Because there was so much silver, they had to move it several times before it was all moved into the money shop, and five or six employees were dispatched to count the silver.

The money exchange clerk brought over some good tea and asked An Honghan and Xi Xizhi to sit down and wait for them to finish counting.

"Aren't you afraid they'll trick you and underreport the amount of silver?" An Honghan sat upright in his chair, not touching the teacup at all. Whenever he left the palace, An Honghan was extremely wary of any tea or pastries sent from outside, and never touched them.

Seeing that Xi Xizhi was about to pick up her teacup and take a sip, he immediately stopped her without explaining why.

Xi Xizhi stared at him blankly. "Trying to trick me?" She hadn't thought of this before, but when An Honghan brought it up, she immediately realized she couldn't let her guard down. All that money was hard-earned; how could she let someone else steal it?

Xi Xizhi beckoned to the head steward, signaling Lynn to bend down, then leaned close to Lynn's ear and whispered, "Lynn, go and keep an eye on them."

Lynn wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking to himself, why is he destined to be a laborer? He had just rested for a while and was sent out to do hard labor again? But seeing how much His Majesty valued this child, Lynn certainly didn't dare to contradict her. He respectfully replied "Yes" and went to guard over there.

Xi Xizhi was completely relieved this time. She leaned back lazily in her chair, her pair of deep blue, gem-like eyes darting around, seemingly filled with curiosity about everything.

It took a full hour for the group of shop assistants to clearly understand the amount of silver.

The shop assistant was working on his abacus, the beads clicking and clattering. "We've already counted it; it totals four and a half million taels."

Xi Xizhi was very satisfied with the figure. It seemed that the money shop and Fengxianju were both highly trustworthy and would not try to cheat on the amount of silver.

Seeing that they had counted exactly the correct amount, Xi Xizhi stood up from her chair and said, "Then let's change it."

"Yes, yes." The clerk nodded quickly and instructed the accountant to go in and get the silver notes. Fortunately, their bank usually kept a lot of silver notes, otherwise they definitely wouldn't have been able to get their hands on this lucrative deal today.

The accountant came out with a stack of silver notes. "Each note is worth 10,000 taels. Our Weifu Money Shop has branches in various places, so you can exchange them as you please, young lady. The handling fee for exchanging the notes is one percent, so the total amount of the notes here is 4,455,000 taels. Please take them, young lady."

The shop assistant respectfully handed the silver notes to Xi Xizhi, who took them and felt as if her sudden wealth was unreal.

"It's getting late, we have to go back." An Honghan slowly stood up. There were still many government affairs waiting for him to review in the palace. If he didn't go back soon, he would probably have to stay up all night reviewing memorials.

After being out for more than half a day, Xi Xizhi had had enough fun. Besides, she had earned enough money today, so she didn't object at all and obediently followed An Honghan back.

Having been away from the palace for half a day, An Honghan had accumulated quite a few memorials. Upon entering the palace, he went straight to the Imperial Study, and Xi Xizhi, his 'personal maid,' was naturally dragged along. With millions of taels of silver notes in her pocket, Xi Xizhi felt lightheaded as she walked.

An Honghan sat behind his desk, writing with a pen in his hand. Xi Xizhi, on the other hand, ate a plate of pastries while counting her silver notes, thinking about where she should hide them later.

In the end, Xi Xizhi decided to hide in the jade phoenix basin. After all, the most dangerous place is the safest place. As soon as she returned to the Panlong Palace, Xi Xizhi immediately wanted to crawl under the bed to hide her things.

But now that she's bigger, it's a bit inconvenient for her to crawl under the bed. Peeking around, she saw that there were no palace maids or eunuchs in Panlong Palace at the moment. Xi Xizhi activated her spiritual power and transformed into a little sable once more. Instantly, her clothes deflated like a punctured balloon and fell to the ground.

A small, chubby ball emerged from the disheveled clothes.

The silver-white sable, which had grown fatter and slightly larger than a few months ago, pushed the stack of silver notes and hid them one by one at the bottom of the jade phoenix basin.

Shaking its fur, Xi Xizhi, who had gotten used to being human these past few days, suddenly turned back into a four-legged animal and felt a little uncomfortable, swaying from side to side as it walked.

Just as she was about to transform back, she suddenly heard footsteps outside the door. Xi Xizhi immediately stopped and looked out while clinging to the headboard. She saw that Lin En, Wu Jianfeng, and the other servants had all come in.

An Honghan walked at the front, his golden dragon robe particularly dazzling.

Not long after entering, An Honghan noticed the clothes scattered on the ground, and his expression changed slightly. The next second, his rationality returned, ruling out the dangers of the palace, and he wondered if Little Mink had suddenly reverted to its original form. Thinking of that adorable little person, An Honghan was still extremely reluctant to part with her.

Even when she reverts to her beast form, Xi Xizhi is still quite endearing.

Lynn was the first to spot the little ferret under the bed, and exclaimed in surprise, "Your Majesty... Phoenix... Phoenix Cloud Ferret has really returned! Look, under the bed!"

All eyes turned to the bottom of the bed, where they saw a small white ball, slightly larger than the palm of their hand, clinging tightly to the headboard, its bright blue eyes looking in their direction.

Its adorable, endearing clumsiness charmed everyone.

Lynn's joy was the most genuine, his smile never fading. But when their eyes fell on the pile of clothes on the ground, they were puzzled. These clothes clearly belonged to the child; why had he suddenly taken them off and left them here?

However, no one cared about this issue, because His Majesty's most beloved Phoenix Cloud Sable had returned!

Lynn had been wondering if he should send people to search for the Phoenix Cloud Sable if it didn't return soon. But now that the Phoenix Cloud Sable had safely returned to the Panlong Palace, they were relieved.

Xi Xizhi took small steps and walked out from under the bed.

An Honghan's face remained expressionless. He simply picked up the little ferret, cradled it in his arms, and affectionately rubbed its forehead.

"I will ask you the reason later. Let's have dinner first."

An Honghan's cold voice echoed, and everyone lowered their heads instinctively.

Xi Xizhi nestled in An Honghan's arms, pondering why, when she was in human form, any slight intimate gesture from An Honghan would make her blush and her heart pound, while in beast form, all his intimate actions seemed so natural?

Xi Xizhi pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure out the mystery.