Although the people sent by Gelle for the negotiation felt a great psychological gap, they knew that it was already a blessing that Emperor Jing did not hold them accountable for this incident.
Moreover, after discussing public matters, they still had private ones to address.
The demeanor of the negotiators suddenly changed.
With a long sigh, they grasped Zhao Ting's hand, eyes brimming with tears as they started mumbling—
Something about suffering outside!
Something about them having always kept him in their thoughts!
And they mentioned that his father's lineage still had people who had always been hoping to see him.
This left Zhao Ting completely bewildered.
Once he realized, he knew they were talking about Meng Yao.
However, their play on emotions was rather half-hearted.
Back when his father-in-law and mother-in-law had trouble, none of these people stood up for them.
He didn't believe that they didn't know about Meng Yao's existence back then.
