Xiao Ye sat at the stone table in the yard and sighed: "Brother Xu, I give up. I can only come up with this name. Which group does Brother Xu think I should choose better?"
Xu Qing picked up the paper Xiao Ye placed on the table and read: "Xiao Zixin, Xiao Zixi, well, this group is good."
With Xiao Ye's cultural level comparable to that of the Xian Wang, let alone citing scriptures, it was quite difficult for him to come up with such a name.
Xu Qing nodded slightly and then looked at the next group: "Xiao Yubing and Xiao Yuning, well, this group is also very good..."
"Then the second one..." As Xu Qing considered it carefully, he became more and more familiar and satisfied with the second group of names. When he was about to make a decision, he suddenly said: "Wait a minute!"
Xiao Ye looked at Xu Qing who looked like he was breaking out in a cold sweat and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xu Qing said: "If you choose Xiao Yubing and Xiao Yuning, what are you going to give your children's nicknames?"
Xiao Ye said: "Then let's take the last word."
Xu Qing asked; "Bing'er and Ning'er?"
Xiao Ye nodded: "Is there any problem with it being so natural?"
Any questions?
Big problem!
Why did Xu Qing feel that this name became more familiar the more he repeated it: Isn't Long Bing'er's nickname called Bing'er? And Ning'er, isn't this Li Mingyue's nickname?
This is a bargain.
Of course Xu Qing disagreed.
Xu Qing coughed and said, "Compared to Bing'er and Ning'er, I suddenly feel that the girls' names are Xin'er and Xi'er, which sound better."
Xiao Ye slapped his thigh and said, "Brother Xu also thinks Xin'er and Xi'er sound better, right?"
Xu Qing nodded and smiled: "Of course, don't you think such a name is more gentle and gentle? Does Brother Xiao want two daughters like Xue'er?"
Xiao Ye immediately agreed deeply.
Xueer is domineering at home, she is also domineering in the palace, and she is even more domineering in Chu State. As of now, no one can control her except Brother Xu.
Xiao Ye took the imperial decree and looked at the two names over and over again, and kept mumbling: "Xin'er, Xi'er, well, they are really much better than names like Bing'er and Ning'er. She deserves to be my daughter's."
Names, tsk tsk, those two names are simply too vulgar, Xin'er and Xi'er are better, Brother Xu, are you right? Hey, Brother Xu, why does your face look so ugly?"
Xiao Ye looked at the name repeatedly, but just when he raised his head, he saw Xu Qing's expressionless face, and the veins on his forehead jumped.
Xu Qing forced out an awkward yet polite smile and said, "It's okay, as long as Brother Xiao likes it."
Xiao Ye showed a satisfied and gratified smile on his face and said, "Xin'er, Xi'er, good! My two daughters finally have names!"
At this moment, Xuan'er came over and said, "Uncle, someone outside said they were coming to visit me, and they brought a lot of gifts."
"Visit?" Xu Qing said with a strange smile on his face; "Okay, Xuan'er asked him to wait in the lobby first, and I'll go back soon."
Xuan'er said "Yes" and said, "Okay, uncle."
Xiao Ye asked doubtfully, "Brother Xu, do you know who is coming?"
Xu Qing smiled and said, "This is our big customer."
"Big customer?" Xiao Ye was even more surprised. What kind of customer can be worthy of being a big customer by a person like Brother Xu who is never short of money?
With curiosity, Xiao Ye and Xu Qing came to the lobby together.
Agula was already sitting in the lobby waiting, and the tea from Zhongyuan was really not something he was used to.
When Xu Qing and Xiao Ye walked into the lobby, they saw Agula sitting aside.
Xiao Ye looked at Agula and was filled with doubts. Someone came and brought many gifts. Could it be Agula, the envoy of the grassland?
A few days ago, Brother Xu just gave me a slap in the face of the grassland, so why did he come to give me a gift today?
Could it be that people in the grasslands tend to be masochistic?
Just when Xiao Ye was confused, Xu Qing smiled and said: "I don't know if the envoy came to visit today, but he was not welcomed from afar."
Agula said: "Agula came here today to visit the Marquis of Anding County."
As he said this, Agula glanced at Xiao Ye who was standing aside.
If there was no one here, he could naturally talk to Xu Qing Anxin, but there was Xiao Ye standing next to Xu Qing.
Xiao Ye is the son of King Xian, so it is naturally inconvenient to say anything at this time.
Xu Qing smiled and said, "Envoys don't have to be suspicious, Brother Xiao is not an outsider."
Agula then felt relieved and said, "I am here to thank the Marquis of Anding County for his help."
Since the Marquis of Anding County can let Xiao Ye listen with peace of mind, what else can't he say?
He was able to release the two people who stole the gunpowder formula instead of ordering the court to arrest them. This behavior is no different from releasing court prisoners without permission.
Since Anding County Bo doesn't care so much, he must have his guard of honor.
Anyway, if the two countries are at war, the envoys will not be killed, not to mention that the grassland and Chu State are not at war yet. If something happens, you can escape unscathed.
Xu Qing heard Agula's words and laughed and said: "What are you talking about, envoy? The mountains and rivers are in different places, the wind and the moon are in the same sky, we are friends."
Agula said: "The words of the Marquis of Anding County are serious. It was my grassland that was reckless on the street that day. From now on, I will strictly restrain my subordinates. In the future, we hope that the alliance negotiations between our grassland and your country can be concluded as soon as possible."
Xu Qing smiled and said, "Don't worry, since your Majesty has left the negotiation with your country to me, we can naturally start talking at any time."
Agula smiled and said: "This couldn't be better."
There was a hint of mmp in Xu Qing's smile.
Since the envoys from Zhou and Zhao came last year, I have never been idle. When an envoy comes from this country and an envoy from that country, I am responsible for the negotiations every time. This time it is better, let alone the negotiation.
, all reception work is taken care of.
What's even more annoying is that King Xian and Emperor Chu only took care of their orders and didn't pay relevant salaries at all!
Xu Qing felt that he could even kick down the minister of Honglu Temple and become the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the entire Chu State.
At least this way, I can legitimately receive the salary from Honglu Temple...
Prince Xian's Mansion
The Emperor of Chu was sitting in the tea room, sipping tea while looking at King Xian and said: "Brother Emperor, recently we have given full authority over the grassland mission to Xu Qing. There is quite a bit of criticism from the minister of Honglu Temple."
The wise king asked: "What criticism can he have?"
Emperor Chu said: "On weekdays, receiving envoys and accompanying envoys is what Honglu Temple should do. Now that Xu Qing has taken the job that originally belonged to Honglu Temple, it is normal for the ministers of Honglu Temple to be dissatisfied."
The wise king snorted coldly and said: "If he dares to complain about the lack of these things again, you can tell him directly that it is not much. If he has the ability to get even ten thousand taels from the grassland, I will