Early in the morning, Gu Ling rode his horse into the palace for the morning court. Although there was definitive evidence that He Wei had an accident and ran away, he decided to let Duanmu Chen hide for a few more days to see how things would unfold.
After the morning court, Gu Ling took the submitted papers and left the palace to return home.
Duanmu Chen in the Library Pavilion thought that Gu Ling would come to find him, but when he learned that Gu Ling had already left, he was at a loss for words. However, he could only follow Gu Ling's suggestion, searching for books to pass the time in the Library Pavilion.
As soon as Gu Ling returned home, he saw Zhengzheng and Ji Xiaoshu all ready to go out, looking eagerly at him.
"Master, let's go catch tadpoles!" Ji Xiaoshu hugged Gu Ling's leg.
Gu Ling shook his head, "I can't spare the time today."
Ji Xiaoshu frowned, "Master promised, you can't break your word!"
"I said tomorrow." Gu Ling's expression remained calm.
