Ever since Lou Yan confessed to Qin Zhen that he was going to southern Xinjiang, Qin Zhen had never seen him again.
Although he went to the door of Qin Mansion every day to wait, Qin Zhen never let him in.
He had no choice but to have some melon and fruit snacks delivered to him every day, and asked Manman to help deliver them.
The reason why he didn't want to tell Qin Zhen at first was because he was afraid of this situation.
He wanted to stay with Qin Zhen until he left. But now, he couldn't even see Qin Zhen at all.
The expedition was about to begin, and he had many things to do, so he could only spare half an hour every day to stand in front of Qin's house.
Sometimes it's early morning, sometimes it's noon, sometimes it's late at night.
He was going to go on an expedition in one day, and everything was ready, but Lou Yan still couldn't see Qin Zhen.
He leaned against the back door of Qin's house and looked up at the moon in the sky, wondering what he was thinking.
Manman poked his head out from behind the door and looked at him with some embarrassment.
Lou Yan didn't look back, he just asked: "She still doesn't want to see me?"
Manman couldn't bear it, but still said: "It's too late. The princess has already gone to bed. Your Highness should go back first."
Lou Yan was not surprised, but he was inevitably a little disappointed.
He was silent for a moment, and then said: "It's okay, I'll stay for a while and then leave."
Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, Manman couldn't say anything, so she silently retreated.
Back in the house, Qin Zhen, who thought she had fallen asleep, suddenly said: "You haven't left yet?"
Manman was startled, walked around the screen and entered the inner room. Seeing Qin Zhen sitting on the bedside, she couldn't help but ask: "Why hasn't the princess fallen asleep? Is she unable to sleep?"
Then he replied: "His Royal Highness said he would stay for a while."
Qin Zhen said nothing, looking out the window as if in a daze.
After a while, Qin Zhen said in a low voice: "Isn't it cold..."
Seeing that winter has come, the night is getting colder and colder. Isn't it cold when he stands outside?
Manman didn't hear clearly and asked: "What?"
Qin Zhen suddenly felt a little annoyed and said in a deep voice: "Let him go back."
Manman: "... How dare you, slave?"
When she saw the third prince now, she was like a mouse seeing a cat, and she was extremely frightened.
Qin Zhen was silent for a while, and then sighed.
She lay down in anger, pulled the quilt over her head, and thought to herself: There is still one day.
In one day, Lou Yan will leave.
That night, Qin Zhen tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Every half an hour, Manman would be asked to go out to see if Lou Yan had left. If not, she would writhe on the bed like a pancake. Until she learned that Lou Yan had left,
Qin Zhen then fell asleep in a daze.
She goes to bed late and wakes up early.
When I opened my eyes, the color of fish belly had just appeared in the east, and there was still a damp and cold moisture in the air.
She sat on the bed for a moment, then suddenly got out of bed and called Manman in to wash and change clothes.
Manman was so sleepy that while serving her, he couldn't help but ask: "Is the princess going out?"
Qin Zhen hummed and said, "Go hiking."
Manman: "Ah?"
"Have you ever been to Lingjin Mountain?" Qin Zhen showed a rare smile in many days and said, "There is a Lingjin Temple on Lingjin Mountain. I heard it is very spiritual and has many believers. The master Hui'an who presides over the temple is also very famous.
Even His Majesty admires him very much."
Manman looked a little confused. She had never heard that Qin Zhen believed in Buddhism, and she didn't know why Qin Zhen suddenly wanted to climb a mountain.
His Highness will leave for southern Xinjiang early tomorrow morning, but today she is going to climb a mountain to worship Buddha?
Manman doesn't understand.
However, she still served Qin Zhen carefully, and got into the carriage with Qin Zhen, staggering all the way to Lingjin Mountain.
When he reached the foot of the mountain and looked up, Manman's legs felt weak and he blurted out: "It's so high?"
Qin Zhen laughed: "Yes, it's very high. It takes two or three hours to climb up. My legs are weak."
Manman: "...Do we have to climb?"
Qin Zhen glanced at her and said, "Just wait for me at the bottom of the mountain, and I can go up by myself."
"No, I will accompany you." Manman refused to say anything.
Qin Zhen shook her head firmly and said, "I'll go by myself. You wait for me here."
She forced Manman down at the foot of the mountain and walked up the mountain.
Stepping onto the high stone steps again, Qin Zhen's mentality was completely different.
Lou Yan was with me last time, but this time she was alone.
She found that there was no one pulling her and carrying her to cheer her up, but she climbed vigorously without feeling tired at all.
Now that I think about it, at that time I just felt that there was someone around me who was hurting and pampering me, and I started to be pretentious unconsciously.
Qin Zhen climbed very quickly this time and reached the top of the mountain in two hours.
She came early, and there were only a few pilgrims in the square outside the temple, which was much deserted compared to last time.
She did not enter the temple, but went directly into the backyard from the side path and went straight to the place where she met the old monk last time.
As expected, not long after walking, I saw the same stone table as last time, and the old monk was sitting there. There was a pot of tea on the stone table in front of him, and opposite him was a cup of tea, still emitting hot smoke.
Qin Zhen walked over, looked at the tea in front of her, and asked, "Is this for me?"
The old monk looked at her with a smile: "Little noble man, can you try it?"
Qin Zhen raised her eyebrows, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said casually: "That's it."
She was born a bandit and didn't know how to drink tea. When she drank it, all the teas had the same taste. The difference was that some were stronger and some were lighter.
The smile on the old monk's face deepened and he added: "Indeed, they are all the same."
Qin Zhen sat down in front of him and asked again: "Master, are you waiting for me?"
The old monk said: "Young nobleman, did you come here specially to find me?"
The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
The old monk looked at Qin Zhen and asked: "How did the little noble man sleep after he went back last time?"
"Thanks to the master's peace charm," Qin Zhen looked at the old monk with burning eyes and said slowly, "With it, I never have nightmares again."
The old monk nodded: "That's good."
"Can I have another peace talisman?" Qin Zhen looked at the old monk steadily and said, "Master, if you want anything, just ask for it, as long as I have it."
There seemed to be a smile in the old monk's eyes. He did not say whether to give it or not. He just asked: "I wonder what the little noble man wants this peace charm for?"
Qin Zhen said calmly: "Send someone away."
Old monk: "Is this person important to you?"
Qin Zhen: "Important."
The old monk nodded: "If a young nobleman cares about you so much, that person will be able to turn danger into good fortune and return safely and triumphantly."
Qin Zhen's eyes suddenly lit up: "Seriously?"
"Little noble man, sincerity leads to wisdom." The old monk said with a half-smile.
He lowered his head, took out a small cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Qin Zhen.
Judging from his movements, it seemed that this thing had been prepared a long time ago and was waiting for Qin Zhen to pick it up.
Qin Zhen took the small bag and asked curiously, "What is this?"
