His words shocked the entire hall!
When the Cold Mouse King spoke of this in an indifferent tone—one might even say with a touch of pity for all living things—Xiang'er was stunned. Behind her, the Snow Fox Clan elders also wore expressions of astonishment, each of them staring wide-eyed.
For a moment, the entire great hall fell silent. There was nothing but the sounds of breathing and heartbeats, sinking into an eerie stillness.
Time seemed to freeze at that instant.
It was clear how shocking an effect the Cold Mouse King's words had brought.
Only after the time it took to drink a cup of tea did that uncanny silence finally break, and the little princess's furious rebuke entered their ears:
"Cold Mouse King, what nonsense are you spouting? I respect you as an elder, yet you go too far in bullying others, actually saying..."
For a moment, the little princess was so angry she could not even speak coherently.
Lin Xuan sighed inwardly. Xiang'er was still a little too young, after all, and could not quite keep her composure—or rather, she lacked tempering. But that could not be blamed on her. Since childhood, she had had her elder sister's protection, and Princess Yuanke's accident had only happened a hundred years ago. In such a short time, expecting that girl to shoulder the heavy burden of an entire clan was ultimately a little too much.
If it were him, he would absolutely not have lost his bearings so easily.
This turn of events was simply too sudden, leaving Xiang'er completely unprepared.
Though Little Fox had also guessed the other party harbored ill intentions, she had never imagined he would be so outrageous as to slap the charge of stealing from one's own post directly onto her head.
If this could