The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Shen Tianjiao left the palace and went straight to the hot spring villa.

After arriving at the hot spring villa, Shen Tianjiao went directly to the courtyard of the Marquis of Zhenbei.

"Empress, why are you here?" Bai Yunchi was so shocked when he saw Shen Tianjiao suddenly rushing in that he widened his eyes, thinking that something had happened again.

A lot of things happened in the capital during this period. Although Bai Yunchi was in the hot spring villa, he was better informed than before.

He knew everything that had happened in the capital these days, no matter how big or small.

"Where is Chaoyun? Is she awake now?" Shen Tianjiao ignored Bai Yunchi and went straight to Chaoyun.

"Empress." Shen Tianjiao was lucky enough this time, as Chao Yun had just woken up from her coma.

"Chao Yun, you..." Shen Tianjiao was about to say something when she remembered that there was a Bai Yunchi in the room. She turned to Bai Yunchi and said, "You and the guards outside should go out first. I have something to say to Chao Yun."

"Yes." Bai Yunchi glanced at Shen Tianjiao, then went out to the outer room and went out with the guards.

"Empress, has something happened?" Chao Yun, who had already sensed the seriousness of the situation, stood up and sat down, looking at Shen Tianjiao and asked.

Shen Tianjiao nodded and asked, "Chao Yun, the emperor is very weak right now. It might be related to the lover Gu in his body. Is there any way to break it?"

Chao Yun looked up at Shen Tianjiao and said doubtfully, "It shouldn't be like this. Even if it were to happen, it would be two years later. Why is it happening now?"

"It might be related to the fact that our emperor indulges himself in sensual pleasures all day long." Shen Tianjiao hesitated for a moment and said, "According to what you said at the time, two people who are infected with the love Gu will fall deeply in love with each other, but..."

"But I don't think he and Feng Yuanyuan are deeply in love. Instead, they seem to dislike each other."

"I'm not sure about Feng Yuanyuan, but I'm sure about the emperor. Could there be something wrong with this Gu?"

Chao Yun lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Logically, this situation shouldn't occur. However, if the one planted wasn't a lover's Gu, but some other kind, then it's hard to say."

"Another possibility is that the planted love insect is immature or disabled. Both of these situations may render its original function ineffective, but they will not change its nature of corroding and devouring the human body's internal organs."

"As for the current situation, I have no idea. It was that person who cast the curse in the first place. I was just watching and assisting from the side."

Shen Tianjiao shook her head. It didn’t matter what the situation was now. The most important thing was to find a way to rescue them as soon as possible.

"Is there any way to break it?" Shen Tianjiao stared at Chao Yun and suddenly became nervous.

"Have."

With Chao Yun's "yes," Shen Tianjiao's nervousness instantly vanished. "How do we crack it?"

"Because when the Gu was planted on both sides, they had already formed a blood pact with each other, so we need to merge the blood of both parties who planted the Gu together and add some medicine I prepared to the blood. If the emperor takes it, he will be able to recover."

"However, doing so will only exacerbate the rate at which the Gu worms in your body corrode and devour you. It might..."

Chao Yun didn't say anything else, but Shen Tianjiao understood. She was not worried about how long Li Rui could live, but whether it would be okay to use the blood of a dead person.

After all, when she left the palace, Ruan Yuhu was already preparing to deliver poisoned wine to Feng Yuanyuan, and he must be dead by now.

"Is the blood of a dead person okay?"

"Ah?" Chao Yun looked up at Shen Tianjiao in confusion, but then she understood what it meant.

"Well, I, I don't know if it will work. That person taught me that it has to be done with the blood of a living person. But if it's freshly dead, then maybe it can work."

Hearing Chao Yun's words, Shen Tianjiao ran to the door at a speed she had never run before, and shouted in a louder voice than she had ever used before, "Chunchao, come quickly."

"I'm coming." Hearing Shen Tianjiao's anxious call, Chunchao, who was guarding in the yard, ran over quickly.

"Master, what's wrong? What happened?"

"Chunchao, go back to the palace quickly and tell your aunt that Feng Yuanyuan cannot die for the time being. If she is already dead, quickly collect some blood and store it."

At this moment, Shen Tianjiao could only pray silently in her heart, hoping that Ruan Yuhu had not taken action yet and that everything was still in time.

"Yes, I understand." Chunchao didn't hesitate and ran out immediately.

Bai Yunchi, who didn't know what had happened in the yard, looked confused, but judging from Shen Tianjiao's out-of-control behavior just now, this must be no trivial matter.

Watching Chunchao running away, Shen Tianjiao held her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. She was so nervous just now that she almost couldn't breathe because of holding her breath.

"Jiao'er, what happened?" Shen Tianjiao, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, heard her father's question.

This surprised Shen Tianjiao again. She had just forgotten that her father was also here.

It’s not that Shen Tianjiao wanted to hide the fact that Li Rui was poisoned by a Gu from Zhenbei Hou, but she was afraid that Zhenbei Hou would be distracted when he was detoxifying.

But it was impossible not to let Zhenbei Hou know now. Shen Tianjiao turned her head to Zhenbei Hou and said with a silly smile: "Dad, don't worry, I will tell you slowly."

After Shen Tianjiao left, Ruan Yuhu asked someone to prepare poisoned wine and prepared to go to Jinyang Palace.

Ruan Yuhu looked at Qiong Niang and remembered the shock she had suffered in Kangning Palace, so he said, "Don't go this time. I can go alone."

"No." Qiong Niang shook her head and said, "I want to go."

"Why aren't you listening, kid? How can this be a good thing?" Ruan Yuhu glanced at Qiong Niang with dissatisfaction. "I know you two have an irreconcilable feud, but there's no need for you to watch her die."

"As long as she dies, the revenge will be fulfilled, and the grudge will be over."

"It's not because I have a grudge against her that I have to watch her die."

Qiong Niang looked at Ruan Yuhu and explained, "This harem has never been a quiet place. Today, Concubine Feng left, and tomorrow someone like Concubine Yang will come."

"As long as there are women in the harem, there will be constant disputes. Jiaojiao can't do such a thing. She will go to the battlefield in the future to expand the territory of Yunli Kingdom."

"She can only have good fortune, not such bad things."

Ruan Yuhu was stunned for a moment, then she felt sorry for Qiong Niang. "You child, you..."

"Grandfather, stop talking and let's go." Qiong Niang stepped forward and took Ruan Yuhu's arm, stopping her from saying the next words.

There are some things in this world that even if you don't want to, someone still has to do them. There is no such thing as a peaceful life in this world. It's just that someone is carrying the burden for you and shielding you from the wind, rain and darkness.

Ruan Yuhu sighed helplessly. Although she felt sorry for Qiong Niang, she also knew that what Qiong Niang said was true, and she was powerless to refute it.

Just as the two were about to go to Jinyang Palace, Xia He came holding Li Muyan who was crying uncontrollably.

"Oh, what happened to our baby?" Ruan Yuhu took the crying and wrinkled Li Muyan from Xia He's arms, held her in his arms, patted her gently and comforted her.

"Xia He, what's going on?" Qiong Niang was watching from the side and felt extremely distressed.

"I don't know either. The young master had been drinking milk and had been coaxed to sleep, but for some reason he suddenly started crying non-stop."

Xia He, who didn't know the reason, was so anxious that she was sweating all over her forehead and didn't know what to do.

"What are you all standing there for? Why don't you call the imperial physician over to take a look!" Looking at the poor little baby crying in his arms, Ruan Yuhu was so anxious that his heart was in turmoil.

"Oh, I'll go right away." Xia He came to her senses and quickly turned around and went out.

"Be good, stop crying. Tell our ancestors what's wrong with you." Ruan Yuhu had no experience in taking care of children. When she took care of Li Rui before, she only took care of his studies and etiquette.

In her daily life, it was the maids who took care of her, and she had never done anything by herself before. So now, besides being panicked, she didn't know what she could do.

Qiong Niang naturally had no experience in raising a baby who could only cry and not talk.

So these two powerful women who could stir up the previous dynasty and the harem were helpless and defeated in front of a baby who could not even speak.

The imperial physician arrived soon and could not explain the cause of Li Muyan's condition after examining her. In the end, he attributed the problem to Li Muyan, saying that she was crying non-stop because she was not used to the new place.

Knowing where the problem lies, Ruan Yuhu finally breathed a sigh of relief and ordered, "Then take the baby back to Fanghua Garden first and bring him back tomorrow."

Ruan Yuhu was a little overwhelmed by the crying of the little baby, and Qiong Niang next to her was not much better off.

"Master, why don't you let Concubine Du come over? It won't be good if the young master cries all the way to Fanghua Garden." Ju Ruo reminded in a low voice.

"Yes, that's not good. Look, I've lost my mind." Ruan Yuhu quickly stopped Xia He and said, "Let's ask Lady Du to come over."

"Yes, I will go and ask Lady Du to come over." Xia He ran out in a hurry.

"Oh, my little ancestor, don't cry, your mother will be here soon."

Looking at the little one in his arms who was crying and sobbing, Ruan Yuhu coaxed him softly, fearing that if he was not careful, the little one in his arms would start crying again.

After hearing the news that her daughter was crying incessantly in Yuxiu Palace, Concubine Du was heartbroken. She didn't even have time to put on her makeup and hair, and she stumbled all the way to Yuxiu Palace with Xia He.

The moment they saw Lady Du come in, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief as if they had seen a savior.

Ruan Yuhu quickly stood up and handed the little one in her arms to Lady Du. Her head was buzzing with pain from the child's crying.

Strangely enough, Li Muyan, who had been humming softly in Ruan Yuhu's arms, suddenly burst into tears again when she was sent to her mother's arms.

Not only did she cry even harder, she also struggled with her hands and feet to refuse her mother from hugging her.

This scene stunned everyone in the room. They didn't understand what this little baby was going to do.

Seeing that Li Muyan was crying so pitifully, Ruan Yuhu quickly stepped forward and took Li Muyang back from Lady Du's arms.

"Oh, my little darling, don't cry, don't cry, come and let grandpa hold you." Li Muyan stopped crying loudly and sobbed softly when she was in Ruan Yuhu's arms.

"What's wrong with this child?" Ruan Yuhu patted the baby in her arms, looked up at Lady Du and asked, "Has this child cried like this before?"

"No, she won't." Lady Du shook her head and said, "An An has been very well-behaved since she was born. She rarely cries, and she has never cried as much as she did today."

As Li Muyan's biological mother, Lady Du didn't know why her beloved daughter, who had always been well-behaved and sensible, was crying so sadly.

"This is really strange." Ruan Yuhu looked down at the sobbing baby in her arms. She was really afraid that the child would cry himself to death.

With the little baby crying like this, Ruan Yuhu no longer had the heart to think about going to Jinyang Palace. Everyone in the room was now focused on Li Muyan, so who had the heart to care about Feng Yuanyuan?

When Chunchao ran back to Yuxiu Palace, Dongyang was shocked. He thought something had happened. After all, Chunchao had always been steady, and this was the first time he saw him so panicked.

"Sister, what happened?" Dongyang asked nervously as he looked at Chunchao who was running out of breath and couldn't even speak.

Chunchao waved her hand, indicating to Dongyang that she was fine. She just ran too fast in a panic and needed some time to rest.

Seeing Chunchao like this, Dongyang quickly took the sour plum soup that he was about to send to the front and gave it to Chunchao. "Sister, drink some of this to moisten your throat first."

Chunchao took the bowl without hesitation and drank it in one gulp. After drinking the sour plum soup and saving his smoking throat, Chunchao grabbed Dongyang and asked, "Grandfather, have you been to Jinyang Palace?"

"No, not yet." Dong Yang looked at Chun Chao and said, "We were all ready to go, but who knew that little Master An An would suddenly burst into tears and make a fuss. Now everyone is trying to comfort her."

Dongyang's words made Chunchao deflated all of a sudden. She rushed back at a speed more than twice as fast as usual, for fear that she would miss the chance. Now she finally doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

"Help me go to the front hall." Chunchao had consumed too much energy and was really unable to bear it.

Normally these things were done by Qiu Tong, but these days Shen Tianjiao left Qiu Tong in the hot spring villa to do guard work, so this task fell to Chun Chao.

When Dongyang helped Chunchao to the front hall, something magical happened that shocked everyone. Li Muyan, who had been crying just now, suddenly stopped crying, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

This sudden change made everyone in the room dumbfounded. They didn't know why this little ancestor did this.