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Hastur didn't know what to say for a moment.
According to normal logic, even if Earl Hall is not specifically targeting him, he would not help him in this way, right?
Is it for Voltaire's sake?
But this doesn’t seem to make sense!
After pondering for a moment, Hasta asked: "Why are you willing to help me like this?"
"You said before that I trust my daughter's vision. Since she thinks highly of you and seeks my help for you, I will naturally meet her small request."
Earl Hall's tone was very calm, as if becoming a member of the House of Lords, a senior judge, and being promoted to a peerage was an easy matter.
It turned out that Miss Audrey interceded for him and asked for Earl Hall's support.
Hastur's doubts were somewhat relieved, but he soon felt that something sounded wrong about what he said.
Did Earl Hall say this to allow himself to accept Audrey's favor?
"Emperor Russell once said this: Politics is not about fighting and killing, but about human relations."
"..."
The corner of Hastur's mouth twitched slightly, and Russell's classic quotation came again. Why does this guy have such a sense of existence?
"Thank you for your kindness. Can you let me go back and think about it seriously?"
Hastur thought about it and decided to delay it for a while, giving himself enough time to review the matter and guess Earl Hall's true intention.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to accept such good intentions.
"Go back and think about it?"
Earl Hall's originally gentle tone suddenly became a little colder, "Baron Hastur Campbell, are you going to reject my kindness?"
"Emperor Russell once said: There is no free bread in the world."
Hastur decided to use magic to defeat magic, and said calmly: "I don't think I can bear this heavy kindness now."
"Isn't it that you came to my home tonight to seek my help?"
"Yes, but your help is so direct that I dare not accept it easily."
Hastur told the truth that he did want to seek help from Earl Hall, but he did not want to owe a huge favor because of it.
And this kind of arranged path always makes people feel unhappy from the bottom of their hearts.
The help he wanted was not so direct. He just hoped that Earl Hall would not deliberately block his promotion channel at critical moments in the future.
To put it simply, the helpful relationship he hopes to establish with Earl Hall is based on interests rather than favors.
Earl Hall saw through Hastur's thoughts and sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Innocent, do you think everything can go in the direction you want?
In the face of the interests of the nobility, favor is just a tool to be used.
It seems that you did not learn the essence of how to be a qualified nobleman. "
"An unqualified naive nobleman, oh, go back."
Earl Hall did not give Hastur a chance to speak again, and directly issued an eviction order without mercy.
Chapter 180: The father-in-law looks after his son-in-law?
The entrance of the villa.
Hibbert sent Hastur away, and after walking out of the door, he spoke: "Hasta, why did you refuse this kindness just now?"
"It was so sudden, it felt like it was out of control."
Hastur sighed. He had been thinking about this problem along the way.
He needed Earl Hall's help, and Earl Hall made it clear that he would support him and even paved a bright road for him.
Why would I refuse such a good offer?
Why not just accept it openly?
Hibbert took a deep look at Hastur and said, "Hasta, you can never control everything."
"I understand this."
Hastur nodded, he really understood this.
But facing Earl Hall's sudden kindness, his first thought was to refuse.
He had a feeling at that time that as long as he agreed, he would be tied to the Hall family chariot.
Interests and favors... In this regard, he is indeed not a qualified nobleman.
The lesson tonight is worth recalling.
Seeing the troubled look on Hastur's face, Hibbert smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "This is only the first time we meet. You will still have the opportunity to please our Earl Hall in the future."
"hope so."
Hastur could only place all his hopes on the hound that had not yet been trained to be a good person.
But he felt that after this incident, it was very unlikely to repair the relationship with Earl Hall.
"When I go back, think carefully about what my father said. He usually doesn't say too many irrelevant things to others."
Hibbert left the last words to Hastur and watched Hastur leave in the carriage.
After Hastur's carriage went away, he frowned slightly. To be honest, he couldn't understand what Earl Hall was thinking tonight.
Even if you want to help Hastur get promoted to a peerage, you shouldn't be so explicit and direct, right?
The Loen nobles have always been a symbol of reserve and restraint.
He was just as puzzled as Hastur.
Returning to the villa, he came to the study, where Earl Hall was waiting for his return.
His face was very calm, not at all like he was angry and chasing people away just now.
Hibbert walked in and said with a smile: "Your behavior tonight seemed to scare him."
"Why do you think I said those things suddenly?"
"You want to let Hastur understand through this incident that nobles put interests first and are too childish and naive to enter the killing field of politics."
Hibbert thought a lot along the way and seemed very calm when faced with Earl Hall's test.
"Give you another chance."
Earl Hall's rejection made Hibbert's expression slightly stiff, and he fell into deep thought.
After a long time, Hibbert said uncertainly: "Are you really angry because of the friendship between Hastur and Audrey? So you deliberately used this method to scare him away?"
Earl Hall's face darkened, and invisible majesty enveloped Hibbert. "In this regard, Hastur is right. You are really stupid. You can only see what is happening on the surface, and then make associations without authorization."
"..."
Hibbert was scolded and could not say a word. He sighed in his heart. Even Hastur, the person involved, had not figured out the problem.
How could outsiders possibly see through it completely?
"Among the nobles, interests are indeed the most important thing, but not everyone is willing to do this. In addition to interests, there are also favors."
"The reason why he rejected my kindness was because the help he was seeking was offset by benefits, not by owed favors."
"This is his self-confidence and his innocence. When he reaches my position, he is just a baron. What benefits can he bring to me?"
Hibbert listened to Earl Hall's instructions and said thoughtfully: "Do you want to bind Hastur to the chariot of our Hall family through favors?"
Earl Hall had a smile on his face, but he still rejected Hibbert's guess, "This is what he can't understand."
"..."
Hibbert really wanted to say something, why do you have to go around like this?
It is understandable that his father has many evil intentions, but Hastur has so many evil intentions.
He is obviously so young!
How did you detect something wrong from your father's questions?
"I'm actually very satisfied with his performance tonight."
Earl Hall's sudden change of topic made Hibbert almost lose track of his thoughts.
He had clearly issued an eviction order with a sullen face just now, but now he said he was satisfied with Hastur?
After thinking for a while, Hibbert asked out his confusion, "Since you are satisfied, why do you want to be a villain for nothing?"
"Hasta's performance tonight was too simple and naive, and lacked real training. Giving him a little setback can help him go further."
Hibbert couldn't understand this again.
Is this satisfied with Hastur's simplicity and innocence, or is he dissatisfied?
"At this stage, I am very satisfied with his innocence in some aspects. This may also be the reason why Audrey is willing to get close to him. He is relatively pure and does not have too many selfish desires."
"..."
Hibbert turned sideways silently and said nothing.
Just now, he said that he had made unauthorized associations with the relationship between Hastur and Audrey.
But what about the beloved Earl Hall?
Doesn't what he did seem to be testing Hastur's character?
The father-in-law looks after his son-in-law?
His sense of substitution is even stronger than mine!
Hibbert was sure that Earl Hall must have his own personal emotions on this matter tonight.
Especially when he scolded Hastur for being naive and asked him to leave.
……
Hastur returned home and sat in the study thinking about Earl Hall's intentions tonight.
He didn't think Earl Hall was a person who would show his emotions so easily, but his performance tonight was very puzzling.