Xuanyuan Peng looked at the assembled officials speechlessly: "She is no longer the Dowager Consort, she is my Empress!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Empress!" Upon hearing this, the officials readily changed their forms of address.
Anyway, the Emperor has made up his mind to marry the Dowager Consort. Tomorrow is the investiture ceremony, so it doesn't matter whether the title is changed a day earlier or a day later. As long as the Emperor is happy.
Xuanyuan Peng was indeed pleased. Looking at Su Xuening and Lan Jingxiao, Shao Jingling said happily, "Please come to the ceremony tomorrow, Your Highness and the two foreign envoys."
Lan Jingxiao bowed: "It is only natural that we have come to witness the Emperor's wedding."
Xuanyuan Peng smiled and said apologetically, "I am unwell and have not been able to take good care of you. Please stay in the palace for a few more days, envoys."
Xuanyuan Peng then looked at Xuanyuan Zhan and said, "Zhan'er, I'm leaving these matters to you. Take good care of the envoys from Xiliang for me."
"Yes." Xuan Yuanzhan hurriedly replied, and then said with concern, "Leave all these matters to me, and also leave the wedding arrangements for you and your mother to me. You and your mother should go back to Chengqian Palace to rest first."
Xuanyuan Peng nodded in satisfaction, took Bai Shi's hand and said, "Ya'er, I'm tired, let's go back first."
"Alright." Bai Shi and Zong Jiu helped Xuan Yuanpeng leave the main hall.
Xuan Yuanzhan also announced the end of the court session and, together with Su Xuening, led Lan Jingxiao and the others to the guest residence: "Please stay here for now. You can give any instructions to the eunuchs if you need anything."
Lan Jingxiao and Shao Jingling bowed together: "Thank you, Your Highness."
This time, the two of them treated Xuan Yuanzhan with the etiquette of Xiliang. After all, he was not only the future emperor of Dongchu, but also the husband of their crown princess, and perhaps even the future emperor consort of Xiliang. So the etiquette had to be proper.
Su Xuening looked at the two of them and said, "I may not be able to return to Xiliang for a while, so you'll have to stay here for some time."
Although she missed her son very much, things had just ended in Dongchu, and Xuanyuan Zhan must have a lot of things to deal with. They definitely wouldn't be able to return to Xiliang for a while; they would have to stay in Dongchu for at least a month or two.
She wasn't bothered by it; Dongchu had always been her home, and she was used to it. Her only concern was that the two of them might not be comfortable staying in Dongchu with her.
"Your Highness is free to make the decision, and we will all obey." Since Lan Jingxiao and Shao Jingling have obeyed the Empress's order to protect Your Highness, they naturally cannot leave Your Highness. If Your Highness wants to stay in Dongchu, they must stay in Dongchu as well.
"Then you should rest first. We are all in Chengqian Palace. You can come to Chengqian Palace to find us anytime if you need anything."
"Yes," the two replied quickly.
Xuanyuan Zhan and Su Xuening left the guest garden together. As soon as they arrived outside Chengqian Palace, they saw Mu Lingchen and the others.
Xuan Yuanzhan looked at Mu Lingchen somewhat embarrassed: "I'm sorry for what happened earlier. I spared Xuan Yuanzhi's life."
Mu Lingchen thought he was about to say something, so he punched his shoulder and said, "It wasn't Xuan Yuanzhi who killed my father, it was Grand Tutor Liang. Anyway, Grand Tutor Liang is definitely going to die, and the Emperor certainly won't let the Liang family off easily. I've avenged my father and cleared his name. Besides, Xuan Yuanzhi didn't get away much better. You're right, killing him is too easy for him. Letting him go to the north to dig canals and plant trees is a way for him to atone for his sins!"
They had lived in the North before. Besides the lack of water and food, it was also very barren. What good would it be for a prodigy like Xuanyuan Zhi to be exiled there? However, this was also his sin, so letting him suffer in the North was not a bad choice!
In fact, he could understand what Xuan Yuanzhan was thinking. As for how deep the feelings between Xuan Yuanzhan and Xuan Yuanzhi were, that was definitely not the case.
Perhaps Xuan Yuanzhan's feelings for Xuan Yuanzhi are not as deep as his feelings for him!
He even dared to say that if he and Xuan Yuanzhi were both in danger and only one could be saved, Xuan Yuanzhan would definitely choose to save him, not Xuan Yuanzhi. Years of brotherhood gave him enough confidence!
Xuanyuan Zhan was willing to let Xuanyuan Zhi go for the sake of the Emperor.
The Emperor has been cured of the puppet curse, but he only has a few days left to live. The Emperor is already saddened enough by the revelation of Xuan Yuan Yu's true identity. If Xuan Yuan Zhi is also beheaded, then the Emperor will truly have few sons left to see him off in his final days.
Xuanyuan Zhan not only spared Xuanyuan Zhi's life, but also allowed him to stay in the capital for a few more days. Wasn't it so that he could see the emperor off on his final journey?
As a son, Xuanyuan Zhan has already done enough for the emperor.
Mu Lingchen suddenly knelt down before Xuan Yuanzhan.
Xuanyuan Zhan frowned and quickly reached out to help him up: "What are you doing?"
"Xuanyuan Zhan, thank you for clearing my father's name!" Mu Lingchen looked at Xuanyuan Zhan with red eyes and insisted on kneeling down.
If it weren't for him, he really wouldn't have been able to produce any evidence to prove his father's innocence.
Xuan Yuanzhan helplessly pulled him up from the ground: "You and I are brothers closer than blood brothers. You never need to be polite to me!"
Although Mu Lingchen thought so too, he was still very moved when Xuan Yuanzhan said those words in person.
Seeing Mu Lingchen's red eyes, Xuan Yuanzhan stepped forward and gently patted him: "Alright, it's all over now. General Mu's injustice has been cleared, and good days are coming for the Dingping Marquis's mansion."
Xuan Yuanzhan's words filled Mu Lingchen's eyes with hope.
Yes, now that Father's injustice has finally been cleared, those people will no longer avoid the Marquis of Dingping's residence like the plague. My sister is still not married because of Father's matter.
Everything will be alright from now on!
Xuanyuan Zhan then looked at Bai Ying and Ling Lang and said, "You should go to the guest house to rest first. Stay in the palace for the next few days. Leave the military affairs to Mu Lingchen and Cao Qi. The soldiers will be settled in the Huangli military camp."
"Yes," the group replied immediately.
Xuanyuan Zhan had Ye Yun lead them to the guest quarters to rest.
Xuanyuan Zhan gave Mu Lingchen a few more instructions, then told Mu Lingchen to go and settle the soldiers.
Now that they have just entered the capital, many people and things need to be settled.
Mu Lingchen was originally the Marquis of Dingping in the capital, and he had always been one of his men. If he was put in charge of settling down any army, no one would object. So he basically entrusted these matters to Mu Lingchen.
Xuanyuan Zhan then took Su Xuening back to Chengqian Palace.
Xuanyuan Zhan did not go to the main hall to see Xuanyuan Peng, but instead took Su Xuening and the others to the side hall where they had been resting.
Upon entering the hall, Xuan Yuanzhan pulled Su Xuening aside and asked, "Ning'er, I didn't execute Xuan Yuanzhi, will you be angry?"
Su Xuening smiled wryly and gently hugged Xuan Yuanzhan: "Silly boy, how could I be angry? I just feel sorry for you."
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