I Am This Type of Woman - Chapter 4

 "Rong Xia?" Ban Yi had heard of this Count Rong's name before. He was a peerless young master in the capital. Rong Xia was a genius in calligraphy and painting, and his looks were even better than Pan An's. He was a man who would be chased by women whenever he went out.

"Why? You don't like him?" Princess Anle looked at her with a faint smile.

"An elegant gentleman is peerless in the world. Even a talented woman like Shi Feixian had personally praised him. To me, it's no longer a matter of whether I like him or not." Ban Yi was very open-minded. "A man like him would probably like a fairy concubine. I, ah, will not join in the fun."

In her memory, she had not seen Rong Xia many times, but every time she saw this person, she felt that he was not human. Instead, he was the snow lotus on the Heavenly Mountain and the bright moon in the night sky. Therefore, the two of them were not related at all.

Seeing that Ban Yi did not seem to have any romantic feelings for Count Cheng An, Princess Anle was relieved. "Fortunately, you are not like some women, going crazy over Rong Xia. I am relieved."

Ban Yi was not in the mood to think about men. Whenever she thought about how she would no longer be the Xiang Jun in five years, she felt that the whole world was bleak.

At noon, they had a crab feast. Ban Yi sat on the right side of Princess Anle, and on the left side of Princess Anle was Commandery Princess Kang Ning, the daughter of the current Emperor's younger brother. Ban Yi's relationship with her could only be considered as forced, and they usually did not have a warm relationship. Ban Yi knew that she had a cold personality, so she did not like to get close to her. She only lowered her head and picked the fat crabs to eat.

"Xiang Jun, you seem to have lost some weight recently. You must take care of your health." A young lady looked at Ban Yi, her tone a little sarcastic. "Don't keep anything to yourself. Anger is harmful to your body."

"You look better in clothes when you're thinner. I never keep my anger to myself. I usually let it out on the spot." Ban Yi put down his chopsticks and wiped the corners of his mouth. He raised his head and glanced at the young lady. "Which family are you from? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"Lao Ai, she is Official Li's daughter, Li Xiaoru. She often gathers with us." Princess Kang Ning heard her and smiled. She explained softly, "Why haven't you seen her before?"

Ban Yi raised her eyebrows and said lazily, "I have actually never noticed you before." Ban Yi wanted to mock her for putting on an act even though Shen Yu had broken off the engagement. Ban Yi would never give face to such a person. "Perhaps Miss Li is dressed too plainly. I have always been a lively person. I can't remember inconspicuous people."

"You …" Li Xiaoru's eyes were red. The tears in her eyes seemed to be falling but not falling. She was like a little flower bud that had been ravaged by a gale. She curled up pitifully and waited for someone to protect her.

"Ban Xiang Jun." Shi Feixian frowned slightly. He then smiled at Ban Yi. "Why do you have to do this?"

The entire table was silent.

Ban Yi lowered his head and knocked on a crab pincer. He turned to Princess Anle and said, "This crab is good. The meat is fresh and tender."

Princess Anle knew that she was deliberately ignoring Shi Feixian. She smiled helplessly. "If you like it, you can bring a basket back later."

Everyone at the table knew that Ban Yi was deliberately pretending not to hear Shi Feixian's words. They felt even more disgusted with Ban Yi. Wasn't it because she had a grandmother who was the Great Elder Princess that she could strut around like this? Shi Feixian was the granddaughter of the Right Prime Minister. She was much more powerful than her father who had no real power.

In front of so many people, she did not give Shi Feixian any face. This was simply putting the face of the Right Prime Minister's residence on the ground and stepping on it. Was Ban Yi crazy?

They did not know whether Ban Yi was crazy or not. But now, no one dared to provoke her. Who knew how she would react? A person with a normal brain would do things in a logical manner. This kind of brainless behavior depended entirely on emotions. If they quarreled with her, it would be humiliating. But if they did not quarrel with her, they would feel sullen.

Xie Wanyu and Shi Feixian had already been humiliated by her. Why should they go and provoke her?

They did not know if it was just their imagination. In the past, even though Ban Yi was somewhat easygoing, she was not as disrespectful as she was today. What was wrong with her today? Could it be that Shen Yu's annulment of the marriage had agitated her?

Many people present thought so. Some of them were soft-hearted and began to sympathize with her. Some of them even began to secretly rejoice in her misfortune.

After learning from Shi Feixian and Xie Wanyu's mistakes, no one else went to provoke Ban Yi. Even after the chrysanthemum banquet was over, no one said much to Ban Yi.

"It's fine if you don't change your temperament." Princess Anle could not help but sigh when she saw Ban Yi off. "You've become even more arrogant now. If this goes on, you'll get into trouble."

"A good day is one less day. I only hope that I can get drunk today," Ban Yi said indifferently. "They don't like me in the first place. Even if I talk to them nicely now, when I'm down and out, they'll still eagerly come and see me make a fool of myself. Why should I give them face?"

"What do you mean down and out? Why are you thinking about this?" Princess Anle laughed. "Be careful that grandaunt doesn't punish you if she hears this."

Ban Yi smiled and did not say anything else. After bidding farewell to Princess Anle, he got into the sedan.

In a famous antique shop in the capital, Ban Huai looked at the jade pendant that the shopkeeper had brought out and shook his head. "This won't do. Do you have anything else?"

"Marquis, how could I dare to lie to you? This is already the best thing in the shop." The shopkeeper smiled. "Why don't you look at something else?"

"No." Ban Huai turned his head. "When you have something good here, I'll come again."

"Alright. Take care, Marquis." The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief. This Marquis Jing Ting was a bit picky, but he was a generous person. If he could not find something he liked, he would not take it out on them. He was a guest that was easy to serve. So even though the people outside said that he was a playboy, as merchants, they liked this Marquis Jing Ting.

"Marquis, something seems to have happened in front." Little Zhu 'er, Ban Huai's attendant, approached the sedan that Ban Huai was in and said in a small voice, "The road is blocked."

"What happened?" Ban Huai lifted the curtain of the sedan and heard the sound of crying coming from the front. Many commoners were surrounding the front, making a ruckus. He did not know what had happened.

"Go and ask what happened." Ban Huai was in a hurry to return to the fu. Hearing the crying and ruckus, he was too lazy to take a detour. He could only let the servants go and ask.

After a while, Little Zhu 'er ran back and said, "Marquis, this little one has found out that an old couple entered the city to sell mountain goods. Who knew that they would encounter a swindler who gave them fake copper coins. The old man was so angry that he fainted."

If it was in the past, Ban Huai would not care about such a small matter. But today, he had not spent the silver in his pocket, so he had a rare moment of leisure. He took out a piece of broken silver from his pocket and said, "Give this silver to them."

Anything that could be solved with silver was not a big deal.

"Alright." Little Zhu 'er took the silver and jogged into the crowd. He placed the broken silver in the hands of the crying old lady and said, "Old lady, take this silver and invite a doctor to take a look at the old man."

"How can this be?!" The old lady looked at the piece of silver in her hand and was so scared that her face changed. When she saw that the person who gave her the silver was wearing a fine cotton robe, she didn't dare to accept it. "Sir, this old woman appreciates your kindness, but this old woman doesn't dare to accept so much silver."

"Don't worry, take it. This is from our Marquis." Little Zhu 'er sighed when he saw the old man lying on the ground with a sallow complexion. He stuffed the broken silver into the old lady's hands and turned around to walk back.

"What a good man!" The old lady held the broken silver in her hands and knelt on the ground, kowtowing several times in the direction of Ban Huai's sedan.

A young and strong man saw this and called a doctor for her. Not long after, the old man woke up. The old lady was so happy that she cried and laughed at the same time. Finally, she remembered to ask the onlookers who had helped her just now.

"I know that person. His aunt is a distant relative of our family," a middle-aged man dressed in clean clothes slowly said under the admiring gazes of the crowd. "I heard that his whole family works in the Marquis's Fu. They wear fine cotton clothes and have meat for every meal. He is in charge of many servants in the Marquis's Fu."

"So he is from the Marquis's Fu." The people around them suddenly realized. However, there was no shortage of Marquis and Jue in the capital, so someone asked, "Do you know which Marquis's Fu he is from?"

"Then he has a big background. Do you know Great Elder Princess? This Marquis is Great Elder Princess's son, Marquis Jing Ting. The one who gave the old lady the silver just now, it must be Marquis Jing Ting. "

Great Elder Princess's son was the cousin of the current Emperor. He must be a very powerful person.

"This Marquis is really a kind person."

In the end, the ordinary people who had no understanding of the noble circle in the capital came to this conclusion.

Not far away, the man sitting in the sedan quietly watched this scene. When the crowd began to disperse, he put down the curtain of the sedan: "Return to the fu."

"Boye, are we not going to Count Zhong Ping Fu?"

"No," The man's calm and serious voice came out of the sedan, "We will go tomorrow."

"Yes."

The sedan turned around and walked back. After walking for a short distance, a red satin embroidered sedan came over from the opposite side. With one look, one could tell that it was a sedan specially for a noble lady.

The man lifted the curtain of the sedan and saw that the curtain of the sedan opposite was embroidered with complicated peonies. In the middle, there were jewels and jades. It was very luxurious. His gaze swept across the ruby embedded on the roof of the sedan and slowly put down the curtain.

Fortunately, the road was wide and there was no need for anyone to give way to the other. This red satin sedan brushed past this blue top sedan. After walking for a distance, one could still hear the bells ringing from the sedan.

Even though Ban Huai had taken a detour to return to the fu, thinking that he had done a good deed today, he immediately felt that the jade pendant hanging at his waist was even brighter. When his son came to ask for money from him, he could not help but give him an extra hundred taels.

"Father, the wastrels of other families can spend thousands or tens of thousands of taels. The wastrels of our family cannot lose to others." Ban Heng waved the hundred-tael banknotes in his hand. "Where will the face of our marquis fu be?"

"When did our family have face? In any case, we don't care about face." Ban Huai puffed out his chest. "If there is nothing important, don't go out and wander around. Go back to your room and read."

Ban Heng: …

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Translator : adDR