When Qin Zhen hurried to Changning Palace, she happened to see the emperor coming out of the house.
Before she could say anything, she saw Lou Yan standing aside and raised his feet to rush into the house.
Xiao Chengye quickly grabbed Lou Yan's arm with quick eyes and hands, and said in a deep voice: "Don't go in!"
Lou Yan's eyes were red and he stared at Xiao Chengye: "Let go."
Xiao Chengye's eyes were also red, and the veins in Lou Yan's hand were bulging, and he said slowly: "This is her wish, she doesn't want you to go in and see her appearance when she left."
Lou Yan's lips trembled twice and he said in a trembling voice: "That's my mother, that's my mother..."
"I know," Xiao Chengye looked at Lou Yan with a bit of pity in his eyes: "I know you feel bad, so why don't I? But this is her last wish, and as her closest relative, you have to fulfill it.
she."
Lou Yan froze on the spot, his red eyes staring at the half-open room.
Suddenly, Murong Yan's voice came from the room: "Empress Shu!"
This exclamation instantly made the hearts of everyone present tremble.
Xiao Chengye looked back subconsciously, and his men relaxed their grip on Lou Yan.
At this second, Lou Yan suddenly broke away from Xiao Chengye, raised his feet and was about to rush into the house.
Xiao Chengye was horrified: "The third child!"
Concubine Shu is suffering from tuberculosis. If Lou Yan rushes in like this, he will definitely get close to Concubine Shu uncontrollably, and he will definitely be infected by then.
At the critical moment, a person suddenly rushed out from beside him, hugged Lou Yan's waist, and held him tightly.
Qin Zhen hugged Lou Yan's waist tightly with both hands and said in a deep voice: "Loud Yan, calm down!"
Lou Yan's eyes were red and he roared: "How do you ask me to calm down? How do you ask me to calm down! Let me go, let me go!"
Qin Zhen was unable to catch someone several times and was almost driven away by him.
Qin Zhen took a deep breath, let go of Lou Yan's waist, walked around to Lou Yan, raised her hand and slapped Lou Yan on the face, and roared: "Please wake up!"
Lou Yan: "..."
He stood there blankly, looking straight at Qin Zhen.
He is like a tight string that seems to be broken in the next moment.
Qin Zhen's heart felt sour, she stepped forward and hugged Lou Yan, patted his back gently, lowered her voice and said, "Okay, I know you are in pain, I know..."
Lou Yan began to tremble uncontrollably, and tears flowed down uncontrollably, hitting Qin Zhen's shoulders drop by drop.
Qin Zhen felt the moisture on her shoulders and wanted to back away, but she hugged Lou Yan tightly again, pretending that she didn't know anything.
After a while, when she felt that Lou Yan finally stopped crying, Qin Zhen let go of her hand and stepped back, looking up at Lou Yan.
"I'm going to take you to see her now. Can you calm down and listen to me?" Qin Zhen asked tentatively.
Lou Yan was silent for a moment, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Okay."
Qin Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, took one of Lou Yan's hands, and led Lou Yan towards the door.
Xiao Chengye stood aside and couldn't help shouting: "Zhen Zhen, Concubine Shu..."
"Your Majesty," Qin Zhen interrupted Xiao Chengye and said softly: "Let him take a look."
Xiao Chengye's eyes fell on Lou Yan's face, and after a while, he looked away silently.
Qin Zhen led Lou Yan into the house and stopped in the middle of the room. She held Lou Yan's hand tightly and never let go.
In the room, Lou Shulan was already lying on the bed, supported by Murong Yan.
She had exquisite makeup and beautiful clothes. She closed her eyes slightly, as if she was asleep, very peaceful.
Murong Yan stood beside the bed, looked back at Qin Zhen, and whispered: "I'm sorry, I failed the princess's trust."
Qin Zhen: "I know you tried your best."
Murong Yan sighed and stepped aside slightly so that the two of them could see more clearly.
Qin Zhen glanced sideways at Lou Yan, then pulled him forward a few steps, and then stopped at a safe distance.
Lou Yan said nothing since he entered the door, his eyes only fell on Lou Shulan.
At this time, his knees softened and he knelt on the ground with a thud.
Qin Zhen followed him and knelt beside him.
After a while, Lou Yan said softly: "I was the one who harmed her... I shouldn't have come to the capital, I shouldn't have gotten close to the prince, I shouldn't have..."
If they had never been to the capital, his mother would still be alive and well.
Qin Zhen pursed her lips, remembering what Lou Shulan said to her that day, and said softly: "Auntie... she has always been thinking about His Majesty in her heart. Do you know this?"
Lou Yan: "..."
"She told me that His Majesty has been very good to her in the past few months since she entered the palace." Qin Zhen continued: "So good that she forgot all the misfortunes of the past few decades. She said that this is what she feels in her heart.
It’s worth it.”
Lou Yan's eyes were red, but he bit his lips tightly to prevent himself from shedding a single tear.
"So, don't blame yourself. None of this is your fault." Qin Zhen held Lou Yan's hand tightly and said word by word: "Auntie, she got what she wanted. The only thing she cares about is you. Only you.
If you live a good life, she will feel at ease."
Lou Yan closed his eyes and said nothing.
Lou Yan knelt down and knelt for several hours. Qin Zhen held his hand and knelt with him.
It was not until dawn that the news about Changning Palace finally spread. The Queen and her concubines entered Changning Palace in a grand manner, breaking the tranquility of Changning Palace.
Qin Zhen turned her head to look at Lou Yan, who had been kneeling all night, and said softly: "Lou Yan, don't let outsiders see the joke, especially the murderer hiding in the dark."
Lou Yan was shocked and suddenly woke up.
He took a deep look at Lou Shulan who was lying on the bed, kowtowed three times, and finally called out: "Mother."
After walking out of this door, he will no longer be able to call his mother, and he will no longer have a mother.
Lou Yan staggered when he stood up from the ground, and Qin Zhen, who had been kneeling with him all night, couldn't stand up.
Lou Yan stretched out his hand to half-hug her and asked in a low voice: "Are you okay?"
Qin Zhen took a deep breath, endured the excruciating pain in her knees, gritted her teeth and said, "It's okay."
Lou Yan looked at her deeply, took back the hand she held, and helped her walk out.
As soon as he went out, he met Xiao Chengye's eyes.
Xiao Chengye stood in this courtyard last night and also stood there all night.
The eyes of father and son separated immediately. Lou Yan supported Qin Zhen and stood aside.
The queen and others stood beside Xiao Chengye and said softly: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu has contracted consumption. I'm afraid she won't be able to be buried in the usual way."
Lou Yan's eyebrows were beating, and his eyes were fixed on the queen.
The queen continued: "I think it is better to send Concubine Shu outside the palace to be burned. All the things she used during her lifetime cannot be kept. The Changning Palace must be thoroughly cleaned..."
"That's enough!" Xiao Chengye interrupted the queen and said coldly: "It's not your turn to make the decision in this matter!"