The following days were much the same, except for a little more commotion in the world around him. (Search: \[Complete Book God Station] to read excellent literature for free)
Back at the Su manor, he was greeted by more people, more enthusiastically. He received more invitations from his family, and had to decline more requests. Several students who had left his class at the academy wanted to return, and relatives came to plead on their behalf. All of this was expected, human nature, and not particularly strange.

However, after "Ding Feng Bo" was spread, coupled with some people's vivid descriptions of the battle between the Su and Wu families, more people came to visit Yushan Academy, similar to when "Water Melody Song" first came out, only the visitors now were a more complex mix.

For example, Puyang Yi from the Puyang family, a merchant, came to find him once, inviting him to a party on a pleasure boat, with the courtesan Qilan accompanying, and so on. Although Ning Yi still had a good impression of the Puyang family, he naturally declined these gatherings as usual.

In any case, Qilan did not hold much appeal for him. He occasionally went to the small building to listen to Yunzhu play the zither and sing. Yunzhu's skill in this area was unmatched by Qilan, and besides, she was already familiar with Ning Yi's favorite tastes. Sometimes she could even sing a few rather different songs using the modern singing method Ning Yi had taught her.

And even if Qilan was the top courtesan, there was also Yuan Jin'er on his side, one of the four leading singers, who wouldn't even dance for him. Her daily bickering and quarrelsome nature drowned out the high and aloof feeling of a courtesan. But at least, she had a true personality.

A few days later, he met with Qin Lao and Kang Lao. The two old men joked about his "ten steps ahead" reputation, but when it came to the whole series of schemes, they both said that he handled things with ease and had the demeanor of a great general. Afterwards, Kang Xian said with a smile, "But compared to 'ten steps ahead,' the nickname 'Bloodhanded Butcher' is a bit strange. This old man has had people inquire for several days, but has never heard of anyone making such a name for themselves before..."

The power hidden behind Kang Xian was quite large. Since he was interested in Ning Yi's recent activities, it was not surprising that he knew about what had happened at Ten Step Slope. He told Qin Lao about Ning Yi's involvement that night, and Qin Lao frowned, "These kinds of things must be nipped in the bud. If you really get involved with these Jianghu people, and some escape, there may be future troubles. Is there any outcome to this matter?"

Kang Xian smiled and said, "After learning about this matter, I have already informed the government to issue a nationwide wanted notice for these strongmen. The nearby counties have also been sending out urgent notices. This morning, I heard that one person has been intercepted. This person was already seriously injured and was killed during the arrest."

Qin Lao nodded, "Since you are going all out, these people probably won't be able to hide for long."

The two were considered masters in the field of Confucianism. In the past, when everyone played chess and chatted, they talked about the principles of being kind to others. But at this time, Kang Lao opened the topic, and Qin Siyuan continued, without a single word of dissatisfaction or advice about the fighting and killing. Instead, from the beginning, they considered it as a matter that needed to be dealt with.

Kang Xian had already been using his influence to interfere with the matter for several days, which Ning Yi did not know. But when he heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

He had a rough understanding of the other party's style when everyone played chess and relaxed in the past. At this time, it was just clearer. The two old men in front of him, who usually did moral articles, were not ambiguous when it came to doing practical things.

In fact, when discussing this matter, everyone only focused on Ning Yi's appearance at the time, and how he pulled back all twenty-odd people who were about to break through the encirclement. As for the merchants taking action, the gang fighting, and how many people died, Qin Lao and Kang Lao didn't seem to care much. After all, Su Boyong was assassinated first, and it was only right for them to retaliate. What Kang Xian really cared about was that Ning Yi should be a person who would do great things, and there was no need for him to risk his life for this kind of thing. If something really happened, the lives of a few small thieves could not compensate for the loss to the country and the world.

"The telescope you invented has already been sent to Dongjing. We are also stepping up research and production here. There are already several finished products, which have been put into the military formation and are very useful." Kang Lao and Qin Lao were playing chess, shaking their heads and throwing the rogues of Ten Step Slope out of their minds, and talking about things they really thought were important.

"It's just that you are so low-key, it's difficult to give you credit, which is infuriating... I have a group of technicians and craftsmen at home. If you are interested, I would like to transfer them all to you, so they can do whatever you want. Recently, I heard Xiao Pei and Junwu say that you are working on things related to gunpowder. To be honest, the military is not without research on such things. I know you have ideas, but it's too dangerous. Even if you use iron to make those fire lances, they may explode and injure yourself. The military has tried it before. Why don't you tell us your ideas and let others do it?"

Nowadays, the Wu Dynasty army is also researching gunpowder as a weapon, with all kinds of bizarre designs, but they are always impractical. Kang Xian naturally looked at Ning Yi with different eyes, not wanting him to be injured by researching this. Thinking about the disaster relief pamphlet and the telescope, Ning Yi's value was already astonishing, not to mention the planning ability he had shown in many small places these days. However, he wanted to recommend Ning Yi to the country, but this person had his own set of ideas, which he and Qin Siyuan had not yet figured out, so they had to let him go for the time being.

Ning Yi's enthusiasm for firearms was temporarily limited to this, mainly due to technical limitations. It was not yet the time to really develop this. No matter how much you develop firearms, they are not as good as crossbows for the time being. He hadn't figured out what to do next, so he had to shake his head and politely decline Kang Xian's kindness. If he really agreed, it would be a layer of restraint.

"However, how long will it be before the war?"

Ning Yi asked about this matter, and Kang Xian also shook his head with a smile, "I don't know, they are still talking. Duke Jing has been in charge of this matter for several years. Although I haven't asked much on weekdays, judging from the situation, it should be about time, but now that it's winter, the weather in Liaodong must be even worse. If we can reach an agreement, there may be results after the spring... What does Duke Qin think?"

Qin Lao thought for a while and nodded, "Although Tong Guan is... ahem, although he is a eunuch, he still does a good job, but I am a little afraid now..."

"Afraid of what?"

Qin Lao raised a chess piece for a long time before putting it down, and sighed, "Afraid of haste."

Kang Xian was not in the officialdom, but Qin Lao used to be a high-ranking official, and the current Duke Jing, Tong Guan, was once under him, and perhaps had to be restrained by him. However, Qin Lao usually didn't talk much about these things. At this time, he only said a few words and changed the subject. However, Ning Yi could probably see that the old man didn't want to say more because he cared about it.

Playing chess with Kang Lao and Qin Lao, there were not many things to say about politics. Most of the time, it was about academic issues, some trivial matters that happened in Jiangning City, and laughing about them.

Time passed in such days until the end of October. The relationship between Ning Yi and Su Tan'er became more harmonious. After the weather turned cold, everyone gathered in the living room in the evening to chat, play chess, and tell stories, which was warm and cozy. Su Tan'er still seemed busy these days, but the most important things had basically been done.

In terms of the entire Su family, they have been quite busy recently. In the past, the Su family calculated performance and dividends every year, roughly around the end of November or the beginning of December. But this year, the stewards with weight from all over the world came a month earlier, and the work that should be done at the end of the year has already been done one after another. Due to the gathering of a group of relatives and friends, the Su family was in a lively state every day, with teahouses and taverns during the day, and brothels and courtesan houses at night. And due to the turning point at the end of October, the Su family's signboard became more and more famous in the business world of Jiangning for a time.

Due to these relationships, Su Tan'er was actually not very free. After the clan meeting, her cousin Su Danhong often came to accompany her, and Ning Yi didn't have much time alone with her. However, the relationship between the couple had been settled no matter what. Su Tan'er was opinionated, so there was no need to worry too much. But when he returned home on the afternoon of November 5th, Ning Yi saw Su Tan'er doing a strange thing.

Although the temperature had dropped, the weather was good this afternoon. Ning Yi returned home early, and the small courtyard seemed peaceful. Ning Yi thought that no one was there, but after taking a look, he found that Su Tan'er was sitting in the pavilion, facing the small building where he lived, thinking about something.

In theory, there shouldn't be anything big after the clan meeting, which wasn't worth her frowning and worrying like this. Ning Yi looked at it a few times and was a little puzzled, but Su Tan'er seemed to be lost in thought, with changing expressions on her face, and didn't notice him. After a while, he saw her pursing her lips, seeming to have made a decision, stood up, and took a deep look at the small building before turning around and walking towards the small kitchen next to it.

The expression of making a decision looked a bit childish, an expression belonging to a nineteen-year-old girl, but he didn't know what difficult decision she was making at this time. Ning Yi shrugged his shoulders, went back to his room first, and not long after closing the door, he saw Su Tan'er's figure coming out of the small kitchen in a hurry. She probably thought of something and walked quickly to the gate of the courtyard, looking around a few times. After confirming that no one was there, she returned to the small kitchen and carried out a bundle of dry firewood.

Su Tan'er usually paid attention to rules and image. If she might help someone when moving goods in the warehouse, she was definitely a proper lady at home, and basically wouldn't do things like making a fire or moving firewood. But at this time, the atmosphere was indeed quite mysterious. Ning Yi secretly looked out from the room. Su Tan'er carried the firewood and looked at the small building on his side again, then walked towards the back of the building.

Ning Yi closed the door and quietly followed. He saw Su Tan'er piling the selected, flammable fine firewood next to the window behind the room where he lived, seeming to weigh it for a long time when placing it.

Ning Yi was a little dumbfounded. The decision this woman made after thinking for a long time was to prepare to murder her husband? Or to burn him to death so cruelly?

Soon after, he realized that the development of things was somewhat different from what he thought...

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