Life or death is uncertain...

These words exploded in Xiao Ruyu's ears. She lost her balance and almost fell to the ground. Eleven quickly supported her and said, "Don't panic, little princess. People from the imperial court have already gone to search for her."

She forced herself to calm her mind and closed her eyes to sense the presence of that spiritual power.

[The eldest prince is fine! He is still alive! ]

After a moment, Xiao Ruyu opened his eyes, grabbed Eleven's hand, and looked at him with a sharp gaze.

[I left a trace of spiritual power in him, but it's a little weak now. Let's go save him! ]

Eleven met her determined gaze and nodded firmly.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Can Yu'er find Ru'an?!"

Emperor Shangwen in the palace was exhausted. After hearing that Xiao Ru'an was in trouble, he did not sleep all night.

And now his lucky star tells him how to find him!

Xiao Ruyu nodded without question, her clear and soft voice carrying a convincing feeling.

"Don't worry, Daddy. I will definitely find my eldest brother!"

Holding her on his lap, Emperor Shangwen reluctantly touched her face and gave instructions.

"Although I am extremely reluctant, Ru'an's life is at stake, so I have no choice but to let Yu'er go and take the risk."

"Promise me that you will come back safely."

Xiao Ruyu nodded and spoke to comfort her.

[I will definitely bring my eldest brother back safely. ]

[There is one more thing. This matter must be kept secret from mother. She is pregnant now and cannot get angry.]

Emperor Shangwen touched her forehead with his with pity and ordered her to leave the Forbidden City.

Outside the palace gate, Imperial Physician Yang watched the two people get on the carriage with a look of reluctance on his face.

"Little princess, please be careful. Master is going to track down Lu Zongyuan now."

"Eleven, you have to protect Yu'er."

Xiao Ruyu stuck his head out of the carriage, waved at him, and shouted back, "Master, wait for me to come back."

The carriage bumped along all the way south. The mine was located in a small town in the south, and it took them three full days to get there.

All the rations had been prepared. Emperor Shang Wen originally planned to send a few more imperial guards, but was rejected by Xiao Ruyu.

She was confident that she could find Xiao Ru'an with her spiritual power alone.

Three hours later.

Night had fallen and the coachman stopped in front of an inn.

Xiao Ruyu opened the curtain, thinking that it was an urgent matter, so he did not rest and continued on his journey overnight.

Just when he was about to tell the coachman to continue on his way, he glanced into the inn.

The figure of a person immediately attracted her attention. She looked at the face with delicate features and her teeth ached slightly.

【Eleven, that's him! 】

Xiao Ruyu didn't care about anything else, got up and got out of the car, and went straight to the little boy.

The little boy seemed unaware of her presence and walked to the second floor of the inn.

"Stop!"

"etc!"

After shouting several times, the little boy showed no sign of stopping until Xiao Ruyu ran up behind him and grabbed his collar, "Tell me, who are you?!"

The little boy pointed at himself and looked Xiao Ruyu up and down.

"Are you asking me?"

"You seem... familiar."

Xiao Ruyu was so angry that he couldn't remember who she was even after knocking out her tooth. In a rage, he opened his mouth to show him the half tooth that had been knocked out.

"It's all your fault. You bumped into me outside the prison that day and left without even saying sorry."

"Also, who are you?"

She stared at the little boy warily. Eleven also rushed over and was stunned when he saw that face.

Isn't this the person in the portrait? !

The little boy seemed to find it difficult to speak, and after hesitating for a long time, he spoke, "My name is... Jingshu."

"Yes... yes..." He found it difficult to say it and his eyes became red for some reason.

Xiao Ruyu continued to interrogate, "Why did you appear in the palace that day? If you can't tell me, I will report you to the police and have you arrested and interrogated!"

“Don’t!” Jing Shu raised his head, his eyes reddened, “My father is Lu Taifu, an official in the court, and my mother is… my father’s mistress…”

"I really didn't mean to offend you that day. It was the first time my father brought me into the palace, and I wandered around out of curiosity."

Seeing his aggrieved look, Xiao Ruyu's heart softened and she slowly loosened her grip on his clothes.

"So that's how it is. I misunderstood you."

Xiao Ruyu felt a little guilty for bringing up his sad story, so he turned around and told Eleven, "Eleven, go write a letter back to Beijing and ask them to revoke the arrest warrant."

Seeing this, Jingshu gratefully grabbed Xiao Ruyu's hand.

"Thank you so much, what's your name?"

Eleven reminded him, but his eyes fell on the hand that he was holding Xiao Ruyu, "This is the princess of the dynasty, Princess Fu'an."

Jing Shu was stunned and knelt down to salute according to the rules.

"No problem, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, we'll leave first."

Xiao Ruyu waved and prepared to return to the carriage to continue her journey, but was stopped by Jingshu.

He looked at the dark sky outside with embarrassment and reminded her, "It's already dark now, why don't you rest here for a night before continuing on your journey, little princess?"

Jingshu lowered his voice, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

"There is a forest not far away. Tigers and leopards often appear at night. Little princess, you must be careful."

When Xiao Ruyu heard about the mountain king, she was really scared, but thinking that the coachman had already been traveling for a whole day, she simply agreed.

"In that case, Eleven, let's rest here for one night."

Eleven didn't say anything for a long time, just nodded slightly. Seeing Jingshu enthusiastically inviting Xiao Ruyu to visit his room, his eyes darkened.

For some reason, he felt vaguely uneasy.

"Little princess, try this. This is a cake my mother made for me to eat on the road."

Jingshu opened the package, took out the exquisite pastries and handed them to Xiao Ruyu attentively.

Smelling the sweet taste, Xiao Ruyu's eyes suddenly lit up. He reached out to take it and put it into his mouth, but a pair of big hands intercepted it.

"The little princess has broken teeth. She can't eat sweets these days." Eleven stood between the two of them, with an unclear expression and cold eyes.

Xiao Ruyu, who had never seen Eleven like this, looked up in confusion and spoke from the bottom of his heart.

[Eleven, why are you acting weird today? ]

Eleven was startled when he heard her inner voice, pulled her aside and lowered his voice.

"Little Princess, this person's identity is unknown, we can't..."

【Okay, I know what's going on.】

Xiao Ruyu interrupted and turned to see Jingshu still staring at him eagerly. Her big eyes were clear and bright, and he couldn't help but be infatuated with her.

[But he really doesn't look like a bad guy. ]

"Little Princess." Eleven was so angry that he held his forehead and shook his head helplessly, holding his breath in his chest.

"Everything cannot be..."

Before he could finish his words, Xiao Ruyu came closer again, and the two of them were chattering about something.

Perhaps because they are of similar age, they have more topics to talk about.

Looking at the two people talking, Eleven's eyes darkened.

This person must be extraordinary.