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

Bei Chenyan drove the carriage and slowly brought it to a stop in front of the Prince's Mansion.

Four guards stood watch in front of the palace. When they saw Bei Chenyan arrive in his carriage, they were overjoyed. "It's the princess! The princess has returned!"

"I'll go report to the Prince." A guard ran into the Prince's mansion, but he tripped on the threshold because he was running too fast and almost fell.

"Young Master Xiao, you're finally back."

Three guards hurried down the steps to greet him, one of them helping to hold the horse's reins.

"Hmm." Bei Chenyan gave a soft "hmm" and lifted the carriage curtain with his hand.

Nangong Wu carried Nangong Xi and bowed as they walked out.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

The three guards bowed to her in greeting.

"Get up, no need for formalities." Nangong Wu nodded to them, handed her daughter to Bei Chenyan, and got off the carriage.

Then came Eileen, holding Nangong Yu in her arms.

When Eileen and Aiqi came out, the three guards stared at them with wide eyes.

Eileen noticed the three men's gazes and suddenly decided to tease them. She leaned close to the three guards and asked, "Am I pretty?"

"nice."

All three guards nodded honestly.

This was the first time they had ever seen such a beautiful woman. She was so beautiful that she seemed unreal, so alluring and seductive. They felt that it was impossible for a person to be so beautiful.

"Hahaha……"

Eileen and Aiqi both laughed.

The three guards' faces suddenly turned red.

"Is the handsome young man shy?" Eileen, in a playful mood, touched the face of the guard.

Guard A stood there dumbfounded, staring at her, his heart pounding.

"You two, don't be so naughty." Nangong Wu shook her head helplessly. "If someone falls in love with you, you'll have to be his wife."

"Alright!" Aiqi and Eileen immediately lost interest and followed her and Beichen Yan into the palace.

The three guards stared blankly at their retreating figures.

After a while, the guard touched his face with his first hand, the spot where Eileen had touched it. It was cold and lifeless.

"What did the princess mean just now?" Guard B didn't understand the meaning behind Nangong Wu's words.

"It seems the princess is saying that if we fall in love with those two maids, she'll give us our wives in return," Guard C grinned.

The princess keeps her word and may bestow a wife upon each of them.

******

As soon as Nangong Wu entered the Marquis's residence, she went to see Huo Jing first.

Inside the Emerald Courtyard, Huo Jing had already learned of their return and had Old Butler Fang push a wheelchair to wait in the courtyard.

Footsteps sounded outside the courtyard gate. Nangong Wu and Bei Chenyan appeared at the gate, each carrying a child, followed by Ai Qi and Ai Lin.

Nangong Wu saw Huo Jing sitting there and called out, "Father."

Huo Jing looked them over; they were both standing in front of him, completely unharmed.

"It's good that you're back." He held out his hand. "Let me see the child."

"Father, I'm sorry to have worried you." Nangong Wu stepped forward and placed the child in his arms, taking over the wheelchair handle from the old housekeeper Fang.

Father must have known that they had bombed the Eastern Jin Kingdom, which is why he was so worried.

"Is this Yu'er or Jue'er?" Huo Jing asked uncertainly, looking at the child in his arms.

"Your Highness, then guess." Aiqi held up another child to show him.

Huo Jing looked at the two children; they looked exactly alike, except for their eyes.

"The one I'm holding is Yu'er." He was certain this time.

Jue'er's eyes are most like Wuwu's peach blossom eyes, while the one he's holding has phoenix eyes.

Aiqi was surprised. "Your Highness, you guessed right."

"Father, you actually still remember." Nangong Wu was also surprised that he could still distinguish between the two children.

They've been gone for almost a month, and the three children have all grown quite a bit.

"How could I not remember my own child?" Huo Jing looked at Nangong Yu in his arms. "Yu'er is not as active as Jue'er, and Jue'er's eyes are prettier."

Bei Chenyan: "...?" Yu'er's eyes look the most like his. Hearing Huo Jing's words, he means that he doesn't look as good as his daughter!

Nangong Wu pushed Huo Jing into the house.

Seeing several dishes on the table, Huo Jing must be having dinner.

"Your Highness, this old servant has already had other dishes prepared." Steward Fang came in and tried to clear away the food.

"Old housekeeper, there's no need to remove it. We can just leave it for us to eat." Nangong Wu saw that the dishes hadn't been touched much, so why waste them?

Even as a great general, Li Feng couldn't enjoy such fine food at the border.

"Very well, this old servant will have someone add a few more dishes." After saying this, the old steward Fang hurriedly left.

"Father, what's the situation in the palace now?" Nangong Wu wanted to know Emperor Mingde's attitude towards their bombing of the Eastern Jin Dynasty's palace.

When Huo Jing heard her mention the palace, his expression turned somewhat sour. "After you left, some things happened in the palace."

His Majesty greatly praised you verbally in court for your actions in killing the Eastern Jin Emperor and the Prince of Wu.

Sitting next to him, Bei Chenyan said, "If we hadn't gone to the capital of the Eastern Jin Kingdom, the Emperor of the Eastern Jin Kingdom would probably have already led his army to the border and was pressing on the Eastern Pass."

Nangong Wu continued, "The King of Wu also contacted the Southern Qi Kingdom and the Northern Di Kingdom, wanting the three kingdoms to form an alliance to divide up our Western Yan Kingdom's territory."

"So, you knew this news, which is why you went to the Eastern Jin Kingdom." Huo Jing looked at his daughter, feeling both heartache and helplessness. "You shouldn't have kept such a big thing from your father."

"Father, I'm sorry I didn't let you know, I was afraid you would worry." Nangong Wu felt a little guilty.

Huo Jing glanced at her. "His Majesty sent an imperial edict to the Prince's residence, saying that if you return, you should go to the palace to see him. Think carefully about how to tell him about your trip to the Eastern Jin Kingdom!"

"I understand. I will go to the palace tomorrow." Nangong Wu had known all along that Emperor Mingde would want to see her.

"Father, what happened in the palace after we left?"

"Do you still remember the child that Empress Su gave birth to?" Huo Jing's face darkened as he said this.

"That child, named Nangong Chengkun, was raised by His Majesty in the royal villa. He was sixteen years old. Two days after you left, His Majesty brought Nangong Chengkun back to the palace, made him the Crown Prince, and placed him in the Eastern Palace."

Chengkun! Upon hearing this name, Nangong Wu could see that Emperor Mingde had high hopes for this son.

But seeing her father's expression, she gripped her cup tightly. "His Majesty protected this Crown Prince very well, eliminating the Ming family and the Rui Prince's faction before bringing him back to the palace. I just don't know what kind of person Nangong Chengkun is."

The character of each emperor is related to the fate of a country, and also to the future fate of their Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion.

If someone is narrow-minded and suspicious, they might be suspicious of the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion.

How can I allow someone else to snore beside my bed!

Every emperor fears generals who command large armies.

Huo Jing's expression was somewhat solemn. "After the Crown Prince moved into the Eastern Palace, he acted very ostentatiously. Empress Su also frequently invited noblewomen from the court to the palace to appreciate flowers, secretly winning over many high-ranking officials for the Crown Prince."