Chapter 621: Retreat
The prince's invulnerability to swords and arrows was seen by everyone as if he was under the protection of a god.
Even God is on their side, what else do they have to fear? !
As a result, the army led by the prince became more and more courageous as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
On the other hand, the rebels were all shocked by the "miracle" displayed by the prince. They were even a little scared, fearing that the prince was really blessed by the gods.
They are just a group of ordinary people, how dare they go against God?
Seeing that the battle situation was leaning towards the prince, Qin Zhong became furious and gave orders immediately.
"Anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed without mercy!"
Under his pressure, the rebels had to continue fighting.
In the chaos of the battle, no one noticed that someone had sneaked from the prince's camp into the rebel army.
The man squeezed to the palace gate, whispered a few words to the gatekeeper, and then successfully squeezed in.
He hurried up the palace wall and shouted loudly.
"General Qin, the Qin residence has been surrounded by people from the Ministry of Justice!"
When Qin Chong saw that the person was a soldier he was familiar with, he immediately let down his guard and asked angrily.
"Where does the Ministry of Justice get such courage?"
The guard said tremblingly: "The Minister of Justice Dong Mingchun personally led the siege. I heard that he was following the order of the crown prince."
Qin Zhong gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, the veins on his forehead bulged, and he cursed with gritted teeth.
"What a sinister prince!"
The guard suddenly shouted in horror.
"General, watch your back!"
Qin Zhong subconsciously turned around and looked back.
However, there was no one behind him and he did not see any suspicious people.
The next moment.
He felt the wind blowing on his back!
His instinct told him there was danger!
He dodged sideways without thinking.
The sword in the hand of the personal soldier stabbed past his back, leaving a deep wound on his back.
Blood gushed out, staining his back red.
Qin Zhong felt pain and his whole face turned pale.
He stepped back quickly, drew his sword, and looked at the soldier.
"Traitor, you are seeking death!"
Seeing this, the other people around also drew their swords and rushed towards the bodyguards.
The personal soldiers knew that it was not advisable to stay here for long, so they used their lightness skills to jump down from the palace wall!
Before leaving, he did not forget to give Qin Zhong a provocative smile.
"General, we will never meet again!"
When Qin Zhong heard the voice, his expression changed immediately.
This is not the voice of a personal soldier, but Pei Qianhuo's voice!
As expected.
The next moment, the "personal soldier" raised his hand and wiped off the disguise on his face, revealing his true face.
It really is Pei Qianhuo!
Pei Qianhuo had worked with Qin Zhong for a period of time. He knew some of the people around Qin Zhong, so it was extremely easy for him to disguise himself as those people!
Pei Qianhuo leaped over the palace wall, his figure like a wild goose spreading its wings in the air, swooping down.
Qin Zhong realized that he had been fooled. He was shocked and angry, and ordered the archers to shoot at Pei Qianhuo!
Most of the arrows failed to hit Pei Qianhuo.
Several arrows were about to hit him, but were blocked by an invisible barrier.
Seeing him flying farther and farther away, Qin Zhong's chest was filled with anger. He wanted to ask someone to shoot an arrow again, but suddenly he felt dizzy and his body shook twice, and he almost fell down.
Fortunately, the deputy general next to him was quick to support him.
"General, why is the blood coming out of your wound black?"
Qin Zhong reacted instantly.
Pei Qianhuo's sword was coated with poison!
He was wounded by the sword, he must have been poisoned!
His anger just now accelerated the onset of the poison.
At this moment, he felt dizzy and his vision went dark.
Not to mention commanding the battle, he couldn't even stand steadily.
The deputy general helped him to rest nearby and asked someone to call the imperial physician to treat Qin Zhong's injuries.
The deputy general will then take over as temporary commander.
Even so, it still failed to save the rebels from decline.
The rebels were losing ground.
The palace gate was forced open by the prince's army.
The army stormed the palace.
Jiang Yuanshan led a team of men to rush up the palace wall and captured Qin Chong and a group of rebels alive.
After Qin Zhong was captured, the remaining rebels began to flee around the palace like headless flies.
When Prince Xiling learned of this, he realized that the situation was hopeless and immediately went to find Queen Qin.
"Come with us!"
Queen Qin was still wearing the same dark black long dress with wide sleeves. She sat in the center of the hall, her posture straight and her eyes filled with a coldness as ice and snow.
She asked calmly, "Where else can we go?"
King Xiling: "Of course we should go back to Xiling County! I have been rooted in Xiling County for many years, and all the people there are mine. As long as we return to Xiling County, we will have a chance to make a comeback."
Queen Qin smiled.
There is an indescribable sadness in that smile.
"The Qin family has suffered such a disaster, and the entire family will be executed. I can't leave. I have to stay and preserve the last bit of blood for the Qin family."
Prince Xiling came forward and pulled her: "It's already this time, why are you still caring about the Qin family? Come with me!"
Queen Qin did not move.
She said slowly with red eyes.
“I have lived my whole life for the Qin family.
My love, my happiness, my youth, all were sacrificed for the future of the Qin family.
I have long been tied to the Qin family and can no longer be separated."
She knew that the power of the emperor's maternal relatives would cause resentment among the emperor's maternal relatives, and she also knew that as the empress, she could not get too close to them.
But she is the legitimate daughter of the Qin family, and the education she received since childhood is to serve the family in everything.
No matter what she does, her family is always her first priority.
In order to make the Qin family develop better, she worked hard to gain benefits for the Qin family, even at the cost of offending the emperor.
She was a victim of the Qin family's political struggle, but she couldn't hate the Qin family.
After all, the Qin family was where she was born and raised, and everyone in the Qin family treated her very well, and she was willing to sacrifice for them.
Prince Xiling held her hand tightly and would not let go.
"Since the Qin family is doomed to fall, why can't you give yourself a chance to start over? Don't you want to live for yourself once?"
Queen Qin burst into tears: "If I leave, what will happen to the more than 300 people in the Qin family? If no one protects them, they will definitely be killed by the emperor in a rage. I can't watch the Qin family being exterminated."
Xie Chuxue rushed in and urged anxiously.
"Father, the prince's army is coming soon. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to escape!"
Queen Qin said in a trembling voice.
"Go ahead, don't worry about me. I am the legitimate daughter of the Qin family. I want to stay and live and die with the Qin family."
On one side was Queen Qin who was determined not to leave, and on the other side was Xie Chuxue who was anxiously urging her.
Prince Xiling hesitated and struggled for a long time.
In the end, he chose to let go.
He took two steps and looked back at Queen Qin.
She still maintained her upright sitting posture, the traces of tears on her face had been wiped clean, and her expression returned to her usual cold and unapproachable look.
Only a little red remained in the corners of the eyes.
Prince Xiling thought of his past with her, and their deep love when they were young.
He pulled out an envelope from his sleeve and placed it in front of Queen Qin.
"Take this, it may be useful to you."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
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