Seeing that Su Renzhong still had the nerve to yell at him, Helian Qin was furious: "What qualifications do I have? You are just a grandson of the emperor, so what if you are a direct descendant? Do you know how many grandsons Father Emperor had? Fifteen in total. If all grandsons of the emperor were qualified, wouldn't the Northern Wei be in chaos!"
Not content with that, Helian Qin pointed at Su Renzhong and roared with imposing force, "I'm telling you today, as long as the three of us are alive, you will never be worthy!"
"Smash!" Before Helian Qin could finish his shouting, Helian Rong, who was seated at the head of the table, started smashing his wine cup at him again.
This time, Helian Qin was so focused on showing off that he completely forgot about Helian Rong above him, and he got hit squarely on the head again.
"Father!" Helian Qin covered his head and glared at Helian Rong with dissatisfaction.
His father was really disrespectful to him, especially in front of that brat Helian Ci.
Helian Rong wasn't about to give him any face. He glared at him angrily and said, "I'm not dead yet! And you guys are talking about qualifications in front of me? Do you think I'm dead?!"
Unexpectedly, his father had caught him red-handed again. Helian Qin pouted and said unconvinced, "Wasn't it Helian Ci who brought it up first? Why didn't you smash it?"
They'll take it out on him. His son is worthless, but his grandson is a treasure!
How could Helian Rong bear to smash Su Renzhong? He immediately retorted coldly, "Is what he said wrong? Why should I smash him? He is of the Crown Prince's bloodline, my eldest grandson, and the most legitimate direct descendant of the Northern Wei. I have the right to select the heir apparent. What did he say wrong?"
Hearing Helian Rong's obvious favoritism towards Su Renzhong, Helian Qin and the others were extremely dissatisfied.
Seeing the three men's unconvinced expressions, Helian Rong roared again, "I am old, not dead! As long as I live, you don't need to worry about the matter of the Northern Wei crown prince! Whether it's a prince or a grandson, for the sake of the Northern Wei empire, I will choose carefully and will definitely select the most outstanding crown prince for Northern Wei!"
Helian Rong's high-sounding words made Helian Zheng and the other two want to roll their eyes.
What he's really trying to say is that he wants to make Helian Ci the crown prince!
In his mind, the three of them combined were not as good as Helian Ci, or even Helian Yu!
Fortunately, Helian Yu died, otherwise the three of them would never have had a chance.
They had finally survived until Helian Yu died, and it seemed that the throne of Northern Wei was definitely in their hands. Now, why is it that Helian Ci has suddenly appeared and is competing with them?
He's just a grandson of the emperor. The three princes didn't even have a chance yet, so what makes him, a mere grandson, so special?
Just as Helian Qin said, if all imperial grandsons are qualified, then there are fifteen imperial grandsons in the entire Northern Wei Dynasty. Why is it that only Helian Ci is qualified?
The thought of it was hard to swallow, but they couldn't question their father in the main hall.
As long as Father Emperor lives, they truly have no right to do so!
Helian Rong's retort left the three speechless. Unable to argue with Helian Rong about their qualifications, they could only turn their attention to Duanmu Junyu: "After all this talk, you still haven't been able to prove her identity. Is she really the Empress of Xiliang, or a fraud? Please provide evidence!"
This woman's identity determines a lot of things, so they must find out whether she is really the Empress of Xiliang.
As soon as Helian Zheng said this, Helian Qin immediately chimed in, "That's right. If she is really the Empress of Western Liang, then produce the evidence. If she is an imposter, then she cannot bear the crime of impersonating a ruler!"
That's right! How did we end up talking about something else? We should focus on this woman's identity. She can't possibly be the Empress of Xiliang. Once they find out who she is, he will definitely punish her severely!
"Insolence!" Lan Jingxiao shouted angrily when they repeatedly questioned her Empress's identity: "How dare you question Her Majesty the Empress's identity!"
Lan Jingxiao's retort infuriated Helian Qin, who pointed at Lan Jingxiao and angrily shouted, "What kind of thing are you, daring to talk back to me!"
It's like even a Tom, Dick, or Harry can talk to him now. Do they really think he, the Prince of Northern Wei, is just some decoration?
"I am Lan Jingxiao, the Left Chancellor of Xiliang!" Lan Jingxiao glared angrily at Helian Qin and announced his name.
This man has repeatedly humiliated Her Majesty the Queen; he is utterly courting death.
"The Left Chancellor of Western Liang?" Helian Qin laughed mockingly, as if he had heard a huge joke, and then looked at Shao Jingling, who was standing on the other side of Duanmu Junyu: "And who are you?"
"General of Western Liang, Shao Jingling!" Shao Jingling didn't mince words and introduced herself.
"The Grand General of Western Liang?" Helian Qin laughed again, mocking, "Oh~ this act is quite professional, you even found two supporting actors, the Left Chancellor of Western Liang and the Grand General of Western Liang? Can you at least make your acting a little more convincing? The Empress of Western Liang and the Left Chancellor and Grand General of Western Liang have all come to our Northern Wei, so you Western Liang don't need to worry about them anymore!"
"Hahahaha!" Helian Qin's words immediately drew laughter from the entire room.
I must say, what Prince Heng said makes perfect sense.
These people can't even act properly. The Empress of Western Liang comes out with the Left Chancellor and the General of Western Liang. Who's going to take care of the affairs of Western Liang?
Seeing that no one believed their identities, Lan Jingxiao angrily took out the Western Liang Imperial Seal and held it high: "The Western Liang Imperial Seal is here. Who dares to question the identity of our Empress!"
The Western Liang Jade Seal is made of transparent red jade, with the Vermilion Bird mythical beast carved on it in a lifelike manner, which amazes all who see it.
This jade seal is comparable to the Azure Dragon Jade Seal of their Northern Wei Dynasty!
This jade is clearly top-quality red jade; it doesn't look fake at all!
While everyone was stunned by the Western Liang Imperial Seal, Helian Qin still didn't believe that the seal Lan Jingxiao had produced was genuine, and continued to mock, "You've even prepared the Western Liang Imperial Seal? You must have spent a lot of money on it. Let me see it!"
Helian Qin reached out to snatch the jade seal from Lan Jingxiao's hand.
Lan Jingxiao was so angry that her face turned pale. She shouted, "How dare you! What right do you have to touch the imperial seal of Xiliang!"
Before Helian Qin could seize the imperial seal, Shao Jingling stepped forward and began fighting with him.
Although Shao Jingling was a woman, she had practiced martial arts since childhood, and with a single palm strike, she sent Helian Qin back several steps.
Helian Qin hadn't expected Shao Jingling to be so skilled in martial arts. Clutching his chest, he narrowed his eyes coldly and said, "Today, I'm going to see if this Western Liang imperial seal is real or fake!"
Helian Qin gritted his teeth, wanting to rush forward again to snatch the imperial seal, but Helian Rong, who was above, finally spoke up, shouting angrily: "Enough! The imperial seal is real, and she is indeed the Empress of Western Liang!"
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