Chapter 16 part 2

Chapter 16 part 2 - Soup

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  "You are Gao Wangsheng?" Emperor Yun Qing looked at the archer standing in front of himself. This man was short and skinny and even looked very tiny in front of him. He didn't look like a god who could walk through Yang in a hundred steps (1). But he did defeat others to become the final winner.

   "His Majesty, yes it is this one."

 

  "Young Miss Ban, you have a good eye. So many people have picked him." Emperor Yun Qing pointed his finger at Rong Xiao and Ban Heng, and continued, "It can be seen that you all have good insights. " 

     "Thank you, your Majesty, for the praise, "Ban Heng flashed a bright smile," It is already middle of the year but your Majesty is still the first one to praise me."

 

    Yun Qing Emperor was amused by Ban Heng, he had heard of how stupid his cousin was. But although he was dull, he was not ridiculous, so as long as he didn't cause a major incident, he kept one eye closed, pretending to know nothing.

 

 

    Ban Heng's words not only amused Emperor Yun Qing, but even the Empress and several princesses laughed.

   In the eyes of others, Ban Heng was deliberately teasing Emperor Yunqing, but Ban Hua knew in her heart that her brother was sincerely grateful to his Majesty.

   The shooting range was lively, but the camp was a bit deserted. Li Xiaoru sat on the bed in a daze holding the quilt and did not even notice when Shi Feixian walked in.

 

   "Xiaoru," Shi Feixian stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Li Xiaoru's face, "I just heard the maid say that you fainted. What's wrong?"

 

     Li Xiaoru wanted to recount what had happened just now, but when she thought of Ban-Hua, who was not easy to get along with, she swallowed the words back. Shaking her head, she said: "I'm fine, just a little bit dizzy. "

 

    Shi Feixian glanced at her face, and then smiled: "Then you have to be more careful, don't ride the horse later."

 

    Listening to Shi Feixian's careful advice, Li Xiaoru felt a little guilty. So she spoke."By the way, just now, Junzhu Kangning and Ban Hua had a dispute, and Cheng An went over to dissolve the fight."

 

      "Why did Cheng An take care of this?" The smile on Shi Feixian's face went a little stiff. As she gently covered Li Xiaoru with a quilt, she responded "Lie down for a while, next to me. The guards around me hunted two pheasants, I have sent someone to stew one, I will bring it to you later."

 "How troublesome you..."

"How can I trouble you?"

    "Although we are not sisters, we are like sisters, If you say anything more I will feel you consider me an outsider ." Shi Feixian said casually, "Even Count Cheng An can persuade two unfamiliar women. But I can't worry about you, a good sister?"

 

    "How can it be the same, Cheng An was probably fulfilling his Majesty's order at that time," Li Xiaoru said looking slightly offended, "If it weren't for his majesty, how could Count Cheng An intervene in the affairs of two women."

    "Maybe Cheng Amber saw Ban Hua's beauty, and heroes save the beauty. So, maybe felt like saving her.," Shi Feixian's smile was more intimate, and she joked in a relaxed tone, "As the saying goes, a fair lady, and a gentleman so charming."

 

   "What kind of lady is she?," Li Xiaoru thought of Ban Hua's mouth and swallowed back her other words, and instead turned to only teasing Shi Feixian, "It's only right to call you a lady." Shi Feixian blushing by her words hurried out of the camp.

 

     After the hunting activities of the day ended, Ban Heng accompanied Ban Hua back to her camp: "Sister, why do I feel that Count Cheng An is helping us today?"

 

     Although he didn't read much, he was not stupid. Count Cheng An was obviously pulling a bias.

 

     "Of course he wants to help us," Ban Hua said as she held out three fingers, "I gave him two pheasants and a fat rabbit."

 

     Speaking of this, Ban Hua felt that she was very foresighted. She raised her chin quite contentedly.

 

     Ban Heng thought to himself, this Count was really easy to buy, two pheasants and one hare, and he would be done.

 

     "Ban Shizi, Ban Junjun." Two guards dressed in blue came over, each holding a tray with venison and deer blood on it.

     "We are the guards of Count Cheng-An. These things were ordered by Count to send us here. I hope the two will accept it."

 

   Ban-Heng hesitated for a moment, and let the guard standing next to the camp tent pick up the tray. Then he said, "These two people, please thank Cheng An for us."

 "Heir speaks too seriously" The two guards saluted and retired. It could be seen that Cheng Amber was well-mannered and well-regulated through the guard's behaviors.

 

 "Sister," Ban Heng pointed to venison, "Is this a reward?"

 Venison is much more expensive than rabbit meat and pheasant. Is this what their family earned?

 

 After the two guards returned, they reported the incident including the conversation that happened between Ban sister and brother, which they heard to Rong Xia.

 "Because she gave me a prey, they think I will help her?" Rong Xia laughed lightly, the laughter seemed a little meaningful.

 

 He lifted the lid of the soup cup in front of him, a gust of heat rose from the cup, the rich fragrant of a pheasant quickly filling the camp.

 

The pheasant was tender and chewy, not fat or greasy, the soup was delicious, and the meat was also very pleasant.

 

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Note :-

1. A hundred steps to wear Yang, a Chinese idiom, pinyin is bi bù chuān yáng, which means to shoot the leaves of a willow at a distance of one hundred steps. Shows the arrow or marksmanship is very clever.

Source- google

 

T/n :

In this chapter too, I felt bad for Ban Heng. In our life too, we are somewhat unappreciative of little things. Just prasing someone does not take much of an effort, but it can truly make someone's day. So, I just want to say that praise yourself and praise others too. Spread a little positivity. You will definitely feel better seeing someone smile.

(I really feel like I am going overboard with my analysis but what can I say, school makes me emotional)

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