"In Dai Viet, I did some copying and accounting work for the merchant."
"Later, I thought of you and still felt unwilling to give up. I wanted to stand out, so I studied hard by lamplight at night and finally passed the imperial examination in Dai Viet."
When the Empress Dowager heard this, her brows relaxed a lot, and she seemed to be happy for Han Lie.
Han Lie's eyes were red. "I wanted to go back to Daxia to find you and ask your father for marriage."
The Empress Dowager lowered her eyes and said, "But it was too late by then. The year after I separated from you, my father arranged for me to marry the Emperor and become his successor."
Han Lie's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice trembled: "After I became an official in Daiyue, I sent people to inquire about it, but I got the news that you had entered the palace. At that time, I didn't want to live anymore. I knew that I could never be with you again."
The room fell into silence.
After a moment, the Queen Mother pulled Han Lie's hand and said happily: "Brother Changqing, do you know? I gave birth to the child outside."
Han Lie's eyes trembled violently: "What? You gave birth to our child?"
Back then, the two of them were having an affair, and Jiang Hui became pregnant. Jiang's mother and two younger sisters noticed that something was wrong with her, and only then did they discover her affair with Han Lie.
After the Jiang family separated the two, they originally wanted to abort the child, but Jiang's mother was soft-hearted for a moment, fearing that an abortion would endanger her daughter's life.
After much hesitation, the Jiang family finally allowed Jiang Hui to give birth to the child.
The Queen Mother nodded vigorously: "Yes, I gave birth to our child, a daughter who looks very much like you."
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