On New Year's Eve, other families were busy with family reunions, but the palace was deserted.
The door was closed tightly, and the lantern hanging on the door was swaying in the wind, making it even more lonely.
Until, there was some urgent knocking on the door.
Manman slapped the door with his hand, and the palm of his hand turned red because he slapped it too hard: "Open the door, open the door quickly!"
After a while, the door opened from the inside. When the gatekeeper saw Manman, he was a little shocked and said, "Why are you here now?"
Didn’t the princess say that she would go back to spend New Year’s Eve with her family?
Manman ignored him, turned back to the carriage, reached out and pulled Qin Zhen out of the carriage.
"Princess, are you okay? Does your head still hurt?" Manman said in a low voice with worry on his face, "I will go and ask the doctor right now."
Qin Zhen's face was a little pale, and her head was tingling, making her eyes darken.
She held Manman's hand tightly and said in a deep voice: "If you are celebrating the New Year, don't cause trouble to the imperial doctor. Let them have a good New Year."
Murong Yan was helpless to do anything about her problem, and it was even less possible for others to see any clues.
Even if he comes, the most he can do is drink a bowl of soothing soup, which will have no effect.
Manman felt extremely distressed, but had no choice but to carefully help Qin Zhen enter the door.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, Linglong rushed out after receiving the news, with a surprised look on her face: "Princess, why are you here...Princess, what's wrong with you?"
Linglong rushed up to hold Qin Zhen's other side with a panic look on her face: "Are you injured somewhere?"
Qin Zhen's face was pale, and it looked even more ugly under the light of the lanterns on the corridor.
Qin Zhen had a headache and didn't want to talk.
Manman on the other side whispered: "The princess has a headache."
Linglong was speechless for a moment.
Those of them who serve her closely all know that Qin Zhen has this problem. When the third prince was here, he forced her to see many doctors and take a lot of medicine, but it couldn't be cured.
However, Qin Zhen has not been ill for a long time.
Linglong was extremely worried, and she just hoped that it wouldn't be too serious this time.
The two helped Qin Zhen into the inner courtyard, and were about to take Qin Zhen into the house, but Qin Zhen suddenly stopped.
She tilted her head slightly and looked in the other direction without blinking.
"What's wrong?" Manman looked at Qin Zhen doubtfully, "Is there something wrong?"
Qin Zhen pursed her lips and said nothing.
Linglong on the side looked at Qin Zhen, then looked at the direction where Qin Zhen was looking. Suddenly, she felt blessed and asked, "Do you want to go to the prince's room to rest, Princess?"
Qin Zhen blinked and looked at Linglong slowly.
Neither admitted nor denied.
After all, Linglong was smarter than Manman, so she immediately helped Qin Zhen to go to Lou Yan's yard.
"The prince's room is cleaned every day by the servants. The bed and bedding were just replaced with new ones today. It's just right for the princess to stay there."
Manman looked at Linglong, and was speechless in his heart, secretly thinking that Linglong was really brave.
The master was not at home, so he let someone else live directly in the master's house.
But Linglong knew in her heart that if the prince knew that the princess took the initiative to live in his house, he would probably get up and run around in joy.
The two helped Qin Zhen into Lou Yan's house and placed her on the bed. Linglong immediately ordered someone to prepare a bowl of tranquilizing medicine for Qin Zhen to take.
Qin Zhen was lying on Lou Yan's bed, grabbing Lou Yan's cup and wrapping it tightly around herself. She clutched the corner of the quilt with both hands, and her eyes were covered with red bloodshot eyes due to the severe pain.
Manman's eyes turned red as he watched, but he could only stand aside and worry, unable to do anything to help.
Qin Zhen closed her eyes and whispered: "You all should go out."
Manman and Linglong didn't dare to stay, fearing that the slightest noise would disturb Qin Zhen and make her feel even more uncomfortable.
The two of them left the house, but they didn't dare to leave, so they stayed at the door.
Manman looked at the closed door, looked back at Linglong, and said worriedly: "How about we go ask a doctor?"
Linglong shook her head and said, "It's useless. Instead, all the trouble made the princess suffer even more."
"What should I do?" Manman walked around in circles and said, "How did the princess get through illness in the past?"
Linglong pursed her lips and said after a while: "When the princess got sick in the past, it was the prince who stayed with her to get through it."
Manman: "..."
"Now that the prince is far away in the capital, I'm afraid the princess will have to survive on her own this time." Linglong sighed and said.
The two of them were worried and did not dare to go in and disturb Qin Zhen. They could only guard in the yard. Whenever Qin Zhen made some movement inside, they could take care of her.
This will last until the morning star lights up.
The courtyard, which had been quiet all night, suddenly heard a noise, and there were footsteps coming towards this direction quickly.
Linglong and Manman stood up at the same time and looked at the door together, wondering in their hearts: Who is coming at this hour?
This courtyard had experienced an assassination, and they subconsciously thought that the footsteps came from someone with bad intentions.
Linglong was about to open her mouth to call someone, but in the next moment she saw a tall figure stepping into the yard and heading inside.
Linglong suddenly became silent and grabbed Manman beside her.
Manman also saw the person appearing in the yard, with his mouth wide open and his eyes almost bulging out of his head.
Lou Yan didn't sleep, abandoned the army and drove alone for seven days, but still couldn't make it to New Year's Eve.
As soon as he entered the yard, he saw two girls standing in the yard, and his expression changed instantly.
Especially after seeing Man Man, the storm in his eyes suddenly started to boil.
"Why are you here?" Lou Yan said in a deep voice.
Manman: "I..."
Before she could finish her words, Linglong held down her wrist. Manman shut her mouth instantly and turned her head to look at Linglong.
Linglong smiled and said, "The princess is going to be reunited with her family tonight. She specially gave Manman a holiday and asked her to come back and play with me for a few days."
Manman was someone sent out by their palace.
Manman didn't know why Linglong lied, but she understood Linglong and would never mess around, so she acquiesced.
Lou Yan frowned even more tightly: "Have I ever told you to take care of her every step of the way?"
Manman lowered his head: "Yes, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time."
Lou Yan took a deep breath and said, "I won't do this next time."
"Also, why are you in my yard at this hour?" Lou Yan looked at his door. There seemed to be lights in the room.
Linglong smiled and said: "According to the custom, all the lights in the house should be lit on New Year's Eve and turned off at dawn. My servant and Manman came here to change the wicks and were about to leave."
Lou Yan nodded. He grew up among the people and knew that this custom existed.
He didn't say anything, he just raised his feet to enter the house.
Linglong said: "Prince, why did you...come back early?"
Lou Yan said calmly: "I want to come back."
Linglong raised her eyebrows and asked again: "Then... I will ask the kitchen to prepare some meals. You can have a good rest after using them."
"No need," Lou Yan said without turning around, "I'm going out after changing my clothes."