The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Shen Tianjiao sat there, her chaotic thoughts making it impossible for her to concentrate. After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't figure out anything.

Qiong Niang kept staring at Shen Tianjiao from the side. She could empathize with Shen Tianjiao's mood at the moment.

Whether the poison from the Marquis of Zhenbei can be cured today is a torment for Shen Tianjiao.

If he wanted to detoxify, the Marquis of Zhenbei would not only have to endure great pain, but he would also have to accept the unknown risks encountered in the process.

In other words, the probability of successful detoxification is 50-50. If it fails, the Marquis of Zhenbei will not only suffer tremendous pain, but will also die in the end.

But if the poison is not detoxified, the Marquis of Zhenbei will die of the poison within three months. This result is unacceptable and unbearable for Shen Tianjiao.

Not to mention how Yunli Country would be affected and cause unrest, as a daughter, watching her father die of poisoning with her own eyes, the feeling of powerlessness and guilt would be enough to defeat Shen Tianjiao.

Shen Tianjiao, who was becoming more and more upset after thinking for a long time, suddenly stood up.

Since she couldn't find the answer herself, she might as well ask her father what he thought.

Qiong Niang was shocked by Shen Tianjiao's behavior, "What's wrong? Have you made up your mind?"

Shen Tianjiao shook her head and said, "No, I want to go back to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. I'll be back in the early morning and no later than the evening. You and Chunchao stay in the palace to cover for me, and Qiutong and I will go."

Although Shen Tianjiao's request was a bit absurd and dangerous, Qiong Niang still agreed unconditionally.

Now, the only one who can calm Shen Tianjiao's heart is the Marquis of Zhenbei. The longer this matter is delayed, the more serious it will become. It is better to resolve it as soon as possible.

"It's okay, no rush, go ahead." Qiong Niang stood up and took a coat for Shen Tianjiao to put on. "After all, there will be no court meetings these days. If there is anything urgent, it's nearby, so you can come back in time."

"You don't have to rush back. It's not easy for you to leave the palace and go home. It won't be a problem to stay for two days. Chunchao and I are in the palace, so nothing will happen."

"Well, thank you for your hard work." Having made the decision, Shen Tianjiao was unwilling to delay any longer and immediately asked someone to call Chunchao and Qiutong.

After explaining some things, Shen Tianjiao took Qiu Tong out of the palace. Qiu Tong was the one who worked the hardest from running back and forth all night.

The carriage was moving slowly on the deserted street. Shen Tianjiao had never come out since entering the palace. Everything outside was tempting to her.

Shen Tianjiao leaned on the cushion and looked at the scenery outside through the car window. At this time, the sky outside was already slightly brighter.

The further away from the palace you get, the more lively it becomes.

There are already early risers in the street market, busy working hard to make a living.

The sesame cakes and steamed buns baked in the breakfast shop emit an enticing aroma, which is an irresistible temptation for those who have been busy all night without sleep.

"Qiutong, go down and buy some sesame cakes and meat buns. Oh, and if there's any soft tofu pudding, give me two bowls too. We'll eat it in the carriage, and you can return the bowls after you're done."

"If you don't have soft tofu pudding, then hot and sour soup or mutton offal soup will also be fine."

For Shen Tianjiao, these everyday aspects of the city make her feel at ease.

Qiu Tong looked at Shen Tianjiao's face full of anticipation and yearning, and finally swallowed back the dissuasion that things outside were unclean.

It’s just a breakfast, so it won’t be clean if it’s not clean. You won’t get sick if you eat it. As long as the master is happy, anything is fine.

Qiu Tong got off the carriage without hesitation and entered the breakfast shop. She was surprised by how clean and tidy it was.

After buying the things Shen Tianjiao asked her to buy, Qiu Tong also bought a lot of other things. Since they had already eaten them, they might as well eat as much as they wanted.

Shen Tianjiao looked at the table full of breakfast in front of her and laughed uncontrollably, and her mood improved.

It's different when she goes out with Qiu Tong. If Chunchao was with her today, even if Chunchao bought breakfast, he would only buy what she asked him to do and would never buy anything she didn't ask him to do.

But Qiu Tong is different. She cares more about Shen Tianjiao's mood. As long as Shen Tianjiao wants to do something, she will go along with Shen Tianjiao and make Shen Tianjiao happy.

"Wow, I have to eat as much as I can. It would be bad if I can't finish it and waste it."

Shen Tianjiao was not a person who would spoil the fun. Even if Qiu Tong bought out the entire breakfast shop today, she would not say anything.

"Master, don't worry about eating. If you can't finish it, I'll come to you. I have a big appetite."

Qiu Tong's appetite is indeed larger than that of ordinary girls because of her long-term martial arts training and excessive consumption.

Shen Tianjiao smiled, handed the chopsticks to Qiu Tong and said, "Now that we're out of the palace, let's not be so particular. Let's eat together. Actually, I have a pretty big appetite now."

Now Shen Tianjiao is a mental worker, which actually consumes a lot of energy, so Shen Tianjiao is almost always surrounded by snacks. She eats them when she is tired, which helps her recover her energy.

The master and servant smiled at each other, picked up their chopsticks and began to eat their meal diligently and happily.

It's really strange. The things I eat today are the same things I eat in the palace on weekdays. Moreover, the ones made in the palace are much more exquisite and sophisticated than what I eat today.

However, the food in the palace did not taste as good as today's food. Shen Tianjiao felt that today's food was more to her taste.

They ate until their stomachs were about to burst, then Shen Tianjiao and Qiu Tong put down their chopsticks and told the guards beside them to bring the dishes and chopsticks. After packing up the carriage, Shen Tianjiao and Qiu Tong got off.

This place is not far from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, and the dangers and hidden dangers have basically been eliminated. After all, in Yunli Country, anyone who is not a fool knows that no one can afford to mess with the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Shen Tianjiao brought Mu Li and Qiu Tong and said, "Come with me for a walk around here. I haven't been out for a long time. I feel that even the wind outside the palace is fresh and comfortable."

"Okay." Qiu Tong absolutely obeyed Shen Tianjiao's orders, not to mention that she was just taking a walk around the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Doing nothing but wandering around, Shen Tianjiao felt much better.

It was already bright outside, and there were more and more people on the streets, everyone was busy with their own lives.

The scene before her was extremely ordinary, but it was something Shen Tianjiao rarely saw.

Everyone says that being a king, a prince, or a general is good, but who knows the pain of being born in an imperial family?

Shen Tianjiao and Qiu Tong kept walking and looking, and finally arrived in front of the house from yesterday. It was still early and there were few people in the whole alley.

Qiu Tong knocked on the door, and soon someone answered and opened it. Two people went in one after the other, and still took the tunnel back to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

After returning to the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion, Qiu Tong took Shen Tianjiao directly to the Marquis of Zhenbei's courtyard. Although there were many servants cleaning the courtyard along the way, no one noticed Shen Tianjiao following behind Qiu Tong.

Qiu Tong would often return home to handle some matters, and everyone had become accustomed to it. They just thought that the person following Qiu Tong was someone who came back with her to handle matters.

Who would have thought that the person following Qiu Tong would be her own eldest daughter Shen Tianjiao?

When they arrived at the house of the Marquis of Zhenbei, Shen Tianjiao took down the curtain, and Han Ming recognized that it was his eldest daughter who had returned.

He knelt down excitedly and kowtowed to Shen Tianjiao, "Miss, you are finally back."

"Uncle Han, what are you doing? Get up quickly." Shen Tianjiao hurriedly helped Han Ming up.

Han Ming wiped the tears from his face and said with a smile: "This old slave is so happy. I thought I would never be able to see the young lady again in this life. Today I can die without regrets."

"Uncle Han, what are you talking about? You have to live to be a hundred years old and take good care of my father for me." Shen Tianjiao looked at the thin and short old man in front of her, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Shen Tianjiao's mother died of heavy bleeding when giving birth to her. The Marquis of Zhenbei had a deep relationship with his wife, so he never remarried after her death.

Moreover, the rules of the Zhenbei Marquisate do not allow descendants to take concubines, and only monogamy is allowed.

Therefore, the person who has been with her the most since she was a child is the little old man in front of her. This little old man has never been married in his life and really loves her like his own daughter.

After he was poisoned to death in his previous life, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion encountered a series of accidents. It was this little old man who buried her father and brother and guarded the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion for her.

Now that they can see each other again, how could Shen Tianjiao not be excited?

The longer Shen Tianjiao merged with this body, the more she felt like she was the real Shen Tianjiao, feeling her joys, sorrows, anger, and all kinds of emotional changes.

"Yes, the young lady is right. I was confused." Han Ming wiped away his tears and looked at Shen Tianjiao. He felt that the young lady in front of him was both familiar and unfamiliar.

"Uncle Han, where is my father? Shouldn't he have gotten up yet?" Shen Tianjiao didn't see the Marquis of Zhenbei, and thought that the Marquis of Zhenbei was too tired yesterday and had not gotten up yet.

"Wake up! The Marquis has already gotten up. He is practicing sword in the small garden now. I'll go and call him." Han Ming was so happy that he forgot about the Marquis of Zhenbei.

"The young lady just returned. She hasn't had breakfast yet, has she? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare your favorite food. You can have breakfast with the Marquis later. The Marquis will surely be very happy."

After Han Ming was happy, he hurried to prepare breakfast.

The Marquis of Zhenbei has not been at home for many years, and there is no master in the mansion, so the meals prepared for the Marquis of Zhenbei are usually extremely simple.

Although the mansion had made many preparations for Marquis Zhenbei's return to the capital, the dietary arrangements were not sufficient. After all, Marquis Zhenbei was not a person who was particular about food.

"No, Uncle Han, it's really not necessary. I just came back after breakfast. You just need to prepare what Daddy has."

Shen Tianjiao was so scared that she waved her hands repeatedly. She was already full just now, so how could she dare to eat anymore? If she ate any more, she was afraid her stomach would burst.

"Uncle Han, don't worry. I'm going to stay at home until the evening. I'll have lunch with Dad at noon."

Shen Tianjiao smiled and comforted Han Ming, fearing that the old man would be disappointed because he refused to have breakfast with Zhenbei Hou.

"Oh, that's great. I won't rush then. I'll have someone go out shopping right away and make some more of your favorite food for lunch."

Sure enough, Han Ming's face was so happy that it looked like a chrysanthemum because of Shen Tianjiao's words.

When Shen Tianjiao returned home and saw the familiar environment and people, she felt completely relaxed. It turned out that the best place in the world is indeed her own home.

Shen Tianjiao lay comfortably in the chair, enjoying the coolness of the summer morning.

When Marquis Zhenbei heard that Shen Tianjiao had returned, he stopped practicing swordplay and ran back from the small garden.

"Dad, run slower, don't fall." Seeing her old father jogging in a panic, Shen Tianjiao became more worried.

"It's okay, it's okay." Zhenbei Hou waved his big hand and said, "Do you really think that all these years of martial arts training of your father were in vain?"

"Hey, where's Han Ming?" The Marquis of Zhenbei looked around for Han Ming. "Where did he go so early in the morning? Even though you're back, he didn't even bother to prepare breakfast."

"Girl, are you starving? Dad will ask your uncle Han to prepare more of your favorite food. You should eat more. Look how thin you are now."

As a daughter slave, Zhenbei Hou, like all other old fathers in the world, is always on the way to feed his children.

I’m afraid that my child will eat less and become thin due to hunger.

Shen Tianjiao felt warm in her heart when she saw her father's anxious expression. Who would have thought that the fatherly love she lacked in her previous life would be compensated in this life.

"Father, please sit down and have a cup of hot tea." Shen Tianjiao pulled Zhenbei Hou to sit at the table. "I just came back from breakfast, and Uncle Han is busy preparing lunch for me."

"Are you going to have lunch at home?" The Marquis of Zhenbei was visibly happy.

"Well, I have some things to deal with, so I will return to the palace later." Shen Tianjiao poured a cup of hot tea for Marquis Zhenbei and placed it in front of him.

Drinking the tea poured by his daughter, Zhenbei Hou said happily: "That's good, that's good. I'll have a good meal with Dad at noon."

"Dad, how is my third brother? Are there any signs of poisoning?" After chatting about family matters, Shen Tianjiao went straight to the point.

Hearing his daughter's question, the Marquis of Zhenbei's expression became serious. "Fortunately, your third brother was not poisoned. If your brothers were also poisoned, our Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion would be in great trouble."

Thinking of the cause of Shen Yiyang's death in her previous life, Shen Tianjiao's heart became heavy. "Third brother is fine, but what about my eldest brother? He is the eldest son of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and the one who will succeed you as the Zhenbei Marquis in the future."

Hearing what Shen Tianjiao said, the expression of the Marquis of Zhenbei became even uglier. Yes, those people had already attacked him, so how could they let his eldest son go?

Shen Yiyang is the pride of the Marquis of Zhenbei, and also the future and hope of the Marquis of Zhenbei’s Mansion!