"That's unreasonable!"
Sun Shutong immediately slapped the table angrily, making his palms numb from the shock.
His mind was feeling dizzy and even buzzing. He was really very angry.
He is a dignified minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and now he is the most powerful person in the Ministry of Personnel.
To be treated with such contempt by this ignorant second generation ancestor?
Is there any royal law?
Are there any laws?
Too arrogant!
The young man had already sat down calmly, raised his eyes and glanced at Sun Shutong quietly, and then opened his mouth leisurely.
"I will use this box for other purposes. You can find another place."
Sun Shutong's lungs were about to burst with anger.
Although he came from a humble background, as a third-rank official, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, his status has long been distinguished, and he is no longer what he used to be.
How could this dandy second generation ancestor be able to neglect and despise him casually?
"Be bold!"
"Do you know who I am, so you dare to yell here?"
"It's against you!"
Sun Shutong originally thought that revealing his identity as a court official would cause a huge change in the other party's attitude.
However, the young man didn't even bother to raise his eyes and just waved lazily towards the accompanying boy.
"Don't you just want money?"
"Get him some money and tell him to get lost!"
"This Huixian Accord is indeed true. Didn't you know that I and your distinguished guest have an appointment here?"
"How come cats and dogs can enter Huixian Accord?"
"I thought this was the most upscale club in Bianjing City..."
The boy hurriedly said with a smile: "Master, don't get angry with this kind of person!"
"This guy is so shabbily dressed, how dare he claim to be an official of the imperial court?"
"What a big joke!"
"As for the issue of Huixian Accord, I will report it to their boss later!"
"Young Master, you have been here so many times, why are they still so incapable of doing things?"
"What a disappointment..."
With that said, the boy stepped forward and threw a wad of silver notes to Sun Shutong.
"Did you hear that? My young master told you to get out of here!"
"Don't toast me and you'll be fined if you don't eat!"
Such a shame and humiliation made Sun Shutong clenched his fists tightly and gritted his back molars.
"Bastard thing..."
"How dare you insult the imperial official..."
"you wanna die!"
"If you insult an official of the imperial court, according to the law, you should be thrown into Dali Temple and beaten twenty times!"
"I would like to see if the bones in your body are as hard as your mouth!"
Faced with Sun Shutong's threats, the young man not only showed no fear at all, but instead laughed contemptuously.
"Court official?"
"How dare you use the imperial official to scare me?"
"What a big joke!"
"Do you know my identity?"
"I'll scare you to death if I say it!"
"Except for the current prime minister and the second-rank and above officials, who dares to touch a hair of my young master?"
"Don't overestimate your capabilities!"
Sun Shutong's eyes were red and wide as big as eggs, as if he wanted to chop the young man into 180 pieces immediately!
Just when the two sides were at war with each other and were about to fall into a life-or-death situation.
The sudden sound of the box door broke the suffocating and strange calm.
Under the leadership of a young eunuch with delicate features, the third prince Song Liang walked slowly into the box.
"I pay my respects to Your Highness!"
"Your Highness, this boy is so arrogant. He dared to insult the imperial official, break into the box without permission, and hit you, Your Highness!"
"Please, Your Highness, give an immediate order to punish this son severely!"
Sun Shutong leaned towards Song Liang, and no one could see the smile on his face that he had succeeded in avenging his great revenge.
That guy thinks that his official position is low and he doesn't take a third-grade official like himself seriously, right?
It doesn't matter!
I'm afraid this guy doesn't know yet, but he offended the wrong person today!
Who told him to have eyes on the top of his head and look down upon others with dog eyes?
With the third prince backing him up, let's see how long he can be arrogant!
However, what Sun Shutong never expected was.
The young man actually stood up and said to Song Liang, "I'd like to pay my respects to the third prince!"
"Your Highness, the Third Prince, I have come all the way from Lingnan. As soon as I entered the capital, I hurriedly paid homage to Your Highness."
Sun Shutong was heartbroken.
Why is this guy here to pay homage to the Third Prince?
The most important thing is, is he still from Lingnan?
Could it be that he is...
Before Sun Shutong could react in his mind, he heard Song Liang say enthusiastically: "Young Master Zhou has had a bumpy journey, thank you for your hard work!"
"The king still lives in the palace and it is not convenient to entertain Mr. Zhou, so I made an appointment to meet Mr. Zhou here."
"I just hope Mr. Zhou won't find the food here unpalatable!"
The young man quickly replied: "How could it be?"
"Your Highness, you are really embarrassed!"
"It's our first meeting to ask Your Highness to bother you so much. I'm really scared!"
"..."
Listening to the enthusiastic chat between the two, Sun Shutong's heart grew cold little by little.
It turned out that this young man was none other than the descendant of the Zhou family, a prominent Lingnan family mentioned earlier by the third prince, Zhou Nan!
I heard the third prince say before that the Zhou family in Lingnan has declined and has long lost its former prosperity.
When he first introduced Zhou Nan to the great scholar Wang Shilu, Sun Shutong also deliberately mentioned that the Zhou family had long declined and was now considered a poor family.
But looking at Zhou Nan's prodigal look just now, how could he look like he was from a "poor family"?
It is simply the richest among the rich!
Even Song Liang, who was so arrogant as a prince, had to treat him with courtesy and be polite!
It turned out that it was precisely because of the arrogance of the Zhou family that the third prince wanted to win over the Zhou family even if he tried his best!
As one of the nine major noble families in Daliang, the Lingnan Zhou family is truly well-deserved!
When Sun Shutong thought of the conflicts he had just had with Zhou Nan, Sun Shutong suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
No wonder this man was so arrogant just now. The influence of the Zhou family in Lingnan is not just for fun!
Sun Shutong maintained a stiff posture, and soon his back was covered with sweat and his face turned pale.
Hearing Sun Shutong's heavy breathing, Song Liang noticed that this guy was still standing in a bowing posture.
"Okay Master Sun, you can get back on your feet."
"Let me introduce to you. This is the descendant of the Zhou family in Lingnan, Mr. Zhou Nan, whom I mentioned before."
Sun Shutong raised his head again and saw that Zhou Nan opposite him had already changed his arrogant eyes and put on a harmless smile.
However, Sun Shutong could still see a hint of contempt on his smiling face.
At this moment, Sun Shutong finally understood.
Some people stand at the pinnacle as soon as they are born, and such a pinnacle is a place they are destined to never reach in their lifetime!
Seeing that Sun Shutong's eyes were dull and he didn't respond at all to Zhou Nan's overtures, Song Liang couldn't help but feel dissatisfied.
"Ahem!"
"What is Mr. Sun thinking about, so obsessed with it?"
