Love is More than a Word, Chapter 53: People with ulterior motives (8)...

Love is More than a Word《识汝不识丁》Shi Nu Bu Shi Ding
Love is More than a Word, Chapter 53: People with ulterior motives (8)...

Tao Mo was sitting in the carriage a little short. The original exclusive seat was occupied by Sang Xiaotu, and he could only sit next to Gu She.

Gu She with his eyes closed, seemingly a little sleepy.

Tao Mo stared dumbly at the side of his face, his heart beating like thunder.

Until Sang Xiaotu whispered, "His excellency, here we are." He then suddenly remembered that there was a third person in the car, and blushed, wondering how much he had just been shown by his idiocy. He nodded and got up to get out of the car, but turned around to see Gu She was already awake and looking at him intently.

"Would Mr. Gu like to come and sit in the county yard?" He extended the invitation.

Gu She said, "Some other time."

Sang Xiaotu dropped the curtain cloth, shutting out Tao Mo's disappointed eyes from it.

Watching the carriage slowly disappear at the end of the street as it stepped into the coldness of the morning, Tao Mo turned around and entered the magistrate's court.

Hao Guozi said behind him, "It's really a good time for Gu She to appear today." He felt nauseous when he thought of how Peng Xiang was pestering him.

Tao Mo stopped abruptly, chagrined, "I forgot to say thank you."

Hao Guozi said, "It's not too late to wait until we get back. We're living under one roof now anyway."

"Who lives under one roof with whom?" The deep, vicarious voice came from the front.

Hao Guozi looked up in shock and called out, "Lao Tao!"

Lao Tao slowly walked up to Tao Mo and bowed, "Young Master."

Tao Mo's eyes heat up and he grabs his arm with both hands, "It's great that you're back safely!"


Lao Tao said: "I thought of the young master all the way, and did not dare to delay, and rushed back day and night."

Hao Guozi said: "Lao Tao, you're not young, can your body take it?"

"The drive here was fine. It's just that this roof is leaking and almost froze me to death." In fact, Lao Tao saw at a glance that the roof tiles were shattered by someone using their internal force, and the thought that someone would do such a silly thing as this was hidden from him, except for a certain Mu Chun who is not a second choice.

In what way would Tao Mo think of this issue, thinking that it really froze him, he was in a great hurry, "I'll immediately go and get a doctor to take a look!"

Lao Tao waved his hand, "That's not necessary. I'm still physically fit."

In what way was Tao Mo willing to listen, when he immediately sent Hao Guozi to get a doctor.

Lao Tao couldn't argue with him, so he let him be.

Tao Mo asked, "Is the old master advisor still well?"

Lao Tao nodded his head silently and said a long time ago, "I was the one who wronged him in the first place, but it's rare that he doesn't hold a grudge, and is willing to let me live and take care of myself."

"Let you live?" Tao Mo was shocked.

Lao Tao, alarmed that he had slipped up, hastened to make amends, saying, "I mean, not having taken the contract signed in the past to bind me to it, and still willing to let me back in Young Master's side."




Tao Mo also listened with great gratitude, "This magistrate is indeed kind-hearted and homely."

Lao Tao laughed off the topic and said, "Young Master's learning has greatly improved."

Tao Mo said: "It's Master Jin who instructs me day by day. He often reads novels about officials' work with me, which is really helpful."

For Master Jin, Lao Tao was still trustworthy and believed that the books he picked out weren't too bad, so he nodded. "Where did Young Master just return from?"

Tao Mo's stepping foot stiffened slightly, before saying for a moment, "I'm borrowing with Hao Guozi at the Gu She House for the next few days."

Lao Tao was appalled, "Oh? When did the young master become so close to Gu She?"

Tao Mo then said something nice about Gu She.

Lao Tao listened without moving, waiting until he had finished before saying, "I also heard that Gu She helped his brother-in-law fight with Lu Zhenxue in the public hall lawsuit?"

Tao Mo was first stunned, and in a moment remembered that he was referring to the case between the Liang and Qiu Governments, so he said, "The case has been closed."

Lao Tao said: "Gu She is a high disciple of Mr. Yichui, and there is nothing wrong with the young master befriending him."

Tao Mo was vaguely uncomfortable listening. He had befriended Gu She in no way because he was Mr. Yichui's senior student. But Lao Tao had only just returned, and he was willing to start a fight with him over it, so he listened in silence.

"Just don't be so generous as to tantalize the discipleship of Lin Zhengyong." Lao Tao spoke emphatically, "There are only two kinds of ways to be an official. One is, to excel and rise above the clouds. The other is to take the middle ground and protect oneself. Young Master, do you understand what I mean?"

The corners of Tao Mo's mouth moved, but he didn't hold back after all and whispered, "I'm just a personal friend of Gu She, not involved in business."

This is what Lao Tao is really worried about. He sighed lightly, wanting to say something, but then held back and changed the subject, "I heard that Mr. Yiyu came to the magistrate's court a few days ago?" This news was delivered to him by Duanmu Huichun and the reason why he came back so quickly. It was because of his own carelessness that Lord Tao ended up with a grudge, and he didn't want to repeat the tragedy.

Tao Mo said: "He stayed for a few days and then left."

Lao Tao nodded. Duanmu Huichun had already sent someone back to find out, and if he wasn't wrong, he was afraid that Huang Guangde had unloaded his donkey and crossed the river to break up the bridge, which was why he had forced Yiyu to had to defect to Tangyang County to seek shelter from Tao Mo.

Tao Mo saw that Lao Tao was heavy-hearted and said, "You must be exhausted after driving for so many days, why don't you go back to your room and rest again?" Speaking of going back to his room, he inevitably remembered the hole in the roof and said, "I'll hurry them to fix the roof as soon as possible. Master's house is not broken, so you can go live in his house first."

Leaving his roof intact alone, Duanmu Huichun is really unscrupulous. Lao Tao shook his head and turned towards the room where Duanmu Huichun lived before.

He had only taken a few steps on his side when the gateman rushed in from the other side and said, "His excellency, His excellency Cui says there's a murder!."

Tao Mo's heart tightened, remembering fiercely the case Gu She had mentioned last time, and said darkly: it can't be true, can it?

Surprise.




The death wasn't the bully he thought it was.

And more surprisingly, the dead man looked very familiar to him.

He turned to look at Hao Guozi.

Hao Guozi didn't recognize it at first, then sized it up for a long time and grew suspicious, mumbling, "Wan Feng?"

Cui Jiong looked at his face and asked, "His excellency recognizes him?"

Tao Mo jaw slackened as he answered, "He's from my hometown." Not only was he from his hometown, but through the aid of an aphrodisiac, they had sat down and shared a drink.

Hao Guozi frowned, "How come he's out too? Isn't it possible that Qiuxiang House has collapsed? Why else would one of the prostitutes stay in the building and run away?"

Cui Jiong then realizes that the dead one was a young prostitute, and loses a few moments of interest in investigating the case.

Tao Mo asked, "Where was the body found?"

Cui Jiong said: "It was found in the river. He was holding a piece of driftwood in his hand when it was found, but the man had been out of breath for many hours. The fatal wound may have been an arrow from the back."

Tao Mo frowned, "Who would want to kill him for a good cause?"

Hao Guozi whispered, "Could it be Huang Guangde?"

Tao Mo said: "Why?"

Hao Guozi said: "I don't know many evil people, and I'm afraid he's the one who's so evil that he's capable of killing people. Maybe he has a crush on Wan Feng, but Wan Feng won't follow him...” and since he can't make it up. Wan Feng is the young servant of the Qunxiang House and has countless benefactors, so how could he suddenly disobey?

"Ah, could it have something to do with Yiyu?" Thinking about it this way, he felt as if he had pulled a thread, "I just thought that there was something odd about Yiyu’s appearance here. Maybe he's caused some big trouble and had to hide here."

Tao Mo said: "There is no proof, don't make a wild guess."

Cui Jiong was listening with rapt attention, and can't wait for them to pull out a few more suspects, he turned and said, "This discussion of the case is exactly what is needed to make bold assumptions. We are all members of the court, but we don't need to be as taboo as the people."

Tao Mo said: "I wonder where the crime happened?"

Cui Jiong said: "I've already sent men to search upstream along the riverbank, so I'm sure we'll hear from them soon."

Tao Mo glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Master Jin hurrying up, busy welcoming him, "Master Jin, what brings you here?"

Master Jin looked at the corpse and whispered, "Was the corpse recovered from the river?"

Tao Mo nodded.

Master Jin said, "A few dozen feet north of here is a neighboring county, and I'm afraid the murder wasn't committed in our county."

Tao Mo wondered, "So what?"

Master Jin: "This murder case is attributed according to where it was committed. If this case was not committed in Tangyang County, we will not take over."




As he said that, a bailiff there hurried back to report, "His excellency Cui, this case is from a neighboring county."





~ Love is More than A Word ~



Prev: Chapter 52: People with ulterior motives (7)...《 Chapters Home 》 Next: Chapter 54: People with ulterior motives (9)...,