Lu Zhenxue said, "The girl is going to repay her kindness? Let's get rid of it! Lu doesn't intend to make Gu She jealous and hate Lu."
Yang Liu'er frowned: "Young Master Lu is not willing to let Yang Liu'er go?"
Lu Zhenxue was overjoyed, but still pretended: "Why did Miss Yang say that?"
Yang Liu'er glared at him: "You know that Senior Brother Gu doesn't care about me, so why bother to ask around? You have to tell me yourself to be satisfied?"
Lu Zhenxue pretended to be surprised: "If Gu She doesn't have a girl in his heart, who is there?"
Yang Liu'er sighed and said, "Come on! Now that I have received your kindness today, I will let you inquire about it! Brother Gu only has Tao Mo in his heart, do you really not see it, or do you want me to tell you personally?"
"This—" Lu Zhenxue pondered, "Gu She has Tao Mo in his heart, and anyone with eyes can see it. But even though the sleeve is cut off today, it is still not tolerated by the world. It would be too blatant."
"You mean?"
"If Gu She wants not to be blamed by the world, he must marry a relative. Isn't Miss Yang the best choice?"
Yang Liu'er lowered her head and bit her lip, and said after a while, "I thought so too. But Tao Mo—have you ever dealt with him? He can't rub the sand in his eyes."
Lu Zhenxue nodded and said, "That's true. But this small county government is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. I'm afraid Tao Mo himself can't help himself in the end and will marry a relative."
Yang Liu'er smiled wryly, "No. I know Tao Mo wouldn't do that."
"Then Miss Yang plans to..."
Yang Liuer clapped her hands, as if she was dusting off her hands: "I'm very happy."
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Yang Liuer looked at Lu Zhenxue who was confused, and said with a smile: "Have you ever encountered such a thing? You want to eat something delicious, but you can't eat it for many years, and you can't sleep every night because of your annoyance." Okay. Suddenly one day you don’t want to eat it, and then you realize that it doesn’t matter if you don’t eat it, because there are still many delicious things in the world.”
Lu Zhenxue suddenly said: "There is no fragrant grass anywhere in the world."
Yang Liuer squinted at him: "For example, Mr. Lu?"
Lu Zhenxue blushed until the end: "I'm afraid that in Miss Yang's eyes, Lu is just a weed."
Yang Liuer looked at his red cheeks, and her heart moved inexplicably: "How can Mr. Lu be humble? In Yang Liuer's heart, Mr. Lu is regarded as a dragon and a phoenix among people."
Lu Zhenxue laughed at himself: "It's a pity that I haven't been able to find a phoenix tree to live in for many years."
Yang Liuer's words have deep meaning: "The Phoenix is going to go to the Wutong, how can the Wutong go to the Phoenix?"
Lu Zhenxue looked deeply at Yang Liu'er: "I'm afraid that the phoenix will fly across thousands of mountains and rivers, but it won't be able to live on the sycamore tree."
Yang Liu'er said calmly: "There are mostly phoenix trees in the world, but how many phoenixes are there? Mr. Lu is too worried."
Lu Zhenxue was pleasantly surprised: "With the guidance of the girl, Lu knows where to fly."
After Lu Zhenxue left, Yang Liuer let out a long breath.
Just about to take a step, a person came out from the corner of the room. She raised her eyes and saw a girl she seemed to have known before.
But the girl seemed to recognize her: "Miss Yang said that Tao Mo won't get married, is it true?"
Yang Liu'er looked at the girl a few times, and she understood: "Miss Shang Lu, right? It is said that you had an old relationship with Tao Mo, don't you know him well?"
Shang Lu said sadly, "I just don't want to believe it."
Yang Liu'er laughed and said, "Miss Shang, let's make another plan as soon as possible!"
Shang Lu looked at her suspiciously: "You just set up your life like this? Don't you think it's hasty?"
Yang Liuer shook her head: "Haven't you heard of it? The best way to heal emotional injuries is to quickly start another relationship."
"What if it's wrong?"
"Then start another paragraph."
Shang Lu was tongue-tied. Yang Liu'er laughed when she saw this: "I'm kidding you, you really take it seriously. This Lu Zhenxue is also a native of Danyang. Although I don't have much contact with him, who doesn't know him in Danyang? What kind of person is he? My father has said it many times. In terms of talent and appearance, he is just no match for me, Senior Brother Gu. Besides Senior Brother Gu, who else can compare to him?"
Shang Lu said in a low voice: "Is it just based on talent and appearance? I have seen many men, and pure, kind and honest people are more reliable."
Yang Liuer sneered: "Everyone has their own aspirations, so it's inconvenient to force them. Miss Shang, please ask for blessings!"
After all, he walked away. After letting go of her knots, she walked more and more briskly, and soon disappeared.
Inside the county government office, Tao Mo's bedroom.
A group of people waited around Tao Mo's bed, watching Lao Tao press Tao Mo's acupuncture points.
Tao Mo woke up leisurely, turned his eyes around the eyes of everyone, and suddenly sat up: "Kuang Si!"
Gu She said lightly: "In death row."
Tao Mo breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Lao Tao: "Old Tao, why did you—"
"Let me tell." Gu She interrupted Tao Mo, "Kuang Si is indeed the real culprit who killed 37 people in the Kuang Mansion, but do you plan to kill Kuang Si right here?"
Tao Mo shook his head: "Why did Kuang Si kill people? He is a master of the rivers and lakes, how can he let the prefect lie for him? There must be a reason behind this, and Kuang Si can't die until he finds out."
Gu She asked: "Then how do you plan to find out the reason?"
Tao Mo scratched his head.
Gu She said leisurely: "I have a plan."
Tao Mo's eyes lit up.
Gu She smiled: "I don't know if you've ever heard of 'leading a snake out of its hole'?"
Tao Mo thought about it, and was pleasantly surprised: "You mean, the official document you wrote is a primer to lure snakes out of their holes?"
Gu She nodded.
Qiu Shuining interjected: "I don't understand. Can you two explain clearly?"
Tao Mo said: "The real murderer Hao Yi committed suicide in fear of crime, and the witness Kuang Si was released in court. After Kuang Si is released, of course he will go to find the mastermind."
Qiu Shuining's eyes also lit up: "Then I'll go after him?"
Gu She said: "You can't do it alone, you need Mr. Tao to go with you."
Qiu Shuining jumped up and grabbed An Ran's hand: "Sister An Ran can just accompany me, Lao Tao still needs to take care of Tao Mo!"
Gu She said: "Kuang Si is a man, it's inconvenient for you to follow him, it's more convenient to have a man go with you."
Qiu Shuining let go of An Ran resentfully: "Okay."
Old Tao secretly frowned. In the lobby, he really thought that Gu She wanted Tao Mo to stop taking care of the Kuang Mansion extermination case, and he was a little happy. At this moment, he finally understood that what Gu She did in the lobby was just a cover-up, and he still wanted to follow Tao Mo in essence.
He was happy that Gu She was willing to follow Tao Mo. After all, Gu She's ability is here. With his assistance, Tao Mo would be able to govern a small Danyang County. But he was a little worried, afraid that the two would become closer.
When Tao Mo went to release Kuang Si, the eyes of Kuang Si, the yamen servant, and the cell boss turned several times on Gu She.
After Gu She and Tao Mo left, the yamen servants and the cell bosses whispered, "Lord Tao listens too much to Young Master Gu."
"Can't you see that? These two people are the one."
"Which one? Master Cui, don't just say half of what you say!"
"Wu Er, are you stupid? Master Cui needs to say this clearly? It's just..."
The man listened to Wu Er, muttering for a long time.
Wu Er opened his eyes wide: "It doesn't look like it! Who do you think is on top?"
The yamen servants and cell bosses looked at each other, and no one said a word for a long time.
After a long time, Xie Xiancheng seemed to have made up his mind, coughed lightly: "Well, I'll bet a dime, Master Tao is on top."
"Why? Tell me why!"
Xie Xiancheng said leisurely: "Generally the ones that look good are the ones below."
Wu Er waved his hand: "Not necessarily. What kind of person is Mr. Gu? How can he suffer this kind of loss? I bet 50 coins, and Mr. Gu is on top!"
Master Cui said leisurely: "I bet a penny, those two people haven't reached this point yet."
In the Kuang mansion, Tao Mo led the servants around the bedroom of Kuang Dongyi and Mrs. Lin, while Gu She accompanied him.
There is really a hidden compartment on the door frame of Kuangdong's first bedroom. After opening it, apart from the fan that Zhao Rui mentioned, there are also some precious utensils, which are obviously gifted by the emperor.
In Mrs. Lin's bedroom, there are only some calligraphy and paintings. Tao Mo stood in the room, looking at the beautiful characters, all of which were Li Yishan's poems, and most of them were from the Untitled series.
Tao Mo thought of the obscure and unknown secret love in Li Yishan's poems, thought of Mrs. Lin and Li Yuan, and how Mrs. Lin would feel when she wrote these words one by one. Can't help but look back at Gu She.
Gu She said lightly: "Mrs. Lin's handwriting can be read."
Tao Mo sighed: "Such a woman with talent, good looks, character and integrity will not be favored by her husband. Nine days ago, she was a beautiful person, but now she is just a smelly corpse.— Life is too impermanent, and every day you live is a blessing."
Gu She looked at him: "I will never let anyone hurt the person I care about."
"?" Tao Mo didn't understand for a moment.
Back in the study, Gu She and Tao Mo opened and looked at the things they brought back.
Tao Mo put Mrs. Lin's things aside: "Madam Lin only has some calligraphy and paintings of her own, and I don't see anything suspicious."
Gu She said indifferently: "I think the person behind the scenes should be targeting Kuang Dongyi."
"Why?"
Tao Mo became interested and stared at Gu She.
"Do you remember I said that the motive for killing should be silence?"
Tao Mo nodded.
"Compared to Kuang Dongyi and Mrs. Lin, who is more mysterious? Who is easier to keep secrets?"
Tao Mo frowned and said, "However, Mrs. Lin is not simple. You can see Miss Qiu's life experience, she kept everything secret. I always feel that Miss Qiu's biological parents are not ordinary people."
Gu She nodded and said, "You're right."
Tao Mo said again: "But I also feel that those who can have a close relationship with Mrs. Lin would not do such a thing as silence."
Gu She smiled slightly.
His smile was like melting ice in spring. Tao Mo was thinking about the case, but he was taken aback by this smile.
Gu She lightly tapped the fan on Tao Mo's head. Tao Mo felt ashamed as if he had just woken up from a dream, thinking: This is the study of the county government. During office hours, I am indulging in my children's affair here. I really shouldn't.
Gu She didn't seem to notice, and opened the fan casually: "Look at this fan."
Before Tao Mo could look at it, he heard the voice of the yamen servant shouting: "Miss Shang! Miss Shang!"
A gust of wind picked up Tao Mo's hair, Tao Mo turned around in surprise, and saw Shang Lu standing there, with sweat on his face and heaving chest, obviously from running.
Tao Mo hurriedly stood up: "Shang Lu."
Shang Lu's eyes were only on the folding fan in Gu Shooter's hand, she walked over gently and took it from Gu Shooter's hand.
She took a few glances, then gently returned the fan to Gu She.
Gu She took the fan, looked at the words on the fan, and ignored her.
Shang Lu turned around to look at Tao Mo, and Tao Mo saw that her expression was not right, so he hurriedly asked, "But what's the matter?"
He moved the chair: "Sit down first and then talk." He poured Shang Lu a cup of tea from Gu She's teapot. When he was falling, he sneaked a glance at Gu She, saw his brow wrinkled, but then pretended not to see it, and secretly smiled.
Shang Lu looked at Gu She in embarrassment, then turned to Tao Mo and said, "I have something very important to tell you."
Gu She closed her fan and frowned.
Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, Tao Mo said, "Gu She is one of our own, so it's okay for you to say so."
Shang Lu said in a low voice: "A thing from the past."
Tao Mo was taken aback. It's been almost two months since Shang Lu came to Danyang, and she came to see him just because she wanted to continue the old relationship, and she never mentioned the past. why suddenly...
He always wanted to find a chance to tell Gu She about the past, but he never had the chance. In the morning when Gu She wanted to worship his parents, he planned to tell Gu She about the past, and show Gu She the jade tablet next to the memorial tablet. Unexpectedly, Lao Tao put it away first, and there was a clear intention in his words that he didn't want Gu She to know.
Now Shang Lu is talking about the past...
Gu She's cold gaze swept over: "Did there be anything unspeakable in the past?"
Tao Mo shook his head. For the past, he has guilt and remorse, but he never feels that there is something ulterior, especially for Gu She.
Gu She said firmly: "Then let's talk about it here."
Shang Lu's eyes were red, and tears slowly rolled down.
"sorry."
She choked up and said this, and couldn't speak anymore.
Tao Mo thought she meant this: "If you came here to apologize, then there's no need. My dad won't survive, so it's useless to say I'm sorry now."
Gu She glanced at him.
Shang Lu cried and said, "I hurt you."
Tao Mo didn't answer.
Shang Lu cried for a long time before saying: "You still refuse to forgive me, let me think about it now, if you and I change places, I will also not forgive you, what qualifications do you have to ask you to forgive me, and want to do it wishful thinking? Reconnect with you?"
Tao Mo sighed: "I don't hate you anymore."
Shang Lu smiled sadly: "You don't hate me, but I hate myself. I keep saying that I love you clean, but I was the one who trapped you in the filth in the end."
Tao Mo shook his head: "I have lost my father, but if it is said that I am trapped in filth, it cannot be said. If it were not for what happened back then, I am afraid that I would still be a child who would never grow up."
Shang Lu glanced at Gu She, showing shame and resentment, and said in a low voice, "Are you afraid that Gu She will know?"
Tao Mo was puzzled: "Know what?"
"I know—you were once humiliated by Huang Guangde."
She uttered the last two words extremely carefully, as if each word was a sword cast on Tao Mo.
Tao Mo was even more surprised: "Why do you think so? If I had promised Huang Guangde back then, how could my father have died?"
Shang Lu glanced at Gu She again: "It's fine if you don't have one."
But there was obvious disbelief in his eyes.