The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

As a person who has witnessed countless changes and power transfers in the harem, Ruan Yuhu always keeps the clearest mind.

It doesn’t really matter whether Li Chaohui is dead or alive. What’s important is that we must get rid of the forces behind her.

The biggest threat they face now is not Li Chaohui herself, but the forces behind her that support her. Li Chaohui is just a pawn used by those forces behind her.

The real purpose behind all those who support and help Li Chaohui is nothing more than their insatiable desire.

They need someone to help them to accomplish and satisfy their own ambitions.

Looking around the world today, there is no one more suitable than Li Zhaohui.

Li Zhaohui has the identity, status and ability that the Ye family carefully created and woven for her with lies.

In that lie, she was the wise, kind, brave and resourceful person destined to be hers.

As long as he used those previous lies, it would be easy to mislead the people and make them identify with Li Chaohui's identity, thereby achieving his ulterior motives.

In fact, when it comes down to it, Li Chaohui is just a puppet controlled by others. When she really achieves success, she can be the king or an abandoned pawn.

It all depends on how much benefit Li Chaohui can bring to them at that time.

It’s a pity that those in the situation are often confused while those who are watching can see things clearly. Li Chaohui, who is in the situation, will never be able to see his own situation clearly.

Perhaps, Li Chaohui is not blind, but for the sake of her fanatical desire, she chooses to be a confused person, and would rather indulge in her own dreams than be a sober person.

Even if one knows that he is like a moth flying into a flame and will destroy himself, he will still go forward without hesitation. This is the madness of obsession.

Li Chaohui is no longer a normal person now. She is a complete lunatic.

"What is she doing these days?" Ruan Yuhu has been so busy lately that she has no time to care about what Li Chaohui is doing.

"Her biggest supporter and backer, Wang Yunzhi, has been doing things in the court that challenge her interests. She can't stay quiet like this."

Ruan Yuhu knew Li Chaohui very well. After all, she had witnessed the entire process of the struggle between the late emperor and Li Chaohui.

Li Zhaohui is an extremely conceited and arrogant person. With her vengeful nature, she will never give up.

"She is powerless now. The poison in her body has been there for too long, causing serious damage to her body and inducing many diseases."

"She no longer has the energy to argue with Prime Minister Wang in order to save her life."

"After all, being alive is the most important thing for her now. If she dies, there will be no hope."

Li Chaohui's affairs are now under the jurisdiction of Qiong Niang, so Qiong Niang knows all about her affairs best.

"Have you found out who poisoned him?" Ruan Yuhu's expression became serious. It seemed that Li Chaohui was indeed dying.

It's time to force her to rebel, otherwise it will be a hassle to deal with her when she turns into a corpse.

"Who else could it be? It must be the maidservant who served her and endured so many years with her in Anguo Temple, the one called Chunniang."

"I don't know how someone bribed her to persist in poisoning Li Zhaohui for so many years."

"Such patience, I wonder if Li Zhaohui would be touched if he knew about it?"

Qiong Niang was imprisoned in Youming Palace because she was framed by people close to her, so she hates this kind of thing.

Even though the other party was their enemy, it was inevitable that Qiong Niang would feel some sympathy for Li Chaohui.

Being poisoned by the person you trust the most, who is the most loyal, and who has been imprisoned with you for so many years is something more difficult to accept than killing someone.

I wonder how Li Chaohui would feel if he knew the truth?

Ruan Yuhu suddenly raised her head and said, "Mrs. Qiong, have someone investigate this Chun Niang thoroughly and find out her relationship with that Prince Li Yong."

"Aunt, are you suspecting that this Chunniang was sent by Li Yong to be with Li Zhaohui?"

Shen Tianjiao's first reaction was that Chun Niang might have been sent by Li Yong to Li Chaohui to avenge his son who had died of resentment.

"Well, that's not right. It should be said that they conspired to kill Li Zhaohui."

"When I heard Qiong Niang talking about Chun Niang just now, I suddenly remembered something."

"This was originally gossip that people spread around after dinner, saying that Li Chen had been engaged since he was a child. Although the other party was not from an aristocratic family, she was from a family of officials."

"I heard that the two of them were childhood sweethearts and had a very good relationship, but later because of Li Zhaohui's intervention, Li Chen broke off the engagement with the woman."

"There are even rumors that after the two broke off their engagement, Li Chen's obsession with her angered Li Chaohui, who ordered the woman's father dismissed from his post and investigated, and then found a reason to exile him to the border."

"The woman's situation was even more tragic. I heard she was strangled to death and thrown into a mass grave to feed stray dogs."

"Back then, there was indeed a Revenue Department official in the capital. I can't remember his name, but he was unjustly demoted and exiled. He also had a daughter who died."

"I remember that the late emperor lost his temper over this matter."

"If I'm not mistaken today, this Chunniang might be from the household of that Ministry of Revenue official."

"She went to Li Zhaohui in order to avenge her family."

"But back then, not everyone could serve Li Zhaohui, so it's possible that Chun Niang was sent by Li Yong to Li Zhaohui."

Shen Tianjiao was a little confused. Li Yong sent Chunniang to Li Zhaohui and asked her to poison Li Zhaohui to death?

This is totally against common sense and logic. After all, Li Yong's son Li Chen was still alive at that time. There was really no need for Li Yong to take such a big risk to offend Li Chaohui.

But if no one recommended Chunniang, it would be impossible for her to get to Li Zhaohui. Moreover, the poisons she gave me, Li Zhaohui, were all very precious poisons, which are not available to ordinary people.

Chunniang has been imprisoned in Anguo Temple with Li Zhaohui for many years. If no one provided her with these poisons, she would never have been able to possess them.

This seemingly simple question suddenly became complicated. It seems that there must be a bigger secret behind it.

It is not as it seems on the surface. Chunniang was bribed to poison Li Chaohui.

If you think about it carefully, Li Chaohui has been imprisoned in Anguo Temple. If there is no deep hatred, who would endure the humiliation and stay with her, and have to put her to death?

"When Li Chen died, he was wrapped in a straw mat and thrown into a mass grave."

"But later, his father, Li Yong, secretly took his body back with others."

"The late emperor knew about this matter and acquiesced to it."

"Li Yong is willing to risk being beheaded to collect Li Chen's body and bury him in peace."

"That means Li Yong dotes on his son very much."

"As for why he sent Chunniang to Li Zhaohui before Li Chen got into trouble, we need to investigate thoroughly."

Ruan Yuhu also became curious at this time. What unknown story is hidden behind this seemingly simple thing?

She has begun to look forward to the moment when the truth is revealed.

"Check it out, check it out carefully, maybe there will be an unexpected surprise."

Shen Tianjiao also began to look forward to it. This matter seemed to be becoming more and more interesting.

"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away."

Qiong Niang left in a hurry. She wanted to arrange for someone to investigate the matter thoroughly.

"Thank you for your hard work, Auntie. Those stubborn old men are not easy to deal with. I'm afraid it will take more effort to make them bow their heads."

Now that we have finished the serious business, it’s time to start chatting.

Shen Tianjiao naturally knew how difficult those old stubborn people were, otherwise she wouldn't have been forced into a corner and Ruan Yuhu came out to deal with them.

"It's nothing to worry about. I eat well and sleep well as usual. I haven't suffered any losses."

"It's just pitiful for those old men. They are so old and used to a life of luxury. Now they can't go home and can only stay in Qingfeng Pavilion, drinking tea and eating snacks. They can't even have a sip of hot soup. It's really unfair to them."

"What's even worse is that they are clearly furious and want to curse, but because they are in the palace, they have to hold their anger in."

"Let alone scolding me, they wouldn't even dare to complain to each other."

How could Ruan Yuhu not know what kind of people those old stubborn people were?

He had been pampered and flattered in his daily life, but now he was slapped in the face and fell to the ground. Not only did he suffer the punishment, but he also felt wronged.

Not only did I want to scold her, I was even afraid that there were people who wanted to kill her.

But all this was just thought. After all, they didn't even dare to scold her, let alone kill her.

Ruan Yuhu had suffered a lot of anger from these people in the past, and now seeing them being humiliated by him, the feeling of venting his anger was really great.

If it weren't for the fact that there were more important things to deal with, Ruan Yuhu would have planned to keep them for a few more days, let them suffer a little more, and vent his anger.

Shen Tianjiao smiled and lowered her head. Now, the only one who could make those old stubborn people lose face and dare not say a word was this old ancestor.

"If it weren't for Li Zhaohui's matter, I would have let them stay in Qingfeng Pavilion for a month."

"We should take this opportunity to discipline these stubborn old men and make them quiet down. Now that they are old, they should be at home enjoying their grandchildren and living a leisurely and contented life."

"But none of them are willing to accept their age. They just keep thinking about how to get out and cause trouble."

"If we don't punish them, they won't know their place."

Ruan Yuhu has been dealing with these old stubborn people for most of his life and knows them very well.

They may not be good at other things, but they are very good at bullying the weak and fearing the strong. When they meet someone weaker than them, they will bully them with all their might. When they meet someone stronger than them, they will retreat and know how to give in.

"Aunt, they are all elderly people after all. Will something bad happen if they continue like this?"

Shen Tianjiao was still a little worried that those old stubborn people might get starved to death in the palace, or something else might happen to them.

I'm afraid that I won't be able to report to my superiors by then, and the abolition of private soldiers will probably be delayed indefinitely.

"Silly girl, your aunt's actions make you uneasy. Am I a person without sense of propriety?"

Ruan Yuhu pretended to be angry and slapped Shen Tianjiao, then turned around and ignored Shen Tianjiao.

Seeing Ruan Yuhu pretending to be angry, Shen Tianjiao smiled and raised her hand to pat Ruan Yuhu's back.

"Aunt, it's not that I don't believe you, I'm just scared and have a shadow in my heart."

"Aunt, do you still remember the incident with Mrs. Cheng Bohou? I suffered a lot because of it back then. Thinking about it now, I feel so choked up."

What Shen Tianjiao said was her original personal experience. Many years ago, the eldest daughter of Marquis Cheng was summoned into the palace by Concubine Xue at that time.

Concubine Xue originally planned to make the eldest daughter of Cheng Bohou's family the empress, and then use her niece to help consolidate her position.

Unfortunately, although Concubine Xue had a good plan, the wife of Marquis Chengbo did not agree with it.

So the wife of Cheng Bohou wrote, directed and acted out a farce, using Shen Tianjiao as her own tool. In the end, she used her superb green tea skills to push all the responsibility onto Shen Tianjiao.

In an instant, Shen Tianjiao became the target of everyone's discussion and accusations. How could the word "tragic" describe that scene?

When Shen Tianjiao mentioned this, Ruan Yuhu also remembered that incident. At that time, Mrs. Cheng Bohou did not want her daughter to become a tool in the hands of others and work for others.

She originally wanted to use Shen Tianjiao to get rid of Concubine Xue, and then take the opportunity to let her daughter take the throne, and then the Chengbo Marquisate could also join the ranks of the royal family.

Unexpectedly, in the end she got into trouble, but she pushed all the responsibility onto Shen Tianjiao, letting Shen Tianjiao take the blame for her.

Shen Tianjiao was really easy to talk to at that time. If it were now, he would have to strip Cheng Bohou of his title and make him a commoner to see if the wife of Cheng Bohou would still dare to be so arrogant.

"How could I not remember that thing?" Ruan Yuhu looked at Shen Tianjiao with eyes full of heartache. Children without anyone to protect them are the most pitiful.

"Jiaojiao, just wait. It won't be long before your aunt avenges you and returns all the grievances you've suffered. If your aunt doesn't bring shame upon the Chengbohou Mansion and even lose their hereditary title, I, Ruan Yuhu, will write my name backwards!"

Ruan Yuhu is so domineering that no one can be compared to him. The Chengbohou Mansion is about to face a disaster.