Upon hearing this, Lady Bai was stunned for a moment before saying, "Does Her Majesty want Xiao Bao to be included in the Western Liang royal family's genealogy? Does she want Xiao Bao to change his surname to Duanmu?"
Su Xuening said somewhat shyly, "I haven't agreed to Mother's request yet. I was thinking of discussing it with you, Mother Consort, and Xuanyuan Zhan..."
"No need!" Su Xuening wanted to explain something, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Madam Bai waved her hand and said, "Xiao Bao is your son, he is your bloodline. And you are of the Western Liang royal bloodline, so Xiao Bao is naturally of the Western Liang royal bloodline as well. As long as you want Xiao Bao to be on the Western Liang royal family's genealogy, then we will. As for changing his surname, I have no objection. Duanmu Xi sounds quite nice, doesn't it?"
Su Xuening was stunned by Bai's words and stammered, "Mother..."
Before Su Xuening could speak, Madam Bai seemed to know what she was going to say, took her hand and patted it: "Ning'er, you are Xiaobao's mother, you suffered the most when you gave birth to Xiaobao, so you can make your own decision. Whatever decision you make, we have no objection. Not only me, but I believe that Zhan'er will definitely not have any objection either."
She knows her own son best. He must already feel guilty and remorseful for not being able to come back to be with Ning'er during childbirth. How could he care whose surname the child takes or which family genealogy the child is listed in?
Su Xuening looked at Madam Bai with emotion: "Mother, thank you!"
My mother is truly a very open-minded mother-in-law. If it were any other mother-in-law, let alone letting her grandson take someone else's surname, she probably wouldn't even allow him to be listed in someone else's family genealogy.
However, she had discovered long ago that her mother was very open-minded and was truly different from the noblewomen in the capital of Eastern Chu!
Bai gave Su Xuening a reproachful look: "Silly child, what's there to thank me for! Anyway, whether he's surnamed Xuanyuan or Duanmu, he won't take my surname, so why should I interfere? Besides, no matter what Xiaobao's surname is, Xiaobao is still my grandson, my precious little gem, and I love him just the same!"
Bai was very open-minded about this kind of thing.
The Xuanyuan royal family doesn't only have Xiaobao; they need Xiaobao to continue the family line.
The Xuanyuan royal family has so many members; if there's one less Xiaobao, it won't be a problem; if there's one more Xiaobao, it won't be a problem.
On the other hand, the Western Liang royal family only has two biological children, Ning'er and Yun'an. Yun'an is still young, and it will be many years before he grows up and gets married. Moreover, Western Liang is a matriarchal society where women are respected.
In His Majesty's eyes, their little treasure is indeed His Majesty's grandson, and there is nothing wrong with putting him in the genealogy of the Western Liang royal family!
Moreover, if Zhan'er fails to become the emperor of Eastern Chu, no one will likely care what Xiao Bao's surname is.
Of course, if Zhan'er becomes the emperor of Eastern Chu, Ning'er will still be young, and the two can have another child.
Even if the two of them don't want to have any more children, when Yun'an grows up, he can inherit the throne of Xiliang, and so can Yun'an's children. After all, they are all family, so it doesn't really matter who sits on the throne!
Bai's open-mindedness also influenced Su Xuening, who smiled and said, "Thank you, Mother. I know what to do now."
She had originally considered asking Xuan Yuanzhan, but since her mother said so, she decided not to ask him.
That evening, after Duanmu Junyu finished her official duties and came to see Su Xuening and Xiaobao, Su Xuening relayed Bai Shi's words to Duanmu Junyu: "I have already mentioned to my mother about Xiaobao recognizing his ancestors and returning to the family line. My mother has no objection and fully supports Xiaobao being included in the Western Liang royal family's genealogy. Changing his surname to Duanmu is also acceptable."
Duanmu Junyu was also somewhat surprised to hear this; she really hadn't expected the Bai family to be so open-minded.
Compared to her, she seems rather petty. However, as an emperor, she has her own considerations, and the matter of offspring and bloodlines is of utmost importance to her!
Duanmu Junyu smiled and said, "Your mother-in-law is indeed a good person. Since she has agreed to let Xiaobao take the surname Duanmu, then when you finish your confinement period, let's go back to the ancestral home together with Yun'an and Xiaobao."
Xue Ning and Yun An had said more than once that the Bai family was very good, and now she could truly see that the Bai family was indeed very good.
Just look at her level of open-mindedness! Even if she were a member of the royal family who valued offspring and bloodline continuation, she wouldn't be as open-minded as an ordinary citizen of Eastern Chu!
The Bai family must have cared about Xue Ning, which is why they were willing to let their grandson take Ning'er's surname.
Now she is completely convinced that she treats Xue Ning like her own daughter.
Since the decision had been made to acknowledge her ancestors, Su Xuening naturally had no objections and nodded, saying, "I will listen to Mother."
Duanmu Junyu was overjoyed. She had finally convinced the two children, and now she not only had a son and a daughter, but also a grandson. Let's see if those officials will still say she has few heirs!
"On the day you are recognized as ancestors, I will imprint the Vermilion Bird totem on all of you!"
Neither Su Xuening nor Su Yun'an had any objections.
Since the Vermilion Bird totem is a special mark of the Western Liang royal family, it should still be printed!
The two of them were actually fine, but it was the little baby who suffered so much pain at just one month old.
The two women stared at the baby, and Duanmu Junyu knew what they were worried about: "Don't worry, babies don't remember pain. It's you two who will suffer."
Instead of worrying about Xiaobao, they should worry about themselves.
Su Xuening and Su Yun'an exchanged a glance, neither of them particularly afraid.
Once a decision has been made, there's nothing to be afraid of!
Duanmu Junyu stayed with Su Xuening for a while before taking Su Yun'an back to sleep, but Su Yun'an said, "Mother, I don't want to sleep with you. I'll sleep alone."
Duanmu Junyu stared wide-eyed in surprise: "What's wrong?"
He slept well yesterday, so why does he need to sleep alone after just one night?
Could it be that she did something last night that upset the child?
Su Yun'an explained, "Sister is right. I'm nine years old now, and I can't sleep with Mother anymore. I slept with Mother for one night last night, which is enough. I'll sleep alone tonight."
His mother treated him like a boy from the Western Liang Kingdom, but he wasn't a boy from Western Liang. He wanted to be a man and he had to be independent.
Duanmu Junyu thought he was concerned about something else, but she didn't expect it to be about this, and she was momentarily speechless.
Su Xuening chimed in, "Yun An is right, he should sleep alone. Mother, don't spoil him, just let him sleep alone!"
He didn't want Yun'an to grow up to be a delicate girl, and Yun'an probably didn't want that either.
Yun'an's wish is to learn martial arts well and become a great general in the future!
Seeing that both of them said so, Duanmu Junyu didn't press the matter further, so she asked Jinzhu to prepare a separate side hall for Su Yun'an.
Located to the right of the main hall, the side hall where Duanmu Junyu lived was to the left of the main hall, while Su Yun'an lived to the right of the main hall. This was quite close to both Su Xuening and Duanmu Junyu, so Su Yun'an naturally had no objection to this accommodation.
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