Ji Ning took Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Hua to the backyard of the courtyard.

But it was said that this backyard was connected to other courtyards, and after entering, it began to become popular, and there were also entourages arranged by Zhang Hua, and even after Zhang Hua walked a few steps inside, a mature woman in her thirties came over and saluted: "Lord Zhang is here?" But what is the command? ”

Zhang Hua glanced at Ji Ning, and the woman also followed Zhang Hua's gaze, and when the woman saw an old man like Ji Ning, her eyes also had a different meaning.

"You don't need to do anything, the official is here to tell people about things, and after talking about things, pick the best girl to come over for tea, remember, only one person is needed, it must be your most satisfied!" Zhang Hua said.

The woman smiled: "Is there anything else that Lord Zhang is worried about?" The women who have been trained by the concubine here can be on the stage wherever they go, let alone one person, even if it is dozens of people, they can find out for you, Lord Zhang! ”

After saying that, the woman turned around, and even swayed away a little as she walked.

Ji Ning didn't have any feelings for this woman, and Shangguan Wan'er even frowned when she saw the woman, after all, this kind of woman was not a serious woman from a good family at first glance.

From the conversation between Zhang Hua and the woman, Ji Ning can judge that this woman should help Zhang Hua take care of a certain industry behind her, and in the industry, they should all be women, just like the old bustard, who specially cultivated women for Zhang Hua.

After the two of them entered the hall together, a very ordinary maid came in and lit the candles, the hall was brilliantly lit, Zhang Hua asked Ji Ning to sit down in the main position, Zhang Hua himself sat at the opposite table, the two were two or three meters apart, there was a banquet in front of each person, and Ji Ning held Shangguan Wan'er's waist.

"Don't dislike the simplicity of this place, old gentleman, and then someone will bring the wine and food!" Zhang Hua said with a smile, "This is also a gold cave, originally I was going to send the young women and women in the local big family here, after cultivation, and then send them to the capital, to those dignitaries, or to the people in power of the Restoration Army, I never thought that after talking to the old gentleman today, I knew that these women are meaningless, and if you want to win over, you only need to win over the old gentleman!" ”

Zhang Hua was quite flattering to Ji Ning in his words.

Ji Ning is still somewhat defensive about an unfamiliar environment, and he also knows that this Zhang Hua is not easy to mess with, and it is difficult to say that what this person said is true.

After a while, the wine and food were all served, but Ji Ning didn't plan to eat in such an unfamiliar place. Zhang Hua said: "Old man, before the banquet, I have to talk about something serious. ”

Ji Ning nodded and said: "Early tomorrow morning, the old man will send someone back to the capital to talk to His Majesty about this matter, as long as the old man is in Jinling City for a day, no one can touch you, even the new emperor!" ”

"Why does the old gentleman give him such confidence?" Zhang Hua said a little distrustfully.

Ji Ning smiled: "If you don't trust the old man, will you invite the old man here?" In fact, to put it bluntly, it's not that you don't trust the old man, but that you think that the old man hasn't given you what you want...... This anxious can't eat hot tofu, it's yours, it's all yours after all, do you expect the old man to give you a high-ranking official now? ”

Zhang Hua said: "This is not, as long as the old gentleman can lift it, thinking about it, it is already a matter of light on his face." Old man, when you came to Jiangnan this time, should Your Majesty give you some power? ”

"What do you mean?" Ji Ning asked coldly.

Zhang Hua smiled and said, "You said that the pair of brothers and sisters in King Chong's Mansion will come back soon, if it is your arrangement for the new emperor, it should not be possible to let these two live, right?" ”

"What, you want to kill them?" Ji Ning frowned and asked.

Zhang Hua nodded and said: "Of course, the brothers and sisters of the Chongwang Mansion really don't need to live, these two people will sooner or later affect the old gentleman, and the foundation of the new emperor, and they also got some instructions before going down, and they are ready to kill this brother and sister halfway, and now the people sent have already gone out, since they have discussed things with the old man, it is better to have a good discussion." ”

Only then did Ji Ning know that it turned out that Zhao Yuanqi and Zhao Yuanxuan, brother and sister, had been targeted by the people of the Restoration Army.

Ji Ning thought to himself: "I asked people to protect his brother and sister before, but those mercenaries are still inferior to fight with such a powerful force as the Restoration Army, relying on the people of the imperial court, as well as the Holy Gate and mercenaries, it seems that they can no longer protect Zhao Yuanqi's brothers and sisters, do I still have to rely on Zhang Hua, a shameless villain?" ”

"The old man doesn't want to kill the prince of Chongwang and the lord of Huaizhu!" Ji Ning said.

"Ahh Why is that? Zhang Hua obviously raised his guard, it seemed that Zhang Hua already trusted Ji Ning very much, but because of Ji Ning's protection of the brothers and sisters of Chongwangfu, this person's suspicion of Ji Ning deepened a little.

Ji Ning said with a smile: "If the old man says that the old man wants to protect this brother and sister, and he is coveting the lord of Huaizhu, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Hua was stunned at first, and then he smiled bitterly: "The old gentleman doesn't care so much about a yellow-haired girl, right?" I heard that this Huaizhu County Lord is only twenty-eight years old, which is not a kind of alluring country, and she has such a complex background and such an arrogant attitude, I am afraid that she will not completely surrender to you, the old man. ”

Ji Ning looked at Zhang Hua's demeanor and knew that Zhang Hua seemed to believe something.

It was easy to understand, because the "old gentleman" dressed up by Ji Ning was too mysterious, but this person has one of the deepest characteristics, that is, he is lustful, and he is strategic, and he does things completely unconventionally, and even Ji Ning said that he wanted the new emperor to commit himself, which was accepted by Zhang Hua.

Ji Ning said: "What do you know! The lord of Huaizhu is from the royal family, this little girl has a sense of arrogance, the old man saw her once, she was very disdainful of the old man, the old man wanted to find a chance to make her surrender, for the revival of the palace, why should she commit herself to the old man? Kill her, and it's no fun! ”

Zhang Hua looked incomprehensible, shook his head and said, "The old gentleman really misses a county lord of Huaizhu so much?" If the old gentleman really likes it, then it is better to do something so that the old gentleman can get this female ......"

Ji Ning frowned and said, "What do you mean?" You're going to get people back? ”

"It's not necessarily that you need to be caught, it's just that you need to accomplish something, and the old gentleman doesn't need to ask more...... Oh yes, the old gentleman doesn't have to make arrangements for everything in the next place, and after following the old man into the capital, he will naturally take the old gentleman as the head of the horse, and at that time he will definitely be loyal to the next heart! Zhang Hua said.

(End of chapter)