After talking about it, Lao Tao got tired of talking, and seeing that Gu She was unwilling to listen, he simply wiped his face and went out, leaving him to rest alone. As soon as he stepped out of the room, he could smell the rich and enticing aroma of food in the corridor. He couldn't help but walk to the stairs and look down. He saw that the inn was full of diners, and it was lunch time.
Lao Tao just said that his mouth was dry, his stomach was empty, and he couldn't help hesitating whether to go downstairs to have a meal. It happened that Gu Xiaojia came up from the bottom of the stairs, his eyes were red like a rabbit, and he carefully held the hot medicine in both hands, fearing that he might spill a drop. Hao Guozi followed behind him step by step, keeping her eyes on Gu Xiaojia, not knowing whether she was afraid that he would drop the medicine or that the stairs would drop him.
When the two got closer, Lao Tao turned his body slightly to make way.
Gu Xiaojia suddenly stopped in his tracks, and stared straight at Lao Tao with two red eyes from bottom to top, "With your martial arts, it should be easy to prevent the young master from being beaten?"
Old Tao said: "Yes."
Gu Xiaojia glared at him bitterly, "You, hmph, good!"
Hearing Gu Xiaojia leave with angry steps, Hao Guozi sighed to Lao Tao, "Why do you speak up?" Everyone knew that Gu She was beaten by Gu She himself. Gu Xiaojia couldn't blame Gu She, so he could only vent his anger on Lao Tao.
Old Tao said: "If I tell a lie, will he believe it?"
"...No." I'm afraid not only won't, but will be even more angry. Hao Guozi sighed.
Old Tao said: "Go and ask the store clerk to boil a bucket of hot water for bathing."
Hao Guozi opened his eyes wide and said, "Gu She is so injured and still wants to take a bath?"
Old Tao said: "It's not Gu She, it's the young master."
"Master?" Hao Guozi jumped up suddenly, unable to hide the joy on his face. However, he immediately lost face, "Even Gu She was beaten, how can the young master come back?" It was only today that he found out that this inconspicuous young master Gu She was actually Gu Xiang's beloved son, who was well-known all over the world. Gu Xianzhi. Thinking of all the disrespect he had done to him before, he felt a wave of fear rising from the bottom of his heart. The only thing he can be thankful for now is that the young master has a good friendship with him. For the sake of the young master, Gu She should not be too fussy about what he did in the past.
"Don't worry." Old Tao's expression was unpredictable.
Hao Guozi sighed, "However, who would have thought that he is actually Gu Xianzhi, Gu Xianzhi! Ah, if I could get a few words from him, wouldn't I be able to use them for life?" He has no chance to meet the Great Confucianism, but he has no regrets to be able to meet the number one talented scholar of the era.
Old Tao saw that he was obsessed with his own success and could not extricate himself, so he didn't bother to talk to him and walked down. Just two steps away, I saw a few people who looked like yamen servants hugging and sending a person in. Although the man's expression was sluggish, he couldn't hide the pure aura between his brows. Who was it but Tao Mo
"Master!" Lao Tao excitedly went up to him. Although he guessed that the magistrate would make amends and send him back in order to please Gu She, but guessing is not as reliable as seeing it with his own eyes.
Hao Guozi was shocked suddenly, and immediately turned around and followed.
Tao Mo was also excited when he saw him, and immediately ran forward, looked at Lao Tao and Hao Guozi, and asked, "How is everyone?"
The corners of Lao Tao's mouth froze, and he looked at the yamen servant behind him from the corner of his eyes.
The yamen servants looked embarrassed, and rushed up to greet Tao Mo for a while, obviously they had been reminded before they came.
Tao Mo was puzzled by the question, so he could only answer persistently: "Okay, everything is fine."
Old Taopi smiled and said: "Is it a bit late to ask at this time?"
The yamen servants naturally understood what he meant, and said: "You are the prime ministers who can hold a boat in your belly, so you will not take into account the faults of minor people."
Old Tao saw that he looked familiar, thought for a while, and then remembered that the two people in front of him were the ones who were executing Gu's stick punishment today. He sneered in his heart, and thought that the prefect really had a good plan. First, he released Tao Mo to show his favor, and then used The two yamen servants came to test their attitudes. If they have a stiff attitude towards the yamen servants, obviously holding a deep grudge, then the prefect must find another way. If they let go, the prefect will naturally breathe a sigh of relief.
After thinking about it like this, Lao Tao had an idea in his mind, and said: "I'm not the prime minister, and I don't know if there is a ship or not. The Lord is still lying on the bed, and we can talk about things when he wakes up."
Hao Guozi added unwillingly, "This is probably the first time he has suffered this kind of injury in his life, and he doesn't know how long it will last!"
The yamen servants all turned stiff when they heard their bad tone.
Rao even Tao Mo could hear a bit of anger, and asked, "What happened?"
Hao Guozi looked at the yamen servant and sneered.
The yamen servants didn't dare to make fun of themselves any more, so they left one after another.
Seeing that Tao Mo was still looking at him eagerly, Lao Tao sighed and said, "The young master just came out of there, and he still has bad luck on his body, why don't we take a shower and freshen up first."
Just as Tao Mo was about to nod his head and say yes, he suddenly remembered Gu She and asked, "Where is Xianzhi?"
Old Tao Cheng's mansion is very deep, and Hao Guozi was shocked when he heard this sentence, and said in shock, "Young master knew that he was Gu Xianzhi?"
Tao Mo said confusedly: "Of course I know. Xianzhi is his character."
The three of them were still blocking the door at this time, and it was inconvenient to have a long talk, so Lao Tao said, "Let's go back to the room first and then we can talk."
Tao Mo looked at Hao Guozi and Lao Tao who were hesitating to talk, and was startled. When they entered the room, he couldn't wait to ask: "But something happened to Xianzhi?"
Lao Tao looked at Hao Guozi, who was looking at him eagerly. Lao Tao sighed, and then told about Gu She's going to court today.
Before he could finish his sentence, Tao Mo's eyes turned red. When Lao Tao said that Gu She didn't want to see him at this time, Tao Mo's tears fell silently like rolling beads.
Hao Guozi hurriedly found a towel to wipe his tears. But before he found it, Tao Mo had already wiped it with his sleeve carelessly, and said, "I, I'll take a shower first."
Hao Guozi was taken aback. He thought the young master would rush over to look at Gu She.
Tao Mo said: "He saved me, I should listen to him." Since Gu She didn't want to see him now, then he wouldn't go, even though his heart was flying thousands of times, he would hold back. This time he was able to come out smoothly because Gu She exchanged his injury, so he couldn't spoil himself, bathe, change clothes, sleep... He hoped that next time we meet, he will be clean and Gu She will be healthy.
But that's easier said than done.
When Tao Mo really lay down on the bed after taking a bath, he realized that his exhausted body was not enough to drag him into a deep sleep. Gu Shexian's four words were like entangled vines, entangled in his mind, the more he wanted to fall asleep, the more he struggled, the tighter the vines became, and the more he refused to let go.
After lying down like this for an hour with eyes open, I finally felt sleepy, and heard a noise outside, the door was kicked in various ways, and then I heard Gu Xiaojia shouting: "Tao Mo, you have no conscience!"
Then there was a chaotic sound of hands and feet.
He vaguely heard Hao Guozi lower his voice and say, "Master is not the kind of person you think."
He was answered by a series of whining noises.
Gu Xiaojia stared bitterly at Hao Guozi who was covering his mouth desperately. He waved his hands desperately, wanting to get rid of his restraint. He didn't break free three or two times, and was dragged back.
During the stalemate, the door suddenly opened, Tao Mo stood at the door with his coat on, and whispered: "Let him come in and talk."
Taking advantage of Hao Guozi's relaxation, Gu Xiaojia immediately got rid of him, jumped into Tao Mo's room, and began to criticize Tao Mo with his arms akimbo.
Standing behind Tao Mo, Hao Guozi whispered, "After Gu She was injured, he became like this. He scolded everyone he caught. Old Tao just finished his training."
Gu Xiaojia stared and said, "What do you mean scolding everyone you catch? Did I scold you? Did I scold you wrong? If it wasn't for him, my son would not have suffered such humiliation! After he came back, he didn't even notice it. Ask, am I wrong to scold such a wolf-hearted person?"
Hao Guozi said: "Of course I was wrong. My young master didn't go to see Gu She, not because he didn't want to go, but because Gu She refused to let him go!"
Gu Xiaojia said: "It's clear that I don't want to go! If I want to go, I will go no matter who hinders me!"
Tao Mo sighed lightly and said, "Before I go, I want to think about one thing first."
Gu Xiaojia snorted coldly: "What's the matter?"
Tao Mo said, "Should I continue to be an official?"
Hao Guozi was so startled that his eyes almost popped out.