I Am This Type of Woman Chapter 89: City

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The atmosphere in the room was like a large piece of ice thrown into boiling water. The hot and cold collided, creating something strange.

"Grandpa," Cheng Guogong's granddaughter explained with a smile, "there are so many guests here today, you only asked Cheng Amber how he was doing, and forgot about the rest of us. I want to eat."

When the eldest princess passed away, my grandfather and grandmother were sad for a long time. But within a few days, my grandfather seemed to have forgotten about the assassination of the eldest princess, and would mention some past events from time to time. His family didn't dare to provoke him, so they could only follow his lead. Now in front of Ban's family, my grandfather mentioned this kind of thing again, which was a bit heartbreaking.

The juniors of Chengguo Duke's Mansion smiled apologetically at Yin and Banhua. As juniors, they were in a dilemma, but they begged the Ban family not to think that they meant to offend.

"You kid," an older person likes his younger generation to act coquettishly in front of him. He shook his head happily, "I was also concerned about you when you got married."

Rong Xia turned to look at Ban Hua and saw that she looked a little bad. She didn't want Duke Cheng to continue asking, so she said, "The younger generation will get married after the spring next year. You must come then."

"If this year is not very good, why do we have to wait until next year?" Cheng Guogong was dissatisfied, "You young people are really becoming less and less concerned about your own affairs. When I was as old as you, I already had When we start a family, the eldest brother can run and jump."

Rong Xia explained patiently: "A few days ago, the junior asked the people from the Qintian Prison to do some calculations. The people from the Qintian Prison said that it is best for the junior and the princess to get married next year."

In fact, after the eldest princess passed away, Banhua, as her granddaughter, had to observe mourning for one year. No matter whether there was a good time this year or not, it was impossible to marry anyone else. But Rong Xia couldn't mention this matter. He was worried that Duke Cheng would not be able to accept the bad news that the eldest princess had passed away.

This explanation was very helpful to Cheng Guogong. He nodded repeatedly, forgetting that he was the one urging the marriage just now: "That's right. Marriage is not a trivial matter. You have to look forward to the future. When I get married to our old lady, Yes, I also specially invited people from Qintian Prison to calculate the days. Look at how good our relationship is."

Rong Xia looked at the two old men with silver-frosted hair and gave a big salute.

When exiting the inner courtyard, Rong Xia stopped and glanced at the female relatives. Banhua and Shangshu Ling's daughter were standing together. The behavior between the two seemed very intimate. Zhou Bing'an was quite prestigious in the court, but among the two sons and one daughter, only the eldest son was mature and steady, while the remaining children were playboys and playful.

When the Yan family wanted to marry the Ban family, it was Zhou Bingan's wife who helped them get married. This shows that the relationship between the Zhou family and the Ban family is good.

Zhou Bing'an was the second in the imperial examination more than 20 years ago. What's more interesting is that the ancestors of the Zhou family were born in martial arts. Although the descendants of the Zhou family all wanted to switch from martial arts to literature, their descendants were not good at studying. When Zhou Bing'an arrived, This generation is the one who has truly achieved fame.

The Zhou family has successfully transformed into civil servants, and the Ban family has successfully transformed into a dandy. This is simply a comparison between positivity and self-indulgence. However, what is more amazing is that the relationship between the Zhou family and the Ban family has always been very good. It is worth noting that although the relationship between the two families is good, the two families have never married. This incident teaches everyone a lesson. If you want the friendship between two families to last forever, don't become in-laws.

As soon as he walked out of the inner courtyard, Rong Xia saw Ban Heng, Zhou Changxiao and several other handsome men gathered together. The atmosphere was harmonious and lively, but the carefree appearance made it obvious at a glance that this They are some dudes.

Zhou Changxiao bumped Ban Heng with his elbow: "Brother Ban, your future brother-in-law is here."

Ban Heng looked back and saw Rong Xia walking through the moon gate and walking towards this side. He waved his hand, wanting to invite him to come and sit down. However, as soon as he stretched out his hand and waved twice, Zhou Changxiao next to him pulled his hand down: "We are not talking about poetry and painting, why did you call people over?"

What's more, can a gentle man like Rong Xia stand with them and tolerate their style of behavior?

But he didn’t say this to Ban Hengti, and if he said it, he would be suspected of sowing discord.

"Ban Heng." Rong Xia walked up to Ban Heng and exchanged greetings with the other dandies, without any discomfort on his face. Unlike other noble men who have real jobs or claim to be talented, when facing them, they always have an inexplicable sense of superiority.

After Rong Xia stayed with them and talked for a while, he was called away by a colleague from the official department. After he left, the dandies looked at Ban Heng with envy, "Brother Ban, your future brother-in-law is very good."

Ban Heng raised his chin: "That's right, otherwise our family would agree to his marriage proposal?"

"Brother Ban," a dandy closest to Ban Heng put his hand on Ban Heng's shoulder and let out a long sigh, "It's a pity that your sister, such a great beauty, is about to marry another man."

For many dandies, Banhua is the ultimate beauty in their hearts. Looking at her more often and being courteous in front of her can put them in a good mood for the whole day. It's not that they like Banhua, but everyone loves beauty, and they will naturally feel good when they are with a beautiful woman.

This is also the reason why girls in Beijing like to throw flowers and fruits to beautiful men. Anyway, it doesn’t violate the laws of the great cause to take a look.

"It's okay, what are you talking about with my sister?" Ban Heng took a glass of wine and put it into the person's hand, "Drink your wine."

The dandy was not angry after being stuffed with wine. He held the glass and drank it, but he did not mention Banhua's matter again.

The second prince and the prince, as the highest-status people here, sat at the same table on the left and right. The second prince smiled and raised his eyebrows, "I heard that the Crown Princess is sick. Prince, please pay more attention. It is very troublesome for women to be sick."

The prince smiled when he heard this and said, "Thank you, second brother, for reminding me. I will definitely be more careful."

"Ah," the second prince laughed sarcastically, "The prince is really kind-hearted."

The prince knew that his second brother always became more and more enthusiastic the more he talked to him, so he just smiled and said nothing.

Seeing that the prince didn't talk to him, Jiang Luo suddenly felt uncomfortable. He turned around and saw Rong Xia approaching, and said coldly, "The Cheng Anbo you admire has come over, and I don't know what his score is. He came even later than us."

"Second brother," the prince frowned when he heard Jiang Luo's bad attitude towards the imperial officials, "since Cheng Anbo is late, something must have delayed him. He is now the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and has a lot of things to worry about. Why? There may be so much free time."

"The prince is saying that my brother is too idle?" Jiang Luo sneered, "I am not as lucky as my eldest brother. I can be reincarnated a few years earlier and can intervene in the affairs of the six departments."

After the prince turned fifteen, he began to work in the Sixth Department and became familiar with the work process of the Sixth Department. Although the second prince is now married, he still does not have a real title and does not have a title. He is usually called "His Royal Highness" when others call him. This led to his growing dissatisfaction with the prince.

Originally, the emperor was partial, but the second prince did not dare to hate the emperor, so he turned all his grievances on the prince. Because the prince had a gentle personality and did not like to argue with him, he felt more and more that the prince was pretentious and could not please him no matter what he did.

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Second Prince." Rong Xia walked up to the two brothers and saluted, turning a blind eye to the Second Prince's ugly face.

"Rong Junpo," Jiang Luo pointed to the seat next to him, "Sit down."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Rong Xia did not sit down where the second prince indicated, but chose an inconspicuous place to sit down.

Jiang Luo felt that Rong Xia and the prince were quite similar sometimes. They were both good at acting. In the eyes of a bunch of stubborn and sour scholars, they became synonymous with handsome gentlemen. In his opinion, all the notions of being a gentleman, benevolent and virtuous are fake. If there really were so many saints in the world, there wouldn't be so many people using all kinds of conspiracies for fame and wealth.

Gong Cheng Guo is old, so it is Duke Cheng's children and grandchildren who are entertaining guests outside. The people at the table with the prince are the eldest son of Duke Cheng, the prince and the uncle of the second prince. When the second prince was having trouble with the prince, he didn't speak. He was as calm as a monk eating fast and chanting Buddha's name.

After Rong Xia sat down, his expression became slightly more relaxed, hoping that Rong Xia's arrival would make the atmosphere better. Unexpectedly, he thought too much, and His Highness the Second Prince obviously didn't have a friendly attitude toward Cheng Amber, so the atmosphere at the table became even more awkward.

"Please come this way, Prime Minister Yan."

"Shi Xiang, please come this way."

Not long after, Yan Hui and Shi Chonghai also arrived, one after the other. After coming over to salute the prince, they sat down at this table.

Poor Prince Chengguo, looking at the strange atmosphere at this table, felt so choked up that he almost didn't finish his meal. It wasn't until the old man came out and sat on the main seat between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince that he breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what the people at this table were thinking, in front of his father, these people could only smile.

Since the beginning of the banquet, Duke Cheng Guo, whose personality has become like a child, has been asking his two grandsons and Rong Xia to eat more, and asked his servants to serve them food. He doesn't care what other people at the table think, he just talks to the people he likes. Prince Cheng Guo was worried that others would be embarrassed, so he could only greet the distinguished guests at the same table who were "snubbed" by his father.

After the banquet, Duke Cheng Guo suddenly said: "Rong boy, take me to see your fiancée. There were so many people in the backyard just now that I didn't even get a good look at her."

Prince Cheng Guo Gong secretly complained in his heart that he was a dignified princess, not a cat or a dog, so he could be looked after casually. He had no choice but to ask his servants to go to the backyard to spread the news and apologize to Princess Fule in advance.

After Banhua finished her meal, she was chatting with some of her friends. The granddaughter of Duke Cheng Guo came over to apologize to her, saying that the old man wanted to see her.

Banhua thought that Duke Cheng Guo was already quite old, so he agreed.

"I'm very sorry," Chengguo's granddaughter led Banhua to the main room in the inner courtyard and said with a wry smile, "My grandfather has been acting more and more like a child in the past two years, and his memory is not very good. If he could speak properly, Princess, please don’t take it to heart if it’s offensive.”

Seeing the granddaughter of the Duke of Chengguo bowing and apologizing to him, Banhua hurriedly supported her: "Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. Sister, your grandparents are still alive. It is a great joy."

The granddaughter of Duke Cheng Guo remembered that the eldest princess had doted on Princess Fule, her granddaughter. Now that she heard what Banhua said, she didn't know whether to feel distressed or to change the subject.

Soon the two came to the main courtyard. Chengguo's granddaughter took Banhua into the courtyard. The sounds of talking and laughing could be heard inside, making the courtyard full of life.

"Here comes the girl," a maid in blue came up to greet Banhua and saluted, "Please come this way."

A maid opened the curtain for the two of them. Banhua went in and saw Duke Cheng and his wife sitting at the top. In addition to these two old people, the prince, the second prince, and Rong Xia were also there. Banhua Hua was a little confused as to what she was going to do.

"Come, come," Mrs. Cheng Guogong was a very kind old lady. When she saw Banhua, a smile appeared on her face, "Sit here with me."

The maids in the room brought tea and snacks, almost treating Banhua as a child.

"I knew this girl must be pretty," Cheng Guogong smiled with satisfaction, turned to Rong Xia and said, "Such a good girl, you have to treat her well."

Rong Xia's eyes met with Ban Hua's, and Rong Xia responded with a smile: "This junior will definitely treat the princess well."

The prince chuckled lightly and said to Rong Xia: "You will be my cousin-in-law in the future. If you treat Huahua badly, I will not forgive you."

The second prince sat beside him and drank tea sullenly. Although he was impulsive, he also knew how to control his temper in front of his elderly grandfather, and he had to be more compliant in his words and actions. If he got angry, he would really do it. Went to kneel at the Ancestral Temple.

"Brother Prince, Uncle Rong will not dare to bully me," Banhua laughed softly, "because he can't beat me."

"Your grandmother also said this," Duke Cheng Guo suddenly said, "Back then, His Majesty was worried that she would suffer a loss when she married old Duke Jingting. She said that she was the daughter of the most noble man in the world. Who dared to bully her? But over the years, your grandfather has been very kind to your grandmother, and he has complied with her words."

"Live a good life," Cheng Guogong's eyes seemed confused but sober. He turned to look at the prince and the second prince, pulled Rong Xia to his side, and said to Ban Hua, "Although he is different from your grandfather , but I will treat you well, don’t worry.”

Banhua was stunned. She looked at the old man, stood up and blessed him: "Thank you so much, Duke Cheng. This junior has nothing to worry about."

She is telling the truth. Life is so changeable. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? As long as her family was safe, what did she have to worry about?

"Just don't worry," Cheng Guogong smiled like a child, then let go of Rong Xia's hand and yawned, "I'm sleepy."

Hearing this, the prince and the second prince stood up one after another and said, "Grandpa, you have a good rest. My grandson will not disturb your rest."

"Yes." Duke Cheng Guo grabbed his wife's hand and said in a hoarse old voice, "Let's go, old lady, let's take a nap."

Banhua looked at the two old men holding hands together and couldn't help but smile.

The four of them exited the main courtyard. The second prince glanced at Banhua and Rong Xia: "It's getting late, and it's time for Your Highness to return to the palace."

"Your Highness, Second Prince, please walk slowly." Rong Xia took a step forward, stopped Banhua behind him, and saluted the Second Prince. The second prince glanced at Banhua who was behind him, snorted twice and walked away without looking back.

The prince smiled gently at the two of them and said, "The second brother has a straightforward personality, so don't take his behavior to heart."

"It doesn't matter, I'm used to his virtue." Banhua raised his eyebrows, "I'll go back to the female relatives, my mother is still waiting for me."

"I'll accompany you there," Rong Xia said, "You haven't been here often, so I'm relatively familiar with Chengguo Duke's Mansion."

The prince smiled and raised his hands to the two of them: "You go ahead, I'll go talk to my uncle for a while."

After Banhua and Rong Xia saluted the prince, they walked in the direction of the female family members.

"You used to come here often?" Banhua found out that Rong Xia was really familiar with Chengguo Duke's Mansion, instead of just talking casually.

Rong Xia nodded: "The old lady and my grandmother had a very good relationship when they were young. After my parents and brother passed away, the old lady was worried that I would not be able to live well alone, so she often took me to their house to play, so I Privately, we treat the grandchildren of the Duke of Guo as brothers."

No wonder His Majesty trusts Rong Xia so much. An orphan who has lost his parents and brother is still being raised under the eyes of his father-in-law. His Majesty probably knows nothing about his character and disposition.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked you to mention those sad things." Banhua looked a little embarrassed. If she had known that these things would involve Rong Xia's painful past, she would never have brought them up.

"It's okay. It's a matter that has already passed, so it doesn't matter if I bring it up." Rong Xia smiled, "What's more, I have been treated very well by everyone in the Chengguo Palace, so there is nothing to feel sad about."

The corners of Banhua's mouth moved, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"The place is almost here," Rong Xia suddenly stopped and turned to look at Banhua, "Huahua."

"Huh?" Banhua looked up unconsciously and found that Rong Xia's beautiful eyes were full of herself, and she was a little dazzled by the sight.

"When you are out of filial piety, will you marry me?"

Banhua was stunned, standing there not knowing what to say.

Seeing her hesitant look, Rong Xia smiled softly and put his hand between her eyebrows: "You go in. Through this door is the courtyard where the women are. It's not appropriate for me to go."

Banhua turned around and left in a daze. After walking a few steps, she turned back and saw Rong Xia still standing there, looking at her with a smile like the spring breeze. She stopped in her tracks.

Seeing her stop, Rong Xia thought she had something else to say, so she walked up to her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay," Banhua stood on tiptoe and tapped the center of his eyebrows, smiling and saying, "I'll give it back to you." After saying that, he turned around and ran into the inner door.

Rong Xia touched her eyebrows and couldn't help but smile.

"Your Highness, the Second Prince," he turned his head and looked at the person standing in the corner, "haven't you returned to the palace?"

"I don't need to report to you where I want to go," the second prince leaned under a tree and looked at Rong Xia expressionlessly, "It's really unbelievable that he is as graceful as jade and treats women as lightly as water. Mr. Rong also has such a tender side."

Rong Xia smiled: "The gentle lady is a good gentleman. I am pleased with Princess Fule, so I naturally treat her differently from other women."

"Really," the second prince crossed his arms, "It's a pity that those talented women in the capital who are so infatuated with you, in your eyes, their talents are not worth a woman's skin."

"His Royal Highness has this realization, which shocked the official," Rong Xia replied with a half-smile, "Princess Fule does have an appearance that many women in the world cannot match, and the official is lucky enough to be happy with a beautiful and fresh woman. What’s the pity for a living woman?”

Jiang Luo knew that Rong Xia was mocking him for liking beauty, so he snorted coldly: "After all, you are just a hypocrite who covets beauty."

Rong Xia said slowly: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince is wrong. I just like Princess Fule, and she happens to be a rare beauty in the world."

"Sophistry," one of the reasons why Jiang Luo doesn't like scholars is because of their mouths. They call white things black and black things white, but they still make the world have no doubts about what they say. "Master Rong is so Will your good eloquence be used in front of His Majesty and the Prince?"

"Your Majesty is the king, the prince is the heir apparent, and I will never lie in front of them." Rong Xia bowed his hands, "Of course, I did not lie in front of the second prince."

"Okay, you don't have to pretend in front of me," Jiang Luo made a neck-slitting gesture, "Sooner or later, the fox's tail will be exposed."

Rong Xia smiled faintly and bowed her hand to Jiang Luo.

Seeing his indifferent expression, Jiang Luo turned around and left. In my heart, I was even more afraid of Rong Xia. Such a calm man would definitely not be as simple as a gentleman in the eyes of others. He didn't understand what method Rong Xia used to coax scholars all over the world to admire him so much that even his father and the prince were full of praise for him.

This is a very ambitious man. If he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he will never leave this person behind.

Some people have long noticed that Ban Hua left with Cheng Guo Gong’s granddaughter. Now that they saw her coming back, although they didn’t ask any questions, they were already thinking about countless possibilities in their hearts. Especially the second prince's concubine Xie Wanyu, her relationship with Banhua has not been good since she was a child. Although Shi Feixian's incident made her dislike Banhua a little less, she thought of Banhua obediently bowing to her. There was a feeling of being out of breath.

After the banquet, she originally wanted to make things difficult for Banhua, but she didn't know that Banhua was called away by people from the Chengguo Palace. She could only swallow the anger in her heart. But thinking about how he was often silenced by Ban Hua in the past, Xie Wanyu couldn't calm down.

The only way to relieve my worries is to talk to Banhua and let him out.

"Princess Fule," Xie Wanyu took a sip of tea, "I haven't seen you for a few days, and you seem to be a little thinner than before."

"Maybe it's because I haven't eaten enough recently," Banhua smiled innocently, "It's my fault that the princess is worried."

Xie Wanyu sneered and said, "Yes, I haven't been worried about you since I entered the palace."

It sounds like the two of them have had a relationship. However, many people present knew that the two of them did have a friendship, but it was a quarreling friendship, and the second prince and concubine always came out on top.

The second prince's concubine is obviously here to make excuses for the past. Unfortunately, Princess Fule's psychological quality is too strong. She is indifferent to the provocation of the second prince's concubine and is ready to pretend to be stupid to the end.

Everyone knows that the second princess has nothing to do with Banhua, because Banhua is supported by His Majesty and the Queen. Although the second princess is of higher rank than Banhua, she has become the royal daughter-in-law and has to please the emperor. back.

As long as Banhua doesn't accept the second prince's concubine's tricks, the second prince's concubine can't find any reason to have an attack.

It can be seen that rank does not explain everything. The most important thing is who the emperor and empress dotes on more. After Xie Wanyu married into the palace, she did not have a good relationship with the second prince. Her two brothers were dismissed and disabled. Even if she wanted to be strong, others would not be afraid of her.

If she wants to bully Banhua, there is only one way to go.

That was when the second prince ascended the throne and she became the queen of Daye. At that time, Banhua could only let her round and flatten her in front of her.

Others understood this, and Xie Wanyu knew it in her own heart, so after she saw that Banhua was not afraid of her at all, she stopped humiliating herself, turned to talk to other noble ladies, and found herself in their praise. A sense of inner balance.

Yinshi didn't say a word from beginning to end. In her opinion, there was no need for her to speak in this kind of children's quarrel-like scene. In the future, after Huahua marries into Cheng'anbo Mansion, she will always meet some unsighted people, and she cannot help Huahua do everything.

The birthday banquet of Duke Cheng Guo was very lively and ended perfectly. His two grandsons came to congratulate him personally. The ministers in the court also expressed their compliments. Even his majesty specially sent an envoy to send congratulatory gifts. It was a great gift. It is enough for Duke Cheng’s face.

The only birthday banquet in recent years that can compare to this is the birthday banquet held when the eldest princess was still alive. However, after the death of the eldest princess, Duke Cheng Guo was still alive, and he also had a daughter who was a queen and a grandson who was the prince.

The value of the Chengguo Palace is higher than that of the current Jingting Palace.

However, when the Ban family left, the owners of Duke Cheng's Mansion personally arrived at the door. Only then did everyone understand that the attitude of the queen's mother's family was the attitude of the queen.

The Ban family is still favored.

On the night after the birthday banquet of Duke Cheng Guo, thunder suddenly fell from the sky and there was a noise in the palace.

His Majesty is seriously ill and vomiting blood!