I Am This Type of Woman Chapter 91: City【Repair】
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Walking to the hanging flower gate, Rong Xia saw a servant of the Ban family leading two women dressed as women out. The two women did not look like slaves of the Ban family, but they did not look like noble people either.
"Good morning, my lord." The two female storytellers saluted. Seeing that there was another person following Ban Huai, they blessed themselves again before bowing their heads and retreating.
"This is the female storyteller raised by the family," Ban Huai said with a smile, "I just keep them for fun on weekdays."
Remembering Banhua’s habit of listening to people tell stories and being picky about plots, Rong Xia smiled: “Very good.”
I had known for a long time that the Ban family had a female storyteller, but only after meeting her did I realize that the Ban family's ease and particularity in life were enough to make many people envious.
"Father, Uncle Rong." Ban Heng came out and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was nothing wrong with Ban Huai. My father was called away by the palace people early in the morning, and no news came out. He didn't even listen to what the storyteller said.
There were tables and chairs set up outside the courtyard, with tea and snacks on them. Yinshi and Banhua were sitting at the table. Rong Xia stepped forward to give Yinshi a gift and presented him with the gift he bought on the way.
"Our family doesn't pay attention to these things," Ms. Yin smiled and asked Rong Xia to sit down, "Don't bring anything with you next time."
"It's not a valuable thing," Rong Xia Yiyu glanced at Banhua from the corner of his eyes from time to time, "I just looked at it and it seemed interesting, so I thought everyone could have a taste of it."
Ban Heng sniffed. Does this "everyone" only include his sister? These gadgets were obviously meant to coax little girls like his sister. As a big man, he would never be interested in this.
Ms. Yin also guessed Rong Xia's little thoughts. She smiled and asked Rong Xia to take a seat, "Thank you for the reminder today, nephew."
Rong Xia shook her head: "Auntie said this because she treats this junior as an outsider."
Ban Heng lowered his head and played with the tea cup in his hand. He said this as if he was a member of the Ban family at the moment.
"Madam, is it time for lunch?" Ban Huai touched his stomach, "I got up early in the morning, and I didn't even have a chance to make use of the refreshments."
"It's already been prepared." Madam Yin was curious and amused when she saw that he always made trouble for her, so she asked the maids to wash their hands and faces.
"Uncle Rong, the sun is nice today and we will have lunch in the garden. What do you think?" Yin wiped her face and turned to ask Rong Xia.
"Your garden is beautiful, and dining here can make you feel relaxed and happy," Rong Xia nodded hurriedly, "My aunt has the final say in everything."
"Yes." Yin nodded.
The meals are served quickly, ranging from light to spicy, sweet to salty, with a variety of flavors, color, aroma and flavor. Rong Xia found that although the Ban family had a small population, their tastes were different. When eating in the past, the Ban family was not so casual. Now it seems that the Ban family really does not wrong themselves at all when it comes to eating.
Furthermore, the Ban family does not use servants to serve them when eating, and they are not very particular about the rule of not talking about food. They can still gossip about the neighbors if they have nothing to do.
It seems that the last time he came to the inner courtyard for dinner, the Ban family was relatively reserved, and now they have revealed their true colors.
Listening to their conversation, he realized whose mother-in-law liked to torment her daughter-in-law and whose son was unfilial on the other street. The topics they talked about were more shocking than the last time he came here. It can be seen that when the Ban family is usually bored, , all went to listen to this.
"My dear nephew," after finishing the meal, Ban Huai handed Rong Xia a cup of digestive tea and said with half-squinted eyes: "The lazy nature of our family makes you laugh."
Rong Xia's eyebrows spread, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "No, very good."
The fact that Ban’s family no longer concealed his true character and received him showed that Ban’s family had begun to value him.
Ban Huai drank tea and looked at Rong Xia without saying a word.
"I have no elders in my family, and I have no nephews. It is a kind of enjoyment for me to be able to eat at the same table with my uncle's family." Rong Xia turned to look at Banhua, "If I get married in the future, if my uncle doesn't dislike it, , I will often bring the princess back for dinner."
The word "come back" sounded to Ban Huai's ears, and it sounded so sweet, so he no longer seemed so repelled by Rong Xia's mention of marriage, "After you get married, you two young people will stay in an empty mansion." It is also deserted here. The yard at home will always be reserved for you. You can come back whenever you want."
"Master," Ms. Yin pushed her daughter out without thinking of Ban Huai's words. She scratched the lid of the tea cup in her hand, "The date for the marriage between Huahua and Uncle Rong has not been set yet. Now, It’s too early to mention this.”
"Yes, yes, yes." Ban Huai nodded repeatedly. He had no position in front of the Yin family.
Rong Xia stood up and saluted the two of them: "I know it would be rude to say this today, but I have to mention it. Your Majesty's health is getting worse day by day, the prince's character is weak, and the second prince is ambitious. The younger generation is worried that there will be trouble in the capital."
Ban’s family: Yes, not only will there be trouble, but there will also be a change of dynasty.
Rong Xia thought that the Ban family would be curious and panicked, but when faced with their "so what" expressions, Rong Xia actually felt that she had just said, "Congratulations on getting rich, all the best."
"My uncle has a distinguished status, and I am worried that someone will make a fuss about your family." Rong Xia frowned, "Please be careful in the future."
Ban Huai nodded, "Thank you, nephew, for reminding me."
"In addition, I feel that there will be auspicious days after spring next year," Rong Xia looked up at Yin and Banhua, "I sincerely want to marry the princess and hope to set the date as soon as possible. If Your Majesty... I am worried It will be more troublesome later."
Ban Heng held his chin with one hand and tilted his face to look at the flaws. The real point finally arrived.
When Ban Huai and Yin heard this, they did not immediately refute. Especially the Yin family, she had a pensive look on her face. After a while, she looked at Banhua and suddenly smiled: "Uncle Rong doesn't know something. Our Ban family has never been a person who pays attention to vulgar etiquette. When did you and my girl Getting married is indeed a big event, but it’s not just us who have the final say.”
In her opinion, there are indeed many benefits to Huahua marrying Rong Xia. First, the population is simple. When you marry, you don’t have to worry about trivial matters between the sisters-in-law. There are no elders above, and they don’t pay much attention to the rules. They don’t have to get up early from time to time to greet her mother-in-law. With her lazy personality, she is asked to go to greet her mother-in-law at dawn every day and serve her mother-in-law. As a mother, Yin Just thinking about it makes me feel reluctant to part with it. The daughter she raised in the palm of her hand had never suffered any hardships since she was a child, but she had suffered all the hardships when she married into someone else's family. How could she feel relieved?
Furthermore, she had observed Rong Xia herself just now. He had a good temper and a broad mind. Her family, Huahua, doesn't have a very good temper. Only by marrying a man with a better temper can she live a comfortable and enjoyable life. If after getting married, the husband and wife get along together but are angry every day and everything is bad, then what fun is there in the married life?
The most important thing is that Rong Xia has obviously understood Huahua's temperament and her little hobbies. Sometimes he even looks at Huahua with gentle eyes.
As a mother, Yin has many things on her mind, but the only thing she wants is for her children to have a smooth life.
"Junior understands," Rong Xia looked at Banhua with a smile.
Banhua raised her head and met Rong Xia's eyes. She didn't hesitate or dodge, she just blinked those beautiful eyes and said, "What day do you think is a good day?"
"After spring next year," Rong Xia smiled, "then the flowers will be in full bloom, and the princess will be dressed in red. She must be the most beautiful bride in the world."
Banhua’s eyes turned into crescent moons when she smiled.
Just when Rong Xia thought she would agree, Banhua tilted his head with a naive look on his face, "I'll think about it again, at least... I have to figure out the dates before we talk about these things."
Rong Xia said calmly: "I have asked someone from Qin Tianjian to calculate the horoscope, and there is no conflict. February 26th next year will be a good day."
"Well..." Banhua didn't expect that Rong Xia would move so quickly and actually count the days. She turned her head and said unreasonably, "Then, then you..."
"Then you should have three mediators and six hires, and tell all the rules that need to be said," Banhua turned his face and whispered, "It can't just be decided like this."
Rong Xia laughed, her voice as gentle as a spring breeze, tickling Banhua's ears until the tips of her ears began to turn red.
"Princess, please rest assured, I will not let you suffer any injustice in terms of the rules." Rong Xia was not annoyed. Instead, he seemed to be indulging in a child acting coquettishly. "I am not an impatient person, just Princess." It’s so important to me that I can’t bear to neglect it in the slightest.”
Ban Huai was rubbing his chin next to him. Although Rong Xia was just his future son-in-law, his behavior was quite similar to that of his past.
Yin took a sip of tea and stood up without interrupting the conversation between the two. "I'm going to the back room to rest."
This attitude is almost like not objecting to the wedding date in February next year.
"Madam, I will accompany you." Ban Huai held Yin's hand and kept Ban Heng behind.
"Uncle and aunt, walk slowly." Rong Xia saluted.
Ban Heng glanced at his parents who were leaving, then at his sister and future brother-in-law. He twisted uncomfortably, held the teacup and drank tea with his head down, determined not to leave. He is a principled person, for example, he does not allow people to approach his sister easily.
Fortunately, Rong Xia knew this was the Ban family and didn't do anything too outrageous. Facing Ban Heng's eager eyes, he smiled helplessly at Banhua, "I'm going to take a break in a few days. Will Huahua have time to fly kites with me in the western suburbs?"
"Zhiyuan?" Banhua immediately became energetic after hearing this, "Okay, I like to go!"
Ban Heng coughed dryly and said, "I'll go too." When his parents were there just now, he had been calling his sister "Princess Princess" in a polite manner, but now he had changed into "Huahua". This was not Shuzhou's face-changing trick.
Rong Xia looked at Ban Heng with a smile, and Ban Heng straightened his back.
"It's lively when there are many people." Rong Xia said.
Heh.
Ban Heng smiled at Banhua.
Rong Xia stayed at Ban's house for nearly three hours before leaving. After walking out of Ban's house, a guard waiting outside greeted him: "Uncle, the people from Qintian Prison want to see you."
The main job of the people in Qintianjian is to observe astronomy and geography, and infer climate changes from changes in stars and clouds. If there is a special natural disaster, they also have to pray to the sky part-time. I don’t know if it is useful, but Qintianjian in all dynasties Some people in prison were beheaded because of the great disaster.
Generally, people who are beheaded are not very lucky, because they meet people who believe in ghosts and gods, and believe that people in Qintian Prison should pray for rain.
There are all kinds of people in Qintianjian. Some like to observe the stars, and some like to study seismographs. The people in Qintianjian are not of high grade, and their status in the court is also very ordinary. Only the nobles hold various weapons. Only when their birth dates and horoscopes are used to infer numerology can they have a sense of existence.
The people in Qin Tian Jian also felt aggrieved by this. Just because they knew how to observe astronomy and meteorology, it did not mean that they could tell fortunes.
However, as an official in the court, you can't get along without a few specialties, so the people in Qin Tianjian gradually learned a new skill, which is to deduce birth dates, numerology and metaphysics. Whether it is accurate or not is not important, but it is important. What's more, these nobles were fooled.
Master Hu, the supervisor of Qintian Prison, was only a small doctor from the ninth grade at that time. However, because he followed an iron-spoken master when he was young, he was trusted by the nobles. In just ten years, , became the most senior person in Qintian Prison. Many people would call him Mr. Hu when they saw him.
In the beginning, Cheng Amber asked him to calculate the birth date, and he was very happy. However, after calculating with the horoscope, he almost thought that there was something wrong with his eyes, or that the horoscope was wrong.
However, no matter how he calculated it, this was clearly an extremely precious fate that would lead to an untimely death.
The noble pole has the appearance of a flying phoenix, but it also has a sign of short life. The sign of short life is particularly obvious, but the appearance of a flying phoenix is ethereal.
How can I still fly if my life is gone?
The prince already has a princess. If the prince ascends the throne, the queen will become the princess. What does it have to do with Princess Fule? Even if the second prince ascends the throne, given how much the second prince dislikes Princess Fule, it is impossible for her to become the queen.
It shows that this princess may have the latter fate.
What a short-lived appearance.
There is another possibility, but he doesn't dare to admit it, or he doesn't want to admit it.
He sighed secretly, thought about it, and decided to meet Uncle Rong. After all, he can be regarded as someone who is dependent on Uncle Rong. These things cannot be hidden from him no matter what.
Rong Xia met Mr. Hu at his home. He walked up to the table and sat down: "Mr. Hu, are you done with your horoscopes?"
"Uncle Rong, my ability is not good, I'm afraid..."
"I have never doubted Mr. Hu's ability. If you have anything to say, just say it." Rong Xia said, "Is there any problem with the date I asked you to set before?"
"That day was indeed a good day to get married, but..." Mr. Hu looked at Rong Xia in embarrassment, "The problem is Princess Fule's horoscope."
Rong Xia frowned when he heard this: "What happened to her horoscope?"
"Princess Fule's horoscope may appear to be illustrious, but her fate may be ruined," Mr. Hu was worried that Rong Xia would not understand, so he added, "She will... die under a sharp knife."
Rong Xia raised her eyebrows and her eyes suddenly became sharp: "Mr. Hu, I never believe in fate, you should understand."
Master Hu met Rong Xia's eyes, his heart trembled, and he stood up quickly and said: "Actually, there is still a chance to change Princess Fule's fate. I know that my uncle does not trust this, but..."
"Tell me, are there any opportunities to change your life?" Rong Xia interrupted Mr. Hu.
"Phoenix life is auspicious. As long as the princess carries the phoenix life, she will naturally be reborn from nirvana, without fear of any sharp blade." Mr. Hu bowed to Rong Xia, "But I think this way is impassable. Uncle, please think twice. ."
"Are you talking about Princess Fule, or are you talking about me?" The smile on Rong Xia's face faded, and his white fingers touched the tabletop, which was cold to the touch. He lowered his eyelids slightly, "It's up to you. It depends on God whether Princess Fule has a destiny or not. With me in this life, no one will let her down."
"Uncle!" Mr. Hu finally couldn't help but said, "I don't understand, since you want to achieve great things, why would you marry such a woman?"
"Mr. Hu," Rong Xia turned her head to look at Mr. Hu, her eyes filled with coldness, "Are you trying to meddle in my private affairs?"
"I have no such intention," Mr. Hu's face turned pale. "Nowadays, the second prince and the prince's faction are making frequent moves in private, and there is also a King Changqing who can't figure out what's going on. I'm worried about you..."
"King Evergreen is just a loser," Rong Xia sneered, "Ambitious but courageless. He thinks he is hiding it very well, but his thoughts are clearly revealed."
People who live well in this capital are not fools.
"In such a big event, if you succeed, you will be famous for eternity, but if you fail, you will be infamous for eternity. Uncle, please think twice." Mr. Hu doesn't want Rong Xia to take that road after all.
"Mr. Hu," Rong Xia looked at Mr. Hu, "the abbot said the same thing as you not long ago."
Master Hu immediately fell silent. He knew who the abbot the uncle was talking about was.
"I'm very grateful that you are willing to follow me, but there is something I hope Mr. Hu will understand." Rong Xia took a sip of tea and said in a very cold tone, "What I don't like the most is others telling me what to do."
Master Hu's palms were sweating slightly: "I overstepped my bounds."
Rong Xia nodded: "If the Ban family comes to ask, you only need to say that February 26th next year will be a good day. As for the rest... don't mention a word more."
"Yes." Mr. Hu saw that the uncle's complexion was a little better, and then he plucked up the courage to say, "Perhaps the person destined by Princess Fule is you, uncle."
Rong Xia's face turned slightly bright, and her fingers gently rubbed the tea cup: "It's not maybe, it's just me."
"Yes." Mr. Hu then realized that his feet were trembling, but he was so nervous that he didn't notice it at all.
After Mr. Hu left, Rong Xia picked up the eight-character comment on the red paper and read it for a long time. Finally, he tightened the red paper tightly. Growing up, he did not believe in ghosts, gods, or destiny. Only himself.
"Here comes someone!"
Du Jiu walked in and said, "Uncle."
"Second Prince, you can go and help me." The red paint on the red paper stained Rong Xia's whole hand. He opened his palm, looked at the bright red color on his palm, and said slowly, "I I think the second prince will like this gift I gave him."
"Yes."
The second prince lives in the Xisheli in the west of the palace. Compared with the high-level palace, this place is narrow and small. Every word and every action is watched by countless pairs of eyes. Those who live here also have He had two teenage brothers, but these two brothers had never caught his eye. Their presence or absence made no difference to Jiang Luo.
Ever since Xishe was heavily guarded, he had lost his temper in the room for a long time. It was not until the news came that his father was seriously ill and the prince was in prison that he realized the seriousness of the situation.
If something happens to the father and the prince gets a great treasure, then his life will be difficult in the future. People outside said that the prince was kind, kind, not a womanizer, and courteous. But in his opinion, the prince was not a benevolent person.
To say that the prince is not beautiful, I'm afraid he just doesn't like her on the surface, but he has lusted after countless women on the inside. Only a naive woman like Ban Hua would think that the prince just regarded her as a good sister. He also played with the prince since childhood and regarded him as a good person.
"Your Highness," a chamberlain hurriedly walked in and said to the second prince, "The Yan family has brought news."
"Give it to me," the second prince hurriedly took the note from the hand of the chamberlain. The note was very small, with only a dozen words written on it. But for the second prince, who had been guarded in the courtyard, this bit of news was already extremely precious.
The prince oversees the country, and the government is unstable and the prince is unable to control it.
After reading the note, the second prince tore it into pieces, soaked it in tea, and then poured the tea into the flower pot, "Interesting."
Seeing that the second prince had been locked up for so long, the chamberlain even laughed out loud. He was too frightened to raise his head, thinking that the prince was mad.
"Your Highness?"
The second prince looked up at the chamberlain: "What's wrong?"
The chamberlain shook his head: "I just think that you can win over the four ministers."
"You mean Rong Xia and the others?" The second prince sneered mockingly, "Don't think so, they are my father's loyal lackeys." Otherwise, after getting seriously ill, only four of them would be called to face the saint.
"They are just loyal to His Majesty, which does not mean they are loyal to the Crown Prince," the chamberlain whispered, "As long as the Crown Prince does something that disappoints them, given the behavior of these four adults, they will not be able to tolerate such a person as the future emperor. ”
"Disappointed..."
The second prince frowned. The prince was used to putting on airs. Apart from the princess, he only had one concubine. Although he had only one daughter, he had a calm demeanor, as if he was not in a hurry. However, the scholars seemed to like his tone. He kept praising how good the prince was.
How good the prince is...
Yes, since these people like to praise the prince, let them praise him, praise him desperately, praise him slowly, and praise him to the extent that everyone in the world says he is good, even his father can't compare.
He wanted to see if his father could tolerate a prince who was "better" than him.
"Your Highness, although I am not a real man, I can't help but take a few more glances when I see a beautiful palace maid," the chamberlain whispered, "His Royal Highness is a real man, how can he care about beauty?" Indifferent?"
"You are right," the second prince suddenly became happy, "A man who is indifferent to beauty is either pretending, or he is Liu Xiahui."
The chamberlain saluted and said attentively: "It is my duty as a servant to share your worries with His Highness."
People tend to look at others by their own standards and use this as a guideline, and this is the case with the second prince.
The undercurrent in the palace is surging, but the Ban family seems to be the only unresponsive greenhouse in the undercurrent. Apart from going out less frequently, the four members of the Ban family are still living their lives as they should. Summer is coming soon, and the Ban family has already Busy tailoring, preparing to wear plain clothes in 108 different ways of beauty.
It is easy to sweat in summer, and metal silver jewelry is no longer suitable. The jewelry colors from previous years are too bright and are not suitable for them now, so what should they do?
Buy, buy them all again.
Glass, mutton-fat white jade, and plain-colored crystals can all be used.
Money is something external to the body. If you don’t take it with you when you are alive, you won’t take it with you until you die. If you can spend it early, you can spend it. When the house is raided, it will be all cheaper for others. That is not worthwhile.
The Ban family has always felt that things are not wasted until they are spent, and leaving them gathering dust in the house is not their style. The tents, window screens, and sunshade screens were all replaced with the best plain tulle, which is both breathable and comfortable.
When taking the books out of the library at home to dry, Banhua lay in the pavilion, looking at the books drying in the yard, and couldn't help but feel drowsy.
Ban Heng was not much better than her. He lay on the fence, yawned and said, "Sister, it's really troublesome to keep these books. You can't eat or use them. I don't know who will get the advantage after a few years." If you don't wait for Rong Junpo to take a bath, let him come over and choose by himself. If he likes the ones he likes, I will give them to you as a dowry."
"Who wants this as a dowry?" Banhua said with disgust, "You might as well give me a few more Zhuangzi shops."
"That's okay," Ban Heng nodded generously, "There will definitely be many in Zhuangzi's shop. But books are also needed. If my future nephew likes to read, wouldn't there be one more talented person in our family?"
"What a nephew, it's not a matter of not having a single horoscope. You might as well think that your future child will be a talented man and a talented woman," Banhua half-squinted his eyes: "It's getting hotter and sleepier every day."
"No, when the weather is hot, I don't want to go anywhere," Ban Heng said, "Looking at the white sun makes me feel dizzy."
"Your Majesty, Princess," a boy ran over in a hurry. Because he ran in such a hurry, he even stepped on the book that was lying on the ground, "something serious has happened."
"What happened?" Banhua and Ban Heng sat up straight, their expressions became serious when they saw the young man so panicked.
"Just now news came from outside that Cheng Anbo and Yao Shangshu had somehow offended His Majesty, and Your Majesty actually asked the guards to beat them up."
"What?" Banhua frowned, "How are you now?"
"Cheng Anbo has been sent back to his mansion. It is said that the situation is not very good. The servants of Cheng Anbo's mansion are already looking for doctors everywhere."
My dear uncle, he actually had a servant go out to find a doctor. Could it be that the doctor in his residence was useless, or that the people from the hospital didn’t dare to go to his residence to treat his injuries?
How serious does this situation have to be for it to cause such a big fuss?
"Arrange the doctors we have in our house first," Ban Heng said without hesitation, "hurry up."
"Yes, young man, let's go hitch the horse." The young man immediately agreed, turned around and ran away.
Ban Heng turned to look at Banhua: "Sister..."
"Go to Cheng Amber Mansion."
Banhua looked solemn, turned around and walked into the sunshine.
Ban Heng followed without hesitation.