The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Wang Zongyuan brought the gift to Wang Yunzhi, but he hadn't sent anyone to inform him yet.

Then he heard someone calling him from behind, "Zong Yuan, why are you here too?"

Wang Zongyuan turned around and saw Wang Hengshan standing behind him.

"Brother, why are you here too?" Wang Zongyuan was also surprised to see Wang Hengshan.

Wang Zongyuan didn't know that Wang Hengshan had returned to Beijing. He still thought that Wang Hengshan was still in the northern border.

"What's wrong? Are you surprised to see me?" Wang Hengshan walked forward and put his arm around Wang Zongyuan's shoulders. The two hadn't seen each other for many years, and they were particularly affectionate when they met.

"Brother, when did you come back? Why didn't you tell me? I should have given you a welcome."

When Wang Zongyuan returned to Beijing, he tried to persuade Wang Hengshan to come back with him.

But Wang Hengshan refused to do so and insisted on staying in the northern border.

So when Wang Zongyuan suddenly saw Wang Hengshan here, he was surprised but also a little confused.

"Ah!" Wang Hengshan smiled sheepishly and said, "Your sister-in-law's health is getting worse. When the two sons of the Zhenbei Marquis came back last time, she came back with them."

"Later, the Marquis of Zhenbei wrote to me again and again, asking me to come back. If I were to continue to be stubborn and not come back, it would be too ungrateful."

Wang Hengshan scratched his head and smiled innocently, "Besides, I'm worried about Yun Zhi, so I want to come back and look after him and make him make fewer mistakes."

"Don't make a big mistake, it will be too late to regret it."

Wang Yunzhi leaned on the couch, listening to the lively sounds outside, and his mood unconsciously improved.

"Go quickly and invite both brothers in."

Wang Yunzhi sat up straight and gave instructions to the servant beside him.

The servant took the order and went out, bowing to Wang Hengshan and Wang Zongyuan, "Master, Second Master, please come in and talk."

"Zong Yuan, let's go. We were so happy that we forgot how cold it is outside. Let's go inside and have a cup of hot tea to warm ourselves up."

Wang Hengshan let go of Wang Zongyuan's hand and warmly invited Wang Zongyuan into the house.

"Brother, it's nothing serious. The wind in our northern border is much stronger than here. What's a little bit of wind?"

After the wind from the northern border that was as sharp and cold as a knife that blew on the face, what was the cold wind in Shangjing compared to it?

"Yeah, the wind in the northern border is still strong."

Although Wang Hengshan had only been back in Beijing for a few days, he had already begun to miss the northern border. Even the wind and shuang, whom he once hated, had become lovable.

The two of them walked into the house, talking and laughing. Wang Yunzhi apologized when he saw them come in, "Brothers, I'm not feeling well, so I can't get up to greet you."

"Hey, what are you talking about? We are all brothers. Why are you saying those polite words? It makes us look distant."

When Wang Zongyuan interacts with others, he is either extremely distant from you or extremely close to you.

Although he and Wang Yunzhi had little interaction on weekdays, he came here with a mission, so he took the initiative to get closer to Wang Yunzhi.

"Zong Yuan is right. We are all family, so why should we be so polite?"

Wang Hengshan looked at Wang Zongyuan and said with a smile, "In these years in Northern Frontier, besides the care of the Marquis of Zhenbei, it is you, as my younger brother, who has taken such good care of me."

"If it weren't for you, not only would my old bones not be able to survive, but I'm afraid no one in my family would be alive today."

Life in exile in the northern border is really hard. Even if you have someone to protect you, it is really difficult to get out of it.

Fortunately, Wang Hengshan's family was lucky enough. Not only did they have the care of the Marquis of Zhenbei, but they also had the support of Wang Zongyuan.

Even though Wang Zongyuan returned to Shangjing later, he still did not forget his old brother who was suffering far away in the northern border.

From time to time, he would send people to deliver some silver and medicinal herbs, and would also instruct his brothers to send some food to Wang Hengshan's family.

With their care, Wang Hengshan and his family suffered a little in the northern border, but at least they survived.

Wang Yunzhi's gratitude towards Wang Zongyuan increased sharply at this moment. He regretted that he had listened to other people's rumors and did not recognize Wang Zongyuan earlier.

If they had recognized each other earlier, perhaps he wouldn't have had to wait until he was almost killed by someone else before he repented.

"Brother, you don't know yet. Yutang and I both died at the hands of those evil men the day before yesterday. We have long since become wronged souls."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hengshan immediately turned around and bowed to Wang Zongyuan, "Zongyuan, thank you so much for your generosity."

"If it weren't for you, my brother would have returned to the capital and would have been in great sorrow, experiencing the pain of losing a loved one again."

"Hey, brother, what are you doing?" Wang Zongyuan hurriedly helped Wang Hengshan up and said, "Brother, isn't that really being polite?"

"Although we three brothers haven't seen each other for a long time and have had no contact in the past, we are truly a family connected by blood."

"We are a family here, what are we talking about?"

"My father's stubbornness ruined our family, and I was even forced to become a bandit in the mountains."

"If I hadn't met the Marquis and been accepted into his service, I don't know what would have become of me now."

"Brother, after you learned about what I did in the past, you didn't despise me for bringing shame to the family, nor did you think that because I was a bandit, I was unworthy of being your brother."

"Don't say that we are a family today, and it is natural for us to help each other."

"Even if any of us, Yunli people, were attacked by evil beings, how could we, the people of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, not come to their rescue?"

"So don't mention this matter again. Don't mention it again. If you mention it again, you really don't regard me as a brother anymore."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it. Let's not talk about it."

Wang Hengshan had been with Wang Zongyuan for a long time, so he naturally knew his younger brother's personality.

He is a public-spirited person who speaks up for what is right and keeps his word. He thinks being nice to others is his duty, but if others are nice to him, he will feel uncomfortable.

"Well! It's rare for us brothers to get together. We should be celebrating with a drink and chat."

"But now that Yun Zhi is injured, we can't drink the wine. We can only wait until he recovers."

"Although we can't drink alcohol today, we can drink tea."

"Come, let's have tea instead of wine today. It's nice for the three of us brothers to talk freely and speak our minds."

Wang Yunzhi is injured now, so Wang Hengshan can only entertain Wang Zongyuan on his behalf. Fortunately, they are all family members, and he and Wang Zongyuan are familiar with each other, so there is no restraint between them.

"Okay, drinking tea or wine is the same. As long as we brothers talk together, it's a happy thing."

When Wang Zongyuan was in the northern border, he could not enjoy life without wine. If he didn't drink some wine with the meal, he would feel weak and listless.

But after returning to Beijing, he was afraid that drinking would cause trouble, so he forced himself to quit drinking and learned to drink tea.

Wang Hengshan and Wang Zongyuan sat next to Wang Yunzhi. The three brothers made tea and chatted about family matters.

"A Yuan, why did you suddenly come to Huguo Temple?"

Although Wang Hengshan had not been in Beijing for a long time, he still had not forgotten the rules of the Xishan Camp.

The Xishan Camp is the last barrier to protect Shangjing, so the commander of the Xishan Camp has always been directly controlled by the emperor.

Without the emperor's permission, the commander of the Xishan camp could not set foot outside the capital until his death.

"In a few days it will be the anniversary of the death of the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei. Every time this happens, the Empress will leave the palace and go to the Huguo Temple to pay homage to her mother."

"The situation in the court was turbulent this year, and the Empress was worried that she would not be able to go to the Huguo Temple to pay her respects to her mother, so she brought it forward this year."

Wang Zongyuan could tell lies without blushing or getting nervous.

Wang Hengshan's hand, holding the teacup, trembled. He looked at Wang Zongyuan and asked, "Does that mean the Empress is already in Huguo Temple?"

"Yes, that's right. He's already at Huguo Temple." Wang Zongyuan put down the teacup in his hand and said with a smile, "He arrived yesterday evening."

"The Second Young Master is here too. This year, worshipping Madam is finally not just the Empress's business."

"In previous years, the Marquis and several young masters were all in the Northern Frontier, so the Empress came here alone to pay her respects."

"Having the Second Young Master accompany me this year, I can finally get some comfort."

In Wang Zongyuan's heart, he actually always treated Shen Tianjiao as his own child.

Although Shen Tianjiao had no contact with Wang Zongyuan before, the two only met each other when they came to Huguo Temple every year to worship the wife of Zhenbei Hou.

Moreover, apart from some official routine and polite words, they did not say anything else to each other.

But every time he saw Shen Tianjiao coming to the Huguo Temple alone to pay homage to the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei, without even a relative by her side, he felt very uncomfortable.

Although she was the queen and surrounded by infinite glory, that glory could not cover up her loneliness and solitude.

However, this situation will never happen again, because not only have the Marquis and several young masters returned, but most importantly, Shen Tianjiao now has a son and a daughter.

When the prince and princess grow up a little, they can accompany their mother to pay homage to their grandmother.

Wang Hengshan calmed himself down. Shen Tianjiao had saved his daughter and was a great benefactor to the Wang family. However, with his current status, he could not go to meet her.

"I see. I was wondering how you could leave the West Mountain Camp and come to the Huguo Temple."

"A Yuan, my current status is special and I cannot show my true face to others, so could you please help me prepare? I want to go and burn a stick of incense to the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei as a token of my gratitude."

"No problem, let me arrange this."

Wang Zongyuan knew how Wang Hengshan had been taken care of by the Marquis of Zhenbei in the northern border.

Now it is understandable that Wang Hengshan wants to burn a stick of incense to the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei to express his gratitude.

And this is not a big deal, Wang Zongyuan can definitely help.

"Brother, the Queen and the Second Young Master came to visit me last night."

"I've already come clean with the Queen. I've been foolish for most of my life, and now it's time to repent."

Wang Hengshan was momentarily stunned by Wang Yunzhi's words, but it was not his fault. After all, he had been trying to persuade Wang Yunzhi for most of his life.

Wang Yunzhi had never listened to what he said, and now he suddenly understood. It was a bit too sudden for Wang Hengshan.

Wang Zongyuan had heard about this from Shen Tingzhi last night, so he was relatively calm.

"Brother, don't look at me like that. Everything I said is true."

Wang Yunzhi sighed and said, "Just as you said before, I was too obsessed."

"It's not that I didn't know what I was doing was wrong, but I insisted on doing it, always trying to find a way to have the best of both worlds and balance the situation."

"But I've been searching for more than a decade and haven't found a solution that's the best of both worlds."

"I underestimated that man's greed and ambition, and overestimated my own abilities."

"Actually, ever since Li Bin rebelled and the Empress came to take charge of the situation, I knew I was wrong."

"When the Empress Dowager heard the news of Li Bin's rebellion, she didn't show any panic or fear. She just sat there as if she was dealing with an ordinary matter."

"All arrangements were made in the blink of an eye."

"She was able to get Yan Mingde to quell the rebellion. This was beyond my expectation."

"Yan Mingde is the commander of the Yulin Army. He is protecting the safety of the imperial city."

"But the Empress didn't care about her own safety at the time. She tried her best to turn the tide and insisted on letting Yan Mingde lead the troops."

"What happened later proved how far-sighted and far-sighted the Empress was, and how outstanding her military talent was."

"Yan Mingde and his son Yan Yu not only quelled the war, but also defeated Ainuer Xiong'an's army."

"Yan Yu personally cut off one of Ainuer Xiong'an's arms, causing this fierce warrior, once revered as a god of war by the Xirong people, to fall from the altar."

"You have eliminated the greatest enemy for Yunli, and more of our Yunli soldiers will not have to suffer from his murderous hands."

"From that moment on, I truly realized that not only was I wrong, but I was also extremely wrong."

"I have never seen the courage and spirit of the Empress in anyone else, not even the Emperor, let alone the late Emperor, let alone Li Zhaohui."

"The Queen is always thinking about the bigger picture, about the future of Yunli, but everything Li Zhaohui does is just for herself."