Love is More than a Word, Chapter 71: New enemy, Old Regret (8)...

Love is More than a Word《识汝不识丁》Shi Nu Bu Shi Ding
Love is More than a Word, Chapter 71: New enemy, Old Regret (8)...

The Prince of Lingyang?

Tao Mo was taken aback.

The late emperor and the Prince of Lingyang were half-brothers and rumor has it that the Prince of Lingyang disobeyed the current emperor and has been plotting to move north after being entrenched in Guangxi to replace (dethrone) him. The relationship between the two is extremely tense. [1] An Uncle trying to take out the nephew huh for the uncle’s brother's money... huh life drama, drama life

With the recent dismissal of pro-Guangxi officials, many people secretly thought that this was a sign of the Emperor's southern expedition. No matter what, the Emperor and the Prince of Lingyang are going to fight each other sooner rather than later, as the imperial court is now full of rumors. If this jade horse of Huang Guangde's really came from the Prince of Lingyang, it would explain why he was in such a hurry to get it back.

Tao Mo was dumbfounded: “Huang Guangde is from the Prince of Lingyang faction?” Before he became an official, Lao Tao had briefed him one night about the situation in the court and he remembered the Prince of Lingyang influencing half the cabinet seats in Guangxi.

Gu-She: “Maybe, maybe not.”

Tao Mo hesitated, “Well, should we present the evidence to the court?”

Gu-She: “Where's the evidence?”

Tao Mo held up the box, “This.”

“How does the box in your hand prove Huang Guangde's guilt of his sins?” asked Gu-She, with an air of calmness.

Tao Mo was startled, silent for a while, just about to open his mouth and then heard Gu-She say, “How can Yiyu prove that he did indeed take it from the Huang Guangde residence?”

Tao Mo's mouth opened and closed silently.

Gu-She abruptly reached out and closed the box where the jade was kept, rewrapping it with his bundle, “Thinking doesn't require one to be sitting, you can think while you sleep.”

Tao Mo laid down nicely.

Gu-She took the bag and left.

“Gu... Xianzhi." called Tao Mo subconsciously.

Gu-She trailed off, turned back and smiled, as if to laugh, “Afraid I'll roll up the jade horse and run away?”

Tao Mo propped himself up on his elbows, worried, “Be careful.” Knowing the significance of the red jade horse, it's natural to know that it's a hot potato in anyone's hands.

Gu-She raised his eyebrows, “You want Huang Guangde to die?”

Tao Mo was stunned. Before he came to Tangyang County, he would have nodded his head without hesitation but now that he is an official, he has tried cases, he knows the law and he knows that the only way to do justice is to punish the offenders.

“I want to bring him to justice...”


After Gu-She left, Tao Mo slept through the afternoon and woke up in the evening.

Hao Guozi sat outside, saw him wake up and came forward with a tray.

When Tao Mo saw that it was his favorite snack platter, he was shocked and said, “How did you get it?”

Hao Guozi said, “How hard can it be? Tangyang County is so big, so if I visit more places, I can get it all. I asked Ming Cuiju for this box. He knew it was for the magistrate but he wouldn't even accept the money for it.”

Tao Mo frowned, “This, this...”

“I knew the Young Master wouldn't feel good if I were to accept this as a gift, so I put the money on the counter, pointed it at his nose and said, ‘you have to take it or I'll have my family Young Master put you in jail!”




Tao Mo: “...”

Hao Guozi said with pride, “So he took it.”

Tao Mo pinches a piece of almond pastry and puts it in his mouth.

Hao Guozi held the plate, sat on the chair beside the bed and asked, “What are Yiyu and Gu-She doing here today?”

“Ahem.” Tao Mo choked.

Hao Guozi was busy putting down the tray to pour the water.

Tao Mo took a sip of water to swallow, “How do you know they were here?”

“From the bailiff at the gate.” Hao Guozi has been at the magistrate's office for so long, he's been ordered by Lao Tao to take care of everything.

Tao Mo sipped his water slowly. He doesn't want to hide it but it's a big deal and a long story. He said, “Go get Lao Tao.”

When Hao Guozi saw his face, he didn't dare to be lazy and hurriedly got up to find Lao Tao.

Tao Mo leaned against the head of the bed, mulling over the events of the past few days.

To be honest, he hates and fears Huang Guangde. The suffocating feeling that he felt when he was all-powerful still lingers in his heart. He never thought he'd see him again so soon.

Don't know which one of them will get away with it this time, him or Huang Guangde.

He remembered his father's last words, telling him to be a good officer, so that one day he could go to the capital and sue to the emperor. He knew that his father's harsh request was because he didn't want him to die in vain. At that time, he thought that he would never be able to defeat Huang Guangde on his own.

But now he's not alone.

He's got Gu-She.

The rain suddenly started to fall on the eaves.

Lao Tao and Hao Guozi's footsteps trampled on the rain and hurriedly arrived.

“Young Master." Lao Tao waited for Hao Guozi to enter the room, closing the door cautiously, “I heard from my servant that Yiyu sent a bundle?”

Tao Mo jawed, “Taken by Gu-She.”

Hao Guozi frowned, “Why was what Yiyu brought taken away by Gu-She?”

Lao Tao apparently knew where it was going and was glaring at Tao Mo.

Tao Mo then tells what happened to Yiyu along with Gu-She's suspicions.

Hao Guozi was shocked to hear, “Huang Guangde really has guts! Even the Prince of Lingyang's things dare to get their hands on them.”

Lao Tao said, “In that case, there are two possibilities. One is, as Young Master guessed, that it was given to him by the Prince of Lingyang. But in that case, Huang Guangde must be a trusted member of the Prince of Lingyang's inner circle. Alternatively, he may have obtained it in some secret way. If that's the case, then the Prince of Lingyang won't let it go. Either way, Huang Guangde will have his hands full this time.”

Hao Guozi said, “But didn't Gu-She say that it would be difficult to convict Huang Guangde with the stuff in our hands?”

Lao Tao said, “Since Huang Guangde is so concerned about it, let's return it to him as a last resort. Then, won't it be a mess back in Huang Guangde's hands?”




Hao Guozi high-fived, “Good idea!”

Tao Mo said, “But if it gets back into Huang Guangde's hands, he'll hide it. It will be much more difficult to find it again.”

Lao Tao laughed, “Difficult... maybe a little bit but harder is not necessarily more un-doable.”

Tao Mo remembered Lao Tao's background and knew he would find the way, so he didn't say anything.

Hao Guozi said, “Wait. Now that it's in Gu-She's hands, how do we put it back?”

Lao Tao thought to himself, “Gu-She must have his reasons for taking it back.”

Hao Guozi said, “Then since the jade horse is a tribute, it must be worth a fortune, do you think that Gu-She would...”

“My lord!” The gateman was outside and yelled.

Hao Guozi was so shocked that he jumped up, beating his chest and said, “What for?!”

“Gu-She...Young Master Gu begs to see you.”

“...” Hao Guozi was a bit pale. It's true that you can't talk about people during the day and see them as ghosts at night.

Tao Mo said, “Hurry up!” he said, grooming his hair with his hand.

Hao Guozi couldn't stand it, so he grabbed a comb from the dresser and helped him fix it up again.

By the time Gu-She came in, Tao Mo's hair was meticulously combed and shiny.

“Young Master Gu." Lao Tao greeted him but his eyes were on his hand.

Gu-She was a little damp and his coat was stained with drops of water, so she was getting colder and colder.

Tao Mo stared but then he felt a letter in his bosom and handed it to Lao Tao, “Deliver this to the Prince of Lingyang Residence.”

Lao Tao received the letter and looked odd: “The Prince of Lingyang Residence?”

Hao Guozi was surprised: “Are you from the Prince of Lingyang’s faction?”

Gu-She blandly said, “I have never sold myself.”

Hao Guozi, knowing that he had made a slip of the tongue, hastened to remedy the situation by saying, “I didn't mean that.”

Lao Tao took the letter and instead of putting it in his arms, he said, “I remember that the Gu Residence has no shortage of messengers.”

Gu-She said, “They're not good at martial arts.”

Lao Tao held the letter without saying a word, as if weighing the value of it.

Gu-She said, “To convict Huang Guangde, one jade horse is not enough.”

At the word” convicted", Hao Guozi and Lao Tao's eyes lit up.

Tao Mo's heart was pounding as well.

Hao Guozi couldn't help but say, “You mean to say...”

Gu-She said, “Wouldn't a secret letter to the enemy be more powerful?”

Lao Tao frowned, “That Huang Guangde could very well be one of his henchmen, how could the Prince of Lingyang have gone along with this?”

Gu-She said, “The Prince of Lingyang has never cared about royal affairs or morals, so if you want him to behave himself and those around him, you just need to get rid of the people around him.”

“Who?” Lao Tao asked.




Gu-She glanced at the name on the envelope.

“Yue Ling?" Lao Tao felt extremely strange.” Who?”

Gu-She yodeled: “A mustache man.”





~ Love is More than A Word ~



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