For some time afterwards, Nan Tianzong was often nowhere to be found, and Di Yelei was also incredibly busy.
It was now the end of Golden August of autumn, also the month when the imperial court collected grain and salary taxes. The Di Family had quite a lot of farmland, but it was all rented out, and Di Yelei sent Old Cheng to collect the rent.
After the last drinking session, Di Yelei was always worried about Old Tang. He took the time to visit the armory and Old Tang's residence, only to find a thick layer of dust covering the latter, indicating that no one had visited for quite some time.
Entering September, the academy officially started.
Due to the arrival of the three Hanlin Academy scholars assigned by His Majesty, and the inevitable differences that arose with several Liu Family teachers, things got very heated and even brought to Liu Sisi's attention.