Everyone in the hall turned to look at Xuan Yuanzhan as they listened to their conversation.
With the previous testimony of the Empress of Western Liang, they had no choice but to believe that he was the new emperor of Eastern Chu!
But he was still the father of the baby in the Emperor's arms, so wouldn't he be the husband of the little princess on the throne?
Wait, they need to sort this out carefully.
In other words, their grandson not only has the wife of the Empress of Western Liang, but also the son-in-law of the new Emperor of Eastern Chu.
My God, if this is true, their imperial grandson is invincible!
Not only the ministers had thought of this, but Helian Zheng and his group also began to have a headache.
What's going on here?
Why did things suddenly turn out this way?
Things were already out of control when Helian Ci got involved with the Empress of Western Liang, and now the new Emperor of Eastern Chu is actually Helian Ci's son-in-law!
What is all this nonsense?!
Now that Helian Ci has the backing of both Western Liang and Eastern Chu, let alone his father's support, even if his father didn't support him, it would probably be as easy as him to get the throne of Northern Wei.
Now that Helian Rong had singled him out, Xuan Yuanzhan had no choice but to speak up.
"Emperor Xuanyuan Zhan of Eastern Chu wishes his great-grandfather a long and prosperous life!" Although Xuanyuan Zhan is the new emperor of Eastern Chu, he is still Helian Rong's junior. He directly paid respects to Helian Rong as a junior, which can be considered as giving Helian Rong enough face.
Helian Rong stared blankly at Xuan Yuanzhan, his mind still a little blank.
The main problem was that so many unexpected things happened at once. One moment it was the Empress of Western Liang, the next it was the new Emperor of Eastern Chu, each one more explosive than the last, making him feel like he was dreaming.
Seeing that Helian Rong remained silent, the crowd couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"What's wrong with Your Majesty?"
"Don't you believe in the identity of this new emperor of Eastern Chu?"
"He does look quite convincing, but he wasn't wearing a dragon robe or producing an imperial seal, so we don't know if it's real!"
"It should be true, right? His son can summon the Xuanwu divine beast. Isn't it only the emperor who can summon divine beasts? His son must be the next emperor of Eastern Chu, so he must be the new emperor of Eastern Chu!"
"If we reason backwards in this way, then that makes perfect sense!"
Seeing that Helian Rong remained silent, Wu Liping, who was standing behind Xuan Yuanzhan, suddenly stepped forward: "Does Your Majesty still remember me?"
Helian Rong squinted at Wu Liping for a couple of seconds, then recognized him: "Wu Liping."
Unexpectedly, Helian Rong still recognized him. A tear flashed in Wu Liping's eye, and he knelt down directly before Helian Rong: "Your subject Wu Liping pays respects to Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"
After Wu Liping finished speaking, he kowtowed three times to Helian Rong.
The surrounding ministers were completely bewildered by Wu Liping's unfamiliar face.
Because Wu Liping was the commander of the secret army, he rarely appeared in the public eye before. Apart from Emperor Helian Rong and the eunuchs around Helian Rong, almost no one else had seen Wu Liping.
So at this moment, none of them knew Wu Liping's identity, yet he was addressing the emperor as a subject. They had no recollection of such an official in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Helian Rong had heard about Wu Liping's situation from Yuan Xian before, and knew that he had returned with them this time: "You came back alone, where are Yun Songquan and Li Jinyuan?"
Wu Liping immediately bowed: "They are all in the back."
There were many people around, so Wu Liping didn't explain it too clearly, but Helian Rong understood and didn't ask any further questions.
Wu Liping then introduced Helian Rong, saying, "Everyone in Dongchu knows that our Grand General... who is also the wife of His Highness the Imperial Grandson, is the Empress of Xiliang. And this man is indeed the new Emperor of Dongchu, the husband of the Little Princess, and the son-in-law of His Highness the Imperial Grandson. He ascended the throne a month ago."
Wu Liping's appearance this time can be considered as proof for Xuan Yuanzhan.
He didn't want the emperor to have any more doubts because of the empress and the new emperor's identities. He was the best proof, and the emperor would believe him if he came forward to testify.
Indeed, Wu Liping's testimony is the most compelling.
Helian Rong immediately believed Xuan Yuanzhan's identity.
Of course, he was a little dazed from being provoked, not because he didn't believe them.
After all, they even summoned the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise divine beasts. Apart from the emperors of various countries, who else could summon divine beasts? How could he not believe them? He just hadn't had time to accept it yet!
Helian Rong smiled and looked at Xuanyuan Zhan: "When I learned that Ning'er was already married, I thought that if that person treated her badly, I would leave her in Northern Wei and find her a new husband. After all, with her looks and status, she is worthy of the best man in the world."
He had heard that Ning'er's marriage was for the purpose of bringing good luck, and he was really worried that she might suffer some injustice. He had even considered remarrying her.
...Xuanyuan Zhan looked miserable and quickly bowed, "You're right, marrying Ning'er is the greatest blessing of my life!"
He didn't care about Ning'er's status. Whether she was the Crown Princess of Xiliang or a princess of Beiwei, in his heart, even if she had no status at all, he was still marrying above his station. Just like Bai Fuya said, he must have done a lot of good deeds in his past life to be able to marry Ning'er in this life.
Xuan Yuanzhan's humble attitude pleased Helian Rong, who could tell that the boy genuinely loved Ning'er.
Otherwise, a newly enthroned emperor wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to Northern Wei to find his father with Ning'er.
"You've got good taste, kid!" Helian Rong praised Xuan Yuanzhan, then looked at Duanmu Junyu and the others and said, "I'm very happy that you could come to celebrate my birthday. I was stubborn about Ci'er's matter before, which caused your family to be separated and caused you a lot of harm. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to you in front of everyone."
As Helian Rong spoke, he actually stood up and bowed solemnly to Duanmu Junyu below.
For an eighty-year-old man, who was also the emperor of a country and the grandfather of her husband, to bow to her in front of all the civil and military officials of the Northern Wei Dynasty, all the imperial relatives, and the concubines of the harem, one must have had a very strong heart and a very upright character.
She believed that he wouldn't have done that if it weren't for wanting to preserve the bloodline of his deceased son!
She now understands why both children were willing to be close to him after meeting him; he truly is an old man that is impossible to dislike.
Duanmu Junyu took a deep breath and said, "The person has been found and is still alive. This is the happiest thing for our family. From now on, this matter is wiped clean, and no one should mention it again!"
Duanmu Junyu then solemnly bowed to Helian Rong in a junior's greeting: "Granddaughter-in-law wishes you a long and healthy life, with many children and grandchildren!"
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