The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

The sedan chair arrived soon, Shen Tianjiao got in and set off. A big show was about to begin.

When Shen Tianjiao arrived, Yunyang Hou was there arguing passionately with Qiong Niang.

Yan Yu suddenly felt that he could no longer control the knife in his hand. If he had not promised Shen Tianjiao not to be impulsive, he would have rushed forward by now.

Shen Tianjiao, on the other hand, was very composed. She looked up at the ecstatic Yunyang Marquis, whose saliva was flying everywhere, and suddenly said in a cold voice, "Zhang Ping, you are so brave."

"This is the harem. Even the princes cannot enter or leave without imperial decree. How dare you, a man outside the palace, defy the Emperor's majesty?"

"Not only does he come and go in the harem at will, but he also brings these people here to make loud noises."

"I'm really curious, who gave you such courage?"

"What about Liang Huan, the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department? Is he useless, or has he become an accomplice of these people, helping them to commit atrocities? Is he planning a rebellion?"

Shen Tianjiao's voice was not loud, but everyone outside heard it and immediately fell silent.

At this moment, Yunyang Marquis Zhang Ping looked like he had been acupunctured and was frozen in place.

The news that Shen Tianjiao is not in the palace is absolutely accurate, but why does Shen Tianjiao suddenly appear now?

The reason why he dared to bring people to the palace and make a big fuss today was because he knew that Shen Tianjiao was not in the palace.

Although Shen Tianjiao is not someone to be trifled with, as the queen regent, she did not fulfill her duties in the palace but dared to leave the palace without permission.

With this handle in hand, he no longer fears being harassed by Shen Tianjiao.

But who can tell him now where Shen Tianjiao came from?

Apart from the confused Zhang Ping, the only one left was Liang Huan who was directly nominated.

The original chief eunuch Huang Chunhua had to take care of the emperor in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, so now all the affairs of the palace have been handed over to the deputy chief eunuch Liang Huan.

Liang Huan quickly ran over and knelt down, then began to shirk responsibility, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I really couldn't stop you."

"Marquis Yunyang came here with the golden medal of immunity from death bestowed by Emperor Taizong. I can't stop him even if I want to."

"So you can't stop it or you don't want to stop it?"

Shen Tianjiao's face immediately turned dark. In the palace, others had to look at the mood of this eunuch, but Shen Tianjiao would not tolerate him.

"As the chief eunuch of the palace, you, Liang Huan, should know your duty. This is the harem, not the former court."

"Don't even mention that it was Zhang Ping who came here today with the golden medal of immunity from death. Even if he brought his own grandfather out from the Zhang family's ancestral tomb and brought him along, he still couldn't enter the harem."

"Ren Dongfang, according to palace rules, how should Liang Huan be dealt with today?"

Shen Tianjiao had known for a long time that Liang Huan was Li Chaohui's man, but because this person had great influence in the palace, if she touched him before finding a suitable reason, he would inevitably be used by someone to escalate the situation and trigger a palace coup.

But now things are different. Just when Liang Huan was worried about having no pillow to sleep on, he bumped into the gun himself.

If we don't take this opportunity to eliminate him, it will be even more difficult to get rid of him in the future.

Moreover, if Liang Huan had not died, Shen Tianjiao would have suffered a lot of losses in the battle with Li Chaohui.

"In reply to the Empress, according to palace rules, Chief Steward Liang should be severely punished with at least thirty lashes of the cane, then be dismissed from his position as Chief Steward and exiled to the Night Court Guard as a slave."

When Ren Dongfang said these words, he raised his voice to the maximum so that everyone present could hear what he said.

"Then why are you still standing there?" Xia He spoke without waiting for Shen Tianjiao's instructions.

"Liang Huan, as the Grand Chamberlain, failed to be loyal to his master, allowing a man from outside the harem to enter and leave at will. He disregarded not only the palace rules but also the emperor's dignity, desecrating the sanctity of the harem."

As soon as Xia He finished speaking, Ren Dongfang immediately led his men forward without hesitation, captured Liang Huan, and took him away for execution.

"Your Majesty, you cannot treat me like this. I have served the Emperor loyally all my life, and even the Emperor has never said a word against me."

Liang Huan knew very well that if he was taken away today, he would not be able to survive.

So at this moment he must do everything he can to increase his chances of survival.

"Hmph!" Shen Tianjiao snorted coldly and said, "Zhang Ping dared to use the golden medal of immunity from death granted by Emperor Taizu to commit treason today. It is understandable, after all, he has a grandfather who saved Emperor Taizu's life."

"But what about you? You're just a servant, yet you dare to commit treason and threaten me with the Emperor?"

"Serving the Emperor, isn't it your duty as a servant? How can you bring this up and make such nonsense?"

"If the emperor knew what you did today, I'm afraid you would have lost your head by now."

"Liang Huan, whose influence do you rely on to be so arrogant that you even ignore the emperor?"

"The master behind you is nothing more than a shameful thing. Since you are so loyal to her, then go to the underworld and wait for her there. When you meet again in the underworld, you can serve her again."

"Empress, please forgive me. I have never had any other master except the Emperor in my life."

"I am wronged. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Liang Huan's bones were already brittle at this time. He knew very well in his heart that he could not escape today.

But he was unwilling to accept this. Before he died, he was still thinking about redressing his grievances, winning others' sympathy, and fighting for a chance to survive.

"You're being wronged? Humph!" Shen Tianjiao looked at Liang Huan coldly and said, "Whether you're wronged or not, you know it best in your heart."

"Ren Dongfang, have your people search Liang Huan thoroughly, arrest everyone who is close to him, and interrogate them thoroughly."

"It would also be good for Chief Steward Liang to know whether he was wronged or not, and to give an explanation to everyone who knew about today's incident. Otherwise, others would really think that I was forcing him to confess and wrongly accused him, Liang Huan."

"Yes." As Ren Dong finished speaking, Liang Huan was immediately gagged and taken away.

This sudden reversal turned Shen Tianjiao's situation from passive to active, reversing the development of the entire situation.

Zhang Ping, the Marquis of Yunyang, who had been so arrogant and conceited, was now dumbfounded. He stood there stupidly and instantly turned from a troublemaker into a person being judged.

"Why, Marquis Yunyang, are you not going to argue for what happened today and fight for a chance to survive?"

As soon as Shen Tianjiao said this, those who followed Zhang Ping to cause trouble were all shocked and broke out in cold sweats.

The Queen Mother is not going to let them go and is going to start a massacre.

But it's too late for them to regret now. Once this reckoning begins, there must be a result. They are destined to pay the price for their greed and recklessness.

Become the scapegoat in the fight between Shen Tianjiao and Li Chaohui.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was momentarily bewildered and exploited by Liang Huan, causing me to commit such a disrespectful act. It was all due to my confusion and inability to judge people. I beg Your Majesty to be magnanimous and forgive me this time."

Zhang Ping, the Marquis of Yunyang, inherited the title through his family's influence and was the only son in the family, so he was spoiled and became a common playboy in Shangjing City.

He has many wives and concubines at home, but now he is nearly fifty years old and has no children.

How dare such a person imitate others and collude with powerful officials to rebel?

It seems that the Zhang family's luck has really run out. With the emergence of an unfilial descendant like Zhang Ping, he is bound to destroy the century-old foundation of the Yunyang Marquisate. Who can be blamed for this?

"Unjustly accused? Or was he being used by Liang Huan?" Shen Tianjiao didn't even bother looking at Zhang Ping anymore. "Zhang Ping, are you a fool yourself? Do you think everyone else is a fool like you?"

"Do you go out without thinking and believe everything others say?"

"How dare you listen to others and bring people to the palace to cause trouble? You should have the courage to bear the consequences instead of being so incompetent."

"When nothing goes wrong, the dog is arrogant and domineering, but when something goes wrong, he turns into a bear who shirks responsibility and hides behind it."

Shen Tianjiao looked up at the group of people in front of her and said coldly, "Since you have the guts to follow me and make trouble, you should know what the consequences will be."

"Your actions today are no longer a personal grudge against me, but have escalated into a national issue."

"Since this is a matter of state, it shouldn't be resolved in the harem. Come, take all of them to Zhenghe Palace without a single one left alive. I will seek justice for myself in front of the entire court today."

"Use these people's lives to teach those who have bad intentions and are fickle."

As soon as Shen Tianjiao finished speaking, she heard a chaotic chorus of begging for mercy and making excuses.

But Shen Tianjiao didn't bother to care. She directly ordered people to notify all the court officials to come to court. Today's affairs must be resolved today, and she would never drag it out and leave it until tomorrow.

From this moment on, Shen Tianjiao has laid her cards bare with Li Chaohui and is about to declare war on him.

It will take a long time for those court officials to arrive, so Shen Tianjiao has plenty of time to settle her own affairs first.

Shen Tianjiao returned to Yuxiu Palace, took a bath, changed her clothes, and dressed herself up again.

Then she asked the summoned female doctor to check her injured foot. After applying some ointment, she was warned not to walk with the injured foot within a month. Shen Tianjiao's face immediately fell.

This means that for this month, she has to stay in Yuxiu Palace like a prisoner who has lost his freedom of movement.

In the past, she could do something extraordinary regardless of everyone's obstruction, but now because Yan Yu is here, she has no more fantasies and can only choose to be obedient and recuperate.

When there is nothing going on, Yan Yu will definitely listen to her and do whatever she says, but when something happens, it will have to listen to Yan Yu.

Otherwise, with Yan Yu's stubborn temper, someone would definitely die.

Shen Tianjiao had experienced too many such experiences in her previous life, so even in her new life, she was still afraid and did not dare to act rashly.

"Alright, I'm a little tired, all of you can leave."

Looking at the palace maids and female doctors circling around in front of her, Shen Tianjiao felt annoyed at this moment.

After hearing Shen Tianjiao's words, all the palace maids and female doctors in the room retreated.

Shen Tianjiao looked at Xia He in front of her and ordered, "Okay, you should go down and rest too. I want to be quiet."

Xia He secretly looked up and saw Yan Yu standing there motionless, then quietly retreated.

Seeing that everyone had finally left, Yan Yu finally spoke: "You just heard what the female doctor said. You must lie down and recuperate for the next month."

"You are not allowed to go anywhere until your injury is healed. If there is anything you need done, just let me do it."

Yan Yu would listen to Shen Tianjiao on anything, but he would never allow anything that would hurt Shen Tianjiao.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Shen Tianjiao answered weakly. Shen Tianjiao had experienced how terrible Yan Yuruo could be when he became stubborn.

Seeing Shen Tianjiao was unhappy, Yan Yu immediately softened his heart and started to comfort her, "This is all for your own good. The injury on your foot can be serious or minor.

"If you take good care of it, you will suffer less in the future. If you don't take good care of it, you will suffer greatly in the future."

Don’t ask how Yan Yu knows these things. If you must ask, it’s just his experience from his previous life.

In his previous life, Yan Yu was busy fighting wars everywhere and had no time to take care of his body. Even when he was seriously injured, he could ask the military doctor to treat him and then rest for a while to recuperate.

However, he ignored some seemingly insignificant minor injuries. The consequence of this was that when he got older, when it was cloudy or rainy, he would feel pain all over his body, which was very torturous.

"Okay, I know, I know, stop talking nonsense." Shen Tianjiao knew all this without Yan Yu saying anything.

After all, she was also a person with experience in her previous life. She knew that if a minor illness was not properly taken care of, it would turn into a major illness. Moreover, it was often these inconspicuous minor illnesses that were more torturous, just like a dog-skin plaster. Once it got on, it was impossible to get rid of it.

"The tunnel entrance must be quickly repaired and camouflaged. We must not let anyone else discover this secret."

"If anyone else discovers this secret, there will be endless disasters in the future."

What Yan Yu was worried about was naturally what Shen Tianjiao was worried about. The secret of that tunnel had to be sealed again.

Otherwise, not only would the palace be invaded, but it would also take a lot of manpower and material resources to seal the tunnel. Moreover, if there were any emergency in the future, without this place as a cover, it would be impossible to escape.