After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Ceng Gong did not expose him and motioned him to continue.

"I was ordered to secretly protect Lord Fang and his wife. The carriage lost control and the driver was thrown away, so I had to show up and kill the horse. I am sure that the carriage did not hit the old man."

The man in black replied expressionlessly.

But others don't think so.

"Bang!" Zhang Si knocked his head heavily to the ground. "Sir, his words are not to be trusted. This man is equivalent to Fang's guard. He belongs to his people, and his people will definitely speak in his favor."

"Did the carriage lose control, or did he instruct his servants to deliberately speed up? Who can testify?"

"Please, sir, make the decision. My father has been an honest man all his life. He can't die in vain like this." Zhang Wu cried.

The onlookers all agreed with this statement.

"Yeah, it's really tragic. He just went out and got hit and killed for no reason."

"You can't ride horses in the streets in the inner city. Occasionally, there are a few dandies who don't follow the rules. Although I haven't heard of this Lord Fang, the officials must be arrogant." Very, very

"boom!"

Ceng Gong slammed the gavel heavily, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"Shut up. The coroner will examine how the person died. The corpse can't lie."

For some reason, the Zhang brothers felt inexplicably uneasy when they met his gaze.

Don't dare to talk nonsense anymore.

"As to whether the carriage lost control or the driver deliberately let the horse go, we have to wait for the driver to come..."

Before Ceng Gong finished speaking, a yamen runner hurried in and reported.

"Oh no, sir, the driver is dead."

"what?"

Another person has died, so the case cannot be tried for the time being.

Cen Gong took a deep breath, arranged for Fang Tong and his wife, as well as the men in black, to temporarily stay in the cell, and personally led people to the crime scene.

In fact, without solid evidence, an official like Fang Tong would not have to be thrown into jail.

But Ceng Gong has selfish motives.

He's not stupid.

Fang Tong's identity and the appearance of the prince's token made him realize that he was forced to get involved in the game.

On the surface, it was aimed at Fang Tong, but in reality it was aimed at the young general, and pointed at the Meng family behind him.

At this time, locking people up can protect them on the one hand, and allow those who want to help to have time to do so on the other.

Fang Tong and his wife were locked up in a cell, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Does it hurt?"

Qian Fengping touched his forehead gently with heartache.

Fang Tong shook his head, then looked at the man in black opposite him.

After such a long time, he basically figured it out.

Someone had tampered with the couple's horse, and the driver was from Wu Dong's family. He was most likely innocent, but he was still killed.

The old man who died in front of the horse must have had problems, or his sons must have had problems, which was also part of the frame-up.

The man in black who killed the horse seemed to be helping them.

But he couldn't believe it completely. He had heard his daughter read many storybooks, and she knew that bad guys liked to pretend to be good guys, infiltrate the inner circle, and steal things.

He cleared his throat and tested the situation: "Are you really from General Meng's Mansion?"

"No."

The man in black was calm.

Fang Tong: ...

His eyes became more alert. He pulled his wife to sit in the corner and ignored him.

Qian Fengping lowered her voice: "Is the old man really dead?"

She was a little dazed. Is there really someone who would risk his own life to harm others?

Fang Tong nodded. It should be the case, otherwise the truth would be revealed during the autopsy.

Qian Fengping fell silent, holding his hand tightly. The couple locked themselves together, feeling that the person who had hurt them was too cruel.

The prison fell silent, disappointing the jailer who was watching secretly.

The adults asked them to keep a close eye on the two prisons, but not to neglect or bully them.

Meng Lan, who had just left the palace, sat in the carriage. Without any outsiders around, she couldn't help but tremble.

Today, when she was walking with the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother suddenly missed a step and fell down the stairs.

The Queen Mother is old, and if something happens when she asks for an audience, it will be of no concern to her.

During this sensitive period, others would also try to get involved with her and the General's Mansion.

She fell to the ground first and stood on tiptoe for the empress dowager, who fell on her and was not seriously injured.

As for her injuries, they were nothing.

The Empress Dowager's injury was a big deal, and all the concubines in the harem and the Emperor came to visit.

Several concubines instigated, saying that she had saved the empress dowager's life and should be rewarded handsomely.

Why not confer the title of princess on her to show the emperor's great favor?

Meng Lan is not stupid. If she really deserves the title of princess, the marriage will be a done deal.

The imperial concubine tried to refuse for her, but the other concubines refused to give in.

The emperor also remained silent.

Until the Queen Mother woke up, she also acknowledged Meng Lan's life-saving grace. After praising her, she gave her the title of Princess and personally asked her to come to the palace often to accompany the Queen Mother to read scriptures.

This can be considered as temporarily protecting her.

The Queen Mother wanted to see her often, and those who intended to send her to marry were just trying to make things difficult for her.

The emperor was filial and agreed.

A series of events happened suddenly. In the palace, Meng Lan was cautious in her words and actions and had no time to think carefully.

But now, she understood a little.

The Queen Mother fell down, which is very suspicious.

The Cining Palace was cleaned by palace maids every day, and the stairs had not been tampered with.

The Queen Mother was supported by two trusted palace maids when she went out, but when she stepped on empty air, the maids were unable to hold her back.

This isn't right.

Could it be that the Queen Mother is intentional?

Meng Lan's brows were furrowed, as he didn't have much contact with the empress dowager.

Why did the Queen Mother help her so much?

The carriage had just left the palace when it suddenly stopped. The maid knocked on the window: "Miss, something happened."

"what?"

Meng Lan opened the car curtain.

Half an incense stick later, Meng Lan asked the driver to change the route and head to the Jingzhao Prefecture Prison.

She deliberately avoided contact with Fang Tong and his wife in order not to cause them trouble, but they were still involved.

The jailer was very easy to talk to. He gave the maid a purse and let her go.

In the cell, Fang Tong and his wife were sitting opposite each other, preparing to have their meal.

There was a small table between them, on which were fried meat with bean sprouts, roasted chicken, stir-fried vegetables, white fungus soup, and white rice.

Qian Fengping poured the soup, but hesitated and didn't dare to drink it.

"You said, this won't be the last meal, right?"

They have never been to jail, but they have heard that in jail, at most they are given rice porridge and steamed bread.

If you want to eat good food, you have to bribe the jailer.

Or before beheading, the prisoner would be given a good meal to appease his resentment about his incomplete body after death.

When he becomes a ghost, he won’t blame the jailer.

They were just about to pay the bribe when the three dishes and one soup arrived.

The jailer put down the food and left without saying a word.

"No, look, isn't he eating deliciously?"

Fang Tong hesitated.

I saw the man in black opposite me had already eaten half a chicken without any psychological burden.

Noticing their gaze, the man in black said calmly, "Don't worry, Master Fang, they dare not and cannot touch your life."

Seeing his confidence, Fang Tong couldn't help but ask: "How do you know? Who are you from? The Zhou family?"

The man in black shook his head: "I can't tell you yet. But, Lord Fang, you can ask the Major General later."

The master and the major general have an agreement.

Fang Yin can act freely on the battlefield because he has no worries.

Fang Tong was even more confused. Was it related to his second brother? But he wasn't one of General Meng's men?

What did his second brother do behind his back? Why does he still have this little secret?