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

"Something happened at the shop..." Li Shuang placed the account book on the table in front of her, hesitating to speak.

"Speak! What happened?" Nangong Wu looked at the account books.

What could be so difficult for Li Shuang?

"It was Zhou Shaorong who, posing as your husband, forcibly took 10,000 taels of silver from the Shangtong Bank today," Li Shuang reported to her.

"The Zhou family seems to be panicking!"

"Are you in a hurry?" Nangong Wu's eyes were cold and piercing.

That night, she ransacked all of the Zhou family's warehouses, including Liu Yue'er's dowry. Now that she had to compensate Liu Yue'er for her dowry, it was no wonder she was anxious.

Did Zhou Shaorong receive a promissory note for the ten thousand taels of silver he forcibly took?

"Take it!" Li Shuang said with some worry, "Since the prince fell off the cliff, the Zhou family and the officials of the Second Prince's faction have not repaid the money they borrowed in the past year."

At first, they only took a few hundred or a thousand taels at a time, but now they're asking for tens of thousands of taels at a time. If this continues, the entire Shangtong Company's silver reserves will be depleted.

"Damn it." Nangong Wu gripped the marriage certificate tightly. It was time to make this scumbag pay the price!

"Issue my order: Zhou Shaorong is no longer my husband, Nangong Wu. If any member of the Zhou family dares to rob again, they will be treated as thieves."

"Princess, when the Prince was still alive, in order to make things easier for you in the Zhou family, he allowed officials from the Zhou family, the Ming family, and the Second Prince's faction to borrow money from Shangtong Bank."

"If we suddenly stop lending them money now, they might cause trouble. We need to come up with a foolproof plan to completely sever ties with these people," Li Shuang suggested.

"Did Father allow the Zhou family and officials from the Second Prince's faction to borrow money from Shangtong Bank for working capital?" Nangong Wu was unaware that her father had done so much for the original owner of this body.

"Yes, it was thanks to the financial assistance of the Huo family's trading company that the Second Prince was able to gain a foothold in the court, and now his momentum has surpassed that of the Third and Fourth Princes," Li Shuang said.

Nangong Wu picked up an account book and opened it to look at it. The entries on it were all the silver that the Second Prince's faction had withdrawn from Shangtong Bank over the past two years.

She turned to the last page, where it was revealed that the amount of silver withdrawn from the Shangtong Bank by officials of the Second Prince's faction and still outstanding had reached 520,000 taels.

"In just one year, they embezzled more than 500,000 taels of silver. That's really something."

Seeing her expression, Li Shuang realized she had truly given up on Zhou Shaorong and continued, "When the Prince was still alive, they didn't dare to be so blatant. After the Prince disappeared, you were imprisoned by the Zhou family, and for nearly a year they have only borrowed from you and never returned the money."

"Issue my order: from this day forward, Shangtong Bank shall sever all business dealings with the Duke of Wei's Mansion and the Ming family, and the money shop shall no longer provide the Zhou family, the Ming family, or officials of the Second Prince's faction with funds for turnover and credit."

Li Shuang was overjoyed; the princess had finally seen through the Zhou family's true colors. "Understood!"

She bowed slightly and stepped back, her steps becoming much lighter.

Nangong Wu took out the marriage certificate and then took out a yellow talisman from her spatial storage.

She raised her hand and made a hand seal, her fingers quickly drawing on the talisman.

After it was drawn, an octagonal pattern appeared on the talisman, emitting a faint light.

Suddenly, with a "boom!" a burst of flame erupted, and the talisman and the marriage certificate burst into flames.

The bond has broken! From now on, her fate is no longer tied to Zhou Shaorong's.

Looking at the burning flames, she recalled her past life. Although she came from a family of metaphysicians, she only learned a little bit from her grandfather. Later, she focused on studying medicine, believing that medicine could save more people.

I thought the magic I learned would never be of any use, but I never expected that I would actually need it during this time travel!

Fortunately, I knew this little bit of magic, otherwise I really wouldn't have discovered the Zhou family's conspiracy.

Looking at the marriage certificate and talisman that had turned to ashes, a cold glint appeared in her eyes.

The Zhou couple were truly cunning and vicious. They allowed their son to borrow the original owner's luck, and even took advantage of the original owner's infatuation to try and kill off the Huo family's remaining members. In the end, they even caused the original owner's death.

Now she's here!

From this day forward, Zhou family, Zhou Shaorong, return to the path of your rightful destiny!

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The Duke of Wei's Mansion.

These past few days, Zhou Zheng and his wife, along with Zhou Shaorong, have been discussing matters.

The storeroom was robbed, and so far no clue has been found. The huge Duke's mansion is out of money, and he is very anxious.

Although Zhou Shaorong had just received 10,000 taels of silver, which relieved his immediate crisis, what would he do next?

"Nangong Wu has been gone for several days now. It seems she's determined to divorce Rong'er." Madam Zhou's expression was very bad.

Damn it!

How could someone who used to be so easy to manipulate suddenly change like this? They even know how to threaten them with the emperor now.

"Rong'er, I've told you before to treat Nangong Wu well, but you've been pushing her to the brink of death." Zhou Zheng was somewhat dissatisfied with his son.

The Huo family is a money bag. If they can keep Nangong Wu happy, they will have endless money. But their son is deeply in love with Liu Yue'er.

How can a man who is obsessed with love and romance all day long achieve great things?

However, Zhou Shaorong seemed unconvinced.

"Father, Mother, don't worry. Don't you know what kind of person Nangong Wu is? She loves her son to death."

This time, she was just jealous of Yue'er and was throwing a little tantrum to get her son's attention!

As long as her son says a few nice words to her, she'll happily come back with him.

"Then go to the Prince of Zhenyuan's mansion now and coax him back properly." Zhou Zheng's expression softened as he thought of Nangong Wu's past infatuation with her son.

"Rong'er, do you know what our situation is right now? We need the Huo family's money to fill the hole. Don't be as willful as before. Once the Second Prince ascends the throne, you can treat her however you want." Madam Zhou felt sorry for her son.

Forcing your son to please a woman he doesn't like is really putting him through a lot!

Once the Second Prince seizes the throne, he will surely cut off the limbs of that little bitch Nangong Wu, leaving her only with a breath to prolong her son's life.

"I understand!" Zhou Shaorong stood up reluctantly.

The thought of having to please that ugly woman, Nangong Wu, made me feel disgusted.

When Zhou Shao and his wife saw that they had persuaded him, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, Zhou Shaorong clutched his chest, his face contorted in pain.

"Pfft~~" He spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed limply.

"Rong'er!"

Zhou Zheng and his wife were shocked and rushed over to support their son who had fallen.

"Cough..." Zhou Shaorong vomited another mouthful of blood, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

"Someone, quickly go and fetch the imperial physician!" Zhou Zheng shouted.

"No, go and fetch the imperial physician." Madam Zhou looked at her son's pale face and seemed to understand something.

"Yes..." The butler hurriedly ran out.

Zhou Zheng and his wife helped their son back to his room and put him on the bed.

"Lord Duke, it seems Rong'er has suffered a backlash!" Madam Zhou looked at her unconscious son, her heart aching.

"Backlash?" Zhou Zheng was startled. "Could it be that that little bitch burned the marriage certificate?"

That won't work! Burning the marriage certificate alone won't break the bond.