While everyone was eating and drinking, the old lady took Qian Ruoyu's hand, patted her hand, and said to her.
"Thank you so much for your hard work."
"If you hadn't helped arrange the birthday banquet this time, and Chu Mobai was not free, I'm afraid the old lady might not even be able to host my birthday banquet."
The old lady was not joking.
This sudden emergency in the border war was something no one had ever imagined.
And if something really happened to Chu Mobai, then no one in the palace would be able to take the lead. At that time, not only the palace would be embarrassed, but even Su Guogong's palace would be embarrassed!
And under Qian Ruoyu's management, even if there are major border issues, they are still being handled in full swing here.
Not only were these guests happy, even the old lady was extremely happy at this time.
Qian Ruoyu still said modestly.
"What's wrong, old lady, all this is what I should do. Although Ayu doesn't have much ability, she can still do one or two good things."
Seeing Qian Ruoyu being so humble made the old lady very happy.
Then, the old lady glanced around and asked doubtfully.
"It's really strange? What about the concubine, the concubine that Chu Mobai married? Why can't she be seen at all now?"
At this moment, Li Zhiyi couldn't figure out which corner to get out of and said quickly.
"Old lady, I'm here, I'll always be waiting by your side."
But after Li Zhiyi said these words, the old lady snorted coldly.
"You didn't come out until everything was done. Why don't you wait until the old lady returns to Duke Su's mansion before you come out?"
Li Zhiyi originally thought that the old lady mentioned her to praise her, so she ran out immediately.
In the end, it never occurred to me that the old lady was not here to show off herself, but instead she was planning to talk about herself.
At this time, Li Zhiyi had no place to hide, so she could only stand there and wait for the old lady's next words.
"You and Ayu are both people in Chu Mobai's backyard. You were supposed to help Chu Mobai with things when he was busy, and Ayu did a very good job this time. Not only did he help me arrange my birthday,
Banquet, and it also made me look good, what did you do?"
Li Zhiyi thought about it and quickly became anxious, and then said in a wise voice.
"This, this, this...Old lady, I have helped you receive many birthday gifts!"
"It's not just my sister who's busy, I'm also busy with a lot of things. Can't you not see these..."
After speaking, Li Zhiyi reluctantly wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and pretended to cry again, but the old lady snorted again.
"This trick of yours still works in front of Chu Mobai, but do you still pretend to cry in front of me, the old lady? It is indeed your hard work to accept those birthday gifts."
"In that case, I won't say anything more to you. When the time comes, I will ask Ayu to check the birthday gifts carefully to see if there are any other omissions. If there are any, Ayu, just come and tell me."
Qian Ruoyu nodded immediately, and then looked directly at Li Zhiyi.
As soon as Li Zhiyi saw Qian Ruoyu's eyes and heard the old lady's words, she began to feel scared.
After all, she never thought that the old lady would ask Qian Ruoyu to come for inspection. Doesn't this mean that she doesn't believe in the things she accepted?
At this time, Li Zhiyi wanted to hide in a corner and spin around, not wanting to appear in front of the old lady again.
But the old lady still said.
"Something is going to happen on the border now. You and Ayu can't make any omissions. Especially if Chu Mobai really wants to leave the palace and lead his army, then the palace will be Chu Mobai's rear area.
Already."
"You two must unite!"
After the old lady just finished speaking, Qian Ruoyu immediately nodded solemnly and said to Li Zhiyi.
"Don't worry, old lady. My sister and I like to work together and work together. There will definitely not be any accidents."
Qian Ruoyu's words made the old lady feel reassured, and the old lady turned her attention to Li Zhiyi again.
Only then did Li Zhiyi realize that it was time for him to express his stance, so he nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Yes...yes...please rest assured, old lady, I will definitely cooperate with my sister..."
After finishing speaking, Li Zhiyi continued.
"By the way...Although those birthday gifts have been put away, there are still some places that have not been sorted out. Since I am eating and drinking here first, I will go and sort out those birthday gifts."
"Please don't worry, old lady, there won't be anything wrong with these things!"
The old lady just nodded and asked Li Zhiyi to leave.
As soon as Li Zhiyi left, she immediately found Dan'er and said anxiously.
"Dan'er, hurry up, don't waste time. Now, follow me back to the yard immediately, collect all the gifts, and stuff the things you took out from the gifts back quickly!"
That's right, part of the gift has already been taken out by Li Zhiyi, just to get some benefits from it.
Now that the old lady said this, it already means that Qian Ruoyu will come to check those things. If there are any flaws, then Li Zhiyi will be finished.
Li Zhiyi then quickly returned to the courtyard with Dan'er.
In the hall, the old lady had just gathered a glass of wine and immediately looked at Qian Ruoyu.
"Ayu, do you think I can drink this wine? Will it affect my health?"
It's okay to have a drink once or twice now and then. Plus, today is the old lady's birthday party, so she's even more happy, so it's okay to drink a little.
But don’t drink too much, as drinking too much will harm your body.
After Qian Ruoyu heard this, he thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Old lady, it's okay for you to drink a little wine, but it's only for this time. After all, I can be by your side now."
The old lady smiled, her smile full of kindness.
"With your words, I feel relieved. It's also because today is my birthday party, so I want to have a drink."
Qian Ruoyu nodded immediately, and at this time the old lady raised her wine glass and stood up slowly, with Qian Ruoyu supporting her at the side.
The old lady slowly raised her wine glass and said to everyone.
"Everyone can come and participate in my acceptance today. It really makes me feel ashamed to see so many people gathered here!"
"Now that the imperial court is having chaos on the border, it really makes Lao Sheng feel very ashamed. Therefore, after finishing this meal, everyone should go back quickly. In addition to attending Lao Sheng's birthday banquet, I also hope that everyone can make a good contribution to the imperial court.
Please provide suggestions so that we can solve major border issues."
As the old lady just finished speaking, bursts of applause burst out from the entire hall.