The summer rain is always so fast that it is unguardable to come suddenly.

Until the next day, the rain did not stop. This is the second time Zhu Gaochu has come to Jiming Temple, as soon as he entered the temple, he heard two people talking about how to clean up the newly arrived nuns, so Zhu Gaoxu angrily grabbed the two nuns and came to the nuns.

"The poor nun doesn't dare to speak, and the person who is saying it is indeed not Yao Ji......" a nun was arguing.

At this moment, a door opened, and 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 a chicken in soup for a long time.

Zhu Gaoxu stood in the heavy rain, straightened his waist, and looked at her across the rain curtain, and he exhaled a long breath. Yao Ji's big eyes seemed to be full of mixed feelings, and she laughed again, and hurriedly covered her lips with her hand.

She gently placed the umbrella at the door, and walked out into the heavy rain step by step, the light hair on her head was immediately soaked by the rain, and her clothes were soon soaked and stuck to her plump body.

When Yao Ji walked in front of her, Zhu Gaoxu saw that the rain was flowing down her jade-white and smooth neck and onto the plump skin of the neckline.

Her emotions seemed to be very complicated, but her demeanor was gentle and calm, obviously she walked into the heavy rain and drenched herself with Zhu Gaoxu, but she didn't have the slightest sense of impulsiveness, and leaned the umbrella against the wall before coming.

"As soon as I found out about that, I was looking for you everywhere, and I visited this temple yesterday." Zhu Gaoxu said, "I found a lot of places but didn't get it, and after thinking about it, I came to Jiming Temple again, and I found it." ”

Yao Ji raised her head to look at his face, and finally spoke: "I know that there is nothing wrong with the princess, if it weren't for that eunuch on the side, I wouldn't be angry." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "The princess is still young, don't blame her too much." It would have been better if she had told you first, after all, it was your cat. ”

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

After a while, she asked softly, "That's the princess of the county, does the prince really think I'm so heavy?" ”

"There is a distinction between high and low identities in this world, and it is still on the bright side, but people's self-esteem should not have this difference." Zhu Gaoxu muttered, "Come back with me?" ”

"Hmm." Yao Ji nodded slightly.

So Zhu Gaoxu picked up the wet Yao Ji in front of everyone, and strode towards the outside of the temple. He added, "I'll buy a cat and a parrot in a while, and that's it, what's the matter?" ”

Yao Ji nodded again.

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

When he arrived at Bird and Flower Street, he first chose a little yellow cat and then looked for a parrot. I finally found a shop with parrots, but there was only one parrot. The coat color definitely can't be compared with the one that the general Song Sheng brought back from the Western Regions.

The shopkeeper said: "This parrot is a little stupid, he can't learn human words, it's cheaper, as long as the treasure money is five." ”

Zhu Gaoxu listened while teasing the parrot: "Stupid bird, stupid bird......"

He didn't find any other parrots for a while, and after listening to the shopkeeper, he took out the five-way treasure bill and bought a cage.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to take it away, a cry suddenly came from the cage: "Stupid bird, stupid bird!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly turned his head and looked at the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper said: "The guest officer only recited one word, no matter how stupid it is, it can learn it." ”

Leaving Bird and Flower Street, Zhu Gaoxu asked Wang Gui to drive the felt car straight to Jilong Mountain, and did not rush back home.

He cares about Yao Ji very much, but he doesn't trust her too much!

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

I asked two people in a row, and the answer was the same. Zhu Gaoxu had to ponder a detail at this time: Yao Ji ran away from home yesterday morning, and she arrived at Jiming Temple almost late, where did she go after such a long time in between?

He left Jiming Temple with an umbrella, and when he passed by Incense Candle Street down the mountain, Zhu Gaoxu asked Wang Gui to drive to Incense Candle Street. He first asked about the shop opened by the temple, and Yao Ji had not been there.

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

The courtyard door was locked, and no one answered after knocking on the door a few times, so Zhu Gaoxu asked Wang Gui to wait in the car and climb over the wall to enter. The door inside was locked, and Zhu Gaoxu didn't have a key, and he wouldn't open it. He went around to the small door of the stove room, pushed it gently, and pushed it against the latch with a strong palm, and the wooden wedge inside broke with a "click".

Zhu Gaoxu walked into the stove room, gently picked up the short wood on the ground, picked up a piece of wood on the firewood pile, picked up the firewood knife and cut it into a wooden wedge, and reinserted it on the door latch.

He walked inside slowly, looked down at the ground, and as soon as he reached the dining room, he noticed footprints on the ground. The mansion was uninhabited, and there was dust everywhere, and anyone walked on the ground to get rid of the dust.

Zhu Gaoxu took advantage of the light coming in from the window, squatted down and took a closer look. The footprints are not very long, probably just the last few days, and they are not the footprints of one person.

Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand, pinched a small footprint, and put it on the sole of his foot to compare. He took a closer look and thought it was a woman's shoe print. The women of the gentry and landlords of the Ming Dynasty would bind their feet, but they would not make the bones deformed, which looked normal; And if the family needs a woman to work, they will not bind their feet. Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu had to observe it to distinguish whether it was a child's or a woman's shoe print.

The other footprint was the size of the man, apparently left by the man.

He looked left and right, then tiptoed to the dining table, glanced at the dusted stool, and saw a teapot on it.

Zhu Gaoxu took a closer look, and found that the teapot had been moved, because the dustless place at the bottom of the teapot did not completely match the current position of the teapot.

He took out a white silk scarf, gently placed it on the teapot, reached for it, looked at the window and carefully inspected the handle and the teapot lid, and then put it down again.

Zhu Gaoxu looked around the mansion for a long time, but found nothing left, so he left the stove room and left the house again. He put the wedge in position, slapped it on the outside and shook the door panel, repeating it many times, and once he was lucky enough to shake the wooden wedge inside into the latch.

He climbed over the wall again, got on the felt cart without saying a word, and went back to the house with the cat and the bird.

…… If the woman who entered the mansion within a few days was Yao Ji, the matter would be complicated. Because the mansion is the place of the Qingyuan monk; The monk Qingyuan is a traitor and spy of the Yan Wangfu; Most of the traitors and spies in Yanwangfu are controlled by Yao Guangxiao, Yuan Hui and others.

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

The rain stopped, and today was the tenth day of the holiday, so Zhu Gaoxu and Du Qianrui went out in a carriage, and Wang Gui drove the car.

The car pulled over on the side of a street. Zhu Gaoxu said to Du Qianrui: "Gao Xianning is romantic, and he often lingers in Fireworks Willow Lane. Qianrui pretended to be a girl from the Drunken Immortal Building and came to find Gao Xianning. When you see Gao Xianning with your own eyes, you will give him this post again. ”

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

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

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

"King Gaoyang is lucky." Gao Xianning arched his hand.

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

The group arrived at the shop that Zhu Gaoxu had purchased before. Wang Gui opened the door of the Yongdao and drove from the Yongdao path downstairs to the courtyard. Zhu Gaoxu got out of the carriage and took Gao Xianning to the study and sat down.

"Qi Butang's handwritten letter was originally sent back a long time ago. But I've been hard to find Gao Editor, so I'll 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, "It's rude." So he took out the letter and observed it on the spot.

After a while, Du Qianrui came up with tea and put a lit candle.

In broad daylight, the jade shop is not open, the lighting is not very good, and the light in the study is a little dim, but it is not enough to light candles. Gao Xianning glanced at the candle, then stretched out the letter and lit it directly. Zhu Gaoxu immediately handed over an inkstone, and Gao Xianning put the burning letter paper into the inkstone when he saw this.

After the two came in, they didn't talk much, but Zhu Gaoxu found that he and Gao Xianning had a very tacit understanding on trivial matters, although they were not very familiar with each other, they were very easy to make friends.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu took out another half piece of jade and handed it over, "On the side of the door of this shop, there is a crack by the window, and Gao Xiu will vote for this half of the jade if he wants to find me." I'm looking for a high editor, so I'll send the other half, which can be closed. ”

Gao Xianning was stunned when he heard this, and after a while, he hugged his fists and said, "Xiaguan understands." ”

So the two talked about the recent officialdom, and Zhu Gaoxu already knew a lot of things, so he focused on asking about the affairs of the Shandong Political Envoy. Gao Xianning is a native of Shandong and a student, so he can enter and exit multiple yamen at will, travel around at will, and know a lot about local things.

Soon Zhu Gaoxu captured useful information......

After a while, Du Qianrui came into the house, and said with a thousand blessings, "Does the prince want to entertain friends here?" Because there is no food in the stove room, the concubine wants to invite the princess to go out and buy some dishes and come back, what does the prince want to eat? ”

Gao Xianning hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Don't dare to disturb King Gaoyang, the lower officials don't care about food, just go home for lunch." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "Don't regret it, Miss Du's craftsmanship is quite good." ”

Gao Xianning also laughed and said: "I hope to have a good mouth next time." ”

Zhu Gaoxu was not reluctant, so he sent Gao Xianning downstairs and came to the courtyard. And he commanded the king to send him back to his house.

"Miss Du's saltwater duck last time was good." Zhu Gaoxu watched the carriage leave the road, turned his head and smiled.

Du Qianrui said softly: "That was the first time I did it, and I didn't do it well enough, thank you for your praise." The saltwater duck made by the concubine is indeed not as good as the cook in Fullerhouse. ”

"When Miss Du said this, I really want to try it and compare the taste." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Du Qianrui raised her head and glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, her eyes were a little strange...... Where is Fuller? ran to eat, maybe only Zhu Gaoxu could do such a thing.