Chapter 179 Reunion in the Rain

The rain in summer is always so fast, and it is impossible to be prepared for a sudden incident.

The heavy rain did not stop until the next day.

This was Zhu Gaoxu's second time to come to Jiming Temple. As soon as he entered the temple, he heard two people discussing how to deal with the first nuns, so Zhu Gaoxu grabbed the two nuns in anger and came to the nuns' courtyard.

The poor nun dared not lie, and what he said was not Yao Ji... A nun was defending.

At this moment, a door opened, Yao Ji stood at the door, holding an oil-paper umbrella in her hand, standing there, her bright eyes looking at Zhu Gaoxu who seemed to be in a stool for a long time.

Zhu Gaoxu stood in the heavy rain, straightened his waist, and looked at her through the rain curtain, and he exhaled a long breath.

Yao Ji's big eyes seemed to be filled with mixed emotions, and she laughed suddenly and sneeredly, quickly covering her red lips with her hand.

She gently placed the umbrella at the door and walked out step by step into the heavy rain. The shallow hair on her head was immediately wet by the rain, and her clothes were quickly wet against her plump body.

When Yao Ji walked in front of her, Zhu Gaoxu saw the rain flowing along her jade-white and smooth neck towards the plump skin on the collar.

Her emotions seemed very complicated, but her behavior was gentle and calm. She obviously walked into the heavy rain and got wet with Zhu Gaoxu, but she didn't feel impulsive at all. She first leaned the umbrella against the wall before coming over.

As soon as I knew about that, I looked for you everywhere and came to this temple yesterday.Zhu Gaoxu said, I found many places but didn't find them. After thinking about it, I came to Jiming Temple again and found it.

Yao Ji raised her head and looked at his face, and finally said: I know there is nothing wrong with the princess. If the eunuch hadn't been on the side, I wouldn't have been angry.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: Princess is still young, don’t blame her too much.It would be even more appropriate if she told you first, because it was your cat.

When Yao Ji heard this, she couldn't help but look surprised and looked at Zhu Gaoxu's face with interest.

After a while, she asked softly, "That's the princess of the county. The prince really thinks I'm that heavy?"

There are differences between high and low status in this world, and it is still obvious, but there should not be such a difference between human self-esteem.Zhu Gaoxu pondered, "Come back with me?"

Um.Yao Ji nodded slightly.

So Zhu Gaoxu picked up the wet Yao Ji in his waist and walked out of the temple in full view of everyone.

He said again: I will buy a cat or a parrot later. Forget it, what if it is?

Yao Ji nodded again.

...Zhu Gaoxu returned to the palace, changed into dry clothes, and asked Wang Gui to drive a felt car and go out to buy birds and cats himself.

When he arrived at Flower and Bird Street, he first chose a little yellow cat and then looked for a parrot.

Finally, I found a shop with parrots, but there was only one parrot.

The coat color is definitely not comparable to the one brought back by General Song Sheng from the Western Regions.

The shop owner said: This parrot is a little stupid and can't learn people's words. It's better than cheap, just five stakes of treasure money.

Zhu Gaoxu was listening and teasing the parrot: Stupid bird, stupid bird...

He couldn't find any other parrot for a while. After hearing the store owner's words, he took out the five-single treasure banknote and bought it as a cage.

Unexpectedly, just as I was about to take it away, a scream suddenly came from the cage: Stupid bird, Stupid bird!

Zhu Gaoxu immediately turned around and looked at the store owner, and the store owner said: The customer only said one word, no matter how stupid it is, it can learn it.

After leaving the Flower and Bird Street, Zhu Gaoxu asked Wang Gui to drive the felt car to Jilong Mountain without rushing to return home.

He cared about Yao Ji very much, but he didn't trust her very much!

Zhu Gaoxu first went to Jiming Temple, found an old nun, and asked Yao Ji when he came to Jiming Temple.Lao Ni answered truthfully that Yao Ji came yesterday afternoon and almost evening.

I asked two people in a row, and the answers were the same.

Zhu Gaoxu had to think about a detail at this time: Yao Ji ran away from home yesterday morning and arrived at Jiming Temple soon after night. Where did she go for so long?

He left Jiming Temple with an umbrella. When he went down the mountain to pass Xiangzhu Street, Zhu Gaoxu asked Wang Gui to drive the car to Xiangzhu Street.He first asked about the shop that was opened in the temple, and Yao Ji had never gone there.

Then Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and went to the mansion he lived in the capital last year, the place arranged by Monk Qingyuan.

The courtyard door was locked, and after knocking on the door a few times, no one answered, so Zhu Gaoxu asked Wang Gui to wait in the car and climb over the wall and go in.

The door inside was locked, and Zhu Gaoxu didn't have a key and couldn't unlock it.

He went around the small door of the kitchen, pushed it gently, and then pushed it hard on the position of the door bolt. With a click, the wooden wedge inside broke.

Zhu Gaoxu walked into the stove, picked up the short wood on the ground, picked up a piece of wood on the pile of firewood, picked up a hatchet, cut it into wooden wedges, and inserted it back on the door bolt.

He walked slowly inside, looked down at the ground, and as soon as he arrived at the dining room, he found footprints on the ground.

No one lives in this mansion, and dust accumulates everywhere. As long as someone walks by, dust will be stained with it.

Zhu Gaoxu squatted down and observed carefully with the light coming from the window.The footprints were not too long, maybe in the last few days, and they were not alone.

Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand, pinched a small footprint, and then placed it on his feet to compare.

He looked carefully and felt that this was a woman's shoe print.

Women in the gentry and landlords' families in the Ming Dynasty would tie their feet, but they would not deform the bones, which looked normal; and those who needed women's labor at home would not tie their feet.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu needs to observe it to tell whether it is a child's or a woman's shoe print.

The size of another footprint was obviously left by the man.

He looked around and walked to the dining table on tiptoe, looked at the signs of dust rubbing on the stool, and saw a teapot on it.

Zhu Gaoxu took a closer look and found that the teapot had been moved because the dust-free area at the bottom of the pot did not exactly match the current position of the teapot.

He took out a white silk scarf, placed it gently on the teapot, reached out and took it up, carefully observed the handle and teapot lid towards the window, and then put it down again.

Zhu Gaoxu looked around the mansion for a long time, but found nothing left, so he left the house again from the kitchen.

He put the wooden wedge in place and clapped his palm outside to shake the door panel. After repeated this, he was lucky and once made the wooden wedge inside shake into the door bolt.

He climbed over the wall again, went on a felt truck without saying a word, and took the cat and bird back home.

...If the woman who entered the mansion within these few days was Yao Ji, this would be complicated.

Because the mansion is the place of Monk Qingyuan; Monk Qingyuan is a traitorous spy in the palace of the Yàn; most of the traitorous spies in the palace of the Yàn are controlled by Yao Guangxiao, Yuan Gong and others.

Zhu Gaoxu thought about this from time to time, and two days later, he still didn't ask Yao Ji.If this is true, he hopes that Yao Ji can take the initiative to talk to him and leave some room for each other.

The rain stopped, and it was the ten-day holiday today. Zhu Gaoxu and Du Qianrui went out on a carriage, and Wang Gui drove the carriage.

The car leaned down on the side of a street.

Zhu Gaoxu said to Du Qianrui: Gao Xianning is romantic and often lingers in the fireworks and willow alleys.Qianrui pretended to be the girl from Zuixianlou and came to find Gao Xianning.When you see Gao Xianning with your own eyes, you can give him this post.

Zhu Gaoxu gave Du Qianrui a piece and described Gao Xianning's general appearance.

Du Qianrui agreed and got out of the car and walked towards the nearby mansion...

Zhu Gaoxu waited in the felt car for a long time, and indeed Du Qianrui brought Gao Xianning to the carriage.

Gaoyang King is lucky to meet.Gao Xianning bowed.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, patted the wooden board of the carriage and said: Jade Street.

The group arrived at the store Zhu Gaoxu had purchased before.

Wang Gui opened the door of the corridor and drove the car from the corridor downstairs to the yard.

Zhu Gaoxu got off the carriage and took Gao Xianning to the study room to take a seat.

Qi Butang's handwritten letter had already been sent back.But I have always been difficult to find Editor Gao, so I will give it to you today.Zhu Gaoxu handed over a letter that had been opened.

Gao Xianning took it with both hands and glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, and was rude.Then he took out the letter paper and watched it on the spot.

After a while, Du Qianrui brought the tea and put a lit candle on it.

It was broad daylight, the jade shop was not open, the lighting was not good, and the light in the study was a little dark, but it was not enough to light a candle.

Gao Xianning glanced at the candle, then extended the letter and lit it straight away.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately handed over an inkstone. Seeing this, Gao Xianning put the burning letter paper into the inkstone.

After the two came in, they didn't talk much, but Zhu Gaoxu found that he and Gao Xianning had a tacit understanding on trivial matters. Although they were not very familiar with each other, they were very worry-free when making friends.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu took out half of the jade and handed it over. There was a crack on the window at the door of the shop. If Xie Xiu asked me to throw it to me, he would throw it to me.I want to find Editor Gao, so I will give you another half, which can be closed.

Gao Xianning was stunned after hearing this, and after a moment he clasped his fists and said, "The Lord understands."

So the two talked about the recent officialdom, and Zhu Gaoxu already knew many things, so he asked the Shandong Provincial Administration Office.

Gao Xianning is from Shandong and a student. He can go in and out of multiple yamen at will and travel around the country at will. He has a good understanding of many local things.

Soon Zhu Gaoxu captured useful news...

Soon Du Qianrui came into the house and said happily, "Do you want to entertain your friends here?"Because there is no vegetables in the kitchen, I want to invite the prince to go out to buy some dishes. What does the prince want to eat?

Gao Xianning hurriedly waved his hand and said: I dare not bother King Gaoyang, the officials don’t care about food, so I’ll go home for lunch.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: Don’t regret that Editor Gao, Miss Du’s craftsmanship is quite good.

Gao Xianning also smiled and said: I hope I will have a good time next time.

Zhu Gaoxu did not force himself, so he sent Gao Xianning downstairs and to the yard.He also ordered Wang Gui to send him back to his house.

The salted duck that Miss Du made last time is good.Zhu Gaoxu watched the carriage leave the corridor, turned around and smiled.

Du Qianrui said softly: That was the first time I did it. I didn’t do it well enough. Thank you for your praise.The salted duck I made is indeed not as good as the chefs of Fuleyuan.

After Miss Du said this, I really want to try it and compare it.Zhu Gaoxu said.

Du Qianrui raised her head and looked at Zhu Gaoxu, her eyes a little strange... Where is Fuleyuan?I ran away for food, maybe only Zhu Gaoxu could do such a thing.