The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Shen Tianjiao had nothing to hide from Yan Yu.

Between the two of them, no matter in the past life or the present life, they are always honest with each other and there is no need for them to tell any lies to each other.

Although Yan Yu had already guessed that the person in Zhenghe Hall just now was not the real Li Rui, he was still a little shocked when he heard the truth from Shen Tianjiao's mouth.

"What's wrong? Are you scared?" In Shen Tianjiao's opinion, Yan Yu's reaction was actually a bit cute.

General Yan Yuyan, who had been a leading figure on the battlefield for decades and had never been in trouble in the face of thousands of enemy troops, had a frightened expression on his face that was rarely seen in a century.

"I wasn't scared, but I was a little surprised."

Although he knew that there would be no relationship between Shen Tianjiao and Li Rui now, Yan Yu still felt a little bothered.

"How did he die?"

After confirming that this 'Li Rui' was not the real boss, Yan Yu felt relieved immediately.

After all, the person is already dead. What's the point of fussing over a dead person?

"He did too many bad things, and he suffered backlash and divine punishment. His favorite concubine poisoned him with a poisonous insect, which eventually ate all his internal organs and flesh, draining him of his life force and energy until he died."

Shen Tianjiao had no sympathy for Li Rui's death. She thought that people who did so many evil things deserved to die.

"He is a very bad person, a complete devil on earth."

"Do you know what I faced when I passed it over?"

"It was a similar scene to when I died in my previous life. The original owner of this body was just forced by Li Rui to drink poison."

In her previous life, Shen Tianjiao was forced by Li Heng to drink poison and died of poisoning.

So she empathized with the original body's experience and hated Li Rui's behavior even more.

As the king of a country, he did not think about how to govern the country well, make Yunli strong and no longer be bullied by foreign races, but instead used despicable means like the women in the harem and poisoned his wife who supported him, just to consolidate his own power.

For a man like this, it would be too easy for him to die so easily.

Yan Yu was stunned. He didn't expect that Shen Tianjiao's experience in her new life would still be so heartbreaking.

"What about you? Tell me, how did you get here?" Seeing that Yan Yu looked unhappy, Shen Tianjiao quickly changed the subject.

The past cannot be retrieved, and the past is over. If you indulge in it and cannot get out of it and let it go, you will be the only one who suffers.

When you are alive, you must move forward and look to the future. The most important thing is to live well in the present.

"I don't have much to say. In my previous life, I died in a duel with Ainuer Chuxiong. This Ainuer Chuxiong is the grandson of Ainuer Xiong'an."

"As soon as I died, I was transported directly to the body of my Yan family's ancestor who shared my name. He died of a serious illness in the afternoon, and I came through in the evening."

Thinking of how he had just come through and scared Ping An half to death, causing a mess, Yan Yu couldn't help but want to laugh.

"My original body has the same origin as my previous life. I was a bastard who was not welcomed at home."

"Because I was a thorn in my stepmother's side, I was driven out and exiled back to my hometown to guard the graves of my elders."

"But it's a good thing. Otherwise, if the news of me suddenly dying of a serious illness and then suddenly coming back to life at night spread throughout Shangjing, I would be regarded as a monster."

Being the focus of everyone's attention was not something Yan Yu liked, especially being known by people in such a strange way, which was something he could not accept.

Moreover, if his original body had really died in the Yan family in Shangjing at that time, I am afraid he would not be so comfortable and live so freely now.

Given the cruel nature of his original stepmother, if he really came back to life in the Yan family in Shangjing, he would definitely not live to see tomorrow's sunrise.

Especially when his mother was killed inexplicably after giving birth to a son, it would be strange if he was not chopped into meat paste and no bones were left.

"After I came back to life, I was hunted down by others. Those people were the ones who killed Yan Jun'an in Shangjing City."

"At the time, I only had a servant with me, a servant who knew no martial arts. So, in order to save my life, I took him to seek refuge with the original body's father, General Yan Mingde."

"You all know what happened later. I followed General Yan to suppress the rebellion and had a fierce battle with Ainuer Xiong'an. I chopped off his right arm, leaving him disabled. It was a revenge for my past life."

"Oh! It's really unpredictable. Who can foresee the circumstances of life?"

At this time, Shen Tianjiao couldn't help but sigh. How could she and Yan Yu's current situation be fully described in a few words? Fortunately, they met again safely.

The palace and the court were stable, but outside the palace, the Yunyang Marquis Mansion and Li Chaohui were in chaos.

When the old lady of Yunyang Marquis's Mansion heard that Zhang Ping was in trouble and the emperor personally ordered the revocation of the title of Yunyang Marquis, she fainted on the spot.

The Yunyang Marquisate has few descendants. Now, apart from Zhang Ping, there are no other males in the family, so Zhang Ping has been spoiled to the point of being lawless today.

However, the old lady of Yunyang Marquis Mansion, Zhang Ping's mother, was extremely calm after hearing about this and went straight back to her own courtyard.

It was not until she returned to her own courtyard and sent everyone away that the old lady smiled bitterly at the old maid who was serving her and said, "The retribution of the Zhang family has finally come."

"Madam, what should we do now? The Marquis has been stripped of his title, and the Yunyang Marquisate is about to face disaster."

"You should always make plans early and get out of this dangerous place as soon as possible."

"No rush." ​​The old lady smiled and said, "I have been planning for this day for more than ten years."

"Ronghua, please go back to the Censorate and send a message to my sister-in-law, asking her to help arrange for me to enter the palace to meet the Empress."

According to common sense, the Yunyang Marquisate was about to fall, and even if the old lady was not panicked, she would be anxious and angry. However, she acted as if it had nothing to do with her, as if she was talking about someone else's family affairs.

"I got it. I'll go right away." The old woman named Ronghua received the order and hurried out.

As soon as Ronghua left, someone who served the old lady came to ask the old lady to come over, saying that they had something to discuss.

"Hmph!" The old lady snorted coldly and said, "Go and tell them that I have a headache and can't go anywhere. I need to stay in bed and rest."

"Yes." The little girl who served the old lady went out to answer.

When the old maid heard what the little girl said, she panicked and said, "Xiaoyu, go ask the old lady again. The old lady is urging us to come."

"Mother Xue, the old lady was also upset today. She has a headache right now and is in terrible pain. She can't even get out of bed. How can she go to the front yard to see the old lady?"

Xiaoyu looked at Mother Xue with embarrassment. As a servant, she naturally did whatever her master told her to do. She just hoped that Mother Xue, who seemed like a ferocious monster in her daily life, would not make things difficult for her.

Seeing that Xiaoyu dared to contradict her, Mother Xue's expression immediately changed. She said sternly, "You little girl, just go when I tell you to. Why are you talking back?"

"You are just a useless slave, yet you dare to stand here and talk back to me? I think you are tired of living."

When Mother Xue was scolding Xiaoyu, she forgot that she was just a servant.

"If you don't want to go, then get out of my way!" Mother Xue glared at Xiaoyu fiercely, walked up to her and pushed her away from her.

Even so, Mother Xue was still not satisfied and she didn't forget to threaten Xiaoyu viciously, "Just wait for me, when I go in and see the old lady, I'll show you how I'm going to deal with you."

"Who do you want to deal with?" As soon as Mother Xue finished her threatening words, another voice rang out.

Xiaoyu was immediately relieved when she heard the voice. The person who spoke was Madam Zhou, the housekeeper who served her old lady. With Madam Zhou around, she didn't have to worry about being punished by Madam Xue.

"Oh, it's Aunt Zhou." Aunt Xue, who had a fierce look on her face just now, immediately changed her expression and greeted with a smile after seeing who the visitor was.

"Madam Zhou, the Madam asked me to invite the old lady over to discuss something."

Normally, relying on her position as someone close to the old lady, Madam Xue looks down on everyone in the mansion, but she is wary of Madam Zhou who is close to the old lady.

After all, Nanny Zhou came from the palace and had many methods and strategies that ordinary people could not compare with.

"Why, did Xiaoyu not explain it to you clearly just now, or are you deaf and pretending not to hear it?"

"The old lady is ill and cannot go to the old lady's place to discuss matters."

Nanny Zhou looked coldly at the bullying Madam Xue and said, "I'm giving you two choices now. Either you go back now, or you stay and wait to be punished."

"This?" Although Madam Xue was afraid of Nanny Zhou, she couldn't help but say, "Nanny Zhou, what you said is a bit too much. I am here to invite the old lady over on the orders of the Madam Dowager."

"How does this mean it's my fault? I have to stay and be punished?"

"Why, are you feeling aggrieved?" Nanny Zhou would never indulge Mother Xue and would only look at her face.

"The Madam is your master, but doesn't that mean the Old Madam is not your master?"

"Xiaoyu has already told you that the old lady had a headache today due to a fright and is now resting in bed. You are still here being aggressive and trying to rebel against your superiors. Don't you deserve to be punished for your disregard for the old lady?"

Nanny Zhou's stern shouting made Mama Xue dare not say a word anymore.

Because Mother Xue was close to the Dowager Lady, and because the Dowager Lady had always disliked the Old Lady as her daughter-in-law, even the servants who served her did not take the Old Lady, the mistress of the house, seriously.

Normally, relying on the support of the old lady, these servants often made things difficult for the old lady. Later, the old lady's family sent Nanny Zhou, who had been expelled from the palace to live in retirement, and this situation changed.

"Why, you suddenly became mute? Why don't you speak anymore? I see you are usually quite talkative."

Nanny Zhou looked at Mother Xue coldly. She had wanted to beat this man up for a long time, but she had never found a suitable opportunity. Now that this man had come to her door, she would not be able to get rid of the anger in her heart unless she beat him up.

Besides, the Marquis of Yunyang is about to fall apart. If I miss this opportunity today, it will be difficult to beat her in the future.

"Madam, why are you still waiting for my reply? Since the old lady has a headache and is not feeling well, please rest for now. I will come back to invite you when you feel better."

God knows how unwilling Mother Xue felt when she said these words, but no matter how unwilling she was, she could only endure it and not lose her temper.

"Leave? Humph! Who told you to leave?" Nanny Zhou stopped Madam Xue before her. "You're so rude and disrespectful of your superiors. When did you become the one in charge of the old lady?"

"Are you still feeling unwell? Then take a rest. You are a servant, yet you dare to say things that only a master can say. You are really quite courageous. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you will lose your sense of self."

After Madam Zhou finished speaking, a servant immediately came out from behind her and slapped Madam Xue in the face without saying a word.

Mother Xue was beaten so hard that she saw stars and couldn't tell east from west or south.

Seeing that the fight was almost over, Madam Zhou ordered, "That's enough, you can leave first."

After hearing what Madam Zhou said, the servant immediately stopped and stepped back.

Although Mother Xue was only slapped a few times, the maid did heavy work all day and her hands were naturally stronger than others, so these slaps were much harder than those given by ordinary people.

Aunt Zhou didn't care whether Mother Xue had recovered or not. She looked at Mother Xue and said, "I advise you not to cause trouble here. Go back quickly."

"Even if the old lady recovers from her headache, she will not go to see the old lady. Tell the old lady to give up that idea."

"The Marquis has caused such a terrible disaster today. No one can save his life."

"Except for the old lady, no one from the Yunyang Marquis's residence can escape. They will all be convicted along with the Marquis."

"Let your Madam be prepared to take you into exile. As a family child, not only you, but also your children and grandchildren will not be able to escape from Mother Xue."

"Instead of showing off here, you should go back and think about how to hide more private money so that you can use it to bribe those officials on the way, otherwise you won't even have the chance to arrive alive."