There was a saying called an unexpected encounter, and there was another saying called "when two enemies meet on a narrow path, the courageous will emerge victorious".
Ban Di was riding on the back of a horse, and Xie Wanyu was just getting down from the palanquin. Their eyes met, and Ban Di could clearly see the mockery and pride in each other's eyes.
What was she so proud of? Was it because she was going to be a Prince's Consort?
What was the use of being a Prince's Consort? In a few years, the world would no longer be surnamed Jiang. Besides, if it weren't for his noble status, based on his personality, she wouldn't even want to accept Jiang Luo as a toy boy.
"Ban Xiang Jun, what a coincidence." Xie Wanyu touched the large pearl on her earlobe and looked at Ban Di with a flushed face. When she saw that Ban Di's earrings were a pair of blood-red gemstones, she withdrew her hand and said indifferently, "Why haven't you come out to play these past few days?"
"You're wrong." Ban Di wagged his index finger. "It's not a Xiang Jun, it's a Commandery Prince."
Xie Wanyu covered the corner of her mouth and laughed when she heard this. "Look at my poor memory. I actually forgot that you've been bestowed the title of Commandery Prince because of your misfortune. Congratulations."
She was just a Commandery Prince, and she wasn't the only Commandery Prince in Daye Dynasty. What was there to be proud of? Besides, when spring came next year and she married the Second Prince, this little slut would have to obediently bow down to her no matter how arrogant she was.
Misfortune? What misfortune?
It was nothing more than using the fact that her engagement had been annulled as a mockery. Ban Di didn't care about this small matter at all, so Xie Wanyu's words didn't affect her at all. Ban Di played with the horsewhip in her hand and said indifferently, "Miss Xie is dressed so beautifully today. I wonder if Second Young Master Xie's eyes have recovered?"
Ban Di had never been one to beat around the bush when arguing with others. As long as someone was mocking her in a roundabout way, she would mercilessly mock them back. Furthermore, she would poke the sore spot of the other party. She didn't care about the elegance and nobility of nobility at all. With this unbeatable ability of her mouth, there weren't many womenfolk in the capital who dared to provoke her.
Xie Wanyu dared to provoke her like this today because she felt that Ban Di wouldn't dare to offend her no matter how arrogant she was after she became the Imperial Consort.
Who knew that she had underestimated Ban Di's courage and brainlessness? She actually dared to use her Second Brother's eyes to talk about things in front of her. This woman was truly beautiful but vicious. After all, her Second Brother had once been engaged to her. Now that her Second Brother had only lost an eye, she was already taking pleasure in his misfortune. She was truly detestable.
However, no matter how dissatisfied she was, she couldn't show it now. She was the future Imperial Consort. She had to be dignified and generous. Before she married the Second Prince, she definitely couldn't make any mistakes. She didn't want to end up like Ban Di, having the engagement annulled by the man before she got married and becoming the object of ridicule of the entire city.
"Thank you for your concern, Junjun. Second Brother is doing very well." Xie Wanyu took a deep breath and forced a smile at Ban Di.
"Miss Xie, please go upstairs. Our Miss is waiting for you in the private room upstairs." An old woman walked out from the teahouse. When she saw Ban Di, she bowed to her and said, "Greetings, Junjun."
Ban Di recognized this old woman as Shi Feixian's personal attendant. She glanced at the teahouse beside them, nodded at the old woman, and left without looking back.
Ban Heng, who hadn't said a word from beginning to end, purposely snorted and then followed behind her sister's horse.
Xie Wanyu's face was ashen as she watched the Ban siblings walk away. She wanted nothing more than to pull them down from the horse's back and give them a good beating. However, she didn't do anything. She only smiled at the old woman who came down to pick her up and said, "Elder Sister Shi, sorry for the long wait."
She endured and endured.
Shi Feixian had sent the old woman to pick Xie Wanyu up precisely because she saw Ban Di. After she saw Ban Di leave on her horse through the crack in the window, she turned to Commandery Princess Kang Ning and said, "Ban Di is becoming more and more arrogant these days."
"She grew up arrogantly and had her engagement broken off three times by different men. The rumors outside are so unpleasant, so naturally she's throwing away all the blame," Kang Ning said mockingly. "She can't get married anyway, so she can only show off her tongue."
In terms of relationship, she and Ban Di were distant cousins. However, their family had a grudge with Great Elder Princess, so her relationship with Ban Di wasn't very good since they were young. She had heard from her mother that her imperial grandfather had originally wanted to depose the Crown Prince and make her father the Crown Prince. However, Great Elder Princess had always been in the way, and she had finally gained the favor of the current Emperor.
Although her family didn't dare to mention these old grudges from more than ten years ago, it didn't mean that they would forget what Great Elder Princess had done back then.
As the two of them were talking, Xie Wanyu came upstairs. When she saw her two close friends, Xie Wanyu's face instantly darkened. "That little b * tch Ban Di, I really want to tear her mouth apart." When she thought of the pair of blood-jade earrings Ban Di wore, which accentuated her snow-white and tender face, the hatred in Xie Wanyu's heart grew even stronger.
Jealousy was an inextinguishable fire that could burn one's rationality.
"Today, we have come to celebrate your marriage. What's the point of mentioning such a troublesome person?" Kangning Junzhu smiled as she gestured for her to sit down. "On this day next year, we will have to call you wang fei."
"Why are you bringing this up?" Xie Wanyu's face was flushed with embarrassment. "I think you have come today to purposely make trouble for me."
"Look at how red your face is. Today, I finally understand what it means to be angry out of humiliation." Shi Feixian reached out to pinch Xie Wanyu's cheek. "Congratulations to meimei for marrying a good man."
Looking at Xie Wanyu's embarrassed and happy expression, she thought of Rong Xia, who she had secretly liked for many years, and felt slightly bitter. She raised her head to look at Kangning. She brushed her hair aside and did not speak. Don't think that she did not know that Kangning also had some feelings for Rong Boye.
In the dead of the night, Ban Shu turned over on the bed and fell into a dream.
In the dream, she was wearing thin clothing. Looking at the table full of delicacies and the man at the table, she seemed to be dumbfounded.
Ban Shu knew that she was dreaming. She even looked at herself and that person with a blurry face as a bystander. This feeling was slightly strange. What was even stranger was that she felt gratitude towards the man at the table.
She quickly saw herself walk out of the room with a thick fur coat on her body.
It was snowing heavily outside. She saw noblewomen laughing at her and pointing fingers at her, but they did not dare to do anything to her.
Then, she saw herself dead. She collapsed in the thick snow. Bright red blood splattered on the white snow. It was like a red peony in full bloom, extremely beautiful.
Ban Shu could not help but sigh. She was indeed a peerless beauty. Even if she died, her death was so tragic.
The winter wind blew with snow, but Ban Shu did not feel cold in her dream. The wind whimpered like a woman's crying. She stood in front of her own corpse and looked at the arrow stuck in her back. Suddenly, she understood. Could this be the ending of her previous dream?
Would she be so miserable in the future?
Not only would she lose her title, but she would also lose her life?
Fortunately, the white fox fur coat she was wearing seemed to be very valuable. Her death was not too shameful.
"Creak, creak."
Suddenly, a series of footsteps came from behind her. The sound was hurried and chaotic, as if someone was rushing over.
"Mas, Master, Miss Ban has gone."
Master? Who?
Ban Shu turned around and saw a man wearing a black fur coat behind her. The man's posture was tall and straight. His hands were as white as jade. Even if she could not see his face, Ban Shu was sure that he was an extremely handsome man.
She could not see the man's face, but she could hear the man's voice.
"What a pity."
Ban Shu nodded. It was indeed a pity. After all, she was so beautiful.
"A rare living person in the capital. Give her a proper burial."
Ban Shu heaved a long sigh of relief. It seemed that not only was she good-looking, but her heart was also quite beautiful.
The man suddenly turned his head and seemed to see her standing beside him. She lowered her head and looked at the complicated palace dress she was wearing. She proudly straightened her waist.
It was a pity that the man did not see her. Instead, he said in a complicated tone, "Find out who did it. Have someone … have someone take good care of her family."
"Bam!"
The maid on night duty, Ruyi, heard the noise coming from inside the room. She was so frightened that she hurriedly got up from the bed and ran into the inner room. Then, she saw the Junjun sitting at the table in a daze in her inner robes. There was even a broken teacup beside her feet.
"Junjun, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing. I just had a dream." Ban Shu suddenly raised her head and smiled at her. "It's nothing. Go to sleep."
"It's cold outside. This servant will help you sit on the bed. Ruyi lit two more lamps, making the room brighter." It's still early. "
Ban Shu lay back on the bed and asked Ruyi, "When did the Crown Prince sleep last night?"
Ruyi stilled. She was the Junjun's personal maid. How would she know what happened in the Crown Prince's courtyard? So, she could only shake her head obediently.
Ban Shu did not mind. She said, "I wonder if there are any good white fox pelts at home. I want to use them to make gloves, fur coats, and collars."
"You only have a few good fox furs in your storeroom, but you don't have any white fox furs." Ruyi didn't understand why the Commandery Prince, who always liked bright and colorful things, would suddenly want white fox furs. However, as a servant, she only needed to satisfy her master's requirements.
"I understand. Go back to sleep." Ban Shu pulled the quilt up to her chin. She closed her eyes and thought, Would it look good with a circle of white fox fur on top of a red cloak?
Wearing a white fox fur coat with a bright red palace dress would definitely make her skin look good. She could try wearing it in winter.
A few days later.
"Junjun," the steward maid came to Princess Kangning with a worried expression. "The fox pelts you liked last time have been bought by someone."
"Who dares to snatch my things?" Princess Kangning frowned. "Doesn't the buyer know that I want them?"
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