Ren Hushan, dressed in a bright green splendid robe, acted arrogantly in Xiuyunzhai, as if Xiuyunzhai were his own private property.

He strode with exaggeratedly large steps, deliberately swinging his coat high, causing plates on the food shelves to fall to the ground wherever he went.

It caused a series of ear-piercing cracking sounds.

Immediately, he put one foot on the stool, his expression exaggerated and strange, picked up a clam with his chopsticks, and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"What kind of garbage is this? You dare to put this out for people to eat? Do you Xiuyunzhai think we're all country bumpkins who've never seen the world before?!"

The waiter hurriedly stepped forward with a smile to explain, but before he could even speak, Ren Hushan slapped him hard across the face.

"You dog of a servant, how dare you talk back to me!" Ren Hushan cursed.

Xia Wanqing was nearby and, seeing the disturbance, rushed over to calm things down.

"Young master, please calm down. If there is anything about our shop that you are not satisfied with, please tell me and I will report it to the manager truthfully and make improvements accordingly."

Seeing that Xia Wanqing's attitude was good, Ren Hushan became even more arrogant.

He raised the plate high, as if to smash it, and shouted loudly:

"What are you dissatisfied with?"

"I'm dissatisfied with everything about it!"

"If Xiuyunzhai doesn't give me an explanation today, I'm going to smash this place up!"

Seeing that Ren Hushan was clearly being unreasonable and deliberately picking a fight, Xia Wanqing couldn't help but frown.

He turned his head and whispered in the waiter's ear, "Go and call the manager quickly."

The waiter nodded vigorously and hurriedly stepped back and ran away.

Xia Wanqing wanted to persuade him further: "Young master..."

Ren Hushan raised his hand to stop him, then crossed his arms, his face full of arrogance:

"Hey! Don't call me young master, I'm now a clerk in the Ministry of Personnel! A proper official!"

"My maternal uncle, Jing Chengwang, has been promoted to Vice Minister of Works!"

"You can't afford to offend them!"

Hearing that the other party was someone of considerable importance, Xia Wanqing lowered her head cautiously and humbled herself, saying, "Yes, yes, Your Excellency..."

Xia Wanqing slowly raised his head: "I don't know where our shop has offended you, sir. I hope you can enlighten us."

"Humph!"

Ren Hushan grinned maliciously, as if he was about to take flight with smugness. He picked at his ear with one hand and blew away the earwax on his hand.

"I heard that your Xiuyunzhai has a connection with that chess lady from the Xiaowang Mansion?!"

Li Anqi, who was standing at the door, finally understood.

It turns out that Ren Hushan came for him.

This scoundrel, by some unknown means, became a clerk in the Ministry of Personnel, thinking he was all that again.

"A dignified yamen runner of the Great Xin Dynasty is behaving like a local ruffian, causing trouble in a privately-run restaurant! Does Lord Jing know this?!"

As Li Anqi spoke, he stepped into the study.

Xia Wanqing's expression gradually brightened, as if she had seen a savior.

Ren Hushan stiffened slightly upon hearing Li Anqi's voice.

His expression was a mixture of resentment and perverse joy as he stared intently at Li Anqi, swallowing hard.

"Who do we have here? It turns out to be the Cold Consort of Prince Xiao's mansion who has lost favor."

"What, you're protecting Xiuyunzhai?"

Seeing how arrogant this person was, Xiao Shunzi sneered, rolled up his sleeves, and slapped Ren Hushan across the face.

"You dog of a servant! Our Lady of Chess is a third-rank imperial consort personally bestowed by the Emperor!"

"You're just a lowly yamen runner, and you still haven't knelt before Her Majesty?!"

Ren Hushan was startled, his face turning pale and then flushed.

He had indeed heard that the Lady of the Prince Xiao's Mansion had been granted the title of Third-Rank Imperial Consort.

But he didn't hear the whole thing and kept thinking that the Lady Qin was a third-rank imperial consort personally appointed by the emperor.

I never expected it to be Li Anqi!

Although Ren Hushan was furious, she was also wary of Li Anqi's status as a third-rank imperial consort.

After hesitating for a moment, he reluctantly bent his knees slightly and knelt down with a "thud".

Xia Wanqing and the waiters instantly felt refreshed.

The onlookers, who were still eating, were so affected by Li Anqi's powerful aura that they held their breath.

Li Anqi's words were piercing:

"Your behavior of abusing your power has disgraced all court officials! Do you think you can act arrogantly and domineeringly forever just because of nepotism?"

Ren Hushan was so angry that he trembled all over and clenched his fists tightly.

He had heard that Li Anqi had a connection with Xiuyunzhai, and deliberately wanted to make things difficult for him.

Unexpectedly, he ended up humiliating himself again!

Just then, Zuo Siyun pushed Li Anxiu into the scene: "Your Majesty, this is..."

Seeing Ren Hushan kneeling on the ground, Li Anqi did not relax in the slightest.

She knew full well that this man was wicked and cunning, and would never let the matter rest easily.

She glanced at Zuo Siyun and Li Anxiu behind her, then continued speaking to Ren Hushan:

"Ren Hushan, I will forgive you this time because it is your first offense."

"But you must sign a written agreement in public here at Xiuyunzhai, guaranteeing that you will never cause trouble again without cause!"

"If you disobey, I will report your misdeeds to His Majesty and make you regret it!"

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