The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Although Wang Zongyuan was not very clear about the relationship between Zhenbei Hou and Li Xian.

But he had never seen the Marquis of Zhenbei so sad before. It seemed that the person must be very important to the Marquis of Zhenbei.

"Well, you should take care of the affairs of Huguo Temple for Ting Zhixian. He should at least wait here until the old man is buried before he can go back."

"Oh, right. When he comes, tell him to bring the two children with him. When I got here, they had already been sent to the Huguo Temple."

"Given the current situation, I'm afraid Jiaojiao can't leave. Bringing the two children here will allow the three of them to spend more time together."

The Marquis of Zhenbei was barely able to speak at this moment, and he looked so powerless that the people watching him were very worried.

"Don't worry, my Lord. I've written it all down."

Wang Zongyuan didn't know what to say to comfort the Marquis of Zhenbei. He could only reach out and pat the Marquis of Zhenbei on the shoulder, then turned and left.

He can't help much here, but Shen Tingzhi is here, maybe he can do something for the Marquis of Zhenbei.

Marquis Zhenbei first went to the yard where Shen Tianjiao was resting. When Li Ziyan saw Marquis Zhenbei coming, he knew in his heart that his grandfather had passed away.

The sudden grief was beyond words for Li Ziyan, and he started crying in front of the Marquis of Zhenbei.

The Marquis of Zhenbei stepped forward, patted Li Ziyan on the shoulder, and said, "Ziyan, you will be an adult from now on. You can't cry anymore after crying today."

"My Lord, Ziyan understands."

Although he understood everything, he couldn't control the sadness in his heart. In just a moment, Li Ziyan was almost fainting from crying.

Hearing the crying outside, Shen Tianjiao had nothing to understand. She stood up, looked up at the sky outside which had suddenly turned gloomy, and her mood instantly became bad.

She couldn't explain why she felt so uncomfortable. This was clearly the first time she and Li Xian had met, but her mind was filled with his kind eyes and the way he spoke to her.

The Marquis of Zhenbei came in from outside, and after seeing Shen Tianjiao, he said, "Jiao'er, I'm afraid you can't leave today. You can go back tomorrow."

"Okay, I understand, Dad." Shen Tianjiao looked at her father, whose eyes were red and swollen, and who had obviously been crying. She thought of what Li Xian had said to her, and her heart couldn't help but feel even more uncomfortable.

She had never known before that her father, who had taken over the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and stood on his own since he was a teenager and had always shown himself to be tough, could have such a fragile side.

It turns out that the father who always protected her also needed protection and support.

What kind of existence is Li Xian in his father's mind?

"Father has to go take care of some things. I asked Wang Zongyuan to go back to Huguo Temple and ask your second brother to come over."

"There's no one in the family who can take charge right now, so I'll ask your second brother to come over and help with the funeral."

Although the Marquis of Zhenbei had not been to Ziyun Villa for a long time, he still paid attention to the affairs of Ziyun Villa from time to time. He knew how disappointing Li Xian's descendants were.

"Dad, are you going to deal with those people?" Although Zhenbei Hou didn't say anything, Shen Tianjiao knew what he was going to do.

"Well, this family is in such a mess now. The old man has always been a person who likes peace and quiet. He couldn't get what he wanted when he was alive, so I must give him peace and quiet after his death."

The thing that Zhenbei Hou regrets most now is that he did not deal with these dirty things earlier, so that the old man could have more peaceful days while he was alive.

"Well, but, Father, I promised the old man that as long as they didn't participate in Li Xuan's rebellion and aren't treacherous and evil, I will forgive them. I will give them some money and let them leave Shangjing and never come back."

No matter how troublesome those people are, they are all Li Xian's descendants after all. Li Xian says that it doesn't matter and he doesn't care, but in his heart, he probably still hopes that his children and grandchildren can live in peace.

This is human nature and there is nothing wrong with it. No matter what those people did, they and Li Xian are blood relatives after all.

Shen Tianjiao let those people go, actually just to reassure Li Xian.

"Yes, Father knows what's going on." Marquis Zhenbei nodded. Even if Shen Tianjiao didn't say it, Marquis Zhenbei would not kill all those people.

Although those people's actions were absurd, they were descendants of Li Xian after all, and the Marquis of Zhenbei would not really be so cruel as to leave them no chance of survival.

Marquis Zhenbei has handled many military affairs in his life, but this is the first time he has dealt with other people's family affairs. It is an honor for those people to be handled personally by Marquis Zhenbei.

But this honor is definitely not what they want.

The Marquis of Zhenbei turned around and went out. He said to Li Ziyan, who had calmed down a lot outside, "Okay, stop crying. You will be the master of Ziyun Villa from now on."

"From now on, you must show your dignity as a master and not be as weak as before."

"Come on, come with me and settle those people. You should know everything about them, right?"

"You must know what to do with them. You must not be soft-hearted at this moment. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Ziyan understands." Li Ziyan would naturally not let go of the person who indirectly killed his grandfather.

Before he went to Huguo Temple to ask for an audience with Shen Tianjiao, Li Xian had instructed him to clean up Ziyun Villa and also to make arrangements for the whereabouts of his uncles, aunts, cousins, and brothers and sisters.

Now he just has to do what his grandfather tells him to do.

"Okay, then follow me. We must get this matter settled before dark today."

"Uncle Ping has already instructed people to set up the mourning hall. After we have dealt with those people, we will come back to keep vigil."

The Marquis of Zhenbei had a dark face, and the pressure and aura emanating from his body gave people an invisible sense of oppression, making people dare not look directly at him.

While Marquis Zhenbei went to deal with those people, Shen Tianjiao was not idle either. She made a rough summary of the various contracts given to her by Li Xian.

This arrangement was not a big deal, but it really scared her. How could this be the richest man in Yunli? Li Xian was clearly the richest man in the six kingdoms of Jiuzhou.

Saying that Li Xianfu is rich enough to rival a country is an understatement. His industries are not only spread across Yunli, but also involve the Nine Provinces and Six Kingdoms. He truly controls the economic lifeline of the Nine Provinces and Six Kingdoms.

Although both of them came from prominent families and became the queen of Yun Li in their two lives, Shen Tianjiao had never seen so much money.

In her previous life, when she was the Queen of Yunli, Yunli was almost just an empty shell. It was no exaggeration to say that the treasury was so empty that you could run horses in it.

All the money in the national treasury was squandered by that bastard Li Heng. There is really not a penny left.

If Yun Li had not lost his country at the hands of Li Heng, it would have been unforgivable even by justice.

Although her situation as the Queen of Yunli was much better in this life, the national treasury was still in deficit, and she still had to worry about various court expenses and military expenditures.

We must find ways to make money to maintain the normal operation of this country.

A queen regent was forced to become a profit-seeking businessman.

To be honest, facing the huge pile of money in front of her, Shen Tianjiao felt that it was extremely unreal, as if she was dreaming.

When Yu Po came in from outside, the scene she saw was her master sitting with a pile of various contracts in front of him.

Besides being surprising, the scene was also inexplicably funny.

Seeing Shen Tianjiao still in a daze, Yupo walked over to her and said softly, "Master, are you okay?"

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay." Shen Tianjiao, who was shocked back to her senses by Yu Po, lowered her head to look at the contracts on the table, and finally returned to reality, believing that she is now the richest person in the world.

Shen Tianjiao took a deep breath and told Yupo, "Go find me some plain clothes. I'm going to pay my respects to the old man later."

It is unacceptable not to go to the funeral hall to pay tribute after receiving such a generous gift from others.

With this money and property, Shen Tianjiao will no longer have to worry about money in the future and can concentrate on realizing her plan.

"Yes, I'll go prepare it right away." Yu Po looked at Shen Tianjiao and said, "Master, the second young master will be here soon with two young masters."

"With two, um, what did the second brother bring two children here for?"

Shen Tianjiao was confused. She knew that Shen Tingzhi was coming, but why did he ask the two children to come with him?

Yu Po shook his head and said, "I don't know. This is what the Marquis meant."

"Okay, I understand." Since it was the intention of the Marquis of Zhenbei, Shen Tianjiao didn't ask any more questions. Her father always had his own reasons for doing things.

When Marquis Zhenbei comes back, she will naturally know the reason.

Yu Po went to prepare clothes, and Shen Tianjiao quickly put all the contracts spread out on the table back into the box. This was an important pillar for Yun Li's future development and military expenditure.

With this money, Shen Tianjiao no longer has to be humble and endure the bullying of those Ministry of Revenue officials.

In the past, whenever Shen Tianjiao wanted the Ministry of Revenue to give her money to do something, those old guys would start to make excuses and shirk their responsibilities.

Although the thing was done in the end, it made me very angry and unhappy.

Now that the money is in her hands, she has the final say on everything.

There is no need to worry about the old guys in the Ministry of Revenue anymore. It is time to let them wake up and know who this official is serving.

Yu Po quickly brought a brand new plain dress. Shen Tianjiao changed her clothes and was about to go out to pay tribute to Li Xian when she heard a noise outside.

It was Shen Tingzhi who came with his two children.

Her daughter, who had always been well-behaved and never cried or made a fuss, was now crying and making a fuss for some reason, and no one could comfort her.

Hearing Li Muyan's crying, Shen Tianjiao quickly opened the door and took her daughter into her arms. "My dear, what's wrong? Why are you crying so hard?"

When she was in Shen Tianjiao's arms, Li Muyan stopped crying, nestled in her mother's arms, and hiccuped.

"What's wrong with An An?" Patting Li Muyan's back gently, Shen Tianjiao turned her gaze to her second brother.

"I don't know either. She was just playing happily in the nanny's arms. I don't know what happened, but she suddenly started crying."

Shen Tingzhi, who had no experience in taking care of children, was also confused when he saw Li Muyan in Shen Tianjiao's arms.

Shen Tianjiao looked at Li Muyan, who was nestled in her arms and quiet, and didn't think about it anymore.

"Father asked you to come and take care of the old man's funeral. He's going to take care of some affairs in the mansion now and may not be back until later."

Li Muyan fell into Shen Tianjiao's arms, calmed down, and fell asleep quickly.

Shen Tianjiao changed her position and hugged Li Muyan so that she could sleep more comfortably.

"Yes, I know. Uncle Wang has already told me."

Shen Tingzhi was in a bad mood at the moment. Although when Li Ziyan went to ask for help that day, he had guessed that Li Xian's time was up and he might not live long.

But he never expected that this day would come so soon. He had originally thought of finding an opportunity to visit Li Xian after the matter of Huguo Temple was over.

But who would have thought that their hasty farewell that day would become a farewell forever, and they would never see each other again in this life.

"The dead cannot be resurrected. Second brother, don't be sad about this. You should cheer up and help take care of his funeral."

"It's really not easy for him to live to this age. He lived to be nearly a hundred years old. This is a happy funeral."

"All we can do now is to bury him in peace, without any more disturbances, so that he can peacefully enter the other world."

Shen Tianjiao felt very sorry when she saw Shen Tingzhi's sad expression.

The relationship between people is very wonderful. Some people only meet once in a hurry, but they will remember each other for the rest of their lives.

But some people, even if they are your relatives and you have lived together day and night for your whole life, may not be able to have such a bond.

"I know, but this happened so suddenly that I can't accept it for a while."

Although we understand the truth, when faced with reality, it is often difficult for people to overcome the obstacles in their hearts.

Shen Tingzhi took Li Muyang's hand and handed him to Shen Tianjiao, saying, "I'm going to go to the front first and discuss with the housekeeper here to see what to do next."

"Okay, go ahead. I'll take care of the two kids and go over there to take a look."

Shen Tianjiao looked at her son who looked listless and couldn't help but feel a little worried. She would not go to the front hall until she was sure that the children were okay.

"Don't go over there tonight. Take care of the two children first. I can go over there alone."

Shen Tingzhi was very worried when he saw the two listless children.