Eleven's transparent spirit slowly walked out of the body and disappeared in the room in a flash.

Xiao Ruyu breathed a sigh of relief and began to wait anxiously.

A stick of incense passed.

Two sticks of incense have passed...

Eleven's eyes were closed, and there was still no sign of coming back.

Xiao Ruyu was a little panicked and paced back and forth in the room.

Did something unexpected happen?

Just as he was about to push the door and go to the Empress Dowager's bedroom to check, Eleven moved on the bed.

"Little Princess..."

When he saw Xiao Ruyu trying to push the door open to leave, he weakly tried to stop her.

[Eleven, you are finally back, how are things going? ]

Xiao Ruyu turned around and saw that he was pale and shaky.

She rushed forward and quickly helped him lie down on the bed.

【What happened? 】

Eleven opened his mouth and slowly replied, "It has been done, little princess... don't worry."

After saying this, he had used up all his strength and fell into a deep sleep.

Xiao Ruyu panicked for a moment, smelled his breath, and the scene of her last dream emerged in her mind.

Fortunately, he just lost all his spiritual power and passed out.

She breathed a sigh of relief, took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and stood by his side.

I don't know when spring thunder started outside, and drizzle was hitting the window.

The crackling noise woke Xiao Ruyu up, and she was just about to fall asleep when she was woken up again.

I stood up and wanted to close the doors and windows, but suddenly I heard someone next to me mumbling.

“Senior sister…Senior sister…”

Xiao Ruyu paused in her movement to stand up, she was stunned and looked down at the sleeping Eleven.

Eleven seemed to have fallen into a nightmare. No one knew what he was dreaming about, and his face looked somewhat painful.

"Don't……"

Senior sister?

Eleven had never called her Senior Sister, so who was the Senior Sister he was referring to?

Xiao Ruyu looked down at him in confusion. As he was thinking, there was a small knock on the door.

"Sister, are you in there?"

It’s Xiao Rujin.

She opened the door and saw Xiao Rujin's thin figure standing at the door, holding an oil-paper umbrella.

The umbrella was bigger than he was and it was extremely difficult to hold it.

[Smelly brother, how did you find yourself here? ]

Xiao Ruyu quickly took the umbrella from his hand and shielded him from the drizzle outside.

Xiao Rujin hadn't seen her for a long time and missed her very much, so he walked up to her and held her hand.

"I heard that my sister was back, so I came to find her."

"Sister, I miss you so much."

He looked aggrieved, and there seemed to be a hint of tears in his tone.

"I can't sleep without my sister."

Xiao Ruyu touched his head and was surprised to find that Xiao Rujin had grown taller.

I used to be able to reach his head with my hand, but now I have to stand on tiptoe.

[My little brother has grown taller. He must have been eating well these days.]

Hearing Xiao Ruyu's teasing, Xiao Rujin snuggled closer to her arms, "Without my sister, I can't eat or sleep well... I look forward to my sister coming back every day, thinking about her during the day..."

Listening to his mumbling, Xiao Ruyu quickly interrupted him and turned back to look at the sleeping Eleven.

[Okay, sister will go to bed with you, stop nagging. ]

Xiao Rujin nodded wildly, the depressed expression just now disappeared, and he pulled her towards his bedroom.

The drizzle is light, and hitting my face feels like the caress of a spring breeze.

Everything seems to be getting better.

…

After returning to Xiao Rujin's bedroom, Xiao Ruyu discovered that Queen Duan was not in the room, and asked in confusion.

[Isn't mother in the palace today? ]

Xiao Rujin nodded, "Mother went to Dad today to tell him the good news. Dad was very happy and kept her here."

Listening to the affectionate words between the two, Xiao Ruyu nodded with satisfaction.

After lying down on the bed, the fatigue of the day came over me.

Her eyes slowly closed, but she was awakened by quiet noises beside her.

"Sister, do you have anything fun to do when you go out this time?"

Xiao Rujin lowered his voice, but still couldn't suppress the expectation in his words.

Xiao Ruyu remembered that she had promised him before that she would tell him about the interesting things along the way when she came back, so she forced her eyelids open.

[Yes, we have traveled a lot along the way...]

She told Xiao Rujin what happened on the road as a bedtime story, naturally omitting the abuse she suffered in the dungeon.

I don’t want to make Xiao Rujin worry.

After hearing these experiences, Xiao Rujin was still worried and turned around and said to her.

"Sister is amazing. If it were me, I wouldn't be that smart."

"But this is too dangerous..."

Hearing the worry in his words, Xiao Ruyu patted his back gently and coaxed him to sleep.

[It's okay. Your sister is very capable and is not afraid of these things.]

[As for you, you must grow up well and protect your sister in the future. ]

"Um……"

Xiao Rujin's voice became quieter and quieter until her steady breathing began to rise and fall.

Xiao Ruyu stopped what he was doing, looked at his little face in the moonlight, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

This time, they originally thought that they could find Prime Minister Lu and force him to tell them how to cure the poison.

Unexpectedly, something went wrong in the end.

Xiao Ruyu sighed secretly in her heart. She stood up and gently placed her hand on Xiao Rujin's pulse.

The pulse was much steadier than before, but the two poisonous insects were already balancing the body.

I am afraid...

If one day, the other kind of poisonous insect is unable to control the mother and child poisonous insect, Xiao Rujin’s situation will be in danger.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ruyu's sleepiness disappeared.

She got up quietly and got out of bed without making any sound.

"elder sister……"

**Xiao Ruyu was startled when she heard Xiao Rujin's voice, but after confirming it again and again, she found that he was just talking in his sleep. She tucked in the quilt for him and quietly went out.

A cool breeze blew in, and Xiao Ruyu's mind became clearer.

After pacing the yard twice, she felt that she couldn't just sit there and wait to die.

Ah Chu in the prison must know something!

Xiao Ruyu wrapped up her clothes and walked towards the Ministry of Punishment.

"How can a princess of your worth enter such a filthy place..."

"You'd better go back and rest as soon as possible. If the Queen knew about this, she would definitely punish me."

The guard at the gate stopped Xiao Ruyu with difficulty and wanted someone to send her back.

Xiao Ruyu had a cold face and took out Doctor Yang's token from his arms.

"Who gave the order that this princess cannot enter?"

She didn't want to embarrass the guards, so she waved the token in front of the two of them, "You can come in with this token, right?"

The guards at the gate exchanged glances and could only escort her into the prison.

The prison held serious criminals of the imperial court, and from time to time there were shrill cries and screams.

The guard looked at Xiao Ruyu worriedly, afraid that she would be frightened.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ruyu turned a blind eye and walked straight to the innermost cell.

The iron chains were locked tightly around his hands and feet, and any movement would make a harsh friction sound. Ah Chu propped up his tortured and bloody body, and looked up at Xiao Ruyu unwillingly.

"What are you doing here?!"

"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?!"