Emperor Shangwen and Empress Dowager Xiao were both stunned and looked down at the glutinous rice ball.

"Greetings to the Emperor, Father and Grandmother."

Xiao Ruyu did not forget the etiquette and bowed obediently.

"When I was kidnapped by thieves, it was my eldest brother who risked his life to save me."

She brought up the example of how Xiao Ru'an had nearly died trying to save her.

"From this, we can see that my eldest brother is loyal and righteous, and has a kind heart."

"In the future, as long as there are loyal ministers to assist you, my eldest brother will surely become a wise ruler."

Xiao Ruyu is small, but the seriousness and determination on his face are extraordinary.

The air in the hall fell into silence.

Queen Duan, who was following behind her, was sweating for Xiao Ruyu and blamed herself for not stopping her.

Xiao Ruyu realized that she was a little rash, so she lowered her head and fidgeted with her hands.

[What should I do? Why is Daddy silent? Is he angry?]

After a moment, a hearty laugh came from above.

Xiao Ruyu raised her head, and Emperor Shangwen smiled and picked her up and held her in his arms.

"I didn't expect that my Princess Fu'an, at such a young age, would have such insights. I am very pleased!"

Xiao Ruyu breathed a sigh of relief and threw herself into Emperor Shangwen's arms.

[I know that Dad loves me the most and won’t be angry with me.]

Empress Dowager Xiao also looked at Xiao Ruyu with loving eyes and reached out to touch her little head.

"The princess' temper is a bit like the emperor's when he was a child. She is fearless."

"Thank you for the compliment, Grandmother."

Xiao Ruyu was eloquent, which made Empress Dowager Xiao look at her with great joy.

After paying his respects, Emperor Shangwen left with the Empress.

Along the way, Xiao Ruyu chattered with Emperor Shang Wen about the fun that had happened in the past few days.

Queen Duan remained silent until they reached the Queen's Palace.

She gathered her clothes, pulled Xiao Ruyu over and knelt down to apologize.

"Your Majesty, the Jade Girl has no scruples about what she says, and I understand that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs."

"I didn't teach you well. If you want to blame someone, blame me."

Emperor Shangwen leaned over and took Empress Duan's hand, his face full of gentleness.

"How could I blame you and Ruyu? Ruyu is smart and dares to tell the truth."

"From now on, when you are beside me, you can speak the truth boldly, no need to be restrained!"

He flicked his sleeves and waved his hand, then sat down holding Xiao Ruyu.

Queen Duan's brows relaxed and she breathed a sigh of relief.

[I love daddy the most, daddy is so sweet. 】

Xiao Ruyu was in a good mood. She hugged Emperor Shang Wen's neck tightly and kissed him twice on the face.

Emperor Shangwen smiled from ear to ear and patted Empress Duan's hand gently.

"The Queen doesn't have to think too much."

…

After Emperor Shangwen left, Xiao Ruyu was still happy.

She stretched lazily, and her stomach growled as she thought of the bowl of sweet lotus seed soup.

[Eleven, I want to eat the lotus seed soup you made. ]

Eleven nodded and turned to go to the inner kitchen, but was stopped by Xiao Ruyu.

[Wait for me, I want to go too, I want to see how lotus seed soup is made. ]

Seeing that Xiao Ruyu also wanted to follow, Eleven could only hold her hand and walk towards the inner kitchen.

As soon as I stepped into the inner kitchen, I saw several servants busying around.

It was lunchtime, and the servants hurriedly prepared the meal and sent it to the Queen's palace.

When the chief steward saw Xiao Ruyu coming, he knelt down immediately to greet her.

"Minions pay their respects to Princess Fu'an."

"Get up." Xiao Ruyu waved her little hand and looked out curiously.

The pot of porridge was boiling, and Eleven stepped in to prepare the lotus seed soup.

Unexpectedly, when the servant guarding the pot saw him, the soup in his hand fell into the pot.

"Hey, sir, why are you here again?"

An extremely ugly expression appeared on his face, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Yesterday you almost set the inner kitchen on fire, and even burned the pot to pieces. I was severely scolded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"We just changed the pot today. If we delay your meal again, we won't be able to pay for it even with ten heads."

He knelt on the ground, cold sweat soaking his back.

The corners of Eleven's mouth twitched slightly. At this moment, he wished that Xiao Ruyu had not heard these words.

But it was too late. The next second, laughter echoed in his ears.

"Hehehe..." Xiao Ruyu laughed so hard that she fell backwards.

[Eleven, it was you who really burned down the kitchen. ]

[I was wondering why the meal was delivered so late yesterday. It turned out to be your "good deed".]

[Look, everyone is scared when they see you coming.]

Xiao Ruyu winked at him playfully, her little mouth wide open with joy.

Eleven's face darkened. He coughed lightly and spoke in a low voice.

"The inner kitchen is filled with fumes. Princess, please don't stay here for long. Eleven will send the princess back first."

If the princess were here, and he ordered the inner kitchen again, he would probably be laughed at for a long time.

Guessing his thoughts, Xiao Ruyu nodded obediently.

After returning to the bedroom, Xiao Ruyu felt extremely bored. After jumping around twice in the bedroom, he strolled off to find his mother.

As soon as he went out, he met Doctor Yang who came to the Queen's palace.

【Master, Master.】

Xiao Ruyu shook her little hands and stumbled towards him.

Doctor Yang rarely picked her up, but just touched her head.

"Princess, be obedient. Master needs to go see the Queen first."

Xiao Ruyu had a disappointed expression on her face and pouted.

【Then Master, you go first. 】

After Doctor Yang left, Xiao Ruyu stuck his head out to take a look, then immediately came to the door of the bedroom.

Looking at the tightly closed palace door, she hung her head in disappointment.

When Xiao Ruyu saw that the window beside her was still open, her eyes suddenly lit up.

[I want to hear what Master and Mother said. If Master really still has feelings for Mother, I must stop Master as soon as possible.]

She took small steps to the window, but found that she couldn't even touch the window frame with her height.

【It would be nice if Eleven was here. 】

Xiao Ruyu muttered to himself and turned around to leave.

"What are you doing here, Princess? Why don't you go in?"

A voice came from behind. Xiao Ruyu was startled. She turned her head and saw Concubine Le looking at her with a smile.

"Meet the Queen Consort Le."

Le Fei lifted her little arm and looked at her with some confusion.

"Hey - isn't the Queen in the palace today? Why is the palace door still closed during the day?"

After saying that, she raised her foot and wanted to go forward to check.

[It's over, it's over. Master is still in there. We can't let Concubine Le know about this. Even if there's nothing going on between Mother and Master, it would just be a rumor if it gets out.]

Xiao Ruyu was a little flustered, but then calmed down.

She suddenly had an idea and grabbed Concubine Le's sleeve.

"Empress Le, can you play with me for a while?"

She blinked her big watery eyes and lowered her head in grievance.

"Eleven is busy too, and mother is busy too."

"My brother can't play with me, so I'm all alone."

Her baby voice melted Le Fei's heart instantly, and she quickly squatted down and picked up Xiao Ruyu.