The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

An Ping shook her head, and after a long moment, she spoke: "I don't know who gave me my name. I'm just an orphan who no one wants."

A month ago, the master who had been taking care of Anping passed away. Before she died, she asked Anping to live with an old lady.

She said that from now on, she would follow the old nanny and she would take care of her.

So she sat in the sedan chair, blindfolded, and brought here, but when she arrived, the old nanny was gone.

Although the old maids here were very kind to her, never beat or scolded her, and treated her better than her master, she did not feel safe at all when she left the familiar environment and familiar people.

Only when she stays in this greenhouse every day can she feel the most comfortable, relaxed and at ease.

Although this noble and bright beauty was the first time she met her, she felt inexplicably close to her, so she dared to speak to her boldly.

When Shen Tianjiao heard An Ping say that she was just an orphan with no one to rely on, she couldn't help but feel sympathy for her.

Although all her family members except her mother were still alive in her previous life, she became an orphan with no one to rely on after her maternal grandfather's family fell from power.

You have to rely on yourself for everything. Only those who have experienced it know the helplessness and sadness.

Shen Tianjiao stepped forward and took Anping's hand, saying, "You will find your family later. Once you have a family, you will no longer be an orphan."

"Look, you take such good care of these flowers and plants, which shows that you are a kind-hearted girl. God will not treat any kind-hearted person unfairly."

This was the first time someone had said this to Anping. When she was staying in the nunnery, her master only took care of her three meals a day and never said anything else to her except for some necessary daily words.

Anping raised his head and looked at Shen Tianjiao. The beauty in front of him was a very good person.

Shen Tianjiao was completely unaware at the moment. She was just speaking out of emotion and said some comforting words to the poor girl in front of her. She had already been given the good guy card and was considered a good person.

An Ping bravely took Shen Tianjiao's hand and extended an invitation to her for the first time in his life. "I planted some orchids there. My mother-in-law said they couldn't survive, but I managed to do it. They're very beautiful. Do you want to go and see them?"

Sensing the nervousness of the little girl in front of him, Shen Tianjiao smiled and gently patted her back, saying softly, "Okay, let's go and take a look."

When Anping heard Shen Tianjiao say that she agreed to go see the orchids she planted, he was as happy as a child, smiling brightly and restrainedly.

An Ping pulled Shen Tianjiao in front of the orchids she had planted, pointed at them and said to her, "These are them."

Shen Tianjiao looked up and saw a small bunch of orchids in front of her that she had never seen before. The small goose yellow flowers were set off by the slender green leaves, making them look particularly lovely.

"Well, these flowers are well grown." Even though Shen Tianjiao is not a flower lover, nor is she someone who knows how to grow flowers, she cannot deny that these orchids in front of her are really well grown.

Seeing that Shen Tianjiao liked the orchids she planted, Anping finally smiled happily.

"You, do you like these flowers?" An Ping looked at Shen Tianjiao and asked with courage.

"Yeah, I like it." Shen Tianjiao nodded with a smile. Looking at these orchids that had just sprouted buds, she felt hope in her heart for some reason.

"If you like them, I'll give them all to you." An Ping looked at Shen Tianjiao seriously and said, "Mammy said these flowers were dug up from the mountain behind. As long as I can keep them alive, they'll be mine."

"If you like them, I'll give them all to you. But not now. They're too small. They need to be raised until they grow up."

"Will you come again?" An Ping's eyes when looking at Shen Tianjiao had changed from eagerness to timidity due to fear of being rejected.

An Ping's pitiful eyes, like a little rabbit, made Shen Tianjiao unable to say no to her.

"Well, I will come again." Shen Tianjiao looked at Anping and smiled, then began to observe the child's appearance carefully.

Shen Tianjiao had never met Li Chaohui. Before Li Rui ascended the throne, Li Chaohui was imprisoned in Anguo Temple.

In addition, before she got married, Shen Tianjiao was not a person who liked to join in the fun and attend various banquets, so it was not surprising that she had never met Li Chaohui.

Looking at An Ping, Shen Tianjiao immediately concluded that she did not look like Li Zhaohui.

There is no reason, this is Shen Tianjiao's intuition.

The girl in front of me has a bright and elegant appearance. Although she is ignorant of the world, she has an innate noble and arrogant air in her every move.

He's the kind of person that once you meet him, it's hard to forget him.

Shen Tianjiao couldn't help but switch the image of Anping in her mind to that of a man.

What appeared before her was a handsome young man who was different from a noble family. He was gentle, elegant and polite.

It makes people feel as if they are bathed in spring breeze and very comfortable.

It looks like the moon in the sky that is out of reach, and also like a startled guest who has fallen into the human world.

It's no wonder that she caught the eye of the eldest princess Li Zhaohui, who was arrogant, conceited and looked down on everyone.

It’s a pity that beautiful women are not the only ones who suffer from tragic fate in this world. Such a beautiful person eventually died under the majesty of imperial power.

If that person had not died and was still alive, they would be a family of three that everyone envied.

But there is no such thing as "if" in this world, some things are destined to be inevitable.

At this moment, Shen Tianjiao seemed to understand why Li Chaohui was so obsessed with sitting on the throne.

Perhaps in Li Chaohui's heart, the departure of her lover is a pain that she can never make up for. Only when she sits on the throne and becomes the most powerful person in Yunli Kingdom, can she grasp what she has.

You don’t have to watch your loved one die and be powerless to do anything because you don’t have enough ability and power.

"Really? Will you come again?" When An Ping heard Shen Tianjiao say that she would come again, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face again.

"Then next time you come, I'll dig up all these flowers and give them to you."

Anping looked at Shen Tianjiao, his eyes still as pure and harmless.

"Okay." Shen Tianjiao reached out and straightened Anping's scattered hair. "I'll go back and have someone bring you some cakes. By the way, do you like cakes?"

"Yeah, I like it." Anping nodded embarrassedly. No girl of her age could escape the sweet temptation of pastries.

When she was in the nunnery, she could only get some cakes to eat occasionally. Now that she lives here, she has no shortage of cakes, but who would complain about not having enough of something they like?

Especially the person you are giving this gift to is someone you like very much.

"As long as you like it, I'll have someone deliver the cakes to you later. If you enjoy them, tell the maids here and have them send a message to me. I'll have someone deliver them to you."

"If you need anything here, tell them and they will prepare it for you."

"Yeah, okay." Anping looked at Shen Tianjiao with sparkling eyes, looking honest and cute, just like a little child.

This made Shen Tianjiao think of her two children. Since becoming a mother, Shen Tianjiao's heart has become softer and softer.

"Master, it's time for us to go back." Xia He whispered in Shen Tianjiao's ear.

Although today is not a grand court meeting, it is the day for court officials to discuss matters in the imperial study.

"Yeah." Shen Tianjiao nodded gently, then looked at Anping and said, "I have some things to deal with today, so I'll leave first. I'll come see you another day."

"You're leaving." An Ping felt lost when he heard Shen Tianjiao say she was leaving.

"Well, I'll come to see you another day." Shen Tianjiao smiled and touched Anping's head, just like she usually comforted Li Muyang.

"Then you must come." An Ping pulled Shen Tianjiao's sleeve reluctantly, not wanting her to leave.

Anping didn't know what was wrong with him. It was the first time he met Shen Tianjiao today, but he just felt very close to her and had a good relationship with her.

She had done a lot of things today that she had never done before. She spoke so many words for the first time in her life, and to someone she had just met.

He gave her the flowers he had grown with great effort, accepted the cakes she gave him, and most importantly, he didn't want her to leave and wanted her to stay with him.

Anyway, in a nutshell, Anping likes this noble and bright beautiful sister very much.

After going to the Imperial Study and dealing with those troublesome state affairs, Shen Tianjiao returned to Yuxiu Palace in the afternoon.

Without the noise of the two children, Yuxiu Palace became much quieter. Shen Tianjiao used to like quietness very much, but now she felt that too much quietness was not good.

Qiong Niang brought some supplements. Shen Tianjiao was too tired now. She had to deal with endless state affairs, family affairs, and troubles every day. Each of these events was very energy-consuming.

If she doesn't eat more supplements to replenish her body, how can she have enough energy to deal with those things? So now Qiong Niang's most important task every day is to stew supplements for Shen Tianjiao.

"Take this tonic first." Qiong Niang put down the tonic in her hand, wet the handkerchief, wrung it dry and wiped Shen Tianjiao's face.

"Put it aside for now. I won't be able to eat after I finish this." Shen Tianjiao was exhausted. If Li Muyang wasn't still young, she really wanted to give up.

She is not acting as regent at all, she is clearly shortening her life. She often feels that if she continues like this, she may be reincarnated again in a few years.

"No, you have to eat this. If you don't want to eat, you can eat later, but you have to eat this right now."

Qiong Niang knew very well that Shen Tianjiao's words of putting it aside for now meant that she didn't want to eat anymore.

Qiong Niang can indulge Shen Tianjiao in other matters, but in this matter, Qiong Niang will never indulge Shen Tianjiao or compromise with her.

Shen Tianjiao sighed helplessly in her heart. Qiong Niang, the housekeeper, was good in every way except that she sometimes interfered too much.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Give it to me." Shen Tianjiao had no choice but to accept her fate. To offend Qiong Niang was like kicking a wall.

Qiong Niang went to bring the supplement over and handed it to Shen Tianjiao, "This is the recipe that Dongyang adjusted. It is specially made according to your current physical condition and needs."

"You have to eat it all, not a single bit can be left. It took me over an hour to stew this tonic."

"Okay, I'll eat it all without leaving any." Shen Tianjiao was really afraid of Qiong Niang now. She nagged endlessly and people's ears would get calluses if they listened to her.

In order to ignore Qiong Niang's nagging, Shen Tianjiao obediently ate up the bowl of tonic, leaving not even a drop of soup.

"The ancestor meant that the Queen Mother's funeral will have to be postponed for a while."

"At least she has to wait until Qian Wanhe's situation has calmed down, otherwise she's afraid those people will take advantage of the opportunity to stir up trouble again."

While Qiong Niang was massaging Shen Tianjiao, she was talking to her about something.

"Just postpone it, it's not a big deal."

For Shen Tianjiao, it didn't matter whether the news of Empress Dowager Liu's death was made public or not. If she wasn't the empress dowager of a country and had to give an explanation to the outside world, Shen Tianjiao wouldn't bother to care.

"By the way, are those old antiques doing well in the palace?"

Qiong Niang couldn't help but lower her head and smiled, saying, "Okay, very good."

"After drinking all that tea yesterday, they're almost half dead."

"I really admire our ancestor now. She didn't even mention withdrawing the private soldiers of each family. She just kept persuading them to drink tea."

"After a day of drinking tea and being offered nothing but snacks, it would be strange if they didn't die."

"I think they will take the initiative to beg for mercy and surrender without waiting for the ancestors to tell them to withdraw their private soldiers."

Shen Tianjiao also laughed. As expected, a bad guy needs to be dealt with by a bad guy. This group of people were so arrogant in front of her. The more she spoke to them in a nice way, the more they would embarrass her.

But when they got to Ruan Yuhu, they all became as obedient as mice seeing a cat.

They are a bunch of bullies who only care about the weak and fear the strong. They know that they can't do anything to them because of their status, so they just bully her.

When they got to Ruan Yuhu, who didn't have to worry about their faces, they all became so humble and submissive that they didn't even dare to fart.

Oh! It really is true that comparing yourself to others makes you mad.

"The ancestor had no intention of telling them to withdraw their private soldiers. She was just waiting for those old guys to speak up themselves."

"After all, if our ancestors spoke to them, it would be passed down and become a reason for those people to attack and slander us in the future."

“But it’s very different when our ancestors don’t force them to say it, but let it come out of their own mouths.”