Things had already happened. Duke Yan Sheng knew that it was too late to get angry at the other party, so he said to Kong Yinjing: "Find a way to contact your niece. After all, she was also raised by me, Kong. If Kong has something to do, go to her." It’s time to take responsibility.”
"Understood. When things are settled in Qufu, I will go to Datong in person." Kong Yinjing said.
Duke Yan Sheng nodded slightly and said, "Go back and prepare. Follow me out of the city tomorrow."
Kong Yin saluted, turned around and left the room.
When he came out of Yan Shenggong's place, he was immediately greeted by a boy.
"Sixth Master, our master invites you to come over."
The boy stopped Kong Yinjing who was about to leave.
Kong Yinjing stopped and said, "Does the clan elder want to see me for anything?"
"I don't know, I just asked you to wait here for you, Mr. Liu." The boy replied respectfully.
"Lead the way!"
One after another, the two people left Yan Shenggong.
The Kong family in Qufu is such a large ethnic group, and there is no shortage of highly respected clan elders, and the boy waiting for Yan Shenggong is a descendant of one of the clan elders.
The Kong clan has developed for so many years, and ordinary Kong clan members are no different from ordinary tenants. There are also clan elders who are superior to others.
And because of their surname Kong, ordinary members of the Kong clan have to accept strict clan regulations.
In Qufu, clan rules are higher than the law.
After twists and turns, Kong Yinjing was brought to a courtyard.
"Sixth Master, please wait for a moment, wait until the young one comes in and pass the message." The young boy who led the way left a message and entered the main room behind the yard alone.
Kong Yinjing stood in the yard and looked at the layout of the yard boredly.
He came to this yard very rarely.
Usually the owner of this courtyard is very low-key. Unlike the other clan elders who like to get involved in everything, he stays alone in his small courtyard most of the time and rarely goes out.
After a while, the boy came out of the main room.
"Master Liu, please come in with me!"
Kong Yinjing walked towards the main room.
The boy opened the curtain in front of the door for him. When Kong Yinjing walked in, he lowered the curtain and led him into the east room on the right.
"I've met my second uncle." As soon as Kong Yinjing entered the room, he saw half a hundred old men sitting on the Taishi chair and bowed to say hello.
The old man put down the tureen in his hand, raised his finger and pointed to the empty seat beside him, and said, "Sit down!"
Kong Yinjing sat down next to the seat.
"I came to you this time to ask if you have any contact with that girl Yueqing?" the old man asked Kong Yinjing, while pointing to the spittoon aside.
When the boy guarding the room saw it, he hurriedly picked up the spittoon and walked over.
Ahem!
The old man coughed hard several times, spit out a mouthful of sticky phlegm into the spittoon, and then waved his hand to signal the boy to take it away.
"Since Kong Yueqing got married, I have sent people to contact her through letters, but there has been no reply." Kong Yinjing said about the situation at Kong Yueqing's side.
The old man who heard this glanced at him and said, "That means there is no contact, right?"
"Forget it, guess it!" Kong Yinjing nodded hesitantly.
snort!
The old man snorted, and then asked: "What about the family of this girl Yueqing? I heard that her parents are still alive, and she also has a younger brother. Are they also gone?"
After hearing this, Kong Yinjing's face flashed with surprise.
If he hadn't come here directly after coming out of Yan Shenggong's place, he would even suspect that the old man from the second clan in front of him had his eyes set on Yan Shenggong.
"What a pity!" The old man sighed and said immediately, "I knew I shouldn't have chosen this girl to marry. It's not like the Kong family doesn't have a legitimate daughter. It's a pity that this girl took advantage."
Kong Yinjing did not answer the question.
At first, they didn't agree to let their legitimate daughter marry to Datong, fearing that she would be implicated in the future, so they chose Kong Yueqin, a person from the collateral family.
The old man looked at Kong Yinjing and said, "Are you blaming us why we didn't marry our legitimate daughter in the first place, but chose Kong Yueqing, a little girl from the side branch who is not even a concubine?"
"Juniors don't dare." Kong Yinjing quickly denied.
No matter what you think in your heart, you cannot admit it with your mouth.
The old man has lived for such a long time and has never seen anything. As for whether Kong Yin Jing believes it or not, he doesn't care at all. He said: "Is there a way to contact this girl?"
"I'm afraid we have to send someone to Datong, and Duke Yan Sheng has also decided to send someone to Datong to contact Kong Yueqing's family." Kong Yinjing directly told Duke Yan's plan.
The old man who heard this raised his head slightly and said, "It's right to contact their family. Do you know who to send?"
"Dong Yansheng asked me to go to Datong, and I agreed. I will set off for Datong after finishing my current affairs." Kong Yinjing said.
The old man glanced at him and asked, "What else is more important to you than going to Datong?"
"Tomorrow Yan Shenggong will go out of the city and wants to take me with him, so I want to wait until I accompany Yan Shenggong out of the city tomorrow to meet the tiger bandits before going to Datong." Kong Yinjing said.
The old man's face darkened and he said: "I really can't tell my priorities. How useful can you be by staying in Qufu at this time? The most important thing is to contact Kong Yueqing's family."
"How do you explain to Duke Yan Sheng?" Kong Yinjing looked hesitant.
No matter it was Yan Shenggong or the old man from the second clan in front of him, he could not afford to offend.
The old man said: "Let me tell you about Mr. Yan Shenggong. Now you go back, pack your things and rush to Datong. This girl Yueqing's family is from the Kong family and has enjoyed the kindness of the Kong family. When the Kong family is in need, , we must repay the kindness of the Kong family."
"Elders, don't worry, their family is not ungrateful." Kong Yinjing said.
The old man nodded and said: "Okay, hurry up and get ready. We will leave the city today. The sooner this matter is done, the more stable the Kong family will be."
"Junior, I will go back and prepare now. Duke Yansheng asked the clan elders to help me." Kong Yinjing stood up from his seat, saluted the old man, and then left.
As soon as he came out of the second clan's home, Kong Yinjing turned around and glanced at the door of the second clan's old courtyard. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to go to Yan Shenggong in person and talk to Yan Shenggong.
As for whether Yan Sheng Guild will let him go, that is a matter between Yan Sheng Gong and the elders of the two clans.
Soon, he returned to Yan Shenggong.
Looking at Kong Yinjing who had left and returned, Yan Shenggong said: "Why is the sixth brother back again? But the land deeds for the family's land are all ready?"
Although Kong Yinjing is not as good as those clan elders, he is still a person of great status outside. Over the years, his family has accumulated a lot of wealth.
Moreover, many of the fields were not located in Qufu, but were purchased in other prefectures and counties. After all, the space in Qufu was limited. Except for the Kong family's family fields, the remaining fields were simply not enough for so many people.
Therefore, more people like to buy land outside. With the banner of the Kong family, the local government does not dare to embarrass the people of the Kong family.
