Inside the palace, palace maids and eunuchs hurried to various palaces to do their work, not daring to slack off for even a moment.

The sound of carriages could be heard on the long street. When they saw the royal totems embroidered on them, they stopped and knelt in salute.

"Greetings to Princess Fu'an."

Xiao Ruyu lifted a corner of the curtain, looked at the long-missed Forbidden City, and let out a long sigh.

[Master, Daddy is so anxious to see us, is he angry? ]

Ever since she left the palace without saying goodbye, there has been a string in her heart that has been taut, and now it has finally broken.

Doctor Yang patted her head and reassured her, "Master will take care of this matter for the little princess. After all, the emperor asked Master to bring the little princess back. All these words are just because Master is not doing his job well."

Seeing that he wanted to take all the blame on himself again, Xiao Ruyu shook her head frantically.

[No, everyone has to take responsibility for their own actions. I can’t let my master take the blame for me anymore.]

Seeing her serious expression, Doctor Yang couldn't help but chuckle.

"The little princess has said that she did it alone, but after all, she didn't do it alone."

Eleven also agreed and nodded.

With all sorts of thoughts in mind, the carriage slowly stopped.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Eunuch Yin carefully glanced at Emperor Shangwen's expression, and seeing that he was concentrating on reviewing the memorials, he moved forward and spoke softly.

"Your Majesty, the little princess has returned to the palace."

“Bang!”

Emperor Shangwen threw the memorial on the table, and the expression on his face was unpredictable for a moment.

"Send them in."

Eunuch Yin bowed and withdrew to inform Xiao Ruyu and others who were guarding outside the hall.

He was about to say something but stopped himself. He couldn't help but remind her, "Little Princess, the emperor seems to be angry. You must not get into his temper again."

Hearing him say this, Xiao Ruyu's heart sank even more.

She hung her head, walked slowly into the hall, and knelt down to pay her respects.

"Your son pays respect to His Majesty, Father."

She kept her head down, ready to accept Emperor Shangwen's criticism, and her little mouth was pouting as tears began to well up.

Emperor Shangwen was already very angry about this matter, and he became even more angry when he heard that Xiao Ruyu had been imprisoned in the dungeon for seven days.

He even wanted to raise an army to redress the injustice, but was pacified by Queen Duan.

He thought about giving Xiao Ruyu a good scolding when she came back, but when he saw her in front of him with her eyes lowered, safe and sound, his heart finally settled down.

A long sigh came from the palace.

Xiao Ruyu looked up in confusion and saw Emperor Shangwen walking down from the hall and gently helping her up.

"Yu'er must have suffered a lot of grievances in the past few days."

"That's all."

He waved his sleeves, unable to bear blaming her anymore, and brought up the matter of the Lu father and son.

"Yu'er has taken action many times and was able to bring this evil party to justice. It seems that this is indeed a blessing for Xuan Country."

"You are worthy of being my lucky star!"

Emperor Shangwen smiled and waved his hand.

"Get up, I won't punish you."

"On the contrary, I will reward you!"

Xiao Ruyu almost jumped up with excitement and threw herself into Emperor Shangwen's arms and rubbed him hard.

[I knew that Daddy wouldn't be angry with me.]

[Daddy, I miss you so much——]

The tone of her soft voice stretched out, which made Emperor Shangwen unable to help but soften his heart. He pinched her thin little face and pretended to be angry.

"But Yu'er, don't be so willful next time, and don't leave the palace without permission."

Emperor Shangwen put on airs, his face showing majesty.

Hearing that he didn't allow her to leave the palace again, Xiao Ruyu looked a little disappointed.

Seeing her expression change so quickly, Emperor Shangwen couldn't help but add, "However, if you discuss it with me in advance, I will also consider it."

【Daddy is the best! 】

Emperor Shangwen's gaze fell on His Highness and Imperial Physician Yang, with some admiration in his eyes.

"Doctor Yang and Eleven, you have done a great job in protecting the little princess."

"And you have captured the Lu family's evil followers for me. I will reward you greatly."

"Someone come!"

Eunuch Yin had been waiting on the side, listening carefully to Emperor Shangwen's instructions.

"A reward of 100 taels of gold, and an annual salary increase of 1,000 taels."

Hearing the generous rewards, Xiao Ruyu was overjoyed and calculated how many cakes she could buy.

She couldn't hide the smile on her face, and subconsciously she started mumbling in her head.

[Dad is so kind to me. I wish he could be so tolerant to my eldest brother.]

[I always feel that Daddy is too harsh on my eldest brother.]

【Why is this happening? 】

As she was thinking, Xiao Ruyu suddenly realized that Emperor Shang Wen could also hear her thoughts, so she quickly stopped talking.

Meeting Emperor Shangwen's inquiring gaze, she quickly stepped forward and held his arm, "Daddy, I don't mean to blame you."

Her small hands swung his arms back and forth, her eyes cautiously glancing at his expression.

Emperor Shangwen did not reply but looked at Doctor Yang and the other doctor.

“Ahem…”

Doctor Yang cleared his throat awkwardly, looked away, and pretended not to hear what was said.

"It seems to be a bit cold today..."

He made small talk, trying to change the subject.

Eleven also touched himself awkwardly and continued what Doctor Yang said.

"Yeah...it's a little cold..."

The two men avoided Emperor Shangwen's gaze and wished they could retreat immediately.

But since Emperor Shangwen did not speak, they did not dare to propose leaving without permission.

After a while, Emperor Shangwen finally spoke.

"All of you please leave. Yu'er and I have something to talk about."

Seeing that they were finally allowed to leave, Doctor Yang immediately pulled Eleven away. Before leaving, he did not forget to cast a sympathetic look at Xiao Ruyu.

You're always daydreaming, and now you've been caught red-handed.

After the two left, Eunuch Yin signaled to take all the servants out, leaving only Emperor Shangwen and Xiao Ruyu in the empty palace.

The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Xiao Ruyu couldn't figure out Emperor Shang Wen's thoughts, and stood there at a loss, wringing her hands.

"Dad...Did Yu'er say something wrong and made Dad angry?"

She took the lead in breaking the awkward atmosphere and moved closer.

Emperor Shangwen sighed and sat back on the dragon throne, his imperial aura evident.

"Yu'er is wrong. I am not being harsh to your eldest brother."

"We just have high hopes for him and want him to finish his studies as soon as possible."

Xiao Ruyu was a little surprised to see him explaining to her, but after thinking about what Xiao Ru'an had experienced in recent days, she couldn't help but refute.

"Father's intentions are good, but my eldest brother is only in his teens...Father has seen that my eldest brother has lost a lot of weight since he came back from the military camp."

"It's a good thing that Dad wants his son to be successful, but everything will turn into the opposite when it reaches the extreme. This is not a good thing for my eldest brother."

Relying on his childish nature, Xiao Ruyu spoke his mind without hesitation.

After she finished speaking, she realized that Emperor Shangwen's expression became increasingly solemn.

Xiao Ruyu threw herself into his arms, rubbed her breasts against his, and said in a milky voice, "Daddy, if what I said is wrong, you can punish me."

Emperor Shang Wen touched her head and just sighed softly.

"The Queen misses Yu'er very much, go and see her."