"This is what I should do, so why bother about it? Heng'er, you must take good care of Fang Miao on the way. Do your best to satisfy her needs, understand?"
The emperor turned around and gave instructions to Helian Heng.
"I know, father, please rest assured!"
The emperor dispatched a troop of a thousand Yulin troops to Helian Heng, asking him to escort Fang Miao to the border.
When they were leaving the city, Jiang Sui even ran to the city gate to see them off. She was very reluctant to let Fang Miao go because she herself didn't know when they would see each other again after this separation.
But she knew that given her personality, if she talked to her for a few more words, the girl would probably cry.
So she just stood on the city wall and watched her leave.
…
Helian Heng did not delay on the road and reached the border in about fifteen days.
Helian Jing and Cheng Moyang came to greet them personally and brought them to the military camp.
Fang Miao had not had a good rest due to the long journey, so Helian Jing arranged a place for her to stay and let her have a good rest for a night, and then arranged for her to meet Empress Joseline.
This meeting needs to be rigorous. Helian Jing plans to invite Josephine to the city. Anyway, Fang Miao must not be allowed to go to the other side.
What if, by some chance, she confirmed Fang Miao's identity, detained her, and then continued to wage war against Daqing? Wouldn't that be a loss?
It’s not that Helian Jing is petty, but he has to prepare for the worst.
Helian Heng also brought him good news from Kyoto, as well as a letter from Xia Wanning.
"Congratulations! The Crown Princess has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. It's said that the process was very difficult, but fortunately, both mother and child are safe. This is the letter she asked me to bring to you. Please read it first!"
Helian Heng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then a smile appeared on his face. He took the letter, which was a thick one.
He took the letter back to his room, opened it and began to read it. As he read, he began to laugh, and as he laughed, he began to cry again, shedding tears of emotion.
After reading it, he couldn't help but blurt out:
"Thank you for your hard work, wait for me to come back!"
In Kyoto, the two children were having a full-moon banquet held in the East Palace. The emperor and empress were present in person, and all the concubines in the palace came and presented gifts.
The full moon banquet hosted by Concubine Xian herself was very grand, which was completely different from the tense border situation. Perhaps this is because each person has different responsibilities.
Helian Jing asked someone to inform Empress Josephine that Fang Miao had arrived and invited her to meet him in the city.
Josephine received the letter and the other party actually invited her to meet in the city. Although she really wanted to see her daughter now, she also had to be cautious and prepare for the worst.
It is impossible to enter the city. Once she enters the city, what if it is a trap? Wouldn’t she be gone forever?
Therefore, after some discussion, they finally decided to meet outside the city. Both sides made a gentleman's agreement that each person would only lead 500 soldiers and horses, and no matter whether the content of the negotiation was good or bad, they would not launch an attack at will.
Moreover, this time it was mainly about her and Fang Miao recognizing each other as relatives and confirming their identities, with the protagonists being the mother and daughter.
The two princes of Luosha Kingdom only now realized that the reason why the Queen Mother had not launched an attack on Daqing and had gladly accepted the food and grass supplies sent by the other side was that she had already found the whereabouts of the princess.
That is their half-sister, who has the same blood of the Rakshasa royal family flowing in her body. She has never met them before, but she has caused them great competitiveness and pressure.
The two princes didn't look very happy, but facing the decision of the empress, they dared not say a word.
Once the princess comes back, they will have no part in the succession to the throne. They can only watch helplessly and cannot stop it.
The armies on both sides stood together. Empress Joseline had been waiting there early. She even had someone arrange a tea table in the center with four seats in total, which was very elegant.
These four positions belong to the empress and the translator, Helian Jing and Fang Miao.
Fang Miao followed Helian Jing to the front of the formation. She looked at the red figure from afar and her heart began to beat like a drum.
This was the first time she met her biological mother since she was a child. How could she not be nervous?
She really wanted to know why he abandoned her and her father. There must be a reason, right?
Joseline was also very nervous. She had been in power for so many years and had always been able to remain calm no matter how big the situation was. But this time, she felt the pressure.
She was afraid that she would blame herself, resent herself, and resent herself for being an incompetent mother.
Helian Jing specifically asked Fang Miao to change into the clothes and jewelry of the Rakshasa country. With her dressed like this, standing next to Josephine, it would be hard for anyone to not believe that she was not Josephine's daughter, right?
Especially when looking at the back, they are exactly the same, with the long, slightly curly hair like seaweed. If Fang Miao's temperament was a little more domineering, they would be even more similar.
The four of them came and sat down at the tea table, with the mother and daughter sitting opposite each other. The moment their eyes met, the power of kinship that came from their blood relationship arose spontaneously.
In an instant, Fang Miao's eyes turned red. Yes, the appearance of the woman opposite was exactly the same as her father described.
Josephine confirmed Fang Miao's identity the moment she saw her.
The two looked at each other but remained silent for a long time. After a long time, Queen Josephine spoke:
"Your father, is he okay now?"
The translator conveyed the original words to Fang Miao, who just smiled bitterly:
"He died more than ten years ago in the Rakshasa Kingdom."
"How did he die?"
Jocelyn didn't know yet that the man was already dead, and died in her country.
Fang Miao talked about the past, how she was mocked and excluded by the children in the same village when she was a child in the fishing village, and how her father took her through many hardships to reach the country of Rakshasa to find her relatives, but he died in a foreign country due to an infection.
She did not mention how she was abducted by human traffickers and how she was taken back to Jeju by Shunyi Hou. As for what happened in Jeju, she did not mention it.
Because she always remembered that this time she had to help Daqing gain benefits and successfully sign a peace treaty, so the suffering she had endured in Daqing could not be spoken openly.
When Joseline heard about her experiences from childhood to adulthood, her guilt became even more severe.
She clenched her fists, and at the same time, she felt a moment of pity and heartache for the man with whom she had a brief affair.
"I'm sorry, I made you suffer. Can you give me a chance to make it up to you?"
In front of her, Jocelyn no longer called herself the emperor, but just an ordinary mother.
At this moment, Fang Miao did not feel the joy of having found her biological mother. She just nodded calmly, but it was enough to make Empress Joseline happy.
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