Yuan Su was startled for a moment, his face gradually changed, and he turned to look in the direction of the back door. [ ] Novel
I saw another young man walking out from behind the screen calmly. He was wearing a white suit and holding a civilized stick in his hand. He was about eighteen or nineteen years old. He has an aristocratic temperament. However, his eyes seem to squint slightly out of habit, giving the impression that he never looks at people.
It was during this meal that Zhang Hanling hurriedly stepped forward and introduced to Yuan Su with a smile: "Cousin Keli, this is Yuan Keduan, the fourth son of the eldest uncle. He is usually serious. Don't let him go. Just do it in your heart."
As soon as she finished speaking, the young man standing in front of the screen sneered twice and put on a proud posture.
When Yuan Su heard what this young man said earlier, he had already vaguely guessed his identity. He did not have an in-depth understanding of Yuan Shikai's sons, but occasionally learned from some information that most of the young men of the Yuan family did not. What a great achievement, only the eldest son Yuan Keding wanted to be the prince, but he did not necessarily make any wise political moves.
Although he didn't know the details of Mr. Yuan Si, judging from his behavior after entering the door, he could still see a bit of arrogance. This kind of aura obviously did not arise in a moment, but must have been developed over many years. Habit.
Naturally, he was not familiar with the other party, so he followed Zhang Hanling's introduction, saluted Yuan Keduan with a sincere smile, and said hello: "It turns out we are four brothers. It's really a pleasure to meet you. What the four brothers said is true, and I trust you all this time." Without the support of my uncle, Yuan Su would definitely not be as successful as he is today."
Yuan Keduan had heard of Yuan Su's name, and he had always believed that this person was just a liar who stole his reputation and caused trouble everywhere under the guise of being related to the Yuan family. [ ] He originally heard the other person calling him "brother", I couldn't help but feel annoyed, but fortunately, this person was still aware of the current situation, so I simply endured this tone for the time being.
"It's good that you know this truth. From now on, you should keep your responsibilities safely and don't make my father angry again, otherwise you will be left with nothing to eat."
In any case, Yuan Su and Yuan Keduan are the same generation, and they are several years older than Yuan Keduan. However, the other party said these words in the tone of an elder lecturing a junior, which would be embarrassing to anyone. His expression suddenly changed. She became gloomy and tried to be polite to the other party, but the other party was not polite to me at all and even got into his nose.
Zhang Hanling noticed something strange and quickly walked between Yuan Su and Yuan Keduan, pretending to be cheerful and said: "Fourth brother, you always act like an adult like this. I think you will grow old quickly in the future, which is not good. Brother Keli has come all the way, and my father will be here soon. Let’s have dinner together at noon, okay?”
Yuan Su was not an extraordinary saint, so he felt unhappy, but considering that Yuan Keduan was Yuan Shikai's son, he had to endure it when he should. When he gets over it one day, let's see who else dares He didn't take himself seriously. Then, his gloomy expression immediately changed to a gentle smile, and he nodded and said, "Yuan Su is a guest from outside, so he naturally follows the host's arrangements."
Immediately, he said to Yuan Keduan: "The four brothers have matured at a young age. They are really the pride of the Yuan family in the future. I will listen carefully to your advice and never dare to make any mistakes and live up to my uncle's cultivation intention."
Yuan Keduan responded matter-of-factly, his face full of triumph.
Zhang Hanling's delicate little mouth curled up slightly, showing both embarrassment and helplessness. When she was in Beijing before, she had already introduced Yuan Su to Yuan Keduan. At that time, Yuan Keduan had no reaction. Who expected that today, two
When meeting in person, Yuan Keduan's words made Yuan Su embarrassed, which really made people feel at a loss.[ ]
The three of them sat down again. In order to ease the atmosphere, Zhang Hanling chatted with Yuan Su about what she had seen and heard in Beijing, but most of the content was related to Yuan Keduan. This immediately reminded Yuan Su of the time in Anshan Town.
Zhang Hanling's most cherished music box was given to her by Yuan Keduan, which shows that this little beauty has a lot of affection for Yuan Keduan.
Yuan Su thought that he would never be troubled by the love of his children, but when he thought about Yuan Keduan's virtue, it was really sad to think that a lovely girl like Zhang Hanling followed him.
From the beginning to the end, Yuan Keduan sat on one side, only occasionally chatting with Zhang Hanling, and never looked at Yuan Su again.
Not long after, Cheng Shichang, the governor's adjutant, quickly turned the screen and returned to the hall, informing the governor that he had arrived. As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Zhenfang walked in closely behind him, as if he was strolling in the courtyard. He was only dressed in simple clothes today, without a hat.
Her hair was draped half way down the back of her head, giving her a somewhat nondescript attitude.
When Chen Wenian came to visit Zhang Zhenfang more than half a month ago, Zhang Zhenfang had not yet cut off his braids. He wanted to keep the Qing Dynasty's integrity, but the person in power was Yuan Shikai. After suffering for several months, he finally had to get rid of him.
Braids. It can be seen from this that not everyone can abide by principles when it comes to their future and integrity.
As early as when Cheng Shichang came in to deliver the message, Yuan Su had already stood up to greet him, while Zhang Hanling waited until Zhang Zhenfang walked in before standing up. Only Yuan Keduan stayed on his seat for a while, and did not panic when Zhang Zhenfang came to the center of the lobby.
Don't be too busy to stand up.
Zhang Zhenfang saw this scene in his eyes, thinking that the other party was Yuan Shikai's son, and he had often interacted with Yuan Keduan in the past few years, and was accustomed to his casual attitude, so he didn't take it to heart. However, he was very conservative.
He valued family etiquette, and even though he didn't care about Yuan Keduan's arrogance and rudeness, Yuan Su behaved in a well-behaved manner, and he became more and more concerned about his newly recognized cousin.
After some greetings and greetings, Zhang Zhenfang asked Yuan Su and Yuan Keduan to take a seat. As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Keduan sat down unceremoniously, but Yuan Su waited until he was seated before slowly sitting down.
"The two nephews have met each other first, so I won't nag you any more. Yuan Suxian's nephew's family name is Keli, so I will call you Keli without telling anyone." Zhang Zhenfang met Yuan Su for the first time. He had been with Yuan Su earlier.
I learned about Yuan Su’s family background from the letter, so I mentioned it casually as a preamble.
"Uncle is on top, nephew is on the bottom, that's how it should be." Yuan Su replied respectfully. In order to shorten the relationship, he simply omitted the word "table".
"A few days ago, I was also quite worried about the affairs in Luanzhou. If I can continue to serve as Zhili, it will not be difficult to protect the good nephew Keli. I am afraid that if I go south, I will not know if Nephew Keli will make any mistakes.
Take care of me. Fortunately, the president has now promoted you to the rank of Military Protector, and you can be regarded as having achieved a positive result." Zhang Zhenfang pretended to sigh and said, whether from officialdom or personally, these words were polite.
Something to say.
"My uncle's concern for my nephew is unforgettable. My nephew can be today today. Not to mention other things, my uncle intervened, adjusted, and resolved the misunderstanding between the uncle and the president. This kindness and his strength
"My nephew's liver and brain are hard to repay. If my uncle can be of use to my nephew someday, he will never give up." Yuan Su bowed to Zhang Zhenfang while sitting on his seat and said.
His words are indeed somewhat sincere. No matter how history evaluates Zhang Zhenfang, he has survived independently from the 79th bid to today. Without the thoughtfulness of this cousin Zhang, I am afraid that he would have been beaten back to his original shape long ago.
Zhang Zhenfang nodded with satisfaction. He knew very well that Yuan Su now had a force in his hands. In this world, having guns and soldiers was capital. In the future, with Yuan Su's military support, his right to speak politically would inevitably increase.
It is increasing rather than decreasing.
However, at this moment, Yuan Keduan, who was sitting in the upper seat, muttered coldly: "A flatterer, he formed a clique as soon as he took office. He is really awesome..."
What Yuan Su said was somewhat politically taboo, but firstly, he was Yuan Shikai's nephew, and secondly, Zhang Zhenfang was Yuan Shikai's cousin, so it was nothing serious for the two of them to confide in each other. But Yuan Keduan gave this opportunity with just one sentence.
The stabbing came out, which made Yuan Su and Zhang Zhenfang look bad for a while.
Zhang Zhenfang only thought that Yuan Keduan was a young boy, and sometimes had some prejudice against Yuan Su, so he coughed and deliberately said to Yuan Keduan: "Xiaosi, look at what you said, we are all members of the same family, and we are still forming cliques."
Pie!"
Yuan Keduan muttered a few words in a low voice. None of the people present could hear clearly what he said, so he just let it go.
But Yuan Su had some more thoughts in his mind: He was just afraid that Yuan Keduan would remember it badly and talk nonsense in front of Yuan Shikai in the future, which would be terrible. When he and Yuan Keduan met for the first time, there was no deep hatred. At most, the other party relied on direct descendants of the Yuan family.
Zhengmai's status looks down on him, so he can only muddle along for the time being.
After half a cup of tea, we chatted about the matter of moving to the south. They were all polite words of recommendation. During this period, Yuan Su also handed over the home that Zhang Juren had entrusted with him. Zhang Zhenfang opened the letter and read it on the spot, and then told Yuan Su to stay in Luan in the future.
The state needs to take more care of you.
After chatting, it was already noon, and the housekeeper of the Zhang family came to inform them that the banquet was ready. Under Zhang Zhenfang's personal guidance, Yuan Su, Yuan Keduan, and Zhang Hanling followed to the backyard mansion and met several close relatives of the Zhang family.
We all gathered together for a luncheon. At the banquet, Zhang Zhenfang introduced Yuan Su. Seeing that Zhang Zhenfang was so polite, all the relatives treated Yuan Su as warmly as Yuan Keduan.
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