She knew that Jiang Yuanbai was bound to become suspicious and would certainly send someone to investigate, but of course, they were sure to come back empty-handed. Jih Heng's people weren't vegetarians, after all; if anything ever leaked, nine times out of ten, it was because he wanted others to see exactly what he wanted them to see.
Tonger asked, "Miss, what are we going back to the courtyard to do now?"
"Think about the birthday gift," replied Jiang Li.
"Huh?" Tonger was surprised.
Jiang Li smiled, Old General Jih wouldn't use his birthday as a guise, so if the invitation said it was his birthday, then it definitely was. To attend the birthday banquet under that pretext, they couldn't possibly go empty-handed. She still had to think about what would be a gift that wasn't too expensive yet wouldn't cause them to lose face.
All of this was predicated on Jiang Yuanbai agreeing to let her accept the invitation, though Jiang Li believed it was only a matter of time.
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