Eleven stepped forward, bowed, and spoke softly.

"Reporting to the queen, the marquis said that the little princess has become more and more beautiful."

"He also said that next time he has time, he will ask the emperor for permission to come to the harem to visit the queen."

Queen Duan nodded and touched Xiao Ruyu's little face with a smile.

"Grandfather is always thinking about me and my son. I'm afraid he is also thinking about your brother since he didn't see him this time."

Xiao Ruyu nodded obediently and winked at Eleven.

…

After going to bed, Xiao Ruyu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

Thinking that the usually dull Eleven would take the initiative to cover up her lie today, she felt as happy as if she had eaten a candied date.

I don’t know what Eleven is doing at this moment.

Xiao Ruyu lifted the quilt and listened quietly to the noise outside the door.

The palace maids who had been keeping watch had gone to bed, and the bedroom was silent.

In the pitch-dark night, a small dark shadow slipped out of the bedroom.

The guard outside the door was dozing off when he suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing.

"Hey, did you feel something go by?"

He shuddered and shrank his neck.

Another guard was woken up from his sleep by him and was a little impatient.

"There's nothing there. Don't scare people in the middle of the night."

The guard scratched his head, thinking it was an illusion.

At this moment, Xiao Ruyu had already slipped out of the bedroom and came to the guard post where Eleven was resting.

She tiptoed to look inside, but saw nothing. It was very quiet inside.

“Squeak—”

The door was slightly opened and a furry head poked in.

Xiao Ruyu tiptoed to close the door again and came to Eleven's bed.

The moonlight outside the window shone on his face. He seemed to have fallen asleep with his eyes closed. His face was well-defined and had a hint of childishness.

Xiao Ruyu crawled towards ** without thinking.

The next second, the ** figure suddenly sat up and grabbed her by the back of the neck.

When the door was opened just now, Eleven keenly noticed that someone had entered his room.

In order not to alert the enemy, he pretended to be asleep.

"Eleven! It's me."

The black shadow kept squirming, and a squeaking sound was heard from below.

"Your Highness!"

Eleven quickly let go of her hand and lit the candle beside the bed.

Under the flickering candlelight, Xiao Ruyu tugged at his clothes in embarrassment, his face frowning.

[Why are you pretending to sleep? You almost got me slapped out. ]

"Princess, please forgive me. I didn't know you were a princess."

Eleven quickly got out of bed and apologized. He was only wearing a thin undershirt.

"Get up, I don't blame you."

Xiao Ruyu pouted and sat down on Eleven's bed.

"I couldn't sleep tonight, so I came to sleep with you."

When she stayed next to Eleven, she felt warm all over and began to feel sleepy.

"this……"

Eleven hesitated, feeling a little embarrassed.

Men and women should not touch each other, let alone the little princess!

But Xiao Ruyu did not give him room to refuse, and soon the sound of steady breathing was heard.

Looking at her chubby little face, Eleven felt helpless and could only tuck in the corners of the quilt for her.

Dawn breaks and the first rays of sunlight shine into the room.

Xiao Ruyu rubbed his eyes and stretched lazily.

This sleep was more comfortable than ever before, and not only that, she was surprised to find that

While he was sleeping, the spiritual energy in his body had been running on its own all night, and now it seemed to be even stronger.

It must be because I stay with Eleven!

[Eh? Why isn't Eleven here? ]

Xiao Ruyu got up in confusion. Eleven, who was sitting in front of the bed, was awakened by her movement and rubbed his sore eyes.

"Is the princess awake?"

[Why did you stay up all night without sleeping? ]

Looking at the dark circles under his eyes, Xiao Ruyu felt a little guilty.

Eleven hesitated and changed his words.

"The princess and Eleven have different statuses. It's not appropriate for them to sleep on the same bed."

Xiao Ruyu knew that he was stubborn, so she held her cheek and said nothing more.

On the other side, a sharp voice almost blew off the roof of the bedroom.

"ah--"

The nurse looked at the empty room in horror and fell to the ground in fright.

"What's wrong? Why are you yelling so early in the morning? You're going to make the queen and the princess question you!"

Nanny Cui walked inside while scolding, her face full of dissatisfaction.

When she saw the empty space, her face turned pale.

After a while, the news reached Queen Duan.

"The little princess is missing?"

When she heard the news, her legs went weak and she was supported by Nanny Cui in time.

Queen Duan suppressed her composure and analyzed the situation calmly.

"This is in the palace. Yu'er must have gone somewhere to play. Go find her quickly."

After the order was given, all the servants in the palace put down their work and turned the bedroom upside down.

Xiao Ruyu tidied her clothes in Room 11 and was about to open the door to go back.

A servant hurriedly pushed open Eleven's door.

"My Lord, the little princess is missing..."

"What...?"

He bumped into Xiao Ruyu who had just opened the door. He swallowed his words halfway through and the two of them stared at each other.

"My lady, the princess has been found!"

He reacted quickly and turned around to report to Queen Duan.

Xiao Ruyu was dumbfounded when she saw the huge crowd rushing towards Eleven's residence.

The panic on Queen Duan's face disappeared completely when she saw her, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yu'er, why are you here?"

She picked up Xiao Ruyu, blaming her and feeling worried.

Xiao Ruyu threw herself into Queen Duan's arms and whispered softly.

"I couldn't sleep last night, so I came to see Eleven."

【When I am with Eleven, I feel happy. 】

"I'm glad you're okay. Don't act so recklessly next time and make mother worry so much."

Queen Duan touched her nose lovingly and looked at her doted daughter helplessly.

"I know."

Xiao Ruyu rubbed Queen Duan's face and a bright smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Eleven's heart sank, and he walked to Queen Duan and knelt down.

"It was Eleven who didn't take good care of the little princess and let her sleep in my room all night..."

"Please punish me, Madam!"

Queen Duan waved her hand, her tone indifferent.

"The princess is still young, it's okay for her to have a little temper. It's not your fault."

Eleven was slightly stunned, and quickly kowtowed to thank Queen Duan for not blaming him.

Nanny Cui came to report and whispered a few words to Queen Duan.

"Your Majesty, Imperial Doctor Yang wants to see you."

Queen Duan nodded and took Xiao Ruyu back to the bedroom.

Seeing her master coming to look for her mother again, Xiao Ruyu stretched out her hand and asked Doctor Yang to hold her.

[Master——Yu'er misses you so much. ]

Doctor Yang picked up Xiao Ruyu, weighed her twice, and looked apologetic.

"Master, I will accompany you properly next time. This time, we need to talk about business first."

Knowing that they were going to discuss Prime Minister Lu's affairs, Xiao Ruyu tactfully left first.

She plucked the leaves planted in the yard, counting them one by one out of boredom, and occasionally looking up at the closed palace door.

"The Emperor has arrived——"