In the prison, Qu Lingyuan asked Yi Ling to monitor the emperor's movements. After learning that the Empress Dowager was under house arrest, he was so angry that his teeth chattered and he even wanted to punch the emperor.
Wishes are beautiful, but reality is cruel. The probability of this idea coming true is basically zero.
"Yi Ling, is there any way for me to escape?" In the dark and damp prison, Qu Lingyuan squatted on the straw mat, brushing off the dirt on her skirt with heartache, looking quite pitiful.
Yi Ling glanced at Qu Lingyuan, hands behind his back, and mimicked the teacher's words: "This child is incorrigible. Try to adapt. Your Extraction skill can be used to dismantle the iron bars, but as for how to avoid the guards outside... you'll have to figure it out on your own."
After hearing what Yi Ling said, Qu Lingyuan squatted in the corner and began to think carefully about how to escape.
A flash of inspiration struck Qu Lingyuan, and she stood up from the ground, grabbing the railing and shouting, "Is there anyone here? Is there anyone here?"
"Stop shouting, stop shouting, what's the matter?" The guard outside came over after hearing the shouting.
"Excuse me, am I allowed to visit the prison?" Qu Lingyuan asked politely.
The guard thought carefully before answering, "Since the emperor hasn't given any special instructions, it should be possible."
"Then could you please give me a message and ask Ruoxi, the maid from Xiyun Palace, to come over." As she said that, Qu Lingyuan lowered her head and took out a silver ingot from her bosom.
In this palace, the lower the official position, the more greedy they are for money.
Qu Lingyuan understood the reason very well, and thought that it was a good thing that she had asked Ruoxi to help her purchase materials for making explosives at any time for convenience, and she always carried money with her.
Sure enough, the guard who saw the opportunity hesitated for a moment, took the silver and put it in his arms, leaving a message: "Wait for news."
After resolving the matter, Qu Lingyuan became more obedient. Fortunately, although the emperor had imprisoned her, he didn't treat her badly. The food was quite good, so she wouldn't starve to death, and he didn't send anyone to abuse her. Unfortunately, it was the end of the year, and the weather was too cold...
That night, thousands of mountains were covered with snow, the wind was cold and bleak, and the entire capital was covered in snow.
Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest, and the people are overjoyed. However, Qu Lingyuan, who is still in prison, looks out the iron-barred window high on the wall at the heavy snow falling all night long, and his heart is filled with worry about the battlefield on the front line.
The capital city is also in the north, not far from the northern border battlefield. The person delivering the letter to the emperor arrived at the border in just a few days.
The shouts and sounds of killing spread along the streets. Some people moved away, while others stayed here because they were reluctant to leave their homes. Outside the city, a flag from an unknown side fell at the feet of the soldiers, covered in mud and blood, and its original appearance could not be seen.
The heavy snow added some difficulty to the war. Shen Qingmo was in the camp, thinking about countermeasures.
Every time a plan was discussed with everyone, it would be known and cracked by the enemy. After these days of reconnaissance and observation, he could almost conclude that the rebel was the general who defended the country.
But what is the reason?
Shen Qingmo couldn't understand why the general who defended the country was a die-hard loyalist of the emperor, and actually betrayed the country and leaked the battle plan to the enemy?
"Report—" Outside the tent, a soldier ran in with a sealed letter intact, knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, a letter from the capital."
Capital?
Shen Qingmo took the letter and opened the sealing wax.
To the Prince Regent:
Princess Yueyun has no interest in the country, so I have put her in prison. If you want to release her, hand over Zhengui.
After reading just one line of words, Shen Qingmo's eyes turned red, and the veins on his hand holding the letter bulged. The letter was wrinkled beyond recognition, and even a corner was crushed.
Zhengui is a dragon-shaped jade pendant left by the late emperor, representing military power. When the late emperor passed away, he was not optimistic about his son's ability, so he gave Zhengui to Shen Qingmo for safekeeping.
Although Shen Qingmo has given the emperor the right to use military force over the years, he has not handed over the Zhengui to him. In the eyes of the emperor, as long as the Zhengui is still in the hands of the regent, the military power will be in the hands of two people, and his power will be threatened.
Shen Qingmo resisted the urge to rush back to the capital immediately. If he wanted to seize power, could he, Shen Xiaoyi, be able to serve as the emperor peacefully until now?
What a Shen Xiaoyi, what a great emperor, he actually had this idea in mind and even used Yuan'er as a threat.
The general who guards the country is unreliable, and the current situation does not allow him to abandon his soldiers and return to the capital immediately.
Thinking about how Qu Lingyuan had been a delicate princess for more than ten years and now she was in jail, Shen Qingmo felt heartbroken. It seemed that he shouldn't have shown so much fondness for Qu Lingyuan in front of the emperor. Even a hero could not resist the temptation of a beautiful woman. He didn't expect that Shen Xiaoyi would come up with such a despicable trick to defeat him.
Now...I'm afraid I can only think of some risky but effective tactics to end the battle early.
The two people who could not see each other were worried about each other. Qu Lingyuan finally received the things she asked Ruoxi to bring in the prison.
The day after bribing the guard last time, Ruoxi came to the prison to visit secretly. Qu Lingyuan secretly told Ruoxi where the bomb was hidden, and asked her to bring the explosives to the prison in a few days, and prepared a set of palace maid's clothes for her.
This time, Ruoxi came to deliver bombs and clothes.
He still had to bribe the prison guards with silver before they allowed him to send the things into the prison.
After Ruoxi left, Qu Lingyuan began to wait for the night to come.
"Alas, the female prisoner in the cell at the very edge froze to death." Yi Ling suddenly sighed.
Qu Lingyuan was surprised when she heard this. She had the clothes and quilts brought by Ruoxi, so she didn't find it difficult to endure. She didn't expect that people would be frozen to death. Is the prison so inhumane?
Dead...
Qu Lingyuan suddenly opened her eyes wide and thought of a good way to fake her own death.
"Yiling, is the body shape of the dead female prisoner very different from mine?" Qu Lingyuan asked excitedly.
"The difference is not that big. He is of similar height and a little thinner than you." Yi Ling didn't know why she asked these questions, so he just answered truthfully.
Qu Lingyuan stood up and looked out the window to confirm the layout of the prison.
There is a railing in front of the cell, and it is connected to other cells on the left and right. If the wall at the back is broken through, you can get outside the cell. The walls of the cell are made of stone.
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