Wanyan Hongsheng spoke with grand enthusiasm, seemingly taking all the responsibility upon himself. In truth, his constant mention of family plans actually shifted the blame entirely onto those plans. By doing this, if the "Seventh Elder" held any grudges, it was implied that the "Seventh Elder" would be in the wrong. To put it bluntly, he was trying to use the family to pressure the "Seventh Elder" into feeling embarrassed about being angry.
In reality, however, this "Seventh Elder" wasn't actually the real Seventh Elder, and he had absolutely no idea what had happened. As for holding grudges, what enmity did he have to remember?
Yet, after listening to Wanyan Hongsheng speak, the "Seventh Elder" felt a twitch in his heart. Wanyan Hongsheng's words basically explained everything, revealing to him what was actually going on.
