Seeing that the Commandery Princess was so angry, the bitterness in the old maid's heart became even stronger. "It was Commandery Princess Ban. I heard that Marquis Jing Ting Manor was buying white fox pelts from all over the capital city because Commandery Princess Ban said that she needed white fox pelts. "
Kang Ning was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
It was Marquis Jing Ting Manor again!
Can't that little slut Ban Shan just stop for a bit?
As a Commandery Princess, in order to not let the current Emperor suspect her, she had to be careful in everything and pay attention to everything. She didn't dare to show off her food, clothing, housing, or transportation in the slightest. She was afraid that the Emperor would grab hold of her family's weakness and make trouble for her. Her status was obviously higher than Ban Bi's, but in the palace, Ban Bi had more face. Even outside the palace, those people were more respectful of Ban Bi than her, the Commandery Princess.
Seeing that Kang Ning was so angry that her face had turned pale, the old maid felt distressed and helpless. She had no choice but to persuade her. "Commandery Princess, that Commandery Princess Ban is a person who doesn't care about money. A family like ours doesn't need to lower ourselves to the same level as this kind of person."
Kang Ning angrily smashed the teacup beside her on the ground and said sternly, "I will definitely return today's humiliation double in the future."
Originally, she thought that after Ban Bi's engagement was ruined several times, she would learn to keep a low profile. Unexpectedly, she didn't take any lessons at all and still did things her own way.
She didn't understand. As a woman, Ban Bi had been despised by men several times. Did she really not have any sense of shame?
"It has only been a few months, and the white fox pelts are already gone?" Looking at the pelts presented by the merchants, Wang Ada shook his head and said, "These pelts all have different colors. Although our master is not a picky person, he still can't wear a fox pelt with different colors when he goes out."
The shopkeeper had also expected that the buyers of Duke Cheng 'an's Mansion would not be satisfied with the pelts he delivered this time, so he didn't feel disappointed. Instead, he smiled obsequiously and said, "Steward Wang, this is indeed the best pelt in our shop. I dare not lie to you."
"The best?" Wang Ada sneered. "Do you think I have never seen good things or something?"
"Steward Wang, you don't know. This year, we had two of the best pelts in our shop, but two days ago, the steward of Great Elder Princess's Mansion came in person to collect the pelts. As a businessman, we don't dare to offend these masters, so we had to let the steward take away the two best pelts."
"Great Elder Princess's Mansion?" Wang Ada was stunned. At the age of Great Elder Princess, how could she wear such fresh colors?
"Yes, it is indeed the steward of Great Elder Princess's Mansion. But I heard that these pelts were bought by Great Elder Princess for her granddaughter. As for whether this news is true or not, I don't know. " The shopkeeper didn't dare to gossip about the royal family, so after telling Wang Ada this news, he didn't say another word.
Hearing this, Wang Ada looked a lot better, "I understand. You can go now."
"Yes." Seeing that the shopkeeper didn't look bad, the shopkeeper secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Duke Cheng 'an's Mansion was a reasonable place, otherwise, he would have suffered a lot today.
Wang Ada told the matter to the steward, and the steward passed it to the steward. But the meaning of the word was a bit different.
"You said that Commandery Princess Ban took away the things that the shopkeeper wanted?" Rong Xia was painting. Hearing the steward's report, she smiled, "The little girl likes these white velvet things, so she can buy them."
"Yes." The steward stood in front of Rong Xia, not daring to breathe.
"By the way," Rong Xia slowly put down the brush and looked up at the steward, "the oranges that we bought last time were not to my taste, so I disposed of them."
"Yes." The steward lowered his waist.
Rong Xia put her hands behind her back, and her eyes fell on the scroll. On it was a painting of an old man riding a crane, holding a peach in his hand.
"Sister, you collected so many white fox furs. Are you going to build a nest or something?" Ban Heng saw people sending white fox furs in every day for the past few days, but these furs were either complete or flawed, and their prices varied.
"I use them to make clothes, cloaks, hand guards, and hair accessories. I was worried that these furs weren't enough." Ban Heng flipped through the booklet in her hand, which recorded all kinds of items in her small storeroom, "If there are any leftovers, I will make you a scarf."
"After spending so much money, you only want to make me a scarf. You are really generous." Ban Heng reached out for the snacks on the table, "In a few days, His Majesty will go hunting in the western suburbs, do you want to go?"
"Of course, why not?" Ban Heng was slightly excited, "For this autumn hunt, I specially prepared several sets of clothes."
For example, one of the riding clothes had taken the embroidery maids nearly a month to make, just so that she could make a dazzling appearance in this autumn hunt. If she didn't go, wouldn't it be a waste of the riding clothes that she specially asked the embroidery maids to prepare?
Ban Heng looked at Ban Heng sympathetically. With his sister's ability, she was not good at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Only during the hunt could she compete with the other noble ladies.
"Lao Ai," Lady Yin walked in and saw that both brother and sister were present. She placed the box in front of Ban Heng, "This hairpin was given to me by your maternal grandmother. I haven't worn it much in the past few years. When we were young, you asked me for it whenever you saw it. At that time, I was worried that you would drop it and break it, so I didn't give it to you. "
Lady Yin opened the box and took out the pearl hairpin. The hairpin was clear and transparent. It was unknown how the hairpin was made, but it had turned into a bright red color. It looked like a few cinnabar fruits placed on top of an icicle. It was bright and clear, and as red as fire.
"I was thinking that when winter came, you would look very good wearing the white fox fur coat and this red hairpin." Lady Yin put the red hairpin in her hair and clapped her hands in satisfaction.
"My daughter is indeed the prettiest in the entire capital!"
Although a mother would always think that her own child was the best, this hairpin was indeed very suitable for Ban Ai's flower-like appearance.
"Thank you, mother." Ban Ai pulled on Lady Yin's arm and shook it, acting coquettishly.
"You …" Lady Yin poked her forehead and couldn't help but laugh. "If your maternal grandmother hadn't passed away early, how could I have married your father?"
"What's wrong with marrying me?" Ban Huai had just walked to the door when he heard his wife's words. He walked to Ban Ai's side and sat down with an aggrieved expression. "We already have two children, but you still despise me."
Lady Yin didn't even look at his aggrieved expression. "Don't you know whether I despise you or not?"
Ban Huai used to be a famous playboy in the capital city. Who would be willing to marry their daughter to her in a well-matched family? Only her birth mother died early, her father was heartless, and her stepmother was a woman with the mouth of a buddha but the heart of a snake. In the end, she married Ban Huai. The life after marriage was not as difficult as imagined. Although Ban Huai was a playboy, he didn't have bad habits like gambling and lust. In fact, he was a little lazy and liked to play around a little. In other aspects, he really didn't seem like a playboy.
"Do you want some?" Ban Heng picked up a piece of red date cake from the plate and handed it to Ban Ai. He didn't even look at his parents who were saying, "Are you aggrieved or am I aggrieved?" He said lazily, "I specifically asked around. A lot of young talents are going to the Autumn Hunt. Go and see if there's anyone you like."
Ban Ai felt that the red date cake was a little greasy, so she threw it back to Ban Heng. "You usually spend a lot of time playing outside. Which man in the capital has a tall and straight figure, an outstanding temperament, good-looking hands, and likes to wear black clothes?"
The man in her dream seemed to always wear black clothes with dark patterns. It made people feel that he was extremely luxurious at first glance.
"Black clothes?" Ban Heng didn't mind that the red date cake was thrown back by Ban Ai. He threw it into his mouth and finished it in a few bites. "There are men with tall and straight figures, and there are also men with outstanding temperament. There should be some with good-looking hands, but I didn't notice that there really isn't a man who meets these three criteria and likes to wear black clothes."
Why would he pay attention to whether other men's hands looked good or not?
"Really?" Ban Ai cupped her face. "Think about it carefully."
"There are always gentlemen in Jing City who are good-looking. Which one of them doesn't wear light-colored clothes? Why wear black or gray? How can you pretend to be a gentleman?" Ban Heng said in annoyance. "This is just like how none of the talented beauties in Jing City dress as gorgeously as you. Do you understand?"
Ban Ai rolled his eyes. "What's wrong with me dressing gorgeously? I'm beautiful!"
Ban Heng looked at Ban Ai a few times. He had to admit that his sister was indeed very beautiful. However, to the young masters of aristocratic families who were good at acting, even if they really had some feelings for his sister, in order to show that they weren't obsessed with beauty and only cared about the inner qualities of a woman, they would only pretend to be more upright. They wouldn't even look at his sister once.
However, only they knew how many times they secretly looked at her in their hearts.
He was a man himself. Although he wasn't a gentleman, he still understood the bad habits of men. However, Ban Heng would never tell her such dirty things. His sister was a stupid person. It was good enough for her to be a simple commandery ruler. Those messy things weren't suitable for her to know.
"Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. You're the most beautiful in the entire Daye." Ban Heng nodded perfunctorily. "No matter what others wear, they can't compare to you."
"Good boy." Ban Ai patted his head and said with a smile, "You should have said that earlier."
Recently, she didn't mention her dream to her family anymore. Her family didn't mention it either. It was as if they were determined to forget what might happen five years later. They chose to live happily in the present.
No matter what, she knew that her family would live well in the future, so she was satisfied.
At the end of September, it was the season when the leaves fell and the grass withered. Emperor Yun Qing started the annual autumn hunt. Although the Jing Ting Marquessate fu didn't have much power, their family had a high status and was related to the imperial family. Therefore, they would never be absent from this kind of event.
Today, Ban Ai woke up early to wash her face and apply makeup. She carefully put on makeup in front of the mirror. Although her hair was tied into a man's bun, the crown was a woman's golden leaf crown. As long as she moved, it would sway along with her.
Ban Heng had already walked around Ban Ai's courtyard a few times. When he heard Ban Ai's footsteps coming from behind him, he said happily, "You finally came out. If you didn't leave, we would have been late."
When he saw Ban Ai's makeup, he was instantly stunned.
"Aiyo, my dear sister, you are … … this is … …"
It made those men lose interest in hunting!
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Translator : adDR
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