Chapter 22 (Part 2)

 Chapter 22 (part 2)

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In Count Cheng An’s residence, Rong Xia watched his bruising arm. Then slowly put down his sleeves to cover the strong smell of medicine and wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief. Facing the guard standing in front of him, he said "The weather of autumn is just right. It's a good time to climb the mountain."

        "Yes, Count"

        Rong Xia picked up the book on the table. As he was about to read the first page, the housekeeper hurried over.

        "Count, Marquis Jinting's estate has sent a thank you gift."

        "Thank you?" Rong Xia hadn't expected the people from Marquis Jinting's estate to be so polite. He put down the book and took a look at the gift. There were all kinds of tonics in it, as well as several boxes of good healing medicine, and ....a box of green Longjing cake?

        The housekeeper took a food box from the young man behind him, and said with a subtle expression: "The person sent by Marquis Jingting's estate said that the contents of this box cannot be kept for long."

        "Bring it to me."Count replied.

The housekeeper placed the food box in front of Rong Xia. He opened the lid of the box. There was a green porcelain cup placed inside. Twelve light green pastries were neatly placed in the cup. The pastries were shining and looked very soft and lovely. It was very cute and seemed to exude a faint fragrance.

        Seeing these twelve dim sums, Rong Xia couldn't help but chuckle. He said to the housekeeper: "Go and thank the person who gave the gift personally. Don't neglect."

        "Yes."  The housekeeper felt that the people in Marquis Jingting's estate were a little out of tune. When they send snacks as a gift to people, weren't they worried that some narrow-minded people might think Marquis Jingting's estate was looking down on them thinking they were someone who could not even afford a plate of snacks?

        

       There was no difference between the taste of the dim sum from this time and the last time, but it might be because no one was looking at him reluctantly as he was eating that he felt it was not as delicious as last time. After eating two pieces, Rong Xiao put down his chopsticks and returned to continue reading.

          The next morning, Ban Heng woke up early. He collected everything that he could from the east to the west. He searched for silver and small things that were valuable but did not take up space and put them into a disguised sandbag. Thanks to his sister's daily toil, he felt he could finally be able to carry these two sandbags weighing tens of kilograms up the mountain in one breath.

        Carrying sandbags once now will save you from carrying a lot of sandbags in the future. He can do this! He thought.

      

     "Junzhu, the young master came to ask several times this morning if you had gotten up," Ruyi waiting for Ban Hua to finish washing asked with some humor in her voice, "Do you want to send someone to tell young master now?"

        "No," Ban Hua wiped her hands, and said, "It's time to sharpen his temper."

    "Yes." Ruyi responded with a smile, and asked the other maids to take the water out, "What hairstyle do you want to have today?"

        "I'm going out today and staying with father in Biezhuang tonight. You and Jixiang help me clean up." Ban Hua sat in front of the bronze mirror and looked at her face in the mirror. In the golden autumn season, it's best to wear red flower jewelry.

        After lunch, Ban Huai took Ban Heng and Ban Hua out of the house on the grounds of taking his children to play in Biezhuang in the suburbs.

        As she was passing by a clothing store on horseback, she was met with the sight of a man who walked out of the store.

        This man looked very outstanding, with a long jade-like body, a grand robe, and green silk tied with the jade crown. He seemed very upright and energetic. The only imperfection was the silver mask on the man's face which just covered the upper left part of his face.

        Seeing Ban Hua, the man stopped. The expression on his face seemed skeptical, guilty, and a little evasive.

        An outstanding, masked man is always noticeable in the crowd. He saw Ban Hua, and naturally, Ban Hua also saw him.

        The two looked at each other, but there were no words to say.

     Two years ago, they were still about to get married. However, Xie Qilin escaped from marriage for a woman from a brothel, and she was ridiculed by the world. This was the biggest disgrace in Ban Hua's life.

        Oh, how did she scold at the time?

        She said: She looks so beautiful. Is this man blind to elope with a so-called queen of flowers(1)?

        It seems that she was right in scolding him two years ago. This man was really blind.

        "Drive!" Ban Hua glanced at the man condescendingly and rode away without hesitation.

          In the beginning, you were so affectionate, why did you abandon that poor woman in the dust? For the sake of wealth and glory? Because you can't stand the scolding of the world, can't stand to leave a luxury life with servants serving you? Pity that women, who thought that she had found life-long support, what she had found was nothing but a useless good.

       

        Xie Qilin stood there blankly, looking at the purple-clothed woman on the white horse. He stroked his silver mask on his face and closed his eyes.

Notes :

1. Queen of flowers-nickname for a courtesan.

Courtesan - a prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper-class clients

T/n :

Hope everyone is doing well!

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Hello ! 

I was planning on coming back for one more chap before exam begins. But I couldn't manage time for the chapter. So, I will only come back after my exam ends. My exams start this Sunday and end on Feb 10. Sorry for the inconvenience ! 

And Wish me luck !

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