Chapter 32: Ji Yuan and the Ji Family
"Isn't this Ji Yuan!Why did he come back suddenly?"
The Ji family in the capital, although it is not like those big families with power in the government and the opposition, there are thousands of customers, but they are also one of the best families in the capital.
If you don't enter the court, you have rank, and you don't listen to political affairs but you wear black yarn.
This is the little-known red-top merchant - Ji Jia!
The courtyard of the Ji family covers an extremely wide area, and there are hundreds of people of the Ji family living in it, after Ji Yuan moved out of this house half a year ago, he never came back, and those cousins of the same age couldn't help but say in surprise when they saw Ji Yuan stepping into the house.
"Tut-tut, didn't you say that you wouldn't go back to this home if you didn't make a contribution? Could it be that it's our Ji Datou, oh no, it's our Ji Dazi who has returned to his hometown?"
"Hey, I think he caused a big deal and ran back to take refuge!"
A taciturn, inconspicuous boy suddenly said.
"Brother Yun, how can you say that? Our Brother Ji Yuan, he is not one of us who is a drunken rice bag and a gentleman, but he wants to establish a meritorious career, and he will surpass the existence of the eldest grandfather in the future, how can he run back in disgrace?"
The man said in a strange way: "He is the dragon and phoenix in the sky, and he looks down on us maggots on the ground." β
"Brother Feng, although we can't make it, at least we won't waste money! We will spend so many tens of taels of silver every month, and we won't spend a lot of money or anything. β
"Hey, what are you talking nonsense about! The matter of a thousand taels of silver, for our eldest prince Ji, can it be called a matter? I say yes, eldest prince Ji Yuanji?"
When Ji Yuan left home at that time, he said that he should not be a bloodsucker of the family like those cousins of the same age who only know how to eat, drink and have fun all day long, he would establish a career and carry forward the Ji family.
Because of this sentence, he offended a lot of cousins, and when he returned to the Ji family again, those cousins were all sneering and sneering, and they didn't give him a good look.
Ji Yuan turned a deaf ear, he went home this time because he had important things to do.
He didn't want to pay attention to these incompetent brothers, but his brothers had no intention of letting him go.
Several people surrounded him, faintly blocking his way.
"Ji Yuan, don't pretend to be great, let me tell you, you are a joke in our eyes now. β
"That's it, do you think you are still the son of the Ji family? Since you moved out of here, you are no longer the grandson of the Ji family, and you are not much more noble than us!"
Ji Yuan sneered, and looked down on them even more in his heart, this group of guys who only bullied the weak and feared the hard, and barked at the dog turned out to be his cousins, which really humiliated him!
He said lightly: "I'm going to see grandpa, you want to go too?"
As soon as a word was spoken, it became silent and a pin drop could be heard.
Ji Yuan ignored them and bypassed them, and his cousins didn't dare to find fault anymore.
Compared with Ji Yuan, they are more self-aware, and they also know that no matter what the people of the Ji family say, Ji Yuan is the grandson of the Ji family, and if he causes trouble, the Ji family will wipe his ass for him.
But these distant relatives don't have such good treatment, once they do something wrong, the wealth of the past will disappear.
Ji Yuan walked to a courtyard, he hesitated in front of the door for a moment, and finally made up his mind and stepped into the courtyard.
In the courtyard, a somewhat elderly housekeeper was walking in it, and when he saw Ji Yuan coming in, he was stunned, and then showed a kind smile: "Isn't this Xiao Yuan?
For people in the capital, the name of Ji Datou is much louder, but in the Ji family, Ji Yuan left home at that time to work alone, and this matter was also known to the Ji family.
Ji Yuan's sentence "If you don't make a contribution, you won't go back home!", it is still fresh in the Ji family, and Ji Zhen was also very surprised when he saw him come back.
"Uncle Zhen, I want to see grandpa!"
Hearing his words, Zhen Bo didn't show a look of surprise on his face, the moment he saw Ji Yuan, he was already clear.
"It just so happens that the master is free, I'll take you there!"
Uncle Zhen was unexpectedly crisp, but when he walked out of the courtyard and went to the study where Ji Yuan's grandfather Ji Linchen was, Ji Yuan heard the sigh of Uncle Zhen, who had been very kind to him since he was a child.
"Xiao Yuan, if you can come back this time, if the young master and young lady know, you will definitely be very happy. β
Ji Yuan was silent, when he left home, it was clear that he was breaking with the Ji family, although the silver he used to squander was from the Ji family, but he had to make a full statement.
Uncle Zhen continued to take care of himself: "What you have done in the past six months, the master also sees it, although he didn't say it, but the master's thoughts, I probably know a thing or two.
Our Ji family, to have the current foundation, depends on the efforts of the old master and the young master, although my Ji family is no longer short of money, but seeing you spend such a large amount of money, I also feel heartache when I look at it.
You can make a name for yourself in the capital, and the old man and young master are happy to see it, but we would rather not have the name of Ji Datou.
If nothing else, it's the ...... who cheated you out of a thousand taels of silver a few months ago."
Uncle Zhen suddenly shut up as he spoke, and in front of him, the study of the Ji family master arrived.
"Ah, the study has arrived, people are old, and they always like to say something that they don't have, Xiao Yuan, don't think I'm verbose, let's go in!"
Uncle Zhen's words were like a hammer, smashing into Ji Yuan's heart, he didn't expect that Uncle Zhen, who had always supported him with a smile on him, would say such a thing.
It is conceivable how bad what he has done in the past six months is in the eyes of the Ji family!
But all this finally paid off, and he found the person who could make him achieve his goal and lead the entire Ji family to glory.
It's just that now I need a little help from the family!
He pushed open the door to the study.
"Ji Yuan, you're here. β
"Grandpa, I ......"
In the room, Ji Yuan's grandfather looked at Ji Yuan, his eyes seemed to be perceptive, as if he knew what Ji Yuan was going to say, he waved his hand and interrupted Ji Yuan's words.
"I know what you want to say, it's for that Yu Hua, right? I remember when you ran away from home, but you said okay, you won't rely on any help from the family, why did you run back to the Ji family this time and want to find me?"
Ji Yuan lowered his head, he also knew that it was not pleasing for him to do this, he explained: "Grandpa, I believe that Yu Hua is the one who can help my Ji family completely gain a foothold, I hope you will help him." β
The Ji family is rich and rivals the country, and the huge wealth in its hands makes it necessary for the current emperor of the Tenglong Kingdom to weigh and weigh if he wants to deal with the Ji family, but after all, the background is too shallow, and the Ji family, which does not have a strong force to sit in, is facing the crisis of collapse overnight at any time.
In order to find a way out, Ji Yuan volunteered to direct the runaway scene half a year ago, in the name of befriending heroes, looking for potential warriors for the Ji family.
However, for more than half a year, one of the most well-known things he did was to be cheated out of a thousand taels of silver by a liar who was not even a martial artist.
"Although I didn't hear you mention it last time, I think about it, the time you were cheated of two thousand taels of silver in three times, you also had this idea!"
"There is no need to refute, I have seen everything you have done in the past six months, and other people in the capital have also seen it. β
It turned out that Ji Yuan's dang was far more than that, and the rumor in the capital that he spent a lot of money to make friends with a hero, and the amount of money he was deceived was more than 1,000 taels.
That heroic man disappeared without a trace after receiving his 1,000 taels of silver, and now that he thinks about it, he should not have absconded, but was cleaned up by the Ji family!
"Grandpa, how amazing Yu Hua's performance in this martial arts exam is, haven't you seen that even the teachers in the inner courtyard have stepped down to compete for him as a martial artist, my future prospects are absolutely limitless. β
After listening, Ji Linchen sighed: "I thought that you would gain something if you went out for half a year, but now that you think about it, you are as naΓ―ve as you were then."
With the background of my Ji family, do you still need to care about a teacher in the inner courtyard?
Needless to say, I've already made up my mind!"
Ji Yuan was unwilling: "Grandpa, really, Yu Hua's talent is very good, it is possible to become a martial artist and a martial saint in the future!"
When he saw Yu Hua in the Diling Pavilion, he realized that this person was extremely special and a person worth befriending, although he had been deceived several times before, he had such an idea, but he assured that this would definitely be a great opportunity for the Ji family to rise.
Ji Linchen looked at him for a while before continuing: "What did you say you wanted to be admitted to the Martial Academy?"
Hearing his grandfather's sudden question, Ji Yuan paused for a moment, and he subconsciously replied: "My Ji family has the status it has now, relying on the huge wealth under control, but after all, this world is respected by martial arts, if Your Majesty or some big sects covet our wealth, then this astronomical figure will come to naught in an instant."
In order for my Ji family to have the capital to gain a foothold in the Tenglong Country, or even on this continent, we must make friends with some reliable and powerful warriors and let them work for our Ji family. β
"Money can make ghosts grind, with the financial resources of my Ji family, it is not difficult to let the Martial Saint powerhouse work for me, but why don't I do it?"
After his reminder, Ji Yuan suddenly understood, and he said weakly: "In order to avoid suspicion, Emperor Tenglong will never allow my Ji family to have both wealth and force. β
"Since you know, then I don't need to say more, it's inconvenient for me to meddle in the affairs of the Martial Academy, besides, like last time, the last time is enough. You don't have to be anxious, take your time, my Ji family can last a few years, be cautious, it's better than using those cats and dogs as life-saving straws. β
Ji Yuan left in response.
Grandpa's words are indeed one of the reasons, as the Ji family, it is taboo to get involved in the martial arts academy, but this does not mean that they can't do anything.
With Ji Linchen's status, the so-called cheating in the martial arts exam is just a trivial matter, it's just that he doesn't want to help!
After Ji Yuan left, in the study, a figure appeared in the shadows.
There are some unseemly forces behind any force, to do something that can't be put on the table, although the Ji family is a family that has risen in recent decades, it also has a force of its own.
Ji Linchen commanded at the figure: "With Ji Yuan's temperament, he will definitely not give up easily, you go and watch him, and once he has a dangerous move, bring him back immediately." β
The figure disappeared into the darkness again, and there was a knock on the door, and it was Uncle Zhen, the housekeeper of the Ji family, who was summoned.
"Yu Hua's matter is not simple, there seems to be a force behind this, and the momentum is getting bigger and bigger, I am afraid it will not take long to reach His Majesty's ears. You send someone to investigate, but don't interfere. Also, Ji Yuan's sources of funds have been stopped, the current situation is a bit critical, it's better to make a show and clear up the relationship!"
"Yes, sir!"