In fact, the moment Helian Rong saw the Western Liang Imperial Seal, he already believed in Duanmu Junyu's identity.

First, there's the Azure Dragon Jade Seal of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which he often handles. It's made of top-quality azure jade. Although he had never seen the Western Liang Jade Seal before, this Vermilion Bird Jade Seal made of top-quality red jade should be their Western Liang Jade Seal.

Secondly, this top-grade red jade, like top-grade green jade, is not easy to find. If they are truly counterfeiters, finding such a piece of top-grade red jade and crafting a Vermilion Bird Jade Seal would be no easy feat. Furthermore, if they are not genuine, how would they know the shape of the Western Liang Jade Seal?

Furthermore, the quality of the phoenix robe worn by Ci'er's daughter-in-law is definitely no worse than that of the dragon robes of their Northern Wei Dynasty. Moreover, the workmanship is clearly the work of a skilled embroiderer. If they were really imposters, it would not be easy to make such a phoenix robe that is comparable to the real thing!

Another thing is the queenly aura that Ci's daughter-in-law has. Ordinary people can't fake it. This kind of aura of a superior comes from her very bones!

Finally, the two children had already proven his daughter-in-law's identity, and he believed them; they couldn't possibly be lying to him!

Everyone was stunned when they heard Helian Rong admit Duanmu Junyu's identity, and they couldn't help but start discussing it.

"I never imagined it was true! She really is the Empress of Western Liang!"

"Actually, I just felt that she had a queenly aura, she looked just like a queen!"

"Yes, although I've never met the Empress of Western Liang before, seeing her makes me feel that she must be just like her!"

"So the Empress of Western Liang is this beautiful! Our grandson is so lucky to have found a wife who is not only beautiful but also the Empress of Western Liang!"

"Now that's great! The imperial grandson not only has the emperor's help, but also the entire Western Liang as his backing. I'm afraid the three princes can't compare to him now!"

"The arrival of the Western Liang Empress is truly timely. Now, the struggle for the crown prince in our Northern Wei is likely to be settled."

Hearing the heated discussion among the officials, Helian Qin became anxious, stopped what he was doing, and looked at Helian Rong in disbelief: "Father, you can't be fooled by them, they are obviously imposters!"

How could Helian Ci, a grandson of the emperor who had been living away from home, possibly marry the Empress of Western Liang?

That's impossible! They must be imposters; it's all just a ploy by Helian Ci to seize the throne!

Seeing Helian Qin's utter stupidity, Helian Rong really wanted to roll his eyes and angrily rebuked, "If it's fake, how could they find such top-quality red jade to make the Western Liang Imperial Seal? If it's fake, how could they find such material to make a genuine phoenix robe? Besides, would an ordinary person dare to impersonate the Western Liang Empress? Especially in our Northern Wei's imperial palace!"

Not only those two children, but Ci'er also proved his wife's identity, and Ci'er couldn't possibly be lying.

All of this proves that the identity of the Empress of Western Liang is real!

The reason they are unwilling to admit it is simply because they are afraid that Ci'er will gain power in Xiliang!

Just as Helian Rong thought, even though Helian Zheng and the others understood Duanmu Junyu's identity from the bottom of their hearts, they still did not want to admit it.

“A jade seal and a phoenix robe—you can’t tell the difference between them just by looking at them. Father shouldn’t have so easily accepted their identities.” Helian Jun, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, also denying Duanmu Junyu’s identity.

Regardless of whether Duanmu Junyu was truly the Empress of Western Liang, in Northern Wei, at this very moment, she could not be!

Upon hearing this, Helian Qin immediately chimed in, "That's right! It's just a broken jade seal, and they won't let us examine it. There's also a phoenix robe, which is easy to forge. This woman is definitely an imposter. It's just a trick Helian Ci pulled to fight for the throne. Father, you must not believe his nonsense!"

Su Renzhong was so angry at Helian Qin's indiscriminate accusations that he wanted to punch him: "I'll say it again, I never thought about fighting for the throne. If you want to, then think for yourself. Don't impose your ideas on others. Do you think everyone is like you, with only the throne on their minds!"

Seeing that Su Renzhong still wouldn't admit it, Helian Qin immediately mocked, "If you don't want the throne of Northern Wei, then swear to the heavens that you won't be the crown prince of Northern Wei and don't want the throne!"

Su Renzhong rolled his eyes: "Why should I swear? I never wanted the throne, but if my grandfather insists on passing it on to me, I can't refuse!"

Just because he never wanted the throne of Northern Wei doesn't mean he definitely wouldn't become the emperor of Northern Wei in the future!

He's not that stupid, swearing to God. He's not out of his mind!

Helian Qin was furious at Su Renzhong's hypocritical words. He pointed at Su Renzhong and angrily cursed, "Helian Ci, you still dare to say that you don't want the throne of Western Liang? You are shameless! You say you don't want it, but you are actually eyeing the throne of Northern Wei!"

"Enough! Stop arguing!" Seeing that their argument was getting more and more out of control, Helian Rong was so angry that he wanted to smash the cup again. He shouted, "What day is it today? What occasion is it? If you keep making a scene, get out of here!"

Helian Qin was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged, but he dared not argue any further.

Su Renzhong had no intention of paying attention to Helian Qin. If Helian Qin hadn't repeatedly provoked him, Su Renzhong wouldn't have argued with him about these things in this setting.

Seeing Helian Rong so angry, Su Yun'an quickly comforted him: "Great-grandfather, don't be angry. They question my mother's identity because they doubt whether she is the Vermilion Bird Empress. They don't believe my mother even if she produces the imperial seal, but I have a way to prove her identity!"

Helian Rong's eyes lit up: "Go ahead."

He believed in their identities, but if he couldn't convince Helian Zheng and the others today, they would keep using this matter to make things difficult for his family.

Everyone else looked at Su Yun'an with curiosity.

Even after the imperial seal was brought out, none of the three princes believed their identities. What could the young prince possibly do?

Su Yun'an smiled calmly: "It's very simple, the Vermilion Bird divine beast can prove the mother's identity."

Everyone was instantly shocked upon hearing this.

"The Vermilion Bird Divine Beast? Isn't that the guardian beast of Western Liang?"

"I've heard that among the four kingdoms, only the Vermilion Bird divine beast of Western Liang has appeared in the world?"

"That was true before, but I heard that when the new emperor of Eastern Chu ascended the throne recently, he also summoned the Xuanwu divine beast!"

A new emperor ascends the throne?

Everyone turned to look at Xuan Yuanzhan without prior arrangement.

Could this new emperor's ascension to the throne be referring to him?

Helian Qin and the others did not expect that Su Yun'an could think of the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast.

Helian Qin immediately retorted, "Then summon it! As long as you summon the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast, I will believe you!"

Duanmu Junyu glanced at Helian Qin indifferently, her contemptuous gaze suggesting she didn't take him seriously at all.

However, for Su Renzhong's sake, Duanmu Junyu still whistled.

Duanmu Junyu's whistling was exceptionally loud in the vast palace.

The vast palace was so quiet that there wasn't a single unusual sound; everyone even subconsciously held their breath.

After waiting for a while without any unusual movement, Helian Qin was about to start cursing when he suddenly heard a clear phoenix cry.

"Chirp!"

A giant fire phoenix descended from the sky and flew into the palace.