Chapter 3 Look at the face
Princess Anle is His Majesty's favorite eldest daughter. Seven years ago, she married a legitimate son of a noble family named Wang. The couple also had a ties with each other for a while. Later, Princess Anle secretly kept an outdoor room outside. She was so angry that she beat him with a horse whip and drove him out of the princess's mansion.
At that time, this incident was known to everyone in the city, and it ended with the death of Prince Wang falling off a horse. Someone once said that the cause of Prince Wang's death was doubtful, but no one could find any evidence. In addition, the Wang family was defeated later, no one dared to mention this matter again. At most, I would say behind my back that it was the most toxic woman's heart. But who said that Prince Wang was ignorant and dared to act recklessly outside after marrying a princess. This is the old birthday star hanging himself and seeking death.
After Prince Wang's death, Princess Anle was unwilling to marry again, so she raised a group of actors and singers to drink and have fun in the village. Otherwise, she would invite noble ladies in Beijing to play horses and play. She can be regarded as one of the representatives of the group of playboys in Beijing.
This time, Princess Anle held a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, and almost all the invited noble girls went to enjoy their faces, and soon the village became lively.
"Did you see Ban Xiangjun?"
"No, she probably won't come today."
"Why?"
"I heard that Chen Tanhua went to the Jingting Marquis' Mansion a few days ago to break the engagement. Chen Tanhua was beaten by Jingting Marquis that day, and many people saw it."
The noble girls are idle and can't help but chat about gossip about each family when they get together. Ban Huan's "remove the engagement" can be called a hot topic at the moment.
"If it were her, I wouldn't have the shame to come out to join in the fun," Xie Qilin's sister Xie Wanyu gently wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and whispered to her companions around her: "That family of ridiculous people, whoever dares to marry this family will be unlucky."
Her companion Shi Feixian was the granddaughter of the right prime minister of the dynasty. Not only was she beautiful, she was also a famous talented woman in the capital. Even the empress dowager praised her personally.
Shi Feixian is a bland person and not many people can get along with her. Xie Wanyu is one of them. She doesn't like Ban Huan's arrogant personality very much, so when Xie Wanyu mentioned her, she frowned slightly and said, "Forget it, it's not a good thing that her daughter's family has been dismissed from engagement three times, so we don't mention it."
"Even if we don't mention it, others will still gossip," Xie Wanyu remembered his brother and tucked his hand at the handkerchief. "If she hadn't hindered my brother, how could my brother hurt his eyes?"
The court uses officials, and there are few precedents of disability in the eyes. Now his brother has broken one eye and will not only not be able to become an official in the future, but also have to be demoted to the marriage. Now that my mother is crying at home every day, she really can't stand the dull atmosphere at home, so she escapes and gets breathable.
Everyone likes to vent their anger, but Xie Wanyu doesn't care whether the rumors of hindering are true or false. Anyway, she doesn't like Ban Huan's rampant look. She will feel much better after complaining about Ban Huan.
Shi Feixian listened quietly, without saying anything, and naturally did not mention it. On the day when Xie Qi was about to have an accident, he wanted to give her a book of poems.
Ban Hua got off the carriage and all the maids and mothers guarding the gate of the village came to greet him. No matter how the noble ladies viewed this village prince, they were slaves who had to serve the master well. Who made this man have a beautiful face and a pleasing mouth that made the empress dowager and emperor in the palace like her?
"I have met the king of the country, you have come here. The princess is waiting in the inner courtyard. I will guide you."
Ban Hua likes others to hold her like stars arching the moon. He immediately showed a bright smile, took out a few silver peanuts from his purse, and threw them to the maid in front of him who said she wanted to lead her way: "Let's go, Sister Anle's chrysanthemums here have always been more beautiful than others' homes, how could I not come?"
"Xie Xiangjun's reward," the smile on the maid who took the reward became even brighter, "Walk here and be careful of the steps under your feet."
"It's really boring," Princess Anle blew the jade beads on the plate, swept her eyes over the elegant and noble ladies in the yard, turned her head to the nanny beside her and said, "Hasn't the maid come yet?"
"Princess, Banxiangjun has not arrived today," the nanny remembered the rumors in Beijing in recent days, but did not dare to reveal them in front of the princess, "I want to come on the way."
The master and servant were talking when suddenly the sound of women talking and laughing came from outside. A woman in a gorgeous palace outfit had a beauty on her left and a beauty on her right, and she walked towards her with a smile.
"I said who made such a big noise? There was no one except her." The smile on Princess Anle's face suddenly became brighter, and she got up and walked towards the people. "Okay, you are here to tease my girl again. Then you will make them say "Banxiangjun" on the left and "Banxiangjun" on the right, and you will forget me."
"Sister," Ban Huan let go of the beauty in his hand, and Fushen wanted to salute Princess Anle, but was supported by Princess Anle, "Don't worry, there are many people who salute me, but you are not short of you."
"We haven't seen each other for half a month, so we always have to pretend." Ban Huan and Princess Anle walked into the garden hand in hand. As soon as they stepped in, they felt countless eyes falling on her. She held the stairs on her temples and showed a beautiful smile to the noble girls.
Since they wanted to see it, she let them see it enough.
Her skirt today is made of tribute satin, and the jade pendant is a chicken blood jade that you can't buy even if you have money. It's exquisite from head to toe and everything is exquisite. She dressed up carefully for most of the day. If no one saw it, how disappointing would it be?
Xie Wanyu looked at her crazy look and her face almost twisted. Her brother's eyes were broken, but Ban Huan appeared here with a bright red face, and she couldn't swallow the breath in her heart.
She finally understood why her mother liked to call some women bitches in nowhere, because these two words could vent her anger that had nowhere to rest in her heart.
What Princess Anle lacks the most here is beauties, wine and delicacies. The rich and noble girls in the yard are happy to recite poems and painting while listening to music played by musicians. Ban Huan was not good at savage since childhood, was not good at chanting poetry and painting, but only had a very tricky mouth. She could recognize the ingredients of the food and which one was old and new.
"This wine was sent by the people in the farm below. How does it taste?" Princess Anle asked Ban Wu to taste the new fruit wine.
"It's done," Ban Huan put his head to Princess Anle's ear and whispered, "Did you see that Xie Wanyu? When you stare at me, it will fall out."
"Why, you two can't play together?" Princess Anle's eldest son, who was seven years old. For her, Banhua was almost the one she grew up watching, so she naturally prefers Banhua.
"How can I play with them?" Ban Huan took a sip of fruit wine and said lazily, "What they love is to recite poems and paintings, and they are gentle and charming. You don't know when I like to study."
"Don't complain, if Xie Qilin hadn't elopeed with someone, she would have become your sister-in-law."
"Who wants to marry a man with eye disease?" Ban Huan snorted, letting her be a serious Houfu Township Jun not marrying her, but she elopes with a woman in the fireworks and willow all her face. "Fortunately, he elopes back then, otherwise I would have to live a lifelong life with a fickle and half-blind man."
She had a good impression of Xie Qilin. After all, he was good-looking and could make people happy. At that time, she was young and ignorant, so she asked her parents to agree to his proposal.
Later she realized that it would be better to believe in a man's mouth than to believe in a ghost in the daytime. When he was proposing for a marriage, he was considerate and gentle. Later, when he eloped with someone, he acted like I was ignorant back then, but now he looked like I was ignorant of my past, and now he found true love.
There is also Xie Wanyu. Her brother regretted the marriage and lost her face. Now she is still embarrassed to treat her eyes not eyes, and her nose not nose. Isn’t this a brain disease?
"Ban Xiangjun, everyone is writing poetry, why don't you come?" Xie Wanyu waved her handkerchief with a smile, "Come here quickly."
"Tsk," Ban Huan was too lazy to deal with Xie Wanyu's pretending to be friendly, and turned his head and continued to chat with Princess Anle.
Xie Wanyu felt a little embarrassed when she didn't give Xie Wanyu face. She looked up at the sight of the noble ladies in various families and smiled reluctantly: "Maybe Banxiangjun still has some misunderstandings about our family."
Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?
Of course, it was because the Xie family broke the engagement.
Although women are more comfortable than the previous dynasty, they are still in the era when men are superior to women. Even if men break off the engagement, even if it is the man’s fault, it still has a great impact on women’s reputation.
If you are good, why would someone else break the engagement? Since the man insists on breaking the engagement, it must be something wrong with the woman.
Originally, it was something that the Xie family did not do kindness. Given the Ban family's playboy style and Ban San's not low-key principles of being a person, many noble girls agreed to Xie Wanyu's statement.
What's the use of being beautiful? Xie Jiaerlang still doesn't want her.
This idea makes many noble girls feel happy and have a sense of superiority higher than Ban Huan. Although the reality is that they dare not be like Ban Huan, if they are unhappy, they will give people face, and if they are happy, they will give people gold and silver, and they will not dress extravagantly like Ban Huan.
This is wrong. As a woman, it is more important to be a posture and connotation. A woman like Ban Huan is too simple and vulgar, and she simply loses all the face of the family.
"What's going on with that Shen Yu?" Princess Anle frowned, "Didn't he cry and begging to marry you?"
"Who cares about him?" Ban Huan took a piece of fruit with a silver fork and put it in his mouth. His bright red and moist lips were like ripe peaches, which made Princess Anle unable to help but poke.
"If you like to retreat, you will retreat. He has nothing to like except that face." Ban Huan put down his silver fork and blinked his beautiful eyes. She remembered that Shen Yu in the dream was not very good, and was tattooed on his face and sent to the frontier.
Chapter completed!