The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

When Li Muyang saw the 'Marquis of Zhenbei' rushing over, the little boy was stunned.

His mother told him to come to Zhenbeihou to meet his second uncle, but the person who appeared in front of him was obviously his maternal grandfather?

But this doesn't make sense. His grandfather is clearly still recuperating in the hot spring villa, so who is this person in front of him?

Looking at Li Muyang standing in front of him with a confused and helpless look on his face, Shen Tingzhi smiled helplessly. Their fake and real performance was really difficult for a child to understand.

Shen Tingzhi stepped forward and grabbed Li Muyang, saying, "Mu'er, let's go inside and talk."

Li Muyang immediately realized that the grandfather who was pulling him was actually his second uncle.

Just now, in order to deal with Gong Chenghai, Shen Tingzhi deliberately lowered his voice to imitate his father's somewhat vicissitudes and hoarse voice.

Now that he saw his nephew coming, he naturally and instinctively restored his original voice.

Li Muyang is also a smart child. Although he doesn't know why his second uncle suddenly pretends to be his grandfather, he knows there must be a reason.

So this clever little guy turned around, hugged Shen Tingzhi, and said, "Grandpa, I want you to carry me."

Now it was Shen Tingzhi's turn to be dumbfounded. Did this child really regard him as his father?

Li Muyang saw his second uncle standing still and winked at him mischievously. Shen Tingzhi stopped his little nephew who was winking at him and suddenly understood what the child meant.

Shen Tingzhi bent down and hugged Li Muyang in his arms, muttering, "You little guy, you always make trouble for grandpa. Grandpa is so old that he can't even hold you."

"I can hold you, I can hold you." Li Muyang didn't care what his second uncle said. He just hugged his second uncle's neck and started to act coquettishly.

The uncle and nephew were just being affectionate with each other when they heard the whining of a baby behind them.

Shen Tingzhi was holding Li Muyang and when he turned around, he saw his new niece reaching out to him for a hug.

He shook his head helplessly and smiled, then took a few steps forward and held this sweet burden in his arms.

"Let's go get some snacks."

This heartwarming interaction between the three uncles and nephews has a different meaning in the eyes of those who don't know the truth.

Shen Tingzhi carried the two little guys into the room, and then Li Muyang put them down. As for Li Muyan, she seemed to like her handsome uncle very much. She hugged Shen Tingzhi's neck tightly with her little hands and refused to let go.

This made her brother Li Muyang jealous. He had been taking care of his sister every day these days. Last night, when the Queen Mother did not return to the hot spring villa, he slept with his sister.

How can my sister only like her uncle and not her brother?

Feeling the resentful gaze from his nephew, Shen Tingzhi quickly turned around to look at Li Muyang and asked, "Mu'er, what's wrong with you?"

"Humph!" Li Muyang stepped forward and gently patted Li Muyan's butt, saying angrily: "Bad girl, if you don't kiss your brother, your brother won't take you with him next time."

Shen Tingzhi widened his eyes. It turned out that his nephew was so angry because he was jealous.

When Li Muyan faced her own brother's accusation, she just looked at him and responded to him with "oh, oh, oh". After all, she couldn't speak now and had no ability to organize words to coax her brother.

"Little brat." Shen Tingzhi patted Li Muyang's head and quickly got back to the point. He was not good at mediating the quarrels between two children, not to mention that he was one of the protagonists.

"Mu'er, why are you and An'an here?"

"It was Queen Mother who sent us here. She said that after lunch, she would have Sister Qiu Tong come and take us back to the palace."

Seeing his second uncle asking him a question, Li Muyang didn't care about being angry with Li Muyan and quickly answered.

Now Shen Tingzhi understood that Shen Tianjiao did this to give the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion enough confidence.

Li Muyang was just crowned as the Crown Prince yesterday, and today he paid a visit to his maternal grandfather's home. This was undoubtedly to tell those people outside that the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and the Crown Prince Li Muyang complemented each other and were integrated into one.

This will leave no loopholes for those who want to take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos. As long as the Zhenbei Marquisate and the Crown Prince Li Muyang unite, the rule of the Yunli Kingdom will be half stable.

"Well, okay, your second uncle will take you out to play later."

His sister's good intentions couldn't be wasted. After he finished playing the role of his father, the Marquis of Zhenbei, it was time for him to go back to being Shen Tingzhi.

"Second uncle, why do you want to pretend to be my grandfather?" Li Muyang looked at Shen Tingzhi in confusion and asked.

"Well, it's because your second uncle needs to pretend to be your grandfather and help him deal with those bad guys outside."

Shen Tingzhi squatted down and looked at Li Muyang, saying, "Mu'er, you must keep this matter secret. You must not tell anyone except your mother. Got it?"

"Well, I understand. Don't worry, Second Uncle. I will keep it a secret and won't even tell Sister Chunchao and Sister Qiutong."

Although Li Muyang didn't quite understand what Shen Tingzhi said, he knew that there were indeed many bad people out there who wanted to deal with his grandfather, his mother, and himself.

His second uncle must have done this to protect them, so of course he couldn't say anything.

Li Muyang's words were overheard by Chunchao who had just returned from seeing off a guest. However, she was now disguised as Han Ming, and in order to avoid being noticed, she had even taken a voice-changing pill. Li Muyang would not be able to recognize her no matter what.

Chunchao, no, now it's 'Han Ming', looking at Li Muyang with a smile, their little prince is very smart and clever.

Li Muyang looked up at Han Ming who was smiling at him. He had seen this grandpa before, but why did he feel that something was wrong with this grandpa today?

"Have they all been sent away?" Shen Tingzhi asked Han Ming.

"Yes, they've all been sent away." Han Ming lowered his head and asked, "Second Young Master, each of them brought a lot of gifts. What should we do with them?"

"Since they are all gifts brought as gifts, let's make a list and put them in the warehouse." Since other people have already given us gifts, why shouldn't we accept them?

Anyway, these people all came with a purpose, so Shen Tingzhi had no reason to be polite to them, not to mention that now was the time to use the money.

"Also, tidy up the warehouse and take inventory of everything inside."

The warehouse of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion has never been carefully counted since the death of the Zhenbei Marquis's wife.

Han Ming usually took care of these things. Whenever there were rewards from the palace, or things were sent by others, or spoils of war sent back from the northern border, Han Ming would put them all into the warehouse for storage.

Although the father and son of Zhenbei Hou were not in the capital in these years, the warehouse was not empty, but became more and more full.

If you don’t carefully count and list the items before putting them into storage, it will become a headache and trouble.

Han Ming doesn't have the patience to manage these things, but Chunchao does. Shen Tingzhi is now simply taking advantage of Chunchao.

Otherwise, when his father's poison is cleared, Chunchao will return to the palace. After Chunchao returns to the palace, if the mess is not cleaned up, then all the work will fall on his head.

Shen Tingzhi didn't want to deal with these troublesome things, so while Chunchao was still in the mansion, he would order Chunchao to do these things.

'Han Ming' looked up at Shen Tingzhi in surprise. She was not here to be a housekeeper, she was clearly here to do hard labor.

But Shen Tingzhi had already given the order, and Chunchao dared not disobey.

"Yes, Second Young Master."

Chunchao called the "Second Young Master" so reluctantly that not only she knew it, but also the other two people in the room with thinking ability, Shen Tingzhi and Li Muyang, felt it.

Shen Tingzhi touched his nose embarrassedly. Although he felt that it was a bit too much to entrust such a big project to Chunchao, he didn't have the energy to do these things now. If he didn't entrust it to Chunchao, who else could he entrust it to?

This job is really tiring. Not only is it tedious and boring, but it also requires you to be serious and careful, and not be careless at all.

Shen Tingzhi looked at Chunchao and smiled apologetically. He planned to prepare a big gift for Chunchao as a token of his gratitude when he returned to the palace after Chunchao's affairs were settled.

As for Li Muyang, although he didn't know what it meant to tidy up the warehouse, he could tell from his second uncle's attitude and the expression of the "grandfather" in front of him that it must not be an easy job.

Li Muyang secretly glanced at his second uncle. He now felt that his second uncle was quite bad and full of evil intentions.

"Let's go. Second uncle will take you for a walk around the courtyard. This is the first time for both of you to come to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, so second uncle will take you to have a look around and familiarize yourself with the environment."

After solving a big problem, Shen Tingzhi decided to take his two children and run away quickly, otherwise he could not stand Chunchao's resentful look.

Hearing that Shen Tingzhi was going to take the two children out, Chunchao subconsciously reached out and held Li Muyang's hand. Usually, Chunchao took Li Muyang with her the most in the palace, and she was used to holding Li Muyang's hand when going out.

Li Muyang, who had always felt that there was something wrong with the 'grandfather' in front of him, finally knew what was wrong the moment Chunchao held his hand.

He tilted his head and looked at the 'grandfather' beside him, and tentatively called out, "Sister Chunchao."

"Oh, ah." Chunchao had already agreed, but it was too late when he realized that something was wrong.

Now it was Chunchao's turn to feel embarrassed. She should have played the role of Uncle Han so naturally that no one could notice anything unusual.

But who would have thought that Li Muyang would recognize her at once, which shows how badly she played the role.

Since she had been recognized, there was nothing left to hide. Chunchao blushed and asked embarrassedly, "How did you recognize me, young prince?"

Li Muyang lifted Chunchao's hand and said, "You are holding my hand, Sister Chunchao. Grandpa's hands are not so smooth and delicate."

"And this morning, my mother told me that you have important things to do, and she wants me to stay with Sister Xia He for the time being."

"So I think that in order to deal with those bad guys, my second uncle can pretend to be my grandfather. Then, sister Chunchao, will you also pretend to be the housekeeper grandfather to help my second uncle?"

Shen Tingzhi and Chunchao were shocked by Li Muyang's words. This kid is really amazing.

At such a young age, his logical thinking is so clear and he can even judge the truth based on the details.

This made Shen Tingzhi couldn't help but sigh that his nephew was really a talented person who could be of great use.

Shen Tingzhi had no idea about this before, but after seeing what Li Muyang did today, he suddenly felt that it might be better if he were to teach his nephew himself.

Chunchao looked down at her hands. She was so focused on beautifying her face that she had actually forgotten about her hands.

Many times success or failure depends on details, and Chunchao felt ashamed of his negligence.

Chunchao bowed to Li Muyang and said, "Your Highness, I am grateful for your instruction."

"I still have some things to do, so I won't accompany you."

After saying this, Chunchao walked out with a red face. She had not yet fully adapted to her new identity.

From this moment on, she must be careful with her words and actions and forget that she is Chunchao. She is now Han Ming, the chief steward of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Li Muyang watched Chunchao leave like that. He looked at Shen Tingzhi with a puzzled look and asked, "Second uncle, why did Sister Chunchao leave? Did I say something wrong?"

"No, it's not that Mu'er said anything wrong, but Mu'er made her understand a truth: no matter what you do, you must put your heart into it."

"She is no longer your sister Chunchao. She is now Han Ming, the chief steward of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. So she can't go out with us now. She has her own things to do. Do you understand?"

Shen Tingzhi looked at Li Muyang and liked him more and more. It was time to put his plan of teaching him on the agenda. Later today he would ask his sister whether this was feasible.

"Oh, I see." Shen Tianjiao told Li Muyang that everyone has things to do and responsibilities to bear, which cannot be replaced by anyone.

What Sister Chunchao is doing now must be something she has to do, so we can't disturb her.

Li Muyang handed his hand to Shen Tingzhi and asked Shen Tingzhi to hold it. Then Shen Tingzhi held Li Muyan in one hand and held Li Muyang with the other hand. The three uncles and nephews came out of the house together and went to the yard.

Although there are not many masters in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, the area it occupies is very large, the largest among the aristocratic families in the capital.

The regulations are even larger than those of the princes' mansions. This is not only a symbol of status, but also a manifestation of the emperor's grace.