North Street.

Hong Bin Building.

After hearing Song Shen's panicked explanation, Hu Fei smiled and shook his head.

"There is no influence. You are overthinking it. You don't have to belittle yourself so much. You are the grandson of Taishi Gong, not a commoner. Compared with your family background, more than half of the people in this capital city are not as good as you."

"It's just that you have a pure nature and don't like to be competitive, so you have remained unknown."

"So, don't feel inferior to others in the future, otherwise I will be really angry."

Hu Fei looked at Song Shen and said seriously.

"I know I was wrong, and I won't do it again in the future. Thank you Brother Hu for your advice."

Song Shen nodded solemnly and said with gratitude.

Hu Fei's words made him feel that he was extraordinary.

"Okay, don't mention this matter again."

"But since you're here to congratulate me, aren't you going to give me a toast?"

Hu Fei smiled and said loudly.

"You want what you want!"

"Congratulations to Brother Hu on your promotion to a new rank. I'd like to give you a toast!"

Song Shen nodded hurriedly, picked up the wine glass, and said with a smile.

"I can't eat or drink at first, but I must drink your glass of wine, but it's just this one glass!"

"Dry!"

Hu Fei smiled, and as he spoke, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.

When Song Shen saw this, he drank the wine in his glass as boldly as he did.

Immediately afterwards, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Song Shen was also completely relieved. At Hu Fei's signal, he picked up the chopsticks and ate without ceremony. It seemed that he had eaten the most delicious food in his life.

Hu Fei looked at Song Shen who was relieved of his worries, with a faint smile on his lips.

Speaking of which, Song Shen was the first friend he made after coming here, and he was also his only friend in the capital.

Others approached him with a purpose, but Song Shen did not. Although his grandfather had a small calculation in mind, it had nothing to do with Song Shen.

In fact, even if Song Lian does not pave the way for his grandson, he will not treat Song Shen badly in the future.

Thinking of Song Lian, Hu Fei couldn't help but think of Song Lian's request to Zhu Yuanzhang to let him teach in the Imperial College, and he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

Maybe if I hadn't entered the Imperial College to teach, I wouldn't have incurred so much jealousy after winning the top prize.

While Hu Fei was distracted, Pei Jie quickly went up to the second floor and came to the door of the box.

"Master, the consort Li Qi has arrived."

Pei Jie stood at the door, bowed his hands and whispered.

Hearing Pei Jie's words, Hu Fei came back to his senses, and then curled his lips and smiled. What a coincidence today, I didn't expect another congratulatory person to come.

However, compared to Song Shen, this Tao Xi had some other purposes.

"Let him come up."

Hu Fei nodded and said lightly, without getting up and going to greet him.

Some people have to be different from each other, so we can't always get used to them.

Song Shen, who was eating, put down his chopsticks and slowly stood up.

"What are you doing? You eat yours."

Hu Fei looked at Song Shen who stood up, frowned and said.

"Since Prince Consort Li Qi is here, there must be something to discuss between you. Isn't it appropriate for me to be here?"

Song Shen asked hesitantly.

"You're not an outsider, so it's okay to eat what's yours."

"You didn't turn a deaf ear to what I just said, did you?"

Hu Fei deliberately darkened his face and said in a deep voice.

After listening to Hu Fei's words, Song Shen hurriedly sat down, but did not pick up the chopsticks again and sat on the chair.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came, and Li Qi, led by Pei Jie, slowly came to the door of the box.

"cousin."

Hearing the noise, Hu Fei stood up, cupped his hands towards Li Qi at the door, and said hello with a smile.

"My dear brother, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"

Li Qi also hurriedly returned the favor and said with a smile.

"It's okay, it's okay. Cousin, please sit down."

Hu Fei responded and invited Li Qi to take a seat.

"I've seen the Prince Consort."

Song Shen also hurriedly stood up and bowed his hands.

"It turns out that he is the grandson of Tai Shigong, so there is no need to be polite."

Li Qi returned the salute and responded with a smile.

Immediately after, all three people sat down, and Hu Fei ordered Pei Jie to fill wine glasses and bowls and chopsticks for Li Qi.

"I'm not disturbing you, am I?"

Li Qi looked at Hu Fei and Song Shen and asked with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, Brother Song is here to congratulate me. I'm just here to express my friendship as a landlord."

"If my cousin doesn't mind, how about having a drink together?"

Hu Fei waved his hand and said with a smile.

When Li Qi heard this, he immediately agreed, and the three of them had a drink together.

"My cousin is also here to congratulate me, right?"

Hu Fei put down his wine glass, looked at Li Qi, and asked with a smile.

Since settling down with Princess Anqing, he has not been to the Korean government for a while, and it has indeed been some time since he and Li Qi saw each other.

The last time Li Qi and his father Li Shanchang went to the palace to plead for Hu Fei, Hu Fei was still in prison and was not seen.

"you guessed right!"

"Not only did you escape safely this time, but you were also promoted and won the first prize. My cousin should come to your door in person to congratulate you. In addition, my father also asked me to send a message to my dear brother, wishing my dear brother a bright future."

Li Qi smiled, cupped his hands and said.

"Thank you very much, cousin, and thank you very much, uncle. Say hello to me when you get back."

Hu Fei returned the salute and said with a smile.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Li Qi nodded and agreed with a smile.

"By the way, I heard that during my imprisonment, my cousin and uncle also went to the palace to plead for me, but they never made time to come to the house to express their gratitude. I hope my cousin and uncle can forgive me."

Hu Fei raised his hands and continued.

"My dear brother, you are so polite. The Hu and Li families are relatives, and my father values ​​my dear brother's talents very much, and trusts my dear brother's character. This is a matter of course, dear brother. You don't have to worry about it."

Li Qi smiled, waved his hand, and said slowly.

Hu Fei was no longer polite, and took advantage of today's wine to express his gratitude to Li Qi and his son, so as to save him from having to make a trip in person.

So, the three of them kept pushing cups and changing cups in the box.

Hu Fei originally only planned to have a drink, but with the arrival of Li Qi, he could only keep company.

Fortunately, Song Shen was there, knowing that he couldn't drink, so he kept blocking the wine for him, and frequently toasted to Li Qi.

After three rounds of drinking, Hu Fei saw that Song Shen was almost drunk, so he pretended to be drunk again and fell on the table.

Seeing that Hu Fei was drunk, Li Qi and Song Shen stopped drinking. After asking Pei Jie to take Hu Fei to the backyard, they also left Hongbin Building one after another.

But as soon as he returned to the backyard, Hu Fei sat up like a normal person.

Seeing Hu Fei pretending to be drunk again, Pei Jie was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing and left, asking Chundie to cook a bowl of sobering soup for Hu Fei.

Hu Fei sat on the rocking chair in front of the main hall, frowning while drinking hangover soup.

Compared to those sophisticated interactions, he preferred to sit together like Song Shen. At least he could feel more relaxed without having to deliberately show kindness or test.
To be continued...