The emperor was equally incredulous and went to see for himself.
The arrowhead was completely embedded in the tree trunk, leaving a clear bloody hole in Princess Heyi's shoulder. She had already fainted.
Jin Kouhe wasn't lowered down little by little; he was thrown directly to the ground, and the arrows in his body penetrated several inches deeper the moment he hit the ground.
"Imperial physician! Imperial physician! Quickly, find the imperial physician!" Empress Yuan shouted frantically.
The envoys were also panicked and shouted in a disheveled state.
The Crown Prince's survival was uncertain, and Princess Heyi was seriously injured. Before they arrived, they never expected such a thing to happen.
Before letting Sheng Jingyu shoot arrows, Empress Yuan never imagined things would become so serious.
The most important thing is that I didn't expect Sheng Jingyu to hit the target.
He agreed to this himself, and even Princess Heyi agreed. Now there's no way to bring Sheng Jingyu back to be held accountable.
Even the Emperor couldn't make decisions for them; today's hunt was truly the most chaotic in history.
Sheng Jingyu left without saying goodbye to anyone, taking Su Wenyuan with him.
Jin Kouhe and Princess Heyi needed to have their wounds treated first, and the Emperor couldn't order them to leave at this time, so he could only anxiously wait for news.
"Your Majesty, Prince Jin is still receiving treatment. Will he be alright?" the Empress asked worriedly.
The Emperor said irritably, "Who knows what might happen? He insisted on assassinating Su Wenyuan in front of everyone. Given Jingyu's temperament, I couldn't really say anything. Now look what's happened, he's lying down on his own."
It wasn't that the Emperor was inconvenient to say it, but that he dared not say it at that time.
If he doesn't speak, then it's just a conflict between Sheng Jingyu and the people from Qikong Kingdom. If he orders an attack, then Sheng Jingyu's target will become him.
Unless absolutely necessary, the Emperor was unwilling to argue with Sheng Jingyu in front of everyone.
The Empress suggested, "How about we bring Consort Wan over so she can persuade Princess Heyi?"
It seems they won't be able to leave anytime soon. Sheng Jingyu has already gone back. What if Jin Kouhe and Princess Heyi wake up and refuse to go back, and insist on causing trouble here?
Without Sheng Jingyu, they might not be able to convince each other.
Moreover, this trouble was caused by Sheng Jingyu, so they shouldn't be cleaning up after him here; they should first coax him back home.
"Alright, send the order back immediately and tell Consort Wan to come over quickly." The Emperor thought it was feasible.
In fact, Consort Wan had spies in Wanlin Hunting Ground. She was afraid of missing any important information, so she kept people watching her.
In case of any urgent matter, someone will go back to report, so that Consort Wan can know the news as soon as possible and react accordingly.
When Lu Wanying was beaten, someone had already sent the news back to the palace.
But later, Su Wenyuan was shot and wounded. Fearing assassins, the guards surrounded the Wanlin hunting grounds, preventing messengers from leaving.
So at this time, Consort Wan was still scolding Lu Wanying and hadn't heard about anything else.
"That shameful thing!" Consort Wan scolded angrily. "The Crown Prince shouldn't have taken her with him. How could he have wanted to be the Crown Princess in the first place? He's insane! The Crown Prince is insane too, insisting on liking her."
Hongdie advised, "Your Highness, please don't talk nonsense. His Highness the Crown Prince may not even like her now. If he really liked her, why would he leave her alone?"
Consort Wan felt much relieved upon hearing this and exclaimed, "Su Wenyuan is quite something. Knowing she was pregnant, she still dared to make a move. Isn't she afraid of getting into trouble?"
Hongdie continued to flatter her, saying, "If His Highness the Crown Prince were here, she wouldn't dare to do it. She's only acting so boldly because she's using her status to overpower Lu Wanying."
Consort Wan was pleased with this flattery and said with a smile, "Not only the Crown Prince, but even with my Princess Heyi here, she wouldn't dare. Heyi's return was just in time; she dealt with the Seventh Prince as soon as she came back."
"Once we get rid of Sheng Jingyu, I can rest easy."
She was always worried about Sheng Jingyu. Although Sheng Jingyu was blind and unable to succeed to the throne, he could still support other princes.
With Sheng Jingyu's support, even an unfavored prince can become a threat to the crown prince.
The master and servant were chatting happily when a eunuch rushed in, his first words being that something terrible had happened.
"What happened? Tell me slowly," Red Butterfly reminded him, frowning.
The eunuch began his report from the beginning: "Prince Jin attempted to assassinate Princess Chen in public..."
Any one of the events that happened that day would have been astonishing.
Everyone else was talking about the aftermath of these events.
The two people who caused this chaos were not studying these things; instead, they were talking about other things.
On the carriage, Sheng Jingyu looked at Su Wenyuan's wound and said worriedly, "Let's go back and have Hua Ling take a look. These imperial physicians are not skilled enough, and if it is not treated properly, it will have consequences in the future."
His attention was entirely focused on the location of Su Wenyuan's injury.
Su Wenyuan spoke with difficulty, saying, "You...look at me."
Sheng Jingyu hesitated for a moment, then sighed and looked at her.
His gaze was deep and calm, like a bottomless pool of water, which, though undisturbed for years, seemed to swallow up all who had passed by.
Su Wenyuan closed her eyes, leaned back in her chair, and didn't say anything more.
Several months into their marriage, this was the first time she had seen Sheng Jingyu's eyes, which were not empty; she needed time to adjust.
Sheng Jingyu thought she was angry, so he quickly explained, "I didn't mean to keep it from you for so long, and I wasn't lying to you..."
“No need to explain,” Su Wenyuan interrupted. “Even if you did it on purpose, it’s understandable. I won’t be angry about it.”
She and Sheng Jingyu had only known each other for a few months, but Sheng Jingyu had kept this secret for more than ten years.
Why should we expect them to reveal such an important secret in just a few months?
Su Wenyuan wouldn't be angry about this at all.
A hint of confusion appeared in Sheng Jingyu's eyes as he asked, "Then why were you being so difficult with me before, and even telling me to think about it?"
Ever since Su Wenyuan realized that he might be able to see, her expression has been off.
If it's not anger, what else could it be?
Su Wenyuan pointed helplessly to the wound and said, "That's why! I'm angry because of the Emperor and Su Yuan."
Now Sheng Jingyu understood everything. He had been so nervous before, and had never dared to say anything.
If I had known Su Wenyuan wouldn't be angry, I would have said so sooner.
"I will bring up the matter of Marquis Anle again when I get back," Sheng Jingyu said, revealing his plan.
We've successfully stirred everyone's emotions today, so we should strike while the iron is hot.
Su Wenyuan sneered, "No need. Why beg him again and again? Do you want to be the emperor?"
Sheng Jingyu was surprised; the question was far too direct.
Before he could answer, Su Wenyuan waved her hand and said, "Never mind, let's talk about it when we get back. I need some painkillers."
She and Sheng Jingyu had a lot to talk about, such as whether Sheng Jingyu knew that the Empress had poisoned her.
Upon returning to the Prince Chen's residence, Sheng Jingyu quickly summoned Hua Ling and asked him to re-bandage Su Wenyuan.
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