The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

After dealing with Feng Baolin and Song Jing, Shen Tianjiao was in a good mood and decided to wander around the harem. Maybe she would meet some ignorant people who came to cause trouble for her. It would be a good opportunity to deal with them all at once, which would save her a lot of trouble.

"Empress, the Youming Palace is ahead." Chunchao looked at the dilapidated palace in front and reminded Shen Tianjiao in a low voice.

Shen Tianjiao, who was originally in a good mood, suddenly became unhappy when she heard the three words "Youming Palace".

After standing in front of Youming Palace for a long time, Shen Tianjiao slowly asked, "How is she doing recently?"

"She's still the same as always. She either sits in the yard in a daze or falls asleep all day long. And recently, I heard from Qingye that she eats less and less, and refuses to take medicine. Qingye said that she might die soon..."

Chunchao didn't dare to say anything else, but Shen Tianjiao understood what he meant.

"Why is she doing this? She is punishing herself with other people's mistakes." The memories that suddenly emerged in Shen Tianjiao's mind made her heart feel as painful and suffocated as if it was stabbed by a knife.

Imprisoned in Youming Palace is Consort Chun, Wang Danyang. She is the legitimate daughter of the Imperial Tutor's Mansion and entered the palace with Shen Tianjiao many years ago. She is a gentle and good-tempered person.

Although Shen Tianjiao and she could not be considered close friends, they had a good relationship in the palace.

Three years ago, the Taifu Mansion was suddenly accused of treason, and the entire family was convicted, their property was confiscated and they were exiled.

The Grand Tutor had retired many years ago and lived at home without interfering in state affairs. The claim that he participated in factional struggles and treason was not convincing at all, but Li Rui did not even conduct an interrogation and directly ordered the Wang family to be confiscated and exiled.

Wang Danyang had only argued a few words for his family in front of Li Rui, and he was imprisoned in Youming Palace on the charge of disrespect. Although Youming Palace was not a cold palace, staying there was even more despairing than being in a cold palace.

Although Shen Tianjiao usually sends people to look after her, after all, they are out of reach and there are many things that cannot be taken care of.

"Let's go in and take a look." Shen Tianjiao retracted her gaze and walked forward.

"Ah?" Chunchao, who was following her, didn't react for a moment. Although Shen Tianjiao would send people to Youming Palace to take care of Wang Danyang in the past, everyone who served her knew that she actually avoided Youming Palace.

"What are you doing? Hurry up and catch up." Shen Tianjiao looked back at the dumbfounded Chunchao and urged him. "Oh, here I come." Chunchao quickly calmed himself down and took two quick steps to Shen Tianjiao's side.

When she pushed open the door of Youming Palace, an air of decay and death filled with age and decay hit her in the face. This feeling made Shen Tianjiao extremely uncomfortable.

"Empress, why are you here?" Qingye, who was serving Wang Danyang medicine, was so scared when he saw Shen Tianjiao and Chunchao suddenly appear in front of him that he almost threw the bowl in his hand away.

"You go down." Shen Tianjiao took the medicine bowl from Qingye's hand. The strong bitter smell of medicine rushed into her nose. Whether in her past life or this life, this smell was very familiar and disgusting to Shen Tianjiao.

Wang Danyang, who was in a daze, suddenly raised his head, looked at Shen Tianjiao and smiled, "You're here."

"Yeah." There were too many things in Shen Tianjiao's eyes when she looked at Wang Danyang, including heartache, anger, worry, but more of it was anger at his lack of fighting spirit.

"Am I going to die soon?" Wang Danyang smiled brightly, just like when they first met.

"Do you want to die so much?" Looking at Wang Danyang who was smiling so brightly, Shen Tianjiao really felt as if she was in another world.

"You've come here to see me in person. Isn't it true that I'm about to die?" Wang Danyang smiled bitterly. "It's been three years, and I'm finally free. Do you know how desperate it is to live in this cage of pain, a life worse than death?"

"Wang Danyang, is this really all you have to offer? It would be easy for you to die, but what would happen to your family?"

"Your parents are old and enslaved in the bitter cold of the border town. Your brothers, who were once so high-spirited, are now in dire straits and suffering humiliation. Your sisters, who were once noble ladies in the capital, are now like stray dogs with no one to protect them. Can you bear to abandon them like this?"

"And your child who was drugged and aborted and now takes human form, don't you want to avenge him?"

If you want a heartbroken person to cheer up again, you must pierce her heart again and hurt her again with the things that hurt her before.

"Do you think I don't want to?" Wang Danyang suddenly roared madly, "Tell me, given my current state, what qualifications do I have to protect them and seek revenge?"

"It's really impossible to do it with your current state, but if you want, I can help you. If we work together, is there anything in this world that we can't accomplish?"

Shen Tianjiao poured out the medicine in the bowl and placed it on the stone table beside her. She didn't expect to get the answer right away. After all, starting over again would require great courage and the price to pay would be even greater.

"Think about it carefully, and tell me when you've made up your mind." Shen Tianjiao turned around and was about to leave. She didn't want to stay in such a depressing environment for a moment longer.

"Why?" Wang Danyang stared at Shen Tianjiao's back and asked without emotion.

"Why?" Shen Tianjiao looked up and ahead, "Maybe it's because you had the opportunity to poison me and take my place, but you chose to give up and be under me."

"You know everything?" Wang Danyang suddenly became excited, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he looked more energetic.

"Yes, I knew it a long time ago. I knew it when the plan was first being planned." Shen Tianjiao said in a relaxed tone, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

"Then why do you..." Wang Danyang, who had just regained some energy, lost his strength and returned to his original state.

"I don't know, maybe it's for a gamble." Shen Tianjiao didn't stay and walked away with big strides.