"What does Uncle Cheng An mean by this?"
"Just now, I heard shizi and Kangning Junzhu talking about nobility," Rong Xia turned her head and bowed to Ban Yi, "A nobleman should not worry, not fear, not be confused. This one is just a common person among the masses, and is not worthy of Ban Junzhu's praise."
Rong Xia, who was highly praised and even praised by His Majesty, said that she had not yet reached the path of a nobleman, while the shizi of Hui Wang Fu, who had never respected his elders, called himself a nobleman. This was ironic.
Ban Yi could hear that Uncle Cheng An was mocking Jiang Yuchen. He covered his mouth and laughed quietly. He turned his head and met Kangning's angry eyes that were almost spitting fire. She rolled her eyes back.
Rong Xia did not intend to keep talking nonsense with Jiang Yuchen. Seeing that Jiang Yuchen's face was black and could not speak, he turned to Ban Yi and said, "Ban Junzhu, Kangning Junzhu, please come this way."
"Thank you, Uncle Cheng An." Kangning suppressed the anger in her heart and forced a smile at Rong Xia.
Rong Xia nodded slightly at her.
Wang De glanced at Kangning Junzhu. This one's personality was really different from Ban Junzhu's. If Uncle Cheng An treated Ban Junzhu's younger brother with this kind of attitude, with Ban Junzhu's fiery temper, she would definitely explode with Uncle Cheng An. How could she laugh?
A young girl's thoughts were so heavy. How would she live after marriage?
Seeing them come over, Emperor Yunqing did not ask what had happened. He just waved at Rong Xia and Ban Di. "You young people are so playful. Come over and see who among these archers will win."
As for Kangning and Jiang Yuchen, who had come with him, he seemed to have been forgotten by the old man. He did not even look at them.
The current Emperor was more narrow-minded and liked to vent his anger on others. Therefore, in front of him, the entire family of the Hui King had always shrunk their heads. Ban Di even suspected that if it were not for the Emperor's edict that asked the Emperor to take good care of this younger brother, he would have killed this family long ago.
"Your Majesty, I can't see it." Ban Di looked at the warriors in the field who were dressed neatly in knight uniforms. He shook his head and said, "Aren't you making things difficult for me?"
Yun Qing liked her personality, which was so straightforward that she did not know. "Then you can pick anyone."
A eunuch came over with a tray. On it was a list of names. It was the names of these warriors.
Ban Di looked at it and picked a person's name.
"You picked so quickly?" Emperor Yun Qing looked at Ban Di in surprise. Didn't he say that he did not know who to pick?
"His name is the most auspicious. Picking him is definitely the right choice." Ban Di smiled and showed Emperor Yun Qing the name list. Then she threw the name list into a jade bottle not far from her.
"Gao Wangsheng …" Emperor Yun Qing suddenly laughed. This name was a bit tacky, but it was indeed auspicious.
"Jun Po, Heng, you two bet one too." Emperor Yun Qing was in a good mood. He waved his hand and let Ban Heng and Rong Xia choose.
"Your Majesty, you know me. I am not afraid of other things, but I am afraid of using my brain." Ban Heng also picked Gao Wangsheng's name list and threw it into the jade bottle.
"I believe in Ban Junjun's eyes." Rong Xia smiled and directly picked up Gao Wangsheng's name list and put it in.
Emperor Yun Qing was very satisfied with Rong Xia. She knew who he liked and who he did not like. Although her words and actions were elegant, they were not arrogant. They only made people feel like they were bathing in the spring breeze. Thinking of those ministers in the court who were not necessarily very capable but had a louder and louder voice, arguing over trivial matters, he wished that the whole court could be like Rong Xia so that he could have a lot of peace.
Ban Heng turned to look at Rong Xia, and Rong Xia turned to look at her. She gave him a friendly smile.
This kind of feeling where even she herself did not believe in her own eyes, but others believed in her very much, was really too wonderful.
Kang Ning looked at Rong Xia's gentle smile at Ban Heng. Her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife, but she did not dare to show any dissatisfaction on her face. Even if the Emperor did not care about them, she could only stand on the side and maintain a smile.
"Sister," Jiang Yuchen walked in front of her with a guilty expression. "I have let you suffer."
Kang Ning shook her head. She bit the corner of her lips and did not speak. How was she suffering? At least she had good food and clothes. Her brother had been wandering outside all these years. She did not know how much he had suffered.
Just then, the field suddenly exploded with applause and cheers. Kang Ning heard the eunuch of the shooting range ring the bell.
"The archery competition has ended. The winner is Gao Wangsheng!"
Kang Ning smiled bitterly. Some people were born with good fortune. Even if they said something casually, it would come true.
But why? Why?
Why was the Heavens so unfair?
"You are Gao Wangsheng?" Emperor Yun Qing looked at the archer standing in front of him with a bow. This person was short and thin. He was not good-looking. He even looked very timid when standing in front of him. No matter how he looked at him, he did not look like a godly archer.
However, he still won against the others and became the final victor.
"Excuse me. I am indeed."
"Little Girl Ban, you have good eyes. You picked him out of so many people." Emperor Yun Qing reached out and pointed at Rong Xia and Ban Heng. "It can be seen that you all have good eyes."
"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty." Ban Heng smiled brightly. "More than half of this year has passed. Your Majesty, you are the first person to praise me."
Emperor Yun Qing was instantly amused by Ban Heng's words. He had long heard of how much of a playboy his nephew was. However, although this child was a playboy, he was not absurd. As long as he did not cause any big trouble, he would turn a blind eye and pretend to know nothing.
Ban Heng's words not only amused Emperor Yun Qing, even the empress and the princesses laughed.
In other people's eyes, Ban Heng was purposely teasing Emperor Yun Qing, but Ban Yi knew that her brother was sincerely grateful to His Majesty.
The shooting range was lively, but the tent was cold and cheerless. Li Xiaoru was sitting on the bed in a daze, hugging her blanket. She did not even notice when Shi Feixian walked in.
"Xiao Ru," Shi Feixian waved his hand in front of her. "I just heard your servants say that you fainted. What happened?"
Li Xiaoru wanted to say what had just happened. The words were at the tip of her tongue, but then she thought of Ban Yi's difficult personality and swallowed them. She shook her head and said, "I'm fine, just a bit dizzy."
Shi Feixian's gaze swept across her face and then he smiled. "Then you have to be more careful. Don't ride the horse."
Listening to Shi Feixian's careful warning, Li Xiaoru felt a bit guilty. "Oh right, just now Commandery Princess Kang Ning and Ban Yi had an argument. Uncle Cheng An went over to mediate."
"Why would Uncle Cheng An care about this?" The smile on Shi Feixian's face was a bit stiff. Then he gently covered Li Xiaoru with the blanket. "Lie down for a while. My guards hunted two pheasants. I've already sent someone to stew one. I'll bring it to you later."
"How could I trouble you …"
"Although we are not sisters, we are like sisters. If you say such things again, you are an outsider." Shi Feixian said nonchalantly. "Even Uncle Cheng An could mediate for two unfamiliar women. Why can't I worry for a good sister like you?"
"How could that be the same? At that time, Uncle Cheng An had His Majesty's personal attendant, Wang De," Li Xiaoru said with slight disdain. "If it wasn't His Majesty's intention, how could Uncle Cheng An have interfered with the affairs of two women?"
"Maybe Uncle Cheng An saw Ban Yi's beauty and wanted to play the hero to save the beauty." The smile on Shi Feixian's face deepened. His tone became relaxed as he teased, "As the saying goes, a fair and graceful woman is what a gentleman likes."
"What kind of fair and graceful woman is she?" Thinking of Ban Yi's mouth, Li Xiaoru swallowed the rest of his words and only praised Shi Feixian. "Fair and graceful woman is more suitable to describe you."
Shi Feixian blushed at her words and hurried out of the tent.
After a day of hunting, Ban Heng accompanied Ban Yi back to her tent. "Jie, why do I feel like Uncle Cheng An is helping us today?"
While he did not study much, he was not stupid. Uncle Cheng An was clearly taking sides.
"Of course he is helping us." Ban Yi extended three fingers. "I gave him two pheasants and a fat rabbit."
Speaking of this, Ban Yi felt that he was very prescient and raised his chin proudly.
Ban Heng thought, this Uncle Cheng An was really easy to bribe. Two pheasants and a rabbit were all he needed.
"Ban Shizi, Ban Junjun." Two guards dressed in blue walked over. They each held a tray in their hands with deer meat and deer blood on it.
"This one is a guard of Uncle Cheng An's fu. Uncle Cheng ordered us to deliver these items. I hope that the two of you can accept them."
Ban Heng stilled and had the guard standing beside the tent take the tray. He said, "Thank you for your trouble. Please help me and my sister thank Uncle Cheng An."
"Shizi is too kind." The two guards bowed and retreated. It could be seen that Uncle Cheng An had good governance and strict rules.
"Jie," Ban Heng pointed at the deer meat. "Is this a return gift?"
Deer meat was much more expensive than rabbit meat and pheasants. Was this a profit for their family?
After the two guards went back, they reported the matter to Rong Xia, including the conversation between the brother and sister of the Ban Family that they had coincidentally overheard.
"Because she gave me prey, so she thinks that I will help her?" Rong Xia chuckled. Her laughter seemed to be somewhat meaningful.
He opened the lid of the soup pot in front of him. A gust of steam rose from the soup pot, and the rich aroma of pheasant meat quickly filled the entire tent.
The pheasant meat was tender and not greasy. The soup was delicious, and the meat was also edible.
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