Xi Xizhi blinked in confusion, thinking to herself, "She didn't do anything just now, did she? Since it's a good thing, she probably accepted it, and there won't be any problems!"
"So what reward are you planning to give me?" Before even figuring out the reason for the situation, Xi Xizhi was already thinking about how to get something in return.
Her bright, sparkling eyes were captivating.
A slow smile crept onto An Honghan's lips. "What reward do you want?"
Hearing this, Xi Xizhi was overjoyed. An Honghan was always thinking about how to punish her, so it was rare for him to be so generous!
A reward? That's the first time I've ever heard of one!
"How about cooking two more golden phoenix fish?" Xi Xizhi's greatest love in this life is eating, drinking and sleeping. Obviously, this child's sleep is top-notch, so only 'eating' is still of interest.
"You've got quite an appetite." An Honghan paused, his eyes narrowing as he slowly asked, "Do you know... what good deed you've done?"
Xi Xizhi stammered and refused to answer.
I thought to myself, how would I know!
Having already guessed that the child hadn't figured things out and was just giving a random answer, An Honghan flicked his finger and pointed to the marble floor, "Look what's that."
Xi Xizhi turned her head in confusion, looked down, and saw that the messy little footprints were none other than her own. Suddenly, she understood what An Honghan meant by what he had just said!
Is this a good thing?!
They're being lenient by not punishing us! Rewarding us?!
"I..." Xi Xizhi wanted to exonerate herself, but she was not good with words and could not think of any excuse.
"Now you know what the good thing is? Do you still want a reward?" An Honghan raised an eyebrow, his tone slightly playful.
No, no, no.
A punishment would be more appropriate.
Xi Xizhi lifted her foot and glanced at the sole of her shoe. It was covered in mud. In contrast, An Honghan's shoes had been cleaned of mud before entering the palace, so there were only her footprints in the vast palace.
Perhaps out of shame, Xi Xizhi felt a little embarrassed and said, "I'll just clean it up for you."
"How do I clean it?" Since taking in this mink, An Honghan has never let her do any chores.
Xi Xizhi pouted and turned to ask the palace maid beside her, "Do you have a rag?"
One look at Xi Xizhi's delicate skin and fair complexion revealed her to be a pampered mistress. When she asked for a rag, many of the palace maids and eunuchs didn't react in time.
How could they dare make her do such a thing? They quickly knelt down, saying, "Miss Xi, we can clean the floor. Please sit down."
Even though His Majesty didn't express his opinion, they knew very well that His Majesty definitely wouldn't want to see Miss Xi taking a rag to sweep the floor.
Lin Enhou, standing to the side, thought the same thing.
After all, His Majesty's affection for Miss Xi is extraordinary.
The only person in the entire room who was willing to see Xi Xizhi sweep the floor was probably Wu Jianfeng.
He didn't know why, but whenever he saw this child with his silver hair and deep blue eyes, he would think of the culprit who caused his elder brother's death and the family's abandonment of him—Feng Yun Diao.
They were clearly unrelated animals and people, but Wu Jianfeng found them increasingly displeasing, his gaze towards Xi Xizhi filled with hostility.
An Honghan noticed this and frowned almost imperceptibly. Having a subordinate who could go berserk at any moment by his side was not a good choice. It seemed that he would have to find an opportunity to get rid of Wu Jianfeng in order to ensure that no problems would arise.
"Give it to her." These two words told everyone An Honghan's decision. "Since she wants to clean the floor so much, let her do it. Otherwise, she'll just eat and sleep all day long, which is no different from raising a pig."
Xi Xizhi gritted her teeth in anger! Who's the pig?! It's a sable, a genuine Phoenix Cloud Sable!
Unfortunately, the cry from that child's heart did not reach An Honghan's ears.
While she was still angry, Xi Xizhi reached out and took the rag handed to her by the palace maid, put it in the basin of water, wrung it out, and picked it up.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely clean it up for you."
In her past life, she lived with her master, and she took care of all these chores. Not to mention, her master would disappear from time to time, so she had to rely on herself for everything.
Xi Xizhi took responsibility for her own actions without a single complaint.
An Honghan replied in a serious manner, "That would be best."
Seeing An Honghan's indifferent expression, Xi Xizhi's anger intensified, and she was so angry that she almost felt like she was going to burst into flames. Just as she was about to roll up her sleeves and get to work, An Honghan gave her a cold order.
"You may all leave. We do not need your service here."
Lynn hesitated whether to leave, because he wasn't sure if His Majesty's mention of "you" included him.
"Lynn, you should leave too." Seeing Lynn's expression, An Honghan's cold voice rang out again.
All the palace maids and eunuchs obeyed the order and gradually withdrew from the gate, remaining to guard the entrance.
The entire hall was quiet; no one spoke.
Xi Xizhi glanced at the doorway a few times to make sure no one was watching before letting out a sigh of relief.
"No one will be watching you make a fool of yourself, so hurry up and clean up! Isn't it enough that I dismissed all the palace maids and eunuchs for you?"
Having raised a certain mink for several months, how could An Honghan not know her little scheme?
Despite his righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, he secretly did not want anyone to see him looking ashamed.
Xi Xi pouted angrily, cursing An Honghan in her heart as she earnestly bent down to wipe away the muddy footprints on the floor.
Since the footprints hadn't been there long and hadn't dried yet, when Xi Xizhi's damp cloth touched them, instead of cleaning them, it made them dirtier. However, with a little more effort, the mud would eventually disappear.
Xi Xizhi struggled against the muddy footprints, occasionally breathing on the floor as if she were wiping glass.
The skillful movements clearly indicate that the person frequently does housework.
An Honghan held a teacup in his hands, his eyes fixed on the image of a certain child.
Even though it has been by her side since she started cultivating, when did she learn these trivial matters?
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