After Becoming Pregnant With The Empress Cat's Cub - Chapter 43.1

Halfway through, she suddenly caught her mother’s sharp glare. Seeing the warning in those eyes, Li Sha quickly reacted and changed her tune.

“Hakimi is not the best singer at all! Your Majesty, do not listen to this human’s nonsense!”

Lan Ye looked at the Queen with a “See, I told you so” expression. “Your Majesty, look! The moment I said ‘best voice,’ I didn’t even have to say a name, and she immediately knew who I was talking about!”

Li Sha: !

She had been careless.

“You… you!”

She was going to die of anger. She wanted to seal this human’s mouth shut!

From these fragments of conversation, the Queen assumed she had figured out the situation. It was just a singing competition…

She knew about this competition. The reason it was part of her birthday banquet was simply to make it look like she was close to the people.

She had heard Li Hu mention that her adopted daughter was participating, and she had basically consented to her being the predetermined winner.

Either way, she didn’t care who sang well or who sang poorly… she had no interest in watching these programs.

On her birthday, she had more important things to do.

Now it sounded like the human knew someone participating in the contest, so what was her demand?

To have her punish those who bullied her friend?

To make her friend the winner?

Those things were easy. She looked at the human, waiting for her request.

Because Lan Ye had pulled the phone back, no one could see the Queen’s expression or hear her voice. They all secretly wondered if the Queen was angry…

Since the human could get a hold of the Queen, she was clearly here to back her up.

Some among them couldn’t take the pressure and started crying out loud.

“It wasn’t me! I didn’t do anything! It was her own spiritual power being unstable!”

The moment she shouted, others joined in.

“Right! It wasn’t us, it was her! Those are the rules! We weren’t targeting her!”

Li Hu also reacted. Facing Lan Ye’s phone, she raised her voice: “Your Majesty, do not listen to this human twisting the facts! Her friend broke the rules and was disqualified. She’s just unhappy and is making a scene here!”

Lan Ye glanced at Li Sha but ignored her. These were minor characters, once the big one was dealt with, the rest would be easy.

Focusing her gaze on the General, Lan Ye changed to a terrified expression and lowered her voice as if sharing a secret with the Queen.

However, her “lowered” voice was perfectly audible to everyone present.

“Your Majesty, I feel like this General… she might have some ulterior motives.”

“I wonder if she’s always been plotting something. She seems like she doesn’t want you to have a pleasant birthday at all.”

“All those rules are just based on her own whims. And look, she even stuffed her daughter into this competition! On such an important day as your birthday, instead of finding the truly ‘Great Voice,’ she stuffed in this ‘relationship hire’ who talks so nastily and surely can’t sing for beans!”

“It’s one thing to do this normally, but she’s using your birthday banquet to glorify her own daughter! Even if you weren’t the Queen, just a regular person, no one would do this at someone else’s birthday party. Moreover, you are the Queen! This is simply… she’s essentially throwing your majesty on the ground, stomping on it, and spitting several mouthfuls of old phlegm on it!”

Queen: “…”

That last sentence actually grossed her out…

Li Hu: !

What the hell?!!!

“Your Majesty, I did not…”

“There’s no ‘did not.’ An explanation is just a cover-up, a cover-up is just an excuse, and an excuse is just the truth!” Lan Ye interrupted before she could finish.

She then looked at Li Hu with a serious face. “Do you still want to explain?”

Li Hu: “…”

Should she explain?

It seemed there was no way to explain…

Wait, why was she listening to this human’s nonsense!

“Your Majesty, let me explain!”

She reached out to grab the phone from Lan Ye. Lu Li quickly blocked the way in front of Lan Ye, and Lan Ye hugged the phone and spun around.

“You see? She’s breaking down. What does that prove? I’ve touched upon her dark inner thoughts!”

Queen: “…”

What dark thoughts? Spitting on me?

The Queen quickly banished that thought. So disgusting.

“What do you want?”

The Queen couldn’t wait for Lan Ye to get to the point anymore, she asked directly. She didn’t want to hear any more disgusting descriptions.

Lan Ye looked at Hakimi, who was still on the floor looking dazed. What did she want? Naturally, she didn’t just want Hakimi to be able to compete normally, she wanted it to be a fair competition.

“Your Majesty, I don’t think General Li Hu is suitable for managing these things. Let’s change to someone else.”

The Queen knit her brows. From the human’s previous words, she had faintly guessed this request, but she didn’t expect the human to just say it outright…

Did she realize she was completely making an enemy of Li Hu?

And all for the sake of an insignificant singing competition…

This human was so clever when threatening people, how could she be so stupid in these matters?

Also, replacing Li Hu…

How could that work…

The people organized for her birthday banquet events were all officially appointed. How could she just change them on a whim? It was too trivial…

Furthermore, a temporary replacement like this was equivalent to a public reprimand of Li Hu for incompetence.

Even though Li Hu had a bit of a temper and was overprotective of her own, she was loyal. The Queen wanted to tell the human that she would speak to Li Hu and ensure her friend was taken care of, and that the friend would receive compensation, but a direct dismissal was inappropriate.

Just as she was about to speak, the human spoke again.

Lan Ye saw the Queen’s hesitation but deliberately misinterpreted the reason for it.

“Your Majesty, are you worried that if you fire this one, there won’t be anyone suitable to take over?”

Lan Ye looked like she was trying to solve the Queen’s problems. “Don’t worry. Rin can do it.”

“Rin?” the Queen asked in surprise.

Lan Ye nodded. “Yeah! Didn’t you know? Last night, Rin said she felt very regretful that there was nothing for her to do for this birthday banquet.”

“She really wants to do something for your birthday, but she’s too embarrassed to ask. I came here today because of what she said. I wanted to see if there was anywhere she could help.”

As Lan Ye spoke, using her superb acting skills, she blinked her sincere, large eyes.

“I can totally understand a child’s desire to celebrate their mother’s birthday!”

Queen: “…”

Something felt off…

Rin wanted to celebrate her birthday?

How could that be… If she hadn’t used a bargaining chip, Rin would have left immediately. She wasn’t even willing to stay until the birthday banquet was over…

How could she want to do anything for the banquet…

Or was it that she actually did want to stay and celebrate, but her proud nature made it impossible for her to show it? Did she only reveal her true feelings when the Queen wasn’t around?

The mere thought sent a warm current through the Queen’s heart… her child actually loved her.

She didn’t stop to think about the truth of Lan Ye’s words, people always want to believe what they want to believe.

Even if it might be a scam.

That’s probably why scammers always succeed.

Ultimately, the Queen made a decision.

“Fine. Everything will be handed over to Rin.”

Lan Ye was holding the phone and couldn’t clap, so she used one hand to pat her other wrist, making the phone shake a couple of times.

“Your Majesty is wise!”

Lan Ye then patted Lu Li’s arm and whispered, “Repeat it.”

Lu Li nodded, took a deep breath, and used her high-volume, speaker like voice to shout again: “Your Majesty is wise!”

The high-pitched voice echoed for a long time, shaking everyone’s hearts.

Lu Li shouted with great dedication. But while her mouth said “the Queen is wise,” her heart was thinking, Lan Ye is incredible!

She had watched the whole thing from beginning to end. She really didn’t expect the matter to be settled just like that!

Hearing this sudden burst of praise, the Queen’s eyelids jumped. She silently leaned back in her chair, moving further away from the phone.

She felt like she couldn’t quite handle this…

Especially seeing that human’s brilliant smile.

Qiao Zi listened to the voice on the phone and saw the Queen’s face. Though she looked a bit awkward, her expression was no longer dark. Qiao Zi breathed a sigh of relief, her job was likely safe!

She looked at the radiant Lan Ye on the screen and marveled once again. This human is truly extraordinary!

I must stay far away from her in the future!

On the other side, everyone on the stage, except for those on Lan Ye’s side, could no longer breathe easy.

They never expected that with a few words, without even having to confront them, the human would turn things into this…

Li Sha was even more panicked, her eyes full of disbelief!

How could this happen? She was just using the rules reasonably to kick out a piece of trash. How did it end with the trash staying, and her mother losing her position as the head of the birthday banquet?

Anyone could imagine the benefits that came with managing the Queen’s birthday banquet.

Including her, because the finals were held in the palace as part of the birthday banquet and because of her mother’s influence, she was basically the predetermined winner. She had already accepted favors and promised the runner-up and third place positions to others.

How could it… end like this…

Li Sha looked blankly at the person who caused all of this.

Li Hu also couldn’t believe it. She had come to support her daughter, but she never expected to be suddenly dismissed.

“Your Majesty?”

She couldn’t believe the Queen would actually agree to this human’s request…

Lan Ye smiled slightly and held the phone out.

The Queen was once again unexpectedly face to face with Li Hu… a flash of awkwardness appeared in her eyes, but only for a second before vanishing.

She’d just have to let Li Hu take the fall for now. She’d give her some other compensation later.

“Li Hu, you’ve worked hard too. Let Rin handle the rest.”

The Queen’s words were final. Li Hu’s face turned pale instantly.

Lan Ye didn’t give her a chance to speak. She pulled the phone back and smiled at the Queen. “Your Majesty, you don’t look very well. I won’t disturb your rest any longer.”

Queen: “…” Now you remember about ‘disturbing’ me.

Lan Ye: “Just wait to hear the ‘Heavenly Voice’ on your birthday!”

Queen: “…” The only ‘Heavenly Voice’ would be you shutting up.

Lan Ye: “Goodbye, Your Majesty~”

Queen: “…” I don’t really want to see you again.

Just as she was about to speak, a “ding” sounded. The video call ended.

The Queen looked at the last frame of her own startled face and turned to Qiao Zi beside her. Her tone was a bit uncertain.

“Did she just hang up on me?”

Someone actually hung up on her first?!

Qiao Zi immediately stepped forward to take back her phone. “No, Your Majesty. This is my phone. She hung up on my call!”

The Queen looked at the phone in her hand. This explanation… whatever. She decided to take the face saving exit. “You’re right.”

How could she, the Queen, be hung up on by a tiny human…

It was Qiao Zi’s call.

Inside the Venata Golden Hall, everyone except Lan Ye felt a sense of shock in their hearts. This included Lu Li and the dazed Hakimi.

They all looked at the human who had just hung up on the Queen.

Seeing all eyes on her, Lan Ye grinned. Her smile was incredibly bright.

“The weather has changed, bad babies. From now on, I make the rules here!”