One year later.
With Xuan Yuanzhan's anxious and protective care, Su Xuening safely gave birth to a baby girl. The baby girl was fair-skinned and tender, and adorable, making Xuan Yuanzhan extremely fond of her.
Most importantly, this little girl looks exactly like Su Xuening, which makes Xuan Yuanzhan even more fond of her.
Before even reaching the full moon, on the third day after her birth, Xuanyuan Zhan held a grand "third-day bathing" ceremony for his daughter.
All the civil and military officials, as well as imperial relatives, came to offer their congratulations.
When the Eastern Chu royal family had any great celebrations, the people's favorite thing to do was to wait outside to see the mythical beasts.
Because every time people came from the Western Liang or Northern Wei, they arrived riding mythical beasts.
This was also a rare opportunity for them to see the mythical beast.
For this little girl's third-day celebration, Xuan Yuanzhan held it directly in the Xuanwu Hall.
"The Empress of Western Liang and the Emperor Consort of Western Liang have arrived!"
At the sound of a palace attendant's voice, Duanmu Junyu and Su Renzhong entered.
Years have passed, and the two are still just as beautiful and handsome, hardly aging at all.
Actually, they didn't just arrive; they came a few days earlier, before Su Xuening gave birth.
They were also very worried about their daughter, so they came to be with her during childbirth early.
However, when Duanmu Junyu went into the delivery room, Xuan Yuanzhan had already taken up her spot. She didn't even get a chance to speak to Su Xuening, as she was completely overwhelmed by Xuan Yuanzhan's nervous demeanor.
Thankfully, Ning'er gave birth smoothly and safely to a little granddaughter, which made them overjoyed!
Most importantly, the granddaughter looks just like Ning'er, so she takes after her. Therefore, both Duanmu Junyu and Su Renzhong cherish her dearly.
The two knew that Su Xuening had given birth, but they had already sent people to transport gifts from Xiliang to Dongchu a month or two ago. The gifts were no less than the gifts for Xiaobao's first birthday, and there were so many that the official in charge of the ceremony had to read them until his tongue was numb.
The first thing Duanmu Junyu and Su Renzhong did upon arriving at the banquet was to snatch the little girl.
It used to be about fighting over babies, now it's about fighting over little girls.
However, Duanmu Junyu could only hold him for a short time, because the old man would be arriving soon. She could take him from anyone else, but she couldn't outdo the old man.
So when she has something to cherish, shouldn't she cherish it properly?
"The Emperor of Northern Wei has arrived! The Retired Emperor of Northern Wei has arrived!"
Amidst the chanting of the palace attendants, Su Yun'an helped Helian Rong into the main hall.
Compared to a few years ago, Helian Rong looked much older, but he seemed to be in good spirits. He was still leaning on the dragon-head cane that Su Renzhong had made for him.
Upon seeing Helian Rong enter, Su Renzhong hurriedly descended the jade steps and took a few quick steps to greet him.
Three years have long passed. Originally, Su Xuening treated Helian Rong's body, saying she could help him extend his life by three years.
But ever since Pei Luo took over the task of helping Helian Rong with his health, Helian Rong has lived for more than three years. Pei Luo never says how long he will live, only often telling Helian Rong that he will live to be a hundred years old.
Helian Rong believed him and was cheerful all day long, his mood becoming increasingly cheerful.
Although he had indeed lived for a long time, Helian Rong was truly exhausted and powerless. In addition, Su Yun'an was truly intelligent. Seeing that he had learned the way of governing the country, Helian Rong simply passed the throne to Su Yun'an directly. Neither the grandfather nor the grandson went through Su Renzhong, the crown prince.
Of course, Su Renzhong had absolutely no objections, and neither did the officials and imperial relatives of Northern Wei.
Since Su Yun'an was the one who summoned the Azure Dragon Divine Beast, and their Crown Prince had gone to Xiliang to become the Emperor's consort, while the young prince had stayed by the Emperor's side to help with state affairs, they had no objections whatsoever when Helian Rong passed the throne to Su Yun'an.
After relinquishing his responsibilities, Helian Rong did not stay in Northern Wei, but instead followed Pei Luo to live in seclusion in the bamboo forest of Eastern Chu.
There was nothing I could do; I didn't know how much longer I could live. If I did live to be a hundred, I would have to keep them in Northern Wei for more than ten years.
Since he was going to stay anywhere anyway, Helian Rong decided to follow Pei Luo to Eastern Chu. After all, Eastern Chu already had that girl, Xiao Bao, and now there was also a great-great-granddaughter. He was happy to be able to see them often.
Su Yun'an arrived in Dongchu a few days earlier this time, also to be with Su Xuening during childbirth.
As for the gifts for his little niece, Su Yun'an had already sent people to bring them to Dongchu several months ago. There were plenty of them, no less than the gifts for Xiao Bao's first birthday.
The people who were waiting outside the palace to see the divine beasts had no idea that the divine beasts they were waiting for had already arrived in Dongchu several days earlier, and they didn't know if they would be able to see the divine beasts appear today.
As expected, as soon as Helian Rong arrived, he snatched the little girl from Duanmu Junyu's hands again.
Well, what could Duanmu Junyu do but give it to him since he was several generations older than her?
Helian Rong was overjoyed to have snatched the little great-granddaughter, beaming from ear to ear: "What a lovely little girl! She's beautiful, just like a maid."
Xuanyuan Zhan smiled too, standing next to Helian Rong, and couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke his daughter's pink and tender face.
Isn't she just like Ning'er? They're practically identical.
Xuanyuan Zhan touched his daughter's face, but Helian Rong dismissed him with a look of disgust: "Be careful not to hurt the little girl with your clumsy hands."
...Xuanyuan Zhan immediately felt extremely aggrieved.
Well, even his own father can't be touched!
Helian Rong held the little girl in his arms and then looked at Su Xuening: "Has this little girl been named yet?"
Su Xuening shook her head: "Not yet, why don't you get one for her?"
Helian Rong looked at the little girl in his arms, who was staring at him with her bright, dark eyes, and said fondly, "This little girl has such beautiful eyes, like stars. I'll give her a nickname, Little Star. I won't presume to give her a formal name; you two can choose one yourselves."
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