Hu Yafei sat on one side and looked at the two people opposite him intently.
Watching the two people standing shoulder to shoulder, head to head, telling jokes in a low voice, and saying a few intimate words from time to time.
They were not talking about big things, they were just about which dish was delicious in the kitchen today, whether they saw a new gadget while shopping today, or whether the color of the fabric was not good-looking, and other such small things.
At first glance, I thought it was boring. But the more I listened, the more fascinated I became, and the warmer the picture became.
Hu Yafei thought, is this what couples who truly love each other are like?
It's not like the father did, who gave his mother and concubine a lot of gorgeous jewelry and clothes. Nor is it like the mother who took the initiative to find many beautiful concubines for the father.
What they do is not love.
Like Lou Yan and Qin Zhen, they are ordinary, with daily necessities and daily necessities, just like a real home.
Qin Zhen quickly sewed the small piece of clothing in her hand, then picked it up and showed it to Hu Yafei: "How is it? Does it look good?"
Hu Yafei stared at the little clothes for a few seconds, then nodded: "It looks good."
"Your little nephew is so lucky. He hasn't even been born yet, and your aunt misses him so much."
Qin Zhen smiled and said, "This is the first child of the younger generation of our Qin family, so naturally I will be more concerned about it."
She folded the small clothes, turned around and stuffed them into Lou Yan's hand: "Put them back."
Lou Yan raised his eyebrows: "You're going to drive me away when you're done?"
Qin Zhen: "I'm talking to the little princess, what's the matter with you?"
Lou Yan was unhappy: "Is there anything I can't listen to?"
"Ayan," Qin Zhen looked at Lou Yan with an expression that was hard to explain, "you are a prince after all, a majestic general on the battlefield. Do you insist on hanging out with women and listening to their gossip?"
Lou Yan curled his lips, he was not interested in listening to women talking nonsense, he just wanted to listen to his wife talk.
Qin Zhen: "Okay, don't you still have something to deal with? Go quickly, don't make people wait for too long."
Lou Yan nodded, picked up his things, got up and left.
Hu Yafei smiled and said to Qin Zhen: "I'm afraid you are the only one in the world who dares to talk to him like this, and he can still obey his words."
Qin Zhen raised her eyebrows: "Is he scary?"
Hu Yafei smiled but said nothing.
Qin Zhen had a smile in her eyes and said, "He just doesn't like to talk very much, and he's not a savage beast, so there's no need to be afraid of him."
Hu Yafei smiled bitterly in her heart, thinking: Of course it is not a scourge in front of you, but in front of others, it may be more terrifying than a scourge.
She had seen Lou Yan getting along with the emperor in the palace, and she could see that Lou Yan was not very submissive to his emperor father.
Only in front of Qin Zhen did he behave like a cat.
Qin Zhen did not discuss Lou Yan's problem with Hu Yafei anymore. She only needed to know what her Ayan's temperament was. She was not interested in letting everyone know about her husband.
"Why did you take the initiative to come to me?" Qin Zhenxiao looked at Hu Yafei and asked softly.
Hu Yafei didn't dare to look into Qin Zhen's eyes. When those eyes looked at her, Hu Yafei felt like she had been seen through.
She wanted to get up and leave, but after hesitating and struggling for a long time, she still sat where she was.
If there was anyone else who could help her, it was the person in front of her.
Hu Yafei took a deep breath, looked at Qin Zhen intently, and said in a deep voice: "I want to ask you for help."
Qin Zhen saw her serious expression, thought for a moment, and then said: "You have to tell me what's going on first, and then I will decide whether to help you."
"My father...has given an ultimatum." Hu Yafei lowered his eyes and said softly, "I believe that in a short time, the coupons he gave to Your Majesty will be delivered to His Majesty's desk. By then, whether I want it or not,
I will always be the fourth prince’s concubine.”
She suddenly reached out and grabbed Qin Zhen's hand, and said with some urgency: "I understand, I don't want to marry Xiao Yao, I don't want to be the fourth prince's concubine, and I have no interest in the position of queen, these are not for me
Wanted.”
Qin Zhen was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down: "Then what do you want?"
"Like you," Hu Yafei blurted out, word for word, "I want to live a life like you with brother Zhao Qing."
She wants her future life to be warm and full of love, not full of cold gold and silver, and superficial rights.
Qin Zhen was silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "Have you really thought about it?"
Hu Yafei seemed to have made a lot of determination and nodded.
"If you choose this path, you may lose everything you have now." Qin Zhen said slowly, "Your status as the little princess in southern Xinjiang, your glory and wealth, and even your relatives will all be lost to you.
will be lost."
"Little Princess, have you really thought about it?"
Hu Yafei: "..."
Qin Zhen is right, once she disobeys her father's order, everything she has now will be lost.
Her father will never recognize her as a daughter again, and she will never even be able to return to southern Xinjiang in her lifetime. Everything she has had in the past ten years will be in vain.
However, if she were asked to choose to marry Xiao Yao, she couldn't do it.
Over these years, she has learned enough about Xiao Yao.
I would like to ask, how responsible can a man be who can push his wife who loves him deeply to pay for his sins?
If she gets married, she might be the next one to be pushed out to pay for her sins.
If she was asked to spend the rest of her life with such a man, she would not be willing to die.
Hu Yafei was silent for a long time before nodding again and saying, "I've thought about it."
Qin Zhen looked at Hu Yafei steadily, as if to confirm the truth or falsehood of her words, and finally seemed to see the determination in her eyes, and Qin Zhen finally smiled slowly.
"I have no control over the affairs of the King of Southern Xinjiang." Qin Zhen said slowly, "But I can make you a promise."
"That is, no matter what happens, I will keep you and Zhao Qing safe."
Hu Yafei didn't understand it at first, but then he understood it and his eyes widened: "No matter what we do, you can protect us, right?"
Qin Zhen nodded.
Hu Yafei stood up immediately, bowed deeply to Qin Zhen, and said, "Thank you."
Qin Zhen stretched out her hand to help her up and said, "Zhao Qing is my brother and a member of my family. When I help you, I am helping him. You don't have to thank me."
"Yes," Hu Yafei said softly, "No matter why you help me, I want to thank you."
After she finished talking to Qin Zhen, she turned back to the courtyard where Zhao Qing was.
Today, she wanted to be willful for once.
I don't want to go back to the palace, I just want to stay with Zhao Qing.
She had thought this way since the day Zhao Qing was injured. But she had been worrying too much and had not made up her mind.