As soon as Qin Zhen left the house, Lou Yan left the study immediately after hearing the news.
He came quickly and asked from a distance: "Why didn't you sleep a little longer? Are you still feeling unwell?"
Qin Zhen was not walking fast at first, but when she saw Lou Yan approaching, she simply stood still.
She looked straight at Lou Yan approaching, and the anger in her heart miraculously disappeared.
This person...she hadn't seen him in more than two years.
It seems that his physique is much stronger than two years ago. He is tanned, his skin is rough, and his eyes are not as clean as before. The biggest change is his overall temperament.
When she first met Lou Yan, he was just a servant who followed Xiao Jue. He was taciturn, smelled like paper and ink, had clean eyes, and had a bit of nerdy innocence about him.
He is a very stubborn person, and once he decides something, he cannot change it.
He values love, and he always returns the slightest help to him a thousand times.
He was kind, kind and a little silly... She remembered that she was once accused by Lou Yan of not being a good person.
But now, earth-shaking changes have taken place in this man.
When he got closer, Qin Zhen discovered that the scent of paper and ink on Lou Yan's body had disappeared, turning into a vague smell of blood.
When he stood in front of her, although the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were gentle, and the corners of his lips were smiling, Qin Zhen still felt a strong sense of oppression coming from him.
She unconsciously raised her head and looked at Lou Yan intently.
Lou Yan lowered his eyes to look at her. Seeing that she was only staring at him and not speaking, he frowned slightly and asked with a little worry: "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere else?"
He reached out and touched Qin Zhen's forehead, trying to see if Qin Zhen had a fever.
Qin Zhen felt it, and her hands became much rougher.
She pursed her lips and muttered: "It's too rough..."
Lou Yan raised his eyebrows: "What?"
Qin Zhen's eyes fell on his hand, and her voice was a little louder than before: "It's too rough, it hurts your face."
Lou Yan was stunned for a moment, glanced at his calloused hands, and suddenly said: "Sorry, I didn't think well."
He wiped his hands on his clothes, and then hid them behind his back unnaturally, looking a little embarrassed.
Qin Zhen noticed these little actions of his, and somehow, the discomfort she felt just now because of the other person's changes dissipated in an instant.
Lou Yan has indeed changed a lot, but he is still the same Lou Yan.
She blinked and suddenly said: "The clothes are too thick and very hot."
"Ah?" Lou Yan glanced at the thick cloak on her body, his eyes swept over the sweat beads on her forehead, then reached out to take off the cloak and held it in his hand, saying, "Is this better?"
Qin Zhen hummed and walked forward.
Lou Yan was side by side with her, with a step between them.
"Are you hungry? I asked the kitchen to prepare some of your favorite food. Let's go eat some later." Lou Yan spoke softly to the people around him, keeping an eye on every move of the people around him from the corner of his eye.
After looking twice, the people around me suddenly stopped moving.
Lou Yan suddenly became nervous and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
He had asked what was wrong many times since the two met.
Qin Zhen looked at her feet and said leisurely: "My legs are weak and I can't walk anymore."
Lou Yan: "..."
It's not that far from here to the front hall... But since she said she couldn't walk, she just stopped walking.
He handed the cloak in his hand to Manman who was behind him. He took a step forward and squatted down in front of Qin Zhen, saying, "I'll carry you."
Qin Zhen looked at the back figure in front of her, which slowly overlapped with the back figure on Lingjin Mountain, and the strangeness completely disappeared.
Qin Zhen finally had a smile in her eyes.
She leaned over Lou Yan's back, wrapped her hands from behind, and held Lou Yan's neck loosely.
Lou Yan raised his hand and hooked the person's legs, and easily carried the person on his back.
He weighed it, slightly dissatisfied: "Why have you lost so much weight?"
Qin Zhen said nothing, just put her head on Lou Yan's shoulder and rubbed it.
Lou Yan paused, and then he couldn't utter a single word of those preaching words.
But just because you don't say it doesn't mean that the matter is over.
"From now on, I will supervise your eating. Your health is not good to begin with. If you lose weight, you will collapse." Lou Yan said seriously.
Qin Zhen raised her eyebrows, somewhat rebelliously: "When I return to the Qin Mansion, can you take care of me?"
Lou Yan: "I will send a cook to the Qin Mansion. He will supervise you while I am away."
Qin Zhen was silent for a moment, then said: "Why should I listen to you?"
"You don't have to listen," Lou Yan carried her into the front hall, carefully placed her on the chair next to the dining table, and looked down at her, "but you know, I have plenty of ways to achieve my goal."
Qin Zhen: "..."
Lou Yan is a very stubborn person, and it is extremely difficult to change something once he has set his sights on it.
If he intends to accomplish something, he will accomplish it no matter what.
Just like when she forced Qin Zhen to drink medicine...
Qin Zhen snorted coldly and picked up her chopsticks to eat, looking viciously as if she was eating Lou Yan instead of rice.
Lou Yan was not angry either. He sat aside and served Qin Zhen with a smile. Every time he watched her take another bite, the smile on his face became brighter.
Qin Zhen was in a panic when she put down her bowl and chopsticks after eating this meal. It was all because of Lou Yan, who kept picking up food for her and unknowingly ate too much.
Lou Yan put down his chopsticks, pulled him up and went for a walk to eat.
As Qin Zhen walked away, she asked, "Why are you still in the house?"
Lou Yan: "Where would I be if I wasn't in the house?"
"When you return to Beijing from southern Xinjiang, the first thing you should do is go to the palace to pay your respects to His Majesty." Qin Zhen said, "Also, why didn't I hear that you were coming back before? And where are the troops you brought and stationed there?
Where?"
"I returned to Beijing secretly in advance. No one knows except you." Lou Yan looked at Qin Zhen and said, "As for the troops... they are still on their way back and will arrive in the capital in about three days."
Qin Zhen's eyes widened: "Are you crazy? Do you know how serious the consequences would be if someone discovered that you secretly came to Beijing? And your father, don't you know that he is very suspicious? If he finds out
, what else will happen to you?"
"It's okay, please calm down." Lou Yan reached out to hold her hand, hesitated for a moment, and grabbed her sleeve instead, "No one else will know that I came to Beijing secretly. As for my father, the emperor
Over there...how did you know that I returned to Beijing early this time without his handwriting?"
Qin Zhen was confused: "What do you mean by this?"
Lou Yan smiled and said softly: "Father wrote me a letter, telling me about the prince's request to marry you, and asking me what my opinion is. Zhen Zhen, do you think I can still stay in southern Xinjiang?