The best ring

"Where is Guang'er? I have something to talk to him about. Ask him to come and see me." In Ji's mansion, Ji Pei sat in the hall with a rosy face, sipping tea slowly, and said to the servants.

Ji Pei thought that after he retired, his official career was over, but he never thought that the third prince suddenly sent a message and wanted to hire him as an aide. This news really surprised and delighted Ji Pei.

Ji Pei has been a university scholar in the palace for so many years. This status seems good, but he does not have much real power. He relies on his mouth. It's okay if the emperor listens to his advice. If the emperor doesn't listen, then his words are no different from farts.

It's not that Ji Pei doesn't want to change his identity. In fact, he has always wanted to change his identity over the years, to be an official outside or to seek a position in the court. However, after so many years, he has not been able to succeed until he retired.

He thought that this would be the end of his life, but he never thought that after he retired, his official career would change. The third prince actually wanted to hire him as an aide.

Ji Pei did teach the Third Prince in his early years, and there was a little bit of a master-disciple relationship between the two. However, it was impossible for the princes in the palace to have only one teacher. Ji Pei was just one of the Third Prince's many teachers, and the two did not even have a very deep friendship. Ji Pei had previously tried to get himself an important position through the Third Prince's connections, but he did not succeed. This time, the Third Prince took the initiative to send him a big gift.

The status of the prince's staff has a rank in the court. Although it is not very high, not many people dare to offend it, especially the staff of the more powerful princes, who are even more noble. The Third Prince's status among the many princes is not low, so Ji Pei, who serves as his staff, will not be low in status. Ji Pei is very satisfied with this status. If the Third Prince can make further progress after the death of the old emperor, then he will have the merit of following the dragon, and it is not impossible for him to rise to prominence at that time.

When thinking of his bright future, Ji Pei was in a good mood. He was in a good mental state these days, as if he was a few years younger.

"Master, Master..." The servant looked at Ji Pei with some embarrassment, and did not immediately call Ji Guang.

Although Ji Guang was not young anymore, and even his son was that old, as long as Ji Pei was still there, Ji Guang could only be "Master" in this mansion, not "Master."

"What happened to Guang'er? Did he go out to fool around again?" Ji Pei's smiling face suddenly became gloomy.

Ji Pei knew his son very well. It was a bit unfair to say that he was unlearned, but he was indeed a person who liked to fool around and play tricks. Their Ji Mansion had a special status in Qingyuan County before, and Ji Guang often went out to fool around with his friends at that time. Now, their Ji Mansion is about to rise again, and it is not impossible for Ji Guang to go out to play.

"No, Master, he went to Wu Mansion." The servant said a little nervously.

"Wu Mansion?" Ji Pei was stunned for a moment and said, "What is he going to Wu Mansion for?"

"The young master said he was going to save the young master. He didn't want the young master to suffer in Wu Mansion, so he wanted to bring the young master back." The servant replied.

"Stupid!" Ji Pei put down the teacup and said fiercely, "The Third Prince has promised to deal with this matter. Why should he intervene? Moreover, the people in Wu Mansion have been trying to catch him, but he took the initiative to deliver himself to the door. Did he really think that Wu Fan would not dare to touch him?"

Ji Pei said with a bit of regret. Of course, he also wanted to bring Ji Hao back as soon as possible, but this matter was not so easy to handle, especially since Ji Hao himself pleaded guilty. Although the Third Prince promised to hire him as a staff member, the official document had not yet been issued. Moreover, even if it was issued, he and the entire Ji Mansion would need to avoid suspicion for this matter. It would be best for the Third Prince to handle this matter.

Ji Pei wanted to talk to Ji Guang and was also preparing to talk about this matter. He was about to go to the imperial capital. Before leaving, he wanted to warn Ji Guang not to be impulsive and not to interfere in this matter. He just needed to wait for Ji Hao to come back. However, he never thought that Ji Guang could not bear it and went to Wu Mansion to ask for someone earlier.

This behavior was really impulsive.

"Go, go to Wu Mansion quickly and let Guang'er come back." Ji Pei hurriedly said to the servant.

"Yes, Master."

The servant immediately went to Wu Mansion and soon came back from Wu Mansion. However, he came back from Wu Mansion alone, and Ji Guang was not with him.

"Where is Guang'er?" Ji Pei couldn't help asking, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

"The Wu Mansion sent a message saying that the young master was suspected of stealing and selling official grain and has been detained now." The servant said with a look of panic on his face.

"Detained?" Ji Pei stood up in shock. The thing he was most worried about in his heart really happened.

"Yes, yes." The servant replied: "The Wu family also told you not to get involved in this matter, lest, lest..."

"Leave what?"

"Leave his reputation unprotected."

"Asshole! This Wu Fan is really arrogant!" Ji Pei said angrily.

At this time, Ji Pei was very proud because he received the invitation from the third prince. Who in the whole Qingyuan County would not be polite to him? As a result, this Wu Fan did not take him seriously at all and threatened him. How could he not be angry?

However, even though he was angry, Ji Pei would not take the initiative to "send his head" like his son did. Wu Fan dared to arrest Ji Guang and Ji Hao, so he had the courage to arrest him. Although he did not participate in the affairs of his son and grandson, it did not prevent Wu Fan from making up a reason to detain him.

Therefore, although Ji Pei was angry, he did not have the idea of ​​​​going to the door to argue, but went straight to the study. He wanted to tell the third prince about the matter and let the third prince deal with it. He, Wu Fan, dared to be so arrogant to their Ji family. Could he dare not even listen to the orders of the third prince?

Unless Wu Fan didn't want to live!

"Wu Fan, you despise our Ji family so much, I will make you pay the price!" Ji Pei said to himself while writing a letter. In his heart, Ji Pei had already announced Wu Fan's death sentence. If Wu Fan was not severely punished, how could their Ji family gain a foothold and establish prestige in Qingyuan County in the future?

On the other hand, the five wealthy families in the city who left Wu Fan's house, after reaching a consensus, immediately went home, transported their stored grain outside the city, and built porridge sheds again to provide relief to the refugees outside the city.

Seeing someone coming to build porridge sheds, the refugees outside the city were overjoyed and rushed to several porridge sheds.

"Don't worry, we have everything, we have everything!" The person in charge of building the porridge sheds shouted loudly.

It took a lot of effort for these people to appease the refugees, and then they started to cook porridge. The fragrance of the porridge slowly spread, causing excitement among the refugees outside the city.