I Am This Type of Woman

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The next day was Duke Cheng's birthday, he was the Empress's father and the Emperor's father-in-law. Ban family was still in mourning, but Duke Cheng's house sent several invitations, repeatedly expressed that it did not care for the custom, kept stressing that Ban family had to attend.

The earnest hospitality made it impossible for Ban family to refuse. Ban Hua put on a piece of plain dress embroidered with ginkgo leaves pattern. Ginkgo leaves symbolised fortune making it quite appropriate for a birthday, while the subdued colour fitted the still in-mourning Ban Hua.

When their carriage entered, the attendants of Duke Cheng residence had been waiting. As soon as Yin-shi and Ban Hua got off the carriage, they were ushered to the rear courtyard with great enthusiasm.

They could hear laughters as they were walking pass the second gate, it should be very lively inside. Everyone immediately stood up to welcome Yin-shi and Ban Hua.

"Finally here, we have been expecting you."

"How is Duke Jingting?"

"We have the prescription for a supplement for mental nourishment at home, how about trying a dose?"

Yin-shi exchanging greetings with these ladies, answered each of their questions one by one. The atmosphere was cordial and lively, and it was faintly apparent that many of the ladies were trying to ingratiating themselves with Yin-shi, either deliberately or not.

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Ban Hua sat with the younger generations. As a famous female idler of the Capital, ladies closer to her were of the more outgoing sort, so they sat down together to chat. While they were chatting happily, a sweet-faced young girl approached, her face slightly reddened, she asked, "May I sit here?"

Miss Zhou, who was Zhou Changxiao's blood sister, looked up and lightly asked, "Aren't you the miss from Yao family. Don't be shy, come sit here."

T/N – (Refresher) Zhou Changxiao was Ban Heng's friend.

Yao Ling smiled her gratitude, then carefully made her way to sit next to Ban Hua.

Watching this, Miss Zhou suddenly laughed, "Look, look, this face of yours is really attractive to young girls. Miss Yao has just returned to the Capital, and she also loves to stare at you until she blushes herself."

Ban Hua thought this Miss Yao whose face was still quite child-like looked a bit familiar. She grabbed some nibbles from the table to put in Miss Yao's palm, "Ignore Miss Zhou, she loves teasing cute young girls like you."

People around them laughed. Miss Zhao was a rather quiet one among the girls, but she still wanted to comment, "Miss Zhou is not lying. Whenever you go out, haven't you been 'inviting cats and teasing dogs', getting yourself a bunch of little girls swarming around, chirping sister this sister that."

Ban Hua touched her face, her eyebrows shot up, "Can't blame me for being beautiful, it's destiny."

"Let's see how thick your skin is," Miss Zhou pinched Ban Hua's cheek, it was so smooth and soft that even a woman like herself wanted to pinch more and more, "The skin on the face is not thick though. You are just simply shameless."

The crowd burst into laughters. Yao Ling stole a glance at Ban Hua, this Junzhu was too good-looking, in this world nothing looked better than her smiling face.

If she had been a man, she would have asked to marry her. She would give her the most comfortable life, let her live a leisure life, let her be forever happy and cheerful. When Ban Hua grew old in the future, she would still be a beautiful old woman.