With a warehouse full of supplies, I stood alone as king in this chaotic world, gun in hand.

"So we've already left that world, which means you won't have to do any more missions anymore." Aiqi looked bored.

"I have three babies now, and I need your help to take care of them," Nangong Wu told them.

"Three babies! Master, you actually have babies!" Eileen exclaimed, her mouth agape, her face filled with disbelief.

"My god, what happened? Master, you once said you were against marriage, and we just slept together and you're pregnant?" Aiqi was excited and curious.

"Things are a bit strange..." Nangong Wu told them how she was betrayed and killed by her partner, and how her soul traveled here.

Eileen and Aiqi listened with eyes that lit up with surprise.

"I really want to see those three babies right now; I can't imagine how adorable they are."

"You will see them. We'll leave here in a few days, and then you'll be able to leave the space," Nangong Wu said with a smile.

"Our ultimate goal for this trip is the Eastern Jin Dynasty. We will kill the Eastern Jin emperor and the King of Wu there, and then seize their national treasury, so that they will stop trying to start wars all the time."

Upon hearing this, Eileen and Aiqi's eyes lit up again.

"The people here still use cold weapons and have no anti-theft system. Getting into their palace is an easy thing."

Just then, Granny Feng knocked on the door.

Nangong Wu had no choice but to leave the space and open the door.

Fang Cheng was also there.

Fang Cheng cupped his hands and said, "Princess, a man named Fu Daniu came today and said he wants to see you."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wu knew that it was Fu Daniu who had come looking for her.

"He's someone I rescued at Qingfeng Village. He doesn't need to come see me. Just arrange some work for him. As for his wages, give him the same monthly salary as a guard in the Prince's Palace."

Fang Cheng said, "Fu Daniu also brought his sister. He said he has something else to discuss and insists on seeing you."

Nangong Wu frowned. "Then let him in!"

You must see her; she's probably in some kind of trouble.

A while later, Fang Cheng brought in Fu Daniu and his sister.

Nangong Wu was stunned when she saw the two people who were covered in dust and dressed in tattered clothes, looking like beggars.

As soon as Fu Daniu saw her, he knelt down with a thud, "This humble subject pays respects to Your Highness."

"Didn't I give you some silver when we were in Golden Bull City? Why did you end up like this?" Nangong Wu asked him.

"Your Highness, I beg you to do justice for this humble subject!" Fu Daniu kowtowed deeply to her.

Nangong Wu frowned. "What happened? Tell me!"

She looked at his younger sister, who was about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was thin, with a sallow complexion and dry, yellow hair, indicating severe malnutrition.

"I received your silver, and the yamen runner even lent me a horse. But when I returned to the village, I found that my house had been burned down!"

I hurriedly inquired with my neighbors and learned that my sister had been taken by the son of a wealthy man in town. He forcibly abducted her, and my grandmother refused. She was beaten to death in the street by his henchmen. He even had someone send my grandmother's body home in the middle of the night and set the house on fire.

Upon hearing this, I secretly sneaked into the wealthy man's house that night and found my sister in the woodshed." Fu Daniu said, looking at his sister with great emotion.

"That rich man's whole family are beasts. That bastard snatched my sister away and then got tired of her after only a few days. He found a new lover and then tormented her. He had endless chores to do every day, was only given three cornbread buns to eat, and could only sleep in the woodshed at night..."

Nangong Wu's hand, which was resting on the armrest, suddenly clenched into a fist. "Then you won't kill him!"

"I killed that scoundrel and that poisonous woman, and then fled to the capital with my sister. But you don't know this, that rich man had a daughter who married the county magistrate as his concubine."

"That county magistrate sent men to hunt us down, and we were almost caught by them several times. I beg Your Highness to do justice for us..." Fu Dani cried.

"Li Shuang," Nangong Wu called out to the door.

Li Shuang walked in. "Please give your orders, Your Highness."

"Take some men and accompany Fu Daniu on this trip. Find out the truth about that magistrate and the wealthy man. If anyone dares to obstruct us, deceives our superiors, or acts insincerely, kill them without mercy!" Nangong Wu ordered.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Fu Daniu and his sister kowtowed.

"Your sister will stay at the Prince's residence." Nangong Wu looked at Fang Cheng. "Uncle Fang, take the siblings downstairs to pack their things before they set off."

"This old servant understands," Fang Cheng replied, and led Fu Daniu and his sister away.

Eileen and Aiqi, who were inside the space, were furious when they heard this.

"That's absolutely vicious."

"That girl is so pitiful. She was raised by parents too. Why did those bad people treat her like that?"

Nangong Wu listened without saying anything.

Having been here for over a month, I've discovered that the people here are more selfish, snobbish, and opportunistic than those in my previous world. Those born into poverty are even more so, inherently greedy, and are like uneducated, primitive savages. There are some simple and honest people, but they make up only a small fraction.

A few more peaceful days passed.

The court was purged several times, killing tens of thousands of people, and nearly half of the officials were replaced.

Nangong Wu heard from her father that Emperor Mingde had been reforming the bureaucracy and restoring order to the court in recent days, and the structure of the court had changed, and things were now relatively peaceful.

But she knew that the calm was only on the surface, and the struggle at the heart of the power vortex of the imperial court would never end.

With no crown prince yet established, several princes are eyeing the dragon throne covetously, secretly gathering their own power, which will only intensify the power struggles in the court.

The Empress Dowager and Nangong Xun died, and the Ruiwang faction and the Ming family were uprooted. That only represented the end of one person's era. There would be a second Nangong Xun, and a third Nangong Xun.

Emperor Mingde still has six sons. The eighth prince, Nangong Xuan, has been completely eliminated. There are still five princes left, and their maternal clans will try to win over the court for their sons.

The most ambitious among them was Nangong Yi, but Emperor Mingde already had a successor, so he was destined to have no chance of the throne.

"Granny Feng, I'll be leaving with the children tomorrow. You can dismiss the three wet nurses!"

"Princess, the three young princes are still so young and need careful care. Are you really not going to bring any wet nurses?" Granny Feng asked worriedly.

"No need to bring it," Bei Chenyan's voice came in.

Nangong Wu looked up and saw Beichen Yan stride in. He winked at her a few times before turning to Granny Feng and saying:

"Don't worry, Granny, I've already found new wet nurses. They will protect the three children."

"Then this old servant is relieved!" Granny Feng thought that the wet nurses he had found were all skilled in martial arts, so she felt at ease.

Bei Chenyan sat down opposite her and poured himself a cup of tea.

Nangong Wu asked him, "I haven't seen you much these past few days, have you been very busy?"