In the dead of night, it seems that all the people in this world have fallen asleep.

There was no window in the prison, and the people in it naturally did not know the change of the sun and the moon, only an oil lamp on the remote table outside the cage could still bring a little bit of light.

Meng Huoran wrapped himself and Meng Duanfang in rags, and the perennial cold humidity in the prison was eroding everyone in the prison. He looked up and saw his father standing straight by the railing, staring at the faint light outside, as if he had no intention of leaving.

He tugged at the single clothes on his body and said worriedly, "Dad, you better rest and rest." ”

"You go to sleep first." Ding Anbo's voice was slightly hoarse.

"Dad, since the matter has come to this, it will not help you to worry too much, it is better to take good care of your body, I believe we will be able to go out soon." Meng Huoran didn't know the bottom of his heart, but he couldn't see his father fall like this.

"Your fourth uncle is afraid that he will not be able to protect himself, and the old marquis is also going to be restrained, Yongchang Houfu was originally close to us because of the prince, but their eldest son made such a play, but it was difficult to ride a tiger." Ding Anbo said slowly in the dark: "Most of the royal families in the clan are suppressed by the prime minister's party, and everyone is afraid of getting into trouble, and most of the ministers who once protected the first emperor have been squeezed by the prime minister in these years. ”

Meng Huoran didn't interject, they all understood these truths, he had many college friends who were classmates, and his father and brother at home often scolded the prime minister behind his back for coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but on face he had to be with the prime minister and the snake, in the long run, I am afraid that the people will only know the prime minister and not the son of heaven.

"Do you know why Dad has to go down such a difficult road?" Dinganbo asked.

Meng Huoran thought for a while, and said first: "Is it because the fourth uncle has offended the queen mother before?" ”

"You know only one thing." Ding Anbo shook his head.

Of course, Meng Huoran knew that even if the fourth uncle offended the prime minister, it would be difficult to recover, and it would not have much to do with their Ding'an Mansion, and the family had different positions, let alone a family.

"It's because our foundation is too shallow." Meng Huoran tried to make a bold guess: "I remember my father once said that even if we go to curry favor with the prime minister, it is just a stepping stone, and it is not as loyal to our royal family, as long as we win the bet, future generations will be blessed." ”

"There must be a certain amount of risk for a man to achieve a great career, and this is what I have always taught you." Ding Anbo shook his body and said: "From the time I stood on the opposite side of the prime minister, I expected that there would be today, but it was just ......"

"Daddy!"

"I regret it!" Ding Anbo turned around and walked to Meng Huoran's side and said, "I shouldn't put this responsibility and risk on you and your mother for the sake of the prosperity of the family. I'm not one of those people who can really abandon a qiē. ”

"Dad, it's not your fault. If the prime minister hadn't made up his mind to purge the royalists, we wouldn't have come to this point. Meng Huoran sat next to his father, feeling the fragility of his heart for the first time, it turned out that his father was not a giant who would never fall, he also had regrets and tiredness, Meng Huoran had never been so hopeful to grow up at any moment, to grow up enough to shoulder the burden of starting a family.

"I don't know what happened to your mother? Fortunately, your eldest sister has already married. Ding Anbo sighed and said, "It's your cousin, it's a disaster." ”

"Sanniang is the most sensible, she must be able to understand our suffering, and besides, we are all a family, if you really tell her that, she should blame you." Meng Huoran pretended to be relaxed and said.

"This time, my father also misestimated the prime minister's arrogant Cheng Dù, if it is really based on the premise of thorough investigation of the evidence, we will not go to prison." Ding An Bo straightened the dirty clothes on his body and said with a wry smile.

"Daddy......"

Before Meng Huoran could speak, he saw the only oil lamp in the distance go out with a pop, and the entire cell fell into deep darkness.

"What's the situation?" Meng Huoran put the sleeping Meng Duanfang on the grass bed, stood up and was about to walk towards the prison door.

"Be careful!" Ding Anbo only heard a strong wind in the darkness, and pulled his son backwards.

Meng Huoran only felt that something flashed in front of him, and he came towards his face door with a cold wind, and then he was dragged back by his father, so that he could vaguely see the thing in front of him in the dark.

"Who are you? Why kill us! Ding Anbo pointed to the man in black opposite.

Where will the man in black respond, he will cut with a knife.

Fortunately, Ding'anbo's father and son have been practicing martial arts since they were children, and their skills are good, but it's a pity that they are defenseless in this cage, even if they can dodge, it is not a long-term solution, the space is narrow and dark, and it is difficult to distinguish, and they may die if they are not careful.

"Duanfang! Wake up! Meng Huoran rolled and ran to the grass bed, pulling Meng Duanfang, who had just been woken up, to the opposite corner.

Meng Duanfang was frightened, and he was looking for something to resist left and right.

However, the most feared person in the cell is to escape from prison and commit suicide, how can there be suitable objects.

Just when Ding Anbo desperately shouted for help and was about to protect his son, the black-clothed man was stunned and actually fell down, and the smell of blood quickly filled the cell.

"Big brother, he'...... Is he dead? Meng Duanfang stood beside Meng Huoran and was shocked.

Ding Anbo walked over, and just as he was about to squat down, he saw another man in black push the door from outside the cell and walked in.

"Don't be nervous, it's me!" The cell door had apparently been opened beforehand, and another man in black walked around the body of the man on the ground.

Meng Huoran only felt familiar, and when he saw this person take off the mask on his face, he barely recognized it: "Mo Li!" ”

"Shh Mo Liang walked over, pulled a few people to stand in the corner and said, "I'll make a long story short, I'm on top of the main hall today, and Acacia is alone." ”

"How can you let her go alone!" Meng Duanfang's whole body exploded after hearing this, and he grabbed Mo Li's clothes, his eyes were red.

Although Meng Huoran was also very dissatisfied, he was still rational in the end, and pressed his younger brother comfortably.

"I don't want her either, but if her character keeps not letting her come, not to mention whether she will hate me, I'm afraid she won't forgive herself for the rest of her life." Mo Li tidied up his clothes, and then said: "The prime minister is used to being shameless, but I didn't expect to be shameless to this point." He found the second master Meng and the old lady and the wife of the second room to go to the palace to personally prove that Acacia was not the girl of the Meng family. ”

"How so!" Ding Anbo staggered a few steps in disbelief, he had always known that his cousin was not small, but he didn't expect that he would betray the Meng family and his own daughter in order to curry favor with the prime minister.

"Leave that person aside. I found Prince Bao before, what we mean is that it is no longer possible to find a breakthrough from Acacia's life experience, but it is better to recognize Acacia as the little county lord, and then fully support Prince Li, and ask Prince Li to completely get rid of the false accusation given by the prime minister. Mo Liang said with some reluctance: "After all, Acacia is just a woman, and her life experience will not bring much change, and Prince Li is also the younger brother of the first emperor, and if the prime minister wants to make a decision, it depends on whether there are others in the royal family." ”

The father and son were not very comfortable. They all know that they are lovesick, and maybe others feel that from an unfavored daughter of the prefect to the granddaughter of the emperor's brother overnight, it is estimated that there is no difference between it and one step to the sky, even if the risk is extremely high, it is worth the risk. But Acacia is actually an ordinary woman who wants to live a comfortable life, she seems to have a thin family relationship, but she is obviously much closer to everyone in the big house, and now her biological mother and father treat her like this, and she doesn't know what to do.

"What the prince means is that he is going to find the king of Yujun and the clan that now has some real power in his hands, and I mean that the will of the people cannot be violated." Mo Liang continued.

"You mean ......"

"Princess Yang did a lot of things for Prince Li, and there were many people who received her favor, if we find out these people, then as long as the voice of the people is louder, the more the prime minister will not dare to come nonsense." In the dark night, Mo Li's eyes seemed to be shining.

"The people, the clan ......" Ding Anbo seemed to understand a little.

"That's right, if he was really not afraid of heaven and earth, he would have ascended the throne and become the emperor a long time ago." Meng Duanfang took a sip and said.

"I came here today to talk to you about a change of testimony, but I didn't expect to meet the killer of the Prime Minister's Mansion." Mo Liang looked at the dead man on the ground, frowned, and said, "In this way, the prison is not safe. ”

"I didn't understand it at first, but when you say that, I understand." Ding Anbo said with his hands behind his back: "Since Sanniang's life experience has been decided, our life is too variable, it is better to kill us and then make some of Prince Li's cronies, and use our disadvantage as an excuse to put the blame on Prince Li, who has already made an ancient appearance." ”

"That's right! I'm assassinated, mother! Meng Huoran said hurriedly.

"Don't panic, when I noticed that there was a killer, I had already sent someone over, and I thought I should save the day." Mo Li put on the mask again, and arched his hand and said: "It's not early, according to the arrangement of the prince, you will shout that you are wronged early in the morning, don't mention the assassination tonight, just talk about the things that the lovesick life is hidden, and the emperor will have his own way to send you out at that time." ”

"Thank you for your kindness!" Meng Huoran stepped forward and hugged him, and said solemnly: "Sanniang will trouble you to take care of it." ”

"It should." Mo Liang turned around and took the corpse on the ground, disposed of the blood on the ground again, and walked out of the door of the cell.

After a while, the candlelight that had been extinguished was rekindled.

The father and son did not feel sleepy any longer, but sat on the floor without saying a word, waiting for the cell boss in the dungeon to reappear in the dungeon at dawn.

Early in the morning, when the first rays of sunlight shone on the gate outside the prison, the first eunuch to enter the prison yawned and rubbed his eyes, who knew that before he began to inspect the cell, he heard several people shouting in the innermost part: "We confess, we confess!" Ask to see the emperor! ”