"General Han's visit really brings honor to my city lord's mansion. Please invite him in!" Liu Wenyong had a good impression of Han Yu, and with the addition of Liu Xiu, he was even more willing to make friends with him.
Liu Wenyong saw clearly that in the current situation, although he was now the master of his own territory and did not rebel or have any dealings with the court, he seemed to be very comfortable and powerful, but this was not a long-term solution. In this world, either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind, and one day the winner will be decided.
The reason why he agreed to Liu Xiu's surrender was that he saw Liu Xiu's extraordinary demeanor. Although he was down and out, there were still so many talented people willing to follow Liu Xiu and be used by Liu Xiu. To achieve this is definitely not something that can be achieved just by talking and some ability to win people's hearts, especially talents like Han Yu, who was obviously as capable as Liu Xiu, but was willing to follow him. It can be seen that Liu Xiu was extraordinary.
With Liu Xiu's ability, even though he is weak now, maybe he can really sit in that position one day. Liu Xiu trusts Han Yu very much. As for Han Yu himself, this young man can be said to have extraordinary abilities. However, his extraordinary abilities are secondary. What is truly amazing is his ability to control people's hearts.
Liu Wenyong has lived to this age, and he is not one of those people who are short-sighted. He would think that Han Yu is unworldly and not tactful just because he looks cold and rejects others. If that were the case, he would not have the deep trust of Liu Xiu. Especially under that premise, there are some things that even Liu Xiu himself might not have noticed, but Liu Wenyong could see them. As the saying goes, a bystander sees more clearly. No matter what happens in the future, Han Yu has a bright future. Liu Wenyong values Liu Xiu, and a big part of the reason is because of Han Yu's assistance to Liu Xiu.
Although Han Yu came to seek justice for his wife, he also had to be careful. What Zhou Yao said was right. Now they have taken refuge in Peicheng and depend on Peicheng for survival. It is not appropriate for them to fall out with Liu Wenyong for the time being. Of course, it would not go to this extent for the sake of Zhou Yao.
Han Yu had dealt with Liu Wenyong several times and knew that Liu Wenyong was a smart man. What Zhou Yao did could not have been instructed by Liu Wenyong, and Liu Wenyong might not even know about it. Seeing Liu Wenyong treating him so courteously, Han Yu also restrained the displeasure on his face.
"You are too polite, Lord. I am sorry to bother you."
"It's a great honor to bother you." Liu Wenyong said as he warmly welcomed Han Yu into the hall, had someone serve him his treasured tea, and exchanged a few words with Han Yu before mentioning the purpose of Han Yu's visit.
"I heard from the housekeeper that Uncle Wen and General Han came here for personal matters?" Liu Wenyong actually also noticed the unhappy look that Han Yu had just suppressed. Since Han Yu came to visit, it was most likely related to the City Lord's Mansion. This made Liu Wenyong puzzled. Because of his considerations, he was very courteous to Liu Xiu and his party, and also instructed his subordinates that no one should dare to treat them badly. Moreover, Han Yu was not the kind of person who would come to him for trivial matters, so he was anxious to find out what was going on.
After hearing Liu Wenyong's words, Han Yu stood up and bowed, "Yu came here to apologize to the city lord on behalf of my wife. My wife drove Miss Zhou out of the mansion because she was too angry and stimulated at the time, so she did such an inappropriate thing. She did not mean to disrespect the city lord's mansion. I hope the city lord can forgive my wife's unintentional mistake."
As Han Yu spoke, he bowed towards Liu Wenyong and expressed his apology with a very sincere look.
Liu Wenyong was stunned by Han Yu's sudden action. He didn't react and was too surprised for the moment, so he watched Han Yu bow and apologize to him.
"What, what is going on?" It was too late for Liu Wenyong to react, so he had to ask first to find out what was going on.
Han Yu recounted one by one what Zhou Yao had done in the Han family today. What Zhou Yao had done was already excessive enough, and there was no need to add anything more. Han Yu did not deliberately distort or fabricate the facts, but used a little language art. As for what Liu Wenyong thought, that was not something he could control.
Liu Wenyong had never liked Zhou Yao, his niece who lived in the City Lord's Mansion. He felt that this niece was not a pure-hearted person when they first met, not to mention that she was not his biological niece. He just did not mind having one more mouth to feed for the sake of his wife. He simply ignored Zhou Yao. He did not expect that this person whom he ignored would rely on his status to do such a thing. Liu Wenyong was so angry!
"City Lord, Yu admires you as a person and appreciates your kindness, but Yu already has a wife who has been through thick and thin with him, and he really cannot accept your cousin. Yu and my wife knew each other when we were humble. At that time, my wife did not despise me because I was a farmer and married me, which led to my current situation. Now I have a career, not to mention that my wife is gentle and virtuous, and has given birth to children for me. There is no reason for me to abandon her. Even if she has done something wrong, I have already promised her that she will be my only wife in this life, and there will be no other woman. A gentleman's promise is a promise that Yu will never go back on, so please forgive me, City Lord. If you really have a grudge against me because of this, Yu would rather take my wife away from Pei City!" Han Yu spoke in a loud voice, without any hesitation or far-fetchedness.
After Han Yu's words, Liu Wenyong was not angry, but rather had a bit of respect for him. It was easy to say that he would not forget his wife when he was rich and powerful, and keep his promise, but how many people could really do it? Besides, he had no intention of doing so, it was just Zhou Yao who acted on her own initiative and used his name to bully others.
"General Han, please don't say that. I'm so ashamed! It wasn't ******'s fault in the first place. It was my City Lord's Mansion that failed to discipline her properly, which allowed that bastard to do whatever she wanted under the guise of the City Lord's Mansion. It was my fault. General Han, please don't take it as a fault. I will definitely teach her a lesson and give ****** an explanation!"
Liu Wenyong had no affection for Zhou Yao in the first place, and for the sake of his wife, he pretended that she did not exist. Once his interests and bottom line were violated, he would definitely not be soft-hearted towards Zhou Yao.
"Come here, bring my cousin here immediately! I want to ask her when I asked her to go to General Han's mansion under the guise of the City Lord's Mansion to do such a shameless thing. It is simply a disgrace to our entire City Lord's Mansion. Let her get out of here immediately!" Liu Wenyong said to the servant unhappily.
Han Yu had no intention of staying. He had already achieved his purpose for coming here today, and it would be bad to stay any longer: "City Lord, Yu came here today just to confirm your intention. Now that I have understood and feel relieved, I will not stay."