"I heard that these people from the barbarian lands eat raw meat and drink blood. They are very barbaric and are eyeing our prosperous land covetously. Isn't it inappropriate for the Marquis Jing Ting Manor to have dealings with the barbarians?" Kang Ning's lips curled up as she stood up and bowed to Ban Ju. "Of course, I don't have any other intentions. I just hope that you can pay more attention."
Ban Ju tilted her head and looked at Kang Ning in confusion. She did not return her bow. "Dealings?"
Kang Ning saw that Ban Ju was still sitting steadily. She smiled and said, "Yes, people like us should not have dealings with this kind of people."
"That's right. For people like us, all we need to do is to move our mouths and someone will bring us food. Do we really need to deal with someone just for a bite of food?" Ban Di looked confused. "Commandery Princess Kangning, what are you thinking about?"
"Lao Ai is right. You little girls don't need to worry about these things." The Empress smiled and said, "Kang Ning, you little girl. Everything is good, but your mind is too deep."
The Empress's words were like a slap to Kang Ning's face. An unmarried young girl was said to have a heavy heart by a woman who was the mother of the world. It was not a compliment. Kang Ning's heart was bleeding with hatred, but he still bowed to the Empress. "Thank you, Empress, for your teachings."
But what the Empress disliked the most was her forbearance because it reminded her of the days when she was the Crown Princess but was not valued by xiandi. Kang Ning's mother was also respected by the Empress Dowager. As the Crown Princess, her words carried less weight than a wang fei. She had always remembered this feeling of humiliation.
As the child of this couple, the Empress could not like Kang Ning at all. Even though Kang Ning was usually obedient in front of her, but in her eyes, this was all acting, just like her mother who was good at acting.
If the upper beam was not straight, the lower beam would be crooked.
Princess Anle felt that Kang Ning was a little boring and whispered to Ban Ju: "She can talk four to five when eating. Doesn't she find it tiring?"
"Do you think … … she wants to eat chili sauce and is too embarrassed to ask me?" Ban Ju brushed a thin layer of chili oil on the meat skewers and hid the chili sauce between the two of them. "I only have half a jar. I even snatched it from Ban Heng."
"Did you bully him again?" Princess Anle broke into laughter. "Other older sisters protect their younger brothers like they're eyeballs. You're not like this."
Also, what was wrong with this girl's brain? Why did she think that Royal Princess Kang Ning was making things difficult for her just because of some chili sauce?
Ban Ju said: "I'm a weak little girl. He should give in to me a little."
Hearing this, An Le was both envious and sad. Although her father doted on her, she could never surpass the Crown Prince and her second brother. Even the man she married back then was not chosen by herself. If it wasn't for this man courting death and supporting a mistress, she would not be able to live as freely as she did now.
After the barbecue was over, Emperor Yun Qing sent someone over again, saying that he had built a shooting range outside for the Empress and the noble ladies to watch the warriors compete.
Hearing this, the Empress smiled and said: "Alright, we'll go over now."
After the group washed their hands and rinsed their mouths, they followed the Empress to the shooting range outside. In a short two hours, a row of targets for the archery competition had appeared on the originally empty ground.
Ban Ju saw that Ban Heng was hanging out with a few scoundrel friends that he usually hung out with, so she did not go over to find him.
"Royal Princess Ban," Kang Ning took the opportunity to walk in front of Ban Ju. "I misspoke earlier. Please do not take it to heart."
Ban Ju saw her aggrieved and pitiful expression and raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?"
"It's … it's …" Kang Ning Junzhu's cheeks were red, as if she found it difficult to speak.
"Ban Ju, you are only a little suitable." A young girl wearing a blue riding attire walked to Kang Ning's side. "Her Highness Junzhu has a good temper and will not lower herself to your level. But you are just a little Junzhu. Can you accept the Junzhu's bow?"
"And who are you?" Ban Ju glanced at the young girl lightly. "I did not ask her to give me this bow. Why can't I accept it?"
She did not know what was going on. These unmarried noble girls liked to make concessions in order to advance when they had nothing to do. They pretended to be aggrieved so that others would pity them. What was the point? Was the sympathy and pity of others so important? Was it worth it for her to bend her back and do something she did not want to do?
If she were Kang Ning, she would definitely not bow to a Junzhu. Even if others said that she was abusing her power to bully others, she would not bend her back even a little.
The young girl in blue was Li Xiaoru, whom Ban Ju had ridiculed for looking ordinary during the chrysanthemum crab banquet held by Princess Anle. Ever since that incident, Li Xiaoru had been ridiculed for a long time. So when she saw that Ban Ju dared to accept Kang Ning Junzhu's bow, she could not help but jump out.
"Junzhu Ban, you are indeed forgetful. I am the ordinary-looking Li Xiaoru you ridiculed before." Li Xiaoru sneered. "Why? Don't you remember me again?"
Ban Ju gave her a look as if he already knew the answer. "Miss Li, you really know things like a god."
"Poof!"
Ban Ju turned his head to look. Not far away, there was a young man in luxurious clothes. He looked somewhat similar to Kang Ning. He should be the heir of the Hui Prince Fu, Kang Ning's twin brother, Jiang Yuchen. Hadn't he gone on a study trip three years ago? Why was he back now?
"Big Brother." When Kang Ning saw Jiang Yuchen, the grievance on his face deepened. He walked in front of Jiang Yuchen and bowed his head in silence.
Ban Ju frowned. Was he going to ask his brother for help? She reached out to pull out the horsewhip from her waist and cupped her hands in obeisance to Jiang Yuchen. "Greetings, Crown Prince."
Jiang Yuchen saw that the whip in Ban Ju's hand was not an ordinary item. The handle was wrapped with soft golden and black silk. He guessed that this horsewhip was probably an imperial item. He just didn't know how it ended up in this girl's hands. No matter what the reason was, this girl should be very respected in front of the Emperor. Otherwise, with his sister's personality, she would not be so patient with her.
No one knew his sister's personality better than Jiang Yuchen.
However, what this girl said just now was quite interesting. He rarely saw someone speak and do things so directly. It was as if she didn't give others a way out.
"Miss, you are too polite. I don't know what my sister did wrong to offend you. I apologize on behalf of my sister. Please forgive me." Jiang Yuchen cupped his hands in obeisance to Ban Ju.
Ban Ju felt that the brother and sister of the Hui Prince's Residence were a little strange. They liked to bow to others when they had nothing to do. They were simply looking for trouble.
"What are you doing?" Ban Heng saw a woman in blue glaring at his sister from afar. He was worried that his sister would be bullied, so he immediately rushed over with a few guards and blocked Ban Yi behind him. After seeing who it was, he said in a strange tone, "Hey, isn't this the Crown Prince of the Hui King? Didn't you think that places like the capital city are noisy and tacky, so you went to study? Why are you back now?"
Eight years ago, Ban Heng followed his grandmother to a certain official's house as a guest. He was a little playful, so he hid in the rockery and waited for others to find him. Unexpectedly, he heard Jiang Yuchen bad-mouthing his father to a servant. He had been a devil incarnate since he was a child. How could he stand others bad-mouthing his father? He immediately made the matter public.
Because once he made it public, the matter became serious. The Emperor not only reprimanded the Hui Prince for not teaching his son well, but also said that Jiang Yuchen had no respect for his elders and disobeyed the rules of a gentleman. After this incident, he almost lost his position as the Crown Prince. In the end, because his grandmother was soft-hearted, she put in a few good words for him in front of the Emperor. Only then did the Emperor take back the edict to revoke Jiang Yuchen's position as the Crown Prince.
Since then, Jiang Yuchen rarely showed his face in public. Four years ago, he left the capital to study. Before he left, he even said that the capital was filthy and not a peaceful place.
It was obvious that one should not be too full of themselves. It had only been a few years, but he had returned with his tail between his legs.
"Ban Heng, you shut up!" When Kang Ning heard this, she remembered that the things that her brother had encountered were all because of Ban Heng. Her hatred for the Ban family intensified!
"Why are you yelling at my brother?!" Hearing Kang Ning glaring and yelling at his brother, Ban Ren was unhappy. He pulled his stupid brother to his side and said, "Princess Kang Ning, this is the Crown Prince of the Ban family, not your servant. It's not your turn to be angry at him!"
Kang Ning's anger was also provoked by Ban Ren. "He's just a Marquis's Crown Prince. In front of my brother, he has to bow obediently. What's there to be arrogant about?!"
"Jun Po, why are they quarreling over there?" Emperor Yunqing heard faint sounds of argument coming from not far away. One of the voices even sounded like Ban Ren's, so he called Rong Xia over and whispered to him, "Bring some people over to take a look."
Jun Po was so handsome. When those young ladies saw him, they would probably be less angry.
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