Ji Ning promised to help the Su family, saying that it was to give Li Xiuer face, but it was just to make Li Xiuer feel at ease.

At this time, Ji Ning didn't know how to help, many things were still a little troublesome for him, and on the issue of helping the Su family, he couldn't think of any countermeasures for the time being.

"The Su family is now completely because of the refuge in the Chongwang Mansion, they will be held accountable by the people of the local forces, to put it bluntly, these people just want to obtain the wealth and status of the Su family, and want the Su family to become history completely, I am a person in the Temple of Literature, and I don't have much weight to speak, how can I ensure that my words are useful?"

After Ji Ning left, he was also thinking about this problem, he had no good way to help the Su family, so he could only accept Li Xiu'er first, and then slowly think of a way to go back.

"Sir." Just when Ji Ning was thinking about things, He An appeared in front of Ji Ning, still holding some invitations in his hand.

Ji Ning said: "Didn't you ask you to reject the people of these families? ”

He An said: "Master, when you first came in, many people came to send invitations, and some people even said that they wanted to be a match......maker for you, Master."

Ji Ning smiled and said: "There are so many strange things in this world, how can you talk about being a matchmaker?" ”

He An smiled bitterly: "Master, the old slave doesn't know what the specific situation is, I only know that this matter should not be simple, the local affairs for the Chongwang Mansion are already a mess, if anyone can marry their daughter to a scholar of the Confucian Temple like the master, it is equivalent to saying that with the Confucian Temple as the backstage, it seems that they will not be held accountable by the imperial court, this is their hope, and they will naturally take this as a lifesaver." ”

Ji Ning nodded slightly and said: "Uncle An is right, these days, in order to keep his family business and status, even if it is necessary to make some sacrifices, but now that I have married a wife, I obviously will not accept this kind of kindness, go out and tell these people, I will not participate in any banquet, and my identity as a person in the Temple of Literature is there, let them invite another master!" ”

"Hey! Master, the old slave is going to pass the word. He An took the trouble to convey Ji Ning's meaning to the people sent by the big families outside.

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Ji Ning didn't go to the Temple of Literature that day, in the end, his errand had not been completely arranged, and he also agreed to go to the Temple of Literature to officially start his errand in the coming day, so he still had to spend some time dealing with the affairs of the family that day.

After the maid is chosen, in fact, everything at home has been prepared, find someone to repair the yard a little, Ji Ning's next step is to prepare to buy another house and come back, so that the female dependents around him can live more comfortably.

After Ji Ning tidied up his house, he found that in fact, if he lived in this house, it would still be enough, but if he wanted to treat this as his own inner house, or if he wanted to be more comfortable, he would be able to take a few more concubines back in the future, so it would not be so easy and easy.

On this issue, Ji Ning can only find a way to buy a house.

On the same day, when Ji Ning was trying to help the Su family, suddenly He An came in and said, "Master, Lord Zhang, the prefect of Jinling, came to ask to see you." ”

"Lord Zhang? The prefect of Jinling? Ji Ning felt a little surprised, "I don't have much intersection with him, what did he do when he came to see me?" Come out with me. ”

Ji Ning knew that the person who came was not good, as a bachelor of the Confucian Temple, he actually had no contact and communication with the local prefect, and he had already thought that this Zhang prefect came to probably come for the local family's affairs.

The prefect of Jinling City is named Zhang Hua, after Li Jing, this is already the third prefect, in a short period of time, Jinling City has experienced great changes in officialdom, before Zhang Hua, the two prefects are related to Chongwangfu, and then Zhang Hua arrived, and the local prison and the official yamen are cooperating to clean up the remnants of Chongwangfu, and now there will be signs of chaos in Jinling City.

When Zhang Hua went out, he always hugged him from front to back, because he was afraid of being retaliated against by the local official family, and he took a lot of entourage and thugs with him wherever he went.

This person is more than forty years old, and he looks very shrewd, and after seeing Ji Ning, he arched his hand slightly: "This is not Bachelor Ji?" I've admired the name for a long time! ”

Although Ji Ning is also a bachelor of the Temple of Literature, he is actually not very famous at all, because his days as an official in the court are still short, and he is not a celebrity in the court at all.

Ji Ning said: "Governor Zhang came here, I don't know what happened? ”

Between the words, Ji Ning didn't mean to let Zhang Hua enter the door, and Ji Ning was full of vigilance against this Zhang Hua, this person actually put it bluntly, it was the thugs of those forces in power in the capital, such as Zhang Junming, the left prime minister, and others, who cleared the forces of Chongwangfu in the local area, and gave the money to those in power.

These courtiers were not like the emperor's courtiers, but the courtiers of those in power.

Zhang Hua walked over and said, "If you have something to say, go in and say, this is not the place to talk!" ”

Because the prefect of Jinling came to Ji Mansion, many people were watching, and Ji Ning also knew that the news would soon spread to the entire Jinling City to be known, as for whether those families would come to him for help, it was difficult to say, after all, Zhang Hua came to warn Ji Ning, and also asked those families to stop thinking about marrying with the Temple of Literature to solve the immediate trouble.

When he got inside, Ji Ning asked, "Can Governor Zhang explain his intention now?" ”

Zhang Hua looked at Ji Ning's main hall and said: "As a bachelor of Ji, I am afraid that it is a little inappropriate to live in such a house now, it is better for this official to come forward and choose a good house for Bachelor Ji, I don't know how?" ”

Ji Ning thought about it, this Zhang Hua seemed to want to give him a mansion, and Ji Ning asked with a smile: "Why did Governor Zhang want to let him choose a mansion in the next place?" As the saying goes, the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own kennels, and if you live here, you can be regarded as accustomed to it, so you don't want to move the nest. ”

Zhang Hua said: "Since Bachelor Ji doesn't want to move the place, it's not reluctant, but there is a word to remind you, in Jinling City, there are many traitors who have betrayed Your Majesty, and now after Your Majesty ascends the throne, it is the time to rectify the place, and those families have come to Bachelor Ji for your help, and Bachelor Ji had better stand by and watch, so as not to get into trouble!" ”

These words are no longer speaking kindly, but threatening Ji Ning.

It seems that Ji Ning is Zhang Hua's subordinate, and Ji Ning must also do what Zhang Hua said.

Ji Ning shook his head and said: "I don't understand what Governor Zhang meant, and I live in peace in Jinling City, what trouble did I cause?" Or, is Governor Zhang still ready to ask Zaixia if he is guilty? ”

"Master Ji, don't look for trouble, only in this way will the prefect's yamen not make trouble for you, otherwise...... It will give you good fruit to eat! Zhang Hua said sharply.

(End of chapter)