I Am This Type of Woman Chapter 76: City
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Xie Wanyu sat quietly in the boudoir, listening to the sound of firecrackers outside, and held on to the wedding robe little by little.
Time flies so fast and yet so slowly.
The day she had been looking forward to and fearing for a long time finally arrived. Her mind was in a turmoil. She didn't know whether she was happy or sad.
"The wedding messenger has arrived!"
When she heard the words "Welcoming Messenger", her heart trembled, as if a cold needle was piercing into the apex of her heart. Her heart suddenly became empty, and she didn't know it was loss. She was still sad, but strangely, she didn't feel angry.
Clenched her fists, her fingertips felt a little cold, but her brain was as clear as ever.
"Sister," the voice of the Xie family's elder man was filled with suppressed anger. He bent down to carry Xie Wanyu on his back and whispered to her, "Everything in the palace is complicated, and my sister must be careful about everything. If you need anything, just do it. Ask people to come back and tell their families not to wrong themselves too much."
Xie Wanyu tightened her eldest brother's clothes and whispered in agreement.
The Xie family agreed to this marriage themselves. Now even if they knew that the second prince might not be a good match, the Xie family did not have the courage to regret the marriage. If an ordinary family has an unfortunate marriage, the daughter's family can still propose a divorce as long as there is support from the natal family. But if you marry into the royal family, you can only live as a royal person and die as a royal ghost.
After leaving the inner courtyard, Xie Wanyu heard congratulatory voices everywhere, but she felt particularly embarrassed at this moment. Everyone in the world knew that the second prince did not like her as the second prince's concubine, and could not even greet her in person.
This should have been an important moment in her life, but it became the time she hated most in her life.
In fact, the second prince did not come to pick up Xie Wanyu, but he was not in the palace either.
The auspicious time for the wedding was in the evening. He changed out of the groom's clothes and came to the bamboo forest where Shi Feixian often went. He just felt unwilling to do so, so he came out to relax. What he didn't expect was that Shi Feixian was actually in the forest.
"Your Highness, the Second Prince?" Shi Feixian stood up from the pavilion and looked at the man in surprise, "Isn't today your happy day? Why are you here?"
Jiang Luo looked at the lonely-looking woman in front of him and couldn't help but take a few steps in her direction, "The person I married is not the person I like. How can I be happy?"
"You..." Shi Feixian avoided Jiang Luo's gaze and sighed, "You shouldn't have said this. How sad would Wan Yu be if he knew about it?"
"You always think about others, why can't you think about yourself instead of me?" Jiang Luo strode forward and grabbed Shi Feixian's wrist, "Don't you know who I like? ? She is your friend, so who am I?"
The **** following the second prince was so frightened that he knelt outside the pavilion. If something unexpected happened to the wedding today, he might not even be able to save his life if he followed His Highness out of the palace.
"Then you have a bad mind." Banhua, wearing a light-colored riding uniform, walked out of the forest with a half-smile. Behind her were several well-known playboys, both male and female. They are all wealthy people in the capital, and they all have a look of surprise on their faces. Who would have thought that the second prince who got married today would be in an affair with Shi Xiang's daughter?
Aren’t Xie Wanyu and Shi Feixian on good terms?
Originally, they were just idle people who did not go to the wedding banquet. Today they made an appointment to go out for horseback riding and enjoy the spring scenery. Who would have expected that they would see such a good show as soon as they came out?
If Banhua hadn't been reminded by Ban Heng, she would have forgotten her appointment to enjoy the spring with someone today. A group of them saw someone who was suspected of being the second prince entering the bamboo forest, and followed him out of curiosity. They did not expect to find such a thing.
The groom did not go to greet the bride, but came to tell the bride's close friend his heartfelt feelings. He was too embarrassed to write this in the script, but the second prince and Shi Feixian actually did it.
Jiang Luo looked back at Banhua and others, blocked Shi Feixian behind him, and said with a stern face: "Why are you here?"
Shi Feixian's face is uglier than Jiang Luo's. It will definitely not do her any good if this matter gets out today. But look at the people behind Banhua, including those from the Zhou family, the Wang family, and the distant royal family members with the same surname as Jiang. These are not people she and the second prince can order casually.
The more she thought about the expression on Shi Feixian's face, the more uncomfortable she became, especially after the second prince blocked her behind her. She couldn't help but cursed the second prince in her heart. Did she have any brains? This was not something she told these people openly. , is the relationship between them beyond the normal friendship between men and women?
She thought for a while, then walked out from behind Jiang Luo as if nothing had happened, and blessed Banhua and others: "What a coincidence today, you are all here to enjoy the spring? Are you here with His Highness the Second Prince? ”
"Banhua, you actually followed me with these people?" When Jiang Luo heard what Shi Feixian said, he immediately thought, how could such a coincidence happen in the world? As soon as he talked to Miss Shi, these people appeared. , obviously following him.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. When I saw Your Highness entering the mountain with only a few eunuchs, I was worried that something might happen to you, so I followed him in." Zhou Changxiao had heard the rumor that the second prince broke Banhua's arm. Yes, he was worried that the second prince would go crazy again, so he spoke first, "Your Highness, please take a closer look."
With so many young masters and young ladies present, it would be too much to say they were following him. They would not take the blame, and the second prince had no ability to force them to take the blame. They are dandies, not fools. The second prince is not a majesty or a prince, and he is not so capable of calling a deer a horse.
Besides, what are they doing in this wilderness, a groom who is about to get married, and a daughter who has not yet left the court? What is there that they can't see? This forest is not a royal forbidden area. If they can come, can they not come?
"Hmph." The second prince snorted coldly and pointed at Banhua, "Zhou Changxiao, get out of my way. Banhua, please explain clearly to me, what does it mean that I am mentally ill? How dare you do the following? , do you really care about the royal family?"
"Today is the wedding day of His Highness, but you are having a tryst with other women in the dense forest. This is something that normal people cannot do." Banhua raised his chin and pointed to his head, "If you think What I said is wrong. You can report today’s incident to your Majesty or your Majesty, and I will be willing to be punished.”
"You!" Jiang Luo didn't dare to let Emperor Yun Qing know about this, let alone his mother. If the queen mother knew that he had done this, not only would he be punished, but Feixian might also be rejected by his mother, so he didn't dare to bet on this possibility, so he could only endure this tone.
"Princess, I think you may have misunderstood," Shi Feixian said with a forced smile, "His Royal Highness the Second Prince and I just met by chance."
"Miss Shi doesn't need to explain such a trivial matter to us," Banhua shook his index finger, appearing to be very talkative, "As long as the second prince and concubine believes in you, it will be fine."
Shi Feixian's expression changed slightly, and then he said with a smile: "As long as you don't misunderstand me, the second prince and concubine will naturally not have any misunderstandings."
Does this mean they should stop talking nonsense?
A few dudes raised their eyebrows. How long had they ever been reasonable? When have they listened to what others say?
"My fair lady is a good gentleman. Miss Shi is the most beautiful woman in the world. It is normal for others to fall in love with you." An aristocratic lady who had a problem with Shi Feixian covered her mouth and said with a smile, "I don't blame you, we all understand. ."
Ever since the Prince of Aipo mistook Banhua for the most beautiful woman, Shi Feixian, the most beautiful woman in the great cause, has become a joke. Shi Feixian no longer wants to hear others call her this way. As soon as she hears "the most beautiful woman" ", she will think of the shameful humiliation she suffered outside the palace that day.
The dandies laughed in unison, and the laughter was like a slap on Shi Feixian's face.
Shi Feixian didn't have much friendship with these dudes. She felt that these people were self-indulgent and looked down upon. The dandies also felt that Shi Feixian and Shi Jin were hypocritical and just prudes. People on both sides don't like each other, and they don't get to play together on weekdays.
What Shi Feixian is doing now, in their opinion, is poaching their friends, which is the last thing they, these dudes, disdain to do.
"Shut up!" The second prince couldn't help but watch these dudes bullying Shi Feixian, and said with a stern face, "You don't have to be so sinister when talking."
A few dudes rolled their eyes. Although they did not argue directly with the second prince, they still expressed their unyielding souls with their eyes.
"Your Highness," Banhua glanced at Shi Feixian indifferently, "Miss Xie is your bride today, you should return to the palace now."
"Who do you think you are? Your Highness doesn't need you to tell me what to do," the second prince said disgustedly, "You are an engaged woman, so you should stay at home and wait for a man to marry you. Don't come here." The engagement was annulled again, and this time there was no one to help you find a good man to marry."
Shi Feixian subconsciously felt that these words were not very good. With Banhua's temper, the second prince was afraid that his words would cause trouble.
Banhua looked at the second prince faintly: "Yes, my daughter's grandmother has been assassinated. I think the second prince is very disappointed with this result."
The second prince did not realize for a moment what Banhua meant, but Shi Feixian understood.
Ban Hua was implying that the second prince was dissatisfied with Princess Dening for helping His Majesty fend off assassins. As a prince, why should he be dissatisfied with this matter? Could it be that he was looking forward to Your Majesty's death?
No one can bear this crime, especially the prince.
Shi Feixian turned to look at the second prince and saw that he had not yet reacted. He opened his mouth. Remembering that his family supported the prince's ascension to the throne, he pretended not to understand anything and lowered his head silently.
"Your Highness!" The little **** who was waiting closely looked at Jiang Luo anxiously. If you don't speak at this time, it is equivalent to acquiescing!
Jiang Luo looked at the anxious **** with confusion, glared at Banhua and said, "What do you mean by this?"
"My daughter doesn't mean anything. Second Prince, you just need to understand it yourself," Banhua said calmly to the Second Prince, "Since His Highness has something to discuss with Miss Shi and is not alone, we can also wait for him. I feel relieved and say goodbye."
Jiang Luo never understood why Banhua was so unlovable even though she was pretty good-looking.
This has been the case since childhood. Although he and Banhua are closer in age, she likes to stick to the prince. Later, when the prince got married, Banhua didn't like to come to the harem very much. Even if he entered the palace, he only met his father and mother, and never interacted with them in private again.
So much so that he always felt that a woman like Banhua was born with a natural instinct to know who to please and who to ignore. As long as he is with the prince, Banhua knows how to please the prince, because she has understood since she was a child that the prince is more noble than him.
Jiang Luo developed this dislike for Banhua when he was young. Later, when he grew up and could leave the palace on his own, he met many women and realized that not all women in the world are like Banhua. . Miss Shi's personality is gentle and considerate. Even the little beggar on the roadside can arouse her compassion. She is like the warmest spring water, making his whole body soft.
As much as he hates Banhua, he likes Shi Feixian. Because what Shi Feixian has is something Banhua has never had.
Seeing Banhua asking to leave, Jiang Luo sneered: "I am a troublesome person, so get out of here early."
Everyone present frowned when they heard this. They were all from noble backgrounds. Even if they were dandies with no grace, they had to deliberately remain polite when facing their daughter's family. The second prince actually spoke to his daughter's family like this. It’s really...
Originally they thought it was an exaggeration for the Second Prince to break Princess Fule's arm, but now it seems that the rumors may not be false.
"Your Highness, I will not let you go," Banhua looked at Shi Feixian with a half-smile, "There has long been a saying about doves occupying magpie's nests. I wonder what Miss Shi is?"
Shi Feixian's expression changed: "Princess, please pay attention to your wording."
"What Miss Shi said is really strange. Did I say something outrageous?" Banhua smiled and applauded, "I have always felt that Miss Shi is a rare and strange woman who can compete with the second son of the Xie family. Speak freely, become close friends, and be able to... cherish each other with His Highness the Second Prince. By the way, you can also have thousands of knots in your heart towards Cheng Anbo, seemingly speechless but speechless, how many people in the world can do that?"
"Thank you to the second young master?" Everyone looked at Banhua in surprise. Is there anything about thanking the second young master in this?
Ban Hua is a fun-loving and lively person, but everyone knows that she has a characteristic. She never speaks ill of any daughter's family easily. If she doesn't like someone, she will directly say that she and the person's personality are not compatible. I won't say anything casually.
She can now say this in front of Shi Feixian, which shows that things really happened.
"You, don't talk nonsense," Shi Feixian said in a sharp voice, "Banhua, don't force me."
"It's so interesting, Miss Shi. Last year, Mr. Xie broke his eye on the way back from sending you a collection of poems. As a result, within a few days, the rumor turned out to be my murderer." Banhua spread his hands, "He, Xie Qilin, and It's been two years since I broke off our engagement. What kind of husband is this? What kind of husband is he? Do you think this makes sense?"
Shi Feixian was so angry that she was shaking all over. She said harshly: "You are talking nonsense. I don't know any poetry collection at all."
"Do you know? God knows it, you know it, and the Second Young Master Xie who sent the collection of poems knows it," Banhua chuckled, "By the way, I don't know if the Second Young Master Xie told you that he sent the poetry collection Did you originally get this manuscript of your poetry collection from my class?"
Shi Feixian was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Princess," Xie Qilin walked in from outside the forest. He glanced at Shi Feixian and saluted the second prince and Banhua, "the past has become a thing of the past, princess, please don't mention it again."
"Who do you think you are? You call me sister and don't mention it?" Ban Heng rolled his eyes, "My face is so big that three masks can't fit it in."
Banhua smiled: "Today is such a good day, even a secluded bamboo forest is so lively."
"Xie Qilin, were your eyes really broken on the way back from delivering a collection of poems to Miss Shi?" Jiang Luo is a man. Even if he is getting married now, he does not want the woman he likes to have an ambiguous relationship with other men.
Xie Qilin cupped his hands at Jiang Luo and said, "Your Highness, it's time for you to return to the palace."
He came here not to argue with Jiang Luo over a woman, but to complain about his sister. He glanced at Shi Feixian next to Jiang Luo, as calm as if he were looking at a stranger with whom he had no friendship.
"Why are you so anxious? The auspicious time has not come yet?" Jiang Luo said impatiently, "Tell me first, have you given Miss Shi a collection of poems?"
Shi Feixian looked at Xie Qilin with a pale face and pleading eyes.
Xie Qilin looked away and said slowly: "No."
Jiang Luo breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Banhua: "Why do you want to smear Miss Shi's reputation?"
"Your Highness, how can I, a woman, slander her reputation as a good friend?" Banhua sighed, "You, the groom-to-be, would only slander the reputation of the Stone Girl by meeting her in this dense forest. The Stone Girl is as good as the sky. How come you are as bright as the bright moon and have a tryst with your good sister's husband? Do you think this is true?"
When Shi Feixian heard this, she gritted her teeth with hatred for Banhua, but she knew in her heart that the more she spoke now, the easier it would be to be caught. She didn't understand that only she and Xie Qilin knew that Xie Qilin gave her a collection of poems. Where did Banhua find out?
Could it be that the servants around them can't keep their mouths shut?
Ban Hua’s words made many people laugh. Yes, Miss Shi is so beautiful, so pure, and so strict with rules. How could she be flirting with a man who is getting married today, especially when the bride is her good sister.
"Princess Princess..."
"Shut up!" The smile on Banhua's face faded, and she looked at Xie Qilin mockingly, "I feel sick when I see you, don't talk to me."
Xie Qilin's lips trembled and he said nothing.
"As a man, you are incompetent. As a son of man, you are unfilial. As a brother, you..." Banhua waved his hand, "Forget it, I don't even bother to talk to you. Anyway, if my brother was a man like you, I would have Just kick him away to prevent him from being embarrassed outside."
Ban Heng:?
"Sister," Ban Heng nuzzled up to Ban Hua, "I've always been obedient."
Banhua patted his head: "Well, that's why I haven't kicked you."
Xie Qilin was silent for a long time, bowed deeply to Banhua and said, "Princess, I'm sorry."
He was sorry for her after all, this is a fact that cannot be changed.
Jiang Luo felt that what happened today was a bit strange. He just came out to relax and met Shi Feixian by chance, but something seemed wrong with the development of things.
Xie Qilin looked like he was being ridiculed by Ban Hua without replying, and it didn't look like nothing had happened. And what Banhua just said about Miss Shi, Xie Qilin and Cheng Anbo, is she really lying?
Cheng Amber is Banhua's fiancé, so there should be no need for Banhua to lie about her future husband.
But didn’t Miss Shi say that the fact that she fell in love with Amber was just a rumor from outside, that she had no interest in love and only placed her love in landscapes, poems and paintings?
Although he disliked Banhua everywhere, every time she said something, he couldn't help but think deeply. What if... it was true?
"You..." Jiang Luo looked back at Shi Feixian and saw tears in her eyes and she was still trying to speak. He felt a sense of irritation in his heart and said to the little **** beside him: "That's all, go back to the palace." It's a woman he has no chance of marrying, so what's the point in thinking about it? She is the daughter of the prime minister's house, and it is impossible for her to marry him as a concubine.
"Farewell to Your Highness." Shi Feixian blessed the second prince, but this time Jiang Luo did not look back and left the bamboo forest.
"We've finished watching the play, it's time for us to leave," Banhua said lazily to Shi Feixian, "Miss Shi, please take care of yourself."
"Princess," Shi Feixian called to Banhua, "I don't understand, why are you targeting me everywhere?"
Banhua raised her eyebrows: "Just think that I am jealous of your beauty."
"Poof!"
Someone couldn't help laughing, and Shi Feixian's face suddenly became very ugly.
When Banhua appears on the stage, he is always cheered by, and there is also an uproar when he leaves. After she and the dandies left, the bamboo forest became quiet.
Xie Qilin said to Shi Feixian: "Farewell."
"Wait a minute," Shi Feixian stopped Xie Qilin and said with red eyes, "Are you secretly laughing at me like them?"
"Miss Shi," Xie Qilin looked at the dry bamboo leaves on the ground and said calmly, "I don't have any ideas. Don't get me wrong."
"It's not that you have no ideas, but you are blaming me, right?" Shi Feixian couldn't help crying and laughing, "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have made such a fuss with Banhua, and neither would the Xie family and the Ban family. They will not become enemies. The Ban family is small-minded and loves to hold grudges. If it were not for their revenge, how could the Xie family have encountered so many things. So the origin of all these things lies with me, and you should blame me if you blame me."
"The only one I can blame is myself," Xie Qilin interrupted Shi Feixian, "I was young and ignorant back then, and the mistakes I made can no longer be made up for."
"If Miss Shi really feels sorry for me, she should stay away from His Highness the Second Prince in the future. He is the husband-in-law of my younger sister, and I have only one younger sister. I cannot bear to have her betrayed by her best friend and her husband," Xie Qilin looked up and looked up. Shi Feixian, "Can you do it?"
Shi Feixian avoided Xie Qilin's gaze awkwardly: "In your eyes, this is who I am?"
Xie Qilin did not speak, and there was only silence in reply to Shi Feixian.
"Okay, I understand!" Shi Feixian laughed at himself, "You blame me after all."
The wind blew, and the bamboo forest made a swishing sound. Xie Qilin stood there, like an emotionless doll.
"Xie Qilin, you... really loved me that much back then, and did you really have no feelings for Banhua at all?" Shi Feixian suddenly said, "You said you don't blame me, but in your heart, you are complaining Yes. Just now, your eyes have always been on Banhua. I’m afraid you didn’t even notice it yourself."
Xie Qilin's shoulders moved, he touched his silver mask, and said calmly: "Whatever Miss Shi thinks, take your leave."
Shi Feixian looked at Xie Qilin's leaving figure and laughed to himself.
Xie Qilin gave her a portrait that year, in which she stood under a willow tree, looking like a fairy. However, she didn't like that painting at all, because in that painting, her skirt was embroidered with large peonies, which were beautiful and gorgeous.
But she never wears dresses with peony patterns, and she doesn’t like bright and complicated hairstyles. The person in the painting is her, but not her.
Xie Qilin said all his loving words to her, but did he really love her as much as he said?
Back then, he said he loved her, but in his heart he had feelings for other women, so don't blame her for plotting against him.
I just hate that Banhua, a woman, is like a copper pea with a lot of faults, but there is nothing she can do about her.
Thinking that Banhua would marry Cheng Anbo in the future, Shi Feixian could not stop the hatred in her heart.
"Uncle." Du Jiu approached Rong Xia, who was drinking and talking with other officials, and whispered a few words beside him.
The smile on Rong Xia's face remained unchanged, and she just nodded silently.
Du Jiu hugged the adults at the same table and retreated outside.
After the second prince's wedding, Rong Xia will go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to officially take up a post, so sitting at this table are six ministers and two prime ministers. These eight people have different ideas and even different positions, but they are all harmonious on the surface, as if they have never had any political conflicts with each other.
When the wedding team left the palace, the eight people present knew that the second prince did not go to welcome him in person, but no one mentioned it first. They only talked about irrelevant topics to pass the time.
The happiest person to have such a wedding today is Shi Chonghai. For him, the more stupid things the second prince commits, the more stable the prince's status will be. He wishes that the second prince would never come back after leaving the palace. .
"Taking advantage of this good day, I would like to ask Uncle Rong, when can we drink your wedding wine?" Shi Chonghai smiled gently, as if he didn't know Yan Hui's second son at all. He was in a life-and-death fight over Rong Xia's fiancée.
Next to him, Yan Hui didn't even move his eyelids when he heard Shi Chonghai's words.
Other officials looked at Rong Xia with a smile and seemed to be extremely interested in this topic.