After Lou Yan suffered a severe beating, he finally got a place in his fiancée's bed.
Because of the previous words about discomfort, he was not allowed to get close. There was a pillow between the two of them. He could only curl up beside the bed and look at Qin Zhen pitifully through a pillow.
However, Qin Zhen's heart was as hard as iron, and she turned her back to him and refused to look back.
Lou Yan knew that his teasing words just now had offended people too much, but he couldn't help it.
He especially liked to see Qin Zhen blushing and getting angry... He even liked the way she punched and kicked him in shame.
Maybe Yuan Chu was right, he was probably really hopeless.
He moved his body, facing Qin Zhen's back, staring at the round back of his head, the smile in his eyes almost overflowing.
Qin Zhen, who had her back to Lou Yan, thought she would be so angry that she couldn't sleep, but she fell into a deep sleep not long after she closed her eyes.
Lou Yan was like a thief who stole something, his ears were perked up. After hearing the man's breathing calming down, he carefully moved the pillow away, and he gradually moved closer to Qin Zhen.
At first, they were still touching each other gently, but then they started to get bolder. First, they tentatively put their hands on the other person's waist. When they saw that the other person didn't respond, they simply picked them up and hugged them to their arms, and then they closed their eyes beautifully.
's sleeping.
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The next day, when Qin Zhen woke up, Lou Yan had disappeared.
When she reached out and touched it to the side, only a faint warmth remained.
While washing, Qin Zhen asked about it and whispered in a low voice: "The prince said that being discovered by others would bring bad reputation to you, so he got up and left before dawn."
When Qin Zhen heard this, she sneered and cursed in her heart: If he really cared, would he still be so shameless and not leave?
Qin Zhen's face couldn't help but feel hot when she thought of someone's sticky appearance last night that refused to leave.
After dressing up, Qin Zhen asked: "Where is my father?"
Manman: "Master Qin is having breakfast in the front hall, and then he will be on duty in the palace."
Qin Hong stayed in the palace almost every day for three hundred and sixty-five days a year. He went home yesterday because it was the day of Lou Yan's appointment.
Qin Zhen got up and walked away after hearing this: "I'm going to have breakfast with my father."
When she rushed to the front hall, she saw Qin Hong sitting at the table eating alone.
Qin Zhen sat down next to him: "Good morning, father."
When Qin Hong saw his daughter coming over, his face suddenly burst into laughter: "Early, early, come and have dinner together."
Qin Zhen sat down, looked around, and asked: "Where is eldest brother?"
Qin Hong curled his lips and said, "He said that he saw me, a bad old man, with a sharp eye, and went back to the house to see his wife."
Qin Zhen laughed: "Father, please understand my eldest brother. He works as an errand at Dali Temple all day long, leaving too little time for my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law, the princess, has been wronged a lot for my eldest brother, so it is right for my eldest brother to spend more time with her."
"I didn't say what he did was wrong..." Qin Hong glanced at Qin Zhen, "Is your father such a petty person?"
Qin Zhen raised her eyebrows: "What do you mean?"
"The labor and management are not happy with what he said. Are the labor and management ugly? What does it mean to be eye-catching?" Qin Hong even puffed up his beard and stared at him when he said this. He was very unhappy.
Qin Zhen was silent for a while, and then comforted her: "Compared to my sister-in-law's pretty face, father, you... are really eye-catching."
Qin Hong is nearly two meters tall, and his facial features are as sharp as a knife and an axe. In addition, he has started to grow a beard as he gets older, making his whole person look particularly rough, which is not very eye-catching.
After being hit repeatedly by his son and daughter, Qin Hong no longer even felt the taste of food in his mouth, and his face turned dark.
Qin Zhen glanced at him with a smile in her eyes.
The father and daughter were eating and chatting about everyday things.
"Father, who is in charge of the defense of the East Palace?" Qin Zhen asked casually while eating.
Qin Hong glanced at her and said casually: "Zhao Qing, what's wrong?"
"Zhao Qing," Qin Zhen smiled and said, "Nothing, just asking casually."
Zhao Qing, her brother who grew up with her, was very protective of her. After Zhao Qing entered the palace, they saw each other less often. However, every time Qin Zhen entered the palace, she never forgot to bring something to Zhao Qing. Brother and sister
The relationship between the two is still strong.
"Father, during this time... let Zhao Qing keep an eye on the prince and the palace. Father had better strengthen the guard and be more vigilant." Qin Zhen said softly.
When Qin Hong heard this, he immediately put down the bowl and chopsticks.
He looked at Qin Zhen seriously: "Why do you say that?"
Qin Zhen: "It just occurred to me suddenly that..."
"Zhen Zhen, you never care about these things." Qin Hong said in a deep voice.
This is the daughter he raised with his own hands, and he understands it.
Qin Zhen was silent for a moment, and finally decided to tell the truth: "My wedding is approaching, and I'm afraid that the prince will jump over the wall and do something."
Qin Hong's eyes suddenly widened: "Does he still dare to rebel?"
Qin Zhen looked at Qin Hong and said nothing.
Qin Hong: "..."
Qin Hong swallowed his saliva and asked, "Does he really dare?"
Qin Zhen said nothing, but the meaning was self-evident.
Xiao Jue really dares.
After all, this is how he came to the throne in his previous life.
Although a lot has changed in this life, there is no guarantee that Xiao Jue will not behave exactly the same as in the previous life.
What's more, when she met Xiao Jue before, she also deliberately provoked him.
Qin Zhen just wants Xiao Jue to destroy himself.
Qin Zhen pressed Qin Hong's hand on the table and whispered: "In short, no matter what happens, you must protect yourself. Your life is the most important. Do you understand?"
Qin Hong nodded seriously: "I understand."
Then he looked at Qin Zhen and said, "The prince is obsessed with you. I'm afraid that she will be unfavorable to you. Why don't I send some people to protect you..."
"No need," Qin Zhen smiled and said, "I have Qin Da and his three brothers by my side, so nothing will happen to me."
After a pause, she seemed worried and said softly: "If you encounter any difficulties that cannot be solved, you can try to trust the third prince."
Qin Hong was stunned: "Do you trust him?"
This time, Qin Zhen was silent for a long time.
Do you trust Lou Yan?
The reason why she struggled with Lou Yan for so long was actually because she didn't trust Lou Yan.
After all, in his previous life, Lou Yan was loyal to Xiao Jue, and he was half responsible for Xiao Jue's eventual ascension to the throne.
The reason why she finally decided to take a gamble was after Lou Yan beat Xiao Jue half to death in order to save her...
At that time, Lou Yan was bathing himself and couldn't help but shed a tear when he saw the scars all over her body. It was that tear that moved Qin Zhen's frozen heart.
For a man who felt sorry for her to the point of tears, she didn't believe that he wasn't sincere to her at all.
Qin Zhen took a deep breath, raised her eyes to look at Qin Hong, and said slowly: "Father, I am willing to believe him once."
She is willing to believe in Lou Yan again... If she still loses the bet this time, it only means that she, Qin Zhen, does not deserve happiness forever.