Chapter 916 The Whisper of the Cat

Maomao can't remember when he started to be interested in herbs.

But my sisters told me that when the cat was four years old, it seemed that it started to be interested in these things.

He would often stuff the fish he caught into his mouth. Whenever he talked about this, Zhang's mother would complain, "You picked up an easy-to-feed fish, saving money!"

Instead, the sisters would look at the cat one by one and talk about the past, saying, "They were really scared at that time, especially the time when you ate some unknown grass, and Mother Zhang took you to the clinic, sweating profusely."

It is also said that cats have had bad tempers since they were young, but as long as they are given a herb, they will immediately become happy.

Maomao didn't remember much about these things, but she clearly remembered that after dancing on Red Street one time, the people in the brothel put aphrodisiacs in the sisters' water bottles.

The cat, who was only eight years old at the time, smelled it and prevented something bad from happening.

Mother Zhang made a big fuss, and Maomao didn't remember what happened in the end, but she heard that the people in charge of the flower street did something to the owner and the servants of the brothel, and those people disappeared since then.

Maomao remembers that both her sisters and Mother Zhang said it was thanks to the red-light district in the capital.

But at the same time, Mother Zhang looked at Maomao and said nothing, but bought Maomao a few more books on herbal medicine.

When giving the cat the book, Zhang's mother still had a bad face, "I spent a lot of money on it. If you don't tear the book apart for me, I will beat you to death!"

It was also after that that Maomao realized that she, a girl from the dance troupe who was not very good at dancing, could be useful to her family.

Also after that.

Poisonous weeds, insects, geckos, snakes

These things began to appear in their house, and Maomao's sisters were miserable. Every time they saw them, they would lecture Maomao.

But no one stopped the cat from doing this.

At most, the cat would be driven into the yard to stand as punishment.

In fact, it’s not that there are no people without complaints, but when I went to see Zhang’s mother, this mother who always has a sharp tongue but a soft heart, rarely said much.

And that Cuicui sister said, "We don't have any skills except dancing. Mom sent us to a private school when we were young, but we didn't have the ability to study well. Maomao finally learned these things by herself, and Mom was eager to do so. She brought a lot of gifts to the doctor in the regular clinic and asked him to take Maomao as an apprentice. She was almost ready to kowtow, but when others heard about our background, they wanted to stay away from us. So Mom thought that if Maomao could learn something by herself, she wouldn't have to be a dancer in this red-light district like us."

Being a doctor is much better than being a dancer who is looked down upon and looked at with obscene eyes.

They don't even dare to think about being respected.

At that time, although everyone was still very resistant to cats bringing insects, snakes, etc. into the house, they would still curse at the cats and ask them to take them away quickly.

But everyone was more supportive of Maomao. When looking at Maomao, everyone saw a scene where she was surrounded by people and looked at her with respect.

Maomao knew nothing about it, but thought that her sisters had something wrong with their brains, so she went to a clinic to learn medical skills.

When Maomao was nine years old, she met the man.

The man who was holding a candied haws in his hand, with a silly smile on his face, and looked at her and said, "Qingnv, call me daddy, I am your daddy."

To be honest, Maomao immediately ran to the authorities to report the incident, and even directly stated that human traffickers wanted to catch him.

The laws of Daxia stipulate that the punishment for human traffickers and forcibly abducting women is very severe.

The man was taken away by the yamen runners, and Maomao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But for some reason, the man appeared again.

Mother Zhang was also there at the time, but Maomao noticed that Mother Zhang seemed to know the man, and then saw Mother Zhang using a broom to beat the man away.

After that, whether it was Mother Zhang or the sisters, they would chase that person away when they saw him coming.

Although Maomao saw it, he didn't ask any further questions.

Mother Zhang told Maomao at that time that the man was his biological father and a high-ranking official.

Maomao has thought about his parents, but he has seen a lot in the environment he is in, so he always believes that the prostitute in the brothel is his biological mother, and that his mother was toyed with and abandoned by those customers.

Or there might be a scheming prostitute who, in order to hook up with some high-ranking official for the future, used some tricks to get pregnant, but was ruthlessly abandoned by that man.

Mother Zhang always tells Maomao and Cuicui about their life stories, and she even remembers the day, time and place where she found them.

In the words of Zhang's mother, 'I am just a woman who picked you up and raised you. I am not a human trafficker. Why didn't I tell you this?'

However, even if she knew that the man was her father, Maomao still completely despised and rejected him. After all, any girl would be scared and disgusted by a man who was holding a candied haws, smiling foolishly, and calling her dad the whole time.

As time goes by, the man will still appear in Maomao's life, but Maomao will choose to ignore or avoid him.

I already have family and stuff like that.

Later, as Mao Mao grew up, the man disappeared for a long time. It was said that he was transferred to work as an official outside.

But then he came back.

Maomao, who had lived a peaceful life for several years, sold herself into the palace when she thought about meeting that man again and her family was short of money.

Palace maids like Maomao who were sold into the palace had the lowest status in the palace. In addition, Maomao was usually quiet and always alone, and she was small in stature, so naturally she became the target of bullying by other palace maids.

However, Maomao didn't care about these things, because she always secretly drugged the palace maids who bullied her, but she never revealed who she was, so she would still be bullied.

But Maomao was very happy because those people were free drug testers.

Life in the palace was no different for Maomao. She had seen a lot of intrigue and conspiracy among the women in the red-light district. The only difference was that the outspoken men were gone.

The only thing that makes the cat feel comfortable is that there are so many people trying out the drugs.

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Maomao's life in the palace was disrupted when a very beautiful woman appeared.

Maomao has seen many good-looking women in the red-light district. Due to the needs of the brothels, many women would be selected for their talents such as reading, painting, and playing the piano to attract people's attention, so there are many talented women.

Whether it’s the top prostitute or the courtesan, Mao Mao has seen them all.

But when Maomao saw that woman for the first time, he thought, 'If she appeared in the red-light district, even if she just stood there, she would probably become an oiran. If she was sold to a brothel, she would definitely be worth a lot of money.'

Others were also surprised, but Mao Mao didn't care because it had nothing to do with him anyway.

But this woman.

Too nosy!

She came here because she was bullied.

Then he stayed by my side all the time, and I didn't even have the chance to drug him.

Very annoying!

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She is a good person, although she is very stupid and mentally ill. She always says weird things and has no good qualities except her strength. She doesn't even know how to dress. She is a completely useless girl except for her good looks!

But the cat still dislikes it.

But every time when Maomao was bullied or something happened, this woman would stand in front of her.

Later, Maomao told her her name in person.

That woman still said crazy things, like don't call her An An or something like that.

But the cat is used to the woman named Su Changan being around. Although this person would say something like "I saved you because you are like a kitten and look pitiful, but don't fall in love with me, I will wake up laughing in the middle of the night."

So my dislike for Su Changan grows a little more every day.

However, Maomao was also very curious why Su Changan was in the palace, because with her looks, even if she was down and out, human traffickers would appear. What's more, if there were no human traffickers, a lot of men and some women would target her.

Until Maomao saw the man who called himself Xia Baiwang coming to find Su Changan.

Su Changan also told Maomao that it was this person who saved him and then threw him here.

Maomao didn't say anything, but she had already seen it, so she asked Su Changan that night, "Su Changan, are you stupid because of hunger?"

Su Changan replied, "What the hell?"

Maomao didn't say much, but was sure that this person was stupid!

Later, Su Changan was poisoned, and Maomao became closer to her, because many of the poisons were new to Maomao.

Until Su Changan couldn't stand it anymore and told Maomao that he was going to escape from the palace. He even told Maomao that he would make money after escaping from the palace and then redeem her.

Maomao didn't say much, but before Su Changan could escape, she ran to tell the people His Majesty had sent to keep an eye on Su Changan in secret, and also told His Majesty all of Su Changan's plans.

Maomao thinks he has betrayed his friend.

But I don't regret it. The outside world is very dangerous, especially for a girl like Su Changan. It's even more dangerous. What's more, Su Changan has no brains! If someone gives her a bowl of noodles, she might run away.

No matter what happens to Maomao, Su Changan is always there for her.

So Maomao also wanted to help Su Changan, but she knew that she was useless and was good for nothing except poison.

Therefore, she wanted to ensure that Su Changan would not be harmed at least in the only place where she knew him.

So she worked harder and harder.

Because she told her, 'As long as I'm here, there's nothing to be afraid of with poison.'

That time, it was late at night and there was a moon in the sky.

Su Changan was sitting on the steps of the Yimei Courtyard, looking up at the monthly ticket. Maomao was sitting next to Su Changan at the time.

Because it was winter and the cat was afraid of the cold, Su Changan threw the quilt on the cat and let her wrap herself in it.

The two of them were drinking. They often did this in the palace, but the wine they drank was very bad back then, but they were very happy. Now the wine they drink is very good, and they don't think it's expensive.

Su Changan said to Maomao, "If one day I get poisoned by something I can't get rid of,

The cat was curled up in the quilt at the time, with only its head and a pair of hands sticking out.

Holding the wine glass in his hand, he looked down at the wine glass in his hand and interrupted Su Changan, "I will save you."

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Above ground

Maomao's body was completely curled up, and his lips were completely purple. Unlike Su Changan, Maomao was trembling on the ground with sweat all over his head, and he clenched his teeth to prevent himself from shouting.

But suddenly

The girl didn't move.

The rapid panting that he had tried so hard to hold back stopped, and his body stopped trembling, and he just lay there motionless.

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Ps: I fell asleep halfway through writing last night, so I didn’t update this morning.

(End of this chapter)