In any case, Xi Xizhi will not be able to transform back into human form during this period.
The thought of how everyone would look at her made Xi Xizhi restless.
The morning court session lasted longer than usual. An Honghan had just finished dismissing the group of tireless ministers when he hurried back to Panlong Palace. As soon as he stepped into the palace, a palace maid reported, "Feng Yun Diao has returned."
An Honghan's eyes flashed, and he immediately understood what was going on.
The most talked-about topic lately is that same old, trivial matter, isn't it? Even I'm already in a bad mood because of the ministers, let alone Xi Xizhi, who's at the center of the storm.
At this point, it's a good idea for Xi Xizhi to transform back into Feng Yun Diao to avoid the limelight.
An Honghan lifted his foot and walked towards the inner hall, dismissing the palace maids and eunuchs as he went.
The door slowly closed.
Hearing the noise, Xi Xizhi quickly crawled out from under the bed.
It was all gray, like a mink that had been deliberately dyed gray.
"You want to run away?" Although it was a question, there was a hint of certainty in the words.
Unconcerned about the embarrassment of having her secret exposed, Xi Xizhi jumped onto the table, licked the water in her teacup, and quenched her thirst.
"You'd better give up that idea. You are my pet. Without my permission, you can only stay by my side for the rest of your life. If you try to escape, I will break your legs."
Xi Xizhi had no doubt about the truth of this statement. A person who could even skin a person alive would not care about something as trivial as breaking a leg.
Thinking of this, Xi Xizhi stared at An Honghan's hands and chirped twice.
Having not seen Xi Xizhi in her mink form for a long time, An Honghan felt a little unaccustomed to hearing her call out.
"Why are you looking at my hands? Do you think I personally skinned Wu Jianfeng?" He didn't seem to have the leisure for that. There were jailers in the dungeon, so why would he want to get himself covered in blood?
However, he did spend the night in the dungeon last night, watching with his own eyes as the human skin slowly peeled off Wu Jianfeng's body.
Hearing Wu Jianfeng's desperate screams, An Honghan felt a sense of vengeful pleasure.
The prison guards had been dealing with prisoners for many years and were very skilled at inflicting torture. Wu Jianfeng died from excessive bleeding at the very last moment when his skin was peeled off.
Afterwards, An Honghan went to another cell and looked at An Yunyi for a while.
An Yunyi was dragged out of bed by the Imperial Guards in the middle of the night. She was only wearing a thin shirt and was screaming and shouting in panic.
Just now, during the morning court session, An Honghan discussed with them how to deal with An Yunyi.
If An Yunyi were to commit a crime, she certainly couldn't be sent on the marriage alliance. The most absurd thing was that someone in the court actually wanted Xi Xizhi to replace her and go on a marriage alliance with Huiying Kingdom. At that time, An Honghan demoted that official three ranks, and after that, no one dared to have such an idea.
Upon hearing that it wasn't An Honghan who peeled the skin, Xi Xizhi breathed a sigh of relief, and her mood gradually relaxed.
Just as she was about to lean on the table, two large hands reached out and pulled Xi Xizhi into their arms.
An Honghan originally wanted to experience the feeling of stroking the sable's fur again, but when he held it in his arms, he frowned and looked at his palm, which was covered in dust.
This is completely different from the slippery feel I had before.
"Let me give you a bath first. You're covered in dust, don't you mind being dirty?" Holding Xi Xizhi, An Honghan got up and walked towards the bathing tub.
Both the person and the mink, who had been tired all day, thoroughly enjoyed this relaxing activity.
As soon as we stepped into the hot spring pool, the warm water quickly enveloped us, making us feel incredibly comfortable.
Xi Xizhi floated on the water's surface, only her head visible as she gasped for breath.
The hot water spread out all her hair, making her look completely relaxed and comfortable.
"Chirp chirp..."
Xi Xizhi hummed contentedly twice and then kicked her legs twice in a doggy-paddle motion.
Suddenly remembering something, the little ferret changed direction and swam towards An Honghan.
An Honghan was exhausted and had already closed his eyes, resting against the pool wall. He felt the culprit causing the water to ripple was approaching him, so he couldn't help but open his eyes.
With a sharp, icy gaze, now unguarded and unapproachable, An Honghan asked, "What do you want to know now?"
No one understands me better than An Honghan…
Xi Xizhi really wanted to give An Honghan a thumbs up.
Unfortunately, the little ferret's form simply doesn't allow it to perform such difficult and delicate movements.
"Don't think about anything. This matter is almost over. If you find it troublesome these days, just stay in the form of a mink. Once I've finished dealing with these matters, you can turn into human form."
Even if you try to turn her back into human form, she won't agree now...
They say public opinion is a fearsome thing, especially for Xi Xizhi, who is particularly concerned about her reputation. This incident has severely damaged her reputation; wherever she goes from now on, people will know that her 'innocence' is ruined.
Just thinking about that arrogant person who claimed he would take responsibility made Xi Xizhi want to bite his neck off!
Tell him to stop talking nonsense!
Even if you're beautiful, you can't ruin someone's reputation by showing off your good looks!
If something really happened, how could she, as the person involved, not know?!
Although An Honghan made it sound so easy, no matter what he did, he couldn't undo what had already happened.
As he himself once said, once something has been done, it is impossible to erase the truth that it existed.
Therefore, Xi Xizhi didn't have high hopes and decided to let things take their course.
If all else fails, can't she just run away secretly?
With her current cultivation level, she should be able to use a wind manipulation technique, so getting past the palace's numerous defenses shouldn't be too much of a problem.
However, An Honghan was no pushover. Knowing that Xi Xizhi was counting her silver notes to clear her belongings and had the idea of running away, he immediately ordered the defenses of the palace gates to be doubled.
This led many ministers to speculate whether something major was about to happen in the palace. Otherwise, why would His Majesty suddenly strengthen the defenses?
After the man and the sable finished their bath, it was nearly midday.
Lynn supervised the palace maids as they helped His Majesty change his clothes. "Your Majesty, would you like to take a nap later?"
If His Majesty had any free time, he would take a nap, so Lynn would ask him about it every day at midday.
An Honghan shook his head and said, "No, let's go to the dungeon."
Going again?
Xi Xizhi and Lin En looked at An Honghan at the same time. Recalling Wu Jianfeng's fate, the two silently sympathized with An Yunyi.
An Honghan pinched Xi Xizhi's cheek. "Her status is different from Wu Jianfeng's. Furthermore, although she committed the crime of breaking into the prison, she did not harm the interests of the royal family. Therefore, I and the ministers have decided to secretly execute An Yunyi."
Compared to the fate of the Sixth Princess, An Yunyi was far more fortunate.
After all, it was Wu Jianfeng, not Xi Xizhi, who attacked her.
However, An Honghan would not let this accomplice go, so letting her die without pain would be the greatest mercy An Honghan could show.
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