The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Thinking of this, Shen Tianjiao felt a chill on her back. Feng Yuanyuan has always been bold and reckless, but she never thought that Feng Yuanyuan would dare to be so crazy.

In order to satisfy her own selfish desires, she disregarded any consequences, and all this was just to get the favor of a man.

In the previous life, witchcraft was prevalent in the palace. Although it was banned again and again, it still persisted. The concubines and even the palace maids would risk being demoted to the cold palace or even executed, and they were happy to touch Lei Su. She originally thought that it was the work of several concubines of different ethnic groups who were tributed to the palace at that time, but she didn't expect that the root cause could be traced back so long ago.

In the past, she just thought Feng Yuanyuan was a spoiled and domineering fool, but now it seems that she really underestimated this woman.

Shen Tianjiao asked with a cold face: "What else did she confess?"

Shen Tianjiao had a feeling that the matter was definitely not as simple as a fight for favor, and there was probably a secret hidden behind it that would shock everyone.

Qiu Tong shook her head and said, "That's all she said for now, but I feel like she probably has many more secrets she hasn't revealed yet. Or maybe she's revealing this secret just to cover up or protect something else, or someone."

Shen Tianjiao frowned and thought deeply. Things were becoming more and more complicated. This might be a series of conspiracy that would determine Yun Li's life and death.

First, he was forced to take poison, then Li Bin rebelled in advance with an army of 200,000, and then Li Rui was infected with a Gu.

These things seem to be unrelated, but in fact they are closely related. Li Bin, by the way, Li Bin’s adoptive mother is a foreigner. Could it be that these things were planned and set up by someone many years ago, and are now controlling the development of the entire incident?

If it is really as she guessed, then now it is not only in the palace, but these people with ulterior motives have probably infiltrated every place in Yunli Country.

What is frightening is not the enemy leading an army to attack. If that were the case, everyone would rely on their own abilities with real weapons, using wisdom or tricks. It would be a fair fight to decide the outcome.

The scary thing is to fear this kind of dirty and filthy means that cannot be put on the table and seen in the light. When you are unaware, invisible and unexpected, the enemy has quietly invaded, filling your internal organs, corroding and hollowing out your body like bloodthirsty insects and ants, turning you into an empty shell with no appearance and vulnerable to any blow. When you fall depends entirely on your enemy.

Shen Tianjiao's eyes were deep. She didn't know whether this incident happened in her previous life. Perhaps her rebirth had changed the trajectory of some things, but what was certain was that Shen Tianjiao would end this matter.

"She refuses to confess everything honestly. It seems she hasn't suffered enough, and hasn't endured enough. Qiu Tong, you must continue to watch over her. Not only must you make her tell me everything she knows, but you must also make her available to me. We must give her a taste of her own medicine."

"Yes, I understand." A calm and steady person is most patient and least afraid of wasting time. Since Qiu Tong has found a way to pry open Hongying's mouth, she will definitely make her spill everything she knows.

"Only the three of us know about this for now. Qiong Niang must also keep it a secret. This matter is too bizarre, and we want to scare her if she finds out." Shen Tianjiao has only heard about this matter and has not obtained any concrete evidence. The fewer people who know about it, the better.

"Yes, we servants will keep our mouths shut and won't reveal a single word of what happened tonight."

Shen Tianjiao never doubted the loyalty of these four little girls. What she was worried about now was something else. The unique sensitivity of women made her feel that the reason why the Shen family declined so quickly after Shen Tianjiao's death might have a lot to do with this incident.

The deaths of Shen Tianjiao's father and brothers are closely related to that bastard Li Rui, but these villains must have also been behind the scenes fanning the flames.

"Qiuting, has she ever told me where her master is now?" Her master, who could teach someone as amazing as Hongying, must be no ordinary person. Shen Tianjiao would not feel at ease unless she found her master.

"I didn't ask about this, but it doesn't matter. I will ask when I get back."

Shen Tianjiao no longer had the heart to read any memorials at this time. She stood up and felt a sense of urgency as if a storm was about to break out.

"Chunchao, Qiutong, the two of you will begin to search the entire palace now. You must be cautious, careful, and thorough. Don't miss any clues, and don't alert the enemy. If you find anyone suspicious, deal with them if you can. If you can't, secretly monitor them and deal with them together when the time comes."

"Yes, servants understand."

"And there's that Concubine Jing." Shen Tianjiao tapped her fingers lightly on the table as she thought. Concubine Jing was such a mysterious woman. Leaving her outside and out of her control would make her feel too insecure.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Tianjiao ordered, "Replace Concubine Jing with one of our people and lock her up in a secret place. This must be done in a way that is completely hidden from everyone."

Perhaps this Concubine Jing is the breakthrough point of the whole incident. Shen Tianjiao is now handling this matter based on the principle of rather killing a thousand people by mistake than letting one go.

Too many things beyond her expectations have happened now, and she doesn't know how many more shocking things will happen in the future. She must be one step ahead of others and take control of the overall situation.

"I will do this." Qiu Tong spoke before Chunchao. Compared with Chunchao's somewhat soft character, Qiu Tong, who is decisive and ruthless, is more suitable to do this.

Shen Tianjiao nodded. Qiu Tong's ability was unquestionable. It was indeed much better to let her solve this problem than Chunchao.

"If there are not enough people, go back to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to mobilize them." Shen Tianjiao casually took off the white jade pendant with lotus flowers from her waist and handed it to Qiu Tong. This was a token that could mobilize all the secret guards in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

The Twin Lotus is the totem of the Shen family. Compared with the totems of other families, this Twin Lotus totem appears much more unique and elegant.

Qiu Tong collected the jade pendant and put it away carefully. "Master, is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Shen Tianjiao waved her hand and was about to let Qiu Tong go to rest when she suddenly remembered her old father who was guarding the northern border. "Qiutong, send someone to the northern border to see how my father is doing. I haven't received any news in these days, and I feel uneasy."

"Yes, master, do you have anything else to say to the Marquis?" Qiu Tong was very happy to hear that Shen Tianjiao took the initiative to care about the Marquis of Zhenbei. In the past, Shen Tianjiao's relationship with the Marquis of Zhenbei became increasingly distant because of Li Rui, which made the old Marquis very sad. Now, the relationship between the two masters is about to be repaired and reconciled. Nothing can make people happier and more comforted than this.

"Tell my father that I miss him very much. Ask him to take good care of himself. After a few days, I will ask for permission to let him return to the capital to take charge and slay demons and monsters, clean up the court and maintain order." Although Shen Tianjiao did not want anyone in the Shen family to be in danger or get involved in these things, she also knew that without the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Shen family supporting her and steering the ship, there were many things she could not do.

"The Marquis will be very happy when he knows the master's intentions. The Marquis loves the master the most. If the Marquis comes back, no one will dare to bully you anymore."

Looking at the two little girls crying with joy, Shen Tianjiao suddenly felt a little guilty. She felt that she had really gone too far and was a piece of shit.

Although she was not the original body and did not do those things before, she is now occupying the body of the original body, so she has to make up for it.

"Father has an old injury that used to flare up from time to time. When you deliver the letter, please pick out some of the best medicine to bring along."

"Hey, I'll prepare it right away." This time it was Chunchao who spoke first.

Seeing the two little girls happy, Shen Tianjiao waved her hand and asked them to go down and prepare.

Shen Tianjiao was the only one left in the hall at this time, and she could concentrate on thinking about things without being disturbed.

Shen Tianjiao thought over what she knew today and what happened after she came here.

As Shen Tianjiao was thinking, she remembered something. Hongying said that she had given Li Rui a love poison. People who are infected with this poison will be deeply in love with the person they love until death.

Although Shen Tianjiao did not understand any witchcraft, she knew that this kind of love poison required mutual love, so it would definitely not work if it was only cast on Li Rui. This meant that Feng Yuanyuan should have been cast on this kind of poison as well.

Thinking of this, Shen Tianjiao couldn't help but shudder. This woman would do anything to maintain her favor. When she got ruthless, she wouldn't even spare herself.

If someone who is so cruel to herself were betrayed, who knows how crazy he would be. Shen Tianjiao was thinking about how to take advantage of the current favorable situation and let Hongying and the people behind her fight with Feng Yuanyuan. In this way, Shen Tianjiao could reap the benefits without any effort.

As she thought about it, Shen Tianjiao felt something was wrong again. The poison in Li Rui and Feng Yuanyuan should have been caused by Hongying. Then Hongying should be a very important person to Feng Yuanyuan. Such an important person seemed to have disappeared in Yuxiu Palace, but Feng Yuanyuan didn't seem to be anxious. This shouldn't be right.

With Feng Yuanyuan's personality, if Hongying disappeared, she should have made a fuss at all costs and turned Yuxiu Palace upside down, but she was so quiet. Why did I feel so uneasy and panicked?

Hongying also said that people who were infected with this kind of love poison would only see each other and would no longer see anyone else. However, in Shen Tianjiao's opinion, although Feng Yuanyuan was favored, she was not the only one in Li Rui's heart and eyes.

Although Li Rui doted on Feng Yuanyuan over the years, it did not prevent him from sleeping with hundreds of beauties and enjoying the blessings of beauties. However, although there were many beauties in the palace, Li Rui's offspring were pitifully few.

What went wrong? Was Hongying lying, or did Feng Yuanyuan have a backup plan?

The more Shen Tianjiao thought about these things, the more terrifying they became. Her head started to hurt from thinking about them. It seemed that this matter really needed to be considered carefully.

Qiong Niang took care of Li Muyang and went to sleep before returning to the study to see Shen Tianjiao. When she entered the study, she saw Shen Tianjiao lost in thought. She didn't dare to disturb her and quietly went to the desk to tidy up.

The barely audible sound of something being put away stopped Shen Tianjiao from thinking. She turned around and saw Qiong Niang. "You're really not afraid of getting tired. It's so late, why are you running here instead of going to rest?"

"Why should I be tired? You are the one who is really tired. It's so late and you haven't slept yet, and you are still blaming me." Qiong Niang looked at the table full of memorials that had not been read and reviewed, and felt anxious for Shen Tianjiao.

"Where's Mu'er? Has she fallen asleep?" Shen Tianjiao was so busy that she didn't care about anything else. She thought about it and realized that she hadn't seen Li Muyang for several days.

"Well, he just went to bed. This child is very stubborn. It's already past his bedtime, but he didn't memorize the book we taught him today, so he refused to go to bed. He insisted on finishing today's work today, saying that he would recite it to you when you check his homework one day." Although Qiong Niang complained, the gentle smile on her face showed that she was actually very happy.

"Don't be so busy with government affairs all the time. Take some time to spend more time with your children. Even though he doesn't say it, everyone knows he really wants you to spend more time with him."

"You think I don't want to? Look at this," Shen Tianjiao said, pointing to the table full of memorials. "I'm almost buried under all of this. I'm so busy, how can I have time to play with the kids? If I had known there were so many memorials to review and government affairs to handle, I should have pushed them all onto that bastard. Now he's bringing disaster upon himself. He's almost exhausted himself to death."

"Forget spending time with the kids. I don't even have time to calm down and think. When will this day end?"

Shen Tianjiao's wailing aroused Qiong Niang's sympathy. "Didn't you do these things often before? Why can't you handle it now?"

"I used to be completely focused, but now I don't know how many things are waiting for me to do. I'm not a jack of all trades, and I'm really almost exhausted. If this continues, I might die young." Shen Tianjiao felt guilty and didn't dare to look up at Qiong Niang. After all, she was not the real Shen Tianjiao and could not handle these things with ease.

Qiong Niang hesitated for a moment and said, "How about you let me handle the less important government affairs, and you handle the important ones yourself?"

Qiong Niang's words became Shen Tianjiao's life-saving straw. She had wanted Qiong Niang to help her for a long time, but she was embarrassed to ask because Qiong Niang had too many things on her hands. Now that Qiong Niang had spoken herself, what was there for her to be embarrassed about?