That night, Emperor Minh Xi issued an edict to the Dai Viet delegation, ordering them to keep their prince and continue to "cooperate with the investigation" in accordance with the Dai Viet emperor's suggestion.
As for the other members of the delegation, they were all released back to Dai Viet.
When the third prince finished reading the decree, Han Lie's face broke into a bright smile.
"Thank you, Lord!" Han Lie kowtowed heavily to the ground.
The Third Prince gave Han Lie a false support, and Han Lie quickly flattered him, "Your Highness, please stay for a cup of tea and rest for a while before leaving."
The Third Prince waved his hand and said, "The delegation will soon return. Lord Han probably still has a lot to do. I won't bother you any more."
After saying this, he looked at the great prince who stood beside him with a cold face and said, "Great prince, don't worry. His Majesty has specially prepared a comfortable residence for Your Highness. Everything is ready. I guarantee that Your Highness will live there in luxury, with fine clothes and delicious food, and will not suffer the slightest grievance."
The eldest prince smiled politely, but it was uglier than crying. He said in a calm tone, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
After the third prince left, all the members of the delegation brushed the dirt off their robes and stood up.
What’s interesting is that the followers were divided into two groups. One group consisted of Han Lie and the followers arranged by the court, and the other group consisted of a dozen personal guards of the prince.
A dozen or so personal guards stared at Han Lie and his entourage with cold and sinister eyes.
Xifeng, the eldest prince's confidant, frowned and glared at Han Lie, gritting his teeth and saying, "Despicable villain!"
Han Lie was humiliated in public, and his originally bright smile immediately fell. He pointed at Xifeng and cursed, "How dare you insult an important official of the imperial court? You are committing treason!"
The prince grabbed Xifeng's sleeve and pulled him behind him, staring at Han Lie and said, "Master Han, what a plan!"
Han Lie smiled sinisterly and said, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? Your Majesty and the Queen Mother did this out of helplessness."
"Your Highness, as the Prince of Dai Viet and the elder brother of His Majesty, should consider the overall situation and understand His Majesty's good intentions."
The prince gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"
After saying that, he turned away.
Early the next morning, Han Lie led a large delegation, left the guesthouse and headed towards Dai Viet.
The Third Prince, Lord Yan, and Wang Siqing came to see him off on behalf of the Great Xia court.
Han Lie exchanged greetings with the three receptionists at the gate of the guesthouse for a long time before getting on the carriage.
Hiding inside the carriage were Yao Jinse and Jiang, dressed as servants.
Xia Miaoyuan had a day off today, so he insisted on coming along and sat on the third prince's horse.
She looked at Han Lie's luxurious carriage with a gossipy look on her face. "Hey, I remember that Prime Minister Han of Daiyue had a wife at home. This time he brought his old lover and illegitimate daughter back home. Who knows what kind of trouble this will cause."
[For a man in his fifties or sixties to rekindle an old flame and bring home his illegitimate daughter is absolutely explosive!]
[Even more exciting is that the former lover is the Queen Mother of Daxia. Haha, haha, laughing like a goose...]
[Oh, what a shame, I can't see it. Such a wonderful melon, but I can't eat it, tsk tsk tsk.]
The third prince listened to his sister's thoughts, maintained a polite smile on his face, waved to the Dai Viet delegation, but his heart was twisted into a knot.
Oh my god, is Prime Minister Han's melon so explosive? I really want to follow Prime Minister Han back to Dai Viet to eat this big melon.
What a pity, what a pity.
On the other side, just as the Great Viet Delegation was leaving Beijing, the eldest prince Yue Haoyun and his entourage had been taken to the Fu'en Palace by the second prince.
The Fu'en Hall is relatively close to Emperor Mingxi's Qianqing Palace and Imperial Study, and is also an outer palace.
The Hall of Fortune is equivalent to a proton museum.
During the time of Emperor Taizu, there was a hostage, who was imprisoned in the Fu'en Palace.
The reason why they were imprisoned here was, firstly, to be under the Emperor's watchful eye, so that they could be supervised. Secondly, it was convenient for the Emperor to summon them for questioning (and humiliating) at any time.
However, Emperor Mingxi made this arrangement just for convenience.
The prince walked into the Fu'en Palace with a stern face, and his followers followed him carrying things.
The Second Prince said gently, "My Lord, I'm sorry. According to the rules, you can only choose one attendant to live with you in Fu'en Palace. I will make appropriate arrangements for the rest."
Xifeng's face turned grim. He stepped forward and said, "Second Prince, the rules you mentioned are the rules for hostages, but our prince is not a hostage. He is only staying in Daxia temporarily to cooperate with your investigation."
"Aren't you guys going too far?"
Just as the second prince was about to explain, the eldest prince pulled Xifeng hard, signaling him to shut up.
"Xifeng, please do not be rude. We just need to follow the Second Prince's instructions."
The Second Prince smiled gently: "Your Highness is the one who knows the big picture and takes the overall situation into consideration."
The prince said with a bitter face, "I will only keep Xifeng. As for the others, I ask for nothing else but that your country treat them well and properly accommodate them."
"The young prince always keeps his word, please rest assured." The second prince said, and left with the rest of the eldest prince's entourage.
Only Xifeng and Sui Xin were left in the Fu'en Palace, and the rest were only two young eunuchs.
The young eunuchs were used to adapting their dealings to different people. They knew that although the eldest prince did not have the title of hostage, he was actually a hostage, so they did not take him seriously and all of them hid away their time.
Xifeng packed the prince's luggage alone.
As he cleaned up, he kept muttering, "The Queen Mother and His Majesty have really gone too far this time."
"They actually took the opportunity to keep you in Daxia."
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