Xiao Ruyu felt even more guilty and had been in a bad mood for the past few days.

Eleven noticed that she was in a bad mood and tried to cheer her up from time to time.

But Xiao Ruyu was always depressed and didn't even sit on her favorite swing. She often just sat beside Xiao Rujin in a daze.

Seeing her like this day after day, Eleven felt unhappy.

Nearly seven days passed by unknowingly.

Xiao Ruyu came to find Xiao Rujin as soon as she woke up as usual.

"Sister, why have you been guarding me so much lately?"

Xiao Rujin's complexion had improved a lot. Seeing that she was in a bad mood, he asked her.

"Besides, my sister hasn't smiled much lately."

[Sister just wants to protect you, afraid that you will be bullied by that broken bug again. ]

Xiao Ruyu forced a smile and touched his head.

"Why didn't Eleven follow his sister today?"

Xiao Rujin leaned over to look behind her and found that Eleven, who usually always stayed by her side, was not around today.

Xiao Ruyu was stunned and realized this.

[It seems like he went out this morning. ]

She had been taking care of Xiao Rujin these days and realized that she had neglected Eleven.

It was getting dark when Eleven returned to the bedroom.

As soon as Xiao Ruyu saw him, she pounced on him and rubbed her furry head against him.

[Eleven, what have you been doing? Why haven't I seen you all day today? ]

There was a hint of grievance in her tone.

Eleven took out a small gadget from his arms, and Xiao Ruyu took a closer look.

It was a rattle made of mahogany, with a drumhead made of forged leather and delicate patterns carved on the drum.

【This is?】

Xiao Ruyu took it curiously and shook it slightly, and the rattle made a crisp sound.

Her eyes lit up and she continued to shake.

Eleven imitated the vendor, placed the rattle in the palm of his hand, and rolled it with both hands to demonstrate to Xiao Ruyu.

The rattle made a sound like the tinkling of spring water, sweeping away the gloom in her heart for some time.

【Eleven, where did you find this thing? 】

Xiao Ruyu looked at him happily.

Eleven touched his ear a little embarrassedly and answered honestly.

"Seeing that the princess has been in a bad mood recently, I went outside the palace to buy this thing today."

"The vendor said it's best used to coax children."

Xiao Ruyu burst out laughing.

In Eleven's eyes, she is indeed still a child.

Feeling a little relieved, Xiao Ruyu fell asleep early tonight.

These days, she has been on high alert, fearing that Xiao Rujin would faint again one day.

Fortunately, he looks much better today.

As he was thinking, Xiao Ruyu fell into a deep sleep.

Suddenly, a pair of sharp nails appeared in front of her.

Xiao Ruyu opened her eyes and Concubine Li's hideous face appeared in front of her.

The pair of eyes filled with hatred were half bulging out, and the eyeballs were only inches away from her eyes.

"Xiao Ruyu, when I die, I will take your brother with me to be buried with me!"

"All of you, don't even think about having an easy life!"

Concubine Li screamed and stretched out her hand to pinch Xiao Rujin's neck fiercely.

Xiao Ruyu stretched out her hand to stop him, but her hand was empty.

"don't want!"

She woke up gasping for breath, with cold sweat on her forehead.

The midnight wind was a little chilly, but it chilled her to the bone when it blew on her body.

It was just a dream...

Xiao Ruyu covered her heart, feeling a slight pain.

No, she wants to go see her stinky brother.

When I opened the door, I unexpectedly found Eleven standing at the door.

Before Xiao Ruyu asked, he explained first.

"I realized that the princess would wake up, so I waited here long ago."

Xiao Ruyu stretched out his hands for Eleven to hold him, and buried his head in his arms.

【Take me to see the stinky brother, I feel like he's not very good. 】

Eleven agreed and brought her to Xiao Rujin's bedroom.

He had gone to bed early, his chest breathing steadily.

Xiao Ruyu looked for a long time, thinking that he was worrying too much, and was about to turn around and leave.

He suddenly noticed something strange in his peripheral vision: a poisonous insect was moving under his neck.

When the insect is inside the body, you can only see its protruding shape beneath the surface of the body.

Xiao Ruyu was startled, and when he looked again, the place was empty.

No! The poison must be in him!

[Eleven, go find your master quickly.]

After a while, Doctor Yang, who was still sleeping, was pulled over by Eleven.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

He was a little dazed.

[Master, I just saw a poisonous insect on my stinky little brother! ]

Xiao Ruyu couldn't wait to tell Doctor Yang about his discovery.

Doctor Yang suddenly woke up and frowned.

"If that's true, then if the poisonous insects haven't been completely eliminated, we must find them as soon as possible."

"If... once the Gu worm takes shape in the body, it will be difficult to take it out."

He took a deep breath and quickly checked it carefully with Xiao Ruyu.

Xiao Rujin was awakened by the two of them, with her eyes half open.

"Sister...what's wrong?"

[Don't move, let me check you. ]

The two men checked Xiao Rujin over and over again, but didn't see any trace of the poisonous insect.

What a weird thing.

Xiao Ruyu was confused and met Doctor Yang's suspicious gaze.

"Did the princess get confused in her sleep and see things wrongly when she woke up?"

“That’s impossible.”

She muttered to herself and checked Xiao Rujin again.

Not to mention the poisonous insect, there wasn't even a single thing unusual about his body.

"Did I really see it wrong?"

She murmured.

Doctor Yang picked up Xiao Ruyu and sighed.

"You've been too tense these days. It's time to take a good rest."

"Master, let me take you back."

Xiao Ruyu hugged his neck and kept this matter in mind.

…

The former dynasty was not stable during this period. After dealing with the affairs of Prime Minister Lu, news of heavy rain came from the south of the Yangtze River.

Looking at the memorials submitted to him one after another, Emperor Shangwen felt a deep headache.

Heavy rains hit the south of the Yangtze River, causing countless victims, and several people contracted unknown diseases. In just a few months, the number of casualties had reached an alarming level.

In the afternoon, Emperor Shangwen came to the Queen's Palace to have dinner.

Queen Duan saw that he had not rested well in the past few days and looked very bad, so she spoke with concern.

"Is the Emperor still worried about Jiangnan?"

Emperor Shangwen sighed lightly, feeling deeply helpless.

"This rainstorm in Jiangnan came suddenly and is far away from the imperial court. The victims are now out of control."

"Besides, I don't know where the disease came from, which makes it even worse."

"I have already sent people to deal with it, and I plan to have Doctor Yang go with them to treat the victims."

After hearing this, Queen Duan nodded.

"Dr. Yang is a skilled doctor. Let him go. Maybe he can solve this urgent problem."

On a chosen day, Imperial Physician Yang packed his luggage, said goodbye to Xiao Ruyu, and followed the court officials to the south of the Yangtze River to treat the victims.

The scenes along the way were horrifying, with countless victims. He treated them while heading south.

A whole month later, Doctor Yang's letter was delivered back to the Queen's palace.