The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

The entire Yuxiu Palace was almost dug up three feet deep in order to find the Empress, but the instigator was still completely unaware of it.

Shen Tianjiao is currently enjoying herself in her dreams. Although her sleep quality has been poor since she came here, she rarely dreams.

This was her second dream, except for the last time when she sent Li Muyang to Cui Mansion in the carriage, a dream that spanned her past and present lives.

This dream is still related to Yan Yu.

In the dream, Yan Yu still looked like a young boy, but the scene had changed and he was now on the battlefield.

The young general was brave and fearless and invincible. He wielded his silver spear with great vigor, and countless enemies fell under his spear.

The bright red blood dyed his cloak and robe red.

The shouts and cheers of the soldiers and the breathtaking roar of the military drums were as if right next to their ears, and everyone was waiting and looking forward to the general's victory.

When everyone thought that the general was about to win, an accident happened. An arrow flew from nowhere and pierced the general's forehead.

The general, who had been full of vigor and courage just now, suddenly fell to the ground, followed by shouting, crying, and cursing.

The scene was in complete chaos, and nothing could be distinguished.

Shen Tianjiao was eager to rush over to see how Yan Yu was doing, but the more she struggled to go over, the more an invisible force behind her pulled her back.

In the end, she was unable to overcome the invisible force and was pulled back.

Shen Tianjiao's heart felt like it was being gripped by a pair of hands. The pain made her unable to breathe. She wanted to break free but couldn't.

Just when she was unable to fight back and her strength was fading, a loud noise woke Shen Tianjiao up.

"Master, master, please wake up." Yu Po, who was the first to find Shen Tianjiao, was really scared when he saw Shen Tianjiao sweating all over and her body twitching.

Shen Tianjiao, who was awakened by the shock, stared blankly at Yu Po, as if she didn't recognize her.

Yu Po was shocked to see Shen Tianjiao like this, and quickly took out the silver needles he carried with him, found the acupuncture points and gave Shen Tianjiao acupuncture.

It took half a cup of tea for Shen Tianjiao to regain consciousness after the acupuncture.

Seeing Shen Tianjiao awake, Yupo finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Master, I will carry you back to rest."

Shen Tianjiao shook her head and said, "No need to carry me, just support me and walk back."

Although Yuxiu Palace is now inhabited by her own people and is surrounded like an iron barrel, with outsiders unable to enter, Shen Tianjiao cannot let anyone see any bad side of her.

Not only is she the regent now, she is also the mother of the crown prince. Any movement concerning her at this time will affect the changes in the political situation.

Yu Po didn't say anything more. She knew that her master had always been a man of his own ideas and had his own reasons for doing everything. She just had to obey him.

Although the scenes just now were just a dream, they really seemed to have happened. At this moment, Shen Tianjiao felt so weak that she couldn't even walk steadily.

Yu Po almost carried Shen Tianjiao in his arms as he walked away.

"Jiaojiao, what's wrong with you?" Yu Po supported Shen Tianjiao for not far when he bumped into Ruan Yuhu who came out to look for someone.

Shen Tianjiao was so weak that she didn't even have the strength to speak. Yupo was afraid of arousing Ruan Yuhu's suspicion, so she replied for her: "Master, you're fine. You just twisted your ankle."

"Oh, my goodness, why are you running around alone?"

Ruan Yuhu looked at Shen Tianjiao, who looked listless and like she was about to faint at any moment. She thought she had sprained her ankle and was in so much pain, and she felt distressed.

"My dear aunt, can you at least have someone with you when you go out? Look at how you are now, it really makes me sad."

"Juruo, quickly send someone to call Doctor Wang over." Ruan Yuhu turned around and instructed Juruo, asking her to quickly call Doctor Wang over.

"No need, old ancestor. I have already straightened the master's bones. There are no broken bones. He just needs to rest for a few days."

Yu Po didn't dare to let Doctor Wang come. If Doctor Wang came, wouldn't his plan be exposed?

It was obvious that the master did not want others to know about what happened today, so Yu Po naturally had to find a way to keep it secret.

Ruan Yuhu looked up at Yu Po, and the panic in his heart immediately disappeared.

Who is Yu Po? She is the captain of Shen Tianjiao’s personal guard. Don’t look at her as a little girl, she is very capable.

As a person who has been practicing martial arts for many years, injuries are commonplace, and she is an expert in treating such injuries.

"Jiuruo, you don't have to go." Ruan Yuhu called Jiuruo. She didn't dare to say anything else, but when it comes to bone setting and healing, Yupo is definitely better than Doctor Wang.

Having escaped a disaster, Yupo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to help Shen Tianjiao continue walking, she heard Ruan Yuhu ask again: "Jiaojiao, what's wrong? Why haven't you said a word for so long?"

Yu Po was startled, glanced at Shen Tianjiao who was leaning on his shoulder, and said, "Master is too tired and doesn't want to talk."

"Grandfather, I will help the master go back to rest first."

After saying that, without waiting for Ruan Yuhu to answer, he put his arm around Shen Tianjiao's waist, lifted her up, and trotted away without looking back.

Ruan Yuhu felt puzzled and was about to follow to find out what was going on when Li Muyang and Li Muyan came over.

"Greetings to the ancestors." Li Muyang bowed and greeted Ruan Yuhu in a formal manner.

"Well, did Mu'er study today?" Seeing Li Muyang and Li Muyan, Ruan Yuhu immediately forgot about chasing Shen Tianjiao to find out.

Li Muyan, who was standing by, was also very considerate and smiled at Ruan Yuhu today, which really melted Ruan Yuhu's heart for a moment.

Ruan Yuhu reached out and took Li Muyan from the wet nurse's arms, holding her in his arms and teasing the little baby.

"To answer the old ancestor's question, Mu'er just came here after finishing her studies."

Li Muyang has now become a gentleman. He does things in a polite and proper manner, and people like him when they see him.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mu'er. Come on, let the old ancestor take you to have some snacks."

Ruan Yuhu held Li Muyan in one hand and was about to hold Li Muyang's hand with the other.

Seeing this, Ju Ruo hurriedly took Li Muyan from Ruan Yuhu's arms and said, "Master, please take it easy."

Ruan Yuhu smiled embarrassedly. She was so happy that she forgot her age. If it were ten years ago, she would have no problem holding one and holding one, but now it is really impossible. She is old and useless.

"Grandfather, Mu'er doesn't want to eat snacks. Mu'er wants to take her sister to see the Queen Mother."

Li Muyang is a little adult in front of others, but in front of Shen Tianjiao, he is still the little child who likes to stick to his mother.

Thinking of Shen Tianjiao's appearance just now, if Li Muyang saw it, he would definitely be worried, and he might even get hurt.

Then Ruan Yuhu said, "Let's go to the old ancestor's place for some snacks first. Your mother hasn't finished her government affairs yet, so you and your sister won't be able to see her."

"When your mother has finished handling government affairs, the ancestor will send you there."

Although he was a little disappointed, Li Muyang still nodded and agreed sensibly.

He knew that his mother was not only his mother, but also the mother of the people of Yunli.

The Queen Mother comes before the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother must first handle state affairs before she can become his Queen Mother again.

Back in the bedroom, Yu Po helped Shen Tianjiao to the bed to rest.

After settling Shen Tianjiao, Yu Po called the palace maids to look after Shen Tianjiao, and ran out to look for Xia He.

Ever since Chunchao went to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, all the affairs of Yuxiu Palace were handed over to Xia He, which kept Xia He very busy.

When Yu Po found Xia He, Xia He was allocating expenses for the palace servants in Yuxiu Palace.

Seeing Yu Po coming, Xia He hurriedly put down the work in her hands and walked over.

"Why did you come here when you have time? What do you want to talk to me about?"

When Xia He saw Yu Po coming, she knew that she would not come to see her for no reason, and that she must have come to see her for something.

Yu Po smiled and went straight to the point without any politeness. "I came to see you because I have something to ask you."

"Well, tell me what's the matter." Xia He poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Yu Po.

"I want to ask your master, has she encountered anything that has been very devastating to her over the years?"

Shen Tianjiao's appearance just now was very similar to that of the Soul Separation Syndrome. Although Yupo was not a doctor, she had seen what the Soul Separation Syndrome looked like.

She once heard someone say that people with soul separation syndrome have suffered a trauma that causes their minds to lose control and become unconscious.

"Ah?" Xia He was stunned by Yu Po's words. She thought about it carefully and felt that her master didn't seem to have suffered any setbacks.

If we have to say there is one, it would be that the dog emperor poisoned the master to death.

But that was not a big blow. After that incident, the master woke up completely and no longer gave in to the dog emperor in everything, and ushered in a new life.

Their current good life all started from that time, so is this a setback? Probably not, right?

Seeing Xia He thinking hard, Yu Po knew that it was probably gone.

If not, then why did the master appear in that state just now? Was she overthinking it? But that was clearly a symptom of soul separation syndrome, right?

Xia He, who really couldn't think of anything, turned around and saw Yu Po frowning and doubting himself.

"What's wrong with you? How did you suddenly come and ask these questions? Did something happen?"

For some reason, seeing Yu Po like this, Xia He also became nervous.

Yu Po raised his head and looked at Xia He and said, "My master fainted in the lotus pond just now. When I found her, she was unconscious and covered in sweat."

"When I woke her up, her eyes were blurry, as if she was in a trance and her consciousness was blurred."

"I used the silver needles I carried with me to give her an acupuncture treatment, and she slowly regained consciousness."

"The master's symptoms at the time were very similar to those of the Soul Dissociation Syndrome, so I came to ask you about it."

Hearing Yu Po say this, Xia He suddenly remembered that Chun Chao had told her that when the prince went to Cui Mansion to study for the first time, the master fell asleep and had a nightmare in the carriage when he went to see him off.

The situation that Chunchao described at that time is the same as what Yupo is describing now.

"Could this be a nightmare?"

"Nightmare?" Yu Po looked at Xia He in confusion, not understanding what she was talking about.

"When the Crown Prince left the palace for the first time to go to Cui's house, it was the Master who saw him off in person. After returning, I heard Chunchao say that the Master had fallen asleep in the carriage at that time."

"I had a nightmare. The situation was similar to what you just described, so I wondered if it was another terrible nightmare that caused that."

Although Xia He did not go with them at that time, Chunchao told her everything in detail after he came back, and it took several days for the master to recover after he came back.

So she remembered it very clearly, and it was almost the same as what Yu Po said.

"Is there such a thing?" Yu Po fell into deep thought. The world is so big and there are all kinds of strange things. Maybe he was just thinking too much.

"What should we do now? The master doesn't seem to want others to know about this."

Yu Po looked at Xia He in embarrassment. She was good at fighting, but when it came to dealing with this kind of thing, she was completely confused and didn't know what to do.

"Is that so?" Xia He thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back and watch over the master and see how the situation is. If it's serious, I'll ask Doctor Zhang to come over. He's one of us."

"Okay, let's do it." Yu Po, who had no experience in this kind of thing, immediately agreed to Xia He's proposal.

Shen Tianjiao lay down on the bed and fell into a coma again.

This time, as expected, she had another dream, and it was connected to the dream she had just had.

It was the same scene, but the difference was that this time Yan Yu was not shot through the head and fell to the ground dead, but was standing alive in front of him.

Looking at the face she hadn't seen for a long time, Shen Tianjiao rushed over excitedly, wanting to pull Yan Yu, but she didn't expect that as soon as she stretched out her hand, Yan Yu in front of her actually retreated a lot.

Shen Tianjiao, who had missed the target, chased after him unwillingly. When she caught up, the same thing happened again.

This went on and on, one chasing and one retreating, until Yan Yu completely disappeared.

Seeing Yan Yu disappear, Shen Tianjiao burst into tears in panic, and finally woke herself up in panic.

When Shen Tianjiao woke up, her face was covered with tears, and her pillow was wet with tears.

Shen Tianjiao struggled to sit up and was about to call for help when Xia He and Yu Po came hurriedly.

Seeing Shen Tianjiao with tears on her face, both of them were shocked.

"Master, what's wrong with you? Are you having a nightmare again?" Xia He walked over and supported Shen Tianjiao. At this moment, Shen Tianjiao had completely lost her former fortitude and looked so fragile that it made people feel distressed.

Shen Tianjiao looked up at Xia He and said after a while: "I'm fine, I'm thirsty again, pour me a glass of water."

Without waiting for Xia He to get up, Yu Po ran to pour the water and brought it over.

Xia He took the water and carefully fed it to Shen Tianjiao. After Shen Tianjiao finished drinking the water, Xia He asked someone to fetch some water, soaked a handkerchief in it, wrung it dry, and wiped Shen Tianjiao's face with it.

Shen Tianjiao calmed down and lay back on the bed, but this time, as soon as she lay down, Yan Mingde suddenly appeared in her mind.

Shen Tianjiao was startled and quickly sat up.