Xuanyuan Peng looked at Su Xuening with instant surprise and disbelief, asking, "Are you serious?"

Xuan Yuanzhan frowned as he looked at Su Xuening and comforted her, "Actually, you don't need to agree..."

"Shut up!" Xuan Yuanpeng shouted angrily as soon as Xuan Yuanzhan opened his mouth.

That brat! His wife has already agreed, and he still dares to talk nonsense!

Su Xuening gave Xuan Yuanzhan a reassuring look before saying, "I'm serious, I will go back and explain to Mother that Xiaobao is not only the eldest grandson of the Emperor of Xiliang, but also the eldest grandson of the Emperor of Dongchu. This is also your last wish, and I believe Mother will understand."

Seeing that Su Xuening was so polite and sensible, Xuanyuan Peng was very pleased: "I did not misjudge you. You are well-educated and courteous, and you will definitely be a good queen mother in the future."

Su Xuening bowed slightly to Xuan Yuanpeng: "Don't worry, I will do my best to teach Xiaobao well and assist the Crown Prince."

With a daughter-in-law like Su Xuening, what else could Xuanyuan Peng possibly worry about?

Putting aside her stunning beauty, just the fact that she had the Su family army and the entire Western Liang behind her was enough to make him dissatisfied.

"I believe in you!" Xuanyuan Peng nodded silently, then looked expectantly at Su Xuening: "You know my health; I'm afraid I won't last much longer..."

Before Xuanyuan Peng could finish speaking, Bai interrupted him, saying, "Don't overthink it. Maybe you'll get better."

"Cough cough..." Xuanyuan Peng coughed twice more, his pale face turning slightly red from the coughing. He gasped for breath and said to Su Xuening, "I'm dying. My only wish now is to see my little grandson. Can you go back and bring Xiao Bao here?"

Su Xuening frowned: "Now? Even if we use the Vermilion Bird divine beast, it would take at least a day and a night to travel from Eastern Chu to Western Liang and back."

It's already the third day, I'm afraid he won't make it tonight, and he won't be able to wait for Xiaobao any longer.

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Peng felt a pang of regret, but he still insisted, "Even if I don't make it to see Xiaobao, I hope my eldest grandson can accompany me on this final journey!"

Su Xuening was silent for a moment, then sighed softly and agreed: "Alright, in that case, I'll go back and bring Xiaobao with me."

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Peng was overjoyed and immediately said, "Then go now!"

His eldest grandson could not be allowed to remain in Xiliang. Once Xiaobao returned to Dongchu, he could not be allowed to return to Xiliang.

"Okay," Su Xuening replied, turning to leave.

Upon seeing this, Xuan Yuanzhan quickly stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

"Cough cough cough..." As soon as Xuan Yuanzhan opened his mouth, Xuan Yuanpeng started coughing violently.

Su Xuening frowned and glanced at Xuan Yuanpeng: "Now that the Emperor can't be without someone by his side, you can stay. With the Vermilion Bird divine beast protecting me, I'll be fine."

Xuanyuan Zhan was still worried, but given the Emperor's current condition, he really couldn't leave.

Su Xuening knew he was worried about her, so she added, "How about this, I'll bring Master and Yun'an with me. With Master and Yun'an by my side, you won't have to worry, right?"

Xuan Yuanzhan couldn't leave either, so he could only compromise: "Then be careful on your journey."

Su Xuening smiled and reassured her, "Don't worry, I've ridden this Vermilion Bird divine beast many times before, nothing will happen."

Su Xuening then nodded to Xuan Yuanpeng and Bai Shi, saying, "Then I'll be going now."

Bai gave Xuanyuan Zhan a wink: "Go see your wife off."

Xuanyuan Zhan immediately followed Su Xuening out.

Once the two of them were outside, Bai glared at Xuan Yuanpeng and said, "Now it's all as you wished!"

Xuanyuan Peng held Bai Shi's hand and coaxed, "Isn't this all for our Zhan'er? That boy Zhan'er dotes on his wife so much that he won't want her to have any more children. He probably won't take any more concubines either. In that case, our little grandson will be their only child. He definitely can't stay in Xiliang. If our little grandson is given to Xiliang, won't our Eastern Chu royal family be extinct?"

Just thinking about the consequences made Xuanyuan Peng break out in a cold sweat and start coughing anxiously.

Bai said helplessly, "Zhan'er feels sorry for Ning'er, but Ning'er didn't say she would only have one child. Ning'er is the Crown Princess of Xiliang and will inherit the throne in the future. She can only have one child. Maybe Ning'er wants to have more children. Who knows what will happen in the future? You are just worrying for nothing."

Xuanyuan Peng, however, did not think he was worrying unnecessarily: "Even if they have more children in the future, the status of the eldest grandson and the eldest son of the emperor will be absolutely different! Xiao Bao's position in Dong Chu is unshakable. At worst, if they have another princess in the future, we can let her take the surname Duanmu, or even let her be included in the genealogy of Xi Liang. I will have no objection."

Bai was truly defeated by him, and said helplessly, "You really are sexist! This time Ning'er gave birth to a little grandson. If she had given birth to a little princess, would you have given her to Xiliang?"

Xuanyuan Peng was slightly taken aback, as he had never actually considered this question. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Then we certainly can't give it to Xiliang easily. This is their first offspring, and also our Dongchu's first imperial grandson and granddaughter. They can't be given to Xiliang so easily!"

"Alright, alright, whatever you say makes sense." Madam Bai was too lazy to argue with him anymore. Anyway, Ning'er had already gone to pick up Xiao Bao. Let's talk about everything after Xiao Bao comes back.

Outside, Xuan Yuanzhan looked at Su Xuening apologetically: "Actually, you don't need to agree to him. He's already on the Xiliang family genealogy, so Mother definitely won't agree to you changing Xiaobao's surname and putting him on the Dongchu family genealogy."

Su Xuening sighed softly: "It's alright. In fact, Xiao Bao is not only the eldest grandson of the emperor of Xiliang, but also the eldest grandson of the emperor of Dongchu. Moreover, Xiliang is a matriarchal country after all, so Xiao Bao's significance to Xiliang is not as great as that to Dongchu."

Xuan Yuanzhan smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid Mother doesn't think so. Since Mother insists on including our Xiaobao in her Xiliang family genealogy, Mother must value our Xiaobao very much. Perhaps Xiaobao's position in her heart is the same as Xiaobao's position in the Emperor's heart."

Even now, Xuanyuan Zhan still finds it difficult to call out "Father Emperor".

Su Xuening raised an eyebrow noncommittally: "I'll talk to my mother after I see her. If it really doesn't work out, we can sit down and discuss it together."

Anyway, the Emperor won't live to see tomorrow. By the time she returns with Xiao Bao, he might be gone too. Whether Xiao Bao will be included in the Eastern Chu family genealogy at that time can be discussed later.

In fact, in her opinion, Xiao Bao should indeed be included in the Dong Chu family genealogy, since Xiao Bao is indeed the eldest grandson of the Dong Chu emperor and a member of the Dong Chu royal family!

Xuanyuan Zhan nodded and said nothing more.

Su Xuening went to find Pei Luo and Su Yun'an: "Master and Yun'an, please accompany me back to Xiliang."