Creation of the Universe

The guards in front of the palace gate were extremely happy to see Shen Yunli return, because since her disappearance, King Jinning's temper had become increasingly irritable.

These days, the prince loses his temper several times from morning to night, and the maids and servants are inevitably hit on the heads and bleeding from the teacups and vases thrown at them.

Not to mention them, even the ministers were not immune. In short, if anyone accidentally ran into bad luck, they would have to be prepared to be beaten and scolded by the prince. Now people were in panic, and the huge palace was filled with a strong atmosphere of hostility.

Fortunately, Shen Yunli finally came back, so they no longer have to live in fear. Otherwise, the prince would kill a few people sooner or later, and who knows who would be the one to die?

However, the face of the person next to Shen Yunli was shocking.

"Shen Zhan?"

"You are Shen Zhan! Weren't you expelled from the palace? What are you doing here?"

Shen Zhan smiled and replied, "I can come if I want to, and leave if I don't want to. This is none of your business. Get out of the way."

Seeing that Shen Zhan was about to force his way into the palace, the guards dared not let him go. If the prince knew that they were not guarding well, it would be a capital crime!

"How dare you! You are no longer a member of the palace. If you enter without permission, you will be regarded as an enemy and will be cut into pieces!"

"Oh, really? Then I want to see who among you has the ability to cut me into pieces."

Shen Zhan simply ignored the guards' warnings and continued to move forward. He exuded a powerful aura of pressure, forcing these armored guards to retreat again and again. No one dared to attack Shen Zhan easily.

At this time, someone opened the gate of the palace from the inside, and the person who walked out was Shen Jingdong, the tenth son of King Jinning. He was previously a close friend of the deceased prince of the palace, Shen Jingming, and he had always been hostile to Shen Zhan, without any brotherly feelings.

When he saw Shen Zhan's face, he was stunned.

After not seeing Shen Zhan for a long time, his temperament seemed to have completely changed. Shen Jingdong felt inexplicably uneasy, but when he thought that he had his father and queen supporting him, he was not too worried.

Shen Zhan barged in without any reason, clearly asking for trouble. This was an opportunity for him to perform well in front of his father.

Shen Jingdong calmed down and said loudly: "Shen Zhan, what are you doing here? For an abandoned child like you who was expelled from the Shen family, shouldn't you get out of here?

Could it be that you can't make it out there anymore, so you're planning to beg your father for mercy, asking him to take you back home?"

After Shen Jingdong finished speaking, he burst into laughter, revealing his arrogance and ignorance.

Shen Zhan just shook his head in disdain. People like Shen Jingdong were not worth his anger. In his eyes, the only person in the entire Jinning Palace who had some skills was the queen, and that was not important.

At this point, everything is under his control.

Shen Yunli stood up and said, "My brother and I came here for something we must do. If you don't want to get into trouble, I advise you to leave now."

"Leave? Shen Yunli, are you mistaken? This is the Shen family, the Jinning Palace. I have lived here since I was born. I am different from Shen Zhan. I was not thrown away like garbage by my father."

After hearing this, Shen Zhan sneered and said, "Be it the Shen family or the palace, it will no longer be the same after today."

"What an arrogant tone! Shen Zhan, you've been out there lingering for a while, but now even your brain is failing. Why don't you think about it carefully? Is there anyone in the dignified Shen royal family who welcomes you back?"

As soon as Shen Jingdong said this, Shen Yunli immediately retorted: "Who said no one welcomes my brother back? At least I am still a member of the Shen family now, but I don't know what will happen next."

"What do you mean?"

Shen Jingdong narrowed his eyes slightly and became alert to Shen Yunli's words.

Then, suddenly someone else shouted loudly: "And me!"

"Tenth brother, you said that no one in the Shen family welcomes Shen Zhan, so am I considered a member of the Shen family?"

Everyone looked back and saw a woman dismounting from her horse in a heroic manner and walking straight to the gate of the palace. She was none other than Princess Anping, Shen Jingjuan.

Shen Jingdong looked at Shen Jingjuan in surprise, not knowing how to refute for a moment. He really didn't expect that Shen Jingjuan would stand up and speak for Shen Zhan.

Logically speaking, her brother Shen Jingming died at the hands of Shen Zhan. Among all the princes and princesses in the palace, she had the deepest hatred for Shen Zhan.

However, Shen Jingjuan continued, "I don't care whether Shen Zhan was expelled from the Shen family or not, but he is still surnamed Shen. You'd better get out of the way now, and don't blame me for being merciless with my whip!"

Shen Jingdong gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Impossible! Fourth sister, what's wrong with you? If the king knew that you were defending Shen Zhan like this, he would definitely be furious. Maybe even you would be expelled from the palace!"

"So what, do you think I care?"

Shen Jingdong: "..."

Having said that, Shen Jingjuan was obviously determined to support Shen Zhan to the end, even at the cost of taking action. Shen Jingdong was puzzled and suspected that Shen Zhan must have done something to Shen Jingjuan, perhaps some kind of mental confusion.

Before he could think about it, Shen Jingjuan's whip came at him fiercely. He was caught off guard and was hit hard on the cheek, leaving a bright red blood mark.

Shen Jingjuan said to Shen Zhan, "Just go in, I'll take care of these people!"

Shen Zhan asked in surprise: "Why are you helping me?"

"Didn't you save me before? And you've saved me many times. If it weren't for you, I would have died long ago. I don't like to owe favors to others, so today is just to pay off the debt."

Shen Zhan didn't say anything more. He took Shen Yunli and went straight into the Jinning Palace.

In front of the palace gate, a large number of guards rushed to the scene after hearing the news, but when they learned that it was Anping County that took the initiative, they were at a loss for a moment. After all, without the order of King Jinning, how could they dare to attack the princess?

Shen Jingdong, who had suffered a great loss, was furious, but he could only swallow his anger. After all, with his limited skills, he was definitely no match for Shen Jingjuan when the guards didn't dare to take action. In order to avoid suffering, he didn't dare to say anything more.

Prince Jinning, who was admiring the gorgeous dancing of the singers in the backyard of the mansion, stood up from his seat with joy when he learned that Shen Yunli had suddenly returned.

"Good, very good, she finally realized her mistake and came back. But this time, I will punish her severely for her actions. She almost caused Jinning to suffer huge losses because of her misdeeds. It's really hateful!"

Finally, the person who came in to report the news continued, "Your Highness, Shen Yunli also came back with...Shen Zhan."

"What did you say?"

King Jinning widened his eyes with a look of disbelief.