Chapter 276: Stealing Chickens and Losing Rice
When the cat got frightened and jumped to the back, Si Linglong stood up and chased after it.
The Queen Mother was still glaring at Concubine Lian who was kneeling on the ground. Si Linglong had already walked out holding the cat, followed by two maids from Shouxin Hall. When they looked at Fuhua who was being held obediently by Si Linglong, their expressions were obviously a little strange.
"Empress Dowager, Fuhua is fine."
Si Linglong came over holding the cat. The cat seemed to smell the stench on Bai Qianqian again. Its fur stood up again and it breathed threateningly in the direction of Bai Qianqian.
Bai Qianqian shuddered, and the empress dowager couldn't help frowning when she saw Fuhua's expression.
The maid next to her was also on guard and wanted to take Fuhua away to prevent it from hurting anyone again.
But Si Linglong raised her hands to cover Fuhua's big face, and stroked its head twice with her slender fingers. The originally angry Vampire cat immediately calmed down, as if it didn't dare to move.
Just, it's magical.
It is said that veterinarians have a unique aura. Kittens that usually make a fuss in front of their owners will become obedient in the hands of veterinarians.
Not to mention that Si Linglong has neutered so many cats and dogs over the years, so she is very familiar with treating small animals.
The Queen Mother looked at Fuhua with some surprise. You know, Fuhua usually only gets close to her.
"Your Majesty, cats have a sensitive sense of smell. They were probably just irritated by some smell." Si Linglong gave a brief explanation, not targeting Bai Qianqian.
Those who have been promoted to the position of Empress Dowager in previous years are all champions of the palace fight in the previous year. Si Linglong naturally would not deliberately say anything in front of the Empress Dowager.
Just enough is enough.
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother lowered her eyes to glance at Bai Qianqian lying on the ground and said, "Get up first."
Upon hearing the sound, Nanny Jinxin beside him immediately stepped forward. As she helped Bai Qianqian up, she easily smelled the scent on her body.
She was not unfamiliar with the smell of mustard. The Queen Mother kept cats, and the people under her would occasionally use the smell of mustard to help Fuhua get used to some new things.
In addition to the mustard, there seemed to be a foul smell.
She was somewhat familiar with this smell.
“It smells like cat urine.”
What Nanny Jinxin didn't say was that the smell seemed to be a bit more smelly than the usual cat urine, but she thought about the report from below that Concubine Lian had found the Queen Mother's cat and brought it back personally, so she thought it could only be cat urine.
The old people who came out of the palace were well aware of the methods used by these concubines.
I think Concubine Lian wanted to win the favor of the Queen Mother by giving the cat as a gift, but she didn't control the amount of mustard. The cat was overly stimulated by the strong smell of mustard and accidentally urinated. It's normal.
When the Queen Mother heard that it was the smell of cat urine, she immediately guessed this.
However, Bai Qianqian, the person involved, was so devastated when she heard that there was cat urine on the hem of her skirt that she even forgot about the stinging pain in her calf and wished she could go back and change her dress immediately.
But in front of the Queen Mother, Bai Qianqian couldn't leave at all.
And she knew very well that although she had kicked the cat out reflexively just now, she did not use much force. The cat just used her force to jump out. But in the eyes of others, it seemed more like she had kicked the Queen Mother's cat directly away.
In this situation, no one would believe her even if she explained.
But what needs to be explained must be explained.
"Your Majesty, I just said..."
"Alright." The Queen Mother interrupted her, her voice full of majesty, and said, "I don't want to pursue what happened today. In the final analysis, it was my Fuhua who hurt you first."
"I dare not." Bai Qianqian shuddered and knelt down in front of the Queen Mother again. "It's my fault. I sent the cat with good intentions, but I didn't expect that the Queen Mother's cat would be frightened..."
Before yesterday, Bai Qianqian had never imagined that her plan to get close to the Queen Mother would go so wrong.
At this point, she no longer cared about pleasing the Queen Mother. She was lucky enough not to make her hate her.
Feeling the stinging pain in her calf, Bai Qianqian felt that this trip was a complete failure.