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Upon hearing Tang Feifei's reminder, Qiu Tu chuckled and pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth, then said, "So what?"
"Are Huang Shangzong's confidants that formidable?"
Hearing Qiu Tu's retort, Tang Feifei nonchalantly stirred her millet porridge and said, "Huang Shangzong's confidants aren't considered formidable, but Huang Shangzong is."
"Even a seventh-rank official waits at the Prime Minister's gate. One should pay respect to Buddha even if not to the monks."
"That confidant, when going out, represents not himself but Huang Shangzong."
"So, be sure not to underestimate him...."
Qiu Tu, upon hearing this, said indifferently, "If Huang Shangzong's confidants are so formidable, do they hold positions at the Sanctuary? Do they have ranks?"
Tang Feifei replied, "They will have them soon."
"Huang Shangzong is a committee member at the Sanctuary and cannot have his own independent office with ranked officials."
