At the same time, in Da Chu, the capital.

For several days in a row, Qin Yuan sent gifts to the princess's mansion without fail.

From colorful glass cups from the Western Regions, to pearl necklaces from the South China Sea, to black fox fur coats from the Northern Frontier, the items delivered every day are different and each one is priceless.

The servants in the mansion were so busy just counting and registering that they kept themselves busy all the time. In the end, the storeroom in the princess's mansion was almost full.

That afternoon, Qin Yuan came to the door in person.

At that time, Chu Qingluan had just returned from the palace and heard about this.

She had already started to participate in politics, going to the palace to attend court every day, reviewing memorials, and only returning to the princess's residence at 3 p.m.

"Please invite them into the flower hall." She ordered the palace servants.

It just so happened that she was also planning to talk to Qin Yuan and told him that there was no need to give any more gifts.

Today, Qin Yuan changed his usual black or dark brocade robe and made an exception to wear a moon-white brocade robe with a jade belt tied around his waist, which made him look taller and more handsome.

When Chu Qingluan came in, she saw that he was holding a gilded cage in his arms, covered with silk.

"Didn't I tell you before? Don't send me anything. I don't need anything."

Qin Yuan pretended not to hear and said with a smile, "This is different."

The moment the silk was lifted, a snow-white figure suddenly stood up.

Chu Qingluan took a closer look and found that it was a snow-white ferret with only a little pink on the tip of its nose, and its glass-like eyes were rolling around.

Seeing Chu Qingluan approaching, it immediately grabbed the cage bars with its front paws, its little nose twitching rapidly.

"This is……"

Chu Qingluan's eyes suddenly widened, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

If she was not mistaken, this should be a ferret, but it was still a cub.

She had read in a book before that snow ferrets were very rare, especially this type of snow-white one.

"This is a snow marten from the Arctic, a very rare species. It's said that only one appears once every hundred years. Ordinary people rarely even hear of it, let alone see it."

Chu Qingluan moved closer to the cage. The ferret was not afraid of strangers and rubbed her fingertips with its little head. The itchy touch made her laugh.

"It's so rare, how did you find it?"

Qin Yuan looked at the smile on her face, with gentle ripples in his eyes, and said lightly: "It was an accidental acquisition."

On the side, the servants following behind him couldn't help but twitch their lips.

His Highness is so cheap, it's really unbearable to look at him.

How could this be some accidental gain?

It was obvious that when His Highness was still in Daqin, he heard that Princess Zhaoyang was drugged and abducted in Youzhou City, and he began to make preparations.

His Highness personally brought his personal guards and waited near the snow-capped mountains in the Qin territory for seven whole days and nights, digging traps and luring with food, and finally caught one.

The chilblains on His Highness's legs haven't fully healed yet.

Oh, but when it came to Princess Zhaoyang, it was just these few simple words "accidentally obtained".

The trusted attendants were all worried about their own prince.

At this moment, Qin Yuan opened the cage door. The ferret suddenly scurried onto Chu Qingluan's shoulder, its furry tail sweeping across her neck, as if searching for something.

Chu Qingluan's mind moved slightly, and she raised her palm towards it. The ferret immediately followed the direction of her palm, finally climbed onto her wrist, found a comfortable position, and yawned lazily.

It's like I've finally found the right nest.

Chu Qingluan was slightly stunned.

Is this mink so familiar?

"It's called Yu Nu. It can sniff out hundreds of strange poisons. If anything strange enters its mouth, it will sound the alarm."

As Qin Yuan spoke, he suddenly took out a bottle of Hedinghong from his sleeve, opened the cork, and shook it casually in the air a few times.

At this moment, the originally quiet and obedient jade slave suddenly got angry and made a warning sound of "chi chi" towards the porcelain bottle.

It's amazing.

"Merrets are rare, so most people don't know they can detect poisons. Whether it's a drug, a poison, or a slow-acting poison, they can sense it."

Chu Qingluan looked at the jade slave who had curled up again on her wrist, with only two ruby eyes showing, her eyes full of surprise.

She reached out and gently stroked Yunu's soft fur. The little guy squinted his eyes comfortably and even started snoring on her wrist.

Like a miniature kitten.

She couldn't help but smile: "This little thing seems to have been with me for a long time."

Normal animals would always be a little wary when seeing strangers, but Yu Nu's behavior just now showed that she was completely defenseless against her.

Qin Yuan's gaze fell on Yu Nu with a hint of imperceptible tenderness.

"When I found Yu Nu, she was just one month old. To make her recognize you, I took some of your old things and let her remember the smell of them. It took two months to tame her."

Chu Qingluan paused slightly while stroking Yu Nu's hand.

"oh?"

Qin Yuan coughed lightly, looked away awkwardly, and changed the subject: "The snow ferret could have recognized its master by dropping blood, but I thought that since I wanted to protect you, it would be bad to let you bleed first."

Behind him, Qin Yuan's follower couldn't help rolling his eyes.

God knows that for this 'bloodless' method, His Highness has almost driven the best mink trainer in the Qin Dynasty crazy.

Chu Qingluan's eyelashes trembled when she heard this.

Two months ago, Qi Che kidnapped her and she was poisoned by Fengmai Powder.

I think Qin Yuan must have heard the news and started preparing from then on.

For a moment, Chu Qingluan's calm heart seemed to be struck by a stone, causing ripples to appear.

She looked at Qin Yuan's calm profile, and could not help but guess how much thought was hidden behind this 'bloodless' method.

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