"Manager Liu, how are the dishes prepared at the birthday party? There are also utensils and wine. You must not make any mistakes!" As the sun just rose, Li Xiu asked loudly at the manager of the Princess's Mansion beside him as he walked.

"Please rest assured that Li Jijiu, everything is ready, and the villain has also checked it out in person, so there will be no mistakes!" In order to keep up with Li Xiu's footsteps, Manager Liu, who is fat, had to drag his fat body forward quickly, and all the sweat came out of his forehead.

"Very good. I will give you all the wine and food at the birthday party. If something goes wrong, I will ask you!" Li Xiu said seriously. Mr. Ma is not here. Although there is a manager in the princess's mansion, he still needs a person to coordinate the overall situation. So Li Xiu came to the princess's mansion two days in advance to serve as the coordinator of the entire birthday party. He used to often hold some large-scale events in the company, and he had rich experience in this area.

Manager Liu immediately agreed when he heard this, turned around and ran back to the kitchen to prepare for another count. Then Li Xiu inspected the preparations in the hall, the arrangement of singing and dancing, security preparations, etc. Although he didn't need to do all the things himself, he needed to coordinate them. In the past two days, he was busy from morning to night every day, and he didn't even have time to drink water.

"Li Jijiu, the princess brings you a sour plum soup to relieve heat. You should sit down and rest!" At this moment, I suddenly saw my helmet carrying a tray and walked out of the hall. Today is Princess Pingyang's birthday. Although the guests have not arrived yet, Princess Pingyang has already arrived at the hall to wait early. Moreover, the weather is particularly hot today, and the wind is hot early in the morning.

Li Xiu was indeed hot and thirsty at this time. He took the sour plum soup and drank it all. The sour plum soup was stored in Bingli. It was extremely cold and delicious. After a bowl, the heat disappeared. After drinking it, Li Xiu put the bowl back and smiled and said, "It feels so comfortable. Did the ice be put in the hall? The weather is too hot today. There are so many guests sitting in the hall, so they must not be hot."

"Don't worry, it's not the first time the princess has celebrated her birthday. She knows the affairs in the mansion. You don't have to worry about anything!" Helmet advised with a smile. Li Xiu was so busy that he didn't touch the ground these days, and even the princess felt a little distressed. Of course she didn't say it, but as the princess's personal maid, Helmet naturally knew the princess's thoughts more than anyone else.

"Well, I know, but before, Mr. Ma was at home, and as long as he was in charge, there would generally be no trouble. But now he is not at home, and I, as a priest, do not have the prestige of Mr. Ma, so I can only worry more!" Li Xiu smiled at this time. Although he could not see the prestige, it was sometimes very useful. Unfortunately, he did not have the prestige of Mr. Ma, so he could only use this most difficult method.

Seeing that Li Xiu could not persuade him, he didn't say anything at the moment. He brought the tray to the hall again. In fact, Li Xiu also wanted to enter the hall to chat with Princess Pingyang, and by the way, he could also eat some fruits and other things. However, in order to make Princess Pingyang have a happy birthday, he could only give up these temptations.

When it was almost noon, the guests were also coming one after another. In fact, Princess Pingyang invited not many guests, most of them were her brothers and sisters, and there were some friends in the boudoir. But her father was the emperor today, and she was the most favored of all princes and princesses. Therefore, many ministers in the court also sent gifts. Even if there were no one, the gifts would be delivered. Princess Pingyang would not accept them.

It is precisely because of this that from noon approaching, there was a constant stream of people in front of the gate of the Princess Villa. The guests arrived in the carriage and got off. Then Li Xiu stepped forward to greet them and arranged for people to bring them into the hall to sit. At the same time, they ordered people to enter the guests' gifts and carriages through the side door. The whole process was very formulaic and boring, but Li Xiu met many people.

It is worth mentioning that many guests have long heard of Li Xiu's fame. When they saw him with their own eyes, they were also surprised by his youth. Many unmarried noble girls secretly gave him a secret, which made Li Xiu very helpless. Being too handsome is not a good thing.

By noon, the banquet was about to start, and the number of guests finally decreased. Li Xiu rubbed his face, laughing and stiff, and was about to take a break and drink some water, but unexpectedly, another group of people came from afar. When these people approached, Li Xiu discovered that the leader was the prince Li Jiancheng, and behind him were the prince's group, including Li Yuanji and other princes, as well as several carriages, probably the family of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

Seeing Li Jiancheng coming, Li Xiu had to sigh and greet him. He had never seen him again since he met him last time. It was a bit embarrassing to see him now.

However, in comparison, Li Jiancheng acted very naturally and even took the initiative to come forward to say hello to Li Xiu and said, "I didn't expect that Li Jijiu would greet him outside the door in person. Since the last time I parted, I miss you very much!"

"Your Highness is so polite. The princess is entertaining guests in the hall. Prince invites you in quickly!" Li Xiu said embarrassedly, then reached out to invite Li Jiancheng and others into it. Li Jiancheng didn't say anything about this. He walked towards the main hall in the other courtyard. However, when Li Yuanji walked past Li Xiu, he looked up at him, but he didn't say anything. If it weren't for Princess Pingyang's birthday, he would still be in a confinement now, and today he would make an exception and be allowed to go out.

The prince Li Jiancheng was here, and there were no more important guests left. Li Xiu didn't need to stand at the door anymore. Moreover, it was hot at noon, so he could sweat even if he stood still. What's worse was that society like the Tang Dynasty did not allow shorts. Not to mention how hot it was, Li Xiu's clothes on his back were soaked, so he followed Li Jiancheng into the hall and found a seat to sit down and cool down for a while.

When Princess Pingyang saw Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji brothers coming in, she stood up to greet them in person. Then the brother and sister sat in the hall and talked. This was the main hall, and all the male guests were sent to the side hall. When the birthday party began, Princess Pingyang would go to the side hall to greet them. As for the main hall, Chai Shao should have been greeted by the guests, but for well-known reasons, Chai Shao has never appeared, so Li Yuan or Li Jiancheng has been greeted by the guests every year.

Originally, Li Yuan was coming, but yesterday he suddenly sent someone to notify him that he could not come. It seemed that there was a drought in Shandong. In addition, there were some minor changes in the battle situation in Tuyuhun. Li Yuan was really unable to separate himself, so he could only apologize to his daughter. However, his gift was sent, including a few of the best peonies sent from Luoyang. Princess Pingyang was very happy when she saw it. As for other more expensive gifts, she didn't take them much.

Princess Pingyang chatted with Li Jiancheng for a while, then asked him to entertain guests for him, and then went to the side hall. When she left, she also saw Li Xiu sitting in the corner. She couldn't help but smile, and then turned around and left.

Princess Pingyang left, and Li Jiancheng immediately announced the beginning of the birthday party. All kinds of dishes that had been prepared were served like water. At this time, Li Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He, the priest, was only responsible for receiving guests. As for the task of entertaining guests, the prince had already handed over to the prince. Next, he only needed to have a meal with peace of mind.

However, Li Xiu was obviously thinking too simple. Just after he had just eaten a few bites, a manager from the princess's mansion suddenly came in secretly and found Li Xiu and reported in a low voice: "Jijiu, two more guests came outside, but their identities were special, and the villain dared not make decisions, so he asked Jijiu to deal with it!"

"What kind of guests are enough to let them in?" Li Xiu said unhappily. From the time he opened his eyes to now, he didn't even have to eat breakfast. Now he was tired and hungry. He certainly didn't want to go out with so many delicious dishes in front of him.

"Jijiu, it's hard to say what these two people have. We dare not disturb the princess, so you can only decide!" The manager said with a bitter face at this time. They were forced to come to find Li Xiu.

Seeing the manager's embarrassment, Li Xiu almost cried. He could only sigh inwardly, then stuffed a few bites of food without any image, and took another chicken leg and hid it in his sleeve, leaving the hall gate and chewing it. No matter how hard he was, he couldn't have a stomachache. Anyway, the guests were already in the hall, so he didn't have to worry about being seen by others.

Before Li Xiu could walk to the gate of the other courtyard, he heard a violent quarrel at the door. The loudest one was actually a child, which made him a little curious. He chewed the chicken legs in a few bites and then strode over.

When Li Xiu saw the situation outside the door, he was surprised. He saw several carriages parked outside the door, and there were a group of people standing beside the carriage. The leader was two children. The older one looked only seven or eight years old, but he looked arrogant and pointed at the servant who stopped them in front of the door and shouted: "Get out of the way quickly, otherwise my father will be there to be something good for you!"

"What's going on? Whose child is so arrogant?" Seeing this scene in front of the door, Li Xiu did not rush up, but grabbed the manager who had just notified him and asked in a low voice. He was so old that he happened to be the most difficult to deal with. He was very sensible and could not be as knowledgeable as him, so it would be best to find out the situation first.

"This..." The manager looked embarrassed at this time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Sujiu, these two children are the concubines of Duke Huo!"

"Who is Duke Huo?" Li Xiu asked without reacting for a moment. He really didn't know that Chai Shao was named Duke Huo.

"Of course it's Chai... General Chai!" The manager spoke again. He wanted to say Prince Chai, but the prisoner changed his words because Chai Shao's name and title were a taboo in the mansion. In the past, Ma Ye explicitly prohibited anyone from mentioning it.
Chapter completed!