Duanmu Junyu had some doubts at first, but after listening to their analysis, she temporarily believed Helian Qin: "In that case, everyone should focus on protecting Xiaobao during this period, and make sure they don't take advantage of any loopholes!"

Everyone nodded in unison.

Su Renzhong frowned again and said, "If Helian Zheng can't catch Xiaobao, he'll definitely resort to desperate measures and start a rebellion. I wonder when the Su family army will arrive?"

Xuanyuan Zhan calculated the time and said, "We've been in Northern Wei for almost a month now. I estimate that the Su family army will arrive in the capital of Northern Wei in about half a month at most!"

The Su family army has 300,000 men. It's probably impossible for so many soldiers to enter the capital. I wonder where the old man hid this secret army before.

Leaving aside this secret army, they should be able to reach the capital of Northern Wei within half a month, but they should also be able to return to their previous secret base!

Su Renzhong nodded silently: "If the Su family army can return to Northern Wei, and with the old man's 300,000 troops, even if they have 900,000 troops, our 600,000 can still put up a fight with them!"

The most important factor in war is not just military strength, but also the morale of the people.

Now that An'er has summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Beast, she is now seen as a righteous being by both the soldiers and the people of Northern Wei, not to mention that she also has the support of the old man.

With 600,000 troops and the support of the people, he felt that even without the support of Western Liang and Eastern Chu, they would be able to deal with Helian Zheng and Helian Jun on their own!

Duanmu Junyu and Xuanyuan Zhan exchanged a glance, but neither of them said anything.

It's rare to see someone so confident, and that's a good thing.

Moreover, they believed in his abilities. He might not be a good emperor, but he would certainly be a good general. Fighting should be an easy task for him.

Su Renzhong thought of something: "Should we tell the old man about Helian Qin's surrender?"

Xuan Yuanzhan raised an eyebrow noncommittally: "There's nothing that can't be said. The old man isn't an outsider, so he probably won't spread it."

Su Renzhong nodded, and then Su Yun'an said, "I'll talk to my great-grandfather about it when I go to learn from him tomorrow."

Su Renzhong smiled and ruffled Su Yun'an's hair: "Alright, then it's up to you!"

Duanmu Junyu looked at everyone and said, "Alright, everyone must be tired after all this commotion. Let's all get some rest."

"Okay," everyone agreed.

Su Renzhong, Duanmu Junyu, and Su Yun'an returned to their rooms.

Xuanyuan Zhan and Su Xuening also washed up and went to sleep with Xiaobao.

Xiao Bao was sleeping quite peacefully by himself, but now that Su Xuening had gotten into bed, he seemed to smell her scent, and his chubby little body couldn't help but snuggle into her arms.

Su Xuening's heart was practically melting with Xiao Bao's affections.

These despicable villains actually tried to steal her baby. She wouldn't have hated them this much even if they had come to arrest her, but the thought of stealing her baby made her want to tear them to pieces.

Xuanyuan Zhan knew what Su Xuening was worried about, so he reached out and hugged her and Xiaobao together, comforting them, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, no one can hurt you, I will protect you."

"Mmm," Su Xuening responded softly, feeling incredibly safe and secure in his arms.

She knew that Xuanyuan Zhan would protect them, and not only Xuanyuan Zhan, but she would also protect Xiaobao. She wasn't afraid at all.

Xuan Yuanzhan affectionately kissed the top of Su Xuening's head, while Su Xuening kissed the baby in her arms.

The family of three, posed like nesting dolls, looked so heartwarming.

The following day, Su Yun'an was summoned to Changshou Palace by Helian Rong once again.

Before starting to learn how to review memorials, Su Yun'an told Helian Rong about Helian Qin's situation last night: "Yesterday, someone wrote a letter to my sister saying that someone wanted to steal Xiao Bao."

"Someone wants to steal Xiao Bao?" Helian Rong was startled and immediately thought of Helian Zheng and the others: "Is it those three rebellious sons?"

Seeing that Helian Rong was angry again, Su Yun'an quickly tried to appease him: "Yes and no."

Helian Rong frowned suddenly, not understanding Su Yun'an's meaning.

Su Yun'an quickly explained, "It was Helian Zheng and Helian Jun who wanted to steal Xiaobao, and it was Helian Qin who wrote the letter to my sister."

"It's the third brother?" Helian Rong was somewhat surprised and asked in astonishment, "The third brother would actually tip you off?"

Su Yun'an raised his eyebrows: "We were also surprised at the time, so we sent our guards to invite this great-uncle to the East Palace in the middle of the night."

Helian Rong was shocked again, not expecting that so many things had happened yesterday without his knowledge.

Su Yun'an recounted their conversation with Helian Qin to Helian Rong the previous night: "That great-uncle meant that he couldn't become the emperor of Northern Wei anyway, and he was worried that the other two emperors would be detrimental to him, so he chose to surrender to us. The reason he informed us was twofold: first, because my sister had saved him before, and second, because he didn't want to associate with those two anymore."

Upon hearing this, Helian Rong suddenly burst into laughter.

Su Yun'an seemed to know what he was laughing about and asked curiously, "Was it something you said to this great-uncle yesterday that made him sober?"

Helian Rong smiled and touched Su Yun'an's face, then raised his lips and said, "This third brother, he's not too late to wake up."

Helian Rong nodded as he spoke: "Yesterday I said some things to the three of them in order to sow discord among them. Now it seems that the third prince has repented, and my strategy of sowing discord has been successful."

If just one of the three betrays them, the three of them will fail.

Su Yun'an raised an eyebrow dismissively: "You succeeded, but you didn't succeed either."

Helian Rong's smile froze instantly, and he frowned, asking, "What do you mean?"

Su Yun'an explained helplessly, "This great-uncle has indeed broken away from the other two, and he really doesn't want to associate with them anymore. Unfortunately, he gave his military tally to Helian Zheng a long time ago, and Helian Jun's military tally was also given to Helian Zheng. Now this great-uncle wants to get the military tally back from Helian Zheng, but Helian Zheng refuses. So although you have sown discord between them, it has not affected Helian Zheng's control over the troops."

That's why he said he succeeded, yet he didn't.

Helian Rong suddenly realized, and angrily shouted, "This third brother is still so stupid, he can just give away something like a military tally so casually!"

What a waste of his previous efforts to distribute these troops evenly, giving them the will to defend themselves!

Su Yun'an added, "My sister and brother-in-law will definitely do their best to protect Xiao Bao. They will definitely fail to steal Xiao Bao, so in the end they will be desperate and rebel!"