$.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: baseUrl + "profile/setting",
        dataType: 'json',
        success: function(data){
          var html = "";
          html += "<div>";
          html += "<img src="" + baseUrl + data.picture + "" />";
          html += "<div>" + data.email + "</div>";
          html += "<div>" + data.first_name + " " + data.last_name  + "</div>";
          html += "<div>" + data.address + "</div>";
          html += "<div><input type="text" class="input_text_top"/></div>";
          html += "<div><input type="text" class="input_text_middle"/></div>";
          html += "<div><input type="text" class="input_text_bottom"/></div>";
          html += "<div><input type="submit" class="btn btn_grey"/></div>";
          html += "</div>";
          $('#result_column').removeAttr('style').html(data);
        }
      });

$response = $this->load->view("your_ajax_view", $data, TRUE);
//do anything you would need to with the response.
echo $response;

$.ajax({
            type: "POST",
            url: baseUrl + "profile/setting",
            success: function(data){
               $('#result_column').html(data);
            }
            });

function setting()
{
  //whatever your code is, but then just pass the json
//data you were echoing before to the view file
$data['json_stuff'] = '';//however you generat this
$this->load->view('some view file', $data);
return;
}