Nirvana in Fire Episode 44 Recap
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Xia Jiang and Qin Banruo snuck into the hidden office of the Xuanjing Department under the cover of night, looking through materials everywhere, searching for the symptoms of the fire and ice venom that Mei Changsu was afflicted with. Prince Yu sent troops to attack Jiu'an Mountain, Meng Zhi led her troops to actively counterattack, causing heavy losses to Prince Yu's vanguard.
Prince Yu ordered the vanguard to set up camp to confuse the enemy, and secretly ordered the reinforcements to rush to the front line. Mei Changsu saw through Prince Yu's strategy of deploying troops for a pincer movement and sent Meng Zhi to lead her troops to engage with them. Tingsheng found Mei Changsu and expressed that as a man, he also wanted to contribute to the country.
Mei Changsu, using the reason of assigning tasks to protect the safety of the royal relatives, arranged for Tingsheng and Gong Yu to withdraw to the Hunting Palace, while he stayed behind to set traps, causing the Qingli Army's vanguard, who had snuck into the hunting camp during the night, to find nothing. The next day in the Hunting Palace, Mei Changsu, Meng Zhi, and others were ready for a fierce battle.
With no way to retreat, everyone was determined to defend the Hunting Palace to the death while waiting for Prince Jing, vowing not to fall until the last moment. The Qingli Army pressed towards the Hunting Palace step by step. The defending troops closed the palace gates tightly and fought desperately with the rebellious army on the city walls. Relying on their numerical advantage, the Qingli Army continued their fierce assault.
The gates of the Hunting Palace were breached, and the defending soldiers used their bodies as shields, engaging in a life-and-death struggle with the Qingli Army outside the palace gate. The Hunting Palace was on the verge of falling. Inside the palace, Consort Jing, Yan Que, Prince Ji, and others all declared that they would never yield to Prince Yu's tyranny. The Emperor of Liang was deeply moved and also stood with everyone, holding a sword.
At the critical moment, Princess Nihuang, who had received Prince Jing's instructions beforehand, arrived at Jiu'an Mountain in time to support the rear palace and killed the Qingli Army's leader. After eliminating the remaining forces from all sides, Prince Jing led his troops to capture Prince Yu, whose cause was already lost.
The Emperor of Liang came before the door of the cell where Prince Yu was imprisoned, heartbrokenly reproaching himself for having favored this rebellious son Prince Yu in vain. Prince Yu, on the other hand, gave a bitter smile and said that Princess Linglong must have been truly blind back then, leaving the Emperor of Liang stunned.
