Tao Mo hesitated, "This..."
Gu Xiaojia slammed Sun Nuo's shoe with his fist.
Sun Nuo jumped up in pain.
Everyone's eyes could not help but be drawn to the past.
Sun Nuo hurriedly put away his bared teeth and cracked his mouth, and said, "My lord, this is absolutely impossible."
Lu Zhenxue said: "Why not? My lord is the parent officer of the people in Tanyang County. Isn't it natural for parents to set a date for their children's marriage?"
Sun Nuo said: "Your Excellency is the parent official of the people of Tanyang County, but the Liang family is not the people of Tanyang County. What's more, there are so many people in Tanyang County, and Your Excellency has a lot of things to do every day, so it is impossible to set a wedding date for all the people one by one. No? Take ten thousand steps back and say, Second Miss Qiu and Young Master Liang are still alive, if your lord hastily set the date of marriage in the court, wouldn't it be suspected of overstepping the law?"
Seeing Master Liang winking at him desperately, Lu Zhenxue frowned slightly, and said, "Brother Sun's words would be justified if they were placed outside the court. It's just that this is the court, and since the matter of the Qiu and Liang families has been brought to the court, it should be justified." Your Excellency alone will make the decision. Otherwise, why bother to waste time waiting here with me?"
When Tao Mo heard Lu Zhenxue speak, he felt reasonable, and when he heard Sun Nuo speak, he felt reasonable again. He subconsciously looked at Master Jin. Master Jin was still angry at him for letting Gu Xiaojia go to court without authorization, and when he saw his gaze sweeping over him, he lowered his head and pretended not to see him.
Tao Mo had no choice but to look at Mu Chun next to him.
Mu Chun smiled slightly and shook his head lightly.
Tao Mo could only feel the spring breeze blowing on his face, which made him feel indescribably refreshed, and the restlessness he had felt just now was instantly swept away, and he felt confident in his heart. He tapped the gavel lightly.
The originally quiet hall was still silent.
Tao Mo said: "I still need to think about this matter, and we will discuss it another day."
Lu Zhenxue frowned and said, "My lord is going to withdraw from the court for another trial? I wonder when will my lord plan to retry?"
Tao Mo subconsciously said: "Then you say..."
Lu Zhenxue hurriedly said, "Of course it's best to finish the trial today."
Mu Chun smiled and said, "My lord, noon is approaching, how about postponing it until three quarters before midnight?"
Tao Mo nodded again and again, "The trial will be adjourned until three quarters before the hour! Withdraw."
Such a small case with clear facts has to be postponed. There are many discussions in the city, and they are all disappointed with the standard of the new county master.
Tao Mo walked back and forth in the study twice, looked at Mu Chun and Master Jin who were drinking tea leisurely beside him, and said, "You two think, should I set a wedding date?"
Master Jin looked at Mu Chun, but Mu Chun said nothing.
Master Jin felt a little complacent, and said: "In my opinion, the key to this matter is not whether to set a wedding date, but why the Liang family has not come to propose marriage for so long."
Tao Mo was stunned, "Yes, why?"
Master Jin said: "I don't think Master Liang looks like he wants to regret the marriage. Maybe there is something else in it."
"Master Jin is right." Mu Chunshi said calmly, "Perhaps it is Mr. Liang who wants to propose marriage, but Mr. Liang is not the one who wants to propose marriage. This can explain why the marriage has been delayed until now."
Master Jin clapped his hands and said, "That's right, Mr. Liang's eagerness to ask the adults to set a wedding date is not necessarily to restrict the Qiu family, but maybe to restrict Young Master Liang." After he finished speaking, Fang Jue unknowingly echoed Mu Chunzhi's words , suddenly a little uncomfortable.
Tao Mo nodded and said: "That's right, Mr. Liang is not in the hall today." Second Miss Qiu is a girl who has not left the court, so it is understandable for her reluctance to go to the court, but Mr. Liang's absence is worth exploring.
Master Jin sighed: "It's a pity that the time is too short to invite Mr. Liang from the neighboring county in time."
Tao Mo said: "Why can't you be in time? I'll just postpone the promotion time."
Master Jin said: "This, isn't it right?" He looked at Mu Chun.
Mu Chundao: "The case of the Qiu Liang family may be a small case in the eyes of others, but to them, it must be a major event. I wonder if this young master of the Liang family is in Tanyang County?"
Although Master Jin felt that what he said was somewhat reasonable, his expression was too determined, and he asked tentatively: "Master Mu, did you see Mr. Liang on the street?"
Mu Chun smiled and said: "I have never met Mr. Liang, even if we meet on the street, we pass by each other, how do we know each other?"
Master Jin said: "I think Master Mu is very sure."
Mu Chun said: "Whether it is there or not, my lord will send someone to the place where Mr. Liang is staying to have a look."
When Tao Mo heard that it made sense, he walked out excitedly.
After leaving, it took a stick of incense to come back.
Both Master Jin and Mu Chun felt hungry, and were about to get up to leave when Tao Mo took out a letter to Mu Chun, "Look for me, what did the letter say?"
Master Jin felt somewhat displeased. Although in terms of distance, he and Tao Mo are far away, Tao Mo's letter to Mu Chun may be an unintentional act, but this unintentional act just shows that in Tao Mo's heart, he is not more trusted than Mu Chun.
Mu Chun didn't bother to pay attention to Master Jin's overwhelmed thoughts at the moment, and took out the letter by himself.
Tao Mo looked at him eagerly.
Mu Chun said: "Quick trial."
Tao Mo said, "What else?"
Mu Chun turned over the paper, and sure enough there were only two words.
Master Jin was very disgusted with the tone of the letter writer. He said lightly: "Who wrote this letter? How arrogant?"
Tao Mo smirked and put the letter away.
Mu Chun shook his head and chuckled, turned and went out.
Master Jin lit a fire. He had a feeling that Mu Chun knew who the letter was from, and he was the only one who didn't know. Although he had no choice but to be this master at the beginning, but if he really did, he didn't want to be compared to others.
Thinking of this, he said to Tao Mo: "Boss, I have already informed Cui Dianshi of what you told me."
Tao Mo was taken aback, "What's the matter?"
Master Jin thought he didn't want to blatantly say about the extortion of bribes, so he smiled knowingly: "It's nothing."
Tao Mo looked at Master Jin's back as he drifted away, confused.
After lunch, Tao Mo came to the study with the letter paper, put it on the table, and invited Hao Guozi to grind it.
Hao Guozi was surprised and said, "Master, do you want to write?"
Tao Mo nodded with a smile.
"What words do you want to write, young master?"
"Quick review." Tao Mo pointed to the words on the letter paper and read them carefully.
Hao Guozi frowned and said, "These two characters are good-looking, but they are not easy to copy. If the young master wants to learn calligraphy, why don't you ask me to buy a few copybooks for beginners."
Tao Mo waved his hand and said, "I just want to learn his calligraphy."
"Him?" Hao Guozi asked tentatively, "Gu She?"
Tao Mo nodded.
Hao Guozi sighed silently.
Tao Mo's illiteracy is because he is unwilling to learn, not because he has no money to go to school. I still understand the basics of how to hold a pen.
Hao Guozi felt relieved when he saw that he was picking up the pen to look decent, and couldn't help thinking, if that Gu She had appeared a few years earlier, maybe the young master would not be illiterate, and the master would not have died with regrets.
"Huh." Tao Mo looked at the side that was shaking like a caterpillar, and said awkwardly, "Why is it different?"
Hao Guozi said: "Young master, if you want to learn characters, you have to start from the beginning."
Tao Mo tightened his fingers, and said: "Yes, I was in a hurry." It's just that I don't know when I will be able to write such beautiful characters as Gu She.
Seeing him sweating profusely, Hao Guozi said, "Master, why don't you take a rest first. I'll pour you a cup of tea."
Tao Mo also felt that his arms were a little sore, so he nodded, but his eyes never left Gu She's words, as if imagining Gu She's appearance when he wrote the pen.
Hao Guozi came back in a while, followed by an officer.
Tao Mo put away his pen and said in surprise, "But there is news about Mr. Liang?"
The guard hurriedly finished his salute, and said: "Go back to your lord, Mr. Liang is staying with Mr. Liang at the Tongfu Inn in the city."
Tao Mo put down his pen and said without thinking, "Go to Tongfu Inn and say that the official will send him to court in the afternoon!"
The guard hesitated for a moment before turning and leaving.
With the news of Mr. Liang, Tao Mo didn't have the mood to continue copying, hastily put away the letter, and turned to find Master Jin and Mu Chun to discuss the matter.
After Master Jin heard about it, he was not as eager to speak as he was last time, but first asked Mu Chun, "What does Master Mu think?"
Mu Chun said: "Mr. Liang is obviously in Tanyang, but he doesn't want to show up. Is there something unspeakable?"
Master Jin said meaningfully: "Does Master Mu know anything?"
Mu Chun laughed and said, "I'm sitting in the room like Master Jin, how can I know what's going on outside the room."
Mr. Jin said: "Mr. Mu has won the award. Although you and I are in the same room, Mr. Mu has a broad vision, but Mr. Jin is far behind."
Mu Chun said: "Master Jin was joking."
"It's not a joke. Every word and every sentence of Mr. Mu seems to be unintentional, but it is really intentional. It's like..." Mr. Jin paused, glanced at Tao Mo intentionally, and then slowly continued, "Everything was started by Mr. Mu. As expected."
Mu Chun lightly wrote: "Master Jin's words are amazing, and Mu Chun is ashamed."
Tao Mo was dizzy from hearing the two people going back and forth, and couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is that?"
Master Jin looked at Mu Chun, "Since Master Mu said that there is something hidden in it, I am afraid there is something else. As for whether it is true or not, it is better for the master to send someone to inquire again."
Tao Mo frowned and said, "Since it's a secret, it must be unknown, how can we find out?"
Master Jin said: "I have to ask Master Mu about this."
The corner of Mu Chun's mouth twitched, ignoring his provocation, and smiled at Tao Mo, "I can figure it out."