13. Famous teachers and apprentices (4)
Miss Tong of Tong's Mansion is also a topic of conversation after dinner in Tanyang County. Regardless of her age at the age of twenty, she was still unmarried, just talking about her toughness is enough to say that she has been for three days and three nights. Now she suddenly hangs herself. Although she is not sure why, the enthusiastic person has long linked Tao Mo's visit to Mr. Yichai. There are even rumors that Miss Tong does not want to marry the magistrate of Tao County, and she cries for her parents to beg for fruitlessness, and she is young.
In short, all kinds of rumors enveloped the entire county like snowflakes, making it even more noisy on the eve of the New Year.
Although Miss Tong hangs herself, she still wants to ask about it as usual. As soon as Cui Jiong received the news, she took the coroner to examine the body. Although there were no rumors at that time, the Tong Mansion was a wealthy family in the local area and had a marriage relationship with Mr. Yichu, so she was reluctant to look at it and was very careful.
Miss Tong's parents cried very hard, but they had no resentment. Obviously, the result was not unexpected.
Cui Jiong interrogated for a long time and saw that there was no suspicion of evidence and body, so he returned to the county government to report Tao Mo.
Tao Mo immediately sighed after hearing this. Although he had no intention of marrying Miss Tong, Mrs. Yideng's words made them related. He didn't know if Miss Tong was really as rumored, and she was afraid of marrying him, so she couldn't think of suicide. If this was the case, it would be a great sin for him.
On the third day after Miss Tong's death, Mrs. Yidai came to her house without a gift.
Tao Mo was initially confused by her kindness. After all, Miss Tong was dead and it was impossible to get married. Later, she found out that Mrs. Yichu heard the rumors in the city and knew that she had caused him trouble on a whim, so she came to apologize.
Tao Moyuan didn't take these things to heart. Thinking about the rumors he had received in his hometown, he also regarded them as nothing, not to mention that this out of nothing happened, and now he comforted her to mourn her for the sake of change.
As she persuaded her, Mrs. Yichu's eyes turned red. "It's Yinghong that she has no blessing. If she had seen County Magistrate Tao and knew your gentleness and consideration, she would be afraid that she would not be so unwilling to think too much."
Tao Mo's face turned red by praise, "Madam is too much. People cannot be resurrected when they die. If Miss Tong knows her in the spring, she will be uneasy when she sees her wife so sad."
"She will not be uneasy, she is afraid she will hate me." Mrs. Yichu sighed lightly, "I won't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me."
Tao Mo was stunned and said, "Who is Boren? He was dead."
Mrs. Yidhim was stunned, then burst into tears and said, "It turns out that sir, I am as rumored as a rumor, and I am ignorant of my eyes."
Tao Mo said awkwardly: "The rumors are always true."
"It's all my fault, which makes the adults fall into these gossips. Don't worry, I will definitely refute the rumors for you." Mrs. Yichu guaranteed.
"Actually, as long as I don't lose my reputation as a girl Tong, I'm fine."
Mrs. Yidhim hurriedly said, "You should not say this. The adult has not married yet, so letting these rumors be allowed to discourage the great girl from the adult."
"That's right." Tao Mo blurted out.
"What?" Mrs. Yishu looked at him in a daze.
Tao Mo knew that he had made up his words and immediately looked at Lao Tao standing aside with rescue.
Lao Tao really lived up to expectations and said, "My young master said that such a woman who believes in rumors was just right."
Mrs. Yishui suddenly realized and said, "It's still an adult who has insight." She noticed Lao Tao from the beginning. After following Mr. Yishui for so many years, she dared not say anything else, but she still has a look at people. Although the old man in front of her is not outstanding, his temperament is calm and he is definitely not an ordinary person. However, the young master Tao Mo is a bit inferior. "This old man is..." She couldn't help but ask.
Tao Mo said: "This is my housekeeper, Lao Tao."
Old Tao said respectfully: "I have met Mrs. Yishun."
"The old man can kill me." Mrs. Yichu waved her hand gently and pretended to look out the window. "It's not too early, I'm going to go back first. Please be more worried about Yinghong's affairs. She had a miserable fate before her death, so please let her be quiet after her death."
Tao Mo didn't understand this sentence, but Lao Tao understood it. After sending Mrs. Yidai away, he asked Hao Guozi to ask Cui Jiong to tell her. If there was nothing doubt about the case, let Miss Tong go quietly.
Cui Jiong was originally so hard because of Mr. Yichao’s relationship with Tong’s family. Now, when Mr. Yichao came to the door, Lao Tao gave a hint that he didn’t understand the reason and no longer fucked the unnecessary thoughts, so he hanged himself.
Things have developed to this point and should have come to an end, but the wave has not yet subsided and then started again.
It was another morning when Tao Mo was sleeping in a daze, and the drums outside the county government were knocked out loud.
Hao Guozi rushed in hurriedly, dragged Tao Mo up, dressed and washed, and hurriedly took him to court after finishing it.
Poor Tao Mo didn't wake up until he sat on the chair and knelt down.
"What's wrong with you?" He rubbed his eyes hard.
"Sir! Please seek justice!" The man looked angry and stared at Tao Mo with big eyes, like two nails, as if he was going to nail him to the wall.
Tao Mo was creepy when he saw him, and his voice trembled, "What's wrong? You said."
"Caomin wants to sue the Tong Mansion and the Tanyang County Magistrate forcing Tong Yinghong to death!"
His voice was loud and his words were loud and loud.
Tao Mo was confused and said for a long time: "The magistrate of Tanyang County is...me."
"It's the adult." The man thought he was pretending to be stupid, and his anger was a little higher.
Master Jin shook his head when he watched from the side. It turned out that three of them became tigers. Although he didn't know what the young man had to do with Tong Yinghong, it seems that he must have been deceived by the rumors and thought Tao Mo really wanted to marry Miss Tong. He has also heard a lot of rumors these days, and he laughed it off. After all, when Mrs. Yidou mentioned the marriage, he was also present, so he naturally knew that Tao Mo was so innocent that he could not be innocent anymore.
Tao Mo said: "Why sue me?"
"Mr. Tao! Let me ask you, do you want to marry Tong Yinghong?"
"Of course not." Tao Mo answered quickly.
The popularity was very popular, "Sir, a man should stand up to the top, and one person should do things, and one person should be the grandson of a turtle?"
"Random." Master Jin couldn't bear to listen anymore and couldn't help but scold him. He didn't know why Tao Mo tolerated him, but it was really inappropriate to let such a man speak out loud in the court. He turned to Tao Mo and said, "Sir, this person is so sarcastic and too arrogant. I'd ask him to clean up the discipline of the court."
Tao Mo said in confusion: "How to purify it?"
Master Jin laughed in anger, "Gaoka!"
Tao Mo realized that the gavel on the table was not only worth touching, but could also be held up and photographed. He looked at the man, who stared at him rebelliously.
Tao Mo thought about it and finally tapped the table with a gavel and said, "What I said just now is true."
"..." Master Jin is not angry with the man now. He just wants to throw the person sitting in the hall out.
The man seemed to be shocked by Tao Mo's unexpected performance, and after a long time, he said: "There is no wind and no waves! How can the adults explain the rumors on the streets and alleys?"
Tao Mo said: "It was not what I spread."
The man said hatefully: "Sir, do you dare to deny that you have never been interested in Yinghong?"
"I did not mean it." Tao Mo answered honestly.
The man was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick. He had already made the worst plan before coming to beat the drum. His friends were also ready. As long as he had a slight mistake, they would immediately ask Lin Zhengyong's disciples to be the lawyer to defend him. It would be better for Tao Mo to torture him and make him hurt, and he would be willing to take it. However, no matter what the plan was, it was not like in front of him. It seemed that he could punch him, and he hit a ball of cotton without any sense of force.
Is this county magistrate planning to be slouching to the end?
I have long heard that some lawyers are the best at arguing, but I didn’t expect that the county magistrate is also a master. Thinking of this, he simply made up his mind and stood up suddenly and said, “Tao Mo! There is a god with his head three feet high. You touch your conscience. Yinghong died unjustly. Can you really sleep well?”
Tao Mo obediently touched the position of his heart and said, "Ruo Yinghong died unjustly. As a local parent, I must be fair for her!"
The man stared at him and suddenly left.
In his imagination, no matter how endured Tao Mo was, he would be angry by his contempt for the court. But strangely, he walked out of the county government without any scolding or obstruction. Tao Mo and the yamen runner seemed to have lost their voices, and even the angrily scolded him before remained silent.
Looking at the surprised friend outside the county government office, the man was also confused.
Chapter completed!