The carriage entered the East Palace all the way. Lou Yan took no one with him and walked in alone.
As soon as we entered the yard, we heard the sound of children playing.
Lou Yan turned his head slightly and saw a child playing in the yard. He looked a little over a year old, walked tremblingly, and looked particularly thin.
Lou Yan instantly remembered the identity of this child.
Xiao Jue's eldest son, the little emperor's grandson, the son born to Xiao Jue by the maid Qin Zhen.
The child was born prematurely and almost couldn't be saved.
Calculated by time, this child should be two and a half years old, but he looks like the size of a one-year-old child and is very thin.
Perhaps he seemed too out of place standing there, and Yan Yu, who was playing with the child, suddenly looked over.
Seeing that it was Lou Yan, Yan Yu was startled and hurriedly picked up the child and came over to say hello: "I've met the prince."
Lou Yan nodded slightly, and then his eyes fell on the child's face again.
Yan Yu quickly took the child's little hand, shook it towards Lou Yan, and coaxed softly: "Baby, be good, this is the third uncle. Come on, can you call me third uncle?"
But the child just looked at Lou Yan quietly with a pair of innocent eyes. No matter how Yan Yu tried to induce him, he just didn't speak.
Yan Yu was a little embarrassed and said: "I'm sorry, this kid is a little timid and has no intention of being rude. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty."
"Nothing," Lou Yan looked away and asked calmly, "Princess, have you ever seen this child?"
Yan Yu changed the subject too quickly, but he still said honestly: "The princess often comes to visit, I have seen her before."
Lou Yan nodded, said nothing more, turned around and left.
Xiao Jue is still waiting for him.
Yan Yu looked at Lou Yan's back, slowly pursed her lips, and the hands hanging by her sides clenched into fists uncontrollably.
In fact, she and Lou Yan were quite familiar with each other.
When they were on Longhu Mountain, she was a maid and Lou Yan was a servant. She was ordered by Qin Zhen to take care of Xiao Jue, and Lou Yan was Xiao Jue's sidekick. They often interacted with each other.
She always regarded Lou Yan as a person like herself. They were of the same humble background, were dependent on others, and could only serve others all their lives.
However, once I arrived in the capital, everything changed.
Lou Yan is not a slave, he is the emperor's son, and he has suddenly become a prince that she can no longer reach.
Now, he has become a prince.
Lou Yan is no longer the slave who squeezed in with her outside the door to eat steamed buns in Longhu Mountain.
She is nothing but herself.
They are all human beings, but everyone around her has a good fate, but she seems to be born with a bad fate.
Yan Yu took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said, "I will never accept my fate!"
Lou Yan can be a prince, why can't she be a queen?
Yan Yu looked down at the child in her arms and said softly: "Baby, my mother's future depends on you."
This child has now become her greatest support.
On the other side, Lou Yan came to Xiao Jue's yard and was about to go in when he heard the sound of a woman playing inside.
Lou Yan stopped and frowned tightly.
After listening carefully, he finally confirmed that he had heard nothing wrong at all, and he indeed heard the woman's playfulness.
Feeling sick in his heart, he walked into the yard.
Sure enough, there was a soft couch in the yard, and Xiao Jue was lying on it carelessly, surrounded by two or three charming women. They were rolling in a ball randomly. The scene was simply unsightly.
Lou Yan looked at it in silence for two seconds, and then shouted coldly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
As soon as he made a sound, the women seemed to be frightened, screamed, and hid in Xiao Jue's arms.
Xiao Jue frowned, raised his hand and threw the women away, and said impatiently: "What's all the fuss about? It's embarrassing, get out of here."
Those women didn't know why he turned against him so quickly, but they didn't dare to say a word and ran away quickly.
There were only two brothers left in the yard.
Xiao Jue raised his head to look at Lou Yan and said angrily: "You didn't even say a word when you came. You just stood there like a ghost. Who do you want to scare to death?"
Lou Yan said expressionlessly: "I said it."
"you……"
Xiao Jue choked for a moment, and then said angrily: "I went to Southern Xinjiang and was granted the title of king. I became bolder and dared to talk back to me, right?"
Lou Yan said calmly: "No."
Xiao Jue snorted coldly and said, "I don't dare to measure you."
Lou Yan remained silent and did not refute.
Xiao Jue sat up, straightened his messy clothes, looked up at Lou Yan again, and said with a half-smile, "You are quite sensible. You came to me before I even came to you."
Lou Yan lowered his head: "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
"I remember that you and Qin Zhen have a good relationship?" Xiao Jue said lightly.
Lou Yan answered the question without offense and continued to wait silently for Xiao Jue's next words.
After a while, Xiao Jue frowned and said, "I'm talking to you, are you mute?"
Lou Yan then said: "I can say a few words."
"In that case, then go and give me a few words." Xiao Jue said calmly, "If you can persuade her to nod and agree to marry me, I will definitely give you a great credit."
Lou Yan raised his head, stared straight at Xiao Jue, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness has so many beautiful people in the palace, why do you have to provoke the princess?"
"How is that the same?" Xiao Jue frowned and said in a deep voice, "These are just gadgets that cannot be put on the stage. How can they be compared with Zhen Zhen?"
"She can only be my crown princess." Xiao Jue said word by word.
He has always been sincere to Qin Zhen.
After Lou Yan heard Xiao Jue's words, the nausea in his heart began to well up again, and he said word by word: "Since His Highness the Crown Prince is so obsessed with the princess, what do those women just now mean?"
Xiao Jue suddenly became angry: "Those are just gadgets for entertainment. Don't you understand human language?"
"Since Your Highness the Crown Prince likes the princess, shouldn't he only have her in his eyes and heart?" Lou Yan said slowly, "You have another woman in your arms, but you say you are sincere to her?"
"Lou Yan!" Xiao Jue stood up, grabbed Lou Yan by the collar, and said through gritted teeth, "Are you questioning me?"
Lou Yan didn't speak, just stared at Xiao Jue.
Xiao Jue was a little irritable and said sternly: "I am the prince!"
"I am not an ordinary man. I am the prince and the future emperor. I am destined not to have only her. Don't you understand this?"
Xiao Jue said in a deep voice: "As long as I have her in my heart, really feel sorry for her, and give her what she wants, isn't that enough?"
Lou Yan raised his hand and pulled off Xiao Jue's hand that was holding his collar, and said coldly: "How do you know what she wants?"
Xiao Jue sneered: "What else could it be? The position of Crown Princess, the position of Queen, and my beloved pet? I will give them all to her."
After Lou Yan heard this, he only had one thought in his mind: It would be impossible for Qin Zhen to marry Xiao Jue in this life.
