When Su Renzhong returned to the East Palace, he looked unwell.
Duanmu Junyu frowned and asked, "Didn't Ning'er say he was perfectly healthy when he came back?"
Why does he look so worried?
Su Renzhong sighed softly, sat down at the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and said, "Originally there was nothing wrong, but I made him quite angry, and his condition has probably worsened."
Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged strange glances.
Duanmu Junyu sat down next to her and asked with concern, "What happened?"
Su Xuening and Su Yun'an also looked at Su Renzhong expectantly.
He went to argue with the old man; they were perfectly fine when they left!
Xuanyuan Zhan and Wu Liping also looked over.
Su Renzhong took a sip of tea before recounting what had just happened at Changshou Palace: "He asked me whether I wanted the throne of Northern Wei or not. I said no, and he got angry."
...Everyone instantly had a knowing look on their faces.
This is extremely important to the old man, so please don't be angry, old man.
Su Xuening frowned as she looked at Su Renzhong: "His health is really in trouble. I managed to help him recover a couple of days ago. If you keep up this anger, he really only has a month or so left."
Startled by Su Xuening's words, Su Renzhong was speechless for a moment. After choking for a while, he said with some grievance, "Then what can I do? Do you want me to succeed to the throne of Northern Wei?"
Su Xuening and Su Yun'an exchanged a glance and remained silent.
They certainly did not want their father to succeed to the throne of Northern Wei.
Of course, this actually has nothing to do with the imperial throne or whether they are emperors. The main reason is that they do not want to be separated from their father and do not want their father to stay in Northern Wei.
After all, they couldn't stay in Northern Wei forever, and neither could their mother.
I believe that my father certainly did not want to be separated from my mother, which is why he refused the throne of Northern Wei.
In fact, their family doesn't lack the throne; whether they have one more or one less doesn't really matter to them.
The old man seems really stubborn right now, which is really troublesome!
Duanmu Junyu looked at the worried Su Renzhong, her eyes glistening slightly.
Just as Duanmu Junyu was wondering how to comfort Su Renzhong, someone from Changshou Palace arrived again: "Your Highness, the Emperor requests that the Empress of Xiliang come to the palace for a chat."
Su Renzhong suddenly frowned, somewhat surprised.
What does the old man mean by this? We just met, and now he wants to see Ayu.
Duanmu Junyu didn't think much of it and stood up immediately.
Su Renzhong also stood up: "I'll go too."
The two followed the eunuch to the Longevity Palace.
Yuan Xian greeted them at the door. Seeing that Su Renzhong had also come over, he quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Grandson."
"Why does he want to see Ayu?" Su Renzhong asked, and was about to go in to see Helian Rong, but Yuan Xian stopped him: "I'm sorry, the Emperor said that he can only see Her Majesty the Empress. Your Highness, you cannot go in."
Upon hearing this, Su Renzhong instantly turned red with anger: "Didn't he just see me? How could he turn his back on me so quickly!"
Didn't he just come out of Changshou Palace? Why are they stopping him from going back in so soon?
Yuan Xian looked at Su Renzhong apologetically: "This is the Emperor's will."
His Highness the Imperial Grandson is so good at provoking the Emperor, how can we let him in so easily!
Yuan Xian ignored Su Renzhong and bowed to Duanmu Junyu, saying, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is waiting for you inside. Please follow this old servant."
Su Renzhong was so angry he almost rolled his eyes. Duanmu Junyu gave him a reassuring look and said, "I'll go in and take a look. You can go back first, or wait for me outside."
She understood why Helian Rong was looking for her; he couldn't reason with Su Renzhong, so naturally he wanted to talk to her.
Su Renzhong was worried about her: "Then I'll wait for you here."
Duanmu Junyu nodded and followed Yuan Xian inside.
As soon as she entered the hall, Duanmu Junyu saw Helian Rong.
Unlike when he met Su Renzhong and Su Xuening, Helian Rong neither lay on the bed nor sat on it. Instead, he properly washed up, changed his clothes, and sat formally in the outer hall.
Duanmu Junyu stepped forward and nodded slightly to Helian Rong: "Grandfather."
The word "grandfather" established the identities of the two in their conversation today; they were not the emperor of Northern Wei and the empress of Western Liang, but simply grandfather and granddaughter-in-law.
Her calling him "Grandfather" brought a smile to Helian Rong's face, and he patted the seat opposite him, saying, "Girl, come and sit down."
Helian Rong's use of the word "girl" made Duanmu Junyu blush.
She's so old, why does he still call her "little girl"?
Although she felt a little uncomfortable, Duanmu Junyu still sat down opposite Helian Rong.
Helian Rong picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Duanmu Junyu himself, and handed it to her: "This Taiping Houkui is my favorite tea. Please try it."
Duanmu Junyu picked up the teacup, smelled the aroma of the tea, took a sip, savored it, and then drank another sip, as if only in this way could she fully appreciate the true flavor of the tea: "It is slightly bitter at first, but has a sweet aftertaste. It is indeed very good."
It was clear that she was a connoisseur of tea. Helian Rong smiled and carefully examined her.
With her fair skin, stunning beauty, and graceful figure, she didn't look like someone nearing forty at all. Many people would believe she was only in her twenties.
With such stunning beauty and graceful figure, let alone an empress, even if she were an ordinary woman, she would definitely be pursued by countless men.
"Ning'er and An'er look so much like you." Helian Rong actually felt a little regretful about the appearance of the two children.
Because Ci'er resembled Yu'er by eight points, but he couldn't see any trace of Ci'er in these two children. It wasn't that the two children were bad-looking, but it was truly a regret for him.
Duanmu Junyu smiled sheepishly: "They do look like me, but An'er's height is like Renzhong's, and the eyes of the two children are actually like his."
Knowing she was trying to comfort him, Helian Rong was amused by her words.
He couldn't see anything in the eyes, but An'er's height was indeed like Ci'er's, and also like Yu'er's. In the future, he should be as tall as his father and grandfather.
Helian Rong was about to add tea to Duanmu Junyu's cup again, but Duanmu Junyu picked up the teapot first, added tea for Helian Rong, and then poured tea for herself.
Seeing that although she was an empress, she had no arrogance, was well-educated and reasonable, and was in no way inferior to any noble lady in their Northern Wei, Helian Rong couldn't help but ask, "How did you fall for that boy Ci'er in the first place?"
It's not that he looks down on his grandson, it's just that the boy is too stubborn and doesn't deserve her at all!
She was not only beautiful and intelligent, but also well-educated and courteous. Most importantly, she was an empress.
That guy was just a general from another country before, how did he manage to marry her?
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