11. Answer truthfully.
"Master was summoned to the Imperial Study by the Emperor early in the morning, and the matter should be discussed now."
Xiao Ruyu felt that the incident happened suddenly and there must be something fishy going on, so she pulled Eleven's hand.
【Let’s go to the Imperial Study to see what’s going on. 】
In the imperial study.
Just as Xiao Ruyu was about to go in, she was stopped outside the door by Eunuch Yin.
"Little Princess, the Emperor is discussing matters with Lord Yang and has instructed that no one else is allowed to enter."
Eunuch Yin held up his whisk and spoke with an embarrassed look on his face.
Seeing that Emperor Shangwen had given the order, Xiao Ruyu didn't want to make things difficult for Eunuch Yin, so she tiptoed to look inside but saw nothing.
She glanced to the side and an idea came to her.
Got it!
【Eleven, let’s go over there. 】
Xiao Ruyu avoided Eunuch Yin's sight, hid in the bushes nearby, and moved towards the window sill.
“Bang!”
As soon as I squatted under the windowsill, I heard the sound of an inkstone falling heavily to the ground in the house.
He was startled suddenly, and then he heard Emperor Shangwen's angry scolding from the imperial study.
"Birds of a feather, forming a clique for personal gain!"
"They don't take me seriously at all!"
Doctor Yang's soothing voice came from inside the room. He sighed and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, please don't get angry and hurt yourself. The most important thing for us right now is to find Lu Zongyuan back."
"He is the key clue. If we lose the clue now, it will be very difficult to catch Lu's evil accomplices again."
It would have been better if we didn't mention this. Emperor Shangwen became even angrier and slammed the table in anger.
"I think we were too lenient when we purged the Lu family's clique last time!"
"There must be remnants of the Lu family in the court. Someone, come!!!"
Eunuch Yin heard the noise and walked in to wait, listening carefully to Emperor Shangwen's oral instructions.
"Pass the order down, and deliver the portraits of the Lu family's evil party to officials in various places. If anyone sees it and reports it to the court, there will be a huge reward!"
Emperor Shangwen's face turned pale, and he immediately issued a wanted order for the father and son of the Lu family throughout the entire Xuan country.
"yes."
Eunuch Yin agreed and immediately set about taking care of the matter.
[Dad is serious this time, but I always feel like something is wrong.]
On the way back, Xiao Ruyu mentioned to Shiyi that she had gone to see Achu last night.
When Eleven heard that Ah Chu was under a ban, he was also surprised.
"I heard Master mention this kind of restriction once, but I didn't expect it to really exist."
He frowned tightly and felt that this matter was not simple.
"When did the little princess start to feel that something was wrong?"
Eleven turned around and asked Xiao Ruyu.
As Xiao Ruyu walked, she kicked the pebbles on the ground, her mind going back to the day when Lu Zongyuan just returned to Beijing.
[If the Lu family wanted to rescue him, they could have rescued him the day before returning to Beijing.]
[There must be something going on! ]
They were on their way to the capital and rested for a day on the road.
If we were to take action, that day would definitely be the best time.
How could it take until now...
Xiao Ruyu felt that the matter was becoming more and more confusing, and her little brain was almost unable to figure it out.
Lu Zongyuan...returned to Beijing...broke the prison...
What is the inseparable yet easily overlooked connection between them?
As Xiao Ruyu was lost in thought, he tripped and almost fell face down on the ground.
Fortunately, Eleven was quick enough to grab her by the scruff of the neck and pull her back.
This start made Eleven's mind much clearer.
He thought carefully about the ban, and suddenly remembered something, "Little Princess! Eleven has an idea!"
He called out to Xiao Ruyu, who was in a daze, and asked her to stop.
[Eleven, what good ideas do you have? ]
Xiao Ruyu tilted her head and looked at him, anticipation flashing in her eyes.
Eleven rested his chin on his hand and thought for a moment, "Since Ah Chu is restricted from speaking, can I..."
"Get a pen and paper and write it down!"
This idea was like a bolt from the blue, and it immediately opened up Xiao Ruyu's mind.
She grabbed Eleven's hand excitedly, with a sparkle in her eyes.
[Eleven, why didn’t I think of this method! ]
【You are so smart! 】
Xiao Ruyu snuggled into Eleven's arms, and her depressed mood caused by Lu Zongyuan's prison break was swept away.
Eleven touched her head, and seeing that she was excited, he couldn't help but feel excited too.
Just do it!
She immediately went back to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and took Eleven back to the prison.
After yesterday's prison break, the guards today were obviously more vigilant.
The guard was patrolling around, and when he saw Xiao Ruyu coming, he hurriedly saluted.
"Meet Princess Fu'an."
Xiao Ruyu took a step forward and was about to go in, but was stopped by the leading guard with difficulty.
"I'm afraid the little princess has heard about the prison break yesterday..."
"The Emperor has issued an order that no one is allowed to enter the prison without his permission."
Seeing that he was in a dilemma, Xiao Ruyu winked at Eleven behind him.
Eleven stepped forward, took out the imperial token, and let him pass easily.
Stepping into the prison, Xiao Ruyu saw that the cell where Lu Zongyuan was imprisoned yesterday was empty.
"Achu, Achu."
She gently woke up Achu who was fast asleep, and squatted down to look him in the eye.
Thanks to the elixir, his injuries have mostly healed, but he is still in low spirits.
Achu forced his eyes open and looked at Xiao Ruyu in confusion. He opened his mouth but still no sound came out.
Xiao Ruyu waved at him, signaling him not to speak, and took the paper and pen from Shiyi and handed them to Ah Chu, "Ah Chu, can you write?"
"I promise you, as long as you tell me everything you know...
I will go to my father and ask him to spare your life."
We are far apart, and we won’t see each other again.
Achu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he grabbed the iron railing and sobbed towards Xiao Ruyu, as if to confirm the truthfulness of her words.
Seeing her nod, Achu took the paper and pen and started writing something.
Eleven also came over and sweated.
Success or failure depends on this one move!
The only remaining clue can only be found on Achu.
Xiao Ruyu nervously watched Achu write down word by word, with a breath hanging in his chest.
"I only know that their goal is the country..."
She stretched her neck, trying to see what the next word would be, but saw that Ah Chu's hand suddenly froze in place.
"What's wrong? What's next?"
Seeing that the clue was right in front of him but suddenly stopped, Xiao Ruyu couldn't help but urge him.
Ah Chu's hand suddenly turned over in a strange posture, as if his wrist had been broken alive!
The pen in his hand also slipped to the ground!
Eleven noticed something was wrong and picked up Xiao Ruyu and kept a few meters away from him.
The next second, Achu's pupils widened, his expression became ferocious, and his body twisted abnormally.
The whole person seems to be folded up!
Xiao Ruyu was shocked by the scene before her. Just when she was about to rush forward to save Achu, she heard...
There was a loud bang.
Warm blood splashed on her face and body, blurring half of her vision.
"ah--"