The moon is over.
The light falls on the branches, faintly lingering.
Gu Xiaojia took a cloak and put it on Gu She's knees, "My lord, it's late at night."
Gu She gently stroked the cup with her fingers.
"My lord." Gu Xiaojia looked up and down the eaves several times, "I thought I heard you talking to someone just now?"
"Um."
Gu Xiaojia's eyes widened, "Who?" Ever since Gu She was hit by the board, he was a little bit like an enemy, afraid that in the blink of an eye, Gu She would be injured again. He proposed more than once to invite several nursing homes to sit in charge, but Gu She rejected them all. Now in the middle of the night, there are people coming in and out like no one else, it seems that they must be invited.
Gu She didn't answer and asked instead: "How about the ship going overseas?"
Gu Xiaojia was stunned and said: "Occasionally pick up some small business, and the trip is not far away. As long as the young master gives an order, we can set sail."
Gu She paused with her fingers touching the cup.
Gu Xiaojia tentatively asked: "Could it be that the young master is planning to go to sea?"
Gu She was silent for a while, then shook his head again.
It was rare for Gu Xiaojia to see Gu She so restless, as if he was troubled by something, so he couldn't help asking: "What's on your mind, my lord?" Seeing that Gu She didn't refute, he asked further, "It's related to Tao Mo. ?”
Gu She frowned slightly.
Gu Xiaojia rolled his eyes and said, "Is it because Ms. Xu invited a matchmaker to come?"
"What do you think of this marriage?"
Gu Xiaojia looked at Gu She's face, thought it over and said: "Miss Xu's family background and Tao Mo's family background can be regarded as a good match. But..."
Gu She looked sideways at him.
"I don't think Tao Mo will agree." Gu Xiaojia said.
Gu She asked, "Why?"
"My lord, didn't you find Tao Mo..." The words came to an abrupt end. Gu Xiaojia seemed to have thought of something, his face turned pale, and he said with a dry smile, "I mean, if Tao Mo agreed, he wouldn't let Miss Xu ask a matchmaker to come over again and again. This matter will soon spread throughout Tanyang County , if Tao Mo doesn't marry her, Miss Xu may have to marry far away in the future."
Gu She said: "That's not what you wanted to say just now."
Gu Xiaojia's eyes wandered, "Then, what did the young master say I wanted to say?"
"Tao Mo has a habit of breaking his sleeves and doesn't love women." Gu She said indifferently.
Gu Xiaojia choked, her face flushed red. A thought suddenly flashed in his mind, but he didn't dare to think about it. "The habit of breaking one's sleeves and dividing peaches is not tolerated by the world. Tao Mo is still an official in the court, so I don't think he dares...is he too blatant?"
Gu She said: "Do you have a habit of breaking sleeves?"
Gu Xiaojia jumped up, "Of course not! Young Master, why do you ask such a question?"
"How do you know?" Gu She asked calmly, without any shyness.
Gu Xiaojia swallowed her saliva and said, "Of course not. I blush when I see a beautiful woman, and my heart beats. How can I have the habit of breaking sleeves?"
Gu She was silent.
"My lord, are you alright?" Gu Xiaojia secretly regretted bringing up this topic.
Gu She said: "I have no feelings for women."
Gu Xiaojia hurriedly said: "It means that the young master has not met someone he likes."
Gu She said calmly, "To Tao Mohui."
"..." Gu Xiaojia froze, unable to recover for a long time.
Gu She raised his cloak and stood up.
Gu Xiaojia suddenly yelled, pointed at Gu She, his fingers trembling like a sieve, "My lord, you you you...how, how come...right right...?"
"Didn't you already know about it?" Gu She said calmly.
Gu Xiaojia was dumbfounded. Although he felt something was wrong, he had never thought about it in such a deep way. But looking at Gu Sheqi calmly, as if he had expected it, he couldn't help asking: "My lord, then... when did you find out?"
Gu She said: "Before."
…
Of course he talked about this before, so could it be possible to do it later
Thinking about it, Gu Xiaojia didn't dare to say it, so he could only insinuate: "What is the plan of the young master?"
"To be determined."
Gu She put her hands behind her back and walked back along the corridor.
Gu Xiaojia was left alone sighing at the shadow of the tree under the moon.
Gu She said to be determined is not a perfunctory word.
Before Tao Mo appeared, he had been lonely for so long that he thought that loneliness was the right way.
He had noticed a long time ago that he looked at Tao Mo differently. Just because he noticed it, he was happy to see Tao Mo circling around him every day, and even made an exception to help Tao Mo a few small favors. What really surprised him was in Qincheng, when he learned that Tao Mo had been arrested, extreme anger flashed in his heart.
This kind of anger far exceeded his cognition, and it shouldn't have appeared on a person who was not close to him.
So far, he had to admit that Tao Mo meant more to him than he thought. So he went to the court alone, even at the expense of being tortured, in exchange for Tao Mo's safe return. At that time, he didn't want to see Tao Mo. Apart from not wanting him to see his weak side, he also took the opportunity to clarify his emotional thoughts, but once his heart lake was in chaos, he didn't want to be quiet, so he didn't want to be quiet.
Friend, brother, confidant, mentor and student...
They could have had several relationships, not romantic.
Gu She believed that if he asked, Tao Mo would never refuse even if he was unwilling.
But seeing Tao Mo, his thoughts changed after another.
If the involuntary desire to get close to him can be interpreted as confidant feelings, then the aversion to his marriage cannot be explained.
So, this is the love between two people
Gu She paused, turned to look at the quiet and lonely moon in the night sky.
His appearance under the moonlight was as cold as frost, but the smile on the corner of his mouth was as warm as the sun.
When Tao Mo woke up early in the morning, his eyes were red.
Seeing this, Hao Guozi sighed several times. I don't know what kind of bad luck I encountered, but I haven't been lucky since I came to Tanyang County. No, it should be said that it has not been smooth in the past year. Maybe he should persuade the young master to find an effective temple to burn incense to get rid of bad luck.
The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became, so he mentioned this matter to Tao Tao.
Old Tao murmured: "That's fine." He turned to look for Master Jin, and asked him the best about Yang County.
Sure enough, Master Jin said immediately after hearing the words: "I don't know if this is effective or not, but I know exactly which places are full of incense. One is the Avalokitesvara Temple in the east of the city. The incense is very prosperous for marriage seekers. But in my opinion, The reason why it is effective there is not because of the blessing of the Bodhisattva, but because many young girls who have not left the pavilion went to offer incense."
As soon as he asked for a marriage, Tao Mo thought of Miss Xu's matter, and when he thought of Miss Xu's matter, he couldn't help but think of the dispute with Gu She yesterday, and his mood became more and more depressed.
"These two are the Confucius Temple in the west of the city. Most people go there to study. There are many scholars boarding, and there are occasional poetry gatherings." Master Jin said.
Hao Guozi scratched his head and said, "Isn't there anything more normal?"
Master Jin said angrily: "What is abnormal? Talking nonsense!"
Hao Guozi knew she had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly corrected it: "I want to find a temple where I can go to bad luck."
Master Jin thought for a while and said, "There is a Sanqing Temple in the west of the city, why don't you go there and have a look?"
"Okay, okay, the Taoist temple is the best. Dao Ke Dao is very Dao." Hao Guozi smiled apologetically.
Master Jin said: "Oh? You also know that Tao is very Tao? Then tell me, what is Tao and Tao?"
Hao Guozi said: "It's not easy? It means that if a person wants to stand out, he must find another way, and he must not take the usual way."
Master Jin couldn't hold his face any longer, and scolded with a smile: "Nonsense! If you don't take the usual path, why not go up the mountain to become a bandit?"
The porter shouted from outside, "My lord, Mr. Gu is here!"
Tao Mo stood up abruptly, and ran out with his arms waving.
Hao Guozi asked suspiciously, "What are you doing running so fast, young master?" He turned his eyes and saw the corners of Lao Tao's mouth raised strangely, and asked again, "Old Tao, why are you smiling so weirdly?"
"Strange?" Lao Tao raised his hand and patted the back of his head, "I'm clearly smiling."
Lao Tao actually told jokes? ! It's a bit cold, but it's still a joke anyway! Hao Guozi stared at him blankly.
"I'll go outside to have a look. You and Master Jin will discuss which temple to go to." Lao Tao shook his head and walked out.
…
Hao Guozi turned to look at Master Jin, "I see..."
Master Jin said: "The Taoist temple is good."
Hao Guozi said: "Let's just watch Taoism."
"Um."