Although Tao Mo was in a hurry to enter the door, he had to stop and turn around.
The man from the Liang family passed Cui Jiong who was about to stop him, and cupped his fists at him from a distance: "Please deal with this matter more, my lord!"
Tao Mo said solemnly, "I will do my best."
The Liang family man was about to say something, but was taken away by Cui Jiong and several guards.
Tao Mo felt that something was wrong, and was about to go forward, when Mu Chun intentionally or unintentionally stopped him and said, "My lord, this way please."
Tao Mo saw that although Cui Jiong led people away, his demeanor was considered gentle, so he turned around and entered with confidence.
Hao Guozi watched the carriage outside. Seeing Mu Chun leisurely following Tao Mo, he couldn't help feeling a little jealous. Although this Mu Chun was introduced by Lao Tao, he didn't look like he had lived under others for a long time, and he didn't know what the origin was.
Tao Mo naturally didn't know what was going on in his mind. He is currently listening to Gu She and Master Tong with full attention.
Gu She has always been reticent, so when the two of them talked, it was Master Tong who spoke more often.
After Gu Xiaojia directed the servants of Tong's mansion to move the tiger whip and bullwhip into Tong's mansion, he stood obediently behind Gu She.
After Mr. Tong expressed his thanks and asked about the recent situation of Mr. Yichui and his wife, he couldn't help but run out of words.
The old god Gu She was sitting on the ground, neither intending to start a new chapter to save the siege, nor did he intend to get up to say goodbye.
Master Tong had no choice but to direct the conversation to Tao Mo.
"Master Tao, regarding Miss Qiu Er's marriage, I ask you to deal more with it." Master Tong said.
This is the second time Tao Mo has heard "Zhou Xuan" today, and he said, "Although it is often said that marriage is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, but we must pay attention to first come, first served..."
When Master Tong heard that his words were not good for him, he quickly cut it off: "The agreement between the Qiu family and the Liang family is for two years, and when the two years expire, the Liang family breaches the contract and refuses to come, but the Qiu family cannot be blamed for marrying the second young lady separately. "
Tao Mo hesitated and said: "Actually, it stands to reason that there is nothing wrong with another marriage, it's just..."
Master Tong's eyes lit up, "My lord also agrees with the Qiu family?" He deliberately mentioned the Qiu family, not him, because he didn't want to implicate himself prematurely.
Tao Mo said: "But Mr. Tong already has Mrs. Tong..."
When Mrs. Tong was mentioned, Master Tong thought of the unlucky girl Tong Yinghong, his face tightened, and then he darkened, "I won't treat her badly."
Tao Mo didn't know if he meant Mrs. Tong or Second Miss Qiu by she.
Gu Shetu said: "If I remember correctly, Second Miss Qiu seems to be a few years younger than Miss Tong."
No matter how thick-skinned Mr. Tong was, he was a little embarrassed to mention this matter in front of such three young people. He said: "Nineteen years old, it's time to get married. With Yinghong's lessons learned from the past, how can I let her make the same mistake again."
Tao Mo whispered: "Actually, wouldn't it be better to find someone of the same age?"
Master Tong's face darkened, "I'm afraid Master Tao has the final say on this."
Gu She said: "I heard that the Qiu family wants to send their daughter in through the main entrance."
Master Tong was about to say yes when he suddenly remembered something and his face changed.
Tao Mo looked at Gu She blankly. He vaguely felt that Gu She seemed to be grabbing something, but he couldn't figure out exactly what he was grabbing.
"Stopping a wife and remarrying seems to be forbidden in my court." Mu Chun finally spoke.
Master Tong's face became even uglier. Mrs. Tong did not agree to his remarriage, but after Tong Yinghong's incident, Master Tong also became cruel, and said bluntly that if she makes trouble again, she will be cut off with a divorce letter. It was also because of the cruel words that Mrs. Tong swallowed her anger and said nothing, she just wanted to keep her status as the main house. If the Qiu family wasn't eager to pay off their son's debts, they originally didn't plan to marry their daughter as a folk remedy. After all, they are an innocent family. Marrying a man from the father's generation is already a big grievance, let alone a partial house? So the two discussed again and again, and finally settled on the marriage from the main gate with three letters and six rituals.
Originally, I thought it would be very simple to just take a concubine, but who knew that the Liang family would be involved first, and now they have to stop their wives and remarry. You must know that it is a crime to stop your wife and remarry, and if you make trouble, you will have to sue.
As he thought about it, cold sweat broke out from his forehead.
Gu She cast several glances at Mu Chun, as if wondering where he came from.
Master Tong directly asked this idea out of his mouth.
Mu Chun cupped his hands and said, "Mu Chun is the new teacher invited by the county magistrate."
Tao Mo was taken aback, but did not deny it. Originally, he wanted Mu Chun to succeed Lao Tao as the manager, but looking at it now, he felt wronged. This Mu Chun not only looks talented, but also seems to know the law very well, and he is indeed a talented staff member.
"Oh, it turned out to be the master." Master Tong has been getting along with each other to argue, "I don't know where Nephew Gu heard the news that I want to stop my wife and remarry. I am also Mr. Yi Hammer's Brother-in-law, how can you do such a thing that knows the law and violates the law? I'm afraid it's another commonplace person who is gossiping and trapping me in injustice." He called Gu She from "Mr. Gu" to "Nephew Gu" in order to win him over. relationship, and the second is to remind the seniority of the two.
Gu She raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard it came from the Qiu Mansion."
Master Tong's smile froze. From the incident of Tong Yinghong hanging herself, he could vaguely feel that Gu She was targeting him. It's just that the feeling at that time was not as strong as it is now, so it was only vague, but now it is clear that the layer of tulle has faded away.
"I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding." He was at a loss for words.
"Oh." Gu She replied lightly.
The time for this cup of tea made Master Tong feel like he was sitting on pins and needles, and he quickly found an excuse to see off the guests.
Gu She seemed to have achieved the purpose of coming, and he stayed for a while, and left in a refreshed manner.
Tao Mo originally wanted to go up and strike up a conversation, but when Gu She's carriage disappeared at the end of the alley, he didn't even think of an excuse to strike up a conversation.
Seeing that he was downcast, Mu Chun offered to propose: "It's getting late today, why don't you let me be the host, please go to a nearby restaurant?"
As soon as Hao Guozi heard about the restaurant, he became excited and quickly introduced: "The most famous restaurant in the vicinity is Xianweiju."
"Then I will trouble you to lead the way." He lifted the curtain and got into the car.
Tao Mo followed, but felt that Mu Chun was more like the magistrate than himself. He remembered Mu Chun's words in Tong Mansion before, and asked, "Do you really want to be a master?"
Mu Chun said with a smile: "Could it be that your lord dislikes it?"
"Of course not." Tao Mo quickly denied, "I just feel that people like you are not like a master."
"What does that look like?" Mu Chun asked with great interest.
Tao Mo thought for a while and said, "Like a gentleman from a famous family."
Mu Chun was stunned for a moment, and said with a dry smile, "Your Excellency, you're overrepresented."
Tao Mo said: "It's not an compliment, it's just that they really look alike. And he's the one who looks extremely good-looking among famous young men." After he finished speaking, he realized that his words were a bit frivolous, so he hurriedly added, "I just sigh, and I don't care Nothing else."
Mu Chun smiled, "Of course I can trust that."
Tao Mo saw him smiling brightly, like a bright moon and a breeze, and couldn't help but straighten his eyes slightly.
Mu Chun let him watch, neither happy nor angry.
The carriage soon arrived at the gate of Xianweiju.
Just as Tao Mo got out of the car, another acquaintance unexpectedly came to meet him.
"Hey, Lord Tao." The man was startled when he saw Tao Mo, and quickly saluted.
Tao Mo said: "Young Master Lu."
It was Lu Zhenxue who came. Since Tao Mo admitted that he was illiterate in his mansion last time, he was still a little embarrassed to see Tao Mo.
"It's rare that your lord is interested in Shangxianweiju. If you don't think I'm presumptuous, why don't you let me be the host?" Lu Zhenxue said this with a bit of guilt that he himself didn't realize. Although Tao Mo didn't mention what happened that day afterwards, in fact, they haven't met since then, but he kept it firmly in his heart, and he always felt that he had done a little too much that day. So today I want to invite guests to pay back.
Before Mu Chun came here, of course, he had already found out the details of this Lu Zhenxue. Basically, in his eyes, except for Gu She, there was no need for other people to pay attention. Therefore, before Tao Mo could open his mouth, he took the initiative to decline, "It's a coincidence. Master Tao has already agreed to my invitation today."
"That's really a coincidence." Lu Zhenxue said nonchalantly.
Hao Guozi could no longer hold back the smell of food coming out of Xianweiju, "We might as well go in first and talk slowly."
Lu Zhenxue said, "Okay."
As soon as they entered, they realized that they had to speak slowly if they wanted to—
Xianweiju is full, and only the last table is left.