Three days passed by, and Sun Tu once again experienced the slowness of the government's work efficiency. Even though Xue Tong had already responded to the request to transfer himself and others to Dongcheng in the morning, there was still no subsequent text until now. At the same time, Tong Guan's birthday had already arrived, so he had no choice but to calm down and go to congratulate him.

It was another dusk, and there were traffic in front of the Tong Mansion, and the guests were full of guests, which was very lively. Under the lights that were as bright as day, a group of guests, either strong or extraordinary, were greeted by managers of all sizes in the mansion. Some of those more important or closer were also received by Zhou Yun and Tong Mu, two juniors, came forward to greet them, congratulations, and laughter was already heard.

When Sun Tu arrived, he saw this scene. Looking at the luxuriously dressed guests who kept coming in and looking down at his ordinary clothes, he could only smile bitterly. However, since he had come, he could not retreat at the last minute. Moreover, he specially selected a birthday gift for Tong Guan from the warehouse. Even if he didn't congratulate him in person, he still had to give it, otherwise he would be too ungrateful.

So Sun Tu followed the crowd slowly forward. Just as he was about to mingle among the guests and go in through the side door, a teasing voice came from the side: "Oh, isn't this Sun Du's head? Why are you here to celebrate my uncle's birthday? Did you bring an invitation?" Sun Tu turned his head and saw Zhou Yun looking at him with a mocking look on his face, and at the same time, the faces of the guests next to him also showed surprise.

You should know that those who can attend the birthday celebration today and be welcomed into the Tong family's house are all civil and military officials of the sixth rank or above in the capital. They are not qualified enough and they are also Tong Guan's confidant. However, Sun Tu was too humble and it was too contrary to common sense to appear here.

"Of course I haven't received an invitation, so I didn't want to go in and congratulate Tong Shumi in person. I just planned to send this birthday gift to express my feelings." Sun Tu was already past the age of quarreling with someone if he had a disagreement with others. After hearing Zhou Yun's words, he just smiled.

"Then leave the gift. My Tong Mansion has no time to greet you today." Zhou Yun curled his lips and said. As he said this, a slave came forward and wanted to take his gift from Sun Tu.

But at this moment, a man walked over: "Slowly! How dare you be so rude? Sanlang is the guest I invited, who dares to drive him away?" When the slave saw the visitor, he quickly bowed his head and bowed: "Second Young Master..." It was Tong Mu who heard the movement here and rushed over.

"Second Young Master, you also know his identity. Just a head of Kaifeng Mansion, why should you enter the gate of my Tong Mansion?" Zhou Yun saw a trace of jealousy flashing in Tong Mu's eyes, but now it is different from the past, and he can no longer fight with him.

Zhou Yun has always been deeply jealous of Tong Mu. This is not only because of the other party's surname, Tong Mu, as an inner nephew, is naturally much closer to his uncle than his uncle, and because of his talent and knowledge, he has even passed the Jinshi exam and is about to be released as an official, but he still has nothing to do.

This kind of jealousy eventually became powerless and could only hide it in his heart and wait for the opportunity. Sun Tu appeared today and gave him a chance to vent, because Zhou Yun knew very well about Sun Tu and Tong Mu, and he had ruined his good things one after another before, so he naturally had to take revenge at this time.

But as a result, he was interrupted by Tong Mu again, and the other party now looked much more powerful than before: "Sun Sanlang is my friend, so I can naturally invite him to the banquet. Besides, my uncle always valued him. Although he is just a capitalist now, he is already a ninth-rank official in the court."

Zhou Yun didn't expect that Tong Mu would be so tough today. He couldn't object to this, so he could only laugh: "So that's the case, that's really a misunderstanding. In fact, I was also out of good intentions. After all, today's banqueters are senior officials in the court, and Sun Dutou's identity is really embarrassing..."

"It won't bother you. Sanlang, I'll take you in." Tong Mu didn't mean to get involved with him for too long. He waved his hand and took Sun Tu into it. This behavior of not taking Zhou Yun seriously made him feel very angry, but it was also unsuccessful.

Sun Tu followed Tong Mu in a little surprised. Until he came to a secluded place, he said a little surprised: "Second brother, why don't you leave him any face today?" This is not like your usual person at all.

"You don't know. I have tolerate his repeated provocations during this period. But today he belittles you in public, and I can't stand it anymore." Tong Mu said with a cold face.

Sun Tu could see that the other party's words were from the heart, and he was also moved. It seemed that the friendship between him and Tong Mu was indeed very deep.

While they were talking, the two had arrived at the doorman. Sun Tu handed the small brocade box in his hand to the manager, watching the other party write his name on the post and then paste it on the box.

Tong Mu looked at the tightly closed brocade box with curiosity: "Sanlang, what birthday gift have you prepared for my uncle?"

"Well..." Just when Sun Tu was about to tell the other party about the use of the things inside and then he told Tong Guan, a small figure also ran over and shouted happily when he saw Sun Tu: "Brother Sun, you are here..." It was Tong Yuan.

Because of the fact that he had saved him from a human trafficker that time, Tong Yuan had always been quite close to Sun Tu. Especially a few days ago, after Sun Tu secretly brought some snacks and candies from the warehouse to the little kid, Tong Yuan even regarded him as a relative, so every time he saw him, he seemed particularly intimate.

The child's appearance interrupted the topic of the two. Sun Tu immediately smiled and stepped forward, squatted down and touched Tong Yuan's hair, then took out a few candies and handed them to the other party: "Yes, Yuan'er looks very energetic today. Have you been obedient recently?"

"Of course, Yuan'er is obedient. He has been learning to write recently. Brother Sun wants to take a look?" Tong Yuan skillfully put a candy in his mouth and tasted it beautifully, and said vaguely.

"When I congratulate Tong Shuai for a birthday, I will go and see the words you wrote." Sun Tu smiled and said a few more words to Tong Yuan, then continued to walk with Tong Mu. He smiled but turned his mind to the previous idea again. Also, was Tong Yuan's appearance accidental, or was Tong Mu deliberately arranged it to remind him? In this way, the topic just now was distracted, and Tong Mu obviously had no intention of exploring it.

After thinking for a while, the two of them had arrived in front of the side hall next to the lobby of the third courtyard. At this time, people were already surging with laughter. Many guests were drinking tea inside, chatting and waiting for the birthday party later.

Those who can come here to attend Tong Guan’s birthday party today are all the civil and military officials in the court who are close to him, especially military officers, so the atmosphere at the scene seemed quite warm, and from time to time there was a burst of laughter coming from behind.

After leading Sun Tu into the door, Tong Mu turned around and went outside to welcome other important guests. Because he had limited knowledge of these Tong Guan's followers, he could only find a remote corner to stand and watch the show.

After a while, several more guests were welcomed into the door. One of them was Fang Qian, who was familiar to Sun Tu. When he met Tong Guan several times before, this person was always by his side.

However, Fang Qian's arrival attracted a lot of attention, and several people immediately came to say hello. Obviously, everyone knew that this little official from the Privy Council was Tong Guan's confidant and needed to have a lot of friendship.

Fang Qian smiled and greeted them, and then found an opportunity to get into the corner and just came to Sun Tu. As soon as he saw it, both of them laughed. Sun Tu shook his head and said, "I didn't expect that Official Fang would hide from them."

"Haha, today I just want to celebrate my birthday, and I really have no intention of negotiating with them." Fang Qian said, and looked at Sun Tu again: "Has Guanren Sun been going well in Kaifeng Mansion recently? Don't blame Tong Shuai for finding you such an appointment, which has other profound meanings."

"Oh, forgive Sun Tuyu, I really can't see Tong Shuai's efforts. I would like to ask the official to give me some advice."

Just when Fang Qian wanted to say something, a figure flashed outside the hall, and Tong Guan had already stepped in surrounded by several servants, which made the guests who were originally sitting or standing all stood up to greet him. Fang Qian and Sun Tu were naturally no exception, so they could only put this topic aside first.

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Chapter completed!