Finally, I returned to Tanyang County at sunset.

Gu She's carriage put Tao Mo down at the door of the yamen, and agreed to come to pick him up at the time of Xu, so he went back to Gu Mansion.

Seeing the long-lost county government office, Tao Mo felt a burst of warmth.

But when the officer at the county government office saw Tao Mo, he immediately shook his head and ran inside. The other person left looked at Tao Mo excitedly, "Sir!"

Tao Mo said: "Everything is OK in the county government?"

"This..." The servant stopped talking.

Tao Mo had a bad premonition, "What happened?"

"Boy!" Master Jin hurried out under the guidance of the officer and bowed: "Boy has been working hard all the way, thank you!"

Tao Mo hurriedly said, "It's not hard. However, Master Jin worked hard day and night for all matters in the county government."

Master Jin smiled bitterly and said, "I have to let my boss ask me."

Tao Mo's bad premonition came true, "What happened?"

Master Jin looked at both sides of the door and said, "Let's go in and talk about it in detail."

Tao Mo followed him to the study with a lot of curiosity, but saw Cui Jiong being in the study. Seeing Tao Mo coming in, Cui Jiong hurriedly got up to salute.

"What happened?" Tao Mo asked unable to help but ask.

Master Jin said: "This matter is a long story. Half a month ago, on April 12th, Yang Liu and his daughter Zou Qiong and his son-in-law Liu Bao sued his husband Yang Tianyuan withdrew his daughter Zou Qiong's dowry and refused to return."

Tao Mo was confused, "The Yang Liu's husband's surname is Yang, why is his daughter's surname Zou?"

Cui Jiong explained: "Yang Liu's previous husband's surname was Zou, and later husband died. She dragged her daughter and was unable to raise her independently, so she married Yang Tianyuan with the property left by her ex-husband. When she got married, she made three rules with Yang Tianyuan and agreed that the money was Zou Qiong's dowry and was temporarily kept by Yang Tianyuan. She was back to Zou Qiong's marriage."

Tao Mo said: "So that's it. This case is very verified. When I go to court tomorrow, I will ask Yang Tianyuan to hand over the dowry."

Master Jin and Cui Jiong looked at each other.

Master Jin coughed dryly and said, "There is still something else to do about this."

Tao Mo said: "Prince, please speak."

Master Jin said: "According to the law of our dynasty, April 1st to July 30th is the busy farming period. The yamen does not accept household marriages, land and other matters, and only accepts major cases of serious love."

Tao Mo frowned.

Master Jin said, "What's more, the boss was not in the yamen at that time, so I took my own initiative and refuted their paper with this one."

Seeing that he looked a little uneasy, Tao Mo asked, "What happened again?"

Cui Jiong said: "When Yang Liu saw that the yamen did not accept the meticulous reasons, he made up his mind and threw himself into the well!"

Tao Mo screamed in surprise.

Master Jin hurriedly said, "Fortunately, someone else found out that he had rescued him, but he only hurt his head, and it was not a big deal."

Tao Mo then felt relieved, "Why do you have this trouble? It's not too late to report it after July 30th."

Master Jin said, "It was because Yang Tianyuan took a fancy to a daughter of a family and promised Zou Qiong's dowry as a betrothal gift. The wedding date was the third day of the seventh month. Zou Qiong's husband Liu Bao repeatedly forced them to come forward and asked for a dowry, and even threatened that if Yang Tianyuan did not hand over the dowry, he would ask for a betrothal gift."

Tao Mo shook his head when he heard this, "Yang Tianyuan and Liu Bao are both hateful. The Yang Liu family's mother and daughter are very pitiful."

Master Jin said, "What does the boss want?"

Tao Mo said: "I think the reason why my law did not take on detailed cases during the busy farming season is because I was afraid that the people would not concentrate on the busy farming season. But how could they concentrate on other things like the Yangliu mother and daughter? Yangliu could save them once by jumping into a well, but not for a lifetime. If you want to save her, you need to clarify the case as soon as possible. Since I promised the emperor to manage Tanyang County well, I must do it!"

"emperor?"

Master Jin and Cui Jiong exclaimed in unison.

Tao Mo scratched his head and said, "It's a long story after saying this, so let's talk about Yangliu first."

Master Jin said: "If the boss decides to accept this case, I suggest that the boss should be fast rather than slow, early rather than late, and quiet rather than hustle and bustle."

Cui Jiong summarized in one sentence: "Does the master mean to interrogate secretly?"

Master Jin said: "That's right. Although the boss is kind, it is hard to guarantee that no one will take me to make a big fuss about the law. Therefore, we must settle the case before they make the article."

Cui Jiong felt that after Master Jin finished speaking, he looked at him without a trace, and his heart immediately became open, knowing that the "someone" he said was included. He hurriedly said, "What Master Jin said is very good. Although Tanyang County is now in good weather and the county government is united in mind, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no unexpected accidents, so the Lord should fight quickly and decide quickly."

Seeing that both of them said this, Tao Mo decided to settle the matter. He remembered in his heart that Gu She had come to pick him up at Xu, so he asked a few briefly for official duties and hurriedly said goodbye.

Sang Xiaotu was indeed waiting at the door in a carriage.

When I got on the carriage and looked back at the house, I found that Gu She was actually waiting for dinner.

Tao Mo felt distressed and felt sorry for him, and said, "It's not too late, why wait for me on an empty stomach?"

Gu She said lazily: "Who said I was on an empty stomach?"

Tao Mo then saw a plate of snacks missing in front of him, "Actually, if you are hungry, just eat first."

Gu She picked up a piece of braised pork in his bowl and said, "I'm not married for a meal alone."

Tao Mo felt sweet when he smelled the aroma of meat. Even the entanglement of encountering difficult cases when he returned to the county government office was thrown away.

After using the meal, the two of them put on a chessboard.

Tao Mo couldn't help but talk about the case, and then waited for Gu She's opinion.

Gu She looked at the chessboard with all concentration, as if she ignored the other things.

Seeing that he was silent, Tao Mo felt a little uneasy and asked, "Is this inappropriate?"

"What's wrong?" Gu She asked.

Tao Mo couldn't say it, and after a while, he said: "The court originally decided not to take on cases such as meticulous matters during busy farming seasons. My actions are inconsistent with the court's laws."

Gu She said, "So what?"

"This..." Tao Mo was speechless. If he knew that, he would not have made such a decision.

Gu She raised her eyes and looked at him and said, "What do you think in your heart? It's okay, don't worry. Anyway, I will never have the intention to write a divorce letter in this life."

Tao Mo's face turned red and he said softly: "I just saw you not speaking up just now, thinking that something was wrong."

Gu She said calmly: "You have never caused trouble and have never encountered difficulties, so why should I speak?"

Tao Mo held up Heizi's hand and suddenly became in the air.

Seeing him staring at him, Gu She didn't move, he grabbed his hand and shook.

Tao Mo loosened his fingers and the black piece fell on the chessboard.

Gu She continued to play chess by herself.

"The reason why I want to be a good official is not only fulfilling my father's last wish, but also for myself. I don't want anyone in this world to encounter such misfortunes as me. But now I think it through, the real unfortunate thing is my father. He has accumulated countless good deeds in his life, but he has a son like me." Tao Mo paused, staring at Gu Shedao with his eyes tightly, "I am lucky. Because there is a father like him and you are your lifelong companion!"

Gu She raised her eyebrows, "Did you just find out now?"

"Uh." Tao Mo's head, which had never been very smart, suddenly flashed through his inspiration, "I just know it more deeply."

Gu Shedao: "Present to the horse."

Tao Mo said: "The words of the heart."

"Even so," Gu Sha pointed at the chessboard and said, "I won't let go."

"This is natural." Tao Mo smiled and picked up a black piece. Just as he was about to hit it, he found that the situation on the chessboard had changed. It was not the situation he had seen before. "When did I play this chess?"

Gu Shedao: "Just now."

Tao Mo remembered the piece he had left behind, and cold sweat suddenly dripped.

Gu She jokingly said calmly: "After destroying one's own eyes, is this method called "stop dying and then live?"

Tao Mo thought hard for a long time, and then conceded: "There is probably a way to do this, but I don't."

Gu She had a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and her fingers gently tapped on the chessboard, "Get another plate."

"Okay." Tao Mo packed up the chessboard with great enthusiasm.

Gu She slowly drank tea.
Chapter completed!