Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

The subordinate whispered, "He is a casino thug, and he often takes people around to collect debts."

Casino thugs? This was beyond Ning Zhiwei's expectation. "Who is the casino owner?"

"Deng Rong owns seven casinos in the counties under Qincheng's jurisdiction. His reputation is not very good."

What good reputation can a casino owner have?

"It is said that he is the cousin of Li Ji's concubine, and he has committed all kinds of evil under the name of Li Ji."

Ning Zhiwei only had time to take action against corrupt officials, and it seems that the next batch will be illegal businessmen.

"Take him to the government office."

At the gate, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were still begging, "Jingning County Lady, please have mercy, please have mercy."

They kowtowed continuously until their foreheads were bruised, and their pitiful appearance with tears in their eyes made people feel pity.

Ning Zhiwei frowned slightly as she looked at the growing crowd, which was blocking the road.

"What do you want me to do?"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were stunned, opened their mouths, but hesitated.

The enthusiastic spectators nearby shouted, "Punish the bad guys severely and give medical treatment to the good guys."

Ning Zhiwei asked calmly, "Good man? Do you guarantee that he is a good man? You need to think carefully. If not, you will also accept the same punishment."

"Or, you can help them pay for the medicine."

The man immediately shut up and said that it was okay to take other people's things and be generous with their money.

But when it comes to personal interests, they immediately distance themselves from the matter.

The middle-aged woman couldn't help but get anxious, "Jingning County Lady, my youngest son is really a good man. He doesn't even dare to kill a chicken."

Some people couldn't help but complain, "That sounds like a lazy guy."

Ning Zhiwei was a little impatient, "You are not allowed to gather at the city gate. Come on, clear the way."

"Citizens who are interested in this case can go to the yamen to listen to the trial. I will publicly try the case."

She cut the Gordian knot and didn't get entangled with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

The young woman's heart tightened. "Jingning County Lady, there is no need to mobilize so many troops. It would be fine if the two families just communicated privately."

Ning Zhiwei quit. The stage had already been set up, how could he escape at the critical moment?

"No, I will never allow a vicious murder to happen under my nose."

She waved her right hand and said, "Take them all to the government office."

How did it become so? The two women looked at each other and subconsciously looked at the crowd. How could this happen? What should they do?

Ning Zhiwei saw it all, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. No matter who was behind him, he was not afraid.

After the crowd dispersed and normal entry and exit of the city resumed, as soon as the Duan family's convoy entered the city, Ning Zhiwei came over and asked, "But is it the Prime Minister?"

Old Master Duan was helped down from the carriage, and his accompanying family, friends, and disciples all stood by his side.

"I am no longer the Prime Minister. Now I am just a commoner. Princess Jingning can call me Old Man Duan. Princess Jingning is even more elegant than before."

The aura she exuded was so strong that the younger generations of the Duan family couldn't help but turn pale.

Ning Zhiwei was also looking at the Duan family. Old Man Duan looked very bad and looked more than ten times older.

"Mr. Duan, didn't you retire? Why are you here?"

She asked directly, and Old Master Duan did not evade the question, "My hometown is in Dingzhou, which is the territory of Su Mingjin, the remnant of the previous dynasty. I have offended him before, so I really don't dare to go there."

"It just so happens that Xinyu invited us to stay at Yumen Pass for a while, so I wanted to go and take a look. Is it convenient?"

Ning Zhiwei looked at this group of people. The descendants of the Duan family were all mediocre. Old man Duan didn't have many years left to live. Once he died, the decline of the Duan family was inevitable.

She even accommodated Duan Xinyu and her two siblings, so how could she not accommodate these people?

"Of course it's convenient. We welcome every good citizen who comes to the Northwest. As long as they don't cause trouble and behave themselves, our Northwest Army will protect them."

The implication is, don't cause trouble on her turf.

Her strength made Old Man Duan sigh silently. She already had the majesty of a local overlord.

"Thank you."

He introduced his family to Ning Zhiwei. She had seen some of them before and some of them she had not, but the same thing was that they were all a little afraid of her.

Old Master Duan feels so tired when he sees these descendants who are not up to standard. No matter how hard he tries to pave the way for them, it will be useless if his descendants don't live up to their expectations.

He pointed at a few well-mannered men and introduced them solemnly, "Let me introduce them. These are my proud students, Xie Dingcheng, the former governor of Dingzhou."

"Wang Yang, former governor of Yunzhou."

"Chen Yimin, former magistrate of Pingyin County."

"Lu Kunming, former magistrate of Huai County."

The four of them saluted in unison, "Greetings, Commander Ning."

Before Su Mingjin started the rebellion, they had already noticed the signs, but they were unable to save the situation with their own abilities, so they ran away.

At first, they were well off with the protection of the Duan family, but after the Duan family was ostracized, their lives became difficult.

The capital was so chaotic, so I just followed the Duan family to the northwest.

After all, the eldest daughter of the Duan family is the wife of Young Master Ning, so she can be given some protection.

Ning Zhiwei nodded slightly in return, "Nice to meet you, you are all pillars of the country, and losing you is a loss to the court."

What does this mean? "Coach Ning, you are too serious."

Old Master Duan thought for a moment, "Princess Jingning, I am not feeling well. Can I stay in Qincheng to rest for a while?"

He looked sick, and Ning Zhiwei noticed it, "Of course."

Old Master Duan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Ning Zhiwei had no hostility towards him or the Duan family.

"I want to buy a house for my granddaughters. Where do you think it would be suitable?"

Ning Zhiwei understood as soon as she heard it. He was asking her where the Duan family could settle.

Mr. Duan has been an official for his entire life, and he always speaks in a roundabout way, which is unpleasant.

Ning Zhiwei raised her eyebrows. "Qincheng is not bad. The mansion of the former prefect of Qincheng is large and beautiful. I plan to split it into four units and sell them to four families."

"Can we go over and take a look?"

"Okay." Ning Zhiwei called his subordinates, "Take them over to have a look."

When they went over to take a look, they saw that the gate had been demolished. What was going on?

The guard standing guard at the door explained, "These were originally the five main doors of the palace. They were out of line, so they were demolished by our commander."

So that’s how it is. Everyone expressed their understanding.

When we went in, we found that the scenery was indeed beautiful, with shady green trees, flowing water, and rockery, each of which was meticulously crafted, and there was also a beautiful garden.

Just the shipping cost of transporting a piece of Taihu stone from Jiangnan is very high.

Xie Dingcheng fell in love with this place at first sight. The Jiangnan gardens are indeed magnificent.

That is, everything is empty, it’s an empty house.

"This house is really nice, but there is no matching furniture."

The guard smiled and said, "It's in the government storehouse."

It took quite some time to walk around the house.

Xie Dingcheng asked softly, "Master, what do you think?"

Once I buy this house, I will settle down there.

Mr. Duan was silent for a long time, "You four can buy it."

"What about you?"

"I still want to go to Yumen Pass and take a look. I'll make a decision then."

Xie Dingcheng turned to look at the guard, "How much do you sell this for?"

"Two hundred thousand per family, including furniture."

Everyone gasped. This price...is not considered high in the capital. This garden is indeed rare, but isn't it too high for this area?

Uncle Duan couldn't help but say, "It's a pity that Princess Jingning didn't become a businessman."

Mr. Duan glared at his son angrily and said, "Shut up."

At this age, he is still outspoken. This is not the capital, nor the Duan family, but Ning Zhiwei's territory.

She was able to bring down the prefect of the former Qin City, yet she still gained countless good reputations. This kind of person is definitely not a good person.

"Everyone think about it first, don't rush to make a decision, go out first."

As soon as the group walked out, they saw many people running wildly in one direction.

Uncle Duan grabbed a commoner and asked, "What happened?"

The people were very excited. "The chief of Jingning County is trying a case. We want to go and watch the fun."