As soon as Su Shi stepped into the study, he was immediately sure of two things.
First, Kong Wenshun was indeed very angry. Even after an hour, his anger still remained. Second, the person he was angry with was definitely himself, because when Kong Wenshun saw him, his face that had already softened turned livid again.
What's more important is that his name for Su Shi has changed, and his tone is full of ridicule.
"I didn't expect Mr. Su to be so busy with his affairs. It would be very difficult for me to see Mr. Su."
Upon hearing Kong Wenshun's unkind tone, Su Shi hurriedly laughed and said, "I really didn't know Master Kong would be here today, so please forgive me."
"It turns out Mr. Su was blaming me for coming without telling me."
"Don't dare, don't dare." Su Shi's expression became more and more cautious: "Actually, if Mr. Kong has anything to do, just send someone to tell me. I should be the one to visit him personally."
"How can a humble family entertain a noble man like Mr. Su?"
Although Su Shi and Kong Wenshun had not known each other for a long time, they knew that he was an open-minded and cheerful person, but today his words were thorny, which made Su Shi puzzled.
"Does Mr. Kong have some misunderstanding about the boy?"
"Misunderstanding?" Kong Wenshun snorted coldly: "May I ask where Mr. Su was last night? Where did he go this morning?"
Su Shi was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that Kong Wenshun would ask this question.
"Yesterday I was on Princess Pingle's boat, and this morning..."
At this point, Su Shi suddenly closed his mouth because he already knew why Kong Wenshun asked this question.
"Is Mr. Su the only one on this boat?"
Su Shi sighed and replied honestly: "Princess Pingle is here too."
Kong Wenshun's livid face was now covered with a layer of frost, and he glared at Su Shi angrily.
Su Shi hurriedly explained: "Master Kong, please don't be angry. Things are definitely not what you think. I really have important matters to discuss with Her Highness the Princess."
Seeing that Su Shi was still quibbling, Kong Wenshun scolded angrily: "How dare you talk so cleverly?"
Su Shi walked up to him, poured a cup of hot tea for Kong Wenshun, and said with a smile: "If I were a clever talker, I would have run away long ago when I heard Master Kong's arrival. How could I dare to appear in front of Master Kong."
When Kong Wenshun saw Su Shi, he didn't have the slightest fear when he faced him. He must have been open-minded, so he half-believed his words.
"What important matters do you and Princess Pingle have to discuss, and why do you want to meet again and again on the boat?"
Seeing that Kong Wenshun's tone was a little gentler, Su Shi sat down next to him and asked casually, "How did Master Kong know that I was on Her Royal Highness the Princess's boat last night?"
Kong Wenshun showed pity on his face and couldn't help but sigh: "It's not because of Nan'er."
"Because of Qin Nan?" Su Shi was surprised: "What does Master Kong mean by this?"
Kong Wenshun hesitated for a moment, and finally said slowly: "Last night I was drinking tea and chatting with Brother Zichuan at the Qin Mansion. At this time, Nan'er came back to the mansion. We saw that Nan'er was in a trance and looked unlucky. We just thought of her as a dead person. It was undoubtedly caused by fatigue, so I asked her to go back to her room to rest early."
"Unexpectedly, not long after, Wan'er ran back with a worried look, saying that Nan'er was in a bad mood and wanted to ask Brother Zichuan to come and comfort him. Brother Zichuan hurriedly asked the reason and found out that Nan'er was in a bad mood yesterday. It’s because of you that you’re depressed.”
Su Shi hurriedly defended: "I didn't even see Qin Nan yesterday, how could you be depressed because of me?"
Kong Wenshun couldn't help but scolded: "It's precisely because you didn't know where you were going yesterday that Nan'er behaved like this." Then he said seriously: "Nan'er worked hard and worked hard for your affairs. And a girl's family does not hesitate to show her face. What do you think she would think if she does something she doesn't like, but after it's done, she can't even see you?"
The more Kong Wenshun spoke, the angrier he became, his tone full of dissatisfaction, and his voice gradually became louder.
"Yesterday was such an important day, where did you say you were?"
Su Shi lowered his head silently, speechless, because he really couldn't tell Kong Wenshun that he had gone drinking.
"However, this is not what makes Nan'er the most angry." Kong Wenshun gave him a cold look: "Nan'er and Princess Pingle met yesterday afternoon. Princess Pingle saw that Nan'er had a worried look on her face, so she persuaded her with kind words. Nan'er's mood had improved, and she wanted to send Princess Pingle back to the palace. Unexpectedly, outside the palace gate, they met the shopkeeper of Qianqiu Zhiku again..."
"Lu Tian."
"Yes, it's Lu Tian. And Lu Tian told Princess Pingle that you were waiting for her on the boat. What would Nan'er think of your actions?"
Hearing this, Su Shi couldn't help but rub his temples with his hands and sighed: "I really didn't expect Qin Nan to be with Princess Ping Le. If I had known earlier, I would have let them paint the boat together without causing any trouble. Misunderstand."
Kong Wenshun couldn't help but sigh: "Princess Pingle asked Nan'er to come with her, but Nan'er was stubborn and did not go with her. Instead, she returned to the house and secretly felt sad."
"Is she okay now?"
Kong Wenshun glared at him: "Only now do I know how to care." Then he said discouraged: "Brother Zichuan and I persuaded her for a long time last night, and then we gradually made her feel at ease. However, I also know that heart diseases need to be treated with heart medicine, so today I Will come to you."
"Unexpectedly, when I came to the mansion, I heard that you had gone out early in the morning and went to Jinghu Lake to watch the sunrise." Speaking of this, Kong Wenshun said coldly: "I didn't expect Mr. Su to be so interested."
Su Shi knew that Kong Wenshun had always regarded Qin Nan as his biological daughter, and caring about her was confusing, so he didn't take his sarcastic words to heart.
However, his words and deeds could indeed lead to misunderstanding. Thinking of this, Su Shi stood up and hurriedly asked: "Is Qin Nan in the Qin Mansion now? I will go over and explain to her right away to prevent her random thoughts from affecting her mood."
At this time, Kong Wenshun couldn't help but look at him in confusion: "What important matter are you and Princess Pingle discussing? We want to meet on the boat again and again."
Su Shi was about to tell the whole story, but he opened his mouth but didn't know how to explain.
Kong Wenshun did not understand the cause and effect of the whole incident. If he wanted to explain it clearly to him, he would have to start with the death of the prince. This would take at least an hour, but at this time he could not have the leisure to explain it slowly.
So Su Shi hurriedly said: "It's a long story. I wonder where Qin Nan is now? Find her and I will explain it to you."
"Although Nan'er was in a bad mood, she still went to work early in the morning. However, Brother Zichuan was worried about her, so he asked her to go home for lunch at noon. She must have returned home by now."
"In this case, Master Kong please come with me to the Qin Mansion."
Kong Wenshun nodded.
Su Shi hurriedly said loudly: "Brother Lin, prepare the car and go to Qin Mansion."
