The eldest princess screamed in surprise and quickly covered her eyes with her wide sleeves.
Most people had the same reaction as the eldest princess. After being shocked, they all looked away, as if taking another look would be a shame for them.
Gu Yu also widened his eyes.
Too ugly.
Not only is it ugly, because Derong has been locked in the box for too long, there is inevitably a lot of dirt.
Just as Gu Yu was about to look away, a person appeared in front of her, blocking her sight.
It is Junze.
Everyone looked away and quickly looked at the fifth prince's reaction.
The fifth prince's face also showed fear and disgust, and it didn't look like he was faking it.
He and Derong were close to each other, but he never really explored what Derong's body was like.
He knew that there was a piece of flesh missing from the eunuch's lower body, but he never knew that the missing area was so... disgusting and terrifying.
He was caught off guard and saw it there, and his first reaction was no different from anyone else's.
Derong laughed sadly and lifted up his pants with trembling hands.
He turned to His Majesty and said, "Sir, have you seen it?"
"The fifth prince feels disgusted even if he looks at this slave. How can he be so content with someone like this slave?"
"The servant follows the fifth prince every day. The fifth prince is inevitably closer to the servant than the other palace servants. However, there is only a master-servant relationship between the fifth prince and the servant, and there is absolutely no love between a man and a woman."
"The sixth prince has no idea of filial piety and has ulterior motives. He used such despicable and disgusting reasons to slander the fifth prince during his wedding. You must never listen to the sixth prince and doubt the fifth prince."
"It is not a pity for me to die. I just ask the Holy Spirit to save my sister's life for the sake of my loyalty to my Lord."
These words completely picked out the fifth prince.
But instead of being relieved by these words, the fifth prince was even more frightened.
On a hot day, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
People's first reaction is unmistakable, but that was De Rong.
Before the fifth prince could recover from the shock, the Holy Emperor had already issued an edict, saying: "Come here, drag this bloody slave out and execute him!"
"No!"
"don't want!"
The fifth prince shouted subconsciously.
Junze and Gu Yu's hearts jumped.
Derong had already removed the fifth prince just now, but now his reaction pulled him back again.
The Holy Emperor looked at the fifth prince with cold eyes and said, "Why can't you kill this slave for trying to instigate a relationship between your two brothers?"
Even if he knew that Derong was wrongly accused, the Holy Emperor could not admit such a royal scandal.
So it can only be Derong's fault.
The fifth prince knelt on the ground and said: "This servant has served my son for many years and is loyal. I beg my father to spare his life."
The Sixth Prince seized the opportunity in time and said: "Brother Five Emperors! This cheap slave is sowing discord. Is his life more important than mine?"
There was madness in the eyes of the sixth prince.
He knew that the fifth prince would not watch Derong die.
For the sake of a eunuch, he ignored the emperor's younger brother and violated the imperial edict.
Others tried their best to fish him out, but he just rolled into the mud. There will never be any hope of getting rid of this sin.
The Holy Sage's patience was exhausted, and he slowly walked down the steps and pulled out the sword from the palace guard's hand.
Junze and Gu Yu both secretly said something bad.
Junze stepped forward in time, stopped in front of the Holy Lord, and said: "Holy Lord, today is the fifth prince's happy day. It is unlucky to see blood rashly. It is better to put him in jail first and deal with him in a few days."
The Holy One stepped forward step by step regardless of Junze's obstruction.
Pressed step by step, Junze could only retreat.
The Holy One walked up to the fifth prince, took his hand, and put the sword in his hand.
The fifth prince trembled like chaff and whispered: "Father, he is innocent, please spare him."
The Holy Emperor looked into the fifth prince's eyes and said, "You are the innocent one. Your brother was instigated by him and disturbed your happy event. It would be a pity for him to die."
"Jing Shang, kill him."
The sword in the fifth prince's hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, so heavy that he could not breathe.
The Holy Emperor handed the sword to the fifth prince's hand, then turned around and retreated.
He glanced at Derong, who mouthed and told him: Kill me.
Can't.
That was his Derong, the Derong who had been with him for so many years in the cold and dark palace.
How could he kill?
Junze looked at the face of the fifth prince and knew that the fifth prince would not take action.
He couldn't accept Derong's death at all, let alone kill him with his own hands.
But the Holy Father was too high-sounding to admit that his sons would kill each other.
Even more unwilling to admit that his son would have an affair with a despicable eunuch.
Unless De Rong dies, today's farce will not end.
Junze looked at the sword in the fifth prince's hand and made a major decision in his heart.
Just as he was about to walk out, a hand held his arm tightly.
Junze looked back and saw that Gu Yu's eyes were full of worry and she shook her head at him.
Gu Yu knew that the fifth prince could not take action, and also guessed that Junze would definitely step forward and kill Derong on behalf of the fifth prince.
But once Junze kills Derong, the fifth prince will always remember how Derong died, and will blame Junze for Derong's death.
The human heart is selfish and ugly.
Yesterday, the fifth prince even blamed Junze for the loss of Derong.
Even if the fifth prince now knows that Junze took action to protect him, what will happen after a long time?
The fifth prince will only remember how Junze killed Derong.
If the fifth prince ascends the throne one day, one can imagine Junze's fate.
Gu Yu would rather the fifth prince stay here today than see Junze reach that point with the intention of saving people.
Junze didn't know this truth, but he thought of the fifth prince's illness.
If this continues, the fifth prince will go crazy like last night, and even if he is desperate, it will be impossible to kill the Holy One.
There may be many variables in the future, but now he can't just watch the fifth prince disappear here.
Junze struggled, but Gu Yu's hand held his arm tightly, wanting to dig through his clothes and into his flesh.
Gu Yu's eyes were very firm and she would never allow him to compromise her future for the fifth prince.
Junze was right.
The fifth prince looked at the sword in his hand, not thinking about how to kill Derong, but looking at the Holy Lord who was leaving with his back turned.
The resentment and madness in his heart were maximized at this moment.
He ignored that he was still a few steps away from his father.
A few steps away are Junze, Gu Yu, the eldest princess, and six palace guards.
Once he takes action, he will be stopped by the palace guards. Not only will he not be able to kill the Holy Lord, he will also be thrown into the abyss for killing the king and his father.
But he couldn't think so much.
The only thought is that Derong cannot die.
The fifth prince picked up the sword, but did not look at Derong. He stared directly at the Holy Emperor's back.
Just when the fifth prince took the first step, Junze finally broke away from Gu Yu's hand.
But before he could stop the fifth prince, a figure hit the fifth prince's sword in the flash of lightning.