Gu She and Tao Mo came down from the mountain, and Lu Zhenxue followed them all the way.
"Brother Gu." Seeing that Gu She and Tao Mo were about to get into the carriage and leave without a trace, Lu Zhenxue couldn't help saying, "Please wait."
Gu She turned her head.
Lu Zhenxue said: "I don't know if it's convenient for Brother Gu to take a step to talk?"
Gu She stood there motionless, "Brother Lu, please tell me."
Lu Zhenxue looked at the people coming and going, and said in a low voice, "I wonder if Brother Gu has found a lawyer to reverse the case for the woodcutter in the neighboring county?"
Gu She said: "No."
Lu Zhenxue said: "If Brother Gu doesn't dislike it, I am willing to take over the case."
Gu She said calmly, "What made Brother Lu change his mind?"
Lu Zhenxue said: "If I say that I want to uphold justice, I wonder if Brother Gu can be trusted?"
Gu She said: "Brother Lu, can you trust yourself?"
Lu Zhenxue smiled and said nothing.
Gu She said: "In that case, Brother Lu might as well go to the county government office tomorrow to have a talk."
Lu Zhenxue clasped his fists and said, "Waiting for tomorrow's appointment."
Gu She got into the carriage. I saw Tao Mo holding the candied haws, staring blankly at his knees, with a contented and sweet smile on the corner of his mouth, as if immersed in beautiful memories.
Gu Xiaojia stuck his head in, pouted at Tao Mo and said, "What's wrong with him? Did he pick up money?"
Gu She looked at him with a half-smile.
Gu Xiaojia stuck out his tongue, quickly sat back on the shaft of the car, started the car and ran back.
The bumps on the road brought Tao Mo back to his senses. He moved his eyes, saw Gu She who was close at hand, blushed suddenly, and asked, "When did we come back?"
Gu She said: "Just now."
Tao Mo's face turned even redder, "I, was I in a daze just now?"
Gu She asked, "What do you think?"
Tao Mo didn't start, his eyes wandered around the carriage, "No, I didn't think about anything." If Gu She knew that from just now until now, he has been thinking about the conversation between him and the little novice over and over again in his mind, he will definitely be despised yes.
"Maybe I'm too tired." Gu She prepared the steps for him.
Tao Mo nodded hurriedly. He quietly lifted the corner of the curtain, and the wind along the road blew on his face, which made his drowsy head a little clearer. "By the way, where is Mr. Lu?" He suddenly remembered that there was one person missing.
Gu She said: "Go back."
Tao Mo said in shame: "I haven't said goodbye yet, it's really rude."
"He will go to the county government office tomorrow."
Tao Mo asked suspiciously, "He wants to come to the county government office? Why?" Lu Zhenxue was a litigator, and the first thing he thought of was that there was another lawsuit in Tanyang County. "Could something happen again?"
Gu She said: "He wants to take the case of the woodcutter."
Tao Mo was startled for a moment, then delighted, and said, "Really? He really wants to take this case?"
Gu She said: "What he said with his own mouth, I heard with my own ears."
Tao Mo took a deep breath and said, "That's fine." He knew that Gu She didn't want to go to court, so even though he hoped to reverse the case for the woodcutter, he didn't want to force him. Now that Lu Zhenxue volunteered, it couldn't be better.
Gu She said: "It's melted."
Tao Mo asked in astonishment, "What?"
Gu She said: "Candied haws."
Tao Mo lowered his head and saw that the sugar on the candied haws was flowing down and sticking to his hands. He subconsciously raised his hand to lick it, but then remembered that Gu She was still beside him, and put his hand down embarrassingly.
Gu She took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the syrup on his hands.
Seeing the white handkerchief being dyed red, Tao Mo said awkwardly, "I'll wash it for you."
Gu She folded up the handkerchief, wrapped the dirty part inside, and handed it to him, "Okay."
Tao Mo took it and squeezed it tightly in his hands, but what recurred in his mind was Gu She's gentle expression when he wiped it for him. The place where it was wiped was faintly hot.
Getting off his horse, Qiang Zuo bid farewell to Gu She calmly, and made an appointment to meet again tomorrow. Tao Mo watched Gu She's carriage disappear into the alley, then rushed into the county office quickly, caught people and asked, "Old Tao Woolen cloth?"
He asked about the third person, and suddenly found that the other person was Lao Tao.
"Master?" Old Tao saw that he had candied haws in one hand and a handkerchief in the other, and was looking at him excitedly, his eyes were horribly bright, he suddenly understood, and calmly said, "Master Jin has already gone back, if you have something to say, why don't you go to the study. "
Tao Mo followed him back to the study without any objection.
"Master, you and..."
"Xianzhi bought me candied haws to eat." Tao Mo said excitedly.
Lao Tao: "..." If he remembers correctly, he also bought a lot of snacks for him.
Tao Mo said, "He even wiped my hands with a handkerchief."
Old Tao: "..." What he wiped was not just his hands, but the whole family.
Tao Mo said: "He also gave the little monk a silver ticket, asking him to pray for my safety every day."
Lao Tao: "..." This sounds pretty good.
Tao Mo collected himself, and suddenly looked at Lao Tao seriously and said, "Tell me, why is he so nice to me?"
Old Tao said: "Master, why don't you ask Gu She directly?"
Tao Mo wondered: "I'm afraid he doesn't know either."
Lao Tao: "..." Although you shouldn't slander the young master like this, if there is one person between the young master and Gu She who doesn't know what he is doing, that person is definitely not Gu She.
Tao Mo said: "What if after I ask, he realizes that he is nice to me and doesn't want to be nice to me?"
Old Tao said: "I thought Mr. Gu was not such a person."
A gleam of joy flashed in Tao Mo's eyes, and he said, "You mean, he knows he's treating me well?"
"Well. Mr. Gu is not an enthusiastic person, nor is he a passionate person. If he hadn't treated the young master... from a different perspective, he would never have gone to court for the young master." For the first time, between Gu She and Tao Mo, Lao Tao was in a delicate mood. Tend to shoot.
There was a smile on the corner of Tao Mo's mouth, but there was a hint of sadness between his brows, "I know. That's why I'm afraid."
Old Tao raised his eyebrows.
"His kindness is different from the kindness I want." Tao Mo whispered, "But his kindness is so similar to the kindness I want. I'm afraid that one day, he will find what he really wants to do to him. Good people will take back their kindness to me. I know that I shouldn't expect such extravagance, but after I have tasted this kind of kindness, I always hope that this kind of kindness will last forever. Am I greedy?"
"It's insatiable."
Tao Mo's face collapsed.
Old Tao coughed dryly and said, "I just corrected your words."
Tao Mo was even more frustrated, "He is the most talented person in the world, but I don't even know the word "talented person."
Lao Tao was silent for a moment, then Fang said: "Young Master, if you don't try, how will you know that you are not the one he wants to really treat him well? Maybe Gu She doesn't care if you deny the word "talented scholar" at all."
Tao Mo's body shook, he raised his head, his expression was like a child who was at a loss, "But, I'm a man."
Old Tao said: "Gu She is also a man."
Tao Mo said: "Then how could he..."
Old Tao said: "Young master, before you found out, did you ever think that you would be?"
Tao Mo was silent. He couldn't answer that question. Because he discovered it too early, too early... Before that, he had never considered the matter of men and women. And the first time he thought about it, he found that he had no interest in women.
Lao Tao was quite optimistic about the prospects of the two of them. As long as Gu She has intentions, Tao Mo's various moods are completely out of the question. The only thing to worry about now is whether Gu She's intentions are really intentional.
Footsteps sounded outside the door.
Lao Tao opened the door first before the other party knocked on the door.
The concierge was stunned, and handed out a letter: "It's a letter from the prefect of Qincheng."
"Him?" Lao Tao frowned, took the letter and opened it.
Tao Mo shook his dizzy head, leaned over and asked, "What's the matter?"
Old Tao said: "The letter said that Shi Taishi's nephew is coming."
Tao Mo asked blankly, "Which Grand Master Shi?"
Old Tao said: "Master Shi is the father of the current noble concubine, he has won the emperor's trust, and is one of the powerful officials in the court."
Tao Mo said: "Then who is his nephew?"
Old Tao said: "I heard that Shi Taishi once had a son, but he suffered a tragic accident. Now Shi Taishi's knees are empty, and he plans to adopt someone from his relatives to inherit the family business. This nephew must be the candidate."
Tao Mo said, "Then what does he have to do with us when he comes to Tanyang County?"
Old Tao folded up the letter, sighed and said: "There is nothing to do if there is nothing to do with each other. If there is something... then it is a big concern."