When Lou Yan came out, his eyes were still bloodshot.
It was completely dark, lanterns were hung on the porch, and there were shadows on the ground.
When Lou Yan looked up, he saw a person sitting on the ground outside the door.
Lou Yan frowned subconsciously and was about to scold him, 'Why are you sitting on the ground?', but when he saw Qin Zhen's face, his expression changed instantly.
Lou Yan rushed forward and grabbed the door. He stared at Qin Zhen's face and asked word for word: "Who did this to your face?"
Qin Zhen was stunned, then raised her hand and touched her cheek: "Obviously?"
Lou Yan didn't say anything, but there were huge waves rolling in his eyes, and the air pressure in his body was terrifyingly low.
"It's okay," Qin Zhen put down her hand and said calmly, "I'm going back too."
Lou Yan still said: "Who did it?"
Qin Zhen didn't answer Lou Yan's words. She just stretched out her hand and stuffed the wooden box she was holding in her arms through the crack of the door. She said, "Money can make the world go round. You can use these to make your life easier."
.”
Lou Yan didn't even look at the wooden box. His eyes seemed to be glued to Qin Zhen's face. He opened his mouth and said the same thing: "Who did it?"
Qin Zhen realized that Lou Yan had offended. If she didn't tell him the truth today, he might not let it go.
"Who else could it be? The Queen!" Qin Zhen rolled her eyes and said angrily: "Old witch, you have quite a strong hand."
"Queen..." Lou Yan said these two words in a deep tone.
Qin Zhen glanced at him and muttered: "There is something I want to say. You should be mentally prepared in advance."
Lou Yan looked at her.
Qin Zhen said coolly: "Although there is currently no evidence that Concubine Shu's tuberculosis is related to the Queen, looking at what the Queen is doing now, she is afraid that she is not kind to Concubine Shu. The Queen is the prince's biological mother, and the prince is your master.
…You decide for yourself what to do.”
Lou Yan: "I know."
Qin Zhen glanced at him and then fell silent. She sat on the ground, a little lost in thought.
Lou Yan looked at her for a while and suddenly asked: "Does it hurt?"
Qin Zhen: "Huh?"
"Does it hurt?" Lou Yan looked at her face, was silent for a moment, and answered by himself: "It must hurt a lot."
Qin Zhen narrowed her eyes and looked at Lou Yan intently.
Lou Yan didn't dodge and spoke again, asking: "Are you in a bad mood?"
Qin Zhen was silent for a while, and then she said angrily: "The queen said that I have a mother but not a mother... What did my mother do wrong?"
As soon as these words came out, Lou Yan's face darkened.
He wanted to open his mouth to comfort him, but he was so stupid that he didn't know what to say.
He suddenly regretted it. He was always sarcastic and sarcastic towards Qin Zhen, but at times like this, he couldn't find a word to comfort her.
Lou Yan closed his eyes, and finally just said: "You... I will help you vent your anger in the future."
Qin Zhen looked at him in surprise.
I was a little depressed at first, but now I was strangely pleased by Lou Yan's light words.
She laughed and said, "How are you going to vent your anger on me? She is the queen."
Lou Yan's face was expressionless; "What about the Queen?"
Qin Zhen: "How courageous are you? Aren't you afraid of offending your master?"
Lou Yan said nothing.
Qin Zhen knew that Lou Yan valued the prince's kindness in helping him when it was time for him, so he no longer struggled with this matter.
She stood up, patted the dust on her skirt, and said to Lou Yan, "Okay, I'm going back."
Lou Yan also stood up and looked at her silently.
Qin Zhen looked at him for a moment, and finally said: "Lou Yan, you have to hold on. If you fall, what will Auntie do?"
Lou Yan's eyes suddenly turned red and he clenched his fists tightly.
Ever since that mouthful of blood in the afternoon, Lou Yan's suppressed emotions finally burst out.
Just looking at the bright red slap mark on Qin Zhen's cheek, Lou Yan suppressed the astringent feeling that came up.
Qin Zhen can no longer be worried.
He took a deep breath and said, "Okay."
Qin Zhen waved her hands, stood up and left.
When Lou Yan saw her back disappear, he bent down and picked up the wooden box on the ground.
When she opened it, she knew that the things inside were not owned by Qin Zhen herself. When she thought about how she had just come from Changle Palace, she instantly understood where these things came from.
Qin Zhen exchanged two slaps for the jewels in this small wooden box... Lou Yan stared at these jewels with a look that wished he could crush them into ashes.
These things...are also suitable?
He closed the wooden box hard and turned around and entered the house.
——
Qin Zhen came out of Changle Palace, turned around and walked towards Qinzheng Palace.
Fortunately, the emperor gave her the right to enter and leave the palace freely, otherwise at this hour, the palace door would have been locked and she would not be able to get out at all.
As soon as he reached the door of Qinzheng Hall, a hand stretched out from the side and grabbed Qin Zhen's wrist.
Qin Zhen was stunned, and when she raised her head, she met Xiao Yao's eyes.
Qin Zhen's expression dimmed: "What to do?"
Xiao Yao smiled and said, "Let's talk?"
Qin Zhen also laughed: "But I have to see His Majesty now. If there is anything else, we can talk about it another day."
As he spoke, he was about to break free from Xiao Yao's hand, but Xiao Yao used his strength and did not let go.
Qin Zhen's eyes darkened: "Your Highness, Fourth Highness, what do you want to do?"
When Xiao Yao heard Qin Zhen calling him like this, he knew that he was a bad guy and the other party was angry.
Xiao Yao pursed his lips, softened his tone, and said slowly: "We can be considered friends after all, right? For the sake of being friends, can you say a few words to me?"
Qin Zhen looked at him silently for a moment, then turned and walked outside.
When the two came to the steps outside Qinzheng Hall, Qin Zhen said directly: "Let's talk."
"I'm sorry. I apologize to you on behalf of my mother." Xiao Yao apologized as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Qin Zhen raise her eyebrows in surprise.
Xiao Yao continued: "There is actually nothing evil about my mother. She just... loves my father too much and is a bit petty. She was jealous of Concubine Shu, so she couldn't control herself and did some bad things.
matter."
Xiao Yao took a deep breath and said to Qin Zhen: "I have already told my mother to stop treating Concubine Shu harshly. And I also apologize to you on her behalf for doing something to you."
"What happened before...can you not tell my father?"
Xiao Yao looked at Qin Zhen and said softly: "I promise that what happened before will not happen again."
Qin Zhen was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised her hand and touched her cheek, and said with a half-smile: "I have a mother but not a mother. I grew up with my father. There are thousands of brothers in the entire Longhu Mountain, but there are never any
A man dares to lay a finger on me. This is the first time in my life that I have been beaten."
When Xiao Yao heard this, his heart thumped, but he still didn't want to give up: "Qin Zhen, this matter is my mother's fault, I..."
"Your Highness, Fourth Highness," Qin Zhen interrupted Xiao Yao's words and said lightly: "This is not how friends should be treated."
