A cold touch came from the neck, and Xiao Ruyu closed his eyes unwillingly.

[After a new life, will I end my life here? 】

At the critical moment, a figure dropped from the sky and knocked the assassin's knife away with one sword.

Then he embraced Xiao Ruyu and held her tightly in his arms.

"eleven!"

Xiao Ruyu's throat tightened and he cried out in surprise.

Eleven looked at the people in front of him coldly and clenched the sword in his hand.

"Another little brat."

The scholar sneered when he saw this.

"In that case, you two should go to the underworld together today so that you can have company!"

But the next second, he couldn't laugh anymore.

Hundreds of royal guards rushed over from behind and surrounded the assassins.

Seeing this, the scholar turned around and tried to run, but was pinned to the ground by the royal guards.

The other assassins wanted to fight back, but were all killed!

The leading imperial guard quickly dismounted and knelt in front of Xiao Ruyu.

"Please forgive me, Princess. Your subordinates are too late to save you."

…

When I returned to the palace, Queen Duan was waiting anxiously at the door.

Seeing that Eleven brought Xiao Ruyu back safely, he immediately rushed over and hugged her.

"Hurry up and let mother check if you are injured?"

Xiao Ruyu shook her head gently.

After making sure that she was fine, Queen Duan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Eleven with relief.

"Fortunately, when you left, Eleven told me that you might encounter an accident, and immediately took the Royal Guards with you."

Xiao Ruyu looked at Eleven and lowered her head.

She still felt a little uncomfortable when she thought about the bed-wetting incident a few days ago.

"Okay, mother, go and tell your father that the man has been caught. You stay here first."

After Queen Duan left, Eleven took a step forward and wanted to pick up Xiao Ruyu.

Xiao Ruyu turned her head away, her whole body resisting.

As if hurt by her resistance, Eleven's eyes dimmed.

"Princess...are you tired of Eleven?"

He finally couldn't help but ask, his tone sounding quite lost.

When Xiao Ruyu met the dim look in his eyes, her heart suddenly tightened.

She pursed her lips and had to speak out what had been on her mind for the past few days.

[It's not that I hate you... it's just that I wet the bed at your place a few days ago... I felt really embarrassed, so I don't want to see you. ]

Her little face was flushed and she lowered her head and fiddled with her two little hands.

Eleven was stunned, then reacted after a moment.

"But the princess... is only one and a half years old, so it's normal for her to wet the bed."

"Because of this, I alienate Eleven, and Eleven can't understand it."

These words seemed to clear the haze in Xiao Ruyu's heart. She was a little conflicted and felt that it was indeed a bit too much.

"So the reason you didn't want to see Eleven these days is because of this matter."

Doctor Yang walked in from outside and overheard the conversation between the two.

He picked up Xiao Ruyu and pinched her face happily.

"You feel ashamed now. When you were a child, I, your master, raised you with all my heart and soul."

"I don't see you feel embarrassed in front of the master."

【Ahhh, Master, stop talking! 】

The thick skin that Xiao Ruyu had just built up was instantly reduced to its original state.

She covered her ears and pretended not to hear what was said.

I glanced at Eleven's face and saw that Eleven, who never smiled, had a smile on his face.

[There is nothing left in this world for me to miss. ]

This time, Xiao Ruyu had completely lost all her face...

Doctor Yang coughed twice and brought Xiao Ruyu, who had lost all hope in life, back to life.

"This matter has already alerted the enemy."

His expression turned serious. "We have no choice but to close the net in advance. This time we come to ask the Queen for a written order. How many people we can catch depends on the situation."

Xiao Ruyu told him that Queen Duan had gone to the Emperor's palace.

After waiting for half an hour, Queen Duan finally came back.

After hearing the purpose of Doctor Yang's visit, she spoke slowly.

"Then take this palace's order and bring back all the people involved in this matter!"

"Get to the bottom of it!"

"yes!"

After receiving the order, Imperial Physician Yang quickly brought his men back to Imperial Physician Shu.

First, they arrested the imperial doctors who colluded to resell medicinal materials, and at the same time contacted the forces outside Queen Duan's palace.

Arrest all those involved in this matter and bring them back to the palace!

At the same time, the captured scholar in the cell could not withstand the torture and revealed the location of the transaction that day.

Right in the teahouse!

Coincidentally, this teahouse is owned by the Lu family.

This was destined to be an unusual night.

Imperial Physician Yang brought a lot of evidence and reported to Emperor Shangwen before the end of the dynasty.

Seeing all the evidence pointing to the Lu family, Emperor Shangwen's face turned extremely bad.

He slammed the evidence on the table with a cold look.

"Send word, summon Prime Minister Lu to the palace immediately."

…

Lu Mansion.

When Prime Minister Lu learned that the person he had met today was missing, he was pacing back and forth in the mansion in a state of anxiety.

"It's been a whole day, why is there still no news?"

Seeing his anxious look, Lu Zongyuan comforted him.

"Maybe I just ran into someone and wasted some time."

"Impossible, it's been several hours."

Prime Minister Lu waved his hand, his eyes fixed on the entrance of the mansion.

His eyelids kept twitching and he always felt that something was about to happen.

"Report..."

The servant ran in in a panic and fell in front of the two men.

"You're so impatient, just tell me what's on your mind!"

Prime Minister Lu was getting annoyed and kicked the servant.

"The emperor has sent a verbal order to summon the prime minister to the palace immediately."

The servant lay on the ground, not daring to make a sound, for fear that Prime Minister Lu would vent his anger on him.

"Summoning me to the palace at this hour, could it be..."

Prime Minister Lu's legs went weak and he fell into a chair.

Lu Zongyuan quickly supported him, looking worried.

"Don't panic, father. Your son is with you. If it is true..."

Halfway through his speech, Lu Zongyuan knelt on the ground with a determined look on his face.

"No matter what, the father will protect himself, and the son will protect his father."

Prime Minister Lu nodded, and the two men set off on their journey with ulterior motives.

Inside the Queen’s Palace.

The servants brought news that Emperor Shangwen was still attending ceremonies in the palace.

Queen Duan looked at the time and couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Xiao Ruyu stood aside, and seeing her serious expression, he immediately came over.

[What is mother thinking about? Is it still that thing? ]

Queen Duan touched her little face and her expression softened a little.

"Your father is still attending a ceremony at this hour, so mother will take you to deliver some midnight snacks later.

[Okay, okay, Dad likes sweet-scented osmanthus cake the most, give him a few more pieces. ]

Xiao Ruyu hung on Queen Duan and followed her to the Yangxin Palace.

As soon as the two arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, they met Prime Minister Lu walking out of the hall.

He looked extremely embarrassed, and there were two guards following him all the time, as if to prevent him from falling to the ground at any time.

Seeing that it was Queen Duan coming, Prime Minister Lu stopped and called her.

"Queen, please stay."