She cheered herself up, struggled to stand up, looked around carefully, found a place, pulled out the dagger hidden in her shoes, and started digging a hole - she wanted to bury her comrades, and then find out what happened in the Jingnan Palace. When she had the chance in the future, she would definitely bring these comrades home for burial.
After finally burying everyone and marking the burial sites, Tang Xin was almost exhausted.
After resting for a while, she felt that if she returned to the capital rashly, she would be unable to save the situation alone. The most urgent thing was to quickly inform the Jingnan Army in the Bugui Mountain about this matter.
The effect of the fake death drug lasts for twelve hours, which means that more than a day has passed since the incident. She just hopes that everything is still in time.
But she was already seriously injured, and became even weaker after taking the fake death drug. She had to hide her tracks all the way for fear of being discovered. The distance from the mass grave to the Mountain of No Return was not far, and it usually only took a few hours to get there by horseback. However, it took her two full days to walk. Finally, on the third night, she arrived at the Mountain of No Return, dragging her almost exhausted body.
The Jingnan Army's sentries soon discovered her, and she only had time to reveal her identity before she fainted.
Mu Wenyao knew that Tang Xin was Tang Xun's sister. When he learned that Tang Xin had gone up the mountain, Mu Wenyao was very excited. He avoided the people from the Beijing Machinery Defense Battalion all the way and personally took her to the base. He gave her the best medicine and finally saved her.
Seeing Tang Xin open her eyes, Mu Wenyao excitedly grabbed her hand, "You're awake, that's great. Tell me quickly, what happened in the capital? Why can't I contact the Jingnan Palace?"
Tang Xin sat up with difficulty and told Mu Wenyao in detail about Murong Huan's provocation and what happened before she was "poisoned". She also told him about how she and her comrades were thrown into the mass grave. As soon as she finished, she could no longer hold on and fainted again.
"It seems that the news that the prince and princess are not in the capital has leaked. The entire Jingnan Palace is in danger. In this case, Xiao Ce's purpose in bringing people to train with us is self-evident." Mu Wenyao felt as if a heavy burden had suddenly been placed on him alone, and he gave the order with great solemnity.
"Leave it to the Jingnan Army. Training should continue as usual. The Jingji Defense Battalion must not be notified of any clues. No one is allowed to leak the fact that Tang Xin is still alive. Anyone who disobeys this order will be punished by military law!"
Mu Wenyao sent a message to Sikong Zhan who was far away in Beijiang overnight, hoping that there were still people alive in the Jingnan Palace and that Sikong Zhan could still rush back to save them. Even if he couldn't rush back, as long as he gave the order, he would rescue the people in the Jingnan Palace even if he died!
In the Dali Temple prison, Qiao An ordered people to torture everyone in Prince Jingnan's mansion day and night, determined to eradicate all of Prince Jingnan's hidden forces in the capital. Among them, the ones who were tortured the most were the housekeeper Lu Yuan and the commander Tang Xun.
Qiao An has been in charge of the Dali Temple for many years and is particularly good at winning people's hearts. He specially arranged the people from the Jingnan Palace in nearby cells. No matter what they talked about, his people next door could hear it clearly.
Tang Xun and Lu Yuan were brought in for interrogation again, and were dragged back to the cell one after another. The sight of them covered in blood was frightening.
Qiao An was really using Xing too hard. Tang Xun had a feeling that he couldn't hold out for a few more days. He weakly asked Lu Yuan, the butler of the neighboring cell,
"Butler Lu, what do you think they'll do with my sister's body? Will they bury her?"
Lu Yuan turned around with difficulty, and it took him a long time to face Tang Xun. When Tang Xun finally faced him, he stretched out his hand with difficulty, and it took him a long time to make a gesture - pretending to be dead.
When Tang Xun thought of Tang Xin's condition before her death, he instantly understood that the butler had given Tang Xin a fake death drug!
So his sister, his only sister, was still alive!
Tang Xun wanted to laugh out loud, but he knew that walls have ears. In this situation, he could not show any happiness. What's more, he was injured so badly that he didn't even have the strength to laugh. He could only use all his strength to make a gesture - thank you.
"Dinner is ready!" The jailer roughly placed the meal at the door of the cell. It was a bowl of turbid water with a handful of black rice grains floating on it. They looked more like disgusting bugs. The steamed buns were also moldy, and a strange odor could be smelled from a long distance away.
The people in the Jingnan Palace had long been accustomed to such treatment. They struggled to crawl over and picked up the steamed buns to eat. No matter what food the Dali Temple gave them, they would eat it without frowning, because staying alive was the prince's order for them.
Now, Tang Xun had one more reason to live. Tang Xin was already seriously injured, and had taken a drug that made her appear dead. He didn't know what the outsiders would do with her "corpse," or whether she could successfully bring herself back to life. He had to get out alive and see his sister safe and sound before he could rest assured.
At this moment, the silent secretary spoke his first words since entering the Dali Temple: "Commander Tang, I'm sorry."
She had heard Tang Xun's question clearly, but she hadn't seen the gestures between him and Lu Yuan, so she assumed he was blaming the housekeeper. But she was the real culprit for Tang Xin's death, which was why she had remained silent since entering the Dali Temple—she had no face. She had murdered her own people, yet failed to change the outcome. She had brought shame upon the Jingnan Palace.
This word "I'm sorry" made Tang Xun completely understand that Shishu wanted Tang Xin to die from the beginning, and it was the butler Lu Yuan who saved Tang Xin's life with the fake death drug.
He didn't say it was okay, because he really blamed Shishu. Even if Tang Xin escaped a disaster because of this, Shishu's mistake of killing his comrades was unforgivable at any time!
But now is their most difficult time, the time when they need to be united the most. Although he does not forgive her, he cannot let her blame herself too much. After all, the physical and mental torture inflicted on them by the Dali Temple is enough to make many people lose the will to live. If the blame from their own people is added, Shishu may not be able to survive the punishment of the Dali Temple.
He was the commander, and it was his responsibility to ensure that everyone could see the prince alive, so he answered the secretary.
"If you want to repent, save your life and go apologize to Xin'er."
"Okay, I will survive, and we will all survive." Shishu finally felt relieved. He turned around with difficulty and smiled at Tang Xun.
Tang Xun lay on the ground in a disgraceful manner, and no one paid any attention to him.
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