"real?"

Xiao Ruyu raised her tearful eyes and looked at Eleven, seeking to verify the truth of his words.

Eleven nodded slightly and spoke without any room for doubt.

"No matter what, the little princess is the most beautiful in Eleven's eyes."

Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, with half a tooth missing and a bruised face, she touched her chin in doubt.

Is it really cute?

After a good night's sleep, Xiao Ruyu woke up the next day and looked at herself in the bronze mirror and almost burst into tears again.

Her face was even more swollen than yesterday, and her chin was bulging. More importantly, as long as she opened her mouth slightly, the broken tooth was clearly visible!

Looking at her own funny appearance, Xiao Ruyu sobbed twice. Just as she was about to cry, Eleven pushed the door open.

"How is the little princess's injury?"

"I went to ask Master for some medicine early in the morning. It is said to be very effective in reducing the swelling of the scars on my face."

Eleven's words made her swallow her tears, and she looked up at him with red eyes.

【Medicine? What medicine? 】

Yesterday she fell asleep from crying herself tired, and didn't even have time to find some medicine in the space to apply.

Lifting the ointment, Eleven scooped out a piece of it and gently rubbed it on the injured area of ​​Xiao Ruyu.

A cool feeling came over me, and the pain in my jaw dissipated a little.

【vanishing cream?】

Xiao Ruyu recognized the ointment and spoke with a hint of surprise.

The medicinal materials used in this ointment are extremely rare and precious. There are not many of them even in the palace, but Eleven actually brought such a large piece.

Seeing the doubt in her heart, Eleven smiled and said, "Eleven spent a long time to persuade the imperial physician to bring all these."

He placed the ointment in Xiao Ruyu's palm and spoke to her comfortingly.

"Little princess, as long as you apply it properly for a few days, there won't be any scars left."

Xiao Ruyu nodded and gladly accepted it.

"Sister, are you up?"

Xiao Rujin's voice came from outside the door. After the last incident with the poisonous insect, he became more and more attached to Xiao Ruyu.

[I'm awake, come in.]

Xiao Ruyu put away the cold cream and watched the little figure walk in step by step.

The moment he saw Xiao Ruyu's face, his pupils suddenly dilated and he stammered for a long time, unable to speak.

“Sister…sister…”

Eleven coughed twice and winked at Xiao Rujin.

【What's wrong with me? 】

Seeing that Xiao Rujin was also concerned about the wound on her face, the grievance that she had just suppressed surged up again.

[Sister, is this ugly? 】

Xiao Ruyu touched his face which was swollen like a pig's head. Air leaked out when he opened his mouth and tears almost fell again.

Seeing that she was sad, Xiao Rujin realized that he should consider her feelings and quickly changed his words.

"No way, sister looks so beautiful like this, so... cute."

He walked forward and threw himself into Xiao Ruyu's arms, nuzzling her in a flattering manner, and raised his fist in a pretentious manner, "Whoever dares to say that my sister is bullying, I will beat him to death with my fist."

Looking at Xiao Rujin's serious little face, Xiao Ruyu couldn't help laughing out loud.

[Is it true? ]

When she smiled, the broken half of her tooth was exposed, making her look particularly funny.

Xiao Rujin almost couldn't hold back her laughter, but she forced herself to hold back her smile and nodded heavily.

"Of course, my sister is the most beautiful woman in the world."

"Mother too."

These words made Xiao Ruyu feel much more at ease. When the palace servants came to deliver food, they did not show any reaction when they saw her and continued to perform the etiquette obediently.

"Little princess, the Queen sent someone to deliver some food."

"Your Highness was summoned by the Emperor early in the morning, so she will not be dining with the little princess and the little prince."

Xiao Ruyu nodded slightly, and suddenly had an idea and asked the palace maid to raise her head.

"You, look up at me, is this okay?"

The palace maid raised her head and saw nothing unusual, so Xiao Ruyu felt relieved.

"Okay, put it here."

After finishing his meal, Xiao Rujin went back. As soon as he left, someone else came into the bedroom.

When the man saw Xiao Ruyu for the first time, he was stunned for two seconds, then burst into laughter without any restraint.

"Little princess, who hit you in the face?"

"Why is it so swollen like a pig's head?!"

【Master! 】

When Xiao Ruyu saw that Doctor Yang laughed at her as soon as she arrived, the confidence she had just built up collapsed in an instant and she looked at her angrily.

[Everyone else says I'm very cute, why do I become a pig-head when I'm in front of my master? ]

"Everyone says it's cute?"

Doctor Yang pinched Xiao Ruyu's face with doubt, looked at her carefully, and couldn't help laughing.

"The others the little princess is talking about, are they the servants who were laughing outside the yard?"

These words completely destroyed Xiao Ruyu's mentality. She lay on the table, feeling more and more aggrieved the more she thought about it.

[Master, I don’t want this to happen.]

[Not only do you not comfort me, but you also join them in mocking me.]

When she finished speaking, her voice was choked with sobs.

Seeing that the joke had gotten too far, Doctor Yang quickly touched her head and took out a pill from his arms.

"How could Master dislike the little princess's ugliness?"

"Even if the little princess turns into a pig, the master will still have to feed her in a nice way."

Xiao Ruyu held back her tears all of a sudden, and a bubble formed from her nose. She shrank into Doctor Yang's arms with a look of grievance.

【Master, if you can’t comfort me, it’s better not to comfort me. 】

【What's this?】

She looked at the translucent pill and held it in her hand, examining it carefully.

"This is the elixir that Master made overnight. It will help the little princess' teeth recover."

Doctor Yang smiled and pinched Xiao Ruyu's cheek. When he heard her in pain, he quickly withdrew his hand, "I almost forgot... After you take this pill, your teeth will grow back soon."

Seeing that Xiao Ruyu couldn't help but be moved, he couldn't help but add another sentence.

"Master doesn't want the little princess to leak her words in the future."

[Master! You only know how to insult me! ]

Although he said this, Xiao Ruyu was still very moved. He put the pill into his mouth and then asked Doctor Yang about his purpose.

[Master, you came here early in the morning just to give me the elixir? ]

Doctor Yang twisted his chin, nodded slightly, and then shook his head.

"One more thing..."

"Lü Zongyuan is dead."

Xiao Ruyu almost choked after swallowing a normal pill. He smoothed his chest with a look of disbelief.

What? He's dead?

[When I went to see him yesterday, he was fine. How did he die? ]

"We don't know yet. Master is going to take the little princess with him to check it out." Doctor Yang's face looked solemn and he looked worried.

The death of Lu Zongyuan undoubtedly meant that the clue was broken again.

Xiao Ruyu got up in a hurry and pulled Eleven out.

[What are you waiting for? Let's go to the prison now. ]

Lu Zongyuan's body was still in the prison and had not been removed. No one dared to deal with it easily because Emperor Shangwen had not given the order.

When I pushed open the door of the prison, a fishy smell hit me.

[Why is this smell so pungent...]