It must be said that this trip to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to establish the Crown Prince was a complete success.

Upon returning to the palace, Helian Rong immediately took Su Yun'an in the imperial carriage.

Su Renzhong, Duanmu Junyu, Su Xuening, and Xuanyuan Zhan returned to the palace in the same imperial carriage.

Ahead, the imperial carriage of Helian Rong was surrounded by a crowd of people. Although the White Dragon Guards cleared the way for the imperial carriage and blocked the crowd, they could not stop the enthusiasm of the people. The people crowded to the front, as if they all wanted to see what this young prince who could summon the Azure Dragon Divine Beast looked like.

Looking at Su Yun'an, who was so beloved by the people, Su Renzhong couldn't help but feel a little envious. He sighed and said, "I never thought that it would be our Yun'an who could summon the Azure Dragon Divine Beast."

Duanmu Junyu could easily see through his thoughts, and teased, "What? Now you're even jealous of your own son?"

Su Renzhong blushed with embarrassment at her words: "No, I just regret that I was unable to summon the Azure Dragon Divine Beast."

Duanmu Junyu glared at him and said, "What's there to regret? There are many members of the Northern Wei royal family who failed to summon the Azure Dragon Divine Beast. You're not the only one. The most important thing now is that your Northern Wei's Azure Dragon Divine Beast has been successfully summoned, and the person who successfully summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Beast is your son. I don't understand what's there to regret?"

She couldn't understand his regret, because their Vermilion Bird divine beast of Xiliang had already been summoned, and it wasn't her turn to summon it at all.

Does this mean that if their ancestors summoned the Vermilion Bird divine beast, all of them, as descendants, would have to feel regret?

Believe it or not, they didn't at all!

Encouraged by Duanmu Junyu's words, Su Renzhong stopped being coy and said in a good mood, "Now the matter has been settled. Yun'an has summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Beast, so I believe no one will oppose me as the Crown Prince anymore."

Although he was only a transitional crown prince, and might even become a transitional emperor in the future, he still hoped to be recognized by everyone.

Duanmu Junyu nodded noncommittally: "Yun'an being able to summon the Azure Dragon Divine Beast is indeed the best outcome for us."

As she and the old man had previously discussed, Yun'an would be groomed as the true crown prince of Northern Wei.

However, this idea, while good, also has its drawbacks.

Even Su Renzhong, the grandson of the emperor who has been back in Northern Wei for four years, cannot gain the approval of the officials and people of Northern Wei. How much more so Yun An, the great-grandson who has just returned to Northern Wei. If Yun An wants to secure his position as crown prince, he will inevitably face many hardships.

But now that he has successfully summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Beast, these hardships, even if they don't disappear, will certainly be greatly reduced.

Now they were relieved, and the old man was relieved too.

Sure enough, Helian Rong thought the same as Duanmu Junyu. He was also relieved because Su Yun'an had summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Beast.

Of course, it wasn't just because Su Yun'an summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Beast that he had been longing for, but also because it was Su Yun'an who summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Beast, which made the countermeasures he and Duanmu Junyu had discussed earlier seem much more credible.

Helian Rong was truly happy today. After returning to the palace, he immediately held a grand banquet to entertain all the imperial relatives and civil and military officials.

As for the three-day banquet for the common people, the Ministry of Rites still needs to make plans, and it will take at least two more days before it can begin, but this does not hinder the liveliness in the palace.

At the grand banquet, officials from all parties went to toast Su Renzhong, and some even toasted Su Yun'an.

Su Yun'an did not distance himself from these officials. Although he was still a child and could not drink alcohol, he returned the toast with goat's milk instead of wine.

He didn't distinguish between the royalists and the officials who belonged to the three princes' faction; in short, he returned the toast to everyone who offered him one by one.

Su Yun'an's actions reassured the officials of the Third Prince's faction, but also caused great unease within them.

It's not that they necessarily want to rebel, but the main problem is that this young prince has now summoned the Azure Dragon, a divine beast of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Not to mention that the old emperor has already passed the Azure Dragon Blade to the young prince, indicating his intention to do so, even if the old emperor did not want to pass the throne to the young prince, just based on the fact that the young prince could summon the Azure Dragon Divine Beast, the throne of Northern Wei would definitely be his, and it would be useless for anyone to fight for it.

Since the three princes are destined to lose, why are they still foolishly siding with them?

Fortunately, the young prince isn't neglecting them right now. They're still just kids, and probably can't even tell which party or faction they belong to. They might as well take this opportunity to switch sides and join the young prince's faction. When the young prince ascends the throne, won't he remember their kindness?

The officials from the three princes' factions became more and more convinced that their ideas were absolutely correct, and they became even more enthusiastic in trying to get closer to Su Renzhong and Su Yun'an.

Helian Rong had long anticipated this change. The reason these officials pledged allegiance to Helian Zheng and his group was because they knew that Helian Zheng held considerable military power and that even the emperor had to be wary of them.

They're all greedy people who won't act without a reason. Now that they know Yun'an has an absolute advantage and will surely succeed to the throne of Northern Wei, they'll all flock over.

These things were all within his expectations; what he hadn't anticipated was Su Yun'an's attitude.

Even after he summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Beast, even after he became the next emperor of Northern Wei, or the emperor after that, the child remained humble and unassuming.

Even when faced with the officials' attempts to curry favor, he readily accepted them while also actively maintaining his relationship with them.

At such a young age, he already knows how to win over officials, which shows that this child is really smart, at least much smarter than his father.

Helian Rong thought of what Su Xuening and Duanmu Junyu had told him, and became even more satisfied with Su Yun'an as his successor.

Su Renzhong had no idea that he had been disliked by the old man so quickly. Many officials toasted him, and he drank quite a bit.

Before the banquet was over, Su Renzhong was already somewhat drunk.

Fearing that Su Renzhong would get drunk, Duanmu Junyu took him away early.

Back at the East Palace, Duanmu Junyu had just placed Su Renzhong on the bed when he embraced her tightly.

"Ayu~" Su Renzhong stared at Duanmu Junyu, cupped her stunningly beautiful face, and kissed her with utmost devotion: "Our son has made something of himself. I can now return to Xiliang with you without any trouble. We will never be apart again."

Duanmu Junyu gazed lovingly at Su Renzhong's handsome, slightly drunken face, tenderly tracing his resolute features like a vast landscape with her hand, and couldn't help but lower her head to kiss his lips: "We'll never be apart again."

The atmosphere suddenly became incredibly ambiguous. Su Renzhong, whether truly drunk or feigning, pulled Duanmu Junyu onto his waist and began tearing at her clothes.