The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

The people sitting in the carriage heard the voices outside and quickly got out of the carriage.

The man stared with his eyes wide open for a long time before he was helped down from the carriage. He quickly ran to Li Shu and knelt down.

"It turns out that the eldest lady is back. Miss, I am Lao Feng."

"Uncle Feng, get up quickly." Li Shu quickly bent down and helped Uncle Feng, who was kneeling on the ground, up.

"Miss, you are finally back." Uncle Feng looked at Li Shu and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Although the two had met yesterday and knew each other's experiences over the years, Uncle Feng still couldn't hide his heartache when he saw him today.

"Yes, I'm back." Seeing Uncle Feng crying, Li Shu couldn't help crying too.

"Miss, why are you here?" Uncle Feng was sad, but he did not dare to forget his son's mission.

Li Shu wiped the tears from her face, looked at the group of people in front of her and said, "If you still recognize me as your young lady, then listen to me, put down your weapons, and stand aside."

"Miss, what happened?" Uncle Feng asked knowingly.

"Prince Su, that is, my eldest brother Li Xuan, was planning a rebellion and has now been captured by the imperial army."

"If you repent now and turn back from your wrong path, I, Li Shu, guarantee that you will be safe. But if you persist in your wrongdoings, your fate will be death without a burial place."

As soon as Li Shu said these words, the crowd on the opposite side immediately exploded.

Although Li Xuan's plan to rebel was done in secret, it had long been no secret in Prince Su's Mansion over the past decade.

It’s just that because the Prince Su’s Mansion disciplines its servants very strictly, everyone only dares to discuss it in private and no one dares to say it out loud.

Now this secret is no longer a secret. After Li Shu said it out, it would be strange if they didn’t go crazy.

Uncle Feng looked up and saw the people who were whispering about the matter. He walked over and just snorted lightly, and those people immediately shut up and said nothing.

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Uncle Feng turned around and knelt down, saying to Li Shu, "Miss, the old prince has been loyal to his country all his life. Before he left, he specifically told the prince to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic."

"How could this prince have such thoughts? Is the eldest lady mistaken?"

"General Wang Zongyuan, the commander of the Xishan camp, is arresting him in the garden right now. How could he be wrong?"

"Besides, our emperor is a wise ruler. How could he wrongly accuse him without solid evidence?"

Li Shu was very smart. She did not bring up Shen Tianjiao at this time, but said that it was the emperor's idea to come here and arrest Li Xuan.

Although Shen Tianjiao is now the regent, there is still the emperor standing behind her. In cases like this where a minister has rebelled and has been ordered to be arrested, it is better for the emperor to step in, so that Shen Tianjiao will not be blamed.

It would be bad if the court officials talked about it and said that the queen was exceeding her authority and plotting something bad.

Uncle Feng was the first to kneel down after hearing what Li Shu said. When the people behind him saw that the butler had knelt down, they naturally did not dare to be negligent and knelt down one after another.

"This old servant is willing to listen to the eldest lady. The old prince instructed me before his death that no matter what time it is, I must serve the emperor loyally and not have any second thoughts."

"If the prince truly harbors the rebellious heart he shouldn't have, even a prince who breaks the law is subject to the same punishment as a commoner. Your Majesty will deal with him as you see fit."

The chief steward of the mansion had spoken like this, so who else dared to say anything more? Naturally, they all kept silent and stayed still.

Although Shen Tianjiao did not get out of the carriage, she could hear clearly every move outside.

She had a deeper understanding of Li Shu. She realized that Li Shu was not only a mistress in the inner house who could do all the household chores well.

If she were given the opportunity, she could do more, even become an official.

The reason why Li Shu wanted to go out today was not for anything else, but to expose Li Xuan's true intention of rebellion in front of the people in Prince Su's Mansion.

This would truly confirm Li Xuan's crime of treason, and this charge would not change no matter what unexpected circumstances occurred.

And the biggest benefit of Li Shu doing this is that her act of sacrificing her own relatives for the sake of justice will not be told in the future even if she is the wife of a traitor.

However, after learning that their master was plotting rebellion, the people in Prince Su's Mansion were willing to turn to the light and make their attitude public.

This also paved the way for Shen Tianjiao not to hold Li Xuan's family accountable if she was convicted in the near future.

Even if someone stands up to oppose it at that time, there will be a lot of room for maneuver with the current incident, so that things will not become awkward and put Shen Tianjiao in a dilemma.

That's why Shen Tianjiao sighed that Li Shu was a powerful woman. When she took one step, she had already thought about the next ten steps.

While they were still talking outside, Wang Zongyuan and his men came out, escorting Li Xuan and his son.

Seeing this, Li Shu turned to Uncle Feng and said, "Uncle Feng, take these people back first. Tell my sister-in-law not to be afraid and to take care of the family affairs first."

"Those who should not be kept and cannot be kept should not be lenient and should be dealt with accordingly."

"Let her do it with confidence, there will naturally be people supporting her behind the scenes."

Although Li Shu's sister-in-law is the Princess Su, there are many conflicts between her and Li Xuan because they have different ways of dealing with things and different perceptions.

In addition, Li Xuan was a lustful person, and he married more than a dozen concubines, big and small, over the years.

This further exacerbated the contradictions and conflicts between the two people. Although Princess Su had the support of her natal family, no matter how powerful her natal family was, there were things they could not take care of or control.

Therefore, Princess Su's life in the Prince Su's Mansion over the years was actually not easy.

Now with Li Shu's promise, it is equivalent to giving Princess Su the courage to deal with those people in the family in advance, so as to avoid being unlucky with those people.

Uncle Feng immediately stood up after receiving the order and said, "Don't worry, Miss. I will go back and tell the princess what you said."

The position of the chief steward of Prince Su's Mansion is not for nothing. Uncle Feng's ability to take action is beyond reproach.

After he finished talking to Li Shu, he directed people to go back.

Soon, the scene that was bustling just now returned to calm.

Wang Zongyuan escorted Li Xuan and his son to Shen Tianjiao's carriage. "Your Majesty, except for the principal offender, the rest of the gang have been executed on the spot."

Only then did Li Qi realize that Shen Tianjiao was also here.

When he knew that Shen Tianjiao was also here, his mind went blank and he had no ideas at all.

Although he was a leisurely prince, he still had to attend court from time to time.

He had witnessed with his own eyes the ruthless methods of Empress Shen Tianjiao.

If I fall into Shen Tianjiao's hands today, there will be no way for me to survive.

Li Xuan, who didn't want to faint just now, not only wanted to faint now, he also wanted to faint completely.

"Okay, now that things here have been dealt with, let's secretly escort Li Xuan and his son back to Shangjing. I'll go to Ziyun Villa and settle everything there before returning to Shangjing to make a final decision."

Shen Tianjiao spoke in a calm voice, but every word she said sounded like thunder to Li Xuan, hitting him directly in the heart.

He had already taken control of Ziyun Villa a long time ago. What method did that old man Li Xian use to bring this matter to Shen Tianjiao's attention?

This time he is really going to die without a burial place. Not only will he die, but the entire Prince Su's Mansion will be buried with him.

Thinking of this, Li Xuan's legs went weak and he fell to the side. Fortunately, he was being escorted by soldiers at the time, otherwise he would have fallen to the ground.

What he didn't expect was that something even more devastating was yet to come. When he was about to be escorted back to the capital, he turned around and found that his own sister was there too.

Seeing Li Shu's indifferent expression, as if she didn't recognize him at all, Li Xuan rolled his eyes and fainted completely.

"General Wang, please come with me to Ziyun Villa to take care of everything."

Yesterday, Shen Tianjiao had asked Wang Zongyuan to send troops to surround Ziyun Villa. Now Ziyun Villa is like an iron barrel. It is no exaggeration to say that not even a mosquito can fly out.

"Yes, I accept your order."

This kind of thing is actually what Wang Zongyuan likes to do most now. He stays in the Xishan camp all year round, and his daily routine is nothing but training.

I usually don’t have the opportunity to fight with real weapons, so I can only take this opportunity to practice.

"Would Madam Wang like to join me?"

Although Li Xuan’s matter is over, Li Shu cannot be left here alone.

Now the garden of Prince Su's Mansion is in a mess everywhere. Leaving Li Shu here to watch will only make her more sad.

"Your Majesty has important matters to attend to, how dare I delay. Your Majesty, please don't worry about me. I have someone with me and will return to the Huguo Temple soon."

Li Shu came here today, not only because she was worried about Shen Tianjiao, but also because she wanted to fulfill an unfulfilled wish, which was to pay homage to her parents.

She had been in the northern border for many years, and she was unable to come back even though she wanted to.

So she wanted to take this opportunity to visit her parents' graves, sweep their graves, and say some intimate words that she couldn't tell others.

"Okay." Shen Tianjiao nodded, turned around and instructed Yupo, saying, "Leave a few people to accompany Madam Wang. Make sure she is sent back safely."

"Yes."

When going to Ziyun Villa, Shen Tianjiao did not take a carriage. She rode a horse like everyone else.

Riding a horse is much faster than riding in a carriage. Originally, Wang Zongyuan was still worried about Shen Tianjiao's horsemanship.

Although the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is a family of military honors, Shen Tianjiao grew up in Shangjing, and she has always been disgusted with fighting, riding and archery since she was a child.

Marquis Zhenbei had wanted to teach Shen Tianjiao some simple self-defense skills before, but she had rejected him outright.

In the past, Shen Tianjiao liked reading and painting, so there was no way she would learn horse riding.

But Wang Zongyuan soon discovered that his worries were completely unnecessary.

Shen Tianjiao's horsemanship was better than he had imagined, and it could even be said that it was better than his own.

This surprised Wang Zongyuan and made him feel a little sad. He finally understood why the Marquis of Zhenbei was so concerned about his daughter when they had a small gathering after he returned to Shangjing.

He said that he shouldn't have been angry with Shen Tianjiao all these years and went to Northern Frontier for so many years, leaving his daughter alone to be bullied in Shangjing.

At that time, Wang Zongyuan just thought that the Marquis of Zhenbei felt distressed because he saw all the grievances and difficulties Shen Tianjiao suffered in the palace.

It was not until now that he realized that the reason why the Marquis of Zhenbei was so moved at that time was not only because of the grievances and difficulties Shen Tianjiao had suffered, but also because Shen Tianjiao was forced to learn many things that she did not like to learn before.

If it weren't for the situation, who would force themselves to learn things they don't like?

I'm afraid only Shen Tianjiao herself knows how much injustice she has suffered in the palace over the years.

Wang Zongyuan was filled with emotion. He could never have imagined that the Shen Tianjiao standing in front of him was no longer the same Shen Tianjiao.

Because they were riding horses, they arrived at Ziyun Villa very quickly.

At this time, Ziyun Villa was surrounded by people. Li Ziyan, who came back earlier than Shen Tianjiao and the others, was anxiously waiting for their arrival.

Seeing Shen Tianjiao coming, Li Ziyan's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.

The Queen was indeed a person of her word. She said she would come, and she really came.

Before Shen Tianjiao dismounted, Li Ziyan had already come to meet her. When Shen Tianjiao dismounted, Li Ziyan hurried forward to hold the horse for her.

"Your humble servant bows to the Queen." After handing the reins to the person next to him, Li Ziyan hurriedly bowed down and paid his respects to Shen Tianjiao.

"Okay, get up." Shen Tianjiao looked up at the gate of Ziyun Villa and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Li Xian was indeed worthy of being the richest man in Yunli. Not to mention the grandeur of this gate alone, it was not comparable to that of ordinary royal families.

It's no wonder that Li Xuan had evil intentions and set his sights on Ziyun Villa.

"You lead the way." Shen Tianjiao sorted out her thoughts and instructed Li Ziyan beside her.

"Yes." After receiving the order, Li Ziyan immediately waved his hand to call a carriage parked not far away.

He turned around and said to Shen Tianjiao, "Empress, please get in the carriage."

Li Ziyan's action really confused Shen Tianjiao. Why did she need to take a carriage to enter a villa?

Although she was very confused, Shen Tianjiao did not ask any more questions. She just followed the host and got on the carriage.

After Shen Tianjiao got on the carriage, Li Ziyan, who was temporarily acting as the coachman, drove the carriage towards the special carriageway of the villa.