felt that the world was spinning.
Not long after, Xie Zhongjin's wailing stopped. Xie Wanyu hurriedly returned to the room and saw Xie Zhongjin lying on the bed without any movement. She hurriedly asked, "Father, how is eldest brother?"
"The taiyi just gave him anesthetics. He's asleep now," the Count Of Zhongping's face was full of fatigue. His voice was hoarse, "Taiyi, may I ask if there's any way to save my son?"
"Count, regrowing a severed limb is something that only exists in legends. My medical skills are not good enough. I'm afraid there's nothing I can do." The taiyi felt that this matter was too troublesome. Xie Zhongjin was injured in that place and his manhood was broken. It was good enough that he was still alive. How could it be reconnected?
Every year, the palace would send many male servants to the palace to be eunuchs. The ones who cleaned them were experienced eunuchs. In the end, at least two or three of them couldn't survive. Xie Zhongjin was already so old. The person who injured him didn't treat him lightly or seriously. It was Amitabha that he was still alive. God bless him.
The Xie Family was very emotional. They didn't dare to speak too seriously. They only said, "Count, we're not good at treating this kind of injury. Why don't you ask around and see which doctor is good at treating wounds? Maybe there's a way."
"Count," Madam Xie walked in, her voice trembling, "Jingting Gongfu, Jingting Gongfu has a doctor who's good at treating wounds!"
"You're just an ignorant woman. What nonsense are you talking about?" The Xie Family and the Ban Family were already tired of seeing each other. The Count Of Zhongping waved his hand and said, "Don't listen to other people's nonsense."
"Count, it's true," Madam Xie said emotionally, "A few days ago, Yao Shangshu's wound started to fester. It was said that he couldn't make it. Afterwards, Yao San Guniang went to Jingting Gongfu to ask for two doctors. In less than two days, Yao Shangshu's life was saved. The Yao Family was so happy that they sent a lot of gifts to Jingting Gongfu. "
"How can someone like Ban Huai raise such a great doctor?" Although the Count Of Zhongping's tone was still not very good, it was much calmer than before.
"Count," one of the imperial physicians said, "Jingting Gongfu does have a few doctors who are good at treating wounds. It's said that these doctors were all experts in the medical field for several generations. They followed the ancestors of the Ban Family and fought on the battlefield. Although the Duke Of Jingting doesn't go to the battlefield to kill enemies, these doctors are still being raised by the Ban Family. "
There were even a few treatment lists in the palace that were presented by the Ban Family. Although it was said that the Ban Family was getting worse with each generation and that even the servants raised by the Ban Family couldn't compare to their ancestors, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. They believed that the doctors of the Ban Family had the ability.
Even if they didn't have the ability, it had to be said that they had the ability. Otherwise, this kind of troublesome task would fall on their heads.
"Ban Family …" The Count Of Zhongping sat dejectedly on the chair. He thought about the grievances between the two families and looked at his eldest son lying on the bed. In the end, he could only sigh and say, "Come, prepare the gifts. I'll personally go to Jingting Gongfu to pay a visit."
"Father," Xie Qilin walked in front of the Count Of Zhongping and bowed to him, "You haven't been feeling well recently and you have to worry about eldest brother. It's better for your son to go to the Ban Family and ask for help."
All of this was caused by him. If he hadn't eloped with someone and caused the Ban Family to lose face, the two families wouldn't have gotten to this point. Later, he injured his eyes and couldn't hold a position in the court. Father had no choice but to summon his eldest brother back to the capital. Who knew that he would cause his eldest brother to lose his official position and cause his eldest brother to live in decadence.
The source of the disaster was him. Even if he had to lower his head and ask for help, it should be him.
"You …" The Count Of Zhongping shook his head. He knew very well how much the Ban Family hated his second son. At this time, if Qilin went to the Ban Family and asked for help, he would only be waiting for the Ban Family's endless humiliation. Other than that, there was nothing he could do.
"Father, I know what you are worried about," Xie Qilin bowed to the Count Of Zhongping, "But please believe me. I will definitely invite the doctor over."
Xie Wanyu stood in the corner and watched as her second brother hurried out. She opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say a word.
"The palace gates are about to close," Jiang Luo stood near the door and didn't even look at Xie Zhongjin on the bed, "We should go back."
"Wang ye …" Xie Wanyu looked tearfully at Jiang Luo, "Let me stay at home for one night, alright?"
"Xie shi, your home is in the palace," Jiang Luo's tone was not very good, "Don't forget your status."
"But …"
"Wang fei," Xie furen was distressed for her daughter. She saw Jiang Luo's cold attitude and knew that her daughter's days in the palace weren't good. She was afraid that she would anger Jiang Luo again and hurriedly said, "You still have us here. Don't worry and go back to the palace."
"Farewell." Jiang Luo was very satisfied with the Xie Family's tactful attitude. He hastily raised his hands in a bow to the Count Of Zhongping and his wife and then walked out without looking back.
Xie Wanyu looked at Jiang Luo's back and then turned back to look at Xie furen.
"Go," Xie furen wiped away her tears, her shoulders couldn't help but tremble, "Go."
Xie Wanyu wiped her tears as she left the room. After she walked out of the inner yard, Jiang Luo, who was walking at the front, frowned and looked at her with dissatisfaction, "Cry cry cry, such a good thing is ruined by your crying." Originally, he had been promoted to qinwang and it was a joyous occasion. But now, the Xie Family had caused such a disturbance.
It was really bad luck to marry a wang fei like this. She was here to collect debts.
"What joyous occasion? Is concubine's elder brother's injury a joyous occasion in Wang ye's eyes?" Xie Wanyu had a bad temper since she was a child. Even though she had changed a lot after entering the palace, it was hard to completely change her nature. Now that she heard Jiang Luo speak like this, she couldn't bear it any longer, "That's my brother, your elder brother-in-law!"
"There are many people who want to be ben wang's elder brother-in-law. I don't need you," Jiang Luo sneered, "I've just been promoted to wang ye and your family has caused such a bloody disaster. Those who don't know would think that your family is purposely making life difficult for me."
"You!" Xie Wanyu was furious and grabbed Jiang Luo as he prepared to board the carriage, "You said so much because you want Shi Jin to be your elder brother-in-law, right? It's a pity that you like him, but he doesn't like you! "
"Nonsense!" Jiang Luo raised his hand to hit her.
"Hit me, hit me," Xie Wanyu raised her chin, "If you have the ability to hit me, then I'll dare to go greet imperial father and mother with this face!"
"You're unreasonable!" Jiang Luo took back his hand and turned to walk into the carriage.
Xie Wanyu sneered: "I'm unreasonable. I'm afraid that someone wants it but can't get it!" She turned to order a servant, "Go tell the fu to prepare a carriage for me."
The palace servants who had come out with wang ye and wang fei didn't dare to offend either of them and could only go prepare a carriage for wang fei. These two people quarreled when they were together, so it was better to have separate carriages.
On the way, Ban Han met a craftsman who sold puppets. She bought two puppets and gave them to the guards. She slowly headed home. Just as she reached the gate, before she could get off the horse, she heard the sound of hurried hooves behind her.
She turned around and saw a very familiar person.
"Princess Fule." Xie Qilin jumped off the horse and bowed deeply to Ban Han.
"Xie er gongzi?" Ban Han narrowed her eyes as she looked at this man. She played with the horsewhip in her hand, "Today is really a red rain. Xie er gongzi actually has a day where he bowed to me."
Xie Qilin bowed and didn't speak.
Seeing him like this, Ban Han didn't have any more interest in mocking him. She threw the horsewhip to the guard behind her, "It's fine, your noble feet won't go to the Three Treasures Temple. Speak, what orders does Xie er gongzi have? "
"I don't dare," Xie Qilin bowed deeply again, "This one came today to ask for two doctors from your fu."
"Interesting," Ban Han laughed lightly, "Those who don't know would think that our Ban Family is running a medical clinic. Every few days, people come to borrow doctors. What kind of family is your fu? How can you lack doctors? "
"This one's dage is seriously injured. Hearing of your fu's doctors, this one specially came to ask for help. Junzhu, please help." Xie Qilin still maintained his bow.
"Help?" Ban Han raised an eyebrow, "Xie Lin, I remember this is the second time you've asked me to help you."
The Xie Family's second young master's name was Lin, courtesy name Qilin. Ban Han directly called him Xie Lin, not because they were close, but because she was mocking him.
Xie Qilin suddenly remembered that three years ago, when he and Yunniang had left the capital and were discovered by Ban Han, he had said the same thing.
What did he say at the time?
"Lord Ban, this one and Yunniang are truly in love. Please help us."
"Since Xie gongzi and this young lady are truly in love, then I will help the two of you. I wish that the two of you will be of the same heart and grow old together without regret."
But he quickly regretted it. He had let down both Yunniang and her.
There were some memories that he thought he had forgotten. In reality, it was just that he didn't dare to think about them.
"Junzhu … …" His voice was hoarse as he raised his head to look at the woman sitting high on the horseback. He suddenly found that all words were useless.
"Forget it," Ban Han looked away, not looking at Xie Qilin's face. She jumped off the horseback and said without looking back, "I can lend you the doctors, but if they can't cure you, then your Xie Family shouldn't blame our Ban Family for not helping you."
"Many thanks, Junzhu." Xie Qilin lifted his robe and actually knelt down in front of Ban Han's back.
Ban Han, who had already reached the gate, turned her head and looked at Xie Qilin kneeling at the foot of the stone steps. Her eyes were indifferent.
"Guard Du, take care."
Du Jiu had just stepped out of the Ban Family's gate when he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
This … … what was going on?
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