The confrontation outside the Heart Cultivation Hall was still ongoing.

Under Han Chong's command, the fire gun that occupied the high position quickly cleared the battlefield within fifty steps of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"Don't we have a firebolt!?" Song Bozong was choked and coughed in the smell of sulfur, but he still barely managed to save his life and retreated to a safe place in time.

"Yes......" Mu Chengda gritted his teeth and said.

"Oh! We're on it too! ”

"That's the Heart Cultivation Palace!" Mu Cheng scolded loudly, "The emperor's body is still inside, are you on fire?" hurt the emperor, you can afford this responsibility, I can't afford it! ”

"It's all this time, what do you care-"

Mu Chengda no longer paid attention to Song Bozong, who was jumping, he turned his head, "Damn, archers!" Archers in position! ”

Soon, under the command of Mu Chengda, the Left Guard Battalion, which had come to its senses, quickly reorganized the queue.

The number of the brocade guards who fell from the sky was estimated to be no more than fifty, and even if these people were armed with firearms and could not easily get close, their ammunition must be extremely limited.

The Temple of Heart Cultivation was besieged, and it was impossible for them to supply ammunition.

As long as they keep charging, keep charging, they will always run out of ammunition.

- It is true that Song Bozong's "fire gun" is indeed the simplest and most effective way, but until the last step, Mu Chengda will not do this, once he hurts the body of Emperor Jianxi, no matter whether it is King Gong or Song Bozong who wins in the end, he will inevitably put this life into it.

He didn't believe that Song Bozong could still keep his glory and wealth at that time.

Now Song Bozong himself has a testament, if it is true, then he Mu Chengda is the Qing monarch and the internal difficulty, if it is false, he is deceived by the first and auxiliary ministers of the cabinet......

This retreat, Mu Chengda, who has been the leader of the Left Guard Battalion for a long time, has always kept it for himself.

After the archers were in place, Mu Chengda ordered the attack again, and ordered the archers to release their arrows at the moment when the fire bolt lit up.

There were no sandbags or other cover in the inner palace, and ordinary shields could not withstand the power of the firecrackers...... Under the attack again and again, a mountain of corpses piled up outside the Heart Cultivation Palace.

However, the frequency of the fire ringing in the Heart Cultivation Hall is also slowly decreasing.

The east gradually revealed the whiteness of the fish's belly.

The night is coming to an end.

……

In the prison, the torture of Bai Ling has ended.

Huang Chongde is already old, obviously unable to withstand the heavy punishment, coupled with Huang Gonggong's usual status in this palace, the palace people in the prison gave priority to pry open Bai Ling's mouth.

After hearing that this girl had secretly sent away the son, everyone thought that Bai Ling would be a very capable person - but no, from the first whip thrown on Bai Ling, she cried.

The torture whip is different from the ordinary whip, before use, the palace people will soak the whip in clean water overnight, so that it can fully absorb the water, so as to enhance the toughness of the whip - each whip, the skin must be opened.

To the surprise of the people of the Prison Palace, this Bai Ling looked like an amateur who had never been trained to tolerate it, and she was powerless against these torture instruments, and even fainted from the severe pain when she received the third whip.

So the palace people in the prison took a bucket of salt water and poured it directly on her head—this would not only hurt the wound, but also prevent the whiplash from becoming infected too quickly to a certain extent.

I don't know how many times I've gone over and over again.

The palace people of the prison carried Bai Ling back to the cell, and after opening the iron lock, Bai Ling, who was covered in bruises, was thrown straight to the ground where the sewage flowed.

The torture stopped, and the pain continued.

Bai Ling imagined herself being imprisoned, but it was only now that she realized how superficial her imagination was.

She was glad - fortunately she didn't ask Chen Yicong what she was going to do, if the prince really told her at that time, she might not have been able to withstand the first whipping in prison.

In the dark corridor of the prison, there was a burst of footsteps, and it seemed that some big man was coming.

The palace people stopped what they were doing and looked back - they saw Qu Xiu, who was dressed in new clothes, striding over.

Behind him, the noble concubine Qu followed closely.

Since the death of Emperor Jianxi and the fierce battle that took place on the side of the Heart Cultivation Palace, everyone understood that something unusual had happened.

All the rules have changed suddenly, and people no longer dare to act according to the previous rules, but they dare not completely abandon the existing rules-

For example, at this moment, Qu Xiu took the noble concubine and a team of soldiers from the left guard battalion to the gate of the prison and named Bai Ling, which was not in accordance with the rules, but the palace people did not dare to disobey.

Seeing the arrogant Si Yao fall to the ground so weakly, Qu Xiu laughed.

"Isn't it amazing? Why......" he grinned, "now it's a bear!" ”

Bai Ling glanced at him weakly.

"You're beaten...... You're also a bear," Bai Ling raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "Don't believe it, try ......"

Qu Xiu spat into the cell door.

He looked back at the concubine, "Time is running out, you said that you have a way to get Bai Ling to tell the whereabouts of the son, you ask now, hurry up." ”

Qu shook his head, "You're all here, I can't ask." ”

"Where's all that? Isn't it okay if you're not there? ”

Qu Shi glanced up at Qu Xiu, but said with a smile, "What is the second brother afraid of?" Bai Ling was beaten like this and thrown in prison, and I don't have the ability to open the lock, can I still let her go? ”

"I'm afraid? Who am I afraid of? Qu Xiu coldly flicked his sleeves, "Give you time to stick incense!" ”

The crowd dispersed.

Bai Ling raised his head as hard as he could—Qu approached the cell, his hands clutching the bars, his eyes full of pity.

"Bai Ling, are you okay? Does it matter? ”

Bai Ling shook her head, she withdrew her gaze with some guilt, "I'm sorry...... Sorry ......"

She suddenly remembered that day on the palace wall, Qu asked her, "Can I believe you?" ”。

Now she finally answered this sentence with her actions - just like Qu Xiu, Old Lady Qu, and Song Bozong, she also deceived Qu Shi without hesitation when she thought it was necessary.

Not only did he break his promise to the concubine, but he also violated the professional ethics of a consultant.

Taking advantage of the concubine's trust in herself, she deceived Emperor Jianxi of the blank edict from her.

The concubine bent her knees and slowly knelt on the ground.

"I know everything about tonight." Her eyes were red, and she looked like she had just cried, but she smiled slightly, just like her usual gentleness.

"Don't say you're sorry...... Even if you don't lie to me tonight, but tell me that you are going to save Prince Gong, I will tell you the same.

"If I had turned back ten years, I would have done the same thing as you." The concubine said softly.

Bai Ling just shook his head.

The concubine's comfort did not make her relax in the slightest, but made her feel more and more embarrassed.

"Concubine Ning committed suicide." The concubine said softly, "She set a fire in Xianfu Palace and killed herself in the flames...... That's what the maid told me. ”

Bai Ling was stunned for a moment.

“…… So I thought, I should probably talk to you again. Qu Guifei said softly.

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