The latter smacked his lips slightly and hesitated.

"Does this count as deceiving the emperor? I think I should report this to the emperor as soon as possible. If I'm held accountable in the future, I'm afraid I'll be in big trouble."

Lord Duan hesitated and was in a dilemma.

Xiao Ruyu felt even more helpless.

[Uncle, don't be afraid. If father asks you in person, you can answer truthfully. Why not avoid being scolded now? By the way, if father really asks you later, don't mention me.]

Lord Duan nodded, thinking that what Xiao Ruyu said made sense.

After he briefly wrote a memorial, he rode back to the capital at full speed and brought it with him to the morning court.

The atmosphere at the morning court was solemn. Emperor Shangwen coughed lightly and asked, "Lord Duan, has Ruyu been doing well recently?"

Lord Duan responded and talked to him about the progress of the trip. According to Xiao Ruyu's wishes, he did not mention the epidemic at all.

After listening to this, Emperor Shangwen nodded slightly, very satisfied.

"By the way, I plan to build a resettlement area for refugees in the suburbs, so I'd like to trouble you to temporarily manage the refugees."

Emperor Shangwen said so.

Lord Duan received the order and said, "Your Majesty, the princess is already on her way back to the palace. Perhaps she will arrive in the capital tomorrow."

Emperor Shangwen welcomed this with a wave of his hand.

"Good, it's good that Ruyu is back. The Queen has been talking about missing her daughter these days, so if she can come back, it would be a good opportunity for her to accompany the Queen."

As Emperor Shangwen spoke, his eyes became more profound, and he smacked his lips slightly. He also missed the soft and beautiful glutinous rice balls.

Early the next morning, Eleven took a carriage and took Xiao Ruyu back to the palace.

[Mom, I miss her so much. I haven't seen her for such a long time. I don't know if she has lost weight or gained weight. I really want to kiss her.]

Xiao Ruyu was in Eleven's arms, and she almost wanted to stick half of her head out of the carriage.

"Princess, we haven't reached the palace yet. We still have to wait another half an hour to reach the Queen's palace. You can take a nap."

Eleven spoke lovingly.

Xiao Ruyu suddenly felt like a frost-bitten eggplant. She responded and waited for an unknown amount of time before finally returning to Queen Duan's palace.

She was brought by the nanny to Queen Duan's bedroom.

Xiao Ruyu was walking in, still feeling a little strange.

[My mother never stayed in bed in broad daylight before. What happened? ]

She hadn't even come before Queen Duan yet, and she just felt a little puzzled.

"My lady, I have brought the princess to you."

Nanny Cui placed Xiao Ruyu in Queen Duan's arms, only to hear Queen Duan cough heavily. Xiao Ruyu looked up and down at Queen Duan with her grape-sized eyes, only to see that she was pale and extremely weak.

[Oh my god, mother, what happened to you? Why are you feeling unwell after not seeing you for such a long time? ]

When Queen Duan heard her daughter's concern for her, she smiled, but she still looked pale and weak.

"It's okay. Mother just feels a little confused these days. It's because she didn't get enough rest."

Xiao Ruyu was furious about this.

[What? Mother, you are so careless. How many people in the palace have the same disease as you? Isn't this an epidemic? Mother, how did you get the epidemic? ]

Xiao Ruyu had observed the faces of the soldiers in the military camp. Now, she thought that their symptoms were the same as those of Queen Duan, and her condition even seemed more serious.

If she hadn't returned to the palace today, Queen Duan might not have known that she was ill.

"The imperial physician has come to see me these days, but he couldn't diagnose me, so I thought it was just a common cold. In addition, I haven't heard of anyone else in the palace having this disease recently."

Queen Duan was somewhat stunned by this.

[Does the emperor know about this? Mother, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to cure you.]

After Xiao Ruyu thought about it, he made repeated assurances.

Queen Duan looked at Xiao Ruyu's soft little face, showing her exhaustion, and shook her head patiently, "Although your father has come to visit me often recently, my health has not improved, and I have never seen him. I think he probably doesn't know."

After Queen Duan answered truthfully, a look of surprise appeared on her face. She quickly called Nanny Cui and signaled her to hold Xiao Ruyu away. Then she started coughing heavily again.

Xiao Ruyu was taken to a side hall by Nanny Cui.

[Eleven! Come quickly, there is a big problem! ]

Xiao Ruyu called out with all her might using her heart.

Eleven also heard about Xiao Ruyu's inner thoughts and hurried over.

[There is an inexplicable plague in the palace. I don't know how my mother got infected, but I think it's very strange, and it must be unusual. My mother doesn't see people very often, so why is she the worst hit? Go and investigate whether there are other people in the palace who have been infected with the plague.]

Xiao Ruyu's eyes turned, and she felt extremely uneasy about this.

I can feel that there is probably no coincidence behind this.

"Okay, then I'll do as you say and do it right away."

Eleven responded quickly.

When the people were about to pass by, Xiao Ruyu called Eleven again.

[Don't leave yet. I bought some spiritual medicine and spiritual water for the military camp to treat the disease, and they are almost all used up. So I have to trouble you to go to Medicine King Valley and bring the spiritual medicine here. I don't know how many people in the palace are infected, so this is the only way.]

Only after Xiao Ruyu gave these orders did she feel a little relieved.

Eleven did everything she said.

It was already the next morning when he moved the elixir.

He immediately boiled these elixirs in the side hall.

"Princess, I have arranged everything according to your instructions, but it will take some time, so please wait a little longer. I think it will be completed soon."

Eleven bowed and answered truthfully.

Xiao Ruyu felt a little relieved. She quietly watched Eleven brewing the elixir, but she saw that he accidentally broke the medicine bowl that had just been filled.

While picking up the debris, he discovered that he had cut his finger.

Eleven bright red blood oozed out, and Xiao Ruyu's heart was in a knot when he saw it.

[Oh my god, Eleven, how could you be so careless that you actually bleed! ]

Xiao Ruyu was so excited that she almost wanted to get up and help Eleven treat his wounds.

Her inner screams were so loud that Eleven couldn't help but look over at her.

"Don't worry Princess, Eleven is fine."

After he finished speaking, he went straight to find a piece of cloth and casually wrapped the wound.

[Eleven, how could you be so rude and just wrap your hand? You should at least apply some wound medicine.]

Xiao Ruyu was anxiously sighing in her heart, but she only heard him continue, "It's okay, Princess. I'm used to bandaging like this."

Xiao Ruyu was helpless, but when he turned his eyes, he found that his blood flowed down his fingers and into the elixir that was being boiled.

The elixir that was originally simmering over a low fire suddenly began to gurgle and the sound became louder.