Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 586: Walk your own path from now on

It can be seen that Xu Jing is still brooding over what happened back then. Only by putting himself in his teacher's shoes could Xu Jing feel how desperate Chen Ce was at the time.

He is seriously ill, alone in the capital, and poor. His only hope is the child marriage left for him by his parents. If Ning Cheng had not relied on his teacher's parents, you would not have been able to become an official in Shuntian Prefecture.

But the teacher's only hope was ruthlessly trampled by you! He knew that the teacher was quiet and thoughtful, and would never force others. If you were not unwilling to get married, how could the teacher take the initiative to cancel the engagement?
I'm afraid his teacher had already figured out how to help you rise in officialdom, but you gave up on your teacher!

Fortunately, his teacher was extremely wise, which enabled him to get to where he is today.

Now that you, Ning Cheng, are in trouble, you actually have the nerve to ask the teacher for help? If Chen Ce hadn't written him a letter, he would never have been willing to help Ning Cheng out of his difficulties.

"Come with me to the provincial government office." Xu Jing said lightly, then he walked out of Ning Mansion with his hands behind his back and got into the sedan chair alone.

Ning Cheng hesitated for a moment, and was pulled out by Ning Zhijun, saying, "Dad, let's go."

Ning Zhijun knew that if Chen Ce did not take action this time, their Ning family would be finished, so they had to be very kind. At worst, they could just return the favor to Chen Ce later.

Ning Cheng sighed deeply, took Ning Zhijun into the sedan chair, and walked towards the Zhejiang Provincial Government Office with Xu Jing.

Inside the Chief Secretary's Yamen.

The Zhejiang Provincial Governor, the Left and Right Councillors and other local high-ranking officials were all here. After Xu Jing arrived here, Ning Cheng and Ning Zhijun also arrived soon after.

After Xu Jing sat down, he took a sip of the tea. As a prefect under Zhejiang, Xu Jing's rank was certainly not as rich as that of the local governors, but this did not mean that Xu Jing was inferior to others.

He glanced at the Zhejiang Provincial Administration Commissioner and said with a smile, "Your humble servant Xu Jing pays respect to Lord Li."

Governor Li did not dare to underestimate Xu Jing. Everyone in the officialdom was an old fox. Ning Cheng and his men dared to take action because there was no one behind Ning Cheng.

But Xu Jing was different. The person behind him was too powerful. Chen Ce... he was someone they dared not to provoke at all. So the entire provincial government was respectful and polite to a local prefect.

Xu Jing took another sip of tea, and then said calmly: "My teacher asked me to come and tell you that Lord Ning is his friend. Please give my teacher some face."

Li, the governor, was startled for a moment, and hurriedly smiled and tried to speak, but Xu Jing stopped him and said, "Okay, I just came to pass on a message to the teacher, I have no other intentions."

"I know you are all very busy, so I won't bother you any more. I still have some things to deal with in Ningbo. Don't worry, I will come to treat you to a meal and apologize once I have dealt with them."

Li Buzheng and the others hurriedly bowed their hands and said they dared not. Xu Jing said, "It's my duty. My lords, please don't bear a grudge against me. I really have too many things to deal with in Ningbo. If it weren't for the teacher's letter, I wouldn't have come to bother you lords."

"I hope you all can give my teacher some respect."

Several officials from Zhejiang said hurriedly, "Of course, of course. Please ask Lord Xu to send our regards to Marquis Tai'an on our behalf."

Xu Jing smiled and said, "Okay!"

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After leaving the governor's office, Ning Cheng came personally to see Xu Jing off. He tried every way to get the Zhejiang officials to show leniency, but Chen Ce's student made the Zhejiang officials compromise with just one sentence.

This is enough to show how powerful Chen Ce's voice is in the local area! Ning Cheng hurriedly bowed and said to Xu Jing: "Thank you, Lord Xu, for your help."

Xu Jing waved his hands and said, "Don't thank me. I don't have this intention, and I don't want to have anything to do with you."

"If my teacher hadn't sent me the letter, I wouldn't have rushed over from Ningbo."

"If I were next to the teacher, I would definitely not ask the teacher to help you. The teacher doesn't owe you anything, but you owe the teacher a lot."

"The teacher was helpless and seriously ill at the time. If it weren't for the teacher's father's help, would you have been able to pass the imperial examination? You and the teacher had already been engaged, why did you regret it in the end?"

"You know, the teacher has made all the career plans for you, and even made a business plan for you. He thought that once you marry Miss Ning, he will spare no effort to help you."

"What about you?"

"The teacher has always been reluctant to say these words. He doesn't want to hurt you, but I can't care so much. The teacher is kind-hearted and doesn't want to say these words, but it doesn't mean that I, as a student, am not angry!"

"If I were your teacher, I would wish you well. Why do you want me to save you?"

"But the teacher did it. It is difficult to disobey the teacher's orders. I can only do as he says. But don't count on the teacher for your own future. The teacher's time is up. I will not have anything to do with your Ning family in the future."

"That's it. You will be fine in Zhejiang now, but this is only for this time. As for the future, you will have to walk your own path!"

After Xu Jing finished speaking, he got on the sedan chair, without even looking at Ning Cheng, and told the sedan bearer to leave.

Ning Cheng stood there blankly, wanting to say something but stopping himself. In the end, he just stammered for a while and then sighed helplessly.

Ning Zhijun wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't open his mouth.

Chen Ce is such a person. It is because their Ning family is unlucky that Ning Cheng regretted it early on, but there is no such thing as a regret medicine in this world.

If he had the chance to regret again, Ning Cheng would never have acted so self-willedly. He didn't cherish such a good and wealthy son-in-law. He always thought that he loved his daughter, but in the end, his daughter's marriage was still a mess!
Now that Ning Zhijun has decided to live out her life alone, Ning Cheng doesn't dare to persuade her anymore. After all, it was he who facilitated her marriage to Lun Wenxu, and he doesn't want to see his daughter get hurt again.

Inside the Governor's Office, several officials came out. Their attitudes changed drastically. They said to Ning Cheng with a smile on their faces, "Sir Ning, we have investigated the matter. It turns out that there is a problem with the Tongpan in the Governor's Office."

"We have misunderstood you. To express our apology, I will personally host a banquet to make amends for you."

Ning Cheng took a deep breath and smiled again. He knew that the so-called Tongpanguanguan was probably another victim.

The reason why they changed their attitude towards themselves was just because of a word from Chen Ce’s student!

Ning Cheng smiled and said, "Lord Li, you are too polite. It is my honor."

Ning Cheng accepted the other party's apology. There was no other way. If he didn't accept it, it would only make his future more difficult. Now Chen Ce was protecting him, but what about the future?
Just as Xu Jing said, he would have to walk the rest of his life entirely on his own, and Chen Ce could no longer help him!

(End of this chapter)