Chapter 96 Prison Visit
Yin, before dawn, Mo Qingwu and Liu Qing put on their cloaks and hurried into a carriage with Shen Muqi's tokens. Both of them were silent along the way. Now that such a thing happened to the Mo family, they had to be extra careful when they went out.
After arriving at the destination, the two showed their tokens and someone led them in. The passage is straight and long, and the walls on both sides are made of marble, which is a little uneven. There is also a faint layer of moss on it. Under the moss, you can faintly see mottled images. I don't know whether it is a carved mural or a rune.
The more he went in, the more gloomy it became. Mo Qingwu only felt a touch of coldness on his back and couldn't help holding Liu Qing's arm. Liu Qing also trembled a little, but she was bold again when she thought that she could see Mo Ruwen immediately.
At the end of the passage, there is a cell sealed by an iron gate. The iron gate is full of mottled traces. Some places are dark red, and some places are green. At a glance, they know that there are some ages. The two suddenly feel that they have come to the ghost gate.
"It's here!" The jailer stopped and said coldly, "Although you have the token of the eldest prince, hurry up. Mo Ruwen is a repeat offender and has no right to visit the prison. If someone finds out, our Ministry of Criminal Justice will suffer!"
"Ai, okay!" Liu Qing reluctantly smiled, took out the silver prepared in advance from his sleeve and handed it to the jailer, "This is the prince's intention. Brother, take it and buy some wine!"
The jailer naturally took the silver, weighed it in his hand, looked at the two playfully, and leaned forward with a smile and said, "A cup of tea, it's up to you!"
Mo Qingwu dared not say anything. He stared at him angrily, looked around, and said lightly, "Where is my father? Where is he?"
The jailer slowly took the key from his waist and opened the iron door. With a few dull chains, his heart became nervous. Shen Muqi promised to give himself a token on the condition that she wanted to ask for the property of the Mo family. Now she can't bear to see her father suffering in this damn place.
Opening the door, the jailer retreated in afar. He had already been surprised by these gorgeously dressed prisoners. They were nothing more than the concubines or children of some corrupt officials. They looked sad and squeezed out a few tears to ask how to divide the property or where the property was hidden!
As soon as the two entered the door, they smelled a damp and rotten smell. There was only one toilet bucket in it except for a bed. ** There was only a thin quilt. The wall was full of potholes and mixed with some blood stains. Is this also a place where people live? It is simply worse than the place where animals live. Mo Qingwu subconsciously covered it. Nose.
"Master!" Liu Qing jumped on Mo Ruwen, and his eyelids immediately became swollen into the wax shell of traditional Chinese medicine pills. Tears ran down like a stream. "Sir, you are suffering!"
Mo Ruwen lying in ** was covered with blood, and his rough prison uniform was even more shady at this moment. Looking at his powerless appearance, he was obviously severely punished. His gray lips were bloodless, trembling slightly like two willow leaves, as if he was too anxious to say anything.
"Dad, how are you?" Mo Qingwu also approached the bedside. She wanted to hold Mo Ruwen's hand, but after seeing the stains on his hands, she unconsciously shrank back and took out a handkerchief from her arms to gently wipe off the blood stains from the corners of Mo Ruwen's mouth.
"Dancing... Wuer..." Mo Ruwen reluctantly stretched out his hand and shook in the air. He pulled the corners of his lips, "You... Are you here?"
Liu Qing quickly held his hand, stroked his chest while crying, and said with his eyes, "Why did they make such a heavy hand? Didn't they say that they haven't figured it out?"
Mo Ruwen's old bark-like face is even more old at this moment. His eyes are sunken and empty, and his pale face is like a dead man. For a long time, he sighed: "I hurt you! I can't take care of you two mothers and daughters in the future!"
"Don't say that, we will always be a family!" Liu Qing comforted that the usual noble and magnificent appearance was all gone, replaced by a sad face, like a flower that could not see the sun, and the leaves and petals had faded.
"Dad, you will be fine. The eldest prince will definitely help us!" Mo Qingwu's refined eyes are also gloomy at this moment, as if they were stained with dew.
"Stupid child, the eldest prince is just greedy for the Mo family's financial resources. Now the Mo family has been copied. I'm afraid he is in a hurry to get rid of the relationship. How can he help us!" Mo Ruwen coughed twice and his eyes became melancholy again. He was such a precious daughter and was used by himself. Now he can't save him. The future can only be left by herself.
"Dad, is there only that silver in our family? Didn't you hide it somewhere else?" Mo Qingwu's tone revealed enthusiasm and fantasy, and his greedy eyes were shining like morning dew.
"Dan, what are you talking about?" Liu Qing scolded Mo Qingwu with a little dissatisfaction. At this time, she didn't ask her father's situation, but cared about silver.
Seeing this, Mo Qingwu's white face showed a trace of embarrassment and quickly changed his words, "I mean, if we have money in our hands, we can bribe the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Maybe they can help!"
Mo Ruwen shook his head and frowned slightly. Now there is only deep helplessness in his tame eyes like eagles and wolves. "He Liancheng has caught many of my handles, and many people below have also been pulled out by him to prove me. The emperor has always hated embezzlement and bribery most and was angry on the spot. I'm afraid I can't turn over again. There is room!"
"I burned the books at home. Corruption and bribery alone should not result in death. When the eldest prince plead like the emperor for a few days, maybe the emperor will let you go with his old feelings!" Liu Qing looked at Mo Ruwen fixedly, and a happy light flashed in his eyes like lightning.
"Without those account books, I just lost one crime. Now that the Mo family has no use of the eldest prince, how can he anger the emperor for a useless person!" Mo Ruwen looked sad. He had already seen through Shen Muqi's thoughts and made a desperate decision to help him. Otherwise, he would not have extended a helping hand after Shen Muqi stopped Mo Qingwu.
Seeing the silence of the two, Mo Ruwen struggled to sit up, the chains on his hands and feet sounded, and Mo Qingwu's heart was a little cold. According to his father's intention, the Mo family was really exhausted, and I'm afraid that soon the position of her side concubine would not be stable.
"I think the eldest prince must have trouble sleeping and eating now." Mo Ruwen sneered and looked slightly gloomy, "He must be worried that I will confess him!"
"Dad, you must not do anything stupid. Now my mother and I are attached to the eldest prince's mansion. In case he is also arrested, won't we have no place to live!" Mo Qingwu looked at Mo Ruwen worriedly, and her dark eyes flashed with panic from time to time. She couldn't imagine sleeping on the street and being spit on. For her, face and enjoyment were the meaning of her existence. If neither of these two were gone, it would be better than death.
"Of course I won't betray him. He is the prince. Even if he does something wrong, the emperor will not really do anything to him. However, I advise you to make an early plan. The eldest prince is extremely powerful, and I'm afraid it's not a long-term solution for you to eat and live in the house for nothing!" Mo Ruwen lowered his head, and now he is at the end of the crossbow, and he can't raise any huge waves.
Thinking about this life, he has been working hard for fame and fortune. He thought he could give his wife and children a comfortable family and enjoy the old age of his children and grandchildren. Unexpectedly, everything became a phantom.
Mo Qingwu's expression suddenly froze. What she thought about was not what Mo Ruwen would suffer in prison, but her own future. She is the best time in her life. Not only can she enjoy it, but she depends on other people's faces and be afraid all day long. So what's the point of her living?
"It's time. Let's go!" The jailer knocked on the iron door with the chain and said impatiently, "Hurry up, it's annoying at dawn!"
"Master, we will come to see you next time. You must take care of yourself so that you are not afraid of firewood!" Li Qing wiped his tears, took a deep look at Mo Ruwen and got up and said, "Me and Wuer will wait for you!"
Mo Ruwen suddenly burst into tears. Even though he lost everything, there were still two women who cared about him. This family was quite complete.
"You should also take care of your troubles. The eldest prince's mansion is not as good as your own family!" Mo Ruwen also wanted to get up, but was held down by Liu Qing. "If you are like this, don't get up!"
"Well, I'm really useless. I can't help watching you suffer for me!" Mo Ruwen leaned against the wall regretfully and closed his eyes heavily. "You go!"
"Dad, we'll come to see you next time!" Liu Qing wanted to say something, but Mo Qingwu grabbed her. "Mom, let's go quickly. It's not good if someone comes!"
Mo Qingwu frowned slightly. Since Dad can't do anything about it, it's useless to say more. Why bother to endure this pungent smell in it? It's better to go back and think of a way.
"Let's go, hurry up!" The jailer's thick thorny eyebrows raised angrily like an axe. He kicked the iron door and said coldly, "The shift is about to change!"
Liu Qing had no choice but to take a look at Mo Ruwen and walked out with tears in his eyes. I don't know when he will see him again. If the eldest prince knew the details of the Mo family, he would never lend us the token again!
With the sound of locking the door, Mo Ruwen's body gradually collapsed, and a drop of turbid yellow tears crawled out of the corners of his eyes like a snail and dripping down his folded cheeks to his body. Although he did nothing harmful in his life, there was nothing worthy of praise in the future. House, how to see the ancestors?