A surprised smile spread across Han Lie's face: "Really? Really? Our daughter!"
"So where is she now, do you know? Is she okay?"
Han Lie asked a lot of questions at once.
The Queen Mother patted him on the back and said, "Listen to me."
"After she was born, my father took her to the farm and gave her to a couple who were in charge of the farm to raise."
"Now, she's married."
Han Lie burst into tears: "My daughter, I never thought that I, Han Changqing, have a daughter."
"God has been very kind to me!"
The Queen Mother hugged Han Lie and gently stroked his back: "Don't be so excited, my daughter is doing well."
Han Lie couldn't stop crying.
It took him a long time to calm down and stop crying.
"Hui'er, you know how happy I am to hear this news!"
"When I was in Dai Viet, I was assassinated and injured. The injury to that part of my body doomed me to be childless for the rest of my life."
"I originally thought that I would live my life like this, but I didn't expect that I would have a daughter.
At this time, outside the Zen room, Yao Jinse's face was pale and her body was trembling slightly because she was too excited.
Liang Chaozong also had a look of shock on his face, but despite his shock, a hint of intense joy flashed in his eyes.
"Hui'er, I'm sorry for you and my daughter."
"However, I will do my best to compensate you and your daughter while I am still alive."
"Where is my daughter now? I will take you back to Dai Viet, take you into the Prime Minister's residence, and let you live a life of luxury."
The Empress Dowager asked in surprise, "What about your wife?"
Han Lie smiled helplessly: "I was married in Dayue, but my wife passed away ten years ago. I have been alone all these years."
"Tell me where my daughter is. I want to take her to Dai Viet."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "She is right next to me. She is Liang Chaozong's wife, named Yao Jinse."
"You saw it in the secret room this morning."
Han Lie shuddered: "What?! That's my daughter!?"
When Liang Chaozong heard this, he could no longer bear it. He pulled Yao Jinse up from the ground and pushed the door hard.
The Zen room's door bolt was short, designed to protect gentlemen, not villains. Liang Chaozong pushed too hard and actually pushed the door open.
For a moment, everyone looked at each other.
"Ah! You have been eavesdropping outside the house!" The Queen Mother screamed, covering her face.
Liang Chaozong nodded boldly: "Yes, Jinse and I just heard everything."
"Mother-in-law, it's nothing. It's just our family affair. There's nothing to be shy about." Liang Chaozong changed his usual cold attitude and advised in a gentle voice.
As he spoke, he pulled Yao Jinse's hand hard, but Yao Jinse still stood there blankly, staring at Han Lie.
Seeing this, Liang Chaozong pressed Yao Jinse's shoulders and asked her to kneel down. He also knelt down and said in a loud voice: "The son-in-law pays his respects to his father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
"My son-in-law congratulates my father-in-law and mother-in-law on their reunion!"
Han Lie and the Empress Dowager's faces turned red.
The Queen Mother lowered her eyes and waved her hand: "Get up quickly!"
Liang Chaozong still smiled, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, you can still meet each other after more than 30 years. This is a great fate!"
“This is indeed a happy event that should be celebrated.”
Han Lie's gaze was always on Yao Jinse.
He took two steps forward and helped Yao Jinse up: "Daughter, get up quickly!"
"You've suffered so much over the years!"
…
On the other side, the private room of the barbecue restaurant.
The Third Prince, Wang Siqing and others waited for a full quarter of an hour, but Han Lie did not return to his seat.
A Dai Viet attendant reported: "Lord Han said he ate too much and felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach. He went out for a walk to help digest the food before coming back."
A trace of suspicion flashed across everyone's face.
But in just a moment, everyone returned to normal.
The eldest prince raised his glass and said, "Hey, this Lord Han is really something. Let's not wait for him and continue drinking!"
Wang Siqing also raised his glass: "No problem, no problem! It's human nature."
Then, everyone started to clink glasses and exchange cups.
Another quarter of an hour passed before Han Lie came back from outside.
"I'm really sorry. I was greedy today. I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Han Lie greeted with a natural expression, but if you look closely, you can see that his eyes are red and swollen.
The Third Prince keenly noticed Han Lie's anomaly and said with a smile, "Don't take it to heart, Lord Han. Eating so much just proves that our Daxia cuisine is well-deserved!"
Immediately, the room was filled with laughter.
After the banquet, the third prince and Wang Siqing sent the three envoys back to the guesthouse.
The third prince and Wang Siqing were riding back in a carriage. At this time, a black shadow suddenly jumped onto the carriage. This person was none other than Emperor Mingxi's secret guard.
"Tell me quickly, what did you see? Where did Han Lie go after leaving the barbecue restaurant and who did he meet?" asked the third prince.
The secret guard reported: "I saw Lord Han go to Enji Temple and stay in a meditation room for a long time before coming out."
The Third Prince and Wang Siqing were cheered up. The Third Prince asked again, "Did you see who he met and what he said?"
The secret guard scratched his head and said, "Outside the meditation room, there was a man and a woman eavesdropping. I was afraid of being discovered, so I couldn't go forward to take a closer look or listen carefully."
"However, I heard a loud cry coming from inside, and it seemed that they were very emotional."
"Later, the two people who were eavesdropping outside also went in."
"After a while, the door opened and Lord Han walked out."
“I saw an old woman about his age coming out to see him off, and the two of them…” The secret guard wanted to laugh when he said this, but immediately covered his face with his hands.
"They even hugged each other for a bit."
"Later, the man and woman also came out. From what I saw, they looked a bit like Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse. But we were too far away to be sure."
The Third Prince's eyes lit up and he said slowly, "Okay, continue tracking and report any news immediately!"
The secret guard left in response.
That night, as soon as the third prince returned to the palace, he went straight to the Qianqing Palace.
The Crown Prince, Emperor Mingxi, and Xia Miaoyuan had already been waiting.
Emperor Mingxi originally wanted his daughter to go to bed early, but Xia Miaoyuan refused and insisted on pestering them, waiting to hear news about the third prince.
The third prince informed Emperor Mingxi of the strange circumstances of Han Lie leaving the table that night.
When everyone heard the crying in the Zen room and saw Han Lie and the old woman hugging each other, they all showed an expression of surprise.
[Wow, isn't it? Is it that exciting?]
Did the Prime Minister of Dai Viet travel all the way to Bactria just to meet his old lover?
The Third Prince suppressed his smile and said seriously, "If that couple is really Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse, then could that old woman be the Empress Dowager?"
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