Three days later, Yao Duran finally returned to Beijing with his troops. Then, there was new news in Beijing, saying that Mrs. Qiao, who was eager to save her husband, still did not save her husband, so she led the soldiers back in vain, and then stayed at home all day with tears.

At this moment, Emperor Qiandi couldn't hold his breath, and he really believed in the saying of "something happened", and was about to give a will to save people, but at this moment, Huo Jingyao and Qiao Fengzhi, who had disappeared for a long time, returned to Beijing by coincidence. When they returned, they were in rags, like they had crawled out of a beggar's den, and they were very embarrassed. The two deliberately did not change their clothes, and entered the palace to meet Emperor Qiandi as soon as possible, and the two of them understood the cause and effect according to the previous good rhetoric with Fu, and said that it was only one statement: After the death of Mrs. Xiahou, Yao Duran was in a bad mood, and Qiao Fengzhi decided to go to Fengdu City to find a secluded place to recuperate, and then King You came to find it, and the two had an accident on the second day of their meeting in Fengdu City.

Emperor Qiandi heard that he had nothing to say, and when he saw them like this, he couldn't reprimand anything anymore, but he was concerned about a few words, but he was concerned about them, and when Emperor Qiandi looked at them, he suddenly wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh, so he held back and quickly sent them away. As soon as the two of them left, Emperor Qiandi laughed.

Emperor Qian's dragon face turned from cloudy to sunny, and this matter was naturally sunny after the rain.

……

Yao Duran was completely relieved when she learned the news of their return. However, for the next ten days, Qiao Fengzhi did not return to Hehuan Lane. Yao Duran heard about him, listened to Lu Yan, and listened to Fuquan.

Lu Yan said that he lived in the palace of King You, and the two of them went to court and returned to the mansion together, and they went in and out together.

Fuquan said that he had bought a mansion in Beijing and was having it cleaned and repaired, and he should be able to live in it in a while.

Yao Duran thought to herself that this might be a precursor to his separation from her.

On the day of the winter solstice, invitations were distributed in the palace. It turned out that Concubine De was going to hold a winter solstice banquet in the palace, so she invited some official wives and celebrities to participate.

Of course, Yao Duran received the invitation, and of course she couldn't save the face of Concubine De, so she dressed appropriately and entered the palace with Lu Yan for a banquet.

The four seasons of Nanqian are like spring, it is said that it is the winter solstice, but it is only a day in time, and the day of December has no winter charm at all. Yao Duran suddenly missed the snow of North Vietnam, no, to be exact, it should have been those snowy nights with him.

After getting off the carriage, the two walked on the winding palace road, and there were several beautiful and colorful figures on the road, some walked alone, some were in a group of three or five, a piece of flowers and branches, presumably the same person who went to the banquet.

Yao Duran said as she walked: "Lu Yan, I haven't seen Concubine De yet, let alone understand, can you tell me about it?" ”

Lu Yan said: "Speaking of Concubine De Niangniang, she is now the highest in the harem, so His Majesty let her take care of the affairs of the harem, Concubine De's surname is Yuan, and she is the biological mother of His Royal Highness King Hao, the tenth prince, she is friendly, lenient and strict, and has a good governance, and is very respected." ”

"Yes, how can you not be respected if you are so disrespectful?" This unruly voice suddenly interjected, Yao Duran and Lu Yan both looked back, only to see that there was a beautiful scene in front of them, it turned out that Huo Jingrou slowly walked up with Chunping in her arms.

Yao Duran saluted in a proper manner: "The concubine comes to see Princess Roufu." ”

Huo Jingrou casually raised her hand, straightened the bead hairpin on her bun, and said, "Excuse me." ”

Yao Duran straightened up and said, "The princess is also here to go to the banquet of the winter solstice?" ”

Huo Jingrou put down her hand, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows showed disdain: "What winter solstice feast?" Hey, there are no tigers in the mountains, monkeys are called kings, and some people want to be queens, so they have to pave the way and win over people's hearts. ”

Yao Duran was silent when she heard this, this was disrespectful, Huo Jingrou could say, she couldn't take it.

Seeing that she was silent, Huo Jingrou frowned and said, "Say that you are a well-behaved person, and you dare to break into my princess's mansion." Say you're brave and unyielding, and you're so cautious in what you say and do. It's really weird, how could my sixth brother ......"

The voice suddenly broke off, she stopped her mouth in time, looked ahead and said, "That's it, people are complex and changeable, where can I say clearly." ”

When the words fell, she helped Chunping away.

Only then did Yao Duran walk up.

The winter solstice banquet is set in the imperial garden in the palace, surrounded by trees and fields, and the shadows of flowers are sparse. In the open space, table after table of feasts was set up. In this way, you can taste delicious food against the beautiful scenery, which is elegant and interesting.

From afar, I saw all kinds of figures shuttling inside like flowers and butterflies, and there were bursts of light talk and laughter from time to time.

The people in Concubine De's palace were busy in an orderly manner, and at the entrance, there was also a person to make a report. Yao Duran handed him the invitation, and the chamberlain took it and looked at it, and made a long report to the garden: "Mrs. Shangshu has arrived-"

I don't know if it's because she's always kept a low profile or what's going on, as soon as she appeared, the scene was quiet. All eyes were on her, and those who hadn't seen her before whispered.

"It turns out that this is Mrs. Shangshu, this is the youngest Mrs. Shangshu in the history of our Nanqian."

"Yes, I heard that he was only eighteen years old, which is a good year and a good vision, and he married a person like Lord Shangshu and followed him to glory all his life."

"However, don't look at her young, but she is not impetuous, she is even polite and humble, I have seen her when she was cultivating in the mountain garden, and you have such a blessing today."

"It's a blessing for the eyes, it's indeed exquisite, but no matter how beautiful it is in front of people, there is also bitterness in the back, there is Princess Roufu and His Royal Highness King You, and she is no better than her, no, Lord Shangshu has not been home for many days since he returned to Beijing."

……

Yao Duran couldn't hear these discussions, and calmly flew inside, and smiled silently when he met the eyes of others. After a while, it was also harmonious.

Before the time for sitting, all the officials and celebrities were enjoying the flowers and walking, chatting and chatting.

Yao Duran said softly: "Lu Yan, looking at it, I know only the princess. By the way, Mrs. Du didn't even participate. ”

After saying that, she laughed first, her heart was ridiculous, she came to Nan to work, and the two women she knew were all enemies.

At this time, I heard a long announcement: "The princess has arrived-"

"yes, don't you know one more, I really forgot." After Yao Duran finished speaking, he greeted him and saluted, and naturally, everyone greeted him.

The crown princess wore a solemn and luxurious white wide-sleeved fly-collar long dress, the skirt was made of cloud brocade, which was already brilliant and eye-catching. And on the skirt, there are also a few pictures of peacocks flying south, the finch eyes are huge and round black beads, and the feathers are embroidered with blue brocade silk thread, which together the color is bright, shining in the sun, very atmospheric and gorgeous, and the sight is precious.

"Let's be free of courtesy, if we can get together in the palace today, it can be regarded as a grand event for our women, don't be formal." The crown princess smiled and excused everyone's courtesy. Everyone hugged her affectionately, which was nothing more than some words of praise and flattery.

Huo Jingrou also stepped forward and said without hesitation: "The six sisters-in-law are here?" This is really a big face. ”

As soon as these words came out, those official wives and celebrities were quiet for a moment, and everyone knew who she was giving face to. Seeing this, the crown princess said: "Sister Rou, what kind of facelessness, speaking of which, it is true that we women have not been together for a long time, and it is naturally good to have this opportunity today." ”

"Huh? Mrs. Joe is here today, too? Hurry up, come to the concubine. When the crown princess saw her, she invited with a smile, and Yun Danfeng lightly changed the topic.

Yao Duran walked over with a smile and said softly: "I haven't seen you for a long time, my mother's demeanor is still the same, and I am fortunate to see you again today, which makes the concubine happy physically and mentally." ”

The crown princess took her hand affectionately and said, "The same is true for this concubine, then, Mrs. Qiao will accompany this concubine to enjoy the flowers." ”

"Naturally, it's good." Yao Duran agreed. The crown princess smiled at the crowd around her and pulled her away.

The two of them wore flowers and willows in the imperial garden, and after walking for a while, the crown princess suddenly sighed.

Yao Duran asked, "Why is Niangniang sighing?" ”

The crown princess patted her hand and said, "Woman, the troubles don't come from your husband. I heard that you know Ning Wanshu, the concubine of the king of Beizhong? ”

Yao Duran was surprised when she heard this, and blurted out: "Niangniang, why did you believe the rumors? Last time, it was clear that Lord Yang slandered her with this matter, and later the evidence from all parties proved to be nonsense, how could Niangniang mention her? ”

The crown princess smiled and said, "How can I believe this nonsense? It's just that there is such a rumor, and I saw you again today, so I just asked. ”

"I see, the concubine body does know the concubine of King Beizhong." Yao Duran said.

"What kind of person is she?" The crown princess asked.

Yao Duran thought for a while and said, "Niangniang, according to what the concubine has seen, the concubine of the king of Beizhong is a very smart person, and she can even be said to be exquisite. ”

After hearing this, the crown princess asked again: "Then when you came to Nanqian with the army, on the way, did she have any intimate and inappropriate behavior with His Royal Highness, so that someone with a heart brewed this matter?" ”

Yao Duran pondered for a moment, shook her head and said, "Niangniang, what the concubine has seen, she has nothing to do with Her Highness at all. ”

The crown princess bowed slightly, and said: "Yes, it is a slander, and naturally it can be groundless without any evidence." That's it, let's not talk about it, let's talk about you, lately, the mood should not be good, right? ”

Yao Duran's heart was gloomy for a while, and he was speechless.

The crown princess said again: "Don't hide it from me, they are all women, and you can completely empathize with some things." This palace has heard that Lord Qiao has snubbed you for a few days, but he is very close to King You, this move is not good for public or private, don't you want to think of a way? ”

Yao Duran was helpless when he heard this, these days, Qiao Fengzhi's closeness to King Youyou has caused a lot of speculation and dissatisfaction. Yun Ce is definitely not happy to see such a situation, and Huo Jingcheng is even more unhappy, presumably these two people should have looked for Qiao Fengzhi, and probably they can't move back, so this princess also came to beat her.

"Niangniang, the concubine will try her best to persuade each other." Yao Duran said this, thinking, how can you persuade her? Lang's heart is like iron, she has been in Fengdu City twice, and now he is in Beijing, but he does not go home, such a desperate attitude makes her lose all her courage and self-confidence, leaving her with endless myths, which finally turned into two sentences: Why? What's wrong?