Mad and Frenzied

"He pulled out at least eighty of my beard hairs!"

"He poked me in the eye! This is outrageous!"

They had run into an injured man the Palace of Peace and Happiness needed. They could neither hit him nor forcibly restrain him.

In the end, Li Guang and Cheng Bushi could only form a human wall in front of Zhang Xuezhou, constantly moving to keep him from running around.

Once the palace maids and eunuchs had taken Zhang Xuezhou away, Li Guang and Cheng Bushi both vented their frustrations, complaining about the trouble the fellow's unreasonable antics had caused.

"There can't be many people at court who can hit both General Li Guang and General Cheng Bushi!"

"Not many? There's simply no one else!"

"And he got away unscathed!"

"He actually got the better of both generals!"

Dou Ying, Tian Fen, and the Empress Dowager finally arrived at the Palace of Peace and Happiness as well. They did not enter, choosing instead to wait outside.

The three were somewhat surprised to see a madman suddenly run out of the palace. For a moment, they could not make sense of what was happening inside.

"Why does this minor official, the Commandant of the Carriage Office, look a little familiar?"

Tian Fen thought about it, feeling that he had seen Zhang Xuezhou somewhere before.

"Did you see him when you went to the Imperial Medical Hall?" Dou Ying asked with a smile.

"You went to see him, but I certainly didn't!"

Tian Fen shook his head, indicating that he had not meddled in the affairs of the Grand Empress Dowager's palace.

He was not the only one being cautious. The Empress Dowager was equally careful. Whenever the Palace of Peace and Happiness became involved in a matter, their faction chose either not