The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

After hearing Chunchao's words, Shen Tianjiao also smiled, revealing her money-grubbing nature.

Only those who manage the household know how expensive food and fuel are. Ever since Shen Tianjiao came to power, there has been a shortage of money everywhere and money is needed everywhere, which has made her very overwhelmed and she often loses sight of one thing while trying to do another.

Every time this happened, Shen Tianjiao admired Li Rui very much. She really didn't know how Li Rui had faced such a situation in the past.

The national treasury is so empty that it is no exaggeration to say that it can be used as a racecourse.

Now that she has so much money, how could Shen Tianjiao not be happy?

Although this money is just a drop in the bucket and cannot solve many problems, it can at least help her solve the current problem.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Shen Tianjiao really likes the life now where whatever she wants comes true.

"Get rid of all the things in Fu Sheng Ru Meng, leaving behind the land and shops."

Shen Tianjiao thought about it and decided that she needed a reliable person to help her manage these properties and shops, and this person was Sui Liang.

"Let Sui Liang manage and operate those farmlands and shops. He's a talented person and needs to be nurtured."

In the future, Shen Tianjiao will have more industries that need people to run them, so she has to start cultivating talents in this area now.

"Also, discuss with Sui Liang about selecting more smart people with business acumen and training them together to prepare for the future."

Shen Tianjiao's ambition is not just to conquer the other countries and make them no longer dare to invade.

Her goal is to make Yunli Kingdom the most powerful country in the world, not only to save the people from the suffering of war and displacement, but also to ensure that everyone has clothes to wear and food to eat, so that they can truly live and work in peace and contentment.

In order to achieve her goal, she needs a lot of money as support, so now Shen Tianjiao, the Queen of Yunli, has the first and foremost goal of making money.

Li Muyang hadn't seen his mother for several days. He wanted to go and see Shen Tianjiao, but he was afraid of disturbing her, so he could only endure it.

Because Cui Yi told him too much today, Li Muyang returned to the palace a little late.

Li Muyang, who was sitting in the carriage and feeling bored, was swinging his little feet back and forth, eating some snacks that Dongyang brought him, and wondering whether he would see his mother after returning to the palace today.

This was supposed to be the most ordinary and peaceful time, but it was broken by the noise coming from outside.

Li Muyang put down the snacks in his hand and was about to stick his head out to see what was happening outside when the carriage suddenly tilted forward and he fell face first into the dirt.

Before Li Muyang could cry out in pain, there was another burst of noise and fighting.

Before Li Muyang could figure out what was happening, the guards beside him picked him up and threw him into Shisan's arms, "Quick, take him to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion."

Thirteen didn't hesitate, he carried Li Muyang on his back and ran quickly.

It was only when he was on Shisan's back that Li Muyang finally realized that he was being assassinated. After a brief panic, he quickly calmed down.

"Thirteen, please put me down. This way we can run faster and have a better chance of survival."

Li Muyang has not been with Shen Tianjiao for a long time in vain. He is no longer the silly Li Muyang before. He is now very smart.

Although he had not studied martial arts for a long time, Qiu Tong had taught him some life-saving moves, so he felt he could still give it a try.

Upon hearing this, Thirteen put Li Muyang down from his back. Although he was carrying Li Muyang on his back, in fact, Li Muyang was the one in the most danger.

Li Muyang ran in front, and Shisan could protect him from behind to ensure that he would not be attacked from behind, thus giving Li Muyang more opportunities to escape.

The two young men held hands and ran all the way without even looking back.

Thirteen knew where the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion was. Ever since Qiu Tong decided that Li Muyang would study with Cui Yi, she brought Thirteen to the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion to get acquainted with the area.

What Qiu Tong was afraid of at the time was that an emergency like today would happen. Once such a situation occurred, the safest place would be the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Moreover, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is not far from the Cui Mansion. It is only two streets away and can be reached quickly.

At that time, Qiu Tong was just afraid of accidents and made such preparations in advance, but she didn't expect that it would actually be used today.

Thirteen held Li Muyang's hand tightly and ran quickly towards the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Those who came to assassinate him targeted Li Muyang, so they naturally would not let Li Muyang go so easily.

Seeing Li Muyang escape, they immediately gave up fighting with the guards and chased after Li Muyang.

Seeing Li Muyang and Shisan running so fast, one of the assassins threw the knife in his hand towards Li Muyang.

Just as the knife was about to chop towards Li Muyang, a long spear swung over and knocked the knife flying towards Li Muyang to the ground.

The owner of this spear was none other than Li Muyang's uncle Shen Xinghao, whom he had never met.

After Shen Xinghao woke up from a nap in the hot spring villa, he decided to go back to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to make preparations and pick up his eldest and second brothers to take home.

Who knew that as soon as we got here, we saw a group of shameless people in black chasing two children and shouting and killing them in broad daylight.

How could he bear this?

No matter who these two children belong to or what grudges they have with these people, it is too cruel for them to be chased and killed in the street by a group of people.

When the assassination plan was thwarted, the men in black sent two people to deal with Shen Xinghao, while the remaining two continued to hunt down Li Muyang.

"This is outrageous! How dare you act rashly on the territory of my Zhenbei Marquis Mansion? You must be tired of living."

The black-clad man's actions this time completely angered Shen Xinghao. He picked up his spear and knocked the black-clad man who was rushing towards him to the ground, killing him with one shot.

The second one followed immediately, and the movement was so fast that the people around him didn't react.

Without waiting for Shen Xinghao's orders, the accompanying guards captured the remaining two.

This was the first time Li Muyang saw a living person die right in front of him.

The strong smell of blood made him feel nauseous and vomit.

Li Muyang's reaction caught Shen Xinghao's attention. It was too cruel to let a child see such a bloody scene.

Shen Xinghao dismounted and blocked Li Muyang's sight. The guards behind him quickly cleaned up the scene and dispersed the crowd of onlookers.

"Kid, where is your home? I'll send someone to take you back." Shen Xinghao looked at Li Muyang who was standing motionless in front of him, thinking that the child had been scared silly.

Li Muyang looked up at Shen Xinghao blankly. This man had a face that was about 50% similar to his mother's.

Li Muyang, who didn't cry when he fell down and was chased by the bad guys, immediately burst into tears when he saw Shen Xinghao's face.

"Hey, hey, don't cry, I'm not a bad person." Shen Xinghao looked at the crying Li Muyang with a depressed look. Did he look that scary? Did he look that bad? Why did this kid start crying when he saw him?

Shen Xinghao, who was feeling depressed, didn't notice that Li Muyang suddenly threw herself into his arms, crying and saying, "I want to go to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to find my mother."

The hand that was holding Shen Xinghao subconsciously trembled. He looked down at the sad child who was holding him and crying, and soon realized that this child was his adopted nephew Li Muyang.

After knowing who the child in her arms was, Shen Xinghao's anger level instantly increased.

These people were so bold that they actually dared to assassinate his nephew in the street, and on the territory of his Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

This was a blatant provocation, challenging the bottom line of their Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and also challenging the majesty of his sister Shen Tianjiao, the Queen of Yunli Kingdom.

This was something he absolutely could not tolerate, and it was also something that the Zhenbei Marquisate could absolutely not tolerate.

"Take those two away and interrogate them thoroughly to find out who sent them. If they don't tell the truth, I'll skin them alive."

Shen Xinghao has always had a good temper, but if his bottom line is touched, he can be very scary when he gets angry.

After giving orders to the guards, Shen Xinghao looked down at Li Muyang and his gaze changed from sharp to gentle.

"Be good, don't cry, don't be afraid, Third Uncle will take you to find your mother."

Shen Xinghao hugged Li Muyang in his arms and gently stroked his back to comfort him.

When Li Muyang heard Shen Xinghao say that he was his third uncle, he cried even harder.

This is a way for children to express their grievances when they see their relatives after being wronged.

"What's wrong? Be good, don't cry, don't cry. Be good." This was the first time in Shen Xinghao's life that he interacted with a child, and it was also the first time that he coaxed a child.

Seeing Li Muyang crying so sadly, Shen Xinghao panicked and didn't know what to do.

Fortunately, with Shen Xinghao's comfort, Li Muyang's emotions gradually calmed down. He hugged Shen Xinghao's neck with both hands and sobbed softly.

Seeing that Li Muyang had stopped crying, Shen Xinghao asked cautiously, "Be good, Third Uncle will take you to find your mother, okay?"

"Yeah, okay." Li Muyang hiccuped, his voice soft and small.

"Come on, let's go home."

Shen Xinghao carried Li Muyang on the horse, and the two of them rode to the hot spring villa together.

Shen Tianjiao, who was sitting in the yard reading a book, felt her heart beating faster for no apparent reason. This feeling of unease made it impossible for her to concentrate on reading.

She thought something happened to Zhenbei Hou and Chao Yun, and she even went to check it out, but she never imagined that something happened to her precious son.

Li Muyang, comforted in Shen Xinghao's arms, fell asleep quickly.

Shen Xinghao looked at his nephew who was sleeping in his arms and whom he had just met for the first time, and suddenly felt a very strange feeling in his heart.

Obviously, this child is not born by Shen Tianjiao, but Shen Xinghao feels that this child is as if he is a member of their Shen family.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" Chunchao looked at Shen Tianjiao who was fidgeting and asked in confusion.

"I don't know what's wrong with me. I just feel inexplicably irritable and restless." Shen Tianjiao raised her head and looked at Chunchao, and asked, "Do you think something happened in the palace?"

Marquis Zhenbei is fine, Chaoyun is fine, and the Marquis Zhenbei's mansion is safe and secure, so the only thing left is the palace.

"No, what could possibly happen in the palace? With Qiong Niang and that old ancestor here, who would dare to act rashly?"

"At most, the Emperor will create trouble out of nothing, but they can handle that."

Chunchao looked at Shen Tianjiao's irritable look and felt a little panicked in his heart.

But she couldn't show it, because she was afraid that if Shen Tianjiao saw it, her anxiety would worsen, so she could only comfort her with kind words.

The two were talking when Shen Xinghao came in holding the sleeping Li Muyang.

When Shen Tianjiao saw Shen Xinghao coming in with a child in his arms, she was stunned.

Chunchao was sharp-eyed and immediately noticed what Li Muyang was wearing, and recognized that the person in Shen Xinghao's arms was Li Muyang.

The clothes Li Muyang was wearing were made for him by Xia He the day before yesterday. Because Xia He accidentally cut her hand with scissors while making the clothes, it was Chunchao who helped her embroider the collar, so she was deeply impressed.

"Young Prince, what happened?" Chunchao hurried forward and took Li Muyang from Shen Xinghao's arms and held him in his arms.

Seeing that it was her son, Shen Tianjiao became even more confused. This child should be in the palace now, how could he appear here?

Before Shen Tianjiao could ask, Chunchao exclaimed, "Oh my God, what happened? How did your face get bruised like this?"

Chunchao's exclamation made Shen Tianjiao not bother to ask Shen Xinghao why Li Muyang appeared here with him.

Shen Tianjiao quickly turned around to look at Li Muyang in Chunchao's arms. She saw that the child had a large bruise on his forehead and a break on the right side of his face. Even though he was asleep, it was obvious that both of Li Muyang's eyes were swollen.

"What's going on?" Shen Tianjiao pointed at Li Muyang and asked her third brother Shen Xinghao.

Shen Xinghao looked at Chunchao and said, "Chunchao, take the child downstairs first, wash him, and apply medicine to the injured area."

"Okay." Chunchao hugged Li Muyang and left.

Now only Shen Tianjiao and Shen Xinghao, brother and sister, were left in the yard. Shen Xinghao pulled Shen Tianjiao to sit on the stone bench.

"Jiaojiao, don't be anxious. Let me slowly tell you what happened."

Shen Xinghao recounted the entire process of his encounter with Li Muyang, which made Shen Tianjiao's face turn black.

Who on earth had the guts to assassinate her son, the eldest son of the current emperor, in broad daylight?

He acted so brazenly, not only wanting to kill Li Muyang, but probably also wanting to warn her and demonstrate to her.

"Do you know who did it?" Shen Tianjiao's tone was calm, but she looked even more terrifying and frightening at this moment, with a chilling murderous aura emanating from her whole body.

"We don't know yet, but we did capture two people alive. No one can withstand the torture in the dungeon of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion."

"Those two people should soon reveal who ordered this."

"Jiaojiao, don't worry. Third brother won't go to pick up eldest brother and the others. Third brother will stay to help you investigate this matter."

Anyone who dares to harm the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion will have to pay the price for his courage.