The mistress of the Hou family went crazy after doting on concubines and killing their wives.

Chapter 246 Palace Banquet Assassination
On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival palace banquet, Qin Wan put on the imperial-grade palace dress, looked left and right in the mirror, and was very satisfied with her appearance.

"Is mother ready?"

"Madam said she won't go." Zhiruo pulled her skirt at the back, "The eldest princess's people are here, and they said the carriage will be here in a quarter of an hour."

Qin Wan nodded: "Then get out quickly."

As she walked out, all the maids and old women she met were smiling happily, bowing to her and blessing her.

Qin Wan was completely confused. As she walked, she whispered, "Is it always like this during the Dragon Boat Festival? Why didn't I feel this way before?"

Zhiruo was also surprised, "I don't know, is it the rule of Xie Mansion?"

"What a strange rule. Old Xie's family used to be so cold and icy, but I've never seen people so harmonious."

"Basically everyone has been replaced. Oh, by the way, the new yard over there has been built. Shall we go over and take a look tomorrow?"

"Yeah, okay." Qin Wan was in a good mood.

Just as I arrived at the gate, Li Yuyi's car arrived.

"Come quickly." Li Yuyi stuck his head out and waved with a smile.

"Oh." Qin Wan got on the carriage happily, and suddenly her eyes caught sight of the gate of Jin Wenhou's Mansion, which was decorated with lights and a row of red lanterns.

I wondered, is the Xie family going to hold a housewarming ceremony? Why didn't they notify her?

"What are you thinking about? Sit down quickly." Li Yuyi pulled her to sit down.

Qin Wan put aside her previous doubts, sat down, looked up, and looked in surprise at the beautiful Li Yuyi in front of her.

"Sister, you are so beautiful today. But, something seems different." Qin Wan pulled her and looked at her carefully.

"No, I just put on some double-eyelid tape." Li Yuyi patted her hands and her face blushed with embarrassment.

Qin Wan understood clearly: "Did Qin Haotian do this for me?"

"Yeah. He's always full of clever ideas." Li Yuyi's tone sounded disdainful, but her face got even redder.

Qin Wan blinked her eyes: "Qin Haotian... is he still in the princess's mansion?"

Li Yuyi glanced at her and said, "I have already told my mother that I am going to make him my consort. My father will announce it in public tonight."

"Ah? Prince Consort?" Qin Wan was shocked.

Li Yuyi pretended to be relaxed: "We do business together, go in and out together, so I must have a decent and proper identity, otherwise, those censors will find an excuse to report me. I don't want to cause trouble for my mother and brother."

Qin Wan looked at her blushing cheeks. She had never seen the eldest princess look so shy.

very nice.

Qin Wan didn't point it out, and nodded along with Li Yuyi's words, "Well, that's true. Then my sister wants to use him to make a lot of money."

"Okay." Li Yuyi grinned.

Qin Wan felt complicated when she heard the news. Qin Haotian looked unreliable, but he could make Sister Yuyi smile and feel relaxed, which was good enough.

What about herself?

If she really divorces Xie Zhiyan, can she really be happy?
He entered the palace with mixed feelings. The carriage was changed into a sedan chair at the second gate and went directly to the Daqing Hall.

This banquet was exceptionally luxurious. Only officials of the third rank and above and their families were allowed to attend the banquet in the palace, and they had arrived early.

When Li Yuyi brought Qin Wan in, they met noble ladies along the way, all of whom rushed to pay their respects and greet them.

Qin Wan took Li Yuyi's arm and whispered, "Sister Yuyi, this seems very strange. They never acted so realistically when they flattered each other before."

"Well, tonight is not just a palace banquet, but the unmarried princes will choose concubines."

"Ah? That must be the first one for the prince, right? The prince doesn't even have two concubines yet."

Qin Wan understood. When these people heard that the Queen and the Crown Prince were not deposed after pleading guilty, but the Queen's power was returned and the Crown Prince was doing a good job, then Li Haoyu's position as Crown Princess became a hot topic again.

Qin Wan pursed her lips and said, "What a sycophantic guy."

Li Yuyi smiled and said, "People die for money, birds die for food, it's normal."

"That's true."

The two chatted and laughed as they entered the palace. This time, the palace banquet did not separate the male and female guests with screens, but just sat on the left and right.

Li Yuyi took Qin Wan and sat directly in the VIP seats at the front. As soon as they sat down, they saw a large group of palace maids and eunuchs walking in.

The leading eunuch shouted loudly: "The Emperor and Empress have arrived."

Everyone in the hall bowed and greeted him respectfully.

"No need to be polite. Today is a festival banquet, so please be casual." The emperor smiled and waved his hand, then took the queen's hand and ascended the high throne together.

As soon as Qin Wan looked up, she met Xie Zhiyan's gaze, who was following behind Li Haoyu.

Their eyes met and then looked away.

The palace banquet started as normal. A group of beautiful singing girls in red skirts entered the hall and sang and danced in the hall. There was a joyful scene of singing and dancing.

Suddenly, for some reason, there was a commotion over there at the men's table.

Qin Wan looked up and was surprised to find that Li Haochuan and Xie Zhiyan were arguing. Her heart skipped a beat, wondering if Li Haochuan was going to do something weird.

She immediately stood up, lifted her skirt and rushed over.

When she arrived, she saw Li Haochuan holding a chopstick in his hand and stabbing it hard at Xie Zhiyan's injured chest.

Without time to shout, he gathered all his strength and rushed over, reaching out to grab Li Haochuan's arm.

But she suddenly saw Xie Zhiyan's hand, with a sharp tip emitting cold light, hidden under the wide sleeves. Before she and Li Haochuan could react, Xie Zhiyan suddenly stuffed a dagger into Li Haochuan's palm, grabbed Li Haochuan's wrist with his other hand, and suddenly stabbed it towards his own wound.

Li Haochuan was so shocked that he was stunned. Before he could say anything, Qin Wan rushed over screaming and grabbed Li Haochuan's collar tightly. Seeing that Xie Zhiyan's old wound was stained with blood, her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Why did you kill my husband?!"

"I do not……"

Xie Zhiyan's eyes were full of complexities. In just a moment, he held Li Haochuan's hand tightly, preventing him from pulling out the dagger, and shouted: "Prince, it is not enough that you have killed Lord Yan, you also want to kill me? This is in front of His Majesty in the court, how dare the prince bring a dagger to rebel and kill the king?"

"You, you, you..." Li Haochuan was shocked.

He fell into a trap!

"You framed me!" He struggled, but as soon as he moved, Xie Zhiyan screamed.

The stunned Emperor Heng woke up, stood up, pointed at the two people fighting and shouted, "How dare you! Someone, tie up Li Haochuan for me!"

Li Haochuan panicked and tried to let go, but the person opposite him held him down tightly.

Just before the eunuchs rushed over, Xie Zhiyan immediately let go and fell straight backwards.

Qin Wan screamed and rushed forward to pounce on him. She thought he was acting and the wound was not deep. But when she got closer, she found that the dagger was completely inserted into his chest, leaving only the handle outside. She was so scared that she started crying.

"Someone, call the doctor!"

There was chaos in the hall.

Every time there was a palace banquet, there would be imperial physicians waiting on the side, and they would arrive quickly.

The guards also rushed in, replaced the eunuch, and pressed Li Haochuan to the ground.

Li Haochuan turned pale and shouted in panic: "Father, I don't have it!"

Emperor Heng was so angry that he was shaking all over: "Rebellious son! Evil creature! How dare you bring a murder weapon into the palace!"

Feng Wenjun supported him and said, "Your Majesty, please don't get angry and get yourself hurt. The eldest prince knows the palace rules. Bringing a weapon into the palace is a capital crime. There must be some other hidden reason."

"How can we allow others to quibble in front of everyone!" Emperor Heng was so angry that his face turned blue.

"Let's go see Lord Xie first." Feng Wenjun looked at the lying person worriedly, and the imperial doctors were busy around him.

Qin Wan was crying so hard that she was out of breath. Someone grabbed her arm. She raised her tearful eyes and saw that it was Li Yuyi.

"Get up first and let the imperial physician treat him properly."

Qin Wan had no choice but to stand up, her body shaking constantly.

This was the second time she saw with her own eyes the dagger piercing Xie Zhiyan's chest, and this time it was deeper than the last time. Seeing Xie Zhiyan fainting, she felt extremely confused.

Emperor Heng saw the imperial physician busying around and asked anxiously, "What happened?"