Thinking of this, Pei Xuanling raised his head and looked in the southeast direction, and saw that the firelight illuminated the night sky in the southeast direction.

The night, which was originally dark, was dyed an earthy yellow.

Seeing this scene, Pei Xuanling didn't care about anything else, turned around and walked to the southeast.

But he had only walked a few steps when he heard an exclamation from the direction where Jiang Si was located.

"Little poem! Little poem!! ”

Pei Xuanling turned his head and his eyes fell on the brother and sister who were rare to catch up not far away.

I saw that the woman who was fine just now fell unconscious in her brother's arms at this moment.

Seeing this, Pei Xuanling first ordered in a deep voice, "Pass the Gu order, immediately evacuate the candidates and leave the Gongyuan safely, and at the same time, summon the fire master to rush to the Gongyuan to put out the fire!" ”

Then, he raised his feet and walked towards the Jiang Si brothers and sisters.

Jiang Chongjin in the distance was a little at a loss, just now he saw the firelight in the distance, so he asked Xiao Shi to take a look.

Who knew that Xiao Shi glanced at it, and her little face wrinkled together, and she spit out a mouthful of blood in her mouth, presumably frightened.

If he had known that Xiao Shi couldn't stand the fright, he wouldn't have told her to read anything.

How can this be good, I heard that there is a doctor in the Gongyuan, he has to take Xiaoshi to see.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chongjin hugged his sister horizontally, preparing to find a guard to ask where the imperial doctors were.

However, before he picked up his sister, he was surrounded by a group of people.

Pei Xuanling's eyes fell on Jiang Chongjin's arms, and he saw that the woman's face was pale, her willow eyebrows were frowning, blood was overflowing from the corners of her mouth, and even her lips were stained red with blood.

"Jiang Juren, this is the crown prince." Huang Dechang acted as an intermediary, "The Gongyuan is gone, you can take Jiang Meiren and us together!" ”

Jiang Chongjin glanced at the prince, the other party was wearing an ink-colored brocade robe, and he was full of majesty and luxury.

"His Royal Highness the Prince." When they first met, he wanted to salute.

But with a small poem in his arms, it is inconvenient to salute.

Seeing Jiang Chongjin's embarrassment, Pei Xuanling said indifferently: "The matter is urgent, it is important to take her out of the Tribute Academy." ”

After speaking, the man stretched out his hands and wanted to take over the woman in Jiang Chongjin's arms.

But when he touched the woman, he withdrew his hand again.

Now Jiang Meiren is dressed as a male guard, as a prince, if he walks in the tribute courtyard with a guard, it is not appropriate.

The eunuch guards couldn't hold her, thinking about it, it was most appropriate for Jiang Chongjin to hold her.

Pei Xuanling first asked the guards to take Jiang Chongjin out of the Tribute Courtyard and go to a house he had purchased near the Tribute Courtyard.

He himself stayed in the Gongyuan and was responsible for the safe departure of the candidates.

**

In the dungeon of the Gongyuan, in the dim space, only a few oil lamps outside the long corridor flickered faintly.

The air was filled with the smell of dampness, blood, and even death.

Qiao Kun was hanged here for nearly ten days.

For the past few days, his body has been leaning forward, with his toes just touching the ground.

Now his hands and feet have long been paralyzed, and the twist rope has been deeply embedded in his flesh.

However, his body was not fixed, and every time he shook it, the rope was embedded in the flesh.

Although my feet are paralyzed, I have cramps from time to time, and the pain is terrible.

He hadn't slept for days, and he was obviously physically and mentally exhausted, but all kinds of pain tormented him, and he couldn't sleep at all.

Qiao Kun was not even afraid of torture, he thought that he could carry this kind of little trick, but now he is almost unable to bear it.

At this moment, Qiao Kun's eyes were distracted, his cheeks were sunken, his body and mind were suffering double torture, his consciousness had already become blurry and weak, and his spirit was on the verge of collapse.

Qiao Kun couldn't stand it anymore, "Come on, doesn't the prince just want me to tell the truth, I'll say anything... Say everything...... Just let me go... It's just so painful......"

However, no matter how much he shouted, no one paid any attention to him.

However, the temperature in the dungeon suddenly warmed up, and there was a choking billowing smoke in the air.

Qiao Kun coughed several times, and he heard the prisoners protesting in the surrounding dungeons.

"It's gone, the Gongyuan is gone, and no one has let us go!"

Some people pounded the wooden fence with their hands, some kicked with their feet, and the whole dungeon was filled with the "clanging" sound of iron chains colliding with each other.

Gradually, not only was the dungeon full of smoke, but even the wooden fence was on fire.

The flames of the sun illuminated this otherwise gloomy dungeon.

Suddenly, there were bursts of coughing, protesting, and screaming from the dungeon...... The whole prison is like a hellish purgatory.

In the end, even the protests of the prisoners, and the secrets that were too late to be told, were all consumed by the fire......

**

That night, not only the dungeon, but also the entire tribute courtyard was ablaze.

It was only at the end of the day that the fire master brought the fire under control.

It wasn't until the end of the day that the fire in the Gongyuan was completely extinguished.

This night, Pei Xuanling not only had to evacuate the candidates, but also commanded the fire masters to extinguish the fire, and took the guards to extinguish the fire with leather bags.

After the fire was extinguished, the fire master and the guards all went back to the yamen to rest, and Pei Xuanling also returned to the house near the Gongyuan.

After a night of putting out the fire, his clothes were dirty, and Huang Dechang was changing his clothes.

A guard with a knife came in and reported: "Your Highness, this time the Gongyuan caught fire, burning down more than 1,000 rooms, burning more than 100 candidates and injuring more than 200 candidates. ”

"Dozens of dungeon guards, prisoners, and fire masters were burned to death, and dozens of dungeon guards, prisoners, and fire masters were burned......"

"......" Pei Xuanling was silent for a few breaths before asking, "What about Qiao Kun who is locked up in the dungeon?" ”

Guard: "I've been burned to death." ”

"......" After Pei Xuanling heard this, he closed his eyes and sat on the back of the chair, his thin lips pursed.

The fire started from near his yard and happened to burn Qiao Kun in the dungeon.

This made him feel that this was a conspiracy, a conspiracy that wanted to burn both him and Qiao Kun!

Seeing that the prince closed his eyes tiredly, Huang Dechang waved his hand at the guards and motioned for the guards to retreat.

"Your Highness, will you squint for a moment?" Huang Dechang asked in a low voice.

Pei Xuanling shook his head tiredly, "No, I'll go to the court in a while, you can wait for Gu to change into court clothes." ”

There is such a big thing in the Gongyuan, and he is in charge of this imperial examination, so he doesn't have to think about it to know what kind of dark tide will be waiting for him in the court.

So, he had to brace himself!

"Yes." Huang Dechang had no choice but to respond, while serving the prince to change clothes and wash, he said: "Your Highness, last night... Fortunately, Jiang Meida disappeared at night, so you took the minions to find her and avoided the fire in the yard, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

He heard that most of the guards in the prince's courtyard were killed and wounded.

Last night, he still felt that Jiang Meiren was ignorant, and he didn't say hello when he went out to find her brother at night, which made it easy for him and His Highness to find him.

Now that I think about it, fortunately, Jiang Meiren is not sensible, so His Royal Highness escaped the catastrophe.

Just imagine, last night, His Highness didn't go to Jiang Meiren, but rested.