The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

This is the most ruthless thing about Li Chaohui. In her eyes, everyone is divided into valuable and worthless.

If the person is valuable, she can do anything for the value he brings to her, but if the person is worthless, she can abandon him at any time.

Chun Niang lowered her head and said, "Okay, then I'll go to the Prime Minister's Mansion as soon as it gets dark to explore the way."

"This place is already fenced off, how can you get out?"

'Chun Niang' is one of the few people that Li Zhaohui can keep in mind and think about.

"Don't worry, I have my own way. When we moved into this courtyard, Lord Cao told me that there was a secret passage leading outside."

"If you encounter any emergency, you can use that secret passage to escape."

"I'll go explore it later. Once I find it, I can use the secret passage to get out and go to the Prime Minister's Mansion at night."

I have to say that the acting skills of "Chun Niang" who is now by Li Zhaohui's side are really great. She has deceived Li Zhaohui completely.

"Thank you for your hard work." Li Zhaohui held Chunniang's hand and patted it gently.

Apart from Wang Yunzhi, the person she trusts and relies on the most is 'Chun Niang'.

In Yuxiu Palace, after Shen Tianjiao heard the secret guard's report, she suddenly felt that she was being plotted against.

Because the original body did not like to join in the fun, and even more so did not like to inquire about the gossip of the major families in the capital, Shen Tianjiao now knew almost nothing about Yao Xueying and the Jingguo Mansion behind her.

Ruan Yuhu and Qiong Niang, who have deep knowledge of the major families, are not in the palace now. Shen Tianjiao wanted to find someone to inquire, but could not find a suitable person.

Shen Tianjiao couldn't help but sigh silently. Sometimes listening to other people's gossip can actually be very beneficial.

She now really has doubts about how her original body spent her days in the palace.

She doesn't get jealous, doesn't ask about the fight for favor in the harem, and doesn't even listen to gossip. She just stays in Yuxiu Palace all day. How boring must her life be?

But just as Shen Tianjiao finished sighing, she heard Ruan Yuhu's voice, "Girl, I'm back."

When Shen Tianjiao heard Ruan Yuhu's voice, her eyes lit up instantly. Now she had some gossip to listen to.

Seeing Shen Tianjiao stand up to greet him, Ruan Yuhu was a little confused about the situation.

"What's wrong with you? Did you see how enthusiastic I am?" Ruan Yuhu glared at Shen Tianjiao and said angrily, "Don't think that just because you are so enthusiastic, I won't scold you for leaving the palace without permission."

"Do you know how much trouble you caused by leaving the palace without permission this time? It's not even a big deal that that idiot Zhang Ping took the opportunity to cause trouble in the palace."

"He was almost poisoned outside. Tell me, when will you be able to give me some peace of mind?"

Listening to Ruan Yuhu's nagging, Shen Tianjiao was used to it and didn't react at all.

"You said, if I hadn't left the palace without permission, wouldn't your two precious grandsons have suffered a great punishment this time?"

Shen Tianjiao's words shut up Ruan Yuhu's chattering mouth.

Indeed, if Shen Tianjiao had not left the palace secretly this time, the two little guys Li Muyang and Li Muyan would have been in real danger.

Not to mention whether the poison in their bodies can be removed, even whether their lives can be saved is a problem.

Seeing Ruan Yuhu was silent, Shen Tianjiao said, "Okay, don't be angry. If I leave the palace next time, I will tell you first."

"Right now, I have something very important to ask you."

"Just ask whatever you want to ask." Ruan Yuhu was not the kind of person who would nag about something. Seeing that Shen Tianjiao had something to ask her, she stopped nagging.

"You know about Yao Xueying and the Duke of Jing's mansion, right? Zhang Ping brought people to the palace to cause trouble today. It seems that Li Zhaohui ordered it, but after listening to the report from the secret guards just now, I feel something is wrong."

"It's as if this whole thing was planned a long time ago, and they were just waiting for this day to lure me in and have me participate in order to fulfill someone's plan."

The more Shen Tianjiao thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. Yunyang Marquis Zhang Ping was indeed an uneducated and mediocre person, but if there was no one behind the scenes fanning the flames, he might not have the courage to break into the harem privately.

Moreover, she had just issued an order to strip Yunyang Marquis of his title and temporarily place everyone in Yunyang Marquis's mansion under custody.

The wife of Duke Jingguo came to the palace to ask for her mercy, asking her to meet her sister-in-law, Yao Xueying, the old lady of the Yunyang Marquis Mansion.

The secret guard's subsequent report made Shen Tianjiao completely realize that what happened today might be a chain of schemes, one link after another, just to lure her into the game.

"It must be Yao Xueying." When Yao Xueying was mentioned, Ruan Yuhu shook his head, "She's not someone who would settle down."

"The Duke of Jing's Mansion was once a renowned and prominent family in the capital. Unfortunately, they suffered misfortune when they gave birth to Yao Xueying, a scourge that destroyed the reputation the Duke of Jing had built up over the years."

"Yao Xueying is the youngest daughter of the old Duke Jing. Since she was young, she has been nicknamed Yao Meiren because of her beauty."

"Because she's the youngest in the family, she's naturally been spoiled since she was little, which has led to her being spoiled and willful, and not caring about anything she does."

"When she grew up, her family had already arranged a marriage for her. The man was Chen Jingzhi, the son of Chen Hui, the Imperial Censor at the time."

"Although Chen Jingzhi is not a one-in-a-million, peerless man, he is also a gentle and modest gentleman."

"I wonder how many girls in the capital were dreaming of their ideal husbands at that time."

"But even after marrying such a man, Yao Xueying was still not satisfied. She even secretly hooked up with Qian Wanshan, the famous playboy in Shangjing at the time, who was Qian Wanhe's younger brother."

"One day, when the two were fooling around and having sex, they were caught on the spot by Qian Wanshan's wife and her men."

"This incident caused a huge uproar in Shangjing City at the time. Everyone knew about it."

"The Chen family is also one of the ten great families. Naturally, they would not easily let it go when their daughter-in-law, who had not yet married into the family, did such shameless things with others. They directly reported the incident to the late emperor."

"In order to appease the Chen family, the late emperor immediately ordered the dissolution of the engagement between the two families and also arranged for the marriage of Princess Anle's youngest daughter, Princess Ruifeng, to Chen Jingzhi."

"In addition, Chen Jingzhi was given the post of governor of Yangzhou. This finally appeased the Chen family."

"The Chen family has been appeased, but Yao Xueying is so pitiful. She has become a slut known to everyone in Shangjing City. Who would dare to marry her?"

"That Qian Wanshan who had an affair with her is not only a bastard, but also a bastard. Moreover, his wife's family is very powerful, and he doesn't dare to offend them easily."

"Even if Yao Xueying really married Qian Wanshan at that time, she would be a concubine at best, and her life would definitely not be easy."

"Back then, the old Duke Jingguo suffered a lot of punishment for his disappointing daughter."

"Not only was he reprimanded by the late emperor and told to send Yao Xueying to a nunnery to become a nun, but he also had to listen to the rumors outside."

"Under the multiple pressures, he fell ill. He was so depressed that no medicine could cure him."

"Even before his death, he still pleaded with the late emperor for his unworthy daughter, thus saving Yao Xueying from becoming a nun."

"Although Yao Xueying no longer had to become a nun, her reputation was tarnished. Furthermore, she was pregnant at the time, so her parents naturally couldn't tolerate her and sent her to a house in the countryside."

"Later, I heard she gave birth to a daughter. Then, after the old Marquis of Yunyang's wife died, his mother fell in love with Yao Xueying. Of course, she wasn't attracted to Yao Xueying as a person, but rather to her family background."

"To put it bluntly, the Yunyang Marquisate only has a good reputation. In reality, they have no power or influence in the capital. The whole family is from humble beginnings and can barely read."

"The only reason I was able to gain a foothold in Shangjing was because the First Yunyang Marquis saved the life of Emperor Taizu, and my family has a golden medal of immunity from death bestowed by Emperor Taizu himself."

"So they urgently need a woman with a good family background and status to marry into the Yunyang Marquisate to support the Yunyang Marquisate."

"No matter whether it's the aristocratic families or the official families in the capital, they wouldn't look down on our family, so naturally they wouldn't marry their daughters into their family."

"So the shrewd lady of Yunyang Marquis's Mansion set her sights on the abandoned Yao Xueying."

"I don't know what method she used, but in the end Yao Xueying was married to the Marquis of Yunyang."

Shen Tianjiao's eyes widened when she heard Yao Xueying's gossip. As a lady from a noble family, she received a good education since childhood, so how could she become a brainless fool?

Not only did he bring trouble to his family, but he also ruined his life.

I have a daughter now, so I can't let her An An become a waste.

Li Muyan, who was far away in Ziyun Villa, didn't know that her mother was currently thinking about how to educate her because she was the daughter of another family.

"I think Zhang Ping's unauthorized entry into the palace today was most likely instigated by Yao Xueying and Duke Jingguo."

Although Ruan Yuhu was not very familiar with Duke Jingguo and his wife, she still knew the current situation of Duke Jingguo's Mansion.

In order to preserve the glory of the Duke of Jing's Mansion, this kind of thing is no problem for the couple.

Although Yao Xueying married into the Yunyang Marquis Mansion, her disgraceful past meant that she was destined to have a hard time in the Yunyang Marquis Mansion.

She did not give birth to any children for the old Marquis of Yunyang, and her biological daughter died of a sudden illness not long after she followed her to the Marquis of Yunyang's mansion.

The lady-in-waiting of the Yunyang Marquis's Mansion was not an easy person to deal with either. How could she be a good person when she was able to scheme against Yao Xueying and make her marry her son?

I heard that she had tortured Yao Xueying a lot over the years, and had turned the bright and flamboyant young lady from the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion into the timid and submissive woman she is now.

Who would be willing to live without dignity in the Yunyang Marquis Mansion for the rest of their life?

"I can understand why Yao Xueying did this, but why did the Duke of Jingguo and his wife have to get involved?"

Shen Tianjiao couldn't understand. Although the reputation of the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion was damaged because of Yao Xueying's incident and it could no longer be the head of the aristocratic families in Shangjing, it was still a noble family. Wouldn't it be good for it to live a peaceful life? Why did it have to get involved?

"You are so smart all your life, but confused for a moment." Ruan Yuhu looked at Shen Tianjiao and shook his head with a smile.

"Once the aristocratic families in Shangjing lose their power, they will be like fallen dust, trampled upon by others."

"Since the death of the old Duke Jingguo more than a decade ago, the Duke Jingguo Mansion has gradually become the last of the noble families. It is really not easy for it to survive until now."

"If he doesn't find a way to rely on others, then the complete decline of Duke Jingguo is imminent."

"This opportunity is perfect for them. If they miss it, it will be hard to find such a good opportunity again in the future."

After being enlightened by Ruan Yuhu, Shen Tianjiao instantly lost interest in meeting Duke Jingguo and his wife, as well as Yao Xueying.

Shen Tianjiao didn't like the feeling of being schemed and used for no reason at all.

Moreover, if she and Yan Yu had not rushed back in time today, who knows how much chaos would have broken out in the palace, and how much trouble would have beenfallen her.

"Aunt, please go meet Yao Xueying and Lady Jingguo on my behalf later."

"I'm tired, and my foot was injured on the way back. Now I want to go back and have a good rest."

"Is your foot injured?" Ruan Yuhu quickly got up to check, and Shen Tianjiao's right foot was indeed swollen beyond recognition.

"Why are you so careless?" Looking at Shen Tianjiao's swollen feet, Ruan Yuhu felt extremely distressed.

How did you manage to walk all the way back with your feet so swollen?

At this moment, Ruan Yuhu's dissatisfaction with Duke Jingguo and his wife and Yao Xueying suddenly intensified.

If they hadn't suddenly caused this incident, Shen Tianjiao wouldn't have injured her foot so badly in her haste to rush back.

"It's okay, don't worry. The female doctor said that you just need to rest for a month." Shen Tianjiao comforted Ruan Yuhu with a smile.

"One month. Can you rest assured and recover from your injury in the palace for this month?"

The situation in Shangjing has become so tense that it is on the verge of breaking out. A major riot may break out at any time. Ruan Yuhu doesn't believe that Shen Tianjiao can rest and recuperate in peace.

"It's okay, I'm back, you're still here with me."

At this moment, Shen Tianjiao could do nothing but smile and comfort Ruan Yuhu.

"When they come later, what should I tell them?"

Ruan Yuhu looked at Shen Tianjiao and shook his head helplessly. Shen Tianjiao was now in her position and had to make decisions. There were many things she could not control.

If you can share more of the burden for her, then do so.