Chapter 165: Palace Banquet Disrupted
Xie Lixuan thought that after his scolding, Ji Zehai would return to normal.
But unexpectedly, his roar actually attracted Ji Zehai's attention.
Ji Zehai, who was out of control, turned his head suddenly and glared at Xie Lixuan with fierce eyes.
This glare startled Xie Lixuan so much that he shrank his neck.
After reacting, Xie Lixuan's face immediately turned ugly.
Pointing at Ji Zehai angrily, he said, "Ji Zehai, are you planning a rebellion? Come, take him down!"
But Ji Zehai had gone crazy at this time and couldn't listen to anyone.
At this moment, Xie Lixuan, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, looked like a golden grasshopper in his eyes, constantly provoking him.
Ji Zehai roared and rushed towards Xie Lixuan with his sword.
"Protect the Emperor!"
Seeing this, the guard beside Xie Lixuan quickly drew his sword and protected Xie Lixuan in the middle.
Another wave of guards also quickly rushed over and surrounded Ji Zehai.
Ji Zehai completely lost his mind and started slashing and killing people with his sword.
Xie Lixuan shouted angrily: "Someone tell me what is going on!"
After the words fell, a minister replied: "Your Majesty, Ji Zehai is insane and has lost his mind!"
"What?" Xie Lixuan was horrified. "He was fine just now, why did he suddenly have an attack?"
The minister said helplessly: "It is probably because the aged wine in the palace is too strong, and Lord Ji accidentally drank too much, which caused him to lose his mind!"
"Why is there another madman!" Xie Lixuan shouted subconsciously.
As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers subconsciously looked towards Xie Wanzhou in the corner.
Everyone knows that the "again" in Xie Lixuan's words refers to Xie Wanzhou.
For a moment, the gazes falling on Xie Wanzhou became more complicated than the last.
Ling Qing tightened his grip on the wheelchair, "Your Highness..."
"It's okay. I'm used to it."
Xie Wanzhou raised his hand to stop Ling Qing from speaking.
Xie Lixuan seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, and immediately changed the subject, saying in a deep voice: "Ji Zehai is a minister of the court, and he did such a treasonous thing at the Queen Mother's banquet. Today he will be thrown into prison, stripped of his title, and await his fate!"
"Someone, take him down!"
At Xie Lixuan's command, a group of guards came forward and finally surrounded Ji Zehai.
"Take him away!" Xie Lixuan shouted coldly, "I don't want to see him again!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The guards immediately took Ji Zehai away.
Unexpectedly, just as he was escorted to the door, Ji Zehai broke free from the guards, pulled out the nearest knife, and rushed to the next palace - the direction of the women's banquet.
Seeing this scene, Xie Lixuan shouted anxiously: "Quick, quick, stop him, don't let him go to the next room and disturb the Queen Mother!"
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On the other side, there was peace at the women's table.
Queen Mother Cui looked at the young faces below, a hint of affection emerging on her face.
Looking at the nanny beside him, he murmured, "Zhiqiu, it has been a long time since I have seen so many young faces."
Zhiqiu responded: "Compared to last year, there are indeed many more young faces at this year's palace banquet."
Hearing this, Queen Mother Cui glanced at Chen Ningyuan and said in a colder tone: "Especially the face that looks like Cui Jin, which makes me feel empty inside."
Zhiqiu tightened his grip and pondered how to respond.
But Queen Mother Cui continued, "If Cui Jin had listened to me and become my daughter-in-law, it would have been great. I would have a granddaughter who has the same blood as me."
Hearing the disappointment in Queen Mother Cui's tone, Zhiqiu said quickly: "Your Majesty, everything in the world is about fate. If Miss Cui Jin doesn't want to enter the palace, you can't force her."
"Alas!" Queen Mother Cui sighed, "You are right. We really can't force it."
Zhiqiu said softly: "It's great that the Queen Mother can let go of it."
Unexpectedly, Queen Mother Cui changed the subject and snorted several times, "But her choice is not necessarily that good. Look at Chen Ningyuan. In the end, she married into a poor marquisate. Her husband died a year after they got married. She became a widow in vain."
Zhiqiu was speechless. She looked at Queen Mother Cui, who looked unhappy, and didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.
Every year when Queen Mother Cui returned to the palace and saw Cui Jin, she would complain about this matter.
Unexpectedly, Cui Jin did not enter the palace this year.
But when she saw Shen Ningyuan, Queen Mother Cui started to complain again.
"Alas, you said Cui Jin would regret it——"
"ah!!!"
Before Queen Mother Cui could finish her words, she was interrupted by a sharp shout.
Ji Zehai broke open the palace door and staggered in with a sword in hand.
The originally peaceful atmosphere was broken in an instant.
Shen Ningyuan heard the noise, tilted her head to look in the direction of the door, and the corners of her mouth curled up instantly.
The medicine is really effective. It takes effect so quickly.
At this moment, everyone in the hall gasped in shock when they saw Ji Zehai losing control.
Chen was so shocked that her mouth opened wide. She subconsciously ran towards Ji Zehai and asked nervously, "My Lord, what's wrong with you?"
But unexpectedly, as soon as she got close, Ji Zehai swung his sword and slashed at her. Chen was so frightened that her face turned pale and she collapsed to the ground.
Seeing Ji Zehai losing his mind, Chen almost cried out, "My Lord, what's wrong with you?"
Ji Zehai did not respond and continued to swing his sword at other people.
For a moment, in the huge palace, everyone fled in panic and the scene was in chaos.
"Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!"
The guards reacted quickly, drew their weapons, and surrounded Ji Zehai.
Queen Mother Cui's smile froze instantly and her expression became extremely ugly.
She clutched the armrests of the chair tightly, her body trembling slightly.
"What the hell is going on? Why did Ji Zehai barge in during a palace banquet?!"
But it was this roar that instantly attracted Ji Zehai's attention.
Ji Zehai turned his gaze towards Queen Mother Cui, let out a strange cry, and rushed towards her with a roar.
Seeing this scene, Chen turned pale with fright.
He didn't care about his life or death at the moment and rushed over to hug Ji Zehai's thighs.
With tears streaming down her face, she wailed, "My Lord, calm down! If you really hurt the Queen Mother, our Ji family will be finished!"
But at this time, Ji Zehai was out of control and couldn't listen to anything.
He kicked Chen away and continued to rush towards Empress Dowager Cui.
Shen Ningyuan protected Song Yaner and came to the corner. When she saw Ji Zehai rushing towards Queen Mother Cui, the curve of her mouth became more obvious.
Such a powerful medicine, leave a portion for Ji Yunchuan as well.
Seeing Ji Zehai rushing up, Queen Mother Cui turned pale and stepped back, but accidentally tripped over her skirt and fell to the ground.
"No, don't come over here!"
Looking at Ji Zehai with red eyes, Queen Mother Cui screamed in panic and fear, waving her hands around.
But Ji Zehai held a long sword and pressed forward step by step.
It seemed that Ji Zehai's sword was about to hit Queen Dowager Cui.
A figure suddenly rushed out and blocked Ji Zehai's attack with a short knife...
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