Chapter 440: Who's Afraid of Whom?
"Yes, grandfather." Zeng Yu thought that Du Zheyan was retreating, rolled his eyes at Du Zheyan, went out and chose a few people with powerful mouths who could quarrel the most, and went straight to Du Jinning's house.
It was already afternoon. Du Jinning is not at home, but trains cooks in Qi's house. Zeng Yu went away, and he was empty, and he didn't even have to enter the door of the Du family, and the old man Zhu in the porter told him directly: "My young master is not at home, he is in Qi Mansion." β
As a second-generation official, Zeng Yu may not be able to read or make money, but his brain and vision are indispensable. As long as someone in the family is an official, the elders will educate their children on who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked, so as not to provoke the children outside and invite trouble for the elders in the family.
At this time, as soon as he heard that Du Jinning was in Qi Mansion, Zeng Yu was intimidated. He didn't dare to rush into the Qi Mansion to teach Du Jinning a lesson.
But just go back, the ancestors of the Du family are still waiting there. If he went back with his tail between his legs so gray, he wouldn't even dare to enter the mansion of a Zhishi official, and he would definitely be laughed at by the ancestors of the Du family in his heart.
He hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth, and said to his subordinates: "You go and talk to the old man who guards the door of the Du family, and say that my young master of the Zeng family is visiting, and tell the young master of his family to go home quickly." β
The next person hurried to speak.
Seeing this, Old Man Zhu didn't dare to slack off. Afraid that the ten-year-old grandson who was watching the door and talking together would not be able to speak clearly, he told his grandson to look at the door, and ran to Qi Mansion by himself, found Du Jinning in the kitchen, and told him what was going on outside.
At the end, he said: "Young master, I see that the young master of the Zeng family is aggressive, I'm afraid that he is here to find trouble." I heard that the old lady of the Zeng family and the old lady of the Du family have a good relationship, maybe this young master Zeng is here to help the Du family get ahead. The eldest lord of his family is the general judgment of the government office, and you have to deal with it carefully. β
When Du Jinning heard this, she only felt that the few houses that Yao Shuqi bought her were really good.
You must know how much she envies the porter like Old Man Shen, not only knows how to receive guests, but also helps the host inquire about all kinds of gossip, and when the host is away, she can also help the host communicate with the neighbors. But she also knows that such a concierge cannot be cultivated without several generations of eunuchs.
Unexpectedly, she actually picked up the treasure, this old man Zhu was no worse than old man Shen at all.
She was about to speak, when two people suddenly walked in outside the door, and the one at the head asked, "Xiao Ning'er, what's the matter?" What's the trouble? β
Du Jinning saw the person coming clearly, and shouted in surprise: "Grandpa Qi, Mr. Yuan, why are you here?" β
When they came to Fucheng a few days ago, Qi Bokun was reluctant to come up because Fucheng had no playmates. Unexpectedly, only three or four days later, he and Yuan Xiuzhu actually came to Fucheng.
Qi Muyuan could hear the report and rushed over.
"Haha." Speaking of this, Qi Bokun was happy, "Your Mr. Yuan was moved by me and is ready to come to Fuxue to be a gentleman." β
"Really?" Du Jinning was more and more pleasantly surprised.
Qi Muyuan was also very happy.
He knew that his grandfather couldn't rest assured of him, and he was reluctant to let Yuan Xiuzhu be his old partner. He wants to study in Fuxue, and Qi Bokun has to run on both sides of the city and the county.
Qi Bokun is finally in his fifties. After such a tiring journey, he was worried that his grandfather would not be able to bear it.
Now that Mr. Yuan has come to Fucheng, his grandfather can stay in Fucheng with peace of mind.
"What did you just say? Who's in trouble with you? Qi Bokun asked Du Jinning.
If it is as before, he can take proper care of Du Jinning, but let him do something for Du Jinning, he is an old oilman who has been in the officialdom for a long time, and he is unwilling to do this kind of thing.
Live for a long time, he has lived for so many years, and he has seen too many amazing and brilliant people. But even if these people are extremely smart and talented, they often have many faults, such as arrogance and lack of dust. Such people often do not go far in officialdom. Guan Lehe was a very typical example back then.
So even if Du Jinning was more intelligent than he imagined, he didn't let him look at him too differently.
But after hearing Du Jinning analyze the test questions and learn that this kid has a very outstanding political mind and vision, and then thinking about his performance in front of himself and Yuan Xiuzhu, Guan Lehe and others in the past two years, Qi Bokun's attitude towards Du Jinning is completely different.
What a sensitive person Du Jinning is, she can naturally feel the change in Qi Bokun's attitude.
The elders appreciate you and care for you, and she naturally has to accept this kindness.
She told Qi Bokun about the matter, and of course she didn't forget to explain the grievances of the Du family in the previous life, and then said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, it's just a house name." If the Du family really asked the Zeng family to intercede, then I changed it. β
Originally, she didn't plan to change the name of the house, even if the Zeng family interceded, she ignored it. She is a common person, and she is not an official in the officialdom, and the Zeng family is not the prefect of the broken family, even if she doesn't give the Zeng family face, the Zeng family still dares to put her in prison? Not to mention that she has entered the eyes of some people as a little Sanyuan, that is, the Qi family, the Guan family, and the Liang family are behind her, as long as the Zeng family has a little brain, they will not embarrass her for the Du family over there.
But when Qi Bokun came, the situation was different. She can't make it difficult for the Qi family to do her own business. After all, the Zeng family is a general judge, and Qi Bokun is an official of Zhishi. Even if Qi Bokun's retreat is an expedient measure, and the protΓ©gΓ©s of the DPRK and China are all over the place, the power is still very strong, but he has to give the magistrate some face. She can't let Qi Bokun offend people because of her.
So she's willing to take a step back.
"What, are you afraid of the Zeng family?" Qi Bokun asked with a smile.
"Not really." Du Jinning shook his head, "I'm close to you, and it's not good for me to rely on your momentum and not take the old residents in my eyes." β
Qi Bokun was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Du Jinning meant.
Feeling the clarity of this child's mind and thoughtfulness of the question, Qi Bokun smiled: "What's wrong with relying on our momentum?" Although I, Qi Bokun, have become a leader, but the dying camel is bigger than the horse, and it is not something that a six-rank official can bully at will. You don't have to bother with this matter. I'll help you out. β
"This ......" Du Jinning was stunned, "Grandpa Qi, isn't this okay?" It's just a trifle. β
It's really a small thing, and because there is a saying of "first come, first come", she doesn't take it seriously. If Qi Bokun is allowed to use her connections to help her force the Du family over there, she will not be able to resist Qi Bokun.
Qi Bokun said: "This is not a trivial matter, you have to change the plaque to 'Du She' or 'Du Yu', and you will reduce yourself to a branch." You are the true descendants of the long house, and they are just the second room. If you let your uncle and grandfather know that you have lowered yourself to a lower level, you may not know what to become angry. So this plaque cannot be changed. β
Du Jinning didn't know what to say. She thought the same thing, but she didn't want to offend Qi Bokun because of her.
"I know what your little brain cares about. Don't worry, I'm not afraid of a six-grade judgment. β
Qi Bokun patted Du Jinning on the shoulder, and then raised his voice: "Ah Zhong, go and give a copy of my post to Yang Yuntao." That kid hadn't brought me wine for a while. You tell him not to enter my door if he loses two catties of pear blossom stuff. β
"Yes, old lady." Zhongbo hurriedly withdrew and sent someone to deliver the post.
Du Jinning was stunned.
She is such a person who pays attention to collecting all kinds of information, how can she not know who Yang Yuntao is? That's the current prefect of Gui Province, who only came to Fucheng last year to take up his post.
Listening to Qi Bokun's meaning, Yang Yuntao not only has a lot to do with him, but is he also a junior? Then isn't her backer?
Although the general judge has the right to supervise the prefect and go straight to heaven, he is ultimately a subordinate of the prefect and lives under the prefect. As long as the prefect does not bend the law for bribes or engage in irregularities for personal gain, the right to pass judgment will be null and void. But the prefect wants to give the general judgment small shoes to wear, and it is a matter of minutes. There are not too many means that can be used in officialdom.
The Du family used the Zeng family to suppress her, but she relied on the Qi family to use the prefect to suppress the Zeng family? Hey, it's just a touch when you think about it.
"Thank you, Grandpa Qi." She shook it deeply.
"You're welcome, I'll treat you like a grandson, don't go out with Grandpa Qi." Qi Bokun waved his hand.
He really wanted to recognize Du Jinning as his godgrandson, but thinking about Guan Lehe's attitude, he still gave up.
The Guan family wants to remain neutral, if he pulls his beloved disciple into the water behind Guan Lehe's back and lets Du Jinning get involved in political battles, Guan Lehe can't hate him to death?
In addition, Du Jinning's ambition also made him suppress this thought.
This kid is sincere, so let him stay neutral all the time and go a little smoother in his career. When necessary, he and his forces can give this child a boost.
Of course, the premise is that this child can always maintain his sincere heart and not go the wrong way.
"Grandpa Qi, what should I do now? Young Master Zeng still has to wait outside. Du Jinning asked.
Qi Bokun touched his chin and thought about it: "You go back first." I'll go over in a moment. I haven't been there since your garden was built. You, Mr. Yuan, are even more curious about the garden. If he likes it, and you have something to do next, he'll have to ask you to build one for him. β
Du Jinning looked at Yuan Xiuzhu: "Mr. Yuan wants it, and the disciple will naturally obey his efforts and do his best." But first of all, my garden has not been built yet, and if you don't like it, you are not allowed to criticize. β
Yuan Xiuzhu said with a smile: "As long as you let those cooks cook a few good dishes, I won't say that your garden is not good." After all, the hands of people are short, and the mouth of eating people is short. β
"It's easy." Du Jinning smiled and agreed.
When Qi Bokun heard this, he said with a smile: "It's just right, Yang Yuntao took pear blossom brewing for a while, good wine with good dishes, and I have a good mouth tonight." β
"If there is nothing to command, I will pass." Du Jinning estimated that Zeng Yu was almost dry, so he offered to leave.
"Well, go ahead. Don't be afraid, I've got you covered. β
"Yes, Grandpa Qi." Du Jinning understood, "I must let them know that their Zeng family can't cover the sky with one hand in Fucheng." β