Like the Third Prince, the Crown Prince had received the news of the Tiger Beast, so he rushed in first at the beginning, unaware of what would happen next. In this situation, it would be best to stay out of the spotlight for now, to avoid getting burned!

Seeing the Crown Prince's face turn pale and he stopped talking, the Third Prince continued:

"Father, although I don't know why General Bai gave the credit to my fifth brother, the crime of deceiving the emperor must not be tolerated. Please investigate!" After saying this, he knelt on both knees and bowed his head. The ministers of the Third Prince's faction also knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please investigate!"

The emperor looked at everyone, and finally his gaze fell on Gu Nianchen and Bai Luoyu. The two of them looked calm and not panicky, which made the emperor a little unsure!

"Since you both have your own opinions, come and take the feather arrow from the tiger beast's forehead!"

The guards quickly ran over and pulled out the feather arrows. They also took out another feather arrow that was uniformly distributed to the princes and placed it on the tray held by the eunuchs, who then presented it to the emperor.

The emperor checked it out, his face darkened, and he looked at Gu Nianchen!

The third prince looked delighted and thought to himself: "Just say that if you can't eat something, don't force yourself to eat it. And Bai Luoyu, don't blame me for being cruel, just blame yourself for choosing the wrong person!" He seemed to have seen the fate of the two!

The prince's face was ashen, he only hated Gu Nianchen and Bai Luoyu, the two fools, for doing such a ridiculous thing and getting himself into trouble!

"Chen'er, do you have anything to say?" There was no emotion in the emperor's tone, and everyone thought it was just the calm before the storm!

Gu Nianchen stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, I have nothing to say! I only hope that Your Majesty will be in good health and that our dynasty will prosper!"

In fact, the reason why he and Bai Luoyu were not panicked at all was because the feather arrow that Bai Luoyu shot at the tiger beast was taken from Gu Nianchen's quiver.

Bai Luoyu turned his head to glance at Gu Nianchen, who had an agitated expression. Upon closer inspection, he seemed to be trembling with excitement, his eyes slightly moist as he looked at the emperor on the dragon throne with admiration!

"Good! Good! Good!" After hearing what Gu Nianchen said, the emperor said good three times, his joy was beyond words!

Although everyone didn't understand how the fifth prince did it, the answer was obvious!

The prince was the first to kneel down, followed by the prince's party and important officials. The others were not stupid either, and they quickly followed suit and knelt down! Everyone shouted:

"May the emperor be in good health and our dynasty prosper!"

"Well, today's hunting gains exceeded the prey itself, and I am very pleased! I will reward Nianchen and Luo Yu with a thousand taels of gold each! Return to the palace!"

"Farewell, Father!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

The prince wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although his earlier distrust and retreat were unsatisfactory, it was not impossible for him to repair his relationship with Gu Nianchen and Bai Luoyu if he really wanted to.

When the Third Prince saw the two men receiving rewards, his face turned red with anger. He clearly saw the arrow shot by Bai Luoyu, and the two men who committed the crime of deceiving the emperor were rewarded. How could he tolerate this!

Seeing that his father was about to return to the palace, he knelt on the ground again and said, "Father, it's not that I intend to cause trouble, but my fifth brother has been weak and sickly since he was a child. Even if he knew how to shoot an arrow, how could he possibly shoot through the tiger beast's head!"

The emperor paused, and all the ministers fell silent, their hearts, which had just been put back into their chests, rose again.

They all thought, "The Third Prince is foolish! How could His Majesty not know about this? He simply doesn't want to investigate. Aren't you putting His Majesty in a difficult position by doing this? It's true that you want to bring these two down, but you're being too impatient!"

After the Third Prince said this, even if the Emperor wanted to let it go, it was impossible. He stared at the Third Prince!

The Third Prince did not retreat either. Although he was furious, it was also the result of repeated consideration. He had a premonition that if he did not completely defeat the two of them today, he would have no chance in the future!

The whole place was silent, and Gu Nianchen took a step forward!

"Third Royal Brother, I was indeed sickly when I was young. But as a prince, I have never neglected exercise. It's just that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and you Royal Brothers are so capable that I haven't had the opportunity to show your abilities! I also want to share father's worries like you Royal Brothers! If I have offended you, please forgive me!" These heartfelt words moved everyone who heard them.

Everyone knows that the Fifth Prince is weak and untalented, but no one would have thought that he has been working hard in secret. It is really inspiring!

Some elderly people even secretly wiped their tears with their sleeves!

Bai Luoyu looked at Gu Nianchen's "wonderful performance" and felt like laughing out loud. Although Gu Nianchen's performance was impeccable, he could just feel that this guy was acting!

The Third Prince looked at the ministers, sensing a strange atmosphere. "Fifth Brother, please stop talking nonsense! If it's really as you say, how about demonstrating it in front of our father?"

Gu Nianchen said with embarrassment, "How dare I use a weapon in front of my father?"

"Are you scared?" The Third Prince pressed on, knowing that just one step was all it took to send them from heaven to hell! He couldn't wait any longer, and his words became even more intense as he said, "Father, if Fifth Brother can't do this, how can today's reward convince everyone?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the people of the Third Prince's faction looked ashen. Today, the Third Prince's move was truly doomed to failure!

The emperor's younger brother's expression was constantly changing, and he hated the Third Prince in his heart. Fortunately, he usually thought that although the Third Prince was ruthless, he was actually a smart one. But now, seeing him, he was really disappointed!

"Please allow me to demonstrate my bow and arrow. Since I want to help you, how can I be afraid?" Gu Nianchen's eyes were slightly red as if he was ashamed and angry!

The emperor looked at Gu Nianchen deeply. Although he didn't believe it, since he had ambitions, he had to prove that he was capable of eating it!

"Okay, it's settled!"

"Thank you, father!" After saying that, he walked to the front of the horse and took the bow and arrow!

He turned around, drew his bow and arrow, without any delay, the arrow flew straight towards the tiger beast's head, and a shadow flashed by!

"call out"

"puff"

After the arrow was shot, Gu Nianchen immediately turned around, handed the bow and arrow to the guard beside him, and stood back beside Bai Luoyu!

Everyone was shocked. Even though it was dim, they could clearly see that the feather arrow not only penetrated the tiger beast's head, but also almost completely penetrated it, leaving only a little feather at the tail of the arrow!

Bai Luoyu also looked at Gu Nianchen in surprise. This fifth prince was very secretive.

You have to know that your previous arrow already had 90% of its strength, and the distance to the tiger beast was even closer, but it only penetrated halfway.

Gu Nianchen seemed more relaxed, leaving some room, but almost the entire thing was inserted.

Gu Nianchen noticed the gaze of the person next to him, but he didn't turn his head but raised the corner of his lips slightly!

Seeing this, Bai Luoyu quickly averted his gaze! He was really reckless, staring at a man like that in public. Fortunately, everyone's attention was on the tiger beast at this time, otherwise how would he deal with it!

"Chen'er, your father was right. You haven't slacked off at all. I am very relieved. Today, all the ministers should go to bed early. Chen'er is old enough. Starting tomorrow, you can attend the morning court and share my worries! Return to the palace!"

A thrilling wild hunt finally ended. Looking at the Third Prince slumped on the ground, the hesitant Crown Prince, and the seemingly innocent but biggest winner, the Fifth Prince, I couldn't help but sigh:

"The capital is about to change!"