After a pause, she said reluctantly: "If there is any offense, please forgive me, Lord Anping."
"I don't dare to accept it." Xiao Lingyue said lightly, walked over, picked up the invitation, opened it and took a look.
There is nothing unusual about the content inside.
Because at first glance, it was written by a servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The wording was respectful and polite, and there was nothing wrong with it. It was also written about the birthday banquet of Jinhua Palace, and a golden palace seal was stamped below.
After reading it, Xiao Lingyue put the invitation back and said calmly: "Thank you, Concubine Shu, for your kindness. It's a pity that it's not a coincidence. I have some things to do in the next two days. I'm afraid I won't have time to go to the palace for the banquet, so I can only invite grandma on my behalf. Please apologize to the Imperial Concubine for me. I will ask Butler Zhou to help deliver the birthday gift to the Jinhua Palace on time. I also ask the Imperial Concubine for your forgiveness."
Xiao Lingyue's words were polite and thoughtful. Although her tone was cold, she couldn't make any mistakes.
But no matter how polite you are, it can't change the meaning of your words.
She actually refused!
Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhuqing immediately showed disbelief in their eyes.
Especially Aunt Zhuqing, she never thought that "Shen Wan" would refuse, so she was so stunned that the expression on her face was almost unbearable.
"..."
The atmosphere suddenly became stiff.
Aunt Zhuqing reacted and her face became a little ugly: "Anping County Master, your Majesty specially ordered me to send you the invitation because I value you. Do you mean that you want to refuse to attend your birthday banquet?"
Her tone was somewhat questioning.
Xiao Lingyue asked: "This post is an invitation given to me by the imperial concubine, right?"
Aunt Zhuqing frowned: "What's the problem?"
"Since it's an invitation, I should have the right to refuse, right? When Grandma asked me this, I almost thought this was not an invitation, but an order from Concubine Shu. I couldn't refuse." Xiao Lingyue said coldly. said.
Aunt Zhuqing: "..." She choked for a moment.
Xiao Lingyue curved her lips, but there was no smile in her eyes.
She continued: "If it is Imperial Concubine Shu's order to allow me to attend the birthday banquet, then you can just say so. Of course, I have no right to refuse. But if it is an invitation, it is really unfortunate. I do have some personal matters in the past two days. , I didn’t know in advance that the imperial concubine’s birthday was coming, so I didn’t make any arrangements in advance. It’s really a pity that I can only let down the imperial concubine’s good intentions.”
After a pause, she curved her lips and smiled again: "Of course, the birthday of the Imperial Concubine is a great event. Although I regret that I can't be there, the birthday gift will still be given. Concubine Shu has a lot of people, so she will not be as young as me. The little county chief cares about it? Right?"
Aunt Zhuqing: "..."
Her face turned blue and white in turns, and all her words were blocked to the point where she was choked and speechless.
Xiao Lingyue's words were very thorough, and every aspect was flawless.
Even if Aunt Zhuqing wanted to refute or find fault, she didn't know how to do it for a while.
Said it was an invitation.
Those who are invited have the right to refuse.
Unless she changes her mind and says this is an order, she must participate and cannot refuse.
However, this makes no sense.
Because Xiao Lingyueming was just a county head on the surface, his status was not very high, let alone a relative of the emperor.
Concubine Shu is the master of half of the harem after all. For her birthday, it is reasonable to entertain the princess and noble ladies, but she has to let a county owner who has nothing to do with the royal family attend the birthday banquet...
Any fool knows there must be something wrong here!
In addition, Xiao Lingyue's words were also very subtle. They sounded respectful and thoughtful, but they were all harsh. This chapter has been completed!