Seeing County Magistrate He come in, Han Mingyuan restrained his expression and looked at Mr. Qinghe.
Mr. Qinghe stood up and brushed his robe. The servant who had not appeared just now also hurriedly took out a cloak and put it on Mr. Qinghe.
"Come on, you two just come with me."
Mr. Qinghe walked past Magistrate He and walked out the door with Han Mingyuan and Lu Ming.
Han Mingyuan nodded to County Magistrate He when he passed by him. Although his teacher seemed to dislike County Magistrate He, he could not do the same. He still had to show proper courtesy.
County Magistrate He bent down and waited for Mr. Qinghe to leave before following him.
Looking at Magistrate He following behind him, Han Mingyuan asked Lu Ming with some embarrassment, "Lu Ming, is it not a good idea for us to have Magistrate He following behind us?"
Lu Ming and Han Mingyuan were walking side by side. Hearing this, they turned around and glanced at County Magistrate He. They said contemptuously, "Sir, you came here to give him face. You don't have to worry about these things. When we meet in the future, just maintain a superficial relationship."
Han Mingyuan felt something was wrong after hearing this, but seeing that the teacher and Lu Ming were both like this, he didn't say much.
Han Xiao also said that County Magistrate He seemed to be on good terms with the Chen family, but he was a county magistrate after all, and he felt uneasy when a mere scholar like him saw him being so arrogant.
Lu Ming knew what Han Mingyuan was thinking just by looking at his expression. Han Mingyuan was a good person except that he was a little too soft-hearted. He always felt that as long as others didn't provoke him, he would pretend nothing happened. It was this kind of character that caused Han Mingyuan to suffer a great loss, otherwise he would not have been framed and failed the exam three times.
I followed Mr. Qinghe all the way to the banquet. Before Mr. Qinghe took his seat, he was surrounded by a group of people. Only then did County Magistrate He quickly step forward to maintain order.
Han Mingyuan was squeezed out of the circle by these people, but he didn't care. He didn't come here to take advantage of Mr. Qinghe's support.
He found a place to sit down and then went to look for Han Xiao.
Han Xiao couldn't care about anything else at the moment. The rich second generation like Lu Qingyun were too good at playing. He didn't know how to play these ancient games. Games like throwing pots were okay, but flying flowers were not so good. Even if Han Xiao took out all the poems he had memorized in modern times, he really couldn't remember them all at once.
Then Lu Qingyun made him drink several glasses of wine. Fortunately, the alcohol content at the banquet was relatively low and not intoxicating. Even so, Han Xiao still couldn't resist it.
"Mr. Qinghe is here."
In a trance, Han Xiao heard a loud shout, and all the rich second-generations who were urging him to drink disappeared, leaving only Lu Qingyun.
Han Xiao held his forehead and asked, "Mr. Qinghe is here, why don't you go over there?"
Lu Qingyun looked ahead with envy on his face, but still said: "Isn't this because you drank too much? Han Xiao, your alcohol tolerance is not good. Go back and practice more with me."
Han Xiao thought to himself, what the hell am I practicing? I'm just pretending now, otherwise how could you rich second generation guys let me go.
Fortunately, Mr. Qinghe arrived in time, otherwise he really wouldn't know how to continue pretending.
"I'm fine, you go ahead. I just need some quiet time." Lu Qingyun stood up and hesitated for a few seconds before sitting down next to Han Xiao.
"Forget it, I'd better watch you. Otherwise, if my dad finds out that I left you alone, I'll still get beaten when I get home."
"Good brother!" Han Xiao was very moved.
The two of them sat in their seats, eating snacks and drinking tea leisurely. Looking at the crowd gathered together, Han Xiao once again sighed at the celebrity effect, which was no different from modern star chasing.
Han Xiao even saw a few familiar faces, including Chen Chengye and Han Mingxiu.
There was a middle-aged man following Mr. Qinghe. Han Xiao asked curiously, "Who is that person next to Mr. Qinghe? Is he his disciple?" He didn't look very well.
Mr. Qinghe is Han Mingyuan's teacher, so Han Xiao is also very concerned about the people who appear around Mr. Qinghe.
"Which one? Let me see."
Lu Qingyun looked in the direction Han Xiao pointed. "This is Magistrate He. He is the one who sent the invitation letter to Uncle Han."
Han Xiao nodded and silently wrote this person down in his notebook. He was trying to win over the Ruan family but failed, so he tried to trip them up.
"What kind of person is this Magistrate He?"
"Why are you curious about him? Shouldn't it be Mr. Qinghe?" This was the first time Lu Qingyun saw Han Xiao so concerned about someone.
"Nothing, I just wanted to ask. You know that I have some conflicts with the Chen family." Han Xiao shrugged and said, these are not secrets.
Lu Qingyun also thought of this and said "oh", then continued: "He Zhixian is a person who seems to be quite honest and conscientious in his work, but there is one thing he does, that is, he is vindictive and a bit petty."
Otherwise, he would not have been so angry and humiliated because the Ruan family rejected him that he chose the Chen family to suppress the Ruan family.
The narrow-minded County Magistrate He didn't know what Han Xiao was thinking at this time. He just felt extremely satisfied. He glanced at Mr. Qinghe who had a faint expression. Knowing that Mr. Qinghe didn't like noise, he immediately asked him to quiet down.
"Everyone, please be quiet." County Magistrate He raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
Most of the people present were well-known and influential, so they had to give face to County Magistrate He.
Then Magistrate He turned to Mr. Qinghe and said, "Mr. Qinghe, I am honored that you have the honor to come here today. Please take a seat."
Mr. Qinghe just nodded without saying anything, and sat down in the main seat without any courtesy.
County Magistrate He still had a smiling face and sat on the left side of Mr. Qinghe, while Han Mingxiu was on his right side.
Mr. Qinghe was looking for Han Mingyuan in the room. He had just let him run away without paying attention. Looking at the people sitting on both sides of him, he didn't like any of them.
Han Mingyuan sat at the back and, seeing Mr. Qinghe's gaze, offered him a cup of tea from afar.
Mr. Qinghe could only feel helpless, as he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing that the student was too low-key.
Originally, County Magistrate He was a little uneasy about this arrangement. Although he didn't know the relationship between Mr. Qinghe and Han Mingyuan, Han Mingyuan was tactful enough to find a seat and sit down, which saved him a lot of worry.
Seeing that Mr. Qinghe didn't say anything, he gave Han Mingxiu a wink.
Han Mingxiu was excited. This was the world-famous Mr. Qinghe. If Mr. Qinghe accepted him as his disciple, then who would Han Mingyuan and Han Xiao be?
He hid the sinister look in his eyes, replaced it with a gentle and elegant look, and raised his teacup: "Mr. Qinghe, I, Han Mingxiu, have long admired your great name. I would like to offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."
Han Mingxiu raised his head and drank it. The other students sitting below thought it was a pity that he had gotten there first.
"Oh~you are Han Mingxiu?" Mr. Qinghe looked at Han Mingxiu curiously.
When Han Mingxiu heard that Mr. Qinghe actually knew his name, he stood up excitedly and walked to Mr. Qinghe and bowed.
Then Magistrate He continued, "Mr. Qinghe actually knows this person?"
Mr. Qinghe looked at him meaningfully and said, "You arranged him to be by my side, isn't it just so that I can notice him?"
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