What happened to my stinky brother?

Queen Duan met her inquiring gaze with a gloomy expression.

Xiao Ruyu had a bad feeling in his heart and asked quickly.

"Your brother has been getting weaker and weaker since you left a few days ago."

Every word Queen Duan said was heart-wrenching, like needles piercing Xiao Ruyu's heart.

"I originally thought it was just a shock and that it would be fine after some treatment, but it turned out to be even worse."

Xiao Ruyu's heart trembled. She jumped off Queen Duan's legs and ran straight to Xiao Rujin's room.

Just as she ran to the door, she suddenly remembered something and turned around to instruct Eleven.

[Eleven, go and tell Daddy first. I'm going to go check on my stinky little brother first.]

Pushing open Xiao Rujin's door, Xiao Ruyu walked towards his bed.

[Stinky brother, what's wrong with you? 】

Xiao Ruyu moved closer to the bed and looked at the weak Xiao Rujin.

His little face looked much thinner, and his eyeballs were a little sunken.

"elder sister……"

Xiao Rujin spoke in a breathless voice and stretched out her little hands to hold Xiao Ruyu.

Xiao Ruyu quickly grabbed his little hand and burst into tears.

[I was only out for a dozen days, how come you have become so weak? ]

"Don't cry, sister. Mother said I was just sick. You can play with me when I get better."

He forced a smile, but it looked extremely forced.

"See you, little princess. It's time for the little prince to take his medicine."

The imperial physician came to take Ping An's pulse and delivered the daily prescription as usual.

Xiao Ruyu looked around and saw some tonic herbs that could replenish qi and blood.

She pulled the imperial physician aside and asked in a low voice.

"Does my brother take this amount of supplements every day?"

The imperial physician nodded without question and sighed.

"The Queen ordered that the little prince be given the best supplements in the storehouse, but half a month has passed and there is no sign of improvement."

Xiao Ruyu was extremely anxious. She had just taken Xiao Rujin's pulse, but it was still weak.

It must be that these ordinary herbs are ineffective!

After the imperial physician left, Xiao Ruyu turned and entered the space.

Looking at the dazzling array of elixirs in Medicine King Valley, she took them one by one without hesitation.

In order to make the medicine more effective, Xiao Ruyu summoned a stream of spiritual power and injected it into it.

[Stinky brother, take this medicine, and you will get better soon. ]

Xiao Ruyu took out the elixir and handed it to Xiao Rujin.

"Really? I really want to get better soon."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Xiao Rujin's eyes.

[When has my sister ever lied to you? ]

Xiao Ruyu helped him up, fed him all the elixir, and watched his expression nervously.

To her surprise, Xiao Rujin's complexion did not improve at all.

Perhaps the elixir had not yet taken effect, Xiao Ruyu asked the servants to bring a chair and sat in front of the bed to watch over him.

"Little Princess, Eleven is back."

Eleven's voice was heard at the door of the hall, and Xiao Ruyu stood up and looked.

[What does Dad say? ]

Xiao Ruyu shifted his attention and focused on Eleven.

Eleven bowed and began to tell the story one by one.

As soon as he entered the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Emperor Shangwen asked him why he took Xiao Ruyu away secretly.

Eleven was quick-witted and put all the blame on Doctor Yang.

"Reporting to the emperor, before leaving, Doctor Yang told the little princess that he had investigated in Jiangnan and found that Prime Minister Lu did not retreat to the mountains and fields, but was missing."

"For the sake of state affairs, Imperial Doctor Yang asked the little princess to stop by on her way back."

Although Emperor Shangwen was skeptical, he could not seek the truth directly at the moment, so he had to temporarily end the matter.

"The Emperor has already known about Prime Minister Lu's affairs and has secretly sent people to investigate."

Xiao Ruyu felt relieved. Since someone from the imperial court was going to investigate, they would find clues sooner or later.

She looked down and saw that Xiao Rujin had just taken the elixir and had fallen asleep without her knowing when.

[Eleven, it just so happens that you are back. Please accompany me to the Imperial Hospital to check some things.]

Xiao Ruyu took Eleven and tiptoed out of the bedroom door.

Eleven also noticed that something was wrong with Xiao Rujin and asked with concern.

"What happened to the little prince? Why does he look so weak?"

Xiao Ruyu shook her head, indicating that she couldn't see anything at the moment.

When she arrived at the Imperial Hospital, she gathered all the imperial doctors together.

"I called you here today to ask you what you think about the little prince's illness."

The imperial doctors looked at each other and dared not speak.

"Just say it boldly."

Xiao Ruyu glanced at the nearest imperial physician and bowed quickly.

"Little Princess, it's not that our Imperial Hospital is incompetent, but the little prince's illness is really strange."

He took out the daily prescriptions from the shelf at the back and spread them out one by one.

"These days, our Imperial Hospital has been prescribing the best nourishing herbs for the little prince to take every day, but there is still no improvement."

Xiao Ruyu had already read those prescriptions and had a splitting headache.

"If this treatment doesn't work, won't you think of other methods?"

Seeing that the imperial doctors were all in a very difficult situation, Xiao Ruyu simply went straight into the Imperial Hospital.

"Since you can't find a solution, I will read all the books today. I don't believe that I can't find a solution!"

Eleven followed her, and the two of them entered the library of the Imperial Hospital together.

After four or five hours, Xiao Ruyu sat slumped on the ground with a pile of books scattered around him.

She grabbed her hair weakly, looking depressed.

【Why, the source of this disease cannot be found. 】

Seeing that she was extremely anxious, Eleven tried to comfort her.

"Don't worry, little princess. We will find a way."

[Forget it, it's late, Eleven, you should go back and rest. ]

Xiao Ruyu returned to the bedroom dejectedly. Looking at the weak Xiao Rujin lying on the bed, her heart was broken.

[It’s my incompetence. I shouldn’t have left you. ]

She gently poked Xiao Rujin's cheek with her little hand, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Xiao Rujin, who was sleeping soundly, seemed to sense something and moved a little.

Suddenly, a wriggling creature caught Xiao Ruyu's eyes.

Isn't this the poisonous insect from last time?!

Xiao Ruyu immediately stood up and took a closer look. The poisonous insect was still on Xiao Rujin's neck, but it seemed to be a little bigger.

She wasn't mistaken that day!

Xiao Ruyu stretched out his fingers and pinched the insect tightly, trying to force it out of his mouth.

But the poisonous insect was irritated and kept twisting back and forth in Xiao Rujin's neck.

Xiao Rujin was awakened by the pain, and a layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Sister, it hurts...it hurts so much..."

His lips began to turn blue and his face turned pale.

Xiao Ruyu quickly stopped her actions, but the poisonous insect was still wriggling in Xiao Rujin's body.

"It hurts... I'm dying of pain..."

His voice became smaller and smaller, until he was in so much pain that he couldn't make any sound, and his little hands tightly grasped the quilt.

This won't work. Xiao Rujin will surely die in pain!