Since the only son of Lianfu was questioned and beheaded, Lianfu closed its doors to thank guests and stopped interacting with others. If it weren't for the emperor always thinking about it during the festivals, Lianfu might have already disappeared among the dignitaries in the capital.
A carriage quietly stopped in front of Lianfu at dawn.
Two young people got off the car one after another, one was elegant and the other was ordinary, they were Gu She and Tao Mo.
Tao Mo fiddled with the corner of his clothes, his expression very nervous. Since he was born, the biggest officials he has ever met are the prefect of Tancheng and Huang Guangde, but the generals have never even thought about it. At the thought of meeting him as his grandson's wife, his legs trembled involuntarily.
Gu She said: "Don't worry, Grandpa may not be willing to see me."
Tao Mo was stunned.
Gu She stepped up the steps and knocked lightly on the door.
After a long time, the door opened a crack with a creaking sound, and an old servant leaned over and looked inside the door, "Who is here?"
"Gu She." Gu She said.
The old servant was startled, "Young master?"
The door was quickly opened, and the old servant bent over and said, "I, I'm going to report to the general!"
Gu She said: "No. I just came to the door to have a look."
The old servant was stunned.
Tao Mo's originally tense spirit relaxed, but he felt a sense of emptiness again.
Gu She said: "Grandpa is in good health when he comes in?"
The old servant sighed and said, "Since the young master and the young lady have left, the general has kept his mouth shut, but he has kept it in his heart. Fortunately, General Yan often comes to relieve the general's worries, otherwise, alas."
Gu She murmured: "That's good."
"Young master, you really don't want to come to see the general? If the general knows you're here, he will be very happy!" said the old servant.
Gu She shook his head and said, "Seeing each other is worse than not seeing each other."
The old servant sighed: "Why does the young master have to be as stubborn as the young lady? After all, the general and the young master are relatives, and even if they are dissatisfied with Gu Xiang, they will never implicate the young master."
Gu She said: "My mother said before she was alive that if she chose my father, there would be no turning back. My grandfather also said that I don't want to see anyone with the surname Gu again in this life."
The old servant said: "The general is speaking out of anger."
"At the beginning it was out of anger, but now it's a knot in my heart." Gu She lowered his eyelids, "Why should I bring up his sadness again."
The old servant was speechless.
"Won't I be sad if I don't see you?!" A bell-like questioning voice came from behind the old servant.
Gu She's face tightened, but he saw a white-bearded old man wearing a short jacket and holding a spear approaching aggressively.
"What is this? When you become the Great Yu, you can't enter the house anymore?" the white-bearded old man said angrily.
Gu She saluted and said, "Grandpa."
The white-bearded old man said: "Listen to Zhu Hong, you want me to help you sue?"
Gu She said: "This matter is clear, there is no need to hand over the pleadings."
"Hmph. It's no wonder that I had to be willing to come in. It turns out that I, an old man, am useless!"
Gu She frowned slightly, "I didn't mean that."
"Then why are you still standing outside? Why don't you come in?" the white-bearded old man said, grabbing the spear and walking inside.
The old servant gave way with a smile.
Gu She looked back at Tao Mo.
Tao Mo hurriedly followed up.
The white-bearded old man returned to the living room, handed the spear in his hand to the waiter, sat down with a golden knife, raised his chin at Gu She and said: "What's going on? Zhu Hong can't tell the whole story, you can tell it yourself .”
Gu She walked in nonchalantly, "It's just a corrupt official."
"Come on less. Do you care about ordinary corrupt officials?" The white-bearded old man took the ginseng tea handed over by the servant, drank it, and wiped his mouth. "Did he offend you, or did you offend him?"
Seeing that he couldn't hide, Gu She focused on the key points.
The white-bearded old man slapped the table, "It's the opposite! It's his! How dare you assassinate you, I really don't know the heights of heaven and earth!"
Gu She was afraid that he would get angry, so he said, "Now that there is a supervisory censor watching, nothing can go wrong."
"He even dares to move you, maybe he will go all out and wipe out the supervisory censor! I see that the supervisory censors are all powerless, and they just use their mouths to make a fool of themselves?"
Gu She didn't answer.
The white-bearded old man said: "Forget it. I'll wait and see. If the censor can't deal with him, I'll go to the emperor and give him eye drops, so that he won't be able to eat and walk around."
Gu She said: "Thank you, Grandpa."
"Hmph. If it weren't for the fact that you would rather ask me for help than go to your father, I would have asked someone to throw you out with a stick when you stood at the door and refused to come in." Bai Xu The old man was quite relieved when he thought of this.
Gu She said: "Since I didn't come in, how can I get blasted out?"
The white-bearded old man pointed to his nose and said, "Just like your father!"
Gu She pursed her lips.
"But you are better than your father because you didn't enter the officialdom. Whoever gets caught by civil servants' intrigue and careful thinking will become a jerk!" The white-bearded old man took a deep breath.
Gu She suddenly turned his head and pulled Tao Mo closer, and said to the white-bearded old man, "This is my wife."
The white-bearded old man looked Tao Mo up and down, "Well done, what are you doing disguised as a man?"
"He's a man."
The white-bearded old man almost couldn't catch his breath, and coughed continuously.
The boy next to him was so anxious that he beat his back in a hurry.
"Male?" The white-bearded old man slapped the table again.
Gu She nodded.
The white-bearded old man stared at him, "If I asked you to divorce him, you would definitely refuse?"
Gu She said: "You said that a man should stand up to the sky, from beginning to end."
The white-bearded old man said: "I didn't know you would marry a male wife when I said it!"
"The truth is always good." Gu She calmed down.
The old man with white beard glared at Tao Mo.
Although Tao Mo broke out in a cold sweat from being stared at by him, he still bit the bullet and smiled apologetically.
"What do you like about him?" The white-bearded old man asked, "Talent?"
"He's learning to read."
"wealth?"
"His family is in trouble."
"You don't need to ask, the status is definitely gone."
"He is a magistrate."
The white-bearded old man rolled his eyes and asked the boy, "How high is the magistrate?"
The boy said: "Seventh Grade."
The white-bearded old man said, "Officer Zhima."
Gu She said calmly, "Yes."
Tao Mo really wanted to find a hole in the ground to get into.
The white-bearded old man said: "Then what do you like about him?"
Gu She said: "Pleasing to the eye."
The white-bearded old man was stunned, and suddenly said with emotion: "There are still people in the world that you think are pleasing to the eye? Why are you pleasing to the eye, please tell me in detail."
Gu She said: "Too many."
"How about too much?" The white-bearded old man began to blow his beard and stare again, "Could it be that you have to count the words when talking to grandpa." He said to the boy, "Go, let the kitchen prepare lunch and dinner. "
The boy took orders and left.
The white-bearded old man said proudly to Gu She: "Now you have time, don't you?"
Gu She finally sat down.
Because of Gu She's reticence, his summary can be described verbatim without repeating a single word.
The white-bearded old man enjoyed listening to Tao Mo solve the case, sometimes laughed and called a fool, and sometimes got angry and called a fool, interrupting Gu She from time to time. In short, Tao Mo was stupid from beginning to end in his mouth.
The more Tao Mo listened, the more depressed he became. The most depressing thing is that Gu She's words are not exaggerated, they are all facts. From the perspective of a bystander, what he did before was indeed incompetent, illiterate, and ignorant of the law, but he still wanted to be a good official. Even if he studies hard now, it may be difficult to change General Lian's view of him.
Speaking of Tao Mo being detained by the prefect of Tancheng, and Gu Sheyin went to blame him, he said lightly that the prefect of Qincheng made a concession after knowing that he was Gu She.
The old man with white beard smiled and said, "This magistrate is quite understanding."
As we talked, it was time for lunch.
The old man with white beard was fascinated by what he heard, he hurriedly finished his meal, then dragged Gu She to continue talking.
Gu She can only accompany him.
In this way, it is not until the evening that everything is said and done.
The white-bearded old man said: "It's rare that you remember it so carefully. In this way, your little daughter-in-law is a talentless person."
Gu She said: "How many people in the world can never forget?"
The white-bearded old man pretended to be displeased, and said, "Come on, he's a talentless person who can only remember with a photographic memory."
Gu She frowned, "So what if you have talent?"
The white-bearded old man was stunned, and the banter in his eyes faded away, "That's right. Talented people in the world are like crucian carp crossing the river. They are scholars, Juren, Jinshi, Tanhua, second place, and champion. But so what if these people are talented? What if they are talented? How many people can live clearly and clearly?" He seemed to think of something, and his original emotion turned into ridicule again, "Some people are full of ideals and ambitions, and they are full of country and society, but their actions are mediocre. Even if they Don't be a villain, but allow a villain to rule, isn't it the same as being in the company of a villain?"
Tao Mo looked at Gu She blankly.
Gu She remained silent.
"If the right way in the world can be maintained by means that are not visible on the stage, how can it be called the right way!" The old man with white beard said angrily.
Gu She said: "Different paths may lead to the same destination."
"This is nothing but self-deception! Righteous walkers, strong bones, how can there be so many compromises?!" The white-bearded old man suddenly walked up to Tao Mo, patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and said, "Okay! Although you are stupid, but You are a man! I admire you."
It was the first time Tao Mo was called a man by someone since he was a child, and the other party was a famous general of a generation, so he couldn't help being stunned.
The white-bearded old man said: "Being an upright man is not about talking loudly and eating meat, but insisting on what you think in your heart, being neither humble nor overbearing, and impartial. Father's feud is not the same, and you can still uphold the justice of being an official before your father's feud , finally has some redeeming qualities. Speaking of which, if my son of a bitch was half as calm and sober as you, he wouldn't be able to..." His voice trembled, and he closed his eyes.
Silent as a needle, he poked Tao Mo's butt soundlessly, making him restless.
for a long time.
The white-bearded old man opened his eyes and said, "I will recognize you as a granddaughter-in-law for the time being, but if one day I want to know that you are also in the same league with those bastards who are not officials, I will not hesitate to use a spear Take off your dog's head!"
Tao Mo was startled by his fierce attitude at first, but after savoring the meaning of his words, he stood up respectfully, bowed and said, "Yes! I will definitely live up to the general's expectations!"
"General?" The white-bearded old man looked at him.
Tao Mo looked at Gu She suspiciously and said, "Isn't your grandfather a general?"
Gu She smiled but said, "My grandfather?"
Seeing Gu She and the white-bearded old man staring at him with dissatisfaction, Tao Mo belatedly recalled, "Grandpa, grandpa."
"Hmph. Don't shout so affectionately." The white-bearded old man returned to his seat, moaning, "If it really touches my bottom line, it's useless to call Tiangong."
Tao Mo bowed his head in agreement.
The white-bearded old man said with satisfaction: "I'll have someone prepare a wing room, so you can stay here."
Gu She said: "I want to see my mother tomorrow."
The old man with white beard smiled and said calmly, "Go."
Gu She said: "It's better to start from the inn."
The white-bearded old man tapped his finger on the armrest impatiently twice, "It's up to you."
Gu She stood up and said, "Then I won't disturb Grandpa's rest."
The old man with white beard nodded.
Seeing that Gu She was about to leave, Tao Mo hurriedly bowed to the white-bearded old man and said goodbye.
Walking to the threshold, the white-bearded old man suddenly said, "Come back and have a look when you have time."
Gu She paused, turned around, saluted respectfully and said: "Yes. Grandpa take care, grandson will leave."
The old man with white beard waved his hand.
Tao Mo followed Gu She all the way out of the general's mansion, and the doubts in his heart grew thicker and thicker.
"Do you want to ask why I'm not close to grandpa at all?" Gu She asked.
Tao Mo said, "If you want to talk, I want to hear it."
Gu Shedao: "One of the reasons why my mother died of depression is that my grandfather never wanted to see her."
Tao Mo was dumbfounded.
"He said that my mother chose the Gu family, that is, the Gu family, and has nothing to do with the Lian family."
Tao Mo looked at Gu She's calm expression, put his arms around him and said, "Grandpa has already regretted it. He is your mother's father, and parents all over the world always miss their children. I think, when your mother passed away, he must be more important than anyone else." Be sad."
Gu She slowly raised her hand, patted his back lightly, and said calmly: "He never let people know that he is sad."
Tao Mo rubbed his head lightly on the clothes on his shoulders, and said in a low voice, "But I can tell."
Gu She said: "Oh?"
Tao Mo said: "I can still see that although you are cold and indifferent to Grandpa, you still care about him in your heart."
Gu She didn't deny it.
"It's a good thing to have elders and relatives in the family to be filial, it's better than..." Tao Mo suddenly stopped.
Gu She sighed softly, "The son wants to raise him, but he won't wait for him."
Tao Mo quickly raised his head and said, "It seems to be this sentence."
Gu She raised his eyebrows and said, "There are some things you can't remember, go back and copy them ten times."
Tao Mo nodded with a smile.
The wind does not stop, the tree is not static.
The two embrace each other in the night, and everything is invincible.