In fact, Lou Yan never wanted to question Qin Zhen.
He hurried back from Dali Temple in a hurry, just because he was worried that Qin Zhen would be in bad condition after meeting Xiao Jue.
But what he didn't expect was that Qin Zhen would take the initiative to ask.
He suddenly smiled, reached out and touched Qin Zhen's face, and said softly: "I don't want to ask anything."
Qin Zhen raised her eyebrows: "You don't want to know what I said to Xiao Jue?"
"I don't want to know," Lou Yan said softly, "It doesn't matter what you told him. The most important thing is that you stay by my side."
Qin Zhen: "..."
She felt somewhat emotional in her heart.
I'm afraid there are not many people in this world who can achieve Lou Yan's level.
"Don't worry, I will stay by your side and won't go anywhere." Qin Zhen rarely spoke sweetly and said something to make Lou Yan happy.
As expected, Lou Yan's smile was brighter than before. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to hold Qin Zhen in his arms and said softly: "It's enough to know this."
Qin Zhen was held by him obediently, and after a while she asked, "Aren't you going to let go yet?"
Lou Yan: "I'm too tired, let me rest."
Qin Zhen said quickly: "Then you should go back to your room and rest as soon as possible."
"No, that's fine." Lou Yan said softly, "If you let me hold you for a while, I won't be tired anymore."
Qin Zhen was a little dumbfounded, and secretly wondered if ginseng had become essence and could help people regain their energy?
However, after Lou Yan said so, Qin Zhen didn't move any more and quietly let Lou Yan hold her.
After eating only a few mouthfuls of the meal, Lou Yan was so sticky that he got over it.
As soon as Lou Yan put down his chopsticks, someone came to the door and urged Lou Yan to enter the palace.
Lou Yan hugged Qin Zhen hard and said, "Wait for me at home."
After saying that, he stood up and walked out.
Qin Zhen watched Lou Yan leave, thought for a moment, and said to Linglong: "Instruct the kitchen to cook some of the prince's favorite meals and send them to the palace later."
Lou Yan didn't eat much just now, and Qin Zhen was a little afraid that he was hungry.
After hearing this, Linglong said with a smile in her eyes: "Yes, I will go right now."
Their prince is also someone who is loved by others.
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Royal Palace.
The Qinzheng Hall was burned to the ground by fire on the night of Xiao Jue's rebellion, and it is still unusable today. The emperor's office was chosen in the Tai'an Hall, not far from the Qinzheng Hall.
At this time, the most important ministers in the court gathered in Tai'an Hall.
Lou Yan stood at the front, his eyelashes slightly lowered. He was completely out of place here, and he was clearly different from the noisy ministers.
These ministers, no matter how fierce they were, stayed far away from Lou Yan and did not even dare to look over here.
It wasn't until Gao Cheng shouted that His Majesty was coming that the entire Tai'an Palace became quiet again.
Xiao Chengye was not having a good time these days, and his face looked ugly when he appeared at the Tai'an Palace.
No matter how much he dislikes Xiao Jue, he is still his biological eldest son, whom he loved sincerely when he was young. Now that his eldest son has done such a thing, no matter how hard-hearted Xiao Chengye is, he cannot remain indifferent.
After Xiao Chengye sat down, he raised his eyes and glanced at everyone, and said coldly: "Let's talk about it."
The emperor spoke, and after the people below were silent for a while, someone else spoke.
The first person to jump out was Yun Cheng, the imperial censor.
Once, his daughter Yun Ruying was Xiao Jue's crown princess, and he could be considered Xiao Jue's father-in-law. Now, he was the first one to step on Xiao Jue.
"Your Majesty, the prince has disregarded human relations and intends to rebel. This is unacceptable in the natural justice."
With Yun Cheng taking the lead, others jumped out one after another.
"The prince has been in office for many years, but his performance has been mediocre and he has made no achievements. He is really not worthy of his position."
"Your Majesty treated him well, but he was not only ungrateful, but repaid kindness with evil. This kind of behavior is really not worthy of the dignity of a heir apparent."
"Your Majesty, the prince has no emperor in his heart, let alone father and son. Such people who have no emperor in their eyes and no affection between father and son in their heart are really unworthy of human beings."
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Lou Yan couldn't help but sneer in his heart as he listened to these ministers being filled with indignation and accusing the prince of various wrongdoings.
When the prince was here, they all bowed their heads and spoke with words of praise. The same mouth could criticize the prince as worthless after his fall.
These ministers who talk about benevolence, justice and morality are simply disgustingly hypocritical.
Xiao Chengye had a headache due to the noise from these ministers, and his already poor mood became even more irritable.
His eyes swept over and fell on his third son.
At this moment, his third son lowered his head and said nothing, and did not follow the ministers to criticize the prince.
Xiao Chengye suddenly spoke and asked: "Third brother, what do you think?"
As soon as the emperor's words came out, the courtiers suddenly became quiet.
Everyone looked at the third prince, wanting to hear what he would say.
After all, he was rehabilitated and was the biggest contributor to bringing the prince to justice.
What's more, His Majesty is not having many heirs today. The second prince is in poor health and has been living in seclusion for many years, and the fourth prince asked himself to leave for Shu because of his mistakes.
Now, whenever the prince falls, the third prince will benefit the most.
Although he comes from a very low background, if he works hard, he is likely to make further progress.
However, Lou Yan was destined to disappoint them.
Lou Yan slowly knelt down and said softly: "Back to Your Majesty, I think... His Highness the Crown Prince may have something to hide, or he may have been deceived and temporarily confused."
He looked up at Xiao Chengye and said word by word: "His Royal Highness once helped me when I was desperate. He showed mercy to a humble person, let alone others."
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is something hidden in this matter, so please think twice."
As soon as his words came out, everyone else looked at the third prince, who had been so favored in recent years, in astonishment.
Many people can't help but think that they really came from a humble background, so they have no ambitions. At this time, they are still thinking about the little favor they once received, and the situation is too small.
But Xiao Chengye, who was sitting on it, didn't think so.
After hearing too many people cursing the prince, Xiao Chengye suddenly heard a different voice, which made Xiao Chengye feel a little better.
Those ministers denounced Xiao Jue as worthless and said he was not worthy of being a human being... But Xiao Jue was the crown prince himself, and Xiao Jue was his son.
Xiao Jue is so miserable, how can I, as his father, be any better?
Xiao Chengye was silent for a while, and then said something unclear: "No matter what the reason is, he should not rebel."
Lou Yan said: "I believe that the prince has no intention of hurting His Majesty. It's just that... I don't know why he can't keep his temper."
This sentence came to Xiao Chengye's heart again.
That night, Xiao Jue did not hurt him, and also said that he would respect him as the Supreme Emperor.
Lou Yan looked at the emperor's expression and added: "Your Majesty, please personally interrogate the prince and clarify the matter."