I'm the Farmgirl You Can't Mess With

Chapter 1327: Side Story: Having the Whole World in View (4)

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After receiving the banknotes from his older brothers, Little Leopard happily rolled on the blanket and howled twice.

Mu Yangling stared at her youngest son with her mouth agape. Then, she slowly swallowed the dumpling held between her chopsticks. Only then did she quickly take the box from her son’s arms and open it. She couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows and ask, “Who gave you so many banknotes?”

Little Leopard looked at the box in his mother’s hand and shouted, “This was given to me by Second Brother and Third Brother!”

Mu Yangling looked at the letter in his arms and asked with a smile, “I wonder if Mother can read it?”

Little Leopard covered the letter and asked, “Would you secretly read it if I refuse to let you?”

Mu Yangling shook her head and said, “You have a right to privacy. Why would I peek at your letter?”

Just as Little Leopard heaved a sigh of relief, Mu Yangling said, “But for the sake of my child’s physical and mental health, I’ll specially send a letter to ask your brothers.”

Discouraged, Little Leopard resigned to his fate and took out the letters to show to his mother. He already knew that his mother didn’t like his idea of unifying the world, so he didn’t want to tell her this.

Mu Yangling first read the letter the twins had sent to Little Leopard, and the corners of her lips twitched. Then, she went to look at Little Bear’s.

Deep in thought, Mu Yangling stared at the letter for a while before returning it to Little Leopard. She stroked his head and said with a smile, “It’s not so easy for you to know yourself and your enemy. Do you know how many countries there are in Europe? Do you know how many ethnic groups and languages there are in the west?”

“Since you have the heart, I’ll help you.”

Hence, when Qi Haoran attended Andre’s banquet, not only did Mu Yangling go, but the three children also followed.

Mu Yangling dolled up Baozhu and carried her into the carriage.

Andre had received the news a year ago that Prince Rong was looking for famous doctors all over the country. The more he interacted with the Great Qi Imperial Court, the more difficult Andre found it.

Just like the officials of Great Zhou, the officials of Great Qi looked down on Westerners. What was different was that although the officials of Great Zhou looked down on them, they were willing to accept their bribes. In contrast, it was too easy to have a breakthrough in Great Qi. That is, as long as it was fair and beneficial to the people of Great Qi. However, this was where the difficulty lay.

Andre always felt that such a deal was too unstable. For the sake of long-term development, they were eager to please the rulers of Great Qi.

Among them, King Rong was undoubtedly the one who interacted with them the most and had a good attitude towards them. Therefore, when Andre heard that Qi Haoran was seeking out famous doctors, he didn’t hesitate to get his subordinates to find a famous doctor to send over.

As expected, just as he spread the news that there was a famous doctor from the west here, King Rong found his way to Guangzhou.

Andre, who felt that he was on the right track, was extremely enthusiastic about Qi Haoran and his wife’s arrival.

As soon as the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Western Chamber of Commerce, Andre came out with a smile and bowed slightly. “Welcome, esteemed guests!”

Qi Haoran jumped down from the carriage and nodded slightly at him. Then, he turned around and reached out to the carriage. Mu Yangling opened the carriage and descended with Qi Haoran’s help. Then, she looked helplessly at Baozhu, who was riding a foal behind her.

When this child saw her brother and cousin riding horses, she was unwilling to take the carriage and insisted on riding a horse.

Mu Yangling wanted to say no to the child, but Qi Haoran could not bear to upset Baozhu. He immediately got someone to bring the foal over and said, “We’re just going to meet a group of Westerners. There’s no need to make it so grand. If she wants to ride a horse, just let her be.”

“You dote on her too much. What if Little Leopard and the others go back on their word and seek trouble like this?”

“How is that the same? Baozhu is a girl. Daughters should be pampered while we have to be stricter with sons.”

Mu Yangling was speechless. “Aren’t you afraid of spoiling your daughter?”

“Our daughter is upright. No matter how much I dote on her, she won’t become spoiled.” Qi Haoran said smugly, “She’s like me in this aspect.”

Mu Yangling was rather speechless at Qi Haoran’s boasting, but before she could say anything, they’d arrived at the entrance of the chamber of commerce.

There were many Westerners attending this meeting.

Mu Yangling was very satisfied with this. She was about to find two Westerner teachers for Little Leopard and Little Fu to specialize in teaching them the Westerners’ language and European history. Since there would be many Westerners around, there would be more people for her to choose from.

Little Leopard and Little Fu exchanged looks, feeling equally happy. They wanted to use this banquet to open up communication with the Westerners.

The two children jumped off their horses excitedly and thoughtfully carried their sister off her foal. Then, they looked at the foreigners with bright eyes.

Two Westerner youths with similar faces stepped forward and bowed respectfully. “Greetings, Your Highnesses.”

Seeing that Qi Haoran and Mu Yangling were at a loss, a glint flashed across Andre’s eyes. He smiled sincerely and said, “His and Her Highness probably don’t remember them. They’re Joao and Jose. Back then, it was Her Highness who helped the two pitiful kids get an ultimatum to travel to the capital.”

Mu Yangling looked at the two young men in surprise. After sizing them up carefully, she said with a smile, “So it’s you two. You’re all grown up after a few years.”

Joao and Jose were both from the side branches of the Portuguese royal family. Back then, they had been abandoned by the Portuguese envoy. Seeing that they were all alone in a foreign land, and that Little Bear, Tiger Head, and Little Lion got along well with them, Mu Yangling reached out to help the two pitiful youths.

However, they hadn’t seen each other since they left. Little Bear, Little An, and the others did still exchange letters with them.

No longer as impulsive as when they were young, the two youths bowed elegantly to Mu Yangling and said, “We’ve changed a lot, so Your Highness naturally can’t recognize us. On the other hand, Your Highness hasn’t changed in the slightest. You’re still as youthful and lovely as ever.”

A tad displeased, Qi Haoran took a step forward and blocked his wife from their view. He turned to Andre and said, “Let’s go in. Are the doctors here yet?”

Mu Yangling smiled and nodded at the two young men. Then, she followed Qi Haoran’s footsteps. Andre smiled gently and said, “Of course, the doctors have been waiting for a long time.”

Only then did Qi Haoran’s expression soften.

Seeing that Andre had gone to invite the famous doctors over, Mu Yangling quietly grabbed Qi Haoran’s hand and asked, “What are you mad about?”

Qi Haoran snorted and said, “The Westerners are still uncivilized—you’d best keep your distance. Things are a mess over there.”

Stunned, Mu Yangling asked, “But aren’t we still doing business with them?”

“That’s business dealings. When have you seen me interact with them in private?” Qi Haoran didn’t like the way Joao and Jose looked at Ah Ling. “If there’s nothing else, stay away from them. They’re not 12 or 13 years old anymore.”

Mu Yangling looked behind him and nodded. “I’m fine with it since I don’t have much to say to them anyway. However, it seems like there’s a deep affinity between our children and the two brothers.”

Little Leopard, Little Fu and Baozhu were merrily chatting with Joao and Jose.

Little Leopard no longer remembered Joao and Jose, but Little Fu still had some impression of them. Coupled with the fact that Joao and Jose specially mentioned some interesting things about the three children when they were young, they quickly hit it off.

Joao looked at the two children and smiled. “You look very much like your older brothers. Although we’ve exchanged letters in the past few years, we’ve never met up. I wonder if they’ve changed. However, considering you Han Chinese age very slowly, I suppose they haven’t changed much, right?”

Little Leopard looked at Joao’s face and thought to himself, ’It’s you guys who are aging too fast, eh? You actually have a beard already. I’d believe it if you say that you’re the same age as my father.’

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