"Hai Lan, look! It's so cute!"
Le Jia held Gu Xiaoqiao and looked around, looking very happy.
Upon hearing this, Hai Lan also looked at Gu Xiaoqiao and couldn't help but exclaimed: "How adorable! As expected of the prince's pet, it's different from other kittens!"
"Yeah! I think so too!"
Seeing that Princess Le Jia was so obsessed with a cat, the noble ladies around couldn't help but come forward to watch.
"Princess, is this the prince's cat? It's so cute, can I pet it?"
…
After the first person spoke out, there was a second, a third...
A group of noble ladies rushed over, all wanting to touch Gu Xiaoqiao's belly.
At first, Le Jia disagreed, but when she saw that the cat in her arms seemed to like being close to people, she agreed. However, she told others that they could only touch the cat once and not more than once.
…
"Ma'am, everyone else has gone over there, why don't we go over and take a look?"
Lu Qingqing gathered the hair around her ears and said with disdain, "No."
It's just a broken cat, what's so strange about it?
It's dirty, smelly and sheds hair, who would want to touch it?
The maidservant Yinxin sighed, then leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Madam, this is a great opportunity for us to get close to the princess. And, Madam, you may not know, the cat the prince is raising now is the same cat the second young lady raised when she was alive. We saw it before when we were in the mansion."
Hearing this, Lu Qingqing's eyes flickered slightly.
The cat that Lu Chaoyan raised?
"Let's go and take a look."
This damn cat scratched her when it was just two or three months old. Even though that bitch Lu Chaoyan is dead, it is still alive. Now it has been adopted by the prince. It is really lucky.
She wanted to see what her cat looked like now.
After Lu Qingqing finished speaking, she raised her foot and walked away.
......
"It seems that this cat really likes the princess."
Le Jia was originally teasing a cat with several noble ladies around him, when suddenly a delicate voice sounded in their ears.
She turned her head and saw a beautiful young woman in a light purple dress and a pearl hairpin on her head walking towards her with a faint smile on her face.
Although the other party acted very friendly, she always felt that the smile on his face was too fake, which really made her dislike him.
"Who are you?"
Le Jia frowned subconsciously, and even his voice sounded much more distant and indifferent.
"Your Highness, Lu Qingqing, greets Princess Le Jia."
The young woman bowed with a respectful attitude.
"No need to be polite."
Le Jia waved his hand without even looking at her.
Seeing this, Lu Qingqing didn't mind. Instead, she continued with a smile and said, "Princess, please forgive me. I just saw this cat over there and it looked familiar. It looked the same as the cat my second sister used to raise, so I wanted to come over to join in the fun. I didn't expect it to be this cat."
"Your second sister's cat?"
Le Jia paused when he heard this, a hint of doubt appearing on his face.
Lu Qingqing nodded, then continued to smile, "Yes, it's a pity that my second sister was so beautiful but had such a tragic fate. She died in a fire on the night she married the prince. She used to treasure this cat so much. I didn't expect that my second sister's cat was so lucky to be adopted by the prince, and he raised it to be plump and white. If my second sister knew about this, she would be relieved."
Having said this, she sighed softly, her eyes full of regret.
"Are you talking about Lu Chaoyan?"
Hearing Lu Chaoyan's name, Le Jia couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked.
"Exactly."
When she mentioned it like this, Le Jia would naturally remember her. She was just worrying about how to get close to her, but this time she got a pillow just when she was sleepy.
"Are you Lu Chaoyan's sister? But I heard that you don't have a good relationship with her."
Le Jia looked at her for a while and finally remembered her identity.
Lu Qingqing was stunned when she heard this, and the smile on her face froze at the corner of her lips.
But soon, her face was replaced with a gentle and affectionate expression. "How can you believe the rumors from the outside world? It's normal for sisters to have some minor frictions, but after all, we are family. Blood is thicker than water, so how can there be any disharmony?"
"For example, this cat. I've fed it many times before, and I know a lot about its temperament and character."
After saying that, she was about to reach out and stroke the kitten in her arms, but as soon as she touched it, something she had not expected happened.
When he felt the hands reaching out, Gu Xiaoqiao felt his blood rushing up and a chill running through his body. Then, without warning, he stretched out his claws to grab the outstretched hand.
Ever since I heard that voice, memories of the past have come flooding back like a torrent.
The relationship between Lu Qingqing and her, between her and Xu Jiaren, and between Xu Jiaren and Lu Qingqing all made Gu Xiaoqiao want to pounce on them and bite them.
"ah!"
Lu Qingqing didn't expect such a scene. She couldn't help but scream in pain, covering her hand that was scratched by the cat's claws, and frowned in pain.
Lu Qingqing's cry of pain successfully attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.
"What's the exclamation?"
Seeing this, the queen in the main seat frowned and asked in a deep voice.
Lu Qingqing lowered her head, looking like someone who had done something wrong, and replied in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I was accidentally scratched by a cat just now, and it hurts a little. This is why I behaved so badly in front of the palace. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
After hearing her say this, the queen shifted her gaze to her hands.
But after seeing her injured hand, the queen frowned slightly.
"Le Jia, what's going on?"
The Queen looked at Princess Le Jia beside her, with a hint of blame in her tone.
When Princess Le Jia heard the Queen ask her, she immediately pursed her lips in grievance, "Mother, this matter is really none of my business, nor the cat's. She was caught because she suddenly stretched out her hand."
"Nonsense! In the palace, as a princess, is this how you set an example?"
The Queen looked displeased when she heard this.
Princess Le Jia pouted unconvincedly, "I'm not wrong, if she's afraid of people getting close to her, why doesn't she just hide? Why does she insist on reaching out to touch the cat? Isn't that obviously looking for trouble?"
"you…"
The queen was choked by her and felt helpless.
Just as she was about to say something, she heard Lu Qingqing say, "Your Majesty, please understand. This is my fault. I shouldn't have approached you rashly. This has nothing to do with Princess Le Jia. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
"Look at you. If you were half as sensible as others, I would have less worries."
Princess Le Jia couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard this.
"Hey, this cat has scratched someone again?"
Suddenly, Concubine Xuan spoke, and her tone seemed to contain a hint of gloating.
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