Little Red, who had been playing outside all day, rushed in.
Several patches of its fur were damp with dew and had acquired an unpleasant odor.
Lian'er couldn't smell it, but fearing it would disturb her, she quickly bent down to hug it.
Little Red leaped onto Fu An'an's back and tilted her head back to sniff her face.
Fu An'an was so startled that she almost knocked it away, and stood there with her arms outstretched, somewhat at a loss.
Jiang Qingwan raised her hand, grabbed Xiao Hong by the scruff of its neck, pulled it aside, and tossed it to Lian'er who was standing nearby.
"Go and wash it clean."
Little Red fumbled with its front paws, trying to reach Fu An'an, its eagerness making it seem as if it knew Fu An'an very well.
Lu Ning found this rather strange.
"This little fox seems to really like An'an?"
Jiang Qingwan slapped the fox's head in disgust.
"If you keep acting up, I won't give you any more food."
Only then did Xiao Hong obediently let Lian'er carry her away.
Jiang Qingwan looked at Fu An'an.
"It likes the fairy-like aura of the flowers on you."
"A flower fairy?"
Fu An'an looked shocked.
"You...you mean I'm possessed by a monster?"
Lu Ning's body tensed up as well.
"Do demons really exist in this world?"
Standing behind him, Xiao Ping gently patted her back.
"Ancient books record that all things in the world have a spirit. In the world, besides humans, there exists another kind of intelligent being, which should be the demons that people talk about."
Jiang Qingwan waved her hand.
“What’s on An’an isn’t a demon, it’s the art of a flower demon, which uses the spirituality of a hundred flowers and is supplemented by Taoist magic. You said before that she was possessed, this is a more direct way of saying it.”
Fu An'an didn't understand.
He anxiously grasped her wrist and asked, "How can I remove it? I'll pay any amount of money, just tell me."
She was still shaken and extremely flustered.
“I have been doing business in the capital for many years and have made friends with not only many merchants but also many noblewomen. That woman is too cunning. She actually came up with such a way to scheme against Lord Xiao. The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the money of the Great Zhou. If there is any mistake that angers the Emperor, I would be willing to die ten thousand times over.”
Lu Ning said, "An'an, this is not your fault. If we are to say that we are implicated, it is because of my husband and me. I never expected that my cousin Jin Liuli would have such great power and collude with Xia Shihui."
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