"The steward said that a batch of fresh side dishes has been delivered from the Zhuangzi." Banhua walked into the room and found that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the room. The prince's subordinates looked displeased but did not dare to attack. The prince's expression was a little lonely and forced The smell of laughter, only Rong Xia looked as usual, sitting beside her gracefully drinking tea.
She walked up to Rong Xia and sat down, pretending not to notice the conflicts between Rong Xia and these people, "Brother Prince, we haven't sat down and talked for a long time, so you stay and have dinner together today, is this lord?" ..."
"The next official is Zhan Shifu..."
"Oh, so it's the Master of Zhan Shifu," Banhua covered her mouth and chuckled, touching Feng Feichai on her temples, and said casually, "Looking at the expression of the Lord, I always think of some religious rules in the palace. My nanny. Back then, there was a foster nanny who was close to my beloved concubine, and I was picky and picky. I was stubborn, so I argued with this empress. I haven't seen this empress in these years. I don't know what she is doing now. That's it."
The crown prince's subordinates looked a little unhappy, he suppressed his dissatisfaction: "I wonder who this empress is?"
"It seems to be Song Guipin or Song Zhaoyi," Ban Hua put his hands on the hand warmer, raised his eyebrows, "It's been a while, I almost forgot her name."
Song Zhaoyi...
The face of the crown prince's subordinates changed. He remembered very clearly that Song Zhaoyi, who was quite favored five years ago, was rejected by His Majesty because he offended a certain nobleman. Since then, there has been no such person in the palace. Princess Fuller mentioned this lady because he thought his complexion was not good-looking, which affected her mood?
Could it be that the nobleman that Song Zhaoyi offended was Princess Fule, who was still the Lord of the Township back then?
On a very cold day, the Crown Prince's servant felt as if a piece of ice had slipped into his throat, and his teeth were so cold that they couldn't help chattering. He turned his head to look at the prince, and saw that the prince was not dissatisfied with Princess Fuller, so he restrained his expression. This Princess Fuller could not afford to offend him, and when he was whipped a few times, it would probably be white suffered.
The dinner is well prepared, and every dish is exquisite in color, fragrance and taste. The Rong family is a big family that has been passed down for two or three dynasties. The Ban family has been craving food for generations, so the ancestors of the two families have accumulated a lot of recipes. Now that the descendants of the two families are married, there are even more dishes that can be placed on the dinner table .
The crown prince and Rong Xia had eaten at the same table several times. When he came here before, the Rong family's meals were elegant and healthy, but today it is different from the past.
He glanced at Ban Hua who was sitting next to Rong Xia, and his heart was like a mirror.
The crown prince's subordinates sat at the bottom, looking at the dishes on the table, they just felt distressed, the Princess Fule was too extravagant, to use such exquisite meals. It's a pity that Rong Xia, who is as elegant as a moon, let her be so particular because she is addicted to female sex.
Lamentable.
But the taste of these dishes is really good, he couldn't help but eat a lot more than usual.
After dinner, after washing his hands and rinsing his mouth, the prince said to Rong Xia: "Gu knows that what happened today is a bit difficult for others, but I hope Lord Hou can understand Gu's embarrassment."
"Your Highness, loyalty and righteousness have been a dilemma since ancient times," Rong Xia said with a serious face, "I think you understand this truth."
The prince sighed in silence, "Although I understand, I can't bear it after all."
Rong Xia chuckled, which seemed a little sarcastic.
"Since the prince has already said so, there is nothing I can do."
The prince only felt the burning pain on his face. He turned to look at Banhua. She was lowering her head and playing with the jade bracelet on her wrist, as if she was not interested in their chat at all. The prince's subordinates couldn't bear the prince's embarrassment, and said, "Your Highness, it's getting late, you should go back to the palace."
The prince suddenly came back to his senses, and said to Rong Xia and Ban Hua: "Cousin, cousin-in-law, I should go back, take my leave."
Rong Xia and Ban Hua sent the prince to the gate of Rong's house, and they didn't turn back to the main courtyard until the prince got into the carriage.
"What is the prince looking for you for?"
"He wants me to return to court."
Banhua frowned: "Now the government is in chaos, and there are many factions. Last time you were blamed by His Majesty for no reason. Who wants to touch this kind of mess? Not to mention..." She paused, "Not to mention Prince Ning No matter how you look at it, it's not material to be an emperor, you just let them make trouble, don't worry about it."
"I thought Huahua would ask me to help the prince," Rong Xia looked at Banhua in surprise, "So you think so."
"What do I think is useless," Ban Hua shook his head. "Grandpa and grandmother once told me that everything in the world must decline when it is prosperous, and it will survive when it declines. Now that the court has become like this, even if you go, you can't change it." Too much stuff, I hope you're okay."
A few years later, the new emperor succeeded to the throne, so he would not be involved in the storm of ransacking his home.
"Grandpa and grandma are right," Rong Xia smiled, "There will always be a turning point in this world."
Early the next morning, Ban Hua received an invitation from the Eastern Palace. The Crown Princess invited the noble women to drink tea in the Eastern Palace. Ban Hua's status was noble, so he was naturally among those invited.
She took the invitation card and read it several times. The more she looked at it, the more she felt that the invitation card was written by the princess herself. Although she didn't have any calligraphy skills, she still knew the private seal of the princess on the bottom of the invitation.
"Princess, the relationship between the Crown Princess and us has not been very good, why don't we go," Ruyi looked at the invitation in Banhua's hand worriedly, "I am worried that she will make things difficult for you on purpose."
"Why don't you go?" Banhua threw the invitation back on the table, "This is the first invitation I received after I got married. I not only want to go, but I also want to go in a beautiful way. As for the princess , she dare not do anything to me."
With Shi's current situation, unless she is out of her mind, she will never do anything that makes her unhappy.
What's more, she already knew that Shi Feixian was not the murderer behind the assassination of her father, so she was willing to give the princess this face, or give the prince a face, anyway, she has a character that can't be idle.
Up to now, she still doesn't know who the real murderer is, but this matter involves a court battle, so it's not something she can easily investigate. But she was not reconciled, and always felt that if this matter was not investigated clearly, her heart would not be at ease. Who knows where this man behind the scenes is hiding, and will he plot against the Ban family again?
She vaguely sensed that Emperor Yun Qing was intervening behind this matter, that's why she was so timid. His Majesty wanted to use her father's assassination to suppress the Shi family. The truth was not important to him, and he even wanted the Ban family to believe that it was the truth.
"Princess, princess?"
Ban Hua regained her composure, and she looked Ruyi: "Take out that palace dress made of Yanxia, and I will wear that into the palace tomorrow."
"Will it look... more gorgeous." If you have any comments on the hazy forged palace dress, it is said that Lord Hou asked people to start making it before the princess entered the door, and it was only completed two days ago. The clothes are as beautiful as fairy clothes, without any blemishes.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that someone as elegant as the Marquis would prepare such gorgeous clothes for the princess. She thought that according to the character of the Marquis, he would like the princess to dress so elegantly. Some, not clothes that are so gorgeous that you can't take your eyes off them.
"It's good to be gorgeous," Banhua looked at her face in the mirror, "I think it's great to see how they want to scold me and envy me, but they have to endure it."
Ruyi laughed softly when she heard the words: "Do you still remember the gossip they said?"
"I'm not a saint. If others gossip about me, of course I have to remember," Banhua put some lip balm on her lips, and then pursed her lips. "What do women do with such a generous life? It's forgiving others. I wronged myself."
Ruyi nodded and said: "The princess is right."
Whatever their princess says is right.
In the palace, King Ning's residence.
"Princess," the maid raised a mirror in front of Xie Wanyu, "Do you think this is okay?"
Xie Wanyu nodded, the rouge perfectly covered her pale face, and the lip balm made her lips look rosy and shiny. Makeup is probably the most amazing thing in the world, but it can bury all the tiredness and emotions of a woman, and no one knows the thoughts in her heart except herself.
"Is the hour coming soon?" She blinked to make her eyes look more energetic.
"Yes."
"Then let's go."
It was a bit cold in early spring, and Xie Wanyu wore a fox fur cloak. Along the way, many court ladies and eunuchs saluted her. These scenes that she had enjoyed so much before, now made her unable to arouse any emotion. She is just a poor person with a higher status than these court ladies and eunuchs. After receiving the gifts from these people, what is there to be complacent about?
As soon as she walked outside the gate of the East Palace, she heard voices not far behind her, and it was very lively. She stopped and looked behind her.
Banhua was surrounded by several court ladies and eunuchs to show their courtesies. Some praised her for her good looks, others praised her for her beautiful clothes. She was happy to hear that, so she rewarded these people with a handful of golden melon seeds. Seeing this person standing in front of her, she couldn't help it I took a few more glances.
Xie Wanyu?
Noticing the slightly heavy makeup on Xie Wanyu's face, Ban Hua didn't move on.
The eyes of the two met in the air, and to Ban Hua's shock, Xie Wanyu nodded to her, then turned around and entered the gate of the East Palace.
When did Xie Wanyu become so easy to get along with? Ban Hua felt shocked.
The maid and eunuch who got Banhua last time were even more attentive, and welcomed Banhua into the East Palace, and then hurriedly withdrew after another big gift.
"Mrs. Cheng Anhou hasn't come yet?" I thought Madam Uncle looked around and said to the female family members beside me, "I'm still in a hurry to see this newlywed."
"What is Mrs. Cheng Anhou?" The female family member's voice was a little thin, and her voice sounded mocking when she laughed. "The title of Princess Fule is higher than that of Cheng Anhou. We should be called Cheng'anhou Junma."
As for addressing, it has always been humble and respectful, but the pair of Marquis Cheng'an and Princess Fule is a bit embarrassing.
If you call Marquis Cheng An a county horse, the title of Marquis Cheng An is not low. Although he has not yet returned to the court, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials still hangs on his head, not to mention that he may be the illegitimate son of His Majesty today. It would be inappropriate to call Princess Fuller Mrs. Hou, but Princess Fuller is two levels higher than Marquis Cheng An in terms of rank.
Princess Fule married Cheng Anhou, but it was a low marriage.
"Ladies, sisters and sisters, you can call me whatever you want," Ban Hua walked in with a smile, "You can call me whatever you think is convenient, and Master Hou and I don't care about it."
When the female relatives turned their heads, they saw Banhua, who was as gorgeous as a fairy concubine on a mural, walking in. They were first amazed by Banhua's gorgeous palace attire, and then they realized that Princess Fule married Cheng Anhou. A handsome gentleman lives in such extravagance, isn't he afraid that Marquis Cheng An will despise him?
Cheng Anhou's willingness to marry Princess Fule has already surprised them, and Princess Fule still ignores Cheng Anhou's thoughts, which is too rampant.
If you don't want to live a good life so much, even if Cheng Anhou is a rare gentleman, how long can he bear her?
"My wife has seen the Crown Princess, so she came a bit late, please forgive me." Ban Hua walked up to the Crown Princess while everyone was staring at her, and saluted her.
"My family doesn't need to be so polite, please sit down quickly." The princess smiled and invited Banhua to sit down, "I have nothing to do in the palace, so I just want to invite you to talk, drink tea, and watch a play. "As he spoke, he handed a playbook to Banhua, "The Princess, see if there is anything you want to hear."
Banhua ordered a lively play at random, and returned the playbook to the princess.
Seeing that she didn't embarrass herself, the princess was determined. She was afraid that Banhua would still be thinking about the second sister and deliberately keep her from stepping down.
Just after the opera was performed for a while, the queen sent someone to bring some melon and fruit snacks, saying that she was not feeling well, so it was not good to join in the fun and let everyone have fun.
The Queen's move gave the Crown Princess enough face, and the women's family members all praised the Queen for loving the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess so much, which made the Crown Princess smile so much that she even used two pieces of dessert that she didn't like.
After drinking too much tea, the female relatives were about to get up and go to the back to change clothes. When Ban Hua went to the back, she found Xie Wanyu following.
As a princess, Xie Wanyu came out with only one maid, who was served by Xie Wanyu in the boudoir.
"Ban Hua," Xie Wanyu suddenly pushed Ban Hua when she passed by, "What's the matter with you, can you walk?"
"What are you doing?" Ruyi reached out to support Banhua, stared at Xie Wanyu, "Princess, please respect yourself."
Xie Wanyu glanced at Ban Hua, snorted softly, turned and left.
"She...she..." Ruyi cursed angrily, "He has a brain disease!"
Banhua looked up at the direction Xie Wanyu was leaving, turned around and looked around, and found two unremarkable eunuchs standing beside the rockery in the distance.
"It's okay." Banhua entered the inner hall with Ruyi, and opened a note in his hand.
Ruyi looked at the note in Ban Hua's hand in shock, took a quick look around, and then opened a window next to it as if nothing had happened, as if she just wanted to open the window to let in some air, but her body just happened to cover Ban Hua.
King Ning intends to kill, so be careful.
Banhua looked at the words on the note, then tore up the note bit by bit, and put it in a sachet that she carried with her.
She doesn't have a good relationship with Xie Wanyu, why did Xie Wanyu remind her? Because Jiang Luo hurt her elder brother, or did Jiang Luo treat her badly?
Didn't Xie Wanyu think about the consequences if she presented this note to His Majesty? She walked to the bronze mirror and helped Fengchai who was on the sideburns, and said to Ruyi, "Go back."
"Yes." Ruyi didn't ask Ban Hua what was written on the note, but she knew in her heart that there must be something very important in this note, otherwise the princess would not carefully tear it up.
Back at the meeting hall, Ban Hua saw that Xie Wanyu had already sat back in her seat, and seeing her come in, Xie Wanyu didn't even give her a look.
But the princess smiled at her when she saw her coming in.
Shi Shi didn't like Banhua from the bottom of her heart. Back then, Banhua led people to the Prime Minister's mansion and forced them to take the second sister to Dali Temple. The princess always kept this tone in her heart. What's even more ironic is that Ban Hua got the man her sister liked.
Ban Hua has been married to Rong Xia for less than half a month, but her complexion is ruddy and her spirits are high. It is obvious that her life after marriage is very good, and Ban Hua is so reckless. And the palace skirt on her body was forged from the rare haze. Those who didn't know it could only think that the Ban family was willing to marry her as a dowry. Only she knew in her heart that this skirt was not prepared by the Ban family for Ban Hua.
She remembered very clearly that there were very few of Yanxia's great achievements, and even if there were, at most they could only be used to make a shawl or handkerchief. It would be too extravagant to make a skirt, let alone such a good thing, even if you want to be extravagant Also hard to come by.
It is said that the workmanship of Yanxia forging is extremely complicated, and the color of the cloth will not be damaged if it is left for a long time. Even if it is left for a hundred years, it is still as beautiful as clouds. But the weaver who knew this craft has died of illness, and she has no descendants or apprentices, so the craft has been lost.
So now even if any family wants to find Yanxia to make a skirt, it can't.
She heard people say that when His Majesty ascended the throne, he specially rewarded the old Cheng Anhou with a horse of Yanxia Duan, but because Cheng Anhou's wife, Mrs. Lin, didn't like gorgeous things, this Yanxia Duan never appeared in Cheng Anhou's mansion again. Unexpectedly, after more than 20 years, this haze forging was actually used on Banhua.
Cheng Anhou was very reluctant to Ban Hua.
During lunch, a lady finally couldn't hold back, and said to Ban Hua: "Princess, the palace skirt on your body is so beautiful, I don't know what material it is made of, which embroiderer is it?"
"I'm not sure about that," Ban Hua smiled helplessly, "When I was picking clothes to wear, I didn't care what material it was or what embroidery it was, as soon as I saw it was beautiful, I put it on."
The lady said with a dry smile: "This dress complements your beauty, princess."
Ban Hua smiled, and actually accepted the compliment.
The other wives couldn't help but take a few more glances at the palace clothes on Ban Hua's body. They were indeed beautiful, with beautiful people and beautiful clothes, so beautiful that all the female relatives were too embarrassed to feel jealous.
"The princess is so extravagant, I'm afraid it's too much." A young female family member said, "Marquis Cheng An is frugal. If you do this, how will others think of Lord Marquis?"
Ban Hua raised his eyebrows and looked at the female family member who was talking, and instead of being angry, he smiled and said, "This lady is really interesting. What does my county horse think? It's a matter between my husband and wife. Why should you worry about it? What's more, this palace skirt is originally It was made for me by Lord Hou, and he made it ready for me to wear, so what does it have to do with outsiders?"
After the lady heard the words, her face flushed, and it took a long time before she whispered: "I misunderstood, why should the princess be so aggressive."
"You are an irrelevant outsider who cares about what I wear, and you still think I'm aggressive," Ban Hua sneered, "Which family is this female family member, and she doesn't even know the rules. Looks like she's not young Don't you even know that you don't discuss other people's private affairs?"
"Princess Fule, this is the wife of the Imperial College offering wine, her maiden name is Yang." A lady who wanted to please Ban Hua whispered, "She has a sister above her."
"Yang?" Ban Hua thought about it carefully, then shook his head and said, "I don't have much impression."
"In detail, Cheng'anhou's mansion originally had some connections with her natal family." The lady had a strange smile on her face. , Yang beat the fetus in her womb, returned to her natal family and remarried."
Ban Hua raised his eyebrows, and said in a flat tone, "So it turned out to be so."
Brother Rong Xia died of illness, and Yang's aborted the fetus and remarried. From the perspective of human nature, it was not a huge mistake. But from a human point of view, it seems too ruthless. Husband had just died, and his bones were still cold, so he eagerly aborted the child and returned to his natal family to remarry. This is really chilling.
As a woman, she does not comment on this matter, but she doesn't like this little Yang dictating her private affairs. She glanced at Xiao Yang, and saw that she was so flustered that she didn't even know how to move her hands and feet, and she didn't even have the mood to speak.
Being so timid, she still has to worry about Rong Xia's reputation. Should she thank this lady for caring about her husband?
With this episode, Banhua stood up confidently to bid farewell to the princess. The Crown Princess knew her temperament, and if she kept her, she didn't know what would happen, so she had to let the embarrassing maid beside her send her out in person.
After Ban Hua left, the princess concubine looked at Xiao Yang with an uneasy face, and then said casually: "We as women, just live our own lives well, and if we point fingers at others, it seems a bit disrespectful." Lovely."
Everyone present knew that the princess was talking about Xiao Yang, but they all pretended not to hear it, and stepped forward to agree.
Now that the crown prince is recovering, His Majesty does not know when he will be in good health. Seeing that the Daye dynasty is about to belong to the crown prince, who of them dare to offend the crown princess?
Xiao Yang sat beside her in embarrassment, and after leaving the palace, she hid in the carriage and cried. She felt that she was extremely ashamed today, not only being ridiculed by Princess Fule, but also disgusted by the princess. She didn't understand why the Crown Princess had a bad relationship with the Ban family, but why she wanted to help Ban Hua speak, shouldn't she expect Ban Hua to be embarrassed?
When Ban Hua returned to the Hou Mansion, Rong Xia was already waiting for her in the house.
"Huanhua is so beautiful today," Rong Xia got up and held her hand, "Is today's party interesting?"
"What's the point?" Banhua sat in front of the mirror and took off the hairpin and other things. "It's nothing more than a husband and a child. Compared with a husband, who among them can compare with me? Compared with a child, I have no children, and I have no children. They can't even talk together."
"I'm that good?" The smile on Rong Xia's face became more obvious.
"In my eyes, you are the best husband." Banhua turned to look at Rong Xia, pulled his skirt, made him bend down, and kissed him on the cheek, "Good boy."
Amused by her coaxing the child, Rong Xia helped Ban Hua get the hairpin from her hair, "If it's boring, we won't go next time."
"How can I not go," Ban Hua smiled, "If I don't go, I will listen to all kinds of gossip."
"By the way," Banhua told Rong Xia that Xie Wanyu had given her the note, she frowned and said, "Jiang Luo failed to assassinate you last time, His Majesty saved him, and he still doesn't give up. You guys How much hatred do the two have, and he wants your life with all his heart?"
Ban Hua didn't understand Jiang Luo's approach very much. If he wanted to fight for power and profit, was there no other way than assassination?
Let's use our brains, won't we?
"Chou?" Rong Xia's thumb slid across Ban Hua's cheek, his eyes were calm and unwavering.