Chapter 329: He is from the capital

Because Guo Min'an had instructions in the first day, Zheng Ze didn't go to the mansion early in the morning to order something, and went straight to the old patron's house that Liu Ziwang said.

As early as the day when Liu Ziwang went to the government to make a first complaint, in fact, the yamen had already investigated his old patron clearly.

Gao Mingzhi, forty years old this year, made a fortune from Fujian in the early years, counted three generations to the ancestors, and also donated officials, but it is not prominent, to Gao Mingzhi here, he is the only seedling in the family, his father also accepted a few concubines, but he failed to get a son, and when his father returned in a hundred years, the idea of family property left by the ancestors of the Gao family belonged to Gao Ming.

His mother, since he was young, is an intolerable person, his father just died, the bones are not cold, his mother was busy with his father's concubines, no children are more bitter, thrown out and not allowed to enter the house, no longer Gao family people, and then birth, old age, sickness and death, have nothing to do with the Gao family, to his father gave birth to a daughter, either to give some silver, or the girl is still young and not married, those girls who are not married, but can stay in the Gao family house for the time being, but when the child grows up to marry, The money was still given out, and a home that was originally quite lively was deserted in just a few years.

Gao Mingzhi's filial piety never disobeyed his mother's wishes, but these things his mother did really made people say nothing.

At that time, he was doing business in Fujian, and in the first two years, it was really difficult, as soon as people heard that it was him, they remembered what his mother did in the house, and always felt that the upper beam was not right and the lower beam was crooked.

But he didn't want to let his mother worry about it, so when he went home, he reported good news but not bad news.

He worked hard in Fujian for several years, no matter how difficult it was, he had to survive it, and when it was the hardest, even the jade antiques collected by his grandfather and father at home were also taken out and sold for silver, and he never told his mother a word about these things.

Zheng Ze actually knows all these things.

They have a habit that if any suspect involved in the case is investigated, the three generations of ancestors can dig you up clean.

Adults always say that this is called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and not being defeated in a hundred battles.

Actually, it's actually beneficial.

In Zheng Ze's opinion, a filial son like Gao Mingzhi really has nothing to do with these things.

People in this world, it is really rare to be able to achieve filial piety to this point.

What's more, Gao Mingzhi is also a very forbearant person in his bones, he worked hard in Fujian for ten years before he achieved something, and then left Fujian with Yinzi and his family, unwilling to be bothered by those gossips.

When it was the hardest and hardest, he didn't choose to leave, because he didn't want people to poke his backbone and his mother's backbone behind his back, and scolded them for being rich and unkind.

But later, he had silver and became wealthy, although he couldn't compare with people like Wei and Song today, but at that time in Fujian, no one dared to underestimate him as before, and what about him? The place where I made my fortune is the place where I grew up, and I just walked away.

Leaving those rumors with his family is to give his mother and his wife and children a more stable life, and also to tell those people outside that he has the ability to say a thousand things and ten thousand, and his ability is his own, no matter how useless he is, he is not much better than them.

People like Gao Mingzhi have such arrogance in their bones.

Zheng Ze stood outside the gate of Gaofu, looked at the plaque for a long time, this yard is not new, lived for some years, Gao Mingzhi's mother only did her sixtieth birthday last year, how many years down, the body has not been good, it is said that when she was pregnant with her little daughter, the child was born prematurely and was not saved, and her body also fell into the root of the loss.

Gao Mingzhi is living a very rich life now, more than the upper than the lower rich, but he can make a big move, renovate and repair the family house, or now find a new house to move the family in, he has to ask his mother to move, he is afraid that his mother will be tired, and the old lady who is more and more tormented is not in good health, so for so many years, he has guarded this three-entry house, and it has been like this.

There is a servant on duty at the door of the Gao family, although it is not as sharp as the slave eyes of the Wei family, and the person is so lively, but in the end it is also a person who is an errand in the high gate, when he saw Zheng Ze, he felt very familiar for a while, and then saw that Zheng Ze was wearing an official uniform, oops, patted his head and trotted out: "Lord Zheng, rare guest, really rare guest, please hurry." ”

There was no change in the expression on Zheng Ze's face, but this slave was too attentive, which made him feel uncomfortable, and he was somewhat uncomfortable, so he subconsciously took half a step back.

The little guy is also a person who can read people's eyes, seeing him like this, he smiled curtly, and moved to the side, and didn't dare to say more, as if he might annoy Zheng Ze.

Zheng Ze breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and glanced at him obliquely: "Is your master at home?" ”

The little guy nodded and said yes, but his face showed embarrassment again.

Zheng Ze saw it at a glance and sighed: "Is there something going on in your house?" ”

The little guy coughed dryly, turned his head to look in the direction of the house, and finally turned his gaze to Zheng Ze again, and lowered his voice: "The old lady is not happy when she gets up in the morning, the old man has invited a doctor, it has been almost half an hour, and the reason has not been diagnosed, the servants in the house all said that they are afraid that the old lady is not very good." ”

He really shouldn't have said this as a minion, but Zheng Ze immediately felt that something was wrong because of this.

It stands to reason that this little guy should be a very measured person, not to mention that he just took half a step back, this little guy immediately restrained his diligence and earnestness, and only said that he was on duty in the concierge of the Gao family, if he was extremely blind, reckless and disproportionate, he didn't know how to watch people put down dishes, and he didn't know what to say and what he couldn't say, so he was afraid that the head of the Gao family would not dare to put him in the concierge.

Qizhou is naturally inferior to the capital, but there are too many people in Qizhou City who can't be offended, and if you want to put them on the gatehouse, isn't that rushing to make trouble for yourself?

However, this little guy said such unfortunate words, which sounded like cursing the old lady of the Gao family.

Gao Mingzhi's mother was sick, and the doctor didn't see the reason for half an hour after entering the house, the minions below were not worried, but smiling, what is this?

Zheng Ze's eyebrows cooled for a while, but he was afraid that it was true that he was playing tricks.

He thought so, the good impression he had for Gao Mingzhi when he came to Gao's house before disappeared, and he clasped his hands on his chest: "The government has summoned, since the old lady is sick, the official will not enter the house to disturb, so as not to disturb the old lady's recuperation, you reply, please ask your master to come out, and go back to the palace with the official." ”

The little guy was stunned.

Government ...... Summons?

His throat moved, and he asked Zheng Ze again with a blank look: "Yes...... Summoning our lord? ”

Zheng Ze sneered and didn't speak, stared at him for a long time, only to see that the little guy made a salute, turned his head and ran into the mansion, his expression was in a hurry, and he didn't dare to delay at all.

To say that Gao Mingzhi was obedient, he didn't ask him to wait at the door of the mansion for too long, about that little guy ran all the way in, and replied to Gao Mingzhi with a white face, because Gao Mingzhi heard that it was the summons of the mansion, and he didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly greeted him.

However, when Zheng Ze saw Gao Mingzhi, he still felt that his face was too calm.

Speaking of which, his mother is still seriously ill, and he was summoned by the government at this time, no matter what, he should always be a little flustered or nervous, right?

Zheng Ze pursed the corners of his lips and stared at Zheng Ze for a long time, he had a lot of things to ask in his heart, but he was afraid of disrupting the deployment of the adults, so he could only mention nothing, greeted Gao Mingzhi politely, made a gesture of please, and took people all the way back to the mansion without mentioning it.

When the two of them returned to the mansion, Guo Minan was already sitting on the throne in the lobby and waiting.

Zheng Ze lowered his eyebrows slightly and thought about it, took a few steps faster, entered the door before Gao Mingzhi, and walked quickly onto the high platform, attached it to Guo Min'an's ear, and whispered a few words to him.

Guo Min'an naturally never took his eyes off Gao Mingzhi's body, but his eyes changed a few times, and even flashed a hint of playfulness, until Zheng Ze stood up, folded his hands and stepped aside, and when he didn't say anything anymore, Guo Min'an tapped the table in front of him with his fingertips: "Gao Mingzhi? ”

Gao Mingzhi had never been to the lobby of the government, and he didn't know what kind of scene it was to go to the court, but now Guo Min'an called his name in an inquiring tone, which made him feel bored for no reason.

He ran to their house early in the morning, saying that he was summoned by the government, and took him all the way back to the government.

Isn't that humiliating!

Gao Mingzhi really didn't look at people's faces in his early years, and he was used to cold-spoken ridicule and ridicule, although there was no such thing in the past ten years, but after all, Qizhou City is also rich and noble, he sometimes talks about business, and he still has to respect people for three points.

He took three or two steps forward, knelt down in the hall, and said yes after bowing, and then simply lowered his head and said no more.

Interesting, really interesting.

Guo Minan smiled lightly, his voice was very soft, and he didn't know if Gao Mingzhi heard it, anyway, Zheng Ze heard it.

He rarely sees adults like this......

Guo Minan withdrew his hand: "I heard Zheng Ze say that your mother fell ill early in the morning, and when I went to pass on you, you were still busy serving in front of your mother's bed, but it was not the time for the official to call someone to go." ”

Gao Mingzhi raised his head suddenly, surprise flashed in his eyes, and even his face was dyed with three points, which didn't look like he was pretending.

Zheng Ze twisted his eyebrows and deposited him, and quietly pulled Guo Min'an's official mansion.

Guo Minan took a deep breath: "But seeing that you went to the court, I don't ask why the official summoned you, I think you have been doing business for so many years, and you can be regarded as well-informed and very successful, I probably already know why the official sent you to the court?" ”

Gao Mingzhi said yes, and the surprise in his eyes faded slightly: "In fact, since the day Liu Ziwang came to the mansion, the grass people have been waiting for the adults to come to the house and pass the grass people to ask questions. ”

I was prepared for a long time.

But the mouthy little guy in the Gao family's gatehouse...... Could it be that it was really not arranged by Gao Mingzhi on purpose?

Guo Min'an narrowed his eyes: "Then let's talk about it, the businessman from Waifu, that is, what Liu Ziwang said, did that friend of yours leave Qizhou?" ”

"Caomin thought it was ......" Gao Mingzhi shook his head and said no, before picking up the words in front of him, "I thought that adults would ask him about his ins and outs first, after all, Liu Ziwang didn't know him either, and there were not many adults who could learn from Liu Ziwang's mouth." ”

Guo Min'an sighed, and leaned back on the official hat chair: "You will always say it, even if the official doesn't ask." However, you said that he did not leave Qizhou, but the official was very surprised, since he recognized the jade pendant, knew the origin of the jade pendant, and pointed out Liu Ziwang, he should know that he was involved, and if he didn't leave Qizhou as soon as possible, was he waiting for the government to find him? ”

Gao Mingzhi didn't seem to understand his words, and looked up in a daze: "What adults say, the grass people really don't understand." That thing was obtained by Liu Ziwang from elsewhere, and it has nothing to do with us, the friend of the grass people, who is also a businessman, why did he have to leave as soon as possible to avoid the government's inquiries after pointing out Liu Ziwang? People say that they don't do bad things, and they are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, but what the adults said seemed to be saying that the friend of the grass people was problematic. ”

After he said this, his eyes sank, and he was obviously a little unhappy.

Guo Minan raised his head and looked at Zheng Ze.

This Gao Mingzhi, who has come from above, is really like an innocent gentleman, and when he talks about his friend, he gets angry and angry, and the righteousness of a gentleman is probably like this.

Guo Minan has seen countless people over the years, all kinds of people, and all kinds of crimes, whether Gao Mingzhi is pretentious or sincere, he can tell it.

But because of this, he became more and more incomprehensible.

What kind of friend can make Gao Mingzhi trust him like this, people say that the friendship of gentlemen is as light as water, but Gao Mingzhi is obviously not the case with his friend.

"Let's talk about it first, what is the origin of that friend of yours, even the jade pendant of the county lord's mother, he knows the origin and can recognize it."

Gao Mingzhi was obviously still dissatisfied in his heart, and after Guo Min'an finished speaking, he was clearly unhappy and asked back with an angry temperament, but Guo Min'an didn't explain more......

He took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm: "He is from the capital. ”