By the time the palace maids had scrambled to subdue the cat and rescue the Empress Dowager from its claws, her appearance was a complete mess, her face and neck marked with several scratches, and her skirt was wrinkled beyond recognition.
The Empress Dowager, supported on both sides, appeared to be on the verge of fury. She pointed a trembling finger at the cat, but for a long time couldn't utter a complete sentence, "Take, take this..."
Mingshu voiced her concern with a worried expression, "Could that cat possibly have some sort of infectious disease? Have someone take it away quickly!" After speaking, she frowned and turned toward the Empress Dowager, stammering, "In the past, I saw a person who was bitten by a dog by accident, and afterward, they went mad, barking like a dog at times and behaving no different from a puppy..."