The prisoners in the cell opposite screamed and were so frightened by the horrific scene before them that they took a few steps back.

Eleven felt nauseous and quickly wiped the filth in front of Xiao Ruyu's eyes and covered her eyes.

"Little princess, don't look..."

Xiao Ruyu's mind completely exploded, and she almost collapsed to the ground, falling into Eleven's arms.

[He... blew himself up? ]

Just now, Achu's body suddenly swelled up, becoming bigger and bigger, and finally reached its limit.

The guard heard the noise and rushed in, but was also shocked by the scene before him.

Eleven gave the order, "Take care of this place, don't let the little princess see it!"

He carried the frightened Xiao Ruyu away and walked out of the prison step by step.

The bright sunshine shone on her body. Xiao Ruyu came back to her senses and heard Eleven sighing softly beside her.

"Eleven was reckless. I didn't expect that the evil cult had another trick up their sleeve."

He was filled with guilt and took all the blame on himself.

Xiao Ruyu shook her head, not yet fully recovered from the shock.

【Achu’s death is not your fault. 】

She recalled that when she first entered the prison, Ah Chu's condition was already a little abnormal.

I'm afraid that the person who rescued Lu Zongyuan last night poisoned Achu to silence him before leaving!

A crazy and evil cult member!

Xiao Ruyu was so angry that her teeth were itching, but she was helpless and had to hold her anger in.

[Achu was probably killed by the cult members. Our only clue is gone now.]

She sighed and hugged Eleven's neck tightly.

The two of them were silent, both looking uninterested.

As I passed the palace gate, I suddenly heard a hustle and bustle.

Xiao Ruyu turned his head and found that many ordinary people were gathered at the city gate.

The officers and soldiers of the imperial court shouted to the crowd while pasting up the portraits of Lu's father and son.

"If anyone sees these two people, report them to the police."

"Anyone who has any clues will be rewarded with 100 taels of gold!"

One hundred taels of gold?

The people were suddenly in an uproar, talking at once, with uncontrollable excitement on their faces.

The officer impatiently tapped the portrait with his sword and suddenly pulled out most of the sword.

Everyone fell silent instantly, looking at the officers and soldiers in bewilderment.

The officer continued with a cold face, "At the same time, if anyone knows about this but does not report it, or deliberately shields someone..."

The sword was drawn out, carrying a bit of cold sword intent.

"Kill without mercy!"

After the officers and soldiers left, the people gathered around and started discussing the matter.

"This person seems familiar..." "Isn't he the former Prime Minister Lu?"

One person recognized Prime Minister Lu and was reminded by someone nearby.

"You can't say that now."

A commoner looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the soldiers had not turned back.

"Don't you see? This man is wanted now, and he still dares to mention the title of Prime Minister."

"But..."

"This man was able to escape from a heavily guarded prison. It seems that he had to put in a lot of effort."

Another citizen laughed out loud, "In my opinion, he is just stupid. He didn't escape on the road, but escaped after entering the prison. Isn't this just adding to his crime?"

The common people just now gave him an edge and put forward other opinions.

"That's not necessarily true. What if this person has someone in Beijing to pick him up?"

"He ran away on the spot. He might be caught in a while."

Xiao Ruyu listened to their discussion quietly, and something in her mind seemed to suddenly become clear.

Someone in the capital is there to pick us up...

Could it be...

Could it be that what Lu Zongyuan said when he came to Beijing that day, "I'm finally back", was referring to this place!

After Xiao Ruyu figured everything out, she was so excited that she almost jumped out of Eleven's arms.

[Eleven! Lu Zongyuan must have a conspiracy! Otherwise he wouldn't have obediently let us escort him back to Beijing! ]

Eleven was a little confused after hearing her words, "What does the little princess mean?"

[When he returned to Beijing that day, if the cult wanted to rescue him, they could have done it on the way.]

[But they waited until one day after Lü Zongyuan returned to Beijing before they came to break the prison. I think they must have planned some other conspiracy!]

Xiao Ruyu suddenly had a bold idea and held Eleven's hand tightly.

"Eleven, tell me, is there any possibility for them?"

"We haven't even left the capital yet!"

Eleven nodded at this and felt that it was not impossible.

"What the little princess said makes a lot of sense. What should we do now?"

Xiao Ruyu lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his head with a bit of determination.

【Come on, take me to find my uncle! 】

Inside Duan Hou’s mansion.

"What? Search the capital?"

Lord Duan looked at his little niece in confusion, and asked, "Why would the little princess bring up this matter?"

Xiao Ruyu recounted the whole story, feeling a little anxious.

"We can't delay any longer. We must find Lu Zongyuan as soon as possible to prevent his conspiracy from succeeding!"

Hearing her mention this, Lord Duan leaned over and picked her up helplessly.

"This matter has already been known to me. I will report it to the Emperor for his decision."

Seeing that he had no intention of helping her, Xiao Ruyu struggled out of his arms, her tone very urgent.

"Uncle, don't you still believe me?"

Lord Duan sighed and rubbed her head, "Of course I believe in the little princess, but the matter of the court..."

"It's better for the little princess not to get involved."

He knew very well that the harem should not interfere in politics, and Xiao Ruyu was still young. If word got out that the harem had any connection with the previous dynasty, it would be disadvantageous to Queen Duan.

【uncle!】

Xiao Ruyu shouted again and lowered her head unwillingly.

"It's getting late, Eleven, quickly bring the little princess back to the palace."

Lord Duan urged her to return to the palace and waved his hand, "It's too late and the Queen will be worried."

Seeing that he not only refused to help her, but also brought up Queen Duan to urge her to return to the palace, Xiao Ruyu put her hands on her hips and turned away unwillingly.

As soon as he walked outside the marquis's mansion, he ran into Duan Yiheng and Duan Yiling who had just finished school.

"Little princess, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

Duan Yiling rushed over, picked her up and spun her around, his eyes full of joy.

Looking at the two cousins ​​in front of me, a thought came to my mind.

Xiao Ruyu hung her head in pretended aggrieved look, tears streaming down her face.

Duan Yiling was holding her in his arms when he suddenly felt the hot tears on his arms and was panicked for a moment.

Seeing her crying, they both panicked.

Duan Yiheng quickly wiped her tears with his sleeves and asked in confusion, "Who bullied the little princess?"

"Whoever dares to bully my precious little princess, please tell me so that I can teach him a lesson."

Duan Yiling rolled up his sleeves, indignantly preparing to stand up for her.

Eleven was already used to her like this and quietly stepped aside.

She has used this trick countless times.

Xiao Ruyu stopped crying and told the two of them about Lu Zongyuan.

[Brother Yiling, Brother Yiheng, you are definitely willing to help me, right? ]

She blinked and looked at the two of them expectantly.

The two of them couldn't take back the words they had just said and scratched their heads in embarrassment.

"this……"