Therefore, everyone who watched the birthday banquet was amazed. No one noticed the difference between this year and previous years. Instead, they thought that this year's banquet was ingeniously conceived and praised it repeatedly.
However, when Emperor Kangxi saw this year's birthday banquet, his eyes lit up slightly. Others might not have noticed it, but he saw it at a glance.
"Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince and his Ninth Concubine are really thoughtful. Look how exquisitely this birthday banquet is organized." Li Dequan saw the praise in Emperor Kangxi's eyes and said what he wanted.
Emperor Kangxi nodded and said, "Old Nine and An Jia have put a lot of thought into this. Empress Dowager, are you satisfied with this?"
As he spoke, Emperor Kangxi asked the Empress Dowager beside him.
The Queen Mother looked at the decorations in the hall that she had never seen before, and her eyes were filled with amazement. "I am satisfied. This is the first time I have seen such a birthday banquet."
After hearing what the Empress Dowager said, Emperor Kangxi laughed, and then said to Li Dequan, "Go and call Lao Jiu and An Jia over."
When they saw Li Dequan, Jiang Ranli and Yin'er had just stopped everything to rest. They were fully responsible for the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet tonight, and they were so busy that they only had time to sit down and take a breath.
"Master Jiu, Concubine Concubine, the Emperor is calling you two over."
Jiang Ranli originally thought that after everything was arranged, she could sit down at the table to eat and drink to replenish her energy and brain cells, but Emperor Kangxi actually wanted to summon them over.
Can I not go? I just want to drink some water and sit quietly for a while.
Jiang Ranli roared in her heart, but she didn't have the courage. In this imperial court, who would dare to refuse the order of Kangxi? Wouldn't that be seeking death?
"Hold on a little longer, you'll be able to rest soon."
Yinzhen felt extremely distressed. He had witnessed with his own eyes how busy Jiang Ranli had been these days. If it weren't for the birthday banquet he had to attend today, he really wanted to take Jiang Ranli back home to rest.
"Okay," Jiang Ranli nodded.
Following Li Dequan's entry, Jiang Ranli and Yinzhen first paid their respects to Emperor Kangxi, and then wished the Empress Dowager a happy birthday.
"I wish the Empress Dowager great blessings as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains."
"I wish the Empress Dowager to always smile, enjoy a happy family life, and have a bright future."
After hearing what the two of them said, Defei said to the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, look how much effort Lao Jiu and An Jia put into organizing your birthday banquet in a unique way, and their birthday speeches were also very ingenious."
In fact, De Fei mainly said that Jiang Ranli's congratulatory speech was novel. So many people had just come to congratulate him on his birthday, and most of them said things like "live as long as the Southern Mountains", "nine blessings", "good health, endless blessings in the future", and "evergreen pines and cypresses". But Jiang Ranli said "always smile" and "enjoy the family happiness forever". Although these two words were not as grand as others, they made people feel particularly warm.
Listening to Concubine De's words, Jiang Ranli looked at her gratefully.
Because Jiang Ranli had lived in Shandong for several years, the Empress Dowager had always had some opinions about her. Concubine De tried her best to praise Jiang Ranli in front of the Empress Dowager in order to make her dispel those prejudices.
How could the Empress Dowager not know Defei's intentions? However, she did not show much happiness. She just looked at Yinzhen and said, "Old Nine, you have put in a lot of effort. Give you a reward."
Although it was a bit petty to be jealous of her own husband, Jiang Ranli still couldn't help feeling jealous. After all, she had put a lot of effort into the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, so why was it that only Yinzhen was recognized and rewarded?
However, even thinking this way, Jiang Ranli still felt very happy. After all, rewarding Yinzhen was equivalent to rewarding her, because the birthday banquet presented today was the result of their joint efforts.
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