329 Pet Names for the Baby Chosen

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329。 The Baby's Pet Name Is Decided

Moyou Yao and Ye Li personally escorted Ren Qining and his entourage into the residence to see Mr. Qingyun.

As Ren Qining and the others walked through Ding Wangfu, they couldn't help but show a look of surprise at the scenery in each courtyard. Although Ding Wangfu was located right at the center of Li City, it was also the largest residence in all of Li City. However, compared to the palaces of various countries, it naturally wasn't enough to compare. Even when compared to the Ding Wangfu in Chu Jing, it was a little smaller. Not to mention that there were no fancy decorations or exotic flowers and plants as one would imagine in a royal residence. The front courtyard where political affairs were handled every day was clean and simple yet still grandiose. Behind the main house, the living areas were quiet and peaceful.

This sort of residence wasn't bad at all, but put together with Moyou Yao's current reputation, it seemed a bit poor. Ren Qining glanced at the white-haired man walking ahead of him; his gaze was deep. With such behavior, if he truly hadn't thought about ruling the world, then there must be a greater plan in mind. Soon, Ren Qining discarded the first possibility from his thoughts. If Moyou Yao didn't have ambitions to rule the world, why would he fight battles north and south

Mr. Qingyun temporarily resided in a small and secluded courtyard deep within Ding Wangfu. In fact, although Ding Wangfu was not large, there were still various rules that were clearly divided inside and outside. Many officials and generals who came and went every day would go to the front yard or the main residence where Moyou Yao and Ye Li lived; usually, they wouldn't disturb others. Therefore, half of the entire Wangfu was very quiet. The servant standing at the door entered to inform them upon being beckoned by Ye Li. Ye Li then turned around and looked at the blue-clothed woman following closely behind Ren Qining, saying, "Princess Yun, please wait in the side hall for tea."

That Princess Yun was startled, looking somewhat dissatisfied as she gazed at Ye Li and said, "This concubine sincerely came to congratulate Mr. Qingyun on his birthday; what does His Excellency Wangfei mean by this"

Ye Li frowned slightly and looked at Ren Qining, saying, "King of the Northern Region, in our Central Plains, there is no custom of bringing a concubine to pay respects during birthdays. Please forgive us." Upon hearing these words, Ren Qining's expression became somewhat unpleasant. He himself was originally from the Central Plains, born into the most orthodox royal family at that time. Although the Lin royal family had long ceased to exist, he indeed hadn't missed any of the knowledge they should have learned. Ye Li's actions were clearly mocking him for being ignorant and behaving like a barbarian.

"Your Majesty..." Princess Yun didn't expect Ye Li to be so unaccommodating towards her; she glared at Ye Li angrily, pulling Ren Qining's sleeve with tears in her eyes.

However, the Khitan Queen laughed and said, "Wangfei must have misunderstood. Don't mention Central Plains, our Northern Region doesn't have this custom either. It's just that Your Majesty likes Princess Yun and lets her serve him; let Princess Yun wait outside for us to come out." Indeed, the Northern Region didn't have such a custom. In the eyes of noblewomen from the Northern Region, the main wife was in charge while concubines were like slave girls. Therefore, nobility women from the Northern Region would never go and be someone's concubine.

Ye Li smiled, saying, "So it is."

As they spoke, the servant who had gone to inform them also came out to invite everyone inside. Princess Yun hurriedly pulled Ren Qining, looking pitifully at him and saying, "Your Majesty..." Ren Qining frowned slightly and said, "Wait outside for now."

"This junior, Lin Yuan, greets Mr. Qingyun," in the small courtyard, Mr. Qingyun was brewing tea when he heard the servant's report. He then had Ye Li and others invited into the courtyard. Before Ye Li and Moyou Yao could introduce themselves, Ren Qining bowed slightly first and said.

Mr. Qingyun paused his movements and looked up to glance at Ren Qining with a deliberate look of confusion, saying, "Lin Yuan Although I am old and feeble, I still remember that the King of the Northern Region should be surnamed Ren" Ren Qining smiled faintly and said, "Lin Yuan is also Ren Qining. This junior, Lin Yuan, descendant of the Lin royal family, greets Mr. Qingyun." Beside him, Moyou Yao's expression turned cold. No wonder Ren Qining was so enthusiastic about being the first to pay his respects to Mr. Qingyun; it wasn't for the birthday celebration but rather to annoy people. In those days, when Xu Family's head killed the former emperor and opened the city gates in surrender, the Xu Family had been used by successive Chu emperors to gain their current reputation as the top scholar of the country. Ren Qining's actions were clearly reminding Mr. Qingyun that the Xu Family owed their success today to selling out the previous royal family.

Mr. Qingyun sized up Ren Qining for a while before smiling and saying, "So there is still a branch of the former royal family alive in this world; not bad. King of the Northern Region has such achievements that he can be at ease with his ancestors."

Ren Qining looked at Mr. Qingyun and asked solemnly, "This junior wishes to restore the mountains and rivers and revive the imperial house; does Mr. Qingyun think this is possible"

"Possible," said Mr. Qingyun, "there's nothing in the world that can't be done or shouldn't be done. What's wrong with Lin Sir having such aspirations"

Ren Qining's eyes flashed and he asked again, "Does Mr. Qingyun think this junior will succeed

Sir Qingyun fell silent for a moment before asking, "If King Beijin were to unify the world, would this world be named Ren or Lin Would it be called North Border or Great Qin" Hearing this, Reng Qining's expression changed slightly as he forced a smile and said, "Let’s talk about that after the country is settled." Sir Qingyun shook his head and said, "If King Beijin cannot make up his mind, then there will never be a day when he unifies the world." Reng Qining looked pale but remained silent.

Ye Li walked over and smiled, saying, "Grandfather, why are you making tea by yourself Is Old Su and Mr. Xiutang not here"

Sir Qingyun smiled and offered them some cups of tea before inviting them to sit down, saying, "They’re playing chess in the study. I’m old now; I can’t stand being idle, so I came out for a cup of tea. Where are those young men from Yucheng They didn't even come see me these few days." Ye Li covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "These few days happened to be when Grandfather let them rest. They're in the courtyard watching their younger brothers and sisters." The two babies were already over a month old and looked so plump that they were irresistible. Led by Mo Xiaobao, the three little包子were always around the two babies, even giving up playing all over the place as usual to watch over them. How could they come listen to Sir Qingyun's tutoring "Grandfather is bored in the mansion, so Li'er had people send those young men here to entertain you. Grandfather don’t mind their mischief."

Sir Qingyun waved his hand and said, "Forget it, these few days were too peaceful."

Boys around seven or eight years old are especially annoying. A clever little troublemaker like Mo Xiaobao was even more difficult to handle. They caused chaos in the mansion with those who were younger than them, making everyone afraid of them. If not for Xu Qingchen and Ye Li keeping them in check earlier, they would have wreaked havoc outside the Dinh王府as well. However, these few days, because of the two recently born babies, they had been unusually quiet. Whenever she saw Mo Xiaobao speaking to the baby in its cradle as if it understood him, Ye Li felt that Mo Xiaobao would surely be a good big brother.

After chatting with Sir Qingyun for some time, Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao left with Reng Qining. It was unknown which of Sir Qingyun's words had upset Reng Qining; when he left, his face was still pale. Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li pretended not to see it and ordered someone to send Reng Qining back to the inn.

When they returned to their main residence in a dedicated room near their bedroom, two soft little包子were lying side by side on a large cradle. The babies were already plump and cute after being just over a month old; people wanted to bite them out of how adorable they looked. Three little包子of different heights stood around the waist, looking at the two babies longingly. Surprisingly, the babies did not cry or fuss but kept their eyes wide open.

"Sister... sister, grow up quickly so I can take you out to play..." Mo Xiaobao leaned on the cradle and gently said as he looked at the baby wrapped in a red blanket. Looking at the brother wrapped in a yellow blanket, he continued, "Brother, grow up quickly too; I’ll teach you kung fu and protect sister together."

"Me too! Me too!" Leng Junhan raised his small hand, saying, "I want to protect sister as well. I like sister!"

Mo Xiaobao turned nasty toward the usually kind Leng Xiaodai. “Leng Xiaodai, you dare to take advantage of my sister! She’s mine; don’t even think about it!” At seven years old, Mo Xiaobao knew plenty of idioms. Leng Xiaodai arrogantly turned his head away and said, "Hmph! I like little sisters!" Little sisters are so soft that he wanted to bite them...

“Wipe your drool off; don’t put it on the sister. That’s dirty,” Xu Zhirui looked at Leng Xiaodai with disdain, his expression cold and stern just like his father's. However, he also wanted to pinch the little brother and sister.

Mo Xiaobao turned around, crossed his arms, glared at the two companions before him, and said seriously, "You both are not allowed to pay attention to my sister. Whoever dares to do so in the future will be beaten to death with me!" The two包子glanced at each other and nodded firmly toward Mo Xiaobao, saying, "That’s right; whoever dares to pay attention to sister will get a beating!" They glared angrily at each other. The soft little sisters are mine!

Outside the room, Ye Li heard the three包子talking and couldn’t help but laugh softly against Mo Xiuyao. Mo Xiuyao held Ye Li with one hand while his handsome face was grim. That foolish Xiaobao really wasted so many years of teaching him; the first ones who paid attention to his sister were in front of him!

When they entered the room, Ye Li smiled and asked, "Xiaobao, Zhirui, Junhan, what are you doing"

Mobo Xiaobao happily went up to them when he saw both parents. He didn’t forget his performance either and said, “Mother, I am protecting my brother and sister.”

Mo Xiuyao walked over and picked up the baby in the cradle, dismissing the wet nurse who was watching nearby. Looking down at the little princess in his arms with tenderness, he said, "My little princess is awake without crying. How good she is! She’s nothing like you—when you were small, you cried all day long. I thought you wouldn’t do anything but cry." Mo Xiaobao glared angrily at Mo Xiuyao for badmouthing him in front of his sister. Mo Xiuyao threw a challenging glance and raised the little princess higher so that Mo Xiaobao couldn’t see her anymore.

One day, I will be taller than Father! Mo Xiaobao silently swore to himself, depressed and angry.

Ye Li smiled and patted her son’s head. Mo Xiaobao immediately grabbed his mother's skirt and said pitifully, "Mother, Father is bullying Xiao Bao..." Ye Li gently tapped him on the forehead and smiled, saying, “You've been watching your sister all these days, so you don’t need to do your homework anymore” Mo Xiaobao touched his little head. "Grandpa said he won't give us lessons for a few days…"

"Grandpa is getting old, and he has a lot on his plate today, so he didn’t give the lesson. Can you guys skip studying too How many days haven't you practiced writing or reading" Ye Li looked down at her son with a teasing smile.

“Three days…” Mo Xiaobao knew he was wrong and lowered his head to reply in a small voice, "Mother, did I do something wrong…"

"It's good that you know. Do you know that learning requires perseverance"

“I understand, Mother, I’ll catch up on the missed days.” Mo Xiaobao nodded his head repeatedly. Ye Li bent down to kiss him on the forehead and smiled, “That’s my good boy, have your lunch first, don’t exhaust yourself too much. Everything has its limits, do you know”

“Yes, Mother, I understand that. I’ll come back in the evening to see my brother and sister.” Mo Xiaobao nodded vigorously before leading Xu Zhiri and Leng Junhan out of the room. Watching her three children leave reluctantly, Ye Li couldn’t help but laugh softly. She walked over and lifted up the little baby who was being rocked to sleep, and the little one opened his eyes wide upon seeing Ye Li and giggled. Seeing how sweet and adorable his son was, Ye Li’s smile became even gentler. Mo Xiuyao glanced at her from where he stood with a small princess in his arms, then looked at her son who was laughing in her hands, narrowing his handsome eyes. “Ye Li, come hold the little princess while I take this brat,” he said.

Ye Li exchanged the babies without any idea why; there should be no difference between the two of them anyway, and Mo Xiuyao always liked holding his daughters

"Waaah…" The moment the little one was in Mo Xiuyao’s arms, he started to cry loudly. It seemed that his crying affected the baby princess in Ye Li’s arms too because she also began to weep softly. Mo Xiuyao’s face darkened and he glared at the baby, “Shut up!”

"Waaah!" Baby.

“Waaa…” Little princess.

“Shut up!”

“Waaaaaah!”

Holding the baby princess and trying to soothe her, Ye Li had a black look on her face; it was just too noisy with those two in the room. No matter how she tried, the usually well-behaved little princess could not be calmed down. Irritated, she took the baby boy from Mo Xiuyao’s arms and passed him to the little princess. Ye Li then focused solely on soothing her son, “Be good my sweetie, Father is in a bad mood today, we’ll ignore him… don’t cry…”

The man sitting on one side who was holding his daughter had a dark look on his face now, "Ye Li…"

She glared at him irritably, “What does your son understand about laughing You yell at him, what if he gets scared”

Mos Xiuyao glanced with displeasure at the little baby in his wife’s arms. He grumbled inwardly: she obviously wanted to prove something to me, how could I scare her The brat is really annoying, why didn’t Ye Li have two little princesses instead Look how well-behaved my darling little princess was.

"Ye Li, has Scholar Qingyun chosen a name for the baby" Mo Xiuyao looked at his daughter in his arms and asked. The baby girl was very delicate and cute; although she was just over one month old, her appearance already showed strong resemblance to Ye Li’s face. Even Xu Clan members said that she looked exactly like little Ye Li had when she was young. What mattered the most though was how much her eyes resembled his own. It was indeed his darling daughter, this kind of appearance must be inherited from him and Ye Li. But that boy! Mo Xiuyao glanced at the baby in Ye Li’s arms. Why did he look like Xu Qingchen Even though it’s said that nephews often resemble their uncles, but wasn’t Xu Qingchen his cousin anyway

In fact, this was definitely a case of Mo Xiuyao overthinking things. The little boy didn’t resemble Xu Qingchen, but Ye Li’s mother who had passed away years ago. Back then, Lady Xu was one of the most beautiful women in the Xu Clan and her younger sister was Xu Qingchen’s aunt. Of course she would look a bit like him if you looked closely. Since the baby resembled his late mother-in-law, he naturally also bore some resemblance to Xu Qingchen.

“Not yet, Grandpa said that he needs time to think about it. We can give her a nickname for now.” Actually, there was still plenty of time before naming the child on their first birthday. But without a name, everyone would just call him/her baby which is inconvenient. Especially with two babies around now, Mo Xiuyao felt the need to choose one; especially for his little princess. He had originally wanted to pick her name himself, but after going through a long list of names and rejecting them all, Mo Xiuyao was having doubts about his own knowledge for the first time in his life. How could he not come up with an elegant name for his beloved child!

"How about giving him a nickname first What should we call him..." Mo Xiuyao turned his head to look at the boy giggling foolishly in Ye Li's arms, with his fingers clinging onto her. He gave an evil smile, "Why don't you follow what Xiao Bao is called and just name him... Xiao Bei"

Ye Li could already imagine the resentful look he would have when he grew up. She glared at him and said irritably, "You mean a daughter, right" With Xiao Bao as it was, she勉強還可以接受這個名字作為男性名字。如果真叫小貝，兒子以後不得哭死。“Xiao Bao was already enough,” Mo Xiuyao shook his head, “That's not how it should be. I've already thought of a nickname for the little princess. It will be Xiao Xin and we'll call her our heart’s treasure. Isn’t everything complete now”

"Are you sure this is better than Xiao Bei" Should she thank him for not calling her "Xiao Xinghan"

"Xiao Xin sounds very nice, what do you think Mo Xiao Bei, Xiao Xin... "

Ye Li looked up to the sky speechlessly. Looking at Mo Xiuyao holding his little princess and looking satisfied, she softened her heart a bit. If it has to be Xiao Xin then so be it. But there will be no "Xiao Bei". The younger brother's nickname will be Liren.

The bottom line was that she didn’t want her son to be inferior because of his nickname in the future.

Mo Xiuyao, who wasn't willing to give up, looked at Li Lin, who almost got named Xiao Bei. Seeing Ye Li’s determined expression, he gave up and said, "Xiao Xin is a good girl. Father loves you most."

Ye Li helplessly watched the man suddenly act like an immature child. Was it really alright to treat boys and girls differently

, the second son of the Mo Family, who was famous across the world at that time, told his most trusted person that the people he respected the most in this life were his mother.

It wasn't because she gave birth to him or raised him. It was because she had firmly saved his name for him and prevented him from ending up as tragically as his elder brother did.

Just thinking about standing at the center of thousands, holding a saber, being worshipped by everyone, only for someone he knew to suddenly shout "Mo Xiao Bei! Someone is calling you…" was too terrifying.

Naturally, Second Young Master Mo didn't understand how close he had come to such a tragic fate. So, he just lay in his mother's arms and laughed happily. The little princess seemed to sense her brother's joy as well and started laughing along with him. Ye Li smiled at the two lovely babies in their parents’ arms, her smile even brighter.

Mo Xiuyao looked at his wife, then at the baby in his arms, and silently tolerated the fact that this little brat without any teeth had taken up residence in his beloved's embrace.

The two of them sat down with their babies. No matter how busy they were, Ye Li would always take Mo Xiuyao to hug and play with their children every day.

This was because she firmly believed that this was due to the fact that when Xiao Bao was young, there wasn’t enough interaction between him and his parents.

"Xiuyao, what do you think of Queen Helan" Ye Li asked while playing with Little Liren.

Mo Xiuyao thought for a moment and said with furrowed brows, "She looks decent. It's rare to see women from the Northern Frontier be so bold yet know their limits. Does Lis like her

"I think... Queen Helan is quite extraordinary. But it seems that she isn't very close to Ren Qining," Ye Li said with a smile.

“Queen Helan was the former queen's cousin’s daughter. Ever since the previous queen died, there has been an ongoing debate about who should be the next queen in the Northern Frontier. The Lin Family hoped that Ren Qining would marry a woman from Central Plains as his queen. However, even if the people of the Northern Frontier were without guile, they wouldn’t easily agree to someone other than their own when it comes to matters of succession. So, after some negotiation, Helan became the queen. It’s quite strange for them to be on good terms.

Ye Li rubbed her temples and said, "Even so, Ren Qining acted too hastily." On a diplomatic visit, not bringing his queen would have been fine. But since he brought his queen along with another concubine, it was clearly disrespectful towards the queen. Even if you didn’t harm the former queen, wouldn’t Ren Qining himself take action after some years Wasn't this considered solving one of his problems for him

Mo Xiuyao wasn't bothered by it and said with a smile, "Now he has a new problem anyway. And... Lis's impression isn't wrong. This Queen Helan might be even more formidable than the previous queen," the former queen was the princess of the largest tribe in the Northern Frontier. Although she was from a barbarian background, her methods were impressive. She had considerable prestige among the officials of the Northern Frontier.

That's why their once harmonious marriage gradually turned sour. But now this one seemed bold and careless and without guile. However, Mo Xiuyao knew how to pretend to be weak in order to strike when it mattered. "Ren Qining thinks he can take advantage of the people of the Northern Frontier then discard them. I fear that his future will end up being too big for him to control, leading to a self-inflicted disaster."

Ye Li couldn't help but smile and said, "According to you, my impression isn’t wrong either. Could Helan Queen have been trying to befriend us earlier

"Lis doesn't need to worry too much about it," Mo Xiuyao replied. “If she’s someone you like, there's no problem in befriending her. If not, ignore her and let this matter be left to me. I have my ways of dealing with Ren Qining.

Ye Li smiled and said, "No worries. I also find Helan Queen interesting. Why don’t we invite her over for tea" Mo Xiuyao didn't oppose Ye Li's suggestion and simply replied, “Lis can decide as she sees fit.”sat together in dependence. Although it was cold and snowy now, there were no braziers warming the hall anymore. Hugging each other brought them a little warmth. "I wonder how Brother is doing," Zhenn...