Hao Guozi was speechless.
Miss Tong is really an infatuated person, and she was wasted five years just like this. No wonder there are rumors in the city that she is fierce and aggressive, presumably to keep the agreement with Cai Fengyuan. It's just that this Cai Fengyuan is too disappointing.
Cai Fengyuan said: "I am fully confident that I will pass the provincial examination. When I go to Beijing to take the examination, I will be named on the gold list, honor my ancestors, and then I will propose marriage to the Tong family."
Tao Mo asked suspiciously, "Is this the request of Master Tong and Mrs. Tong?"
Cai Fengyuan said: "Although they didn't say it personally, but the Tong family is a big family, if I don't have much money, how can they think highly of me? Naturally, we can only talk about it after we become famous."
Hao Guozi said: "It's a good feeling. Now that Miss Tong is dead, you will take the exam for as many years as you like, and for as long as you like. At worst, after high school, you can propose a ghost marriage to Tong's house, which can be regarded as fulfilling Miss Tong's lifelong thoughts. "
Cai Fengyuan was so blocked by him that he couldn't speak, and he wept for a while: "How would I know, how would I know that she would be like this. It must be her parents who were stubborn and forced her. Otherwise, how could she not think about it? Two months Before, she was obviously fine."
Tao Mo said, "You guys met two months ago?"
Cai Fengyuan said: "On the 15th day of that month, we met at the Guanyin Temple. I told her to concentrate on scientific research and not meet for the time being. She also agreed, there is nothing wrong with it."
Tao Mo said, "No complaints?"
Cai Fengyuan's eyes flickered, "Well, after so many years, she also hopes to get through the door as soon as possible."
Hao Guozi snorted coldly, but he didn't respond to the ridicule!
Tao Mo thought for a while, but couldn't ask anything else, so he said: "If you are sincere to Miss Tong, why don't you go to Tong's mansion to pay homage? Then Master Tong and Mrs. Tong may not be as you imagined. White hair It is a tragedy in life for someone to send someone with black hair. Besides, Miss Tong is dead, and even if there is any grievance, it should be for Miss Tong's sake to put aside the past."
Cai Fengyuan was silent.
Hao Guozi couldn't bear it anymore. "Everyone knows that the fruit should be picked softly. The blame is only that the young master is an outsider and has nothing to do with that Tong girl, so he has to be used as a scapegoat and ridiculed. The Tong master and Mrs. Tong are Tong girl's biological parents. Where do you have the face to meet people?"
Cai Fengyuan's face was gray and defeated, as if he was talking about the central matter.
Tao Mo sighed secretly, and took Hao Guozi out.
Hao Guozi said: "Young master, that man is clearly a bully. Don't talk to him anymore."
Tao Mo said: "Losing a loved one is also a great tragedy in life."
Seeing that Tao Mo was thinking, Hao Guozi worried that he would recall the past, so he hurriedly said, "Ah, I'm hungry, why don't we have something to eat first."
Tao Mo nodded numbly.
When the two left the inn, Hao Guozi stopped suddenly.
Tao Mo said, "Why don't you leave?"
"There's someone watching us all the time. Ah, he's coming over." Hao Guozi bumped Tao Mo with his elbow.
Tao Mo turned around, but it was Gu Xiaojia.
Gu Xiaojia came so that the boss was reluctant, "My son is here to invite you."
Tao Mo's eyes lit up, and he was about to lift his feet when he was stopped by Hao Guozi, "Your son, please, please? My young master is the magistrate of Tanyang County."
Gu Xiaojia rolled his eyes, "Tsk tsk. Last time you were still waiting at the door of the son's mansion to post posts eagerly? In a blink of an eye, it's my young master and the county magistrate?"
Hao Guozi looked at him suspiciously, "Who are you?"
Gu Xiaojia said: "The surname is Gu."
Hao Guozi was taken aback, "Gu She?"
Gu Xiaojia had a black face, "My son is Gu She." Before he finished speaking, he saw Hao Guozi desperately pulling Tao Mo to run in another direction.
"You you you..." Gu Xiaojia ran after him and stopped him, "What are you running for?"
Hao Guozi said, "Go home and eat."
Gu Xiaojia said: "I said my son is here to invite you."
Hao Guozi refused to budge, and said, "My old Tao invited you first."
Gu Xiaojia frowned and said, "Who is Old Tao?"
Hao Guozi said: "Please eat people."
Gu Xiaojia: "..."
Hao Guozi let go of his hand suddenly, and turned his head to look together with Gu Xiaojia.
Gu She was standing in front of the carriage, while Tao Mo was rushing over.
Gu Xiaojia proudly said: "It seems that Lao Tao's charm is nothing more than that."
Hao Guozi: "..."
Tao Mo ran up to Gu She, his heart beating wildly, "You, why are you here?"
Gu She said: "Passing by."
Tao Mo looked left and right, and suddenly said, "Are you going to Tong's mansion?"
Gu She turned sideways and said, "Get in the car."
"Oh." Tao Mo climbed into the car obediently.
When Gu She got into the car, he realized that the compartment was a bit narrow. Tao Mo blocked the door, and the two of them would inevitably bump into each other when he passed by.
Gu She retreated again.
Tao Mo asked blankly, "Why don't you get in the car?"
Gu She said: "Go and talk to your servant."
Tao Mo patted his forehead and said with a sneer, "I almost forgot about this."
After Gu She waited for him to get off the car, Shi Shi ran into the car.
Gu Xiaojia and Hao Guozi tugged over.
Gu Xiaojia yelled: "Go tell Lao Tao that your young master has been invited by my young master."
Hao Guozi said solemnly: "Old Tao will definitely be pissed off."
"Haha. Who made your old Tao not as handsome and unrestrained as my son." Gu Xiaojia thought that Lao Tao was angry with Tao Mo for breaking the appointment.
Seeing Tao Mo get off the carriage again, Hao Guozi rushed up and said, "Master, let's go back to the county government."
Tao Mo glanced at the gloating Gu Xiaojia, and said in a low voice, "I'll go with Young Master Gu, you go back first."
"Where are you going?" Hao Guozi asked cautiously.
Tao Mo was taken aback by the question, and after a while he said, "Probably, I should go to Tong's mansion. I just want to ask Mr. Tong and Mrs. Tong about Miss Tong's case."
Hao Guozi muttered, "It's the yamen's business to handle the case. I don't know why Gu She is joining in the fun."
Gu Xiaojia's ears were sharp, and he was not convinced when he heard the words: "Ha. My son is the most intelligent person in the world. It is a great gift to be willing to condescend to help your young master and county magistrate. You don't know what to do."
Hao Guozi sneered and said, "The most intelligent person in the world? Are you being too soft-spoken? Why don't you say that your young master is the most intelligent man in the world, capable of both military and military skills, and spends money like dirt and sweats like rain."
"... Where did my son spend money and sweat like rain?" Gu Xiaojia glared at him.
Hao Guozi was speechless. He just said it smoothly.
Seeing that they were chattering endlessly, Tao Mo hurriedly said, "I will come as soon as I go, there will be no delay. You go back first."
Hao Guozi also didn't want to lose face to her young master in front of Gu Xiaojia, so she said unwillingly, "Yes, young master."
Tao Mo jumped back into the carriage, and Gu Xiaojia drove straight to Tong's mansion.
Tong Mansion looks the same as before.
Gu Xiaojia knocked on the door, and the porter saw Tao Mo jumping off the carriage, his expression changed immediately.
Tao Mo didn't notice it, and after Gu She got out of the car, he followed him towards the gate.
The porter gave Tao Mo a wary look, and respectfully said to Gu She, "Young Master Gu."
"Is your master there?" Gu She asked.
The concierge said: "Yes." His eyes still lingered on Tao Mo.
Tao Mo said, "We've seen it before."
The concierge said: "My lord's heroic appearance is still unforgettable to this day." He really can't forget the lord who wanted to open the coffin for an autopsy after everyone was buried.
Tao Mo said shyly, "Actually, I'm quite ordinary."
Gu Xiaojia laughed out loud.
Gu She was raising his foot to enter the door, suddenly turned around, and said to Tao Mo: "Among ordinary people, you are considered an unusual one."
"..."
Gu She... Are you praising him
The sole of Tao Mo's foot lightened, and he almost floated into the mansion.
When Master Tong heard that his servants reported that Gu She and Tao Mo had arrived at the mansion together, he couldn't help being startled, and rushed out to greet him.
"Young Master Gu, Master Tao." The difference in addressing clearly shows the difference between the two in his heart.
Tao Mo cupped his hands and said, "Master Tong."
Master Tong smiled perfunctorily, and said to Gu She: "Please sit inside."
Gu She did his part.
The three of them were seated, but it was indeed Gu She who sat on top of Tao Mo.
Tao Mo didn't take it seriously, but rather enjoyed it.
Master Tong waited for his servants to offer tea, and then asked tentatively, "I don't know why Mr. Gu came here?"
Gu Shedao: "Master Tao came to my mansion yesterday, intending to open Miss Tong's coffin for autopsy."
Master Tong's face suddenly darkened. The concierge had already reported this matter to him, and he had thought that the coffin would be buried, so the matter was dropped. I don't want Tao Mo to find Gu She to come to the door together, is it true that he will not stop without an autopsy
He couldn't help but hesitated. It's easy to dismiss Tao Mo, but this Gu She... cannot be offended.
Tao Mo hurriedly said, "Now there is no need to test again."
Master Tong said indifferently: "Why do you ask your lord to be merciful?" This sentence is actually very merciless.
Tao Mo said: "I was reckless. I came here recklessly without receiving Cai Fengyuan's confession. Please forgive me, Master Tong."
Master Tong saw that he was subdued, his face softened, and he said: "It's easy to say. I just don't know who this Cai Fengyuan is?"
Tao Mo said: "It's Miss Tong's sweetheart."
Master Tong's face darkened again.