Song Heng, dressed in a Feiyu suit, had a stern look on his face. At the moment, he was standing not far in front of Su Yao, holding a bow in his hand. In a blink of an eye, he shot out another arrow quickly.
This arrow also did not miss its target, and shot into the bear's back through the rough and hard bear skin.
At this time, the black bear had completely lost control. After being hit by two arrows from Song Heng, it rushed forward even faster.
And not far in front of it was Emperor Yuanfeng.
At this critical moment, when everyone was stunned, Prince Zhuang rushed over to block Emperor Yuanfeng and shouted loudly: "Father!"
Concubine Pang fell to the side and shouted out in fear: "Your Majesty!"
Fortunately, the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Uniform Guards arrived at this time and blocked the black bear's progress. Song Heng took the opportunity to shout, "Shoot it with an arrow!"
The Jinwu Guards were allowed to carry bows and arrows for protection. Song Heng had saved Su Yao by stealing the bow and arrows of the Jinwu Guards' deputy commander, Marquis Changping.
As soon as he spoke, the Jinwu Guards drew their bows and arrows.
The black bear finally took a few more steps and fell to the ground with a thud, landing on the floor tiles not far from Emperor Yuanfeng and Prince Zhuang, making a huge, dull sound.
When the dust settled, Prince Zhuang sat on the ground in shock. After a long while, he hurriedly got up and asked Emperor Yuanfeng anxiously, "Father, are you not hurt?"
Emperor Yuanfeng stared at the black bear, his expression unclear.
At this time, Concubine Pang also ran over, pulled Emperor Yuanfeng and asked with sobs, "Your Majesty, how are you?"
The chaos just now came to an abrupt end. The laughter and subsequent panic in the hall disappeared completely. At this moment, there was a brief deathly silence.
On New Year's Eve, there was a palace banquet and the royal family gathered together, but such a chaos happened.
No one is stupid enough to think this was an accident.
If a creature like the black bear had not been trained to be almost certain of success, the Leopard House and the Imperial Household Department would never dare to use it to perform at the palace banquet, unless they were willing to risk their lives.
In other words, this accident was not an accident at all.
This thought occurred to everyone present at the same time, and then a huge wave of shock rose in their hearts.
Mrs. He finally came to her senses. She pulled Su Yao and looked at her carefully. She found that her palm was still bleeding, so she hurriedly took out a handkerchief to cover her hand.
Su Yao remained calm. She looked quietly at Song Heng who was going forward to check on the black bear, and let out a breath.
Song Heng, however, was focused. After checking the bear, he stepped forward and saluted Emperor Yuanfeng, who had already pushed Prince Zhuang aside, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, this bear must have been stimulated by something to go crazy..."
The chaos resulted in many casualties.
Five or six Jinyiwei and Yulinwei were killed, as well as a princess consort. All members of the royal family were injured to varying degrees. Princess Mingchang was the most embarrassed. When the bear broke in, she ran too fast and accidentally fell, and was trampled for a long time. If her granddaughter had not discovered it in time and turned back to pull her away, she would probably have been injured even more seriously.
There was a deathly silence in the hall. Although everyone was frightened and most of them were injured, no one dared to make a sound.
Emperor Yuanfeng glanced at the bear calmly, raised his eyebrows and ordered the eunuchs Chen and Xia who had been protecting him: "Go and ask the imperial physician to come over."
Then he said to Song Heng: "Investigate! Investigate it carefully for me!"
Song Heng immediately bent down and responded, then turned around and strode forward. When he passed Su Yao, he paused for a moment, but then quickly walked past her and out.
Su Yao's wound was still bleeding, and the handkerchief Mrs. He gave her was soon stained red. However, she remained calm, and just glanced thoughtfully in the direction where she had been standing before.
When she was supporting Mrs. He just now, they were behind the curtain, where Princess Mingchang, Princess Chun'an and others were standing.
Who pushed her
As if they had noticed Su Yao's gaze, Princess Mingchang and County Lady Chun'an both looked in her direction.
By this time, the imperial doctors had also arrived.
"Bandage and treat the injured." Emperor Yuanfeng waved his hand at Sun Yuanpan, frowning to indicate that he was not injured. He then glanced at Prince Zhuang, who was still standing in front of him despite having an injured arm, and nodded gently: "You are so thoughtful. Let the imperial physician take a look at your injuries first."
King Zhuang was extremely excited, the kind of joy that comes from being praised: "Father, I'm fine! This is what I should do."
Concubine Pang looked at him with deep eyes, and soon lowered her head again.
Such filial piety moves God.
I just don't know how sincere this is.
Emperor Yuanfeng waved his hand to tell him not to say anything more, and his eyes fell on Concubine Pang: "My sister and the others were frightened, Concubine, please take them to change clothes and treat their injuries first."
His expression was still gentle, but everyone in the hall held their breath and dared not make any sound.
Today is the first day to welcome the Queen's statue after the Kunning Palace was renovated. Everyone knows the importance of the late Queen Xiaoci to Emperor Yuanfeng. The appearance of this black bear not only ruined the palace banquet, but also cast a shadow on the matter.
Given Emperor Yuanfeng's personality, he would never let it go.
The calmer he was at this moment, the more frightening he became.
Emperor Yuanfeng turned to Madam He again and asked: "Is my little sister injured?"
Mrs. He shook her head: "Fortunately, my granddaughter pulled me away, but she herself almost died under the bear's paw..."
Emperor Yuanfeng finally looked Su Yao in the eye. He looked at Su Yao for a moment and nodded: "She is a kind and righteous child. No wonder you love her so much, little sister."
He paused and asked Eunuch Xia: "What time is it?"
"Your Majesty, it's almost ready." Eunuch Chen knew that he was asking about the time to request the statue, and hurriedly said, "The Fengxian Hall is ready..."
"Little sister, let's go and take your sister back to Kunning Palace." He said, and seemed to sigh: "I don't know how happy your sister will be to see you. If Pei'er..."
Concubine Pang and Prince Zhuang both looked solemn.
Pei'er refers to the former crown prince Xiao Pei.
Emperor Yuanfeng mentioned him only a few times, but he suddenly brought him up again at this moment. The deep meaning contained in it is enough to make people think about it.
Speaking of which, the former crown prince has passed away for so long. Logically speaking, it is time to appoint a new crown prince.
He took in everyone's reactions calmly and pointed at Su Yao: "Follow the imperial concubine and bandage the wound first."
She was singled out for discussion, which showed that Emperor Yuanfeng had a good impression of her. Prince Zhuang narrowed his eyes, and other people in the hall also looked at Su Yao with different expressions.