CHAPTER 208: CHAPTER 145: TO LIVE OUT THIS PAINFUL AND ENDLESS LIFE IS THE BEST REVENGE

I don’t know if it was the sound of the argument that agitated the green-eyed cat in the Queen’s arms.

It twisted restlessly in the Queen’s embrace, trying to struggle free.

The Queen, however, was thoroughly entertained by the lively scene. Seeing the cat misbehave, she gave its head a hard slap, attempting to calm it down.

This slap was no good; it immediately started hissing, baring its teeth at the Queen.

How could the Queen possibly draw attention to herself at such a moment?

She lifted the cat, gave its belly a hard squeeze, and then handed it to the Chief Palace Maid behind her.

No one expected why this normally obedient and gentle cat suddenly had such a change in temperament.

Maybe it was the pain from its belly being squeezed; it let out a ’meow—’, swatting the Chief Palace Maid’s hand with a paw.

It kicked its hind feet and struggled upward, and by coincidence, its sharp claws raked across the Queen’s delicately made-up face...

"Ah—"

Instantly, a sharp scream reverberated through the entire Heyong Palace.

The crowd’s attention had been focused on the King and Princess Consort, with no one noticing the Queen in the slightest.

When the scream came, everyone instinctively looked over at the Queen, completely dumbfounded.

Four bloody gashes were visible on her face, her skin and flesh turned outward, already staining half her face red!

The crowd was horrified, seeing the cat break free from the Queen’s arms and then running toward the guests.

The Bianliao people revered wolves and originally had no fondness for feline animals.

At this moment, with the cat acting as if it were mad, everyone was scared and immediately stood up to run.

The entire banquet hall turned into chaos in an instant.

Strangely, the person in the most danger had no awareness of it whatsoever.

Yelyu Nalan actually hated the Queen to the core, but she couldn’t resist her. Seeing the Queen’s face now in such a disfigured state, she couldn’t be happier.

So much so that when everyone else ran, she didn’t.

She stayed in place, appreciating the scene for a good while.

By the time she realized something was wrong, the cat was already heading straight for her!

Trying to run, but it was already too late.

The cat’s sharp claws climbed up her clothes directly, followed by heart-piercing screams...

By the time those who ran to the door realized what was happening, Yelyu Nalan was already like a madwoman.

The once neat hair was now a mess, and her originally pretty little face was now scratched with multiple lines, all bloody marks.

The cat seemed to have gone mad, as if it was searching for something on Yelyu Nalan’s face.

It clawed at her until she was unrecognizable, still showing no sign of stopping.

"What are you all staring for? Quickly, catch that crazy cat!!!"

The King couldn’t bother arguing with his beloved concubine anymore; a perfectly good royal banquet had turned into this mess.

It’s all that damned Princess of Great Xia’s fault!

Yelyu Erlun was angrily searching for that distinctive and vivacious girl who could be spotted with just one glance amidst the crowd.

And his utterly useless son!

But his gaze swept through the crowd, and he didn’t see that young couple at all.

He heard a woman’s cold, sarcastic voice beside him, "What, the Queen’s own cat went mad, and now you’re looking to blame my son?

Yelyu Erlun, twenty-two years ago, you ignored my desperate pleas and forcibly chose my son as a hostage!

Back then, I believed your lies... a disgrace as a mother!

My son is naively filial, so you became more and more excessive!

Ha, I have to thank the King for this marriage alliance... oh, no, it was my son who fought for it himself!

In the future, he will have someone to love and protect him. Anyone who dares to humiliate the young couple will have to step over my dead body!"

"You—"

Yelyu Erlun considered that he had already treated that son very well.

When he was three, sending him away was indeed his failure as a father.

But at the time, it was the best choice, wasn’t it?

Choosing anyone else would have caused turmoil in the entire court.

He suffered, faced hardship, and Yelyu Erlun knew that when he returned to Bianliao, he had made amends, hadn’t he?

He rewarded him with gold, silver, and countless beauties. After the boy became a General, many people impeached him for his large temper, but Yelyu Erlun suppressed all that.

He went against all oppositions and still allowed him to secure the position of General.

He became the most esteemed Prince among the common people!

Of course, many did not know his true identity, but that didn’t mean Yelyu Erlun didn’t love his son, right?

Is this trust not unique?