Lord Xing's face showed no sign of joy or sadness, but he bowed to Xiao Ruyu first.

"I have met the little princess."

[It’s over, it’s over, Daddy, he’s not coming here to complain. ]

Xiao Ruyu spoke in her heart and looked at Emperor Shangwen for help.

Emperor Shangwen was confused and looked at her with doubt.

Seeing that he could no longer hide the truth, Xiao Ruyu simply revealed the truth.

[Yesterday, in order to investigate where Lü Zongyuan was hiding, I took my cousins ​​to search Mr. Xing's residence without authorization.]

[I know this is not right...but...]

Before she could finish what she was saying in her heart, Lord Xing, seeing that neither of them said anything, whispered to a servant beside him to bring something out.

"Meow--"

Xiao Ruyu's thoughts were brought back by the meowing of a cat beside her, and she turned her head to look.

A half-grown kitten with a body as black as ink but bright pupils nestled in Lord Xing's arms, looking around timidly.

Emperor Shangwen looked at the black cat in Lord Xing's arms and asked in confusion.

"What are you doing?"

Lord Xing smiled ingratiatingly and stuffed the little black cat into Xiao Ruyu's arms.

"Yesterday, the little princess came to my residence to look for the cat, but she didn't find it."

"I thought the little princess loved cats very much, so I specially asked someone to find this black cat and give it to the little princess."

The little black cat ran straight into Xiao Ruyu's arms and meowed twice softly.

Touching its soft fur, Xiao Ruyu felt a little at a loss.

She looked at Emperor Shangwen and saw him nodding slightly at her.

"Then thank you, Master Xing."

Xiao Ruyu immediately bowed to express his gratitude and held the little black cat in his arms.

After leaving the Yangxin Palace, Eleven looked at the little black cat curiously, somewhat puzzled by Lord Xing's behavior.

"He couldn't wait to come and please the little princess the next day. What is Lord Xing's purpose?"

[Never mind, this little black cat is pretty cute. ]

Xiao Ruyu fiddled with the little black cat in her arms and smiled faintly.

The little black cat lay in her arms obediently and docilely, without showing any sign of anger, and its two little paws gently stepped on her arms.

[Let’s go to Concubine Le’s palace. ]

Concubine Le was admiring the flowers in the palace when she heard Xiao Ruyu's childish voice coming from the palace gate.

"Empress Le, look what I brought!"

Xiao Ruyu trotted over and held up the little black cat to show her.

"Where did the little princess pick up this little black cat?"

When she saw the little black cat, Concubine Le's eyes lit up instantly. She didn't even bother to appreciate the flowers. She picked up her clothes and walked over quickly.

Xiao Ruyu kept the question in suspense and smiled with his head tilted.

"Don't worry about it, Madam. It belongs to you now. Give it a name."

When she heard that she was going to give the little black cat to herself, Concubine Le was a little flattered. She carefully held the little black cat in her arms and said, "This... I don't even know how to name it."

She remembered that it was Xiao Ruyu who gave Ergou's name, and suggested that she be the one to give the name.

"Why not...give it a name, little princess."

"this……"

Xiao Ruyu fell into deep thought, muttering to himself, "Er Gou... Er Gou..."

"Why not...the little black cat just meow!"

"tractor!"

Little Black Cat: ...

Princess Le: ...

"The way the little princess was named is quite unique."

Le Fei covered her mouth and chuckled, and gently stroked Tie Niu's hair, "Tie Niu, what do you think?"

"It doesn't speak, so just take it as your consent."

Xiao Ruyu spoke first and finalized the name.

She felt a soft touch under her feet and looked down. The civet cat had come under her feet without her noticing, and was acting coquettishly with its round belly turned over.

Seeing this, Concubine Le explained with a smile.

"Ever since he came back from being hungry for a few days, Ergou has eaten a lot and is now plump again."

“Meow…”

After the civet cat meowed twice to express its dissatisfaction, it hooked its claws onto Xiao Ruyu's clothes and wouldn't let go.

Xiao Ruyu suddenly remembered that it had been poisoned by a witchcraft, said hello to Concubine Le, and carried it to a deserted place.

The civet cat seemed to sense what she was going to do and fell to the ground obediently.

Calling out a stream of spiritual power, Xiao Ruyu gently pressed on the civet cat's head and established a connection with it.

"Er Gou, how did you get poisoned that day?"

"Think carefully, did you run into anyone?"

As soon as the connection was established, Xiao Ruyu couldn't wait to ask about what happened that day.

The civet cat did not answer her question, but kept repeating a few sentences.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bite you."

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

It lowered its head in self-blame and kept apologizing to Xiao Ruyu.

"I'm not blaming you. I just want to ask, what happened that day?"

Xiao Ruyu patiently picked up the civet cat and looked into its eyes.

The civet cat ignored her words and kept repeating those sentences.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I really like you, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

With "I'm sorry" echoing in his ears, Xiao Ruyu felt a headache. After explaining to it again, he found that it seemed not to listen to him at all.

"Okay, stop talking! I know you like to feel sorry for me!"

"No, I know you like me, I'm sorry!"

“That’s not right…”

Xiao Ruyu almost walked around it, but hearing it chattering in his ear, he simply pulled his hand back.

The sound of apology in my ears suddenly stopped, and the world became a lot quieter.

Seeing the civet cat looking at her guiltily, Xiao Ruyu sighed and reached out to touch its head.

[Forget it, come back and ask later. You won’t get anything out of me right now.]

She pulled Eleven out of Lefei Palace.

Remembering that he had not seen Queen Duan for a day, Xiao Ruyu went to the Queen's Palace again.

As soon as I stepped into the palace, bursts of retching sounds were heard from inside the palace.

It was breakfast time, but Empress Duan had not touched a single bite of the food in front of her. Nanny Cui patted her back gently, her eyes filled with heartache.

"Mother, mother, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Ruyu hurried forward and took over the pat on her back from Nanny Cui.

Queen Duan waved her hands and was about to explain when a feeling of nausea came over her again.

"The Queen is carrying twins this time. The imperial physician said the reaction will be stronger than usual."

Nanny Cui spoke for her and looked at the food with an indescribable look.

"My queen has not been able to eat much for several days."

Empress Duan finally felt better, but her face was a little pale. She held Xiao Ruyu's hand and shook her head gently, "I am fine, Yu'er, don't worry."

[How can that be possible? My mother can’t even eat. ]

Xiao Ruyu looked at the untouched food with eyes full of pity.

[It must be that the food prepared by the imperial kitchen is not to mother's liking. I will go make some snacks to stimulate the appetite and stop vomiting for mother.]

"No need to trouble Yu'er..."

Before Queen Duan finished her words, she had already trotted to the inner kitchen.

Looking at her back, Queen Duan felt relieved.

Yu'er has grown up.