The moment Han Jiulin stepped into Kong's house, Kong Qianqiu stretched out his hands and greeted him with a smile on his face.
Han Jiulin's hands naturally hung on the outside of his thighs. He glanced at Kong Qianqiu's hand in front of him with a half-smile, without any intention of shaking it, and asked: "Didn't Mr. Kong say that the relationship between me and your father is
, has nothing to do with you, doesn’t it involve each other?
Why did you ask me to meet you again at your father's house today?"
"Mr. Han misunderstood!"
Kong Qianqiu's smile did not diminish, and he did not feel any shame at all. He asked his hand and said: "I came to visit my father today, and I happened to learn that you live next to my father.
I also heard that you took great care of my father and daughter.
I thought that I could resolve the previous misunderstanding with you, sir, and turn the hostility into friendship."
"Oh, that's it." Han Jiulin nodded, not sure if he believed Kong Qianqiu's words.
However, after seeing Kong Qianqiu, he did not turn around and leave immediately, which already reassured Kong Qianqiu a lot.
At this time, Kong Chengshou had no choice but to show off his old face, stood up and came over to greet him: "Mr. Han, please sit down first and have a cup of tea."
No matter how much he looked down on his son's behavior, Kong Chengshou could only try his best to help his son, say a few more words, and act as a peacemaker.
Regardless of whether it was of any use to Kong Qianqiu in the capital, he had to work hard just because he didn't want his son to offend Han Jiulin and antagonize Han Jiulin.
This is generally true for fathers. No matter how disgusting and cold-hearted they may be at ordinary times, at critical moments, they will always try their best to shield their children from the wind and rain.
Although Kong Younan said nothing, she stood aside and looked at Han Jiulin with hopeful eyes.
Han Jiulin glanced at their grandfather and grandson, nodded, and sat down at the invitation.
Several people sat down respectively. Kong Chengshou knew that Han Jiulin didn't like to beat around the bush, so he went straight to the point: "I just learned that Quanzi helped Zhou Ming stand out the day before yesterday, and wanted to protect Zhou Ming from Mr. Han's hands, so that he went against Mr. Han.
I have already criticized him on this matter, and I hope Mr. Han can forgive his behavior for the sake of my old face."
Kong Qianqiu was a little surprised by his father's straightforwardness, and felt something was wrong in his heart. However, it was too late to stop him at this time, and he could only stare at Han Jiulin intently to observe his reaction.
Han Jiulin was not in a hurry to answer and picked up the newly brewed Longjing tea that Kong Younan placed in front of him.
After taking a sip, he nodded slightly to Kong Younan and said, "The tea is good, with a moderate intensity and a long and sweet aftertaste."
Kong Younan was so happy that she couldn't help but say: "I strictly controlled the amount of tea according to the size of the tea cup. After pouring out the first brew, I served you the second brew."
The tea ceremony can be said to be both shallow and deep. The cup of tea Kong Younan made for Han Jiulin could be said to have been put into it with all his heart and soul, so it had a unique flavor.
Kong Chengshou had long been accustomed to Han Jiulin's style. He smiled lightly and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Kong Qianqiu, on the other hand, was in a state of confusion, wondering what Han Jiulin meant by avoiding answering and bringing the topic to tea.
Just when Kong Qianqiu was scratching his head and thinking about how to speak, Han Jiulin put down the tea cup and returned to the previous topic.
"Mr. Kong and I have no grudges at all. It is reasonable for Mr. Kong to support Zhou Ming. On that day, Mr. Kong left at the last moment. As far as I am concerned, there is nothing to argue with."
Kong Qianqiu was stunned, not sure what Han Jiulin meant.
Han Jiulin picked up the tea cup and continued to drink lightly, looking at his nose and heart, and continued: "Of course, this is also for the sake of Mr. Kong and Younan."
"Haha, that's good, that's good." Kong Chengshou glanced at Kong Qianqiu and laughed heartily.
Kong Qianqiu came back to his senses and laughed in agreement.
Han Jiulin looked at Kong Qianqiu and said, "Mr. Kong seems to have a lot of connections in the capital?"
Kong Qianqiu dared not say: "Mr. Han has promoted me, how can I dare to talk about my meager personal connections in front of Mr. Han.
Mr. Han, please don’t call me husband. How can Qianqiu afford it? Just call me by my name."
Han Jiulin said bluntly: "It's really not a compliment. Although I have an extraordinary status in the war department, I have received the highest honor and noble title. But in fact, I have only been working north to join the war for a few years, and I have no foundation at all.
And in these years, I have been supervising the war in the northern border. I have only returned to the capital a few times, and each time I only stayed for a short time. Therefore, I am almost unfamiliar with the personnel in the capital. I have almost no acquaintance with the dignitaries and wealthy families in the capital."
The three Kongs were a little surprised, but after being surprised, they were convinced that Han Jiulin was not being modest on purpose.
With Han Jiulin's current status, he couldn't be so humble in front of the three of them.
If you think about it carefully, it makes sense.
Since ancient times, he has been away from home, always with the wind and sand, and naturally has not had much friendship with the people in the imperial city, who have camped together, formed parties and joined societies.
What's more, Han Jiulin became famous at a young age. Although he holds a high position, he has always been on the front line, and he has no chance or time to meet with dignitaries in the capital.
Even if there are people who want to build a relationship with him, this newly popular man, probably not many will be able to do so due to various restrictions.
Kong Qianqiu was good at sneaking around and guessing other people's thoughts. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said: "With Mr. Han's honor, as long as I arrive in the capital, I am afraid that invitations and invitations will come in an endless stream like heavy snowfall.
No one wants to make acquaintance with Mr. Han."
"That's not necessarily the case." Han Jiulin smiled meaningfully and shook his head: "With such a great reputation, it is inevitable for others to be jealous, let alone a person like me who has no foundation in the court and is from a grassroots background?
You don’t know how many people in the capital are waiting to see my jokes, waiting for the day when my reputation will be ruined.”
Kong Qianqiu was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
Han Jiulin put down his tea cup and asked, "Qianqiu, when will you go to Beijing next time?"
"Huh?" Kong Qianqiu was stunned for a moment, then said truthfully: "I had planned to go to the capital in four days, because six days later will be the birthday of Mr. Pang, the Pang family in the capital."
"The Pang family."
Han Jiulin raised his brows lightly and said with a smile: "In the capital, he is considered a third-class wealthy family, and his family has three generations of people who are famous in all walks of life.
The fact that you can get an invitation to Mr. Pang's birthday does have some relevance in the capital."
Speaking of this, Kong Qianqiu was also extremely excited. After all, being a third-class family in the capital was many times more expensive than the four major families in Linyi City, both in terms of reputation and size.
Feeling extremely privileged, he said: "I am not very honored to have been invited by Mr. Pang's third son, Pang Yuanlong."
Han Jiulin nodded, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "If you can, go to the capital this time and help me do something?"
Kong Qianqiu was stunned for a moment and was overjoyed. Being able to work for Han Jiulin was a hundred times, a thousand times happier for him than being able to attend the Pang family's birthday party!
After all, being able to do things for Han Jiulin is enough to show that the relationship between the two has reached a qualitative leap!
He immediately stood up and said: "But listen to Mr. Han's instructions, Qianqiu must do his best to complete it!"
Han Jiulin laughed, waved his hand and said, "You don't have to react so big, it's just a trivial matter."
After saying this, Han Jiulin's eyes flickered.
From the beginning to the end, he concealed the fact that he was an abandoned son of the Han family in Beijing.
In the capital, few people know that the now famous Northern Warlord, Beiqi Heavenly King, is a young man from the Han family in the capital who was expelled from the family ten years ago.
After all, the Han family has endured for thousands of years and is a truly famous family. It has seen the rise and fall of countless dynasties and the replacement of princes for thousands of years, but it still stands tall and proud of China.
How could they take advantage of someone they had expelled from their home and severed their relationship with?
The pride of the Han family has been ingrained into their bones for thousands of years. For them to bow their heads and cling to the younger members of the family who were expelled by them would be impossible even to death.
In fact, no matter how high Han Jiulin's status is, how glorious he is, how powerful he is, for those Han family members who are above the top, maybe they won't take it seriously at all?
After all, a person's fame and wealth are just fleeting. What the Han family wants is the long-term prosperity of the entire family.
Regarding this point, even if Han Jiulin has been away from Beijing for ten years, he can still see everything clearly.
After leaving Confucius Mansion, Han Jiulin came to the river bank of the community and stopped, looking at the moonlight, standing still for a long time.
The Linyi incident will be over completely before long.
It’s time to put the matter of going north on the agenda.
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