At this moment, both Lord Wei and Murong Jing were worried for Hong Xiaoduo.
I know she's capable, but this situation is different from what I'm used to in the martial arts world!
Logically speaking, being in the spotlight of so many people should put a lot of pressure on you.
But looking at her expression, she seems a little excited.
And what's going on with Xiao Kaiyang next to her? His eyes lit up as he looked at the delegation.
Even the emperor on the dragon throne couldn't help but look at Hong Xiaoduo. The dignified emperor's palms were sweating!
Minister Mo's palms were sweating, and his forehead was dripping with cold sweat. The person was recommended by Minister Wei and approved by His Majesty, but now that she had embarrassed herself, he was the one who was most unlucky!
The other officials from the Ministry of Rites inside the hall were so anxious that they scratched their thighs through their official robes. Looking at the figure standing next to the Minister, they were screaming in their hearts, "Can't this work? If not, just say something now. At worst, we can tell the interpreter of the delegation that we're doing a lot of work translating for them!"
Hong Xiaoduo felt that if these people's gazes were needles, she would probably be a hedgehog by now.
She looked down at Kaiyang beside her and asked softly, "How was it? Did you understand everything?"
Kaiyang nodded excitedly: "Yes."
Having studied a foreign language for so long, my daily conversations are mostly with my mother, older brothers and sisters, and younger sister.
Today I actually met real foreigners, and I could even understand the foreign language they were speaking!
“Now that you understand, go and translate it for His Majesty,” Hong Xiaoduo said with a smile.
"But I'm afraid of making a mistake," Kaiyang said with some concern.
Hong Xiaoduo smiled encouragingly: "Don't be nervous, and don't be afraid of making mistakes. I'll point them out if you make any. Go ahead, this is a rare opportunity. Even Tian Shu and the others aren't as lucky as you. Don't waste it, and don't miss it."
"Yes," Kaiyang nodded vigorously.
The two officials closest to Minister Mo listened to their hushed conversation, becoming increasingly bewildered. Could even a junior like him understand? Was this a rare opportunity?
Just as Minister Mo was trying to figure out the meaning of the conversation he had just overheard between the two, he saw Minister Wei's grandson step out of the line.
After bowing to the emperor on the dragon throne, Kaiyang straightened up and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy from the Kingdom of Ying has just relayed their king's greetings to you. The following is the content of the greetings: Your Majesty Emperor Jiade..."
Wei Zi was standing at the closest point to the palace gate. Before Hong Xiaoniangzi could speak, he saw his son step forward. His legs went weak, and if his colleagues hadn't caught him in time, he would have collapsed to the ground.
Good heavens! Wasn't it supposed to be Lady Hong who was supposed to be the interpreter? Why did her own son step forward?
Grandfather Wei Junpei was so shocked that his beard trembled. He thought he was seeing things and rubbed his eyes hard. Whether it was excitement or nervousness, his hands started to tremble, and then his whole body.
Looking around at the other civil and military officials, even the most composed people, such as the high-ranking old minister Dong Xiang, were just as shocked as everyone else, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
Mu Rongjing guessed that today's scene might be exciting, but he didn't expect it to be this exciting.
Watching Kaiyang go from being slightly nervous at the beginning to becoming more and more relaxed and confident, delivering a naive yet clear translation and retelling, and seeing Hong Xiaoduo's satisfied and appreciative smile, Murong Jing suddenly wondered, is she really just someone who wanders the world?
Kaiyang is so young, and he's only been by her side for less than a year, yet he's already doing the work of a translator?
Mu Rongjing didn't understand foreign languages. He only knew that Shi Rong, an interpreter in the Ministry of Rites, had caught the eye of a former interpreter when he was young and was brought into the Ministry of Rites to study for eight or nine years. The former interpreter was old and in poor health and had no choice but to resign and return to his hometown.
In the end, Shi Rong made mistakes during his first two receptions of foreign delegations. Not only was he ridiculed by the delegations, but he also only learned much later that the trade agreements he signed not only had a lot of room for price negotiation on several commodities.
There are also several unreasonable aspects to the trade agreements.
Shi Rong is around fifty years old this year, and the assistant he's been teaching has been with him for several years now.
Without Xiao Kaiyang as a comparison, Murong Jing really thought that foreign languages were very, very difficult to learn.
"Your Majesty, that concludes the delegation's greetings." After translating the last sentence, Kaiyang spoke to the emperor and then returned to Hong Xiaoduo's side.
"Oh my, my little Kaiyang, you're really good." Hong Xiaoduo patted the child's head with great satisfaction and praised him. If this weren't in the palace, she would definitely pick him up and kiss his little face a few times.
This isn't even the best of her seven children in middle school; it's already quite impressive.
There were actually two minor errors in the translation, but they didn't affect the overall meaning. She planned to tell her child about it when she got back.
Emperor Jiade, still reeling from the shock, found himself sitting straighter than usual on the dragon throne.
What just happened shocked not only our own civil and military officials, but also the foreign delegation. Haha, let me show you that even a child in my Fengliang Kingdom can speak your foreign language!
The Emperor felt incredibly wise for agreeing to let her bring Kaiyang into the palace yesterday!
How did I even agree to that back then? Oh well, now's not the time to think about it.
"Kaiyang, is that right? Tell them they've had a long journey. Now please move to the side hall, have some tea, and wait for lunch." The Emperor
Upon hearing this, Kaiyang immediately stepped forward again and faced the delegation, saying, "Our Majesty said..."
Even at this point, Minister Mo still turned to look at Shi Rong, who was huddled at the very back. Shi Rong nodded silently, and, fearing she didn't understand, gave him a thumbs up.
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