Love is More than a Word, Chapter 94: I will make my own mind about my marriage (4)...

Love is More than a Word《识汝不识丁》Shi Nu Bu Shi Ding
Love is More than a Word, Chapter 94: I will make my own mind about my marriage (4)...

The gateman is also a calm person so when Gu Xiaojia was shouting so loudly the man managed to ignore it, lowering his head and whispering, “Good day, gentlemen.”

Gu Xiaojia was fumming.

Hao Guozi was very cooperative and said: “It's no coincidence that Young Master Lu is a scholar.”

Gu Xiaojia said: “It seems that Young Master Lu is really a book reader... A lot.”

Hao Guozi laughed.

Tao Mo stopped him with his body behind him, apologizing to the gateman with a look on his face: “Please also ask Young Master Lu to recuperate in peace.”

Doorman: “Thank you Master Tao for your concern.”

Tao Mo went to the carriage with Gu-She.

Hao Guozi and Gu Xiaojia are in front of the carriage.

Tao Mo sat at the door of the carriage compartment and said to Hao Guozi, “Young Master Lu is just sick, why are you being sarcastic?”

He didn't wait for Hao Guozi's reply but Gu Xiaojia sneered and said, “What do you mean it's not a coincidence that he's sick? He said he was going to take on the woodcutter's case one day, earned a big favor and then he got sick all of a sudden. The good and the bad are all taken up by him, there's no such thing as coincidence in the world!”

Tao Mo silently turned to Gu-She.

Gu-She said: “It is not a gentleman to break his word.”

Gu Xiaojia looked smug.

Gu-She said: “But he doesn't look like a hypocrite either.”

Gu Xiaojia's smile fell, “What does Young Master mean?”

Gu-She said, “He's not smart but he's not so stupid as to go back on his word.”

Gu Xiaojia said, “Is it really such a coincidence? The day before yesterday, after going to incense and then coming back sick?”

Gu-She was silent. I'm afraid the illness isn't real but there's a reason why he went back on his word.

Hao Guozi suddenly said, “Could it be that Huang Guangde has secretly moved something?”

Gu Xiaojia frowned: “Huang Guangde, how can he be so smart? Lu Zhenxue said in the temple of the Goddess of Mercy that he was going to take the case and this Huang Guangde knew it from a thousand miles away.”

Hao Guozi also thinks it's unlikely. But there's something really weird about Lu Zhenxue.

Gu-She said, “Who is in Lu Zhenxue's family?”

Gu Xiaojia thought back: “There are rumors that the Lu family has two lords who are officials in the capital and that their ancestors have also been a minister and a minister of state.”

Hao Guozi Gu-Shed, “I really didn't think he had such a family history.”



Gu Xiaojia snorted, “There are plenty of officials in the capital, what's the big deal!”

Hao Guozi remembered the Gu family's official lord and silently flattened his mouth.

As Tao Mo listened to their analysis, he became more and more confused and couldn't help but say, “Whether he's really sick or just pretending to be sick, he can't help it. If he doesn't want to fight the lawsuit, why should we force him?”

Gu Xiaojia said, “If I can force him to do something, I'll be happy to do it.”

Hao Guozi whispered beside him, “Is this a forced robbery of the Min Men?”

Gu Xiaojia spat, “Don't talk nonsense!”

the horse drawn carriage just wandered back to the courthouse.

Tao Mo dismounted from the carriage, with some reluctance in his heart. He realizes that his attachment to Gu-She is growing deeper and deeper, partly because he is greedy for Gu-She's tenderness and partly because he is afraid that the next time he sees him, Gu-She will no longer be treating him with tenderness.

So conflicted that he got off the carriage and then refused to leave.

Gu Xiaojia was a little impatient but when Gu-She didn't push, she had to swallow his words.

When the bailiff saw Tao Mo's return, he went back to tell Lao Tao in a hurry.

So when Tao Mo and Gu-She agreed on a date to meet again tomorrow and were about to say goodbye, they saw him rush out, pulling Tao Mo aside and whispering, “Young Master, something is wrong!”

Gu-She lifts the curtain and sees Master Jin coming out, with a slight movement of the eyes and asks Gu Xiaojia to stop the carriage.

As soon as Gu Xiaojia saw Lao Tao coming out, she couldn't help but feel curious and without waiting for Gu-She's command, the horse was already stopped.

Lao Tao stuck to Tao Mo's ear and said something, then Tao Mo turned suddenly white.

Gu-She got down from his horse drawn carriage and walked slowly to Tao Mo's side, “What is it?”

Tao Mo took a deep breath and said, “The woodcutter killed himself in prison.”

Gu-She frowned.

With the death of the wood cutter, this case is a headless one, so it's not easy to reverse it.

The faces of all in the hall were not very good, as if they had been poured cold water on their heads, cold, cold, angry and anxious.

Master Jin has been in the bureaucracy for many years, would this be the first time he heard of such a thing? He sighed: “I heard that the Prefectural Magistrate Court of the neighboring counties tried to submit this case, there is no news, it has been delayed for some time. The neighboring county's the Prefectural Magistrate Court sent people to inquire about the case but they never found out anything, until the woodcutter crashed into the wall in his cell and killed himself.”

Gu Xiaojia said, “There is no such thing as a coincidence! I think it's mostly because that neighboring county, the Prefectural Magistrate Court is afraid of a long night's sleep, so one thing leads to another, finally culminating into forcing the woodcutter to die in jail!”

Master Jin said: “No proof, no speculation.”

Gu Xiaojia said, “Do you really believe that there are such coincidences in the world?”

Hao Guozi said, “I just think there have been a few too many coincidences lately.”

Lao Tao asked, “What other coincidences are there?”

Hao Guozi then mentioned Lu Zhenxue's illness.

Lao Tao said, “It sounds, rather, like someone is behind this.”

Gu Xiaojia: “That's right.”

Lao Tao looked to Gu-She, “What does Young Master Gu think?”

Gu-She said, “I have only one thing on my mind right now.”

When Lao Tao and the others heard him worrying about something, they knew it was a big deal and listened.

Gu-She said: “When will tea be served?”

Lao Tao: “...”

The aroma of tea is overflowing, the heat is throbbing.

Lao Tao looked at Gu-She who was slowly sipping his tea and said, “Young Master Gu now can you tell us what you think about this?”

Gu-She put down his cup and said casually, “The tea is not bad but the way you make it leaves a lot to be desired.”

Lao Tao served tea and water and doesn't speak anymore.

Master Jin said, “The wood cutter's death was just a cover-up for Wan Feng's death. And Wan Feng's death is just the tip of the iceberg of another conspiracy. The real question now is, what does the other side want?”

Tao Mo looked to Gu-She.

Gu-She's taking it easy.

Lao Tao and Hao Guozi looked at each other. Hao Guozi is not yet a master and his face shows some uneasiness. Master Jin was watching silently.

Gu Xiaojia said, “It's better to have a plot. A conspiracy means he won't stop there and will toss something else out!”

Tao Mo said: “Pity the two lives of Wan Feng and the woodcutter.”

Gu Xiaojia said: “If you really regret these two lives, you should try even harder to bring Huang Guangde to justice!”

Tao Mo's hand on his thigh clenched into a fist.

Lao Tao said, “For Huang Guangde to be able to rule for so long, his connections in the imperial court have been instrumental. I'm afraid it won't be easy to bring him down.”

Gu Xiaojia snorted, “What's the big deal about the connections?”

Lao Tao said: “I heard that Huang Guangde claims to be a disciple of Prime Minister Xiang.”

Gu Xiaojia froze, “Prime Minister Xiang? Which Prime Minister Xiang?”

Lao Tao said, “How many Prime Minister Xiang are there in the capital?”

Gu Xiaojia looks to Gu-She.

Gu-She faintly said, “The man didn't even care about his wife and brother in law, would he care for outsiders.”

Gu Xiaojia shrank his shoulders.

Although Lao Tao doesn't know who Gu-She is talking about, he knows that he has cleared Imperial court officer, Minister Gu's relationship with Huang Guangde. That's good, because he doesn't want to complicate the situation by involving Prime Minister Xiang later on.



Gu-She said, “There are many parties in the court and even if you don't have the surname Gu, you can still have another surname.”

“The Prince of Lingyang?” the Prince of Lingyang?” Lao Tao thought of the horse. But then he swallowed his words. Although Master Jin is on the same boat with them now, there's no guarantee that there won't be accidents later. You can't hurt someone if you don't want to hurt them. He kept it to himself.

Gu-She looked at him and knew what he meant.

But Master Jin got sidetracked, “Did you mean Imperial Tutor Shi?”

Since Marquis Xue's departure to the southwest, the two factions of Prime Minister Xiang and Imperial Tutor Shi have been at loggerheads. The emperor favored both of them but never interceded in their disputes, only decreeing that when they fought fiercely, he would close the door and ponder over them.

So, if Huang Guangde's backer is Imperial Tutor Shi, it's a tricky thing.

Master Jin said: “Didn't the Tang City Prefecture’s Magistrate say, Imperial Tutor Shi's nephew is coming?”

Gu-She had a flash of surprise in his eyes. He didn't know about this beforehand.

Lao Tao said, “You mean, he was sent by Huang Guangde?”

Master Jin said, “The Huang Guangde faction couldn't send him, so I'm afraid they used some method to lure him here.”


~ Love is More than A Word ~
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