Fan Yi's appearance was more like that of a proper scholar. However, his words made Xi Xizhi fully understand his insidious and treacherous nature.
She, the one in question, was listening intently and shamelessly claimed to have found the Phoenix Cloud Sable.
"Lord Fan, you might as well take it out and have a look. If it really is the sable I keep, I will surely reward you handsomely." An Honghan secretly slipped his fingers under Xi Xizhi's skirt and touched the fluffy tail, stroking it up and down.
If you were to ask Xi Xizhi where she is most sensitive, it would undoubtedly be the red mark in the center of her forehead and the tail growing from her buttocks.
As soon as An Honghan's finger touched the tail, Xi Xizhi immediately tried to move it away, but due to the domineering power of the man, she was ultimately unable to escape his clutches.
"Your Majesty, I will instruct this servant to bring it up immediately." Fan Yi winked at the eunuch beside him, who immediately strode out of Liuyun Palace.
When the eunuch returned, he was carrying a cage.
In the center of the cage, there was indeed a pet ferret, whose appearance was almost identical to Xi Xizhi's beast form.
Its entire body was silver-white, except for a tuft of fiery red down on the center of its forehead.
Xi Xizhi rubbed her eyes. What was going on?
Xi Xizhi was certain that the mink in the cage wasn't her, but why was Fan Yi able to bring a phoenix-cloud mink into the palace? Could it be that this phoenix-cloud mink was a distant relative or a close neighbor of Xi Xizhi?
Xi Xizhi craned her neck to look outside, "An Honghan, did you ask the envoy from Jiu Kingdom where they captured me?"
“You were captured by them, shouldn’t you know that very well?” An Honghan retorted.
This completely stumped Xi Xizhi.
When it first arrived, it was already on its way to Fengze Kingdom, so how could it know so much? But if there is one Phoenix Cloud Sable, then there should be other Phoenix Cloud Sables as well.
After all, for the breeding of mink, there must be both male and female.
Xi Xizhi blinked in confusion. Thinking about it, she wondered who had given birth to her.
The small animals in the cage were brought to the public's attention.
Its pure white fur was as beautiful as before, but compared to the previous one, this ferret seemed to have lost a little of its liveliness. It was also exceptionally timid, and ever since it was brought into the main hall, the little ferret had been trembling and curled up.
Many people believed their eyes, so after seeing the appearance of the sable, they immediately said, "Lord Fan has such wide connections; he found the Phoenix Cloud Sable in just a few days."
"Lord Fan is truly remarkable. I have also sent people to search for him, but we have not found any information at all."
"Haha, Lord Fan has found His Majesty's favorite pet. His Majesty will surely reward you handsomely later."
"..."
Fan Yi was surrounded by a chorus of praise.
Xi Xizhi was not happy at all. The words that were on the tip of her tongue came out naturally: "Are you sure this sable is His Majesty's Phoenix Cloud Sable?"
When questioned like this, Fan Yi's expression stiffened for a moment before returning to normal.
Perhaps because he felt guilty, his voice was a few decibels louder than before, "This sable is of course His Majesty's beloved pet. Look at its appearance, how is it any different from the Phoenix Cloud Sable that His Majesty keeps? Miss Xi, I am His Majesty's loyal subject, how could I possibly deceive His Majesty?"
Despite the high-sounding words, Xi Xizhi dared not agree.
He thought to himself, if you, this sable, are real, then what am I?
An Honghan gently patted Xi Xizhi's thigh with his palm, signaling her to calm down.
"Bring it up here so I can see it," An Honghan said coldly, his face expressionless, making it impossible to guess his thoughts.
Dongfang Youyu also attended tonight's banquet.
He was the crown prince of the Kingdom of Luyun. There was no reason for him to be in the Kingdom of Fengze and not attend An Honghan's birthday celebration. Seeing this scene, he shook the folding fan in his hand. This time, there was going to be a good show.
Although he hadn't seen the ferret many times, he knew that the ferret in the center of the hall was definitely not the same one as before. Just by looking at their eyes, one could see the slightest bit of surprise. Even he could see it, let alone the shrewd An Honghan.
Thinking about Fan Yi's fate, Dongfang Youyu felt immense sympathy.
Seeing that His Majesty was interested in the sable, Fan Yi's smile widened.
Lynn had been longing for the Phoenix Cloud Sable for many days. Thinking of His Majesty's fondness for the Phoenix Cloud Sable, he spontaneously descended the nine-step platform and went to retrieve the cage himself.
The moment he got the cage, Lynn said reproachfully, "You little ferret, you're such a worry! You've been running away for days on end, we've all been so anxious."
No matter how much Renlin complained, the mink in the cage remained shivering and curled up, not even glancing at Renlin, as if it did not understand what he was saying.
Lynn couldn't help but show surprise when he saw the little ferret looking like this.
They were used to living with the Phoenix Cloud Sable, so they knew that the sable was clever and particularly intelligent.
"What... what happened? Could it be that I was scared out of my wits while I was out in the wild?" Lynn asked himself in confusion as he walked up to the platform, somewhat bewildered.
An Honghan turned his gaze to the cage, reached out and opened the cage door, and pulled out the ferret without any gentleness. He examined it for a few moments, not saying whether it was real or fake, but looking down at Fan Yi, he asked, "Where did you find this naughty ferret, Minister Fan?"
Fan Yi said smugly, "I just happened to find it. It's probably because I have a special connection with the Phoenix Cloud Sable."
Xi Xizhi gritted her teeth, "Who the hell would have a connection with you! Before today, she had never even seen you, you old scoundrel."
An Honghan's expression was cold and sinister. He moved his fingers to the fiery red fur in the center of the mink and rubbed it back and forth a few times.
Since Fan Yi had the audacity to use this sable to fool An Honghan, then this sable must be genuine.
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