The gloomy emotion in the fifth prince's eyes was thick.
He didn't want to come out on top and be given the blessing of being a couple with Zhang Rong by the Holy One.
But during this time, he had already seen his incompetence clearly, and he had to do this if he wanted to get into that position.
His archery skills were taught step by step by Jun Ze, and with Jun Ze and Gu Yu's help, it was not difficult for him to get the top spot.
Just when he was drawing his bow, he saw a familiar figure on the field, interspersed among the ladies.
The fifth prince paused in drawing the bow, and watched helplessly as Derong bowed his waist and poured water for Zhang Rong with a humble attitude.
Zhang Rong's eyes were on the fifth prince.
The fifth prince's eyes suddenly turned red and he drew his bow to full capacity.
After letting go, the arrow feathers shot straight into the target, making a buzzing sound, which showed how powerful the arrow was.
The fifth prince seemed to have exhausted all his strength with one arrow, his hands were trembling and his breath was unsteady.
Junze noticed the strangeness of the fifth prince, followed his gaze and saw Derong, and his expression immediately turned grim.
He had clearly ordered Supervisor Shangshan not to allow Derong to come out today, but he still came.
Junze immediately found someone to call Derong down.
Derong knelt at Junze's feet and shivered.
Junze noticed that Derong's face was covered with wounds. He did not ask where these wounds came from, but asked: "Who asked you to come?"
Derong said: "It was the palace minister who arranged for the slave to come here."
The Palace in the Palace is the largest official office in the palace, and all the palace staff are assigned to the Palace in the Palace.
Junze ordered Supervisor Shangshan not to let Derong come out, but Supervisor Shangshan was placed under provincial supervision in the palace.
Junze's eyes turned sharp.
What's going on?
Hua Jincheng actually extended his hand to the palace, or is the person behind Hua Jincheng someone from the palace who even has the right to intervene in the deployment of the palace?
Junze said coldly to Derong: "Today is a big event for the fifth prince. If you don't want to harm him, go back as soon as possible."
Derong stood up from the ground with his head lowered and left silently.
Before leaving, he saw that the fifth prince had come out on top without his interference.
The jade Ruyi given by the Holy Emperor to the fifth prince is exactly the same as the jade Ruyi in Zhang Rong's hand.
Derong looked at Zhang Rong in the crowd again, so dignified and polite, so aloof.
As others have said, the man is talented and the woman is beautiful, a match made in heaven.
Sadness flashed in Derong's eyes.
After the game, the fifth prince searched everywhere for Derong.
But Junze blocked him and said: "I asked him to go back. There were too many people at the Peony Banquet. If you meet each other rashly, you will be offended. After the banquet is over, I will find a way to let you meet."
The fifth prince was unwilling, but he had no choice but to sit back.
On the other side, Gu Yu's eyelids twitched. She stared closely at the Sixth Prince, fearing that he would act like a monster at the Peony Banquet.
However, the Sixth Prince was always well-behaved and would occasionally talk to his companion without being conspicuous at all.
It was obvious that the Sixth Prince never left Gu Yu's sight, but Gu Yu just felt uneasy.
She looked around the entire place, looking at faces that were either familiar or unfamiliar.
The imperial concubine said a few words to the eldest princess and the emperor from time to time.
The ladies' game continues.
The fifth prince sat there drinking in a daze.
After looking at everyone's faces, Gu Yu suddenly remembered what she had ignored!
The eighth princess is missing.
I broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
Gu Yu quickly stood up and told a palace servant: "Go and ask the imperial concubine where the eighth princess is."
After the imperial concubine heard what she said, she became nervous and ordered: "Go find him!"
The palace attendant came back soon and said, "The eighth princess is playing with parrots with some little sisters in the Star-Zhaing Tower. There are palace attendants watching."
The imperial concubine breathed a sigh of relief.
After Gu Yu heard the news, his uneasiness became even more intense.
On the one hand, she did not dare to let the Sixth Prince leave her sight, but on the other hand, she felt uneasy about the Eighth Princess, so she said to the palace servant who responded: "Take me to the Star-Zhain Tower."
The Star-Zhaing Tower is a three-story attic in the Imperial Garden. Standing on it, you can have a bird's-eye view of the entire Imperial Garden.
Junze saw Gu Yu leaving with a solemn expression, and followed him with a frown.
Gu Yu came to the bottom of Zhaixing Tower and vaguely saw several noble girls playing upstairs. The eighth princess was the youngest among them.
Gu Yu was still worried and planned to go upstairs to call the eighth princess and bring her to her sister.
At this moment, something unexpected happened.
A shrill whistle sounded, and the eighth princess and three noble ladies leaned against the railing. Unknown what happened inside, there was a commotion.
A parrot flew out of the Star Reaching Tower in the chaos, and a noble lady reached out to catch it, but the railing suddenly broke.
The eighth princess and several noble ladies leaned on the railing and fell down from the stairs.
Gu Yu didn't have time to think, so she ran over and stretched out her hands to catch the eighth princess in purple. The inertia caused her and the eighth princess to fall to the ground together.
There were screams one after another in my ears.
Gu Yu felt a sharp pain in her arm, and the color drained from her face in an instant.
Junze saw this scene and shouted: "Gu Yu!"
The surrounding palace people also rushed downstairs like a swarm of swarms.
Junze ran to Gu Yu and saw Gu Yu holding the eighth princess. A thin layer of sweat formed on his forehead and his whole back curled up.
Junze asked hurriedly: "How are you?"
There was a hint of trembling in the voice.
Gu Yu was in so much pain that he could not speak for a moment. His face was pale and he shook his head slightly.
The eighth princess in her arms had fainted from fright.
Junze quickly took the eighth princess out of Gu Yu's arms and saw that her arms were still in the same position as when she was holding the child.
Two of the three noble ladies who fell down together fell to the steps, with blood splattering everywhere, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead.
There was also a noble girl who fell to the ground in an extremely twisted posture, screaming violently in her throat.
Everyone in the palace gathered around, and Junze shouted: "Call the imperial doctor!"
The news in the Star-Zhaing Tower quickly spread to the Peony Banquet, and everyone was busy.
Of the four daughters, one died and two were seriously injured. Only the eighth princess was picked up by Gu Yu. She had some scratches on her body, but was too frightened and fell into a coma.
The noble girl who died was the granddaughter of Mrs. Jiang’s natal brother, who was the same age as the eighth princess.
Concubine Jiang was very old. After hearing the bad news, she collapsed to the ground and fell into a coma.
The imperial doctor was busy treating the injuries of the eighth princess and the two seriously injured noble ladies.
Gu Yu stood in the corner, cold sweat breaking out in waves.
Lengliu's leg hadn't healed yet, and the imperial doctors here couldn't believe it. Gu Yu didn't dare to show her pain.
The imperial concubine came over and saw Gu Yu and said, "Yu'er, how are you?"
Gu Yu had a pale face. There were too many people here, so he couldn't say much.
All she could say was: "Nothing."
The imperial concubine seemed to have noticed something was wrong with Gu Yu, but she did not dare to say anything in front of everyone.
The eighth princess woke up at this time and cried: "Mother concubine."
The imperial concubine was about to be surrounded by people, but she was worried about Gu Yu and refused to leave.
The Eight Princess's cries became louder, and even the Holy Emperor looked at the two of them.
Gu Yu could only smile and endure the pain and said: "I'm really fine."