Gu She stood still, Tao Mo stepped forward to salute, and called "Gu She", only to find that Gu She was followed by two women, both of whom were wearing veils, but they did not hide their beauty. Tao Mo had never seen that tall one before, although only a pair of eyes were exposed, but the corners of the brows and eyes seemed to be indescribably charming, and his figure was also slender and charming. The one who is a little shorter can be known to be Yang Liu'er just by looking at her figure.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, even ladies can come out to watch the lanterns. Tao Mo thinks that it is normal for Gu She to have sisters, so he doesn't take it seriously. He just looks at him expectantly, hoping that he can solve the problem of "whether there is a mountain or not". .
Gu She nodded to him, turned her head and said to everyone: "There are guests in the house, so I am late, I apologize."
He said sorry, but there was no sign of apology on his face, and no one in the audience showed displeasure, as if it was only natural for him to be late.
"Born on a cliff, settled in someone else's house, poured cold water on his back, cut him into pieces. Hit one thing—a whetstone?"
A man with broad shoulders and round shoulders shouted yes, and offered a small knife: "This is a lottery, please accept it, Mr. Gu."
Gu She waved his hand, and looked at the next lantern riddle: "Chaolaichuan is full of rain and water, and the name of the place is Chaozhou."
A scribe with a foreign accent cupped his hands and said, "I've heard Mr. Gu's name for a long time, and he's really knowledgeable. Even a small place like this knows it."
Gu She shook his head: "How many talented scholars have spent time there, how can we not know?"
The scribe nodded: "That's right. In barbarian lands, emperors of all dynasties liked to exile officials there." He sighed and held up another lantern.
Gu She looked at it: "Retreat for twenty miles before the pass, and name a place—Dali."
The scribe praised: "Not bad!"
"Wait!" Lu Zhenxue stood out from the crowd, "What's the explanation for this mystery?"
Gu She turned her head and smiled at the tall woman, as if saying, "Don't pay attention to him." But then she frowned again. The tall woman said softly: "Let's play with us, don't wait for him."
The scribe replied to Lu Zhenxue: "Retreat before the pass, remove part of the character 'Guan', and leave the character 'Da'"; Shili, add a cross in the middle of the two characters and the two horizontal lines is the character Wang, and add 'Wang' Li' is the word for 'reason'. "
Lu Zhenxue was speechless, and said sullenly, "You're right!"
Gu She turned around and continued to guess the riddle: "He has a head but no neck, eyes but no eyebrows, no feet to walk, and wings to fly. Hit an animal—a fish.
Reaching the sky in one step, guessing the idiom - gossip. "
As long as he told the answer to the riddle, the lamp bearer would blow out the lantern, obviously the answer was correct.
"Appoint people on their merits, give a medicine name—Kuang Dongyi, but make a gentleman?"
Doctor Kuang nodded: "Young Master Gu is the best!"
"The stone is covered with moss. It's called Li Yuan, but it's talc?"
Li Yuan nodded and blew out the lantern.
Tao Mo looked at Gu She nervously, only the shopkeeper Feng's lantern riddle hadn't been guessed yet. He looked at the sachet, then at Gu She. Gu She gave him a slight smile: "Whether the mountain scenery is true or not, I used a word used by the doctor-this is 'pulse condition floating'."
Shopkeeper Feng raised his thumbs up: "As expected of Mr. Gu. Mr. Feng is a vulgar person, the lottery he prepared is not good, Mr. Gu will definitely not like it, so he will not take it out."
Tao Mo was about to cry out anxiously, when Gu She said, "Gu She happened to have his eyes on Shopkeeper Feng's lottery."
Shopkeeper Feng was startled, and reluctantly took out the White Deer Sachet.
Gu She pointed at Tao Mo with his chin: "Give it to him."
Tao Mo's eyes were curious, and he pointed to his nose: "Me?"
Shopkeeper Feng suddenly became happy: "This sachet is destined to be related to Mr. Tao!"
Tao Mo happily took the sachet, and asked Gu She with a smile, "How do you know I want this?"
Gu She just smiled, turned around and left. The moment he turned around, a few strands of hair brushed Tao Mo's cheeks, and Tao Mo realized that he was standing next to Gu She.
The tall woman smiled at him and followed Gu She away; but Yang Liu'er gave him a gouged look before going after Gu She.
Tao Mo was so embarrassed that he couldn't bear it. Gu She guessed one lantern riddle after another just now, which made him admire him more and more, and unconsciously drew closer to Gu She.
As soon as Gu She left, everyone scattered. The moon was already in the sky, Tao Mo looked at the white deer sachet in his hand, and at the same time thought the white deer was cute, and at the same time thought how could Gu She be so powerful
I don't feel crazy.
When did Lao Tao disappear? Tao Mo didn't know. All he knew was that after everyone dispersed, there was only one Hao Guozi left beside him.
The two returned to the county government office, but Lao Tao was still nowhere to be seen.
Tao Mo lit the lamp and waited in the old Tao's room until midnight before seeing Lao Tao push the door in. Seeing Tao Moqing holding his eyes and waiting, Lao Tao couldn't help but soften his eyes: "Young master, go to sleep, Lao Tao is fine."
Tao Mo didn't believe it, so he looked at him again and again, before he was dragged back into the room and pushed onto the bed.
Tao Mo originally wanted to ask why he disappeared? What did you do? Is there any danger? But seeing that he clearly didn't want to say it, he had no choice but to hold back all the questions, blinked his eyelids that were fighting, and fell asleep accidentally.
In the dream, for a while, Gu She was guessing riddles, and for a while, it was Lao Tao fighting with someone, covered in blood. This sleep is so tired.
The next day, he didn't wake up until the sun was high. Fortunately, the yamen was fine, so Lao Tao didn't ask Hao Guozi to call him. After Tao Mo woke up, he didn't bother to wash up, so he went to the study to complain to Mr. Jin. Mr. Jin thought that young people were sleepy after all, so he didn't say anything.
As a result, he had just washed up, and before he could have a sip of porridge, someone filed a complaint.
The plaintiff, Tong Yingwu, sued Lin Zhengyong's disciple Yu Ming for defaming the reputation of his fiancée Jing Juan.
Tao Mo saw that Tong Yingwu was the only one present, and asked, "Where is the defendant Yu Ming?"
Master Jin coughed lightly, and whispered in his ear: "Your Excellency, you can call the yamen servant to call the defendant Yu Ming, and the court will be adjourned until the end of the trial."
Tao Mo looked at the hourglass and saw that it was already time, and thinking that it would be a long time before Yu Ming came to the hall, he announced his withdrawal.
Back in the study, Hao Guozi quickly brought out the tea and rice, and then Master Jin watched Tao Mo eat while telling him the story. It turns out that Tong Yingwu is Mrs. Yichui's nephew and Yang Liuer's cousin. Since childhood, he has liked Jing Juan, the daughter of the Jing family. This Jing Juan is the eldest daughter of Mr. Jing Lao who teaches in the county school. Although her family is poor, she can be regarded as a scholarly family. Mrs. Yichui's elder brother and sister-in-law have no objection to this, so they go to propose marriage. Mr. Jing Lao was alive at the time, seeing that Tong's family was well-off and that Tong Yingwu was strong and cute, he readily agreed to the marriage.
Later, Mr. Jing Lao passed away, and Mr. Jing Lao's son, Xiucai Jing Bo, went on to be the teacher of the county school. Jing Bo and Yu Ming were classmates when they were young, and they had contacts from time to time. Jing Bo took his two younger sisters out many times to play with Yu Ming. The Tong family had a lot of opinions about this, and the neighbors were also full of gossip. After all, Jing Juan was already an adult, and it would be detrimental to Yu Boudou's reputation to keep in touch with Yu Ming, a foreigner.
Years ago, Yu Ming prepared gifts and went to Jing's family to propose marriage. Of course, the Jing family can only say that Jing Juan has already promised someone, but Yu Ming actually said to others: The Jing family has already agreed to the marriage, and they only need to marry him at a certain date after retiring from the Tong family.
Just as he was talking, the yamen servant came over and said, "My lord, Gu Xiaojia is here."
Tao Mo wiped his face and went out, and saw Gu Xiaojia holding a folded letter in his hand: "Young master said, long time no see, please come to Gu's mansion to learn piano after the trial."
Master Jin looked at the tightly folded letter paper, and couldn't help but think of the generously unfolded note in the Luan brothers' property dispute case, and frowned.
In the Yang Mansion, Mr. Yichui and his wife sat opposite Mr. Tong and his wife.
Gu She sat far away on the other seat, as if he wanted to enjoy the sunlight by the window, and his words were calm and breezy: "Master, don't worry, Senior Brother Lin is Master's favorite disciple. , nothing will happen."
Mr. Yichui twisted his beard and said: "It is reasonable to say that Yingwu occupies the marriage contract, and it is inevitable to win the lawsuit. But Jingbo and Jingjuan brothers and sisters have a heart for Yu Ming, so it is hard to say. Besides, Yu Ming's litigator is Lu Zhenxue, and Tao Mo It’s different from ordinary people.”
Gu She played it lightly: "I wrote him a note."
"?" Everyone's eyes lit up. Mrs. Hammer asked directly: "How do you write?"
"Parents to enrich people."
Mrs. Yichui frowned and said, "Does he understand? I think that Tao Mo is a straight-hearted person. I'm afraid he doesn't understand all your twists and turns."
"Tao Mo is too pure and kind. It is absolutely impossible for him to judge Master Tong in favor of me. I used the name of advice to tell him that the marriage contract must be fulfilled. He has always believed me." It was the thought of that person's clear eyes looking at him intently, and bowing down solemnly.
Master Tong said gratefully: "Thanks to Mr. Gu this time. Otherwise, if the Jing family really wants to divorce, Yingwu will not be able to live. He has always been infatuated with the eldest daughter of the Jing family, and his heart has not changed for so many years."
Yang Liuer stood by and interjected, "That's why Brother Gu asked my cousin to sue Yu Ming. Otherwise, it would be too late when the Jing family divorced."
Mrs. Yichui said: "Brother and sister-in-law, don't be impatient. I have asked my servants to watch outside the hall. I will report the news as soon as I get it."
Madam Tong frowned and said, "According to me, it's fine to retire the engagement. Yingwu is too infatuated, even if she gets married, she will inevitably spoil that girl in the future."
Master Tong shook his head: "Comparing my heart to my heart, if I couldn't marry you back then, what would be the fun in this life? I am willing to spoil you, so what does it matter if Yingwu gets used to the woman he likes?"
Mrs. Tong blushed: "You old and unscrupulous, what nonsense are you talking about in front of the children?"
The three members of Mr. Yichui's family were obviously used to the flirting of Master Tong and his wife, and each pretended to drink tea, bowing their heads and smiling. Gu She glanced coldly, and looked down at the tea in the cup.
There was a rush of footsteps, and someone was panting: "Sir! Sir! It's not good!"
Everyone in the hall suddenly got up, Gu She also turned around.
A servant rushed in and said out of breath, "Master Tao asked the servants to call the brothers and sisters of the Jing family to the hall!"
Mr. Yichui looked at Gu She, Gu She's face was livid.
Master Tong sat down: "Didn't you say it's best not to have the Jing family come forward?"
The servant said: "Master Tao said that Yu Ming ruined Miss Jing's reputation, and the Jing family should sue. Young Master Biao sued Yu Ming and asked for an early marriage. In fact, it is another matter. If you want to understand, you need Jing's family to sue. The brothers and sisters came to the scene and tried the matter of honor and marriage together."
Gu She stood up in a huff: "I underestimated him!" Turning around and leaving in a hurry.