As he spoke, Xuanyuan Peng winked at Xuanyuan Zhan.
Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Yun'an helped Su Xuening up.
After Su Xuening stood up, Lan Jingxiao and Shao Jingling bowed to Xuan Yuanpeng: "The envoys of Western Liang pay their respects to the Emperor of Eastern Chu."
"Who are you two?" Xuan Yuanpeng seemed to have heard Bai Shi mention them before, but he still felt he should ask formally on this occasion.
Lan Jingxiao bowed and replied, "This foreign subject is the Prime Minister of Western Liang, and the gentleman beside me is the General of Western Liang. We are here on the orders of our Empress to accompany our Crown Princess and the young prince on their mission to Eastern Chu!"
Lan Jingxiao's meaning was crystal clear: Su Xuening's current identity was the Crown Princess of Western Liang, not some princess of Eastern Chu.
They weren't returning to Eastern Chu, but rather going on a diplomatic mission to Eastern Chu! They were all envoys!
Xuan Yuanpeng immediately understood Lan Jingxiao's meaning and his expression turned awkward: "I wonder why you envoys have come to Eastern Chu?"
Lan Jingxiao bowed slightly: "Our Empress was left in Eastern Chu for some reason before. We are grateful for the care of the Emperor of Eastern Chu. This time, we have specially sent foreign officials to express our gratitude to the Emperor of Eastern Chu."
Xuanyuan Peng was too ashamed to respond to those words.
Mu Junyu was left behind in Dongchu. Did he take care of the people there?
Xuan Yuanpeng thought about it carefully and realized that he really hadn't. Not only that, after Su Renzhong passed away, he hadn't protected his widow and two children, letting them be persecuted by Su Huiyan. He really had no face to respond to her words!
Just as Xuanyuan Peng was embarrassed and didn't know how to respond, Lan Jingxiao said again: "Besides thanking the Emperor of Eastern Chu, our Empress still has some grudges to settle in Eastern Chu."
As Lan Jingxiao spoke, she looked at Su Huiyan.
They had all heard about their empress's previous experience in Eastern Chu. Now that they had come to Eastern Chu, they were naturally going to settle this score for their empress!
Xuanyuan Peng understood their meaning and immediately asked, "How do you wish me to deal with Su Huiyan?"
Lan Jingxiao looked at Su Xuening and Su Yun'an: "We foreign officials dare not make this decision on our own. We must ask Your Highnesses."
"Ahem!" Xuan Yuanpeng was embarrassed again. He hadn't completely changed his mind that Su Xuening was the Crown Princess of Xiliang. He quickly turned to Su Xuening and Su Yun'an and asked, "Are you going to take Su Huiyan back to Xiliang for the Empress, or deal with her in Dongchu?"
This question was asked somewhat cautiously.
Now that this has escalated to a matter of diplomatic relations between the two countries, shouldn't we handle it with utmost care?
If things aren't handled properly, it could really escalate into a war between the two countries.
Su Xuening glanced at Su Huiyan with disgust: "Don't bring a cancer like her back to my mother's eyes. I'm sure my mother won't want to see her again."
Xuanyuan Peng understood and opened his mouth to deliver a verdict, but he hesitated and didn't dare to continue. He then looked at Su Xuening and asked, "How do you and your brother hope I will deal with Su Huiyan?"
Let me ask again, lest they are dissatisfied with his judgment later.
Su Yun'an remained silent, giving the impression that Su Xuening would make all the decisions.
Su Xuening glanced at Su Yun'an, her eyes filled with heartache, and said sharply, "She seems to really like being torn apart by five horses, so let her be torn apart by five horses then!"
In her past life, Yun An was ordered to be torn apart by five horses.
In this life, it's her turn!
Su Huiyan's heart nearly stopped from being startled by Su Xuening's words. She immediately shouted, "Su Xuening, I am your aunt! How dare you treat me like this!"
"Aunt?" Su Xuening scoffed disdainfully, "You didn't deserve the title of aunt from the moment you plotted to murder my father!"
Su Huiyan felt a little guilty when she thought of Su Renzhong.
Although the courtiers felt that being torn apart by five horses was a rather cruel way to die, they did not think it was excessive.
After all, Consort Su had committed so many evil deeds, so she was bound to die eventually, and it didn't matter how she died.
Xuan Yuanpeng glanced at Su Huiyan with a slightly darkened gaze and directly pronounced: "As a palace concubine, Su Huiyan has confused the royal bloodline, condoned Xuan Yuanyu's plot to usurp the throne, murdered General Su, imprisoned Madam Su, and hunted down the eldest siblings of the Su family. Her crimes are too numerous to count. She shall now be dragged out and torn apart by five horses."
Seeing that Xuan Yuanpeng was really going to tear her apart, Su Huiyan panicked completely and cried out to Xuan Yuanpeng, "Your Majesty, I am your concubine and have managed the harem for you for many years. Even if I have not made any great contributions, I have worked hard. You cannot treat me like this!"
Xuanyuan Peng was furious: "How dare you say that? If you hadn't confused the royal bloodline, how could I have been harmed like this by Xuanyuan Yu? And how could General Su and the Empress of Xiliang have been harmed by you! You are the root of all this!"
Thinking that he only had three days left to live, and that he should have been able to stay with Ya'er forever and have a house full of children and grandchildren, but instead he was going to be killed by her so soon, he wanted to tear Su Huiyan, that dead woman, to pieces!
Su Huiyan saw the murderous intent in Xuan Yuanpeng's eyes and knew that he would definitely not let her go.
Su Huiyan simply stopped begging her. She used all her strength to break free from the Imperial Guards' grip and rushed to Su Xuening's feet: "Ning'er, your aunt knows she was wrong. Your aunt has let down your father, your mother, and you and your siblings. Your aunt is worse than an animal!"
As Su Huiyan spoke, she slapped herself hard across the face, then grabbed Su Xuening's skirt and pleaded, "Auntie really knows she was wrong. Please, for the sake of me being your aunt, spare my life. You are the Crown Princess of Xiliang. If you plead for me, I will definitely be alright."
Before Su Xuening could even speak, Su Yun'an kicked Su Huiyan to the ground after she finished speaking: "You still have the nerve to ask us to spare your life? When you murdered my father, imprisoned my mother, and hunted down my sister and me, did you ever think of us as your blood relatives? Did you ever think of sparing our lives? In fact, all your glory in this life comes from my father. If it weren't for my father's consideration for siblings and his bringing you and Su Renyi from Su Family Village to the capital, you would still be herding cattle and weaving cloth in the Su Family Army!"
Thinking of her family's miserable state, Su Yun'an wished he could make her bleed on the spot immediately, how could he possibly let her go!
Su Yun'an kicked Su Huiyan right in the chest, making her lie on the ground, pale and groaning.
Su Xuening walked to Su Huiyan's side, and Su Huiyan once again struggled to pull up Su Xuening's skirt: "Ning'er, your aunt doesn't want anything anymore, she just wants to stay alive. Please, for the sake of our blood ties, spare your aunt's life!"
"Blood relatives!" Su Xuening found these words incredibly ironic. She kicked her away again in disgust before turning to Xuan Yuanpeng and saying, "Your Majesty, it's too lenient to just tear her apart with five horses like this. Her evil deeds should be made public so that everyone in Dongchu knows what wicked things Su Huiyan has done. This punishment of tearing her apart with five horses should be saved for tomorrow at noon and carried out in public at the Meridian Gate execution ground!"
It wasn't that she necessarily wanted Su Huiyan to live another day, but because the person in the Su family army who was allied with Su Huiyan had not yet been found, she had to keep her alive for another day!
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