After escorting Helian Rong back to Changshou Palace, Su Yun'an knelt down before him.
"What's wrong?" Helian Rong was stunned by Su Yun'an's sudden kneeling. He reached out to help him up, but Su Yun'an refused to get up and insisted on kneeling.
Su Yun'an looked at Helian Rong apologetically: "I was trying to protect my great-grandfather just now, so I summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Beast. I didn't know that the Azure Dragon Divine Beast would kill him directly. Please punish me, great-grandfather!"
Su Yun'an prostrated himself on the ground and sincerely apologized to Helian Rong.
Helian Rong thought something was wrong and quickly pulled him up.
Pulling Su Yun'an to his side, Helian Rong affectionately stroked his little face: "Great-grandfather knows you're a good child. You wanted to protect your great-grandfather. That man is dead, so be it. He did many wrong things; if he were an ordinary person, he would have died several times over!"
As he spoke, Helian Rong sighed softly: "I lost one of my sons before, so I indulged them more, which led to them becoming increasingly lawless and unruly. In the end, they suffered this fate, which is their just punishment. Everything in this world has a cause and effect. What he sows, he reaps; it has nothing to do with you."
Helian Rong then added with praise, "I should thank you for protecting me."
Helian Rong's words comforted Su Yun'an. In fact, Su Yun'an also felt that this person deserved to die, but he was his great-grandfather's son, so he apologized to his great-grandfather.
"My great-grandfather must be very sad!"
Although my great-grandfather seemed alright, I could see the sadness in his eyes.
He Lianrong's eyes reddened upon hearing this, and he touched Su Yun'an's face again: "No matter how sad you are, it will pass. After a while, you won't be so sad anymore."
Helian Rong then said, "You should go back first. We won't have classes today, so you can relax. I'm a little tired today and want to get some rest."
"Okay." Su Yun'an quickly agreed, bowed, and left.
After Su Yun'an left, Helian Rong also drove Yuan Xian out.
Outside the hall, Su Yun'an and Yuan Xian looked at each other in bewilderment.
Su Yun'an asked with some concern, "Is my great-grandfather alright?"
Yuan Xian sighed softly: "The saddest thing in the world is for a parent to outlive their child. Prince Rui has passed away, and in such a way. It is inevitable that the Emperor will be saddened. But as the Emperor said, Prince Rui himself made a mistake. The Emperor will be sad for a while, but it will pass."
Yuan Xian then comforted Su Yun'an, saying, "Young Master, you don't need to worry too much about the Emperor. What storms hasn't the Emperor weathered in his life? Perhaps he'll be fine by tomorrow. You should go back and rest too."
Su Yun'an nodded and looked at Yuan Xian, saying, "Then please take good care of him, sir."
"Don't worry!" Yuan Xian quickly bowed and replied.
Su Yun'an then returned to the East Palace.
Upon arriving at the East Palace, Duanmu Junyu and Su Xuening greeted them.
"How is the old man? Is he alright?"
From the moment they returned, Duanmu Junyu and Su Xuening could tell that the old man was in a bad mood.
Su Yun'an shrugged helplessly and said, "I'm a little sad, but he said he won't be sad anymore after a while."
Duanmu Junyu and Su Xuening exchanged a glance, unsure how to comfort the old woman.
After all, their son has died; such a huge event makes any amount of comfort seem inadequate.
Seeing that Su Yun'an was also looking dejected, Duanmu Junyu affectionately patted his head and said, "Don't worry about this. Let your father go see him after he's done with his work!"
He's just a child; he shouldn't worry about these things.
"Hmm." Su Yun'an nodded; he really couldn't be of much help.
Su Renzhong was so busy that he didn't return until evening.
Upon returning to the East Palace, Su Renzhong realized that the old man was in a bad mood. He rushed to the Longevity Palace, but the old man refused to see him. He waited outside the Longevity Palace for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, but the old man still wouldn't see him.
Yuan Xian then let Su Renzhong return first.
"How about it?"
Duanmu Junyu and Su Xuening both looked at Su Renzhong.
Su Renzhong shook his head helplessly: "I went there, but he refused to see me. He even locked Yuan Xian out. He won't see anyone."
Both of them were helpless upon hearing this.
Actually, Su Xuening had just gone there too. She originally wanted to treat the old man, but he refused to see anyone, so the treatment didn't happen.
Now, even when his father goes to the temple, he refuses to see him, which shows that Helian Zheng's death has been quite a blow to the old man.
Su Renzhong was a good-natured person, and he comforted Su Xuening and the others: "It's okay, maybe he'll be fine tomorrow. Don't worry too much, we'll go see him again tomorrow."
"Yes." The group nodded.
The old man refuses to see anyone right now, so we can only wait until tomorrow to see.
Su Renzhong was really tired after a busy day, so he went straight back to his room to wash up.
When Duanmu Junyu returned to her room, Su Renzhong had already washed up and was lying in bed.
After a quick wash, Duanmu Junyu went to bed.
As soon as she got into bed, Su Renzhong pulled her into his arms.
“Ayu, the matter with Northern Wei has been almost resolved. We may be able to go to Western Liang soon.”
Actually, he was quite worried about Duanmu Junyu.
After all, they had just experienced internal strife, and she had already been away for so long. I heard that she first went to Eastern Chu, and now she has arrived in Northern Wei.
Most importantly, she brought out the prime minister and general of Xiliang. Who is in charge of the Xiliang court?
Duanmu Junyu also wanted to return to Xiliang, and even more so, she wanted to take him with her: "Let's wait a few more days. Once we're sure that Beiwei is really stable, and also to make sure that the old man's health is good, and Ning'er is also recuperating, we can leave once he's almost fully recovered."
Su Renzhong thought the same thing: "Let's ask Ning'er tomorrow how long the old man's health needs to be adjusted?"
Basically, once the old man's health has recovered, they will be able to leave Northern Wei.
"Mmm," Duanmu Junyu responded softly.
In the next room, Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening were also talking about returning to Dong Chu.
"Now that the matter with the Northern Wei has been mostly resolved, shouldn't we head back?"
Xuanyuan Zhan now feels that he is quite irresponsible as the new emperor of Eastern Chu. He has only been on the throne for a few days and has already been out in the open for so long. He guesses that the officials must have something to say about this.
Su Xuening also knew that a country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and they should indeed return to Dongchu: "Let's wait another ten days."
I've been taking care of the old man's health for a while now. In ten days, he'll complete a full course of treatment. After that, I'll make him some pills to take slowly. We can go back to Dongchu first and come back to see him in two months.
"That works too." Xuan Yuanzhan thought it was a good idea.
They didn't need to stay in Northern Wei all the time; visiting the old man every few months was acceptable.
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