Was she trying to make things difficult for Xiao Kaiyang? Fine, then she'd repeat the same response to them to reinforce their impression. People from Fengliang Kingdom recognized these fruits; not only did they recognize them, they knew how to eat them!
After Hong Xiaoduo mentioned the name of the fruit, the emperor and officials of Fengliang Kingdom saw the interpreter translate it for the delegation. The delegation members all looked incredulous, which was enough to prove that she was right and she really knew it. But this was too amazing!
Standing beside Hong Xiaoduo, Kaiyang looked at her with even more admiration.
After Hong Xiaoduo finished introducing the snake fruit in English, she picked up another one, held it up to show it to everyone, and said, "This is called horned melon, also known as fire ginseng fruit, fire star fruit, fire meat melon, etc. This thing has many nicknames, and I'm not sure which one they call it in their country."
This is a fruit native to desert regions. When cut open, you can see that the flesh inside is gel-like, yellow or orange in color, smooth in texture, and has a fragrant and slightly sweet taste.
It can be eaten directly, juiced, or cooked as a dish, such as stir-fried or used in soups. However, before eating, the hard thorns on the skin should be removed, and the flesh should be cut into chunks or slices.
Most adults have eaten cucumbers and squash, right? This looks very similar to them when you cut it open.
Eunuch Fu, this tastes alright too. You can also present it to His Majesty for him to try.
However, our Fengliang Kingdom is vast and rich in resources, producing a wide variety of delicious fruits. These few fruits are just so-so, and His Majesty may not like them. But they were brought from afar by the envoy, so we shouldn't let their good intentions go to waste. He should at least try a little!
After Hong Xiaoduo finished speaking, Eunuch Fu happily stepped forward to take it. It didn't matter whether His Majesty liked it or not; this girl was just too interesting!
Hong Xiaoduo's hands were now empty, so she repeated herself to the delegation in English, but she slightly modified the part she said to Eunuch Fu, changing "them" to "your esteemed delegation".
The members of the delegation looked even more uncomfortable and wanted to remind him, "Sir, we know you speak Mandarin well, but we have our own interpreters, so you don't need to repeat yourself."
However, no one stood up to speak out.
In this way, Hong Xiaoduo introduced and explained the various fruits brought by the delegation. The emperor also tasted the foreign fruits that his entourage had verified one by one. While eating, he shook his head and said, "That girl was right. They really don't taste as good as the ones from our own country."
At this moment, the members of the foreign delegation appeared relatively calm, but they were noticeably more subdued, and their arrogant and smug demeanor had vanished.
The female interpreter was quite young, yet she knew so much detail. She mentioned several names for fruits that they themselves had never heard of, but it didn't seem like she was just making things up to impress them.
She spoke their national language so fluently that it made them feel as if she were a citizen of the poppy country!
No, we need to go back and investigate thoroughly whether this female interpreter was born and raised in this country.
After all that commotion, it was time for lunch. The imperial kitchen sent over the dishes, and Hong Xiaoduo stood at the entrance of the side hall, listening to the eunuch announce the names of the dishes before translating them for the delegation.
The Fengliang Kingdom's monarch and his ministers enjoyed the luncheon immensely, while the members of the delegation, despite their low spirits, couldn't get up and leave. They could only force themselves to eat, even though the dishes looked delicious. They had no appetite to savor the food.
Several members of the delegation had visited a few times before, and they were wondering why this visit was different from the previous ones. They hadn't gained the upper hand on the very first day!
They were resentful and unwilling to accept defeat, especially since the one who had humiliated them today was a child and a young woman.
The envoy, holding his wine cup, glanced at Hong Xiaoduo once, then again, and thought to himself that he wondered if the trade matters during this mission to Fengliang Kingdom would proceed as smoothly as before.
On second thought, even if these two interpreters, one big and one small, translated perfectly, they wouldn't understand business matters anyway!
As a result, the envoy's mood improved slightly.
"Miss Hong, His Majesty wants to speak with you." After all the dishes were served, Hong Xiaoduo told the delegation in English that the dishes were ready and that they should enjoy their food without being shy. Then she walked toward the Emperor, wondering why he wanted to see her.
Lord Wei, Murong Jing, and many other officials all followed her movements with their gazes…
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