"Eleven feels that the little princess is with the civet cat every day..."

"Is there something wrong..."

Eleven hesitated for a while, but couldn't help but say it out loud.

Xiao Ruyu was stunned for a while, then looked down at the civet cat and asked in confusion.

【What's wrong? 】

"This..." Eleven was stunned by the question and made an excuse.

"The little prince is not in good health. If he is allergic to cat hair, that would be bad for him."

When he made this excuse, Eleven breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Ruyu touched the civet cat's body and realized this problem.

[Indeed, my stinky brother has always been in poor health.]

Eleven was originally thinking that she could distance herself from the civet cat, and was feeling relieved.

She suddenly changed the subject.

[I will go ask my stinky little brother right now if he is allergic to cat hair.]

"Hey, it's so late..."

Eleven wanted to stop her on the grounds that it was getting late, but she had already rushed out.

With no other options, Eleven had to follow.

Just as Xiao Rujin was about to take a rest, she was awakened by noise at the door.

[Stinky brother, are you asleep? ]

Hearing Xiao Ruyu's movement, he quickly put on his shoes and got out of bed, "Sister, what's wrong?"

"It's so late, but what's the matter?"

Xiao Ruyu shook her head and hugged the civet cat tightly in her arms.

[I have something I want to ask my stinky little brother. 】

[Is my little brother allergic to cat hair? 】

Her question made Xiao Rujin stunned, and then she shook her head decisively, "My sister and I have grown up together, and when have you ever seen me being allergic to cat hair?"

The civet cat seemed to sense something and curled up in Xiao Ruyu's arms and meowed.

Xiao Rujin looked down and the civet cat's snow-white fur came into view.

He reached out and touched it, unable to conceal the love in his eyes.

"Where did this cat come from?"

Xiao Ruyu explained to him.

[Its name is Ergou, and it is the cat in Concubine Le's palace. ]

[Ergou is very smart, and has some spirituality.]

Xiao Rujin looked at the civet cat in amazement, then reached out and carefully took it.

"Sister, let me hug you too."

The civet cat was not shy and seemed to know the relationship between the two. It nestled in Xiao Rujin's arms and rubbed against them.

Xiao Rujin was overjoyed and hugged the civet cat tightly, "Sister, I want to play with Ergou too."

"Can you take me with you to play in the future?"

Seeing that he showed no signs of allergy, Xiao Ruyu nodded with a smile.

[Of course you can.]

[It's getting late, you should go to bed early. ]

She turned her head and told Eleven with relief.

[Luckily my little brother is not allergic to Ergou, otherwise I won’t be able to bring him to play with Ergou in the future.]

Eleven's little thoughts were dashed and he returned to his residence in frustration.

…

Two months passed in the blink of an eye, just like an ordinary day.

Eleven couldn't stop the civet cat from sticking to Xiao Ruyu, so he had to follow it every day.

After some more days, in Queen Duan's palace.

Xiao Ruyu sat aside holding the civet cat, showing off to Queen Duan how smart the civet cat was.

A servant suddenly came to report and whispered a few words into Queen Duan's ear.

Queen Duan smiled sweetly, "That's a good thing. Let him come and see me later."

Xiao Ruyu raised her head and asked curiously.

[Mother, what happened? ]

"Your eldest brother has returned from the military camp and has just returned to the palace."

Queen Duan replied with a smile.

[Big Brother is back?! ]

[I haven't seen my eldest brother for a long time, and I miss him very much. ]

Upon hearing the news, Xiao Ruyu sat up suddenly, and the civet cat in her arms was almost thrown off.

Ergou: ???

Without bothering to comfort the civet cat, she stood up and ran out the door.

[Mother, I'm going to go visit my eldest brother first! ]

“This child…”

Queen Duan smiled helplessly and shook her head, then she held the civet cat in her arms and looked at Eleven who was standing beside her.

"Hurry up and follow the little princess."

In the palace of the eldest brother.

[Big Brother, you are finally back! ]

Before Xiao Ruyu entered the hall, a childish voice was heard.

Xiao Ru'an raised his head and saw the glutinous meat ball throwing itself into his arms.

"I just returned to the palace, and the little princess is here right after."

He laughed out loud and patted her head.

[I haven't seen my eldest brother for a long time, so I have to be the first one to see him.]

【Does Big Brother miss me too? 】

Xiao Ruyu cuddled in his arms, her cheeks puffy and her eyes bright.

"Of course I'm worried about the little princess." Xiao Ru'an smiled and asked the servants to bring the things he brought back specially for her.

"It's just right, let me try the cakes that my brother brought specially for the little princess."

Looking at the complete variety of pastries, Xiao Ruyu's eyebrows curved into a bright moon.

【Big Brother is so nice! 】

She took the pastry and stuffed it into her mouth while asking about his recent situation.

"Didn't he say he would be back in March? I heard that it has been a full five months since my eldest brother entered the military camp."

"Why did you stay so long, brother?"

Xiao Ru'an was startled, and asked some questions, "It has indeed been a long time."

He stroked the jade ring on his hand, seemingly in a trance.

It was not until Xiao Ruyu called him twice that he came to his senses.

"What did the little princess say?"

Seeing Xiao Ru'an's absent-minded look, Xiao Ruyu felt a little confused.

[Just now I asked my eldest brother what interesting things happened in the military camp, why did my eldest brother ignore me? ]

【Could it be that something happened? 】

"No."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ru'an refused outright, "Maybe my brother just came back and is a little tired."

"Princess, forgive me."

Seeing his answer, Xiao Ruyu didn't think much about it and quickly asked him to rest.

[Then the eldest brother should take a rest quickly. You must be exhausted in the military camp.]

A servant suddenly came to report, "Prince, the Queen Mother has held a family banquet in Shou'an Palace. Please go there as soon as possible."

Xiao Ruyu smiled at each other and hugged Xiao Ru'an's arm.

[The Empress Dowager thought that the eldest brother had not returned for a long time, so she must have specially prepared a family dinner for him.]

Xiao Ru'an forced a smile, but the fatigue on his face could not be concealed.

"Then little princess, go back and pack up. Your brother will be there on time for the family dinner."

After coming out of the eldest brother's palace, Eleven thought about the eldest brother's appearance just now and felt a little puzzled.

"Little Princess, do you feel that there is something wrong with the eldest brother?"

Although Xiao Ruyu also felt that something had happened, he didn't think too much about it and said casually.

[Life in the military camp is not easy. My eldest brother is just tired. He will be fine after a few days of rest.]

In the evening, inside Shou'an Palace.

Queen Duan specially picked out a beautiful blue dress for Xiao Ruyu, and ordered the servants to make a headdress for her as she usually did not wear any hair accessories.

Xiao Ruyu shook the hairpin on her head and felt it was quite troublesome.

[Mother, this hairpin is really in the way. ]

The hairpin fluttered twice and almost hit her in the face.

"Hey...you can't take it off." Queen Duan smiled and stopped her hand that was about to take off her hairpin, and came over to take a look.

"This hairpin is specially designed to match this dress. The little princess looks really good in this way."