I Am This Type of Woman Chapter 11: Hunting Ground
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Ban Heng had known for a long time that his sister had prepared a lot of things for this autumn hunting, such as crowns, riding uniforms, boots, etc. He had never quite understood why his sister was not just going for a hunt. You can make a flower out of it.
However, seeing her sister's red dress burning like fire, Ban Heng puffed up his chest with pride. Looking at the entire capital, only her sister could suppress such a bright red. Having such a beautiful sister made him develop a good habit since he was a child, that is, looking at beauty as floating clouds, and she is not as beautiful as his sister anyway.
The two siblings walked to the main courtyard, where the Yin family was waiting for them. When they saw them coming out, they gave them the lucky bags they had asked for a few days ago: "The sword has no eyes, you two must be careful. ."
"Don't worry, mother, I will take good care of Brother Heng." Banhua took the lucky bag, hung it around his neck, and carefully stuffed it into his clothes, "Are you really not going?"
"You go ahead. I don't like this horse-riding archer either. If I go, I can only sit in the tent and do nothing. It's not as comfortable as having someone waiting on me in the Marquis' Mansion." Mrs. Yin smiled and touched Banhua. The gold leaf crown on the head, "This is beautiful, just right for you."
Banhua smiled at Yinshi and gave her a man's clasping hands, "Mother, when I come back from hunting some good skins, I will serve as a cushion for you."
"Winter is coming soon, and I still think the mats at home are not soft enough," Yin said with a smile, "Go out quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
The two siblings said goodbye to their mother and followed Ban Huai out of the house.
It is also interesting to say that although Ban Huai was a general, he was not good at riding and archery. He could usually trot on horseback, but it was difficult for him to draw a bow and shoot arrows. Fortunately, he can think openly. No matter how others say that he is a subordinate and an insult to his family, he will not show off because of it. He doesn't know who to follow such a good attitude.
There is a large royal hunting ground in the western suburbs of the capital. There are all kinds of animals in it. Even the prey that should not grow in the capital will still appear on the hunting ground when the emperor hunts.
"The weather is good this year, the grass is fertile and the horses are strong. It will definitely be a good harvest year," Emperor Yunqing turned to his two sons who were following behind him and said, "I wonder what the price of food will be this year?"
The prince's cheeks were red. He didn't know the price of food. Recently, his favorite concubine gave birth to a pair of twins. He was so happy that he didn't know what to do, so how could he think of caring about these things.
"Father, if you ask your son this kind of question, you might as well ask the ministers," the second prince said in a sinister and sinister manner. "If even the eldest brother doesn't know, my son doesn't know even more."
Ever since the emperor asked him to marry a girl from Uncle Zhongping's family, there has been a rift between him and the prince, and he even messed around in front of the emperor.
When Emperor Yunqing saw these two sons, one was mediocre and the other was unruly, he felt that if he looked at them twice more, he would kick them off their horses.
"Jun Po, tell me." With his two biological sons worried, the emperor could only find some psychological balance in his beloved ministers.
"Your Majesty, the current price of grain in Beijing is six cents per liter for polished rice and four cents per liter for brown rice." Rong Xia drove his horse a few steps forward. "The price is cheaper than the previous two months."
"Well," Emperor Yunqing nodded with satisfaction, "I am very relieved to have such a minister as Junbo."
The prince blushed so much that he bled when he heard this, but the second prince glared at Rong Xia displeasedly. It's a pity that Rong Xia didn't even look at him, so he became even more angry.
Just at this time, people from Zhongping's residence arrived. The second prince glanced at Xie Wanyu who was riding on horseback, and thought with some boredom that such a mediocre woman wanted to marry him and become his princess. People are mentally unhappy.
Xie Wanyu didn’t know that her future husband was already annoying her. Thinking of meeting the second prince on the hunting ground today, she didn’t sleep well all night. She relied on thick makeup to suppress the tiredness on her face. . If she could look up at the second prince's expression at this moment, she would know that the man she was about to spend her whole life with might not be her lover.
"Sister Xie," Shi Feixian was wearing a plain white riding outfit and a gauze hat on his head. He walked closer to Xie Wanyu before lifting the gauze curtain on the hat to reveal her cheeks, "You are actually better than me. One step early."
Xie Wanyu saluted his father, Uncle Zhongping, then drove his horse to Shi Feixian, smiled at her and said, "I'm still worried that you won't come today."
Shi Feixian looked in the direction of Rong Xia. Rong Xia was talking to His Majesty and did not notice her arrival. She was a little disappointed, turned to Xie Wanyu and said, "The second prince is really handsome."
"You're here again!" Xie Wanyu's cheeks turned red, "I won't ignore you if you make trouble again."
"Okay, okay, let's stop making trouble." Shi Feixian kept paying attention to Rong Xia from the corner of his eye, but Rong Xia didn't even look here at all except talking to His Majesty and other ministers.
"Da da da."
The sound of horse hoofbeats came from behind. Shi Feixian looked back and saw a snow-racing horse carrying a woman in red galloping towards her. Although the woman was still some distance away from her, Shi Feixian's intuition Tell her that this woman will definitely attract the attention of many people in the room.
As the horse got closer and closer, Shi Feixian recognized who it was.
Banhua, it turned out to be her, it turned out to be her.
She looked at the beautiful and delicate gold-leaf crown in Banhua's hair, and turned her head to look at Rong Xia by mistake.
This glance made her heart feel as if it was being pricked by needles, causing intense pain.
"Hey, the girl from the Ban family is here." The emperor heard the sound of horse hooves and thought about who was riding the horse. He looked up and the smile on his face suddenly became a little thicker. "I knew it. Except for this girl, few people dare to do this in front of me."
Rong Xia followed Emperor Yun Qing's gaze and looked over.
White clothes and red clothes, red faces and golden crowns, look particularly dazzling on the golden land.
"Drive!" Seeing the emperor and his entourage, Banhua whipped his horse, sped up and came to the emperor, jumped off the horse, bowed his hands to the emperor and said in salute: "I have seen your majesty."
"Get up, get up," Emperor Yun Qing smiled and looked behind her, "Where are your father and your brother?"
"Their riding skills are not as good as mine. I was anxious to see His Majesty, so I came here first," Banhua took a step forward with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few days, and Your Majesty looks very brave."
"You girl are used to talking nonsense," Emperor Yun Qing looked at the lively girl in front of him, and the smile on his face became even wider, "I am older and cannot compare to you young people."
"Your Majesty, you are the lord of the world and a wise king. How can you compare with a little girl like me." Banhua has been well versed in flattering the emperor since she was a child, so even though she is only the emperor's niece, she is still in front of the emperor. , more honorable than those princes and princesses.
The emperor smiled at her more times than the daughters born to his concubines.
"Hahahaha," the emperor laughed loudly, "Okay, okay, I will give this riding whip to you, a little girl. I hope you, a little girl, will come back after hunting more good things."
He looked at the lively and gorgeous little girl in front of him, and felt a little pity in his heart. If this was not his cousin, he would definitely bring such a beauty into the palace as his favorite concubine, give her the most beautiful jewelry, and finally Gorgeous fabrics, well cooped up.
Fortunately, Emperor Yunqing's integrity was still on the passing level, and his love for Banhua remained on the level of uncle and nephew. Moreover, he is also a very sober father. Although he favors Banhua, he will never let his son marry such a woman.
It would be fine for such a girl to be pampered by the younger generation, but it would be a bit embarrassing if she were to be married back as a daughter-in-law.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Banhua took the riding whip and shook it in his hand, "Your Majesty, your whip is better." After saying that, he took off the whip from his waist and threw it aside in disgust, and then She fastened the riding crop given to her by Emperor Yunqing around her waist and said, "If your daughter hunts something good, I will give it to you."
Jiang Luo's eyes fell on Banhua's white earlobes and wrists, then he quickly looked away and raised his eyebrows disdainfully.
After all these years, Banhua's ability to flatter her is still so exaggerated and rude. However, his father likes to do this to her. He likes to reward her with things whenever there is nothing wrong, which makes her become more and more lawless and wanton.
Remembering that the woman he admired was also made trouble by Ban Hua, Jiang Luo became even more critical of her.
No wonder no man dares to marry her, such a woman...
His eyes swept across Banhua's soft and smooth face. He didn't want such an empty and beautiful woman to give to him!
"Wei Chen has seen your Majesty," the Ban family father and son finally rushed up with a squeak. Ban Huai said nothing and went directly to Emperor Yunqing to apologize, "My little girl is shameless, and Wei Chen's discipline is not strict. I beg your Majesty to forgive me." ."
"Excuse me for what?" The smile on Emperor Yun Qing's face did not disappear, "I think your girl is very good, so don't hold her captive."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ban Huai hit the snake and followed it on the stick. He stood up straight without hesitation and dragged his son into the crowd of officials.
"Your Majesty, that servant has also resigned." Banhua touched the riding crop around his waist, looking like he couldn't wait to show off.
"Go, go." Emperor Yun Qing saw her intention at a glance and waved her hand to let her play by herself. He is an elder, an emperor, and a man. When he sees that his delicate and pretty junior likes the things he gives, and is happy to show them off to others, this kind of frankness pleases him very well.
With Banhua's interruption, the emperor forgot about the unhappiness that the prince and the second prince had brought him. He glanced at the sky and said to the people behind him: "Get ready to start."
Before the hunt begins, people from the Ministry of Etiquette will set up an altar to offer sacrifices to heaven, so that God can bless everyone and return safely with the harvest.
This custom passed down from ancient times has become a formality before the royal hunting. However, it is related to the safety of the royal family and the court officials, and no one dares to be careless.
"Isn't it just a whip? Look at how frivolous she is." Xie Wanyu saw some short-sighted noblewomen fawning over Banhua, and felt extremely bored. He turned to Shi Feixian and said, "Marquis Jingting Why did the government raise such a daughter?"
Shi Feixian sneered and said: "A straw bag is a straw bag. It is really vulgar to act like this in front of so many people."
Xie Wanyu looked at Shi Feixian in surprise. Although Feixian didn't appreciate Banhua's behavior in the past, he had never spoken about her in such a sharp tone. This was the first time today.
Shi Feixian also realized that he had gone too far, so he forced a smile and said, "Let's go and find a place to rest. We don't have to compete with those stinky men for prey."
"Yeah, okay." Xie Wanyu nodded, not taking Shi Feixian's strangeness to heart.