The concierge is also good at work. Obviously Gu Xiaojia was yelling so loudly, but he could pretend he didn't hear it, and lowered his head and whispered: "Everyone, let's go."
Gu Xiaojia pouted.
Hao Guozi was very cooperative and said: "The so-called no coincidence can't make a book, who made Mr. Lu a scholar."
Gu Xiaojia said: "It seems that Mr. Lu really reads... a lot."
Hao Guozi laughed.
Tao Mo stopped him behind him with his body, and apologized to the porter, "Please rest assured, Mr. Lu."
The concierge said, "Thank you Master Tao for your concern."
Tao Mo got into the car with Gu She.
Hao Guozi and Gu Xiaojia were driving ahead.
Tao Mo sat at the door of the carriage, and said to Hao Guozi, "Young Master Lu is just unlucky, so why do you have to make fun of him?"
Without waiting for Hao Guozi to reply, Gu Xiaojia sneered and said, "What is unlucky illness? I think he is very ill! He just said that he would take the case of the woodcutter, and he got a big favor, and turned around and got sick." I'm sorry. Let him take over all the good and bad, how can there be such a coincidence in the world!"
Tao Mo silently turned his head to look at Gu She.
Gu Shedao: "It's not what a gentleman does if he doesn't keep his word."
Gu Xiaojia looked proud.
Gu She said: "But he doesn't look like a hypocrite either."
Gu Xiaojia's smile collapsed, "What do you mean, sir?"
Gu She said: "Although he is not smart, he is not stupid enough to go back on his word."
Gu Xiaojia said: "Could it be such a coincidence? After offering incense the day before yesterday, you got sick when you came back?"
Gu She remained silent. I am afraid that the illness is not a real illness, but I am afraid that there is a reason for it.
Hao Guozi suddenly asked, "Could it be that Huang Guangde secretly resorted to some means?"
Gu Xiaojia frowned and said, "How can Huang Guangde have such great powers? Lu Zhenxue said in the Guanyin Temple that he would accept a lawsuit, and he knew it thousands of miles away."
Hao Guozi also thought it was unlikely. But what happened to Lu Zhenxue was really weird.
Gu Shedao: "Who are there among Lu Zhen's scholars?"
Gu Xiaojia thought about it and said: "There are rumors that there are two masters in the Lu family who are officials in the capital, and the ancestors even issued a book of Taifu and Shangshang."
Hao Guozi was stunned and said, "I really can't see that he has such a family background."
Gu Xiaojia snorted coldly: "There are too many officials in the capital, what's the big deal!"
Hao Guozi thought of the old man of the Gu family who was an official in the capital, and silently pursed his lips.
Tao Mo listened to their analysis, and the more he listened, the more confused he became. He couldn't help but said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you're really sick or pretending to be sick. Since he doesn't want to fight this lawsuit, why should we force others to make things difficult for him?"
Gu Xiaojia said: "If I can make him difficult, I will be willing to do it."
Hao Guozi whispered beside him, "Is this considered to be robbing civilian men?"
Gu Xiaojia spat, "Stop talking nonsense!"
The carriage wobbled back to the gate of the yamen.
Tao Mo got out of the carriage, still feeling a little reluctant in his heart. He realized that his attachment to Gu She was getting deeper and deeper, one was greedy for Gu She's tenderness, and the other was fear of seeing you next time, Gu She would no longer be gentle.
After getting out of the car with such ambivalence, he still procrastinated and refused to leave.
Gu Xiaojia was a little impatient, but seeing if Gu She was not urging her, she had no choice but to swallow her words.
Seeing Tao Mo's return, the county government servants hurried back to report to Tao Mo.
So when Tao Mo and Gu She made an appointment to meet again tomorrow, and were about to say goodbye, he ran out in a hurry, pulled Tao Mo aside, and whispered, "Young master, something is wrong!"
Gu She lifted the curtain and saw Master Jin coming out, his eyes moved slightly, and he asked Gu Xiaojia to stop.
Just when Gu Xiaojia saw Lao Tao coming out with a solemn expression, he couldn't hold back his curiosity, and before Gu She could order, the horse was already stopped.
Old Tao whispered something into Tao Mo's ear, and Tao Mo's face turned pale.
Gu She got off the carriage and walked slowly to Tao Mo's side, "What's the matter?"
Tao Mo took a deep breath and said, "The woodcutter committed suicide in prison."
Gu She frowned.
Once the woodcutter died, the case became a case without a head, and it was not easy to overturn the case.
The faces of everyone in the hall were not very good-looking, as if someone had poured cold water on their head, they were cold, frozen, angry and anxious.
Master Jin has been in the officialdom for many years, how could this be the first time he heard of such a thing? He sighed and said: "I heard that after the magistrate of the neighboring county handed over the case, there was no news, and it dragged on for a while. The magistrate of the neighboring county sent people to inquire several times, but nothing came of it. I don't think it took long. The woodcutter smashed himself against the wall in his cell."
Gu Xiaojia said: "Where is such a coincidence! I think that the magistrate of the neighboring county is afraid of having long nights and dreams, so he does nothing but force the woodcutter to death in prison!"
Master Jin said: "There is no proof or evidence, so don't speculate."
Gu Xiaojia said: "Do you really believe that there are such coincidences in the world?"
Hao Guozi said: "I just think there are too many coincidences recently."
Lao Tao asked, "What other coincidence?"
Hao Guozi then brought up the matter of Lu Zhenxue's illness.
Old Tao said: "It sounds like someone is manipulating it behind the scenes."
Gu Xiaojia said: "That's it."
Lao Tao looked at Gu She, "What does Mr. Gu think?"
Gu She said: "I only have one thing on my mind right now."
When Lao Tao and the others heard that he was thinking about something, they knew that it was not a trivial matter, and they all listened attentively.
Gu She said slowly, "When will the tea be served?"
Lao Tao and others: "..."
The fragrance of tea is overflowing, and the heat is curling up.
Lao Tao looked at Gu She, who was drinking tea in a leisurely manner, and said, "Mr. Gu, can you tell me your opinion on this matter?"
Gu She put down his teacup, and said calmly, "The tea leaves are not bad, but the way of making tea needs to be improved."
Old Tao served tea and water, but said nothing.
Master Jin said: "The death of the woodcutter just covered up the truth about Wan Feng's death. But Wan Feng's death is just the tip of the iceberg of another conspiracy. The real concern now is what the other party wants."
Tao Mo looked at Gu She.
Gu She remained calm.
Lao Tao and Hao Guozi looked at each other. After all, Hao Guozi hadn't cultivated to become a master, and there was a little anxiety on his face. Master Jin watched silently.
Gu Xiaojia said: "It's good to have a conspiracy. If there is a conspiracy, it means that he will not stop here, and will come up with something!"
Tao Mo said: "Pity the lives of Wan Feng and the woodcutter."
Gu Xiaojia said: "If you really regret these two lives, you should work harder to bring Huang Guangde to justice!"
Tao Mo clenched his hand on his lap into a fist.
Old Tao said: "Huang Guangde has been able to dominate one side for so long, thanks to his connections in the court. It may not be easy to bring him down."
Gu Xiaojia snorted coldly: "What's the big deal?"
Old Tao said: "I heard that Huang Guangde claimed to be a student of Gu Xiang."
Gu Xiaojia was stunned, "Mr. Gu? Which Mr. Gu?"
Old Tao said: "How many ministers are there in the capital?"
Gu Xiaojia looked at Gu She.
Gu She said indifferently: "He doesn't even care about his wife and uncle, let alone outsiders."
Gu Xiaojia shrank his shoulders.
Although Lao Tao didn't know who the wife-in-law Gu She was talking about, he also knew that he had put aside the relationship between Gu Huankun and Huang Guangde. That's fine, he doesn't want to involve Gu Xiang in the future, making the situation more complicated.
Gu She said: "There are many factions in the court, even if the surname is not Gu, you can have another surname."
"You mean..." King Lingyang? Lao Tao thought of the horse. But then swallowed the words back. Although Master Jin is currently on the same boat as them, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents in the future. You must not have the heart to harm others, and you must not have the heart to guard against others. He still kept it hidden.
Gu She glanced at him and understood what he meant.
Unexpectedly, Master Jin thought about it, "Could it be that you mean Master Shi?"
Ever since Xue Yihou left for the southwest, there was a confrontation between Gu Xiang and Shi Taishi in the court. The emperor loved and trusted both of them, but he never tried to persuade the two of them to fight, but when they were fighting fiercely, he issued an imperial decree that made people think behind closed doors.
Therefore, if Huang Guangde's backer is Shi Taishi, it would be a tricky matter.
Master Jin said: "Didn't the prefect of Qincheng say that Master Shi's nephew is coming?"
A look of surprise flashed in Gu She's eyes. He didn't know this beforehand.
Old Tao said: "You mean, he was sent by Huang Guangde?"
Master Jin said: "Huang Guangde's faction can't send him, I'm afraid they used some method to lure him here."