March, Chang'an.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the month.

Since the middle of the month, a week of drizzle has turned the peach tree at the back gate of Lingbao Temple into pink and withered.

Outside the mountain gate, there is pink everywhere.

The rain washed the petals into the canal and carried them away with the water.

Di Renjie held an oil-paper umbrella in one hand and a textbook in the other, strolling along the embankment of the canal.

When he walked to the bridge, he subconsciously stopped and looked back at the mountain gate of Lingbao Temple.

I saw that the mountain gate was closed, and there was no trace of the Yi person.

Stunned, he shook his head and strode across the stone bridge. Walk along Jidu Lane and stop at the gate of the small courtyard.

For some reason, he always felt as if something was missing.

There is no barking of Kurosaburo, and there is no Ami.

Liu Niangzi sat under the eaves and mended her clothes, and she didn't look very energetic.

Hong Liang came out of the stable and saw Di Renjie standing outside the courtyard gate, he was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Lang Jun is back, why don't you enter the door?" ”

"Oh, I'm going in, I'm going to go in."

As Di Renjie spoke, he pushed open the courtyard door.

"Di Lang-kun is back."

"yes."

"I'm back later today than yesterday."

"Yes, today's doctor from Guozijian left me to take the school exam, so I came back late."

"Dinner is ready, if Lang Jun is hungry, just go get it."

"Thank you, lady."

It's another daily greeting, and there's nothing new.

Di Renjie always felt that Liu Niangzi seemed to have some resentment towards him.

In fact, he knows very well that it is reasonable for Liu Niangzi to have a grudge against him. On that day, he asked Ami to go to the Danyang County Mansion to get a sword and crossbow, who would have thought that the Danyang County Duke would leave Su Dawei behind. In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed, and I haven't come back.

At first, Liu Niangzi was very happy.

But over time, that euphoria turned into worry, and then into anxiety.

Just imagine, why was Su Dawei a grass farmer kept by the Duke of Danyang County for so long? It's not a character on the same level at all, and there's no intersection, but half a month has passed...... If you change anyone, you will have to worry about it.

In fact, even Di Renjie is a little worried!

Half a month ago, Di Renjie listened to Su Dawei's suggestion and led people to search the Lu family's liquor store again.

In the cellar of the Lu family's wine shop, he found the jade pillow.

Subsequently, Di Renjie handed over the jade pillow to Pei Xingjian, which can be regarded as a conclusion to this matter. After that, he rejected Pei Xingjian's invitation and returned to Guozijian to start his studies. Because he had fallen behind a lot of schoolwork before, Di Renjie did not dare to slack off in the slightest after returning to the National Prison. Every day, he immersed himself in the world of scriptures.

At first, the teachers of Guozijian were a little dissatisfied with Di Renjie.

You are too a student, or a freshman, and you don't say that you should come to school as soon as school starts, but you run to help investigate the case.

If it was an ordinary person, Guozijian would have fired him a long time ago. But Pei Xingjian came forward to intercede, although he was not from seven families with five surnames, but one of the four surnames in Hedong, he was also a veteran family of door lords. Moreover, Pei Xingjian was also born in the country, and now he is a sixth-grade official, and he is the county magistrate of Chang'an County with real power. His face still has to be given.

Chang'an County is the upper county.

From the sixth-rank official, it sounds like it is only one level older than the seventh-rank official, but in fact, the status is very high.

Don't think that the seventh-grade officials are small, according to the division of the nine-rank and thirty-sixth-level officials, they already belong to high-ranking officials. The reason why later generations think that the seven-grade official is small is nothing more than because of the sentence 'seven-grade sesame official'. The seven-rank official is by no means an official the size of a sesame seed, it is just a kind of self-deprecation. The seventh-rank official is still like this, but a sixth-rank official who is only thirty years old?

To put it more bluntly, the Chang'an County Order is equivalent to the district mayor of the east and west cities of the imperial capital in later generations.

Who would dare to say that it was a sesame petty official!

Relying on Pei Xingjian's face, Di Renjie did not receive obvious difficulties after returning to Guozijian.

But there are no small hidden difficulties.

Fortunately, Di Renjie is resolute by nature, and he does not pay attention to those difficulties, but works hard to study. After getting excellent results in several school examinations, the teachers of Guozijian also changed their attitude towards him, from dissatisfaction to appreciation.

This is easy to say, but Di Renjie himself knows how much effort he has put in in the past ten days.

It's just that I'm always uncomfortable in my heart.

Wake up early and practice without Ami; I can't hear Kurosaburo's barking when I come back at night, and life seems to have become very boring.

He began to regret that he shouldn't have let Su Dawei go to Kunming Pool.

I knew that he would accompany Su Dawei that day, maybe there would be no such things.

He went to ask Pei Xingjian, but Pei Xingjian didn't seem to know what was going on. It is said that Li Dayong is not in Chang'an now, and he does not know where he went. Di Renjie was strange, Li Dayong was prepared for a thousand things, he didn't stay in Chang'an, he accompanied him, where did he go? Li Dayong is not here, and Pei Xingjian is not going to find Li Keshi too much.

Just kidding, although Pei Xingjian is from a high family, there is a big difference in status compared with Li Keshi.

If Pei Xingjian's father Pei Renji or his elder brother Pei Xingyan were still alive, it would be possible to talk to Li Keshi.

He is still a little lacking in qualifications.

In this regard, Di Renjie can't blame Pei Xingyan.

As the magistrate of Chang'an County, he can be regarded as a daily manager, how can he have so much effort to go to visit Li Keshi for him?

Therefore, he could only comfort Mrs. Liu with kind words.

It was already dark.

Di Renjie sat in the room, turned two pages of the book, and felt uneasy.

The rain has stopped.

He walked out of the room and found that the lights in the main room had been turned off.

In recent days, Liu Niangzi has slept very early.

The city gate has been closed for a long time, and it is definitely impossible for Su Dawei to come back.

She didn't seem to want to spend it, so she rested early, and the next day she would get up early and wait for the moment when the city gates opened.

Then, she would wait all day.

It's really not good, let's visit Pei Xingjian again tomorrow.

Di Renjie secretly made up his mind, stood under the eaves for a while, and returned to the room.

He sat down at the table again, stretching out his hand to prepare the book for review.

But his hand was on his bag, but he didn't move.

Underneath the Analects, the cover of a book is revealed.

He took the Analects and picked up the book.

The light shines on the cover of the book, and the three words Zhenguan Law are particularly eye-catching.

Previously, Ami had promised Master Mingkong that he would help her bring books. Who would have thought that the next day he went to the Danyang County Mansion and never returned. Di Renjie bought this book of Zhenguan Law in the West Market and prepared to give it to Master Mingkong. However, for a few days, he didn't see Master Mingkong, which also made him feel a little disappointed in his heart.

Why don't I send it to the temple?

Forget it, Lingbao Temple is a nun temple, and Master Mingkong's identity is different from ordinary monks and nuns, so he can't see it at all.

Or, please send it to Mrs. Liu?

That's fine!

Liu Niangzi has a good relationship with Master Mingkong, and most of the mages in the temple also know each other.

She had sent bluegrass to Master Mingkong before, and she didn't make it difficult at all. Presumably, please ask her to come forward, it should be able to be sent to the hands of Master Mingkong.

Thinking of this, Di Renjie was a little excited.

He stood up again and walked to the door with his book.

However, he stopped again, glanced at the dark doors and windows of the main room, then sighed and closed the door.

If Ami is here, he will definitely ask Liu Niangzi for help.

In fact, even now, Liu Niangzi has a little resentment towards him, if he speaks, Liu Niangzi will not refuse.

However, he couldn't open his mouth.

If Su Dawei doesn't come back for a day, he won't have the face to face Liu Niangzi for a day, let alone ask him for help.

Looking ahead, I'm afraid it's his current situation!

Di Renjie put the book on the table and gently rubbed his temples.

At this time, Hong Liang came in with a basin of hot water, "Lang Jun, scald your feet." ”

"Hmm."

Di Renjie sat down on the stool, took off his footcovers, and absentmindedly put his feet into the basin.

"Be careful!"

Hong Liang hurriedly reminded loudly.

But it was still a step too late, Di Renjie had already put his foot in the basin, and then immediately raised his foot again, grinned his teeth, and sprinkled a lot of water.

"Why is it so hot?"

"Lang Jun, I let you test the water, why did you put it in all of a sudden?"

"I ......"

Di Renjie hugged his feet and looked at it.

Fortunately, there are no burns, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to walk tomorrow.

He smiled bitterly and said, "It's hot, add some water." ”

Hong Liang agreed, brought a bucket of cold water, and poured some into the basin.

"Lang Jun, try again."

Di Renjie was not so reckless this time, and carefully put his foot into the basin.

"Adding points."

"Good!"

Hong Liang scooped a scoop of water with a water scoop and slowly poured it into the basin.

He suddenly said, "Lang Jun, Su Ami...... It's going to be fine. ”

"What can happen?"

"But it's been more than ten days! He's going to go, what's going on?

Although the Danyang County Princesses sent someone to say that he had something to trouble Su Ami for some time. But I really can't think of it, he is a dignified Danyang county prince, if he wants to use people, he has a lot of people under his hands to use it, why is he looking for Su Ami? ”

"This ......"

"He refused to explain anything, in the past ten days, Su Ami has not even heard from him, it can't be that something really happened."

Di Renjie chuckled in his heart.

"It shouldn't be, the reputation of the Danyang County Duke is not bad."

"You know he's the same on the outside?"

Di Renjie was speechless for a moment.

He suddenly felt irritable for no reason, and stomped his foot hard, but forgot that his foot was in the basin of water, and the water splashed everywhere.

"So what can I do? I'm also worried about Ami, and I also want to know what Li Keshi is doing with Ami.

But the problem is, I can't ask! I can't even enter the gate of the Danyang County Mansion, let alone meet Master Li. I asked the county gentleman to inquire, but I couldn't inquire. You say, what can I do? What should I do? ”

Loud, silent.

He silently waited for Di Renjie to wash his feet and walked out with a basin of water.

However, when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped.

"Lang Jun, I also know that you are embarrassed.

But...... In the past two days, I saw that the spirit of the eldest lady was obviously not as good as a few days ago. Talking to her, always absent-minded. Her mother, son, orphan and widow depend on each other, and suddenly her son is gone, and she is inevitably worried about her mother. ”

Di Renjie smiled bitterly.

He made up his mind and said, "This matter started because of me, and I will be responsible."

Tomorrow, I will visit the county again. Even if you let out this face, you must find out the news of Ami. If the county magistrate doesn't agree, I will go to Kunming Pool in person. I don't believe it, how can he be unreasonable? ”

Hong Liang couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.

"Lang Jun, I didn't mean to let you find the Duke of Danyang, but ......"

"Okay, okay, I know what to do. You should accompany the eldest lady more these days, lest Ami come back and see that she is not in good health, and you will blame me. Actually, it's not just you who are strange, but I'm also strange in my heart. When I met Li Dayong that day, it was clear that I didn't know Ami. After that, the county gentleman went to Danyang County to talk about the item, and he didn't say that there was a problem.

Why did Ami go to the Danyang County Mansion and never go back?

You just said that Li Keshi is inconsistent on the outside, then I don't believe it. If nothing else, just because he is Li Weigong's younger brother, I believe him. It's a pity that Li Dayong is not in Chang'an, otherwise I would have been able to find a relationship and ask him. ”

"Ah Lang, do what you can."

"I know."

Di Renjie waved his hand, signaling that Hong Liang could leave.

Hong Liang didn't say anything more, and after going out, he closed the door.

It's a bit unrealistic...... In the past, there was Ami and Hei Saburo in the family, and Di Renjie didn't think there was any problem.

Now, he has a feeling that he is not very steady.

Standing up, he took off his clothes, blew out the oil lamp, and climbed into bed.

Anyway, I must go to Pei Xingjian tomorrow, and I must find out what Ami is doing!

Di Renjie lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, and let out a faint sigh from his mouth.