Chapter 163 Song Xiang’s Birthday
Since she had decided to invite fewer people and set up only two or three tables, she did not have to worry about people accusing her of forming a clique for personal gain. Looking at the wealthy families in the city, which patriarch would not set up several tables for his birthday? As a first-rank official, two or three tables were low-key enough for her.
As her immediate superior, he should also be invited.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard Song Yunchu also pondering the same thing in his mind -
[Speaking of which, there has been no major events in the court in recent days, and the dog emperor is not busy either. Should I invite him to my house for tomorrow's birthday banquet? ]
Jun Liluo was immediately relieved.
Yun Chu finally agreed with him.
He was just worried that Yun Chu would forget him, but fortunately she didn't.
However, the next moment, his relief disappeared.
[Why not just forget it? The dog emperor is too famous. If he really agrees to come to my birthday party, I'm afraid no one will dare to speak once he sits at the table.]
[When the Dog Emperor is present, the atmosphere is always serious. No one dares to smile in front of him. Isn't a birthday party for eating, drinking and having fun? If there is no laughter, it would be too inappropriate.]
[Forget it, I'd better not invite him over. He probably won't go out of his way to remember anyone's birthday.]
[If he really remembers it and asks me about it later, I will say that he is busy with government affairs and dare not disturb him.]
Jun Liluo: "..."
Who says that things have to be serious when he's around?
If he went to her house, he would naturally give her face and tell her guests to eat, drink and have fun as they pleased without being restrained.
Without even asking him, she directly denied his eligibility to participate in her mind.
hateful.
Jun Liluo gritted his teeth, feeling that he was irritated by Song Yunchu again.
She'd better change her mind and send him an invitation before she goes.
otherwise……
So I won’t give her the beautiful white cat.
However, things in the world do not always go as planned. Until Song Yunchu said goodbye and left, Jun Liluo still did not get the invitation to the birthday party from her.
Looking at Song Yunchu's back as he left the imperial study, Jun Liluo slammed the memorial in his hand hard on the imperial desk.
Song Yunchu, it was you who didn't invite me, so don't blame me for not giving you a gift later.
…
A day passed in the blink of an eye.
That evening, Song Yunchu set up three tables of food and wine in her mansion and entertained several officials who always supported her in the court, as well as some people from the Mingjing Division.
"Today is my birthday party. I am very familiar with you all. Please don't be restrained and enjoy your meal."
Song Yunchu sat at the head seat and smiled at the guests, "I have hired a few chefs from foreign tribes to make some exotic delicacies. I think many of you have never eaten them before. Try them."
"There are indeed many dishes that I have never seen before."
"This dish tastes really good, and this fine wine tastes very similar to the fine wine at the palace banquet. I guess this is the wine that His Majesty gave to Lord Song?"
"Your Majesty really values Lord Song. This wine cannot be bought anywhere else."
"Lord Song is the right-hand man of His Majesty, so naturally he has all the good things." Chu Yuni laughed loudly, poured a glass of fine wine, and toasted Song Yunchu.
"Thank you for your care, Master Song. Today is your birthday. I wish you..."
"Okay, sit down and have a drink."
Song Yunchu interrupted Chu Yuni and said, "I noticed that your cheeks are a little red. Don't tell me you drank too much and said nonsense again."
Chu Yuni heard this and still maintained her toasting posture, "I just want to wish you a smooth road ahead..."
"I understand." Song Yunchu also raised his glass and gestured to return his greeting. "I accept your blessing. There is no need to say more."
Chu Yuni has been with her for quite a long time. This guy is efficient and has a good personality. All his colleagues praise him for his generosity, but she really doesn't dare to listen to his flattery.
The way he compliments people is really funny, and he likes to use idioms randomly.
Just as he said that the future was bright, she was afraid that his next sentence would be promotion.
She was already a first-rank official, and if she was promoted again, wouldn't she be crowned a king? The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. She would never let such absurd words come out of her subordinates' mouths.
The emperor awarded her the snake-shaped purple gold crown as a symbol of trust. If she wants to maintain her current position, she must not let others think that she has greater ambitions.
Seeing Song Yunchu's serious expression, Chu Yuni stopped talking, whispered "yes", and drank the wine in the glass.
Everyone was eating, drinking and chatting in the mansion, while on the street opposite the Prime Minister's residence, an inconspicuous carriage slowly stopped.
It was already night, and Jun Liluo deliberately took a smaller carriage in order not to attract attention.
He did not bring the nagging Shen Yue with him on this trip, but picked two other secret guards.
"Your Majesty, there are many carriages outside the Song Mansion. The guests should not have left yet. What do you plan to do?"
Listening to the secret guard's words, Jun Liluo lifted the curtain of the car window, glanced at the brightly lit prime minister's residence, snorted coldly, and lowered the curtain.
"I will go in after everyone in the Song Mansion has left."
Jun Li Luo looked at the cage in the corner of the carriage. The white cat with blue eyes was squatting there and staring at him quietly.
From this angle, the cat's shape really looks like a small hill.
Really fat.
I don’t know how long those people in the Song Mansion will finish eating.
Song Yunchu didn't invite him. If he suddenly showed up, that group of people would probably be so scared that they wouldn't even dare to eat, right?
He thought about the scene and felt that Song Yunchu would probably feel embarrassed as well.
Forget it, he will wait outside for a while.
Song Yunchu didn't invite him to his birthday party, and he was originally very angry, and he didn't plan to give him a gift. But then he thought, the money has been spent, if he doesn't give it away, wouldn't it be a waste of three thousand taels?
He couldn't keep a cat in his study or his bedroom, could he? He had to deal with government affairs every day, so where did he have so much free time?
Furthermore, Song Yunchu has been in the spotlight recently. She has said to herself several times that in order to maintain her position, she does not want to act in a high-profile manner, lest she attract more resentment from the officials. If he appeared in public at her birthday party, it would indeed go against her "low-key" policy.
The Song Mansion had been hosting the banquet for more than an hour and it was probably about to end.
Jun Liluo was bored, so he looked at the white cat in the cage and gradually felt sleepy.
Until the voice of the secret guard sounded outside the carriage -
"Your Majesty, all the guests from the Song Mansion have left."
Jun Li Luo opened his eyes, lifted the curtain, and saw the last carriage parked outside the prime minister's residence also driving away.
He ordered the secret guards, "Pull the carriage over."
The guards of the Song Mansion watched the guests leave one after another and were about to close the gate when they saw a carriage slowly approaching from the opposite side of the street and stopped beside the pillar outside the mansion.
The guards couldn't help but wonder - the banquet was already over, why were there still people coming?
Could it be that one of the guests got the time wrong? That was too careless.
When the people in the carriage got out, their eyes widened and they almost thought they had seen it wrong.
Why did Your Majesty come here at this hour? !
Seeing Jun Li Luo coming forward, the guards hurriedly saluted.
"No need to make it public." The secret guard behind Jun Li Luo said, "Lord Song doesn't like publicity. His Majesty came late on purpose, so you have to keep your mouth shut."
The guards looked at each other and understood.
Your Excellency has indeed been keeping a low profile recently, and the number of guests he has hosted is more than half less than last year. It is obvious that Your Excellency intends to be more restrained in order to win more trust from Your Majesty.
Your Excellency is extremely wise.
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