The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

The news of Shen Tianjiao establishing her authority in Yuxiu Palace today spread throughout the harem, and the person who was most frightened was none other than Feng Yuanyuan.

In the past, she relied on Li Rui's favor and partiality to bully everyone in the harem, and the biggest victim among them was Shen Tianjiao.

Shen Tianjiao, the Empress Dowager, was indeed extremely aggrieved. Not only was she suppressed by her husband in every way, but she also whispered in Li Rui's ear from time to time, coming up with all kinds of crooked and bad ideas to punish Shen Tianjiao.

Now Shen Tianjiao suddenly stood up and seemed like a different person in an instant, strong, cold, sober and resourceful.

Such a change made Feng Yuanyuan have no idea how to deal with it. She was like a headless fly without a backbone.

"How could this happen? How could this happen? Things shouldn't have turned out like this. Hongying mixed that bowl of poison herself, and Sun Fu personally delivered it to Yuxiu Palace. He watched Shen Tianjiao drink it with his own eyes."

"But now, who can tell me what happened? Who is it? Is there something wrong with Hongying or Sun Fu, or is there someone else interfering?"

"Shen Tianjiao is dead, she's dead, she shouldn't be alive now, someone come and tell me what's going on!"

Feng Yuanyuan paced back and forth like a madman, questioning herself, completely forgetting the pain her broken arm was causing her.

Mei Xue, who was serving on the side, looked at Feng Yuanyuan coldly. She neither tried to dissuade her nor comforted her.

Even Mei Xue was secretly grateful to God for not letting anything happen to the Queen because Shen Tianjiao was safe and sound.

Although Mei Xue is the senior palace maid beside Feng Yuanyuan, there is actually not much affection between them as master and servant.

Although Feng Yuanyuan is now so famous, her family background is not noble. Her father is just a lowly steward in the palace, and she herself has a mother who worked as a prostitute in a shameful way.

Such a background destined Feng Yuanyuan to be unable to live a life of luxury with servants and maids like those young ladies born into aristocratic families.

The only reason she became Li Rui's childhood sweetheart, Bai Yueguang, was because of her face and her calculations.

Mei Xue used to be a little maid serving in the palace of Li Rui's mother. After Li Rui's mother passed away, she was exiled to Li Rui's palace.

Seeing that she was smart and had served his mother, Li Rui gave her to Feng Yuanyuan and asked her to serve Feng Yuanyuan.

So Mei Xue's attitude towards Feng Yuanyuan is not the same as Chunchao and the others. She grew up with Shen Tianjiao, and they have a deep relationship and are bound to each other.

Feng Yuanyuan's background destined her to be selfish, vain, and vicious. She always rewarded the people who served her when she was happy, and scolded them at best, or even beat them up when she was unhappy. She never treated them as human beings.

As Feng Yuanyuan's personal maid, Mei Xue was naturally the one who suffered the most from the poison.

Ever since she followed Feng Yuanyuan, her arms have been constantly injured. They were all caused by Feng Yuanyuan beating, pinching, and even burning her. New injuries always appeared before the old ones healed.

Her master was unscrupulous, but the Queen was kind-hearted and secretly rescued her from danger several times and saved her life. Otherwise, she would have been beaten to death by Feng Yuanyuan long ago.

Therefore, Mei Xue's feelings for Shen Tianjiao were much deeper than her feelings for Feng Yuanyuan. When Feng Yuanyuan sent someone to Yuxiu Palace to deliver medicine yesterday, Mei Xue had tried to stop them, but unfortunately, she was too weak to stop them.

Now that the Queen is fine, Mei Xue is naturally happy.