The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Feng Yuanyuan withdrew her hand from Shen Tianjiao's clothes and kowtowed to Shen Tianjiao respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I know my sins are grave and I cannot escape death. Before today, I had the audacity to plead with you. I am guilty, but my family will not be harmed. I also beg you to preserve some bloodline for the Feng family and release my two nieces and nephews who have not yet reached the age of marriage."

"Especially my niece. If anything were to happen to her, she would be sent to the Imperial Music Bureau. Once she's in there, she'd have no hope of survival for the rest of her life."

"I beg the Empress to show mercy and help my two children escape this disaster. In my next life, Feng Yuanyuan is willing to repay your kindness with a gift of grass and a ring."

Shen Tianjiao looked down at Feng Yuanyuan, who was kneeling on the ground. A dying man's words were kind. No matter how much filth had happened in the past, at the critical moment of life and death, Feng Yuanyuan was still thinking about her family.

"Except for your father, I will release all the other members of the Feng family, including your younger brother Feng Jie."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Feng Yuanyuan kowtowed heavily to Shen Tianjiao.

"You don't have to thank me. You also said that the disaster will not affect my family, and I don't want to commit murder. Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its creditor. Whoever made the mistake should bear the responsibility."

Shen Tianjiao looked at Feng Yuanyuan with mixed feelings. Although this woman was hateful, she was ultimately a pitiful person.

Hearing that Shen Tianjiao had released her family, Feng Yuanyuan was deeply grateful, and all the hatred and resentment she had felt before disappeared at this moment.

"Your Majesty, I have one last request, and I hope you can agree to it."

Feng Yuanyuan lay on the ground and didn't get up. She was waiting for Shen Tianjiao to respond to her, and she knew that Shen Tianjiao would definitely agree to her.

"Okay, go ahead." Shen Tianjiao really had nothing to worry about with a dying man.

"I thank the Queen for her great kindness. I have nothing else to ask for. Although Hua'er is not my biological child, I have raised him for so many years that I already consider him my own."

"I beg Your Majesty to grant us permission to die and be buried together, so that we won't be alone on our journey to the underworld."

At this point, Feng Yuanyuan has nothing to miss except her son Li Minghua.

"I have already sent someone to escort that child out of the palace. Although he will not have any wealth and glory for the rest of his life, he will be able to live a safe and secure life."

Shen Tianjiao sent Li Minghua away the day after Li Minghua arrived at Yuxiu Palace. The child was innocent. She, Shen Tianjiao, was not a hateful person. After she had Li Muyang, it was even less likely that she would harm the child.

Feng Yuanyuan looked up at Shen Tianjiao, tears streaming down her face like beads from a broken string. She really didn't expect Shen Tianjiao to let Li Minghua go.

Since ancient times, in the harem, once a woman loses power, the mother and her son will die. After all, one must cut the grass at its roots, and everyone is afraid that it will come back to bite them in the future.

There has never been anyone like Shen Tianjiao who can let go of past grudges and has such a broad mind.

Feng Yuanyuan said nothing. She had nothing to say now. She always thought that Shen Tianjiao could sit on the throne of queen because of her family background.

Only now did she realize that the reason Shen Tianjiao was able to sit on the throne of queen was not only because of her family background and connections, but also because of her vision and pattern.

She had never taken Queen Shen Tianjiao seriously before, but today she was completely convinced of Queen Shen Tianjiao.

Having such a woman as the queen of Yunli Kingdom is not only a blessing for the harem, but also a blessing for Yunli Kingdom.

"Your Highness, please leave now. I will be leaving first. In this life, I was blind. In the next life, I will stay by your side and repay your kindness with a gift of grass and a ring."

Her family and son are safe. Feng Yuanyuan no longer has anything to worry about, and she can face death with peace of mind.

As for Li Rui, she had given up the moment she knew he was sentenced to death. She had been infatuated with him for her entire life, but in the end, she had given her love to him in vain and forced it.

Now that we are separated by heaven, there is nothing left to let go of.

"If I want the Emperor to live longer, I need to take some of your blood to make medicine."

Although the atmosphere is sad, we still have to do what needs to be done.

Feng Yuanyuan smiled sadly, stood up, rolled up her sleeves, and said, "Come on, take as much as you want."

Shen Tianjiao turned around and went out, called Qiu Tong in, and asked her to get Feng Yuanyuan's blood.

Qiu Tong went in and quickly took out the blood.

"Jiaojiao, take Qiutong back with you. Leave the things here to me."

Ruan Yuhu really didn't want Shen Tianjiao to go through this kind of thing, so when he saw Qiu Tong coming out, he hurriedly urged her to leave.

"Okay." Shen Tianjiao looked up at Qiong Niang beside her and said, "You should come with me. It's better to resolve a feud than to create one. Let's each look back at the past."

"She is already dying. No matter what she did in the past, let it go."

"The grudges of this life should be settled in this life, so don't carry them into the next life."

Qiong Niang was stunned for a moment, then she understood what Shen Tianjiao meant. Shen Tianjiao wanted her to let go of her hatred and the past.

"Okay, let's go back together." Qiong Niang also let go at this moment. The past is the past. What is important is the present and the future.

Shen Tianjiao took Qiong Niang and Qiu Tong away. Ruan Yuhu waited until their backs disappeared before turning around and going in.

Ruan Yuhu walked into the room and stared at Feng Yuanyuan for a while, then said, "Please come in, Concubine Feng."

Feng Yuanyuan stood up and smiled at Ruan Yuhu. She pulled a book out of her sleeve and handed it to Ruan Yuhu. "I'm so honored to call you Auntie. Please give this book to the Empress."

Ruan Yuhu took the book in his hand and said, "Okay, I'll pass it on for you."

After getting Ruan Yuhu's promise, Feng Yuanyuan took the poisoned wine from the eunuch's hand without any hesitation and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing that Feng Yuanyuan had drunk the poisoned wine, Ruan Yuhu did not stay for long and went out with the book in his hand.

When they got outside, Ruan Yuhu instructed the people around him, "Collect her body and bury her properly."

"Yes."

Generally, the bodies of concubines who were sentenced to death would be thrown into the fire outside the palace and burned, and the ashes would be directly scattered into the fertilizer fields as fertilizer.

Ruan Yuhu had Feng Yuanyuan buried properly, which was already the greatest respect he could give Feng Yuanyuan.

Not long after Feng Yuanyuan drank the poisoned wine, she felt severe pain in her stomach. She curled up into a ball without saying a word, allowing the poison to invade her body.

However, this time, Ruan Yuhu specifically ordered the dosage of the poisoned wine to be doubled, so Feng Yuanyuan did not suffer much and died of the poison after a short while.

The once glorious Concubine Feng died miserably and silently in Jinyang Palace.

After returning to Yuxiu Palace, Shen Tianjiao lost her spirits. Feng Yuanyuan was dead, and although she could not say that she was happy, she was at least very relieved.

After all, in the original body's memory, Feng Yuanyuan was truly a devilish existence.

But now that Feng Yuanyuan is really dead, Shen Tianjiao feels very upset.

In addition to Shen Tianjiao, another person who was in a depressed mood was Qiong Niang.

When Qiong Niang was still Concubine Chun, she and Feng Yuanyuan fought each other to the death, and it was Feng Yuanyuan who killed Qiong Niang's child.

Now that Feng Yuanyuan is dead, Qiong Niang does not feel the joy of revenge, but instead feels a little depressed.

Chunchao looked at his master who was in a bad mood, then looked at the distraught Qiong Niang, and he also felt lost.

This unpleasant atmosphere ended when Xia He arrived, holding Li Muyan, who had started crying again.

"What's wrong? What's happening?" Hearing her little daughter's crying, Shen Tianjiao was no longer in the mood to be melancholy. She stood up and took Li Muyan from Xia He's arms and held her in her arms.

What was strange was that Li Muyan, who had been crying just now, stopped crying when she was in Shen Tianjiao's arms, and stared at Shen Tianjiao with her big black eyes like grapes.

"This little girl, who can't even speak, is already so smart. She's really clever."

Seeing Li Muyan coming, Qiong Niang ended her depression and ran over to play with the child.

Hearing Qiong Niang's voice, Li Muyan turned her head and stared at Qiong Niang.

Qiong Niang's heart melted when she saw Li Muyan looking at her. She reached out to hug Li Muyan, but was ruthlessly rejected by Li Muyan.

Li Muyan's actions made everyone present laugh. This little girl was indeed as clever as Qiong Niang said. Although she couldn't even speak, she knew in her heart who her mother was.

Shen Tianjiao looked at her little daughter in her arms, and her heart unconsciously felt a little closer to her, as if this child was her own daughter.

"What happened to our An An? She's crying so sadly. Is she hungry?"

Shen Tianjiao, who had no experience in raising children, saw Li Muyan crying and the only thing she could think of was whether the child was hungry.

"That should be the case. I fed the young master milk just now, and she vomited a lot." Xia He had no experience in raising children. When she brought Li Muyan here, she did not bring a wet nurse with her. Now she could only rely on her own guesses.

"Go, heat up some milk." Shen Tianjiao reached out and touched Li Muyan's face, and asked with a smile, "Can you feed An An some milk, mother?"

Although Li Muyan did not respond, she looked at Shen Tianjiao and smiled at her.

The milk was delivered quickly. Shen Tianjiao supported Li Muyan's body with one hand and used a spoon to scoop milk from the bowl to feed Li Muyan with the other hand.

Li Muyan, who had refused to drink milk properly just now, was now extremely well-behaved in Shen Tianjiao's arms. When Shen Tianjiao fed her, she opened her mouth and drank obediently.

"Young master, this is bullying us." Xia He smiled and took the spoon from Shen Tianjiao's hand to feed Li Muyan milk instead of Shen Tianjiao.

"When the servants feed him, the young master always spits while drinking, but when he comes to the Queen Mother, he behaves very well."

"Really?" Shen Tianjiao looked at Li Muyan, who was so well-behaved in her arms, and began to doubt what Xia He said.

"Xia He, are you lying? Our An An is obviously very well behaved."

"Master, we are wronged. The young master is only so obedient in front of you. If you don't believe me, you can ask the wet nurses."

Xia He cried out in grievance, saying that Li Muyan was not so obedient in front of them.

Shen Tianjiao looked at the little girl in her arms, smiled and said, "Our An An is the most well-behaved child. She is not as naughty as Xia He said."

Shen Tianjiao's mind and eyes are now full of Li Muyan, and she automatically filters out any remarks that are not good for Li Muyan.

While everyone was joking and laughing, Shen Tianjiao inadvertently looked up and saw Li Muyang walking towards them.

Thinking of the fight for favor this morning, Shen Tianjiao panicked and quickly ordered Xia He, "Do you have any hot milk left? Bring some to the young prince."

"There is plenty of milk. You can drink it when your little prince comes." Xia He didn't understand why Shen Tianjiao suddenly became nervous. Besides, Li Muyang had no habit of drinking milk. Why did she suddenly want to give Li Muyang milk?

Xia He had no idea that Shen Tianjiao's old mother was in such a dilemma. She might become a biased mother again.

Seeing Li Muyang running over, Shen Tianjiao quickly said to him with a smile: "Mu'er, come here, this is milk, come and drink some too."

"Yeah, okay." Li Muyang ran to Shen Tianjiao, picked up the milk on the table, and drank it all in one breath.

"Is it delicious?" Shen Tianjiao took out a handkerchief and wiped the milk off Li Muyang's mouth.

"Yeah, it tastes good." After drinking the milk, Li Muyang came to Shen Tianjiao and stretched out his hand to gently poke Li Muyan's little face.

"Mother, has my sister drunk the milk?" In fact, Li Muyang still likes his sister very much. He is jealous of his sister just to make Shen Tianjiao pay more attention to him.

"Yes, I drink it. My sister is still young and can't eat anything else. She can only drink some easily digestible food like milk."

As Shen Tianjiao spoke, she would occasionally steal glances at Li Muyang. Seeing that his expression was clear, she felt relieved.

Qiong Niang, who was standing by, was shocked by Shen Tianjiao's cautious look. She didn't know why Shen Tianjiao was so humble in front of her son.

"Oh." Li Muyang looked up at Shen Tianjiao and said, "Mother, my sister's face is really soft."

"Yes, your sister is still a baby, and your face is very soft now." Shen Tianjiao reached out and pinched Li Muyang's face. Thinking that she would have a son and a daughter by her side in the future, she felt much better.

Shen Tianjiao estimated that Ruan Yuhu would be back soon, and she didn't want her child to be involved in the adult world at such a young age.

So she sent Li Muyang away and said, "Mu'er, your mother has some things to deal with. Can you help your mother take your sister out to play?"

"Yes, okay." Li Muyang nodded happily and agreed. "Mother, can I take my sister to the pond to see the fish? There are so many beautiful koi there."

"Go ahead and take good care of your sister." Shen Tianjiao nodded and said, "You can't get too close to the pond. Don't do anything dangerous."

"I understand." Seeing Shen Tianjiao handing Li Muyan in her arms to Xia He, Li Muyang hurried over and hugged Shen Tianjiao.