Eleven was given the title of imperial guard, which allowed him not only to enter and leave the palace at will, but also to be awarded a special residence.

A smile broke out on Xiao Ruyu's face and she shook Eleven's hand.

[Eleven, you don't have to squeeze into the guardhouse anymore. ]

Eleven nodded in thanks, "Thank you, little princess."

Seeing that she was in a good mood, Eleven's mouth corners couldn't help but curl up a little.

"Look at our Yu'er, so active."

Empress Duan looked at Xiao Ruyu from afar in the palace and joked with Emperor Shangwen beside her.

"Yu'er is lively by nature, more like a man's temperament."

Emperor Shangwen took a sip of wine, his eyes full of doting.

It's late at night.

After the banquet, Empress Duan was a little drunk. After seeing Emperor Shangwen off, she returned to her bedroom.

Xiao Ruyu took this opportunity to sneak into Eleven's residence.

【Eleven, I want to see your new residence. 】

Eleven knew what she was thinking. She just wanted to sleep at his place again today, so he didn't object.

"Eleven, go clean up first, little princess, come back later."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Half an incense stick later, Xiao Ruyu thought the time was almost up and prepared to sneak out of the hall to find Eleven.

Just as she went out, a childish voice called her.

"Sister, where are you going?"

Stinky brother?

Xiao Ruyu turned around and saw Xiao Rujin walking out of the Queen's Palace in thin clothes. She didn't know when she reached the outside of her house.

[It's cold at night. Why are you wearing so little? What if you catch a cold? ]

She hurried over and took off her coat and put it on him.

"I don't know where my mother went. I'm so bored in the house alone."

Xiao Rujin lowered her eyes, and her thin face looked even more pitiful under the moonlight.

He was not brought to the party just now. Firstly, he had just recovered and they were afraid that he would catch a cold again. Secondly, Empress Duan thought that he was not the type to join in the fun, so she simply let him stay in the palace.

Looking at the poor Xiao Rujin, Xiao Ruyu felt very uncomfortable.

[Never mind, I'll go and keep you company.]

Xiao Ruyu took his hand and walked into the hall, and suddenly remembered something.

[The maid who served in the palace was not here? How come no one stopped you when you ran out alone? ]

Xiao Rujin did not answer, but blinked his eyes cunningly, but was thinking secretly in his heart.

With the help of those maids, it would be easy for him to sneak out.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xiao Ruyu led him back to Queen Duan's palace.

The maid in the palace was almost frightened to death and was preparing to report to Queen Duan.

"No need to go, this princess has brought him back."

Xiao Ruyu coaxed him to bed, tucked in the quilt for him, and said softly, "My stinky brother is not fully recovered yet, so he needs to rest well. This princess will not stay here with you."

After saying that, she wanted to run away and go find Eleven to have a good sleep.

As soon as he stood up, his little hand was grabbed by another soft and tender little hand.

Xiao Rujin lay on the bed with a wronged look on her face, her eyes slightly red.

"Sister, I'm scared."

Xiao Ruyu looked around but did not see Queen Duan and was confused.

After a while, he said in a daze.

"Since mom is not here, can you tell me a story before I go to bed?"

【But I can’t tell stories. 】

Xiao Ruyu was in a dilemma. His mind was no longer here, but he was still worried about Xiao Rujin.

Seeing his pitiful appearance, I finally softened my heart.

[Forget it, what do you want to hear, little brother? ]

Xiao Rujin put away her grievance and said with shining eyes, "I will listen to whatever my sister says."

Xiao Ruyu racked his brains and came up with a boring story.

She lay slightly beside the bed, twisting her fingers weakly.

"A long time ago, there was a disobedient mountain king who came down from the mountain..."

Although it was a boring story, Xiao Rujin listened to it very carefully.

He raised his head slightly and looked at the shadow cast by Xiao Ruyu under the candlelight, lost in thought.

"Sister, what does the mountain king look like?"

Xiao Ruyu was stunned and blurted out, "It's exactly the same as what's written in the book."

"Oh..." Xiao Rujin's tone was drawn out, and he was obviously a little disappointed. "In the book... I haven't seen what it looks like in the book."

His pitiful appearance made Xiao Ruyu's heart tighten. She touched his forehead and described him in detail.

"The mountain king has yellow fur all over his body, with a 'king' written across his forehead in black fur..."

Xiao Rujin listened carefully, and soon he heard steady breathing.

"Mountain King..."

Listening to his confused murmurs, Xiao Ruyu's voice gradually became softer and finally became silent.

Looking at his sleeping face, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After carefully covering him with bedding, Xiao Ruyu tiptoed out the door.

The place where the eleven rewards were given was in a side hall not far away.

Relying on his memory, Xiao Ruyu slipped past quietly.

As soon as she entered the door, Xiao Ruyu heard a familiar voice and she leaned over to look.

Eh? Why is my mother here?

She controlled her inner thoughts and carefully hid her body.

Queen Duan was some distance away from her, talking to Eleven, with no expression on her face.

Xiao Ruyu pricked up her ears but didn't hear a word.

Just as he was lost in thought, Eleven's voice rang out, "Farewell, Her Majesty the Queen."

She reacted immediately and hid herself in the dark again.

[Why did mother come to see Eleven so late at night? ]

When Xiao Ruyu was wondering, a hand pulled her out from the darkness.

Eleven's helpless and amused voice sounded, "How can the little princess hide anywhere?"

Only then did I realize that he had appeared in front of me without me noticing when.

Xiao Ruyu touched his nose somewhat embarrassedly, thinking of Queen Duan just now. He thought that Eleven was implicated because of his affairs again, and a guilty look appeared on his face.

[Mother must have taught you again. ]

[Eleven, it's all my fault. I've implicated you again.]

She bit her lip dejectedly and her eyelids drooped.

When Eleven heard her inner thoughts, he was stunned at first, then realized that she had misunderstood.

"Little Princess, the Queen has nothing to do with this when she comes to see Eleven. Please don't misunderstand."

【What is that? 】

Seeing that he was not here to teach Eleven a lesson, Xiao Ruyu felt a little relieved and asked with his head tilted.

A faint smile flashed across Eleven's face, pretending to be profound.

"Secret."

Seeing that he refused to tell her, Xiao Ruyu put her hands on her hips and questioned him angrily.

[Eleven, are you going to hide this from me now? ]

Seeing that she looked so cute when she was angry, Eleven couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"The little princess looks just like the little black dog that day."

[Okay, you eleven, you actually compared this princess to a dog! ]

Xiao Ruyu raised her little fist and pretended to hit him.

"It's just that the Queen doesn't allow Eleven to say it. The little princess will know it in the future."

"Are you going to teach Eleven a lesson?"

Eleven looked at her fist, raised his eyebrows slightly, and pretended to leave.