Yao Duran thought for a moment and had an idea in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is injured, and she just excused herself from the matter. As for the winter solstice banquet, let Concubine Shu be the master, her identity and situation are not sensitive, let her do it. ”

Huo Jingcheng listened to it and said, "It's feasible, okay, let Concubine Shu do it." ”

......

Concubine Shu's side suddenly took on such an important task, and she was suddenly surprised and inexplicable, and there were many hopes and beautiful speculations in her heart.

On the same day, Huo Jingcheng allocated a sum of money to her, and asked her to organize this banquet without losing her heavenly demeanor.

So, Concubine Shu started the winter solstice banquet three days later.

In the evening, Wei Yanran came to the Wanton Palace to visit Yao Duran. After some care, Wei Yanran got down to business.

"Sister, I have asked the doctor to check the boxes of gouache that Lin Guiren gave me, but there is nothing wrong with it, and the fragrance is the same as the fragrance on Lin Guiren, so it can be seen that it has not been replaced."

Yao Duran listened to it and said, "Maybe we are too careful, and Your Majesty will no longer see her now, so let's put this matter aside for now." ”

Wei Yanran said: "That's the only way." But in the past few days, the palace has been talking about the mother and the eldest prince. ”

"Oh? What do they say? ”

Wei Yanran said truthfully: "Everyone said that my sister had good means, not only did she subdue the eldest princess, but now while the queen was not in the palace, she actually brought the eldest prince here." ”

Yao Duran smiled faintly: "Let them go, anyway, what I do is wrong." ”

Wei Yanran comforted her a few words, and suddenly said unfathomably: "It's really right that my sister pushed Concubine Shu to the Winter Solstice Banquet, and let her stand on the cusp of the storm to block the wind and rain for her sister." ”

Yao Duran knew that she was delicate, and she didn't want to deny it, so she smiled: "Nothing can escape your eyes." ”

Wei Yanran did say it well, but in addition, she actually had another intention, but this intention could not be said to Wei Yanran.

Imagine, Concubine Shu expected that the queen would not be able to turn over, and she Yao Duran was a childless imperial concubine, so Concubine Shu thought that there was still hope, so she came out and walked around at this moment. And the banquet of the winter solstice has always been organized by the hostess of the palace, but this time this glorious task Huo Jingcheng was handed over to her, she was naturally pleasantly surprised, and felt that she really had great hope, so next, she would work harder for this, as long as she had more movements, there would be more flaws, and people would have a chance to take advantage of it.

Not long after Wei Yanran left, Xu Huanyan came again. It's just that today, she swept away her former joy and became crying.

She knelt on the ground and wept repeatedly, and begged her pitifully: "Niangniang, please help the concubine, the concubine is much more stable than before, but Your Majesty seems to have forgotten the concubine." The concubine has not seen you for a long time, and she can't leave Concubine Shu's Shuhua Palace, so it is very difficult. Seeing that the concubines couldn't recruit His Majesty, Concubine Shu sneered at the concubines everywhere, and gave the concubines a look at every turn, and the palace people in Shuhua Palace saw that Concubine Shu was like this to the concubines, and as she didn't put the concubines in her eyes, the concubines really couldn't stand it anymore, woo woo woo ......"

After hearing this, Yao Duran said with a faint expression: "This palace has heard that you have been wronged everywhere in Shuhua Palace, so according to your meaning, do you want to win Your Majesty's holy favor, and then let Your Majesty transfer you out of Shuhua Palace?" ”

Xu Huanyan wiped her tears and nodded.

Yao Duran smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this? If you really want to leave Shuhua Palace, this palace can be the master and reassign you to live in the palace, so okay? ”

Xu Huanyan was slightly stunned, and then said: "Niangniang, you can't!" If you do this for the concubine, Concubine Shu will naturally be angry, but she doesn't dare to do anything to you, maybe in the days to come, she will intensify this anger to the concubine! ”

Yao Duran nodded slowly: "It's not that I don't ignore this. In that case, what you hope most is that this palace will help you win the grace, right? ”

Xu Huanyan nodded: "Ask Niangniang to help the concubine!" ”

Yao Duran said: "How can this palace help you?" Can this palace still drag His Majesty to your bed? Besides, doesn't Concubine Shu hope that you can recruit Your Majesty to go to Shuhua Palace often? Why doesn't she help you? ”

Who knows what's going on in this.

Xu Huanyan saw that she had the intention of sitting idly by, and her eyes immediately showed disappointment. Just before she could speak, Yao Duran's words followed.

"Also, even if Hongu doesn't help you in the end, I hope you can figure out the stakes of something. The matter of the abolition of Concubine Yu's family, you and I are both prosperous and lossy, you better understand. Okay, let's go back, Hongu is tired. ”

Yao Duran's attitude suddenly changed greatly, he was no longer friendly to her, and he beat her again, Xu Huanyan was disappointed all of a sudden, and he saluted and bit his lip and retreated in despair.

Yao Duran stared at her back and thought for a long time.

......

Three days later, at the winter solstice banquet, Yao Du contracted illness and did not attend. Since you want to avoid the limelight, it's better to avoid it to the end.

I heard that Concubine Shu held the winter solstice banquet extremely grand and lively, and the red gilded invitations were sent out one by one, inviting many wives of former court officials to the palace for the banquet, and at the same time, the harem concubines were all present as accompaniments.

In this way, the officials and wives gathered in the palace, and a hundred flowers bloomed.

The women's event, Huo Jingcheng did not participate. Unexpectedly, Concubine Shu felt that it was really faceless for him not to come to sing a one-man show by himself, and his face was dull, so he ordered Qingfang to go to the imperial study to invite Huo Jingcheng to the banquet.

Huo Jingcheng saw that she was persistent, so he went over for a walk, preparing to sit down and leave.

When he came, Concubine Shu felt glorious, the whole person smiled and welcomed the spring breeze, sat down next to Huo Jingcheng at the main table, dignified in the open, and coaxed him in secret. Naturally, in addition to Concubine Shu, the other concubines on the table were also happy, and they stuck to toast.

Lin Meiyi finally saw him again after many days, so she went to toast him with a faint and pitiful expression. It's just that she didn't know if she was too nervous or what's going on, so with a twist of her wrist, she suddenly poured the wine in her cup on Huo Jingcheng's dragon robe.

"Oops! Damn the concubine! She said this, but she didn't kneel down to plead guilty, but immediately took out a pink silk silk, pinched it in her hand to wipe his shirt, the silk silk turned over and over and wiped on his chest for a while, Huo Jingcheng suddenly frowned, and then pushed her away lightly, got up and said a word and left.

When Concubine Shu saw this situation, she wanted to blame Lin Meiyi for something, but she was hindered by the presence of the officials and wives, so she glared at Lin Meiyi and swallowed her breath.

However, in the next half day, Huo Jingcheng was always impetuous, and it was difficult to settle down. Until the night, he came to the palace of wantonness, and without saying a word, he entangled Yao Duran on the bed.

It's just that between the clouds and rain, he suddenly stopped moving. He looked at her below, and his expression showed a bit of pain and shame.

He actually said: "Ran'er, at this moment, I don't think about you in my heart, but Lin Meiyi, I can't stand myself like this, so I won't bear it anymore." ”

Yao Dui was stunned, and his heart was cold in an instant. After she came back to her senses, she reached out and pushed him away: "Then Your Majesty should go find her." ”

"Okay." Huo Jingcheng actually agreed, and gave up the joy of cloud and rain halfway, and then put on himself.

He suddenly became so strange that she was suspicious, and her beautiful eyes were silent in the bed with tears.

"You also get up and dress, and go to Lin Meiyi's palace with me." He said suddenly.

Yao Duran was stunned again, and she was even more puzzled.

Huo Jingcheng stated again: "Get up and accompany me to Lin Meiyi's palace." ”

Yao Duran saw that he was serious, and there were many doubts and curiosities in his heart, so he agreed by surprise.

In this way, the two went to Lin Meiyi's Rose Hall together in the night. Along the way, both of them were silent, but she listened to his breath slightly, as if he was suppressing something that was difficult to release.

"Your Majesty has arrived—" This voice reached Lin Meiyi's ears, and to her, it was as if she had heard the sound of heaven. Just immediately after, another voice came: "The imperial concubine has arrived-"

Lin Meiyi's surprise condensed and became suspicious. She calmly came out to greet her, Huo Jingcheng said lightly, and then pulled Yao Duran past her and walked straight into the dormitory.

Lin Meiyi saw that his expression was not good, followed up and looked at the two imperial concubines, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty...... Not!! ”

Unexpectedly, before she finished speaking, Huo Jingcheng, who had a cold face, suddenly made a move like lightning, and quickly stretched out an arm to strangle her neck.

When she boarded, Lin Meiyi's beautiful eyes widened, and her face changed drastically! I choked in my throat in one breath, I couldn't go up or down, and the pain was extreme! Soon, one of her pretty faces turned red, and tears oozed from the corners of her eyes.

This scene was sudden and unexpected! Yao Duran was shocked, stunned and full of disbelief, and suddenly wondered if the picture in front of her was real.

When several palace ladies in the hall saw this situation, they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, and they didn't dare to come out.

Huo Jingcheng was already murderous at this time, staring at Lin Meiyi's painful face in his hand, his face was as solid as ice and he had no pity! He used a lot of force in his hand, and at the same time, he said a cold word.

"Lin, rejoice, you are the first woman who can be killed by my own hands."

Lin Meiyi saw that he was resolute in killing, and there was a burst of despair in her heart, the cold iron fist in front of her who was tightly choking her neck was actually determined to take her life...... Physically and mentally in pain, she instinctively grabbed his hand with both hands, but, compared to his strength, it was like a grasshopper shaking a tree. Soon, her face was the color of pig's liver, her breath was still in her throat, she couldn't get in or out, she was starved of air, her chest was painful, and her brain was dizzy, and she was worse than dead.

And his hands are still straining......

Finally, Lin Meiyi put the last glimmer of hope for survival on Yao Duran's body. She turned her red eyes with difficulty, and slowly looked at Yao Duran, who was as dumb as a doll......

Yao Duran woke up with a sudden startle in her desperate and eager eyes.

"Oops! Your Majesty! Yao Duran was shocked, and immediately pounced on him and broke his hand hard: "Your Majesty, let go!" Lin Guiren is going to die! How could Your Majesty kill a concubine for no reason?! ”