Lou Yan returned to the palace, took a bath and changed his clothes, and then re-entered the house.
He was afraid that his body would be stained with the smell of blood and smoke Qin Zhen.
In the house, Linglong was sitting on the stool at the door, guarding.
Ever since Qin Zhen's accident, Qin Zhen has never been without anyone. When Lou Yan was around, she didn't need anyone else. When Lou Yan wasn't around, Qin Zhen would still have someone watching over her even when she was sleeping.
Hearing the noise, Linglong raised her head and looked at Lou Yan, and asked in a low voice: "The prince is back?"
Lou Yan nodded and lowered his voice: "How are you? Have you woken up?"
Linglong nodded and said softly: "Not long after the prince left, the princess woke up and wanted to find you."
Lou Yan couldn't help but quicken his pace and walked inside: "What did you say?"
Linglong: "My servant said that the prince will go out for something and will be back soon. The princess was originally going to wait for you to come back, but she couldn't hold on and fell asleep again."
When Lou Yan heard Linglong say this, his eyes became a little heavy.
In the past, when Qin Zhen was in good health, no matter how late it was, she would wait for Lou Yan to come back and never fall asleep early.
But now, she couldn't hold on for even this time and fell asleep.
It can be seen that she looks like a normal person on the surface now, but in fact her foundation has been drained, and she doesn't know how long she will have to support her.
After entering the house, Linglong consciously retreated and closed the door very softly.
Lou Yan carefully climbed onto the bed and reached out to hug Qin Zhen. As soon as he moved, Qin Zhen woke up.
"It's okay, keep sleeping." Lou Yan held the person in his arms, patted Qin Zhen's back gently, and coaxed in a low voice.
Qin Zhen was not quite sober, so she nuzzled herself into his arms and muttered: "It's so late, where have you been?"
Lou Yan didn't hide anything and said, "I went to Yuan Mansion."
Qin Zhen was not surprised, she just said "oh" and leaned her head on Lou Yan's chest.
After a while, Lou Yan thought Qin Zhen was asleep, but he heard her ask in a low voice: "Where is Yuan Chu?"
Even if he didn't explain it clearly, Lou Yan knew what Qin Zhen was asking.
Lou Yan was silent for a while and then said: "Yuan Chu did it himself."
Qin Zhen's eyes opened and she raised her head to look at Lou Yan.
Lou Yan saw that she had opened her eyes, so he leaned over and kissed her eyelids: "Aren't you going to sleep?"
Qin Zhen blinked: "What do you think?"
Lou Yan didn't answer for a long time.
What did he think?
He didn't want to let go of anyone who made Qin Zhen feel the slightest bit sad.
But the brotherhood with Yuan Chu for so many years is also true.
He has only had indifferent relationships in his life, and there are not many people around him. Apart from Qin Zhen, the only one left is Yuan Chu, his deceased brother.
He and Yuan Chu had known each other very early, before he entered the palace.
Qin Zhen looked at Lou Yan's face and knew what he was thinking. She also followed his example and kissed Lou Yan's eyes: "What's so confusing about this? Saints still make mistakes, let alone him.
He is just an ordinary man. I can also see that he really regards you as a brother."
Lou Yan pursed his lips, still a little unhappy: "He shouldn't have done that and brought it up in front of you."
"He doesn't know much about the inside story. It's understandable that he wants to save the life of his brother who has loved him since childhood. Later, when he found out, didn't he just do it himself?" Qin Zhen kissed Lou Yan again and coaxed, "Okay.
Okay, that’s it, let’s leave it at that, and we’re not allowed to mention it again in the future.”
Lou Yan was still a little unhappy, but Qin Zhen had already spoken and stopped pestering him.