Steward Liu knocked on Cheng Yuxi's (Ru Ting) door in the morning, "Knock, knock, knock,", and knocked three times in a row without seeing any response inside.

"Miss, Miss, our family sent you your favorite eight-treasure porridge on weekdays."

Steward Liu took the porridge in his hand, and seeing that no one seemed to answer, he continued.

"If the young lady is still sleeping, and the slave family is inconvenient to disturb, the porridge will be put outside, and the young lady will drink it when she wakes up."

He deliberately paused the knocking in his hand, and then knocked on the door intermittently, and found that no one answered, so he wondered, and slammed the door sideways, and the room was empty.

Steward Liu saw that Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) was not in the house, his brain went blank in an instant, he panicked, and the porridge in his hand was also spilled on the ground, and he rushed out of the door and shouted.

"Someone's coming, Miss Jijia is gone, someone's coming."

The people sitting on the kang in the thatched hut heard that their young lady was missing, and they ran out of the door to ask Steward Liu.

"Housekeeper, didn't Miss come back last night, how could I not see it."

Steward Liu looked at the group of retainers in front of him and didn't explain, but just pointed to the room where Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) lived temporarily.

"I got up early in the morning to deliver porridge to the young lady, knocked on the door for a long time and no one answered, and as soon as I opened the door, there was no one in the house."

In the courtyard of the Ji family, Steward Liu and the retainers of the Ji Mansion heard that the young lady had disappeared suddenly, like ants on a hot pot, and they were anxious.

"This young lady is missing, God bless if she doesn't encounter disasters, how is it good that a big living person suddenly disappears."

Steward Liu clenched his fists, he seemed to be in a hurry, and casually pointed to a few retainers around him to look for his young lady to come back.

"First of all, no matter how Miss disappeared, a few of you go out and find Miss and send me back safely."

"Yes"

Steward Liu's heart was pounding, he couldn't slow down, he grabbed his heart, closed his eyes tightly, there was a feeling of pain, and he didn't relax after meditating for a long time.

Ji Xiulan didn't say anything about this matter, he was happy as usual, and he didn't care where Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) himself went or where he was.

On the contrary, he is in good spirits, and he doesn't care about this matter at all, and if he has leisure, he doesn't forget to take a shower, and soak his whole body in the bath tub at ease.

The carved window of the curtain veil separates the bathroom, Ji Xiulan holds the water scoop to wash off the dust of her body, and her body and mind are gradually relaxed under the warm and adapted temperature, slightly closing her eyes and enjoying it quietly.

"Whew"

Ji Xiulan stepped on the bathtub from time to time, put on the bathrobe hanging on the wooden frame of the gauze curtain alone, tied it to herself, took a few deep breaths, and exuded heat all over her body.

At this moment, the retainers of Jifu were shouting the name of their young lady in the village.

"Miss, where are you, miss?"

The sound is loud, except for a few roosters and dogs barking in the silent village, for the countryside in the village, sparsely populated, everywhere you can see the local people living with dry firewood, and a wisp of white mist wafts out of the chimney.

Most of them carry their farming tools outside their homes when the sky is hazy, and the village is full of women and children.

Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) stroked the belly of the yellow dog, the yellow dog twisted her body happily, she caught it so much, and the dog also stuck out her tongue.

The voice came from her ears, and she probably heard someone shouting to herself, and instantly removed her hand from the yellow dog, and the yellow dog also turned over.

She listened to who was shouting along the road, and the yellow dog wagged her tail and followed behind Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting).

After some confirmation, I learned that it was the retainers of Jifu who followed him, but fortunately, the retainers saw that Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) was safe and sound, and there was a big yellow dog beside him.

The big yellow dog wagged his tail, stuck out his tongue, and carefully sniffed Steward Liu and the retainers of Jifu, and Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) also followed these retainers back and forth.

Everyone took Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) back to the Jijia courtyard, and Steward Liu saw that Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) was safe and sound.

"Miss, where have you been, let our family worry about death."

"I'm fine, I stayed here last night and I wasn't used to sleeping in a new environment, and I was bored and went out to pick up a big yellow dog halfway."

"It's okay, Miss, I'll go and change your clothes and put them on." Steward Liu couldn't help but say with joy.

When Ji Xiulan saw Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) coming back, his eyes were gloomy, the corners of his mouth were unhappy, he seemed to be silent, and he didn't say much in a dull voice.

It was Steward Liu who took Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) back to the house, and Ji Xiulan walked out with a sword, and the two passed by directly.

Ji Xiulan turned to look at Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting), smiled without smiling, clenched the sword in her hand, and turned away angrily.

Since Ji Xiuming lost his life in order to protect this little disaster star, it is very unworthy in the eyes of his younger brother, after all, the situation is the world of the imperial court, and what benefit can be gained if he fights against it.

Protecting the little girl in front of her, she lost her original interests, Ji Xiulan was thinking, a few days ago, a local official called for a reward for the little girl of the Ji family, as long as she secretly reported to the official, then the reward was not obtained by one person.

Under the influence of money, people can't extricate themselves, and the so-called Miss Jijia is not her own flesh and blood, and it is feasible to abandon it at will, for the bridge of communication between Steward Liu himself and his brother Ji Xiuming.

"How can I be an idiot enough to go against the imperial court, a few days ago, when you (Miss Jifu) took refuge, someone (the imperial court) specially informed you that if you were caught appreciating ten thousand taels of silver, we would not miss a good thing." Ji Xiulan's greedy heart at this moment is infinitely magnified by the worldly abyss of money.

He secretly rejoiced and prepared to inform in advance, and Ji Xiulan really reported to the official that he had the daughter of a criminal hidden in his house.

thought that he could receive a large reward, but in the face of him, he was detained and interrogated for harboring the criminal's daughter and failing to report to the police.

Ji Xiulan was speechless, and the local officials did not ask to detain him, which made him feel disgraced when he was about to receive the reward.

Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) looked at the big yellow dog swaying everywhere, she broke the white bun in her hand and handed it to the big yellow dog, threw it on the ground, and the dog took a few bites.

Just as it was leisure, Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) broke some white bun scum from his hand and fed it, and Steward Liu brought a bowl of hot porridge and handed it to Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting).

"Miss just came back, don't freeze your body bones outside, drink some porridge to warm your stomach."

"Okay, thank you, butler."

Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) watched the big yellow dog eat with relish, the corners of her mouth showed a sunny smile, and she picked up the bowl on the table and drank a few mouthfuls of porridge.

There are birds flying in the countryside, flying like wings, a few chirps, the branches are blooming, the old cattle plough the land, the farmers are farming, and the vast fields come with the fragrance of the soil, everything is so quiet and beautiful.

I didn't know that the danger was coming, but I was afraid that no one would remind him, and the magistrate of the court was also suspicious that Ji Xiulan took the initiative to inform him that he was harboring the daughter of a criminal.

In order to understand the real situation, the court officials were also prepared to send small officials under their jurisdiction to blockade the entire village.

Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) drank a few sips of hot porridge, looking at the blue sky outside the window, the grains in the fields have grown naturally, and the emerald green is full of vitality and hope in the spring.