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

"Granny, add two more pairs of jade ruyi! Add another fifty bolts of brocade. I see there are still quite a few jade bottles in the storeroom, add two more pairs. Pack the rest into gold and silver ingots," Nangong Wu instructed.

When she was in Lindongguan, she not only left Huo Lifeng with firearms and ammunition in that secret room, but also 200,000 taels of gold and 500,000 taels of silver. Now that Li Cheng and Li Shuang are getting married, she can't treat them unfairly.

Upon hearing this, Granny Feng secretly considered the matter and hesitated.

"Princess, if all twenty loads of dowry are filled with real gold and silver, that could amount to over 100,000 taels of gold and 300,000 taels of silver. This dowry is even more extravagant than that of a princess in the imperial court. Wouldn't this cause criticism from court officials and invite unnecessary trouble?"

Due to the continuous invasions by the Eastern Jin state, the finances of the Western Yan state had become extremely strained, and the national treasury was constantly in a state of extreme scarcity and emptiness.

Therefore, whether it was the betrothal gifts given by princes to their wives or the dowry prepared by the court for princesses getting married, everything had to be done strictly in accordance with the established system within the palace.

The same applies to officials in the imperial court. No matter how wealthy they are, they dare not hold lavish or extravagant celebrations for happy occasions in their families.

"Granny, you don't need to worry." Nangong Wu thought of the officials in the court, a cold smile playing on her lips.

"Our Huo family business pays hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to the imperial court every year. If they dare to object to what our Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion does, then let them also pay hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year before we talk."

Their Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion was also a royal family, so she didn't need to worry about those high-ranking officials in the court when she did things.

As for the silver, with the Huo family business as a cover, no one dared to question its source.

Hearing this, Granny Feng felt reassured. "This old servant understands. I will do as you say."

After she finished speaking, she bowed and left.

Nangong Wu then summoned Adelin and the dozen or so people from the Northern Regions.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

Nangong Wu's gaze swept over the dozen or so people kneeling, and she nodded slightly. "Get up, all of you."

"Thank you, Princess!"

Adeline stood up and asked, "May I ask why the princess summoned us here?"

Nangong Wu took out a small bottle and gave it to him, saying, "This is the antidote. Once you take it, all the poison in your body will be neutralized."

"Really!" Adeline exclaimed with delight, quickly taking the bottle with great gratitude. "Thank you, Princess!"

Nangong Wu nodded, "During the month I was away from the palace, you helped repel the assassins and protected the palace, which is a great achievement. You have passed my test and will be forgiven for your past mistakes."

"Yes, I have reformed and will definitely be a good person and serve you from now on." Adeline immediately opened the bottle cap, poured out the antidote, and ate it.

"Do you want to get rid of the fact that the medicine you used to take only allowed you to live to forty?" Nangong Wu asked them.

Upon hearing this, more than a dozen people from the Northern Region lowered their heads.

"Your Highness, there is no cure for that medicine." Adeline said sadly, "But please rest assured, even though we only have a dozen or so years left to live, we will live well."

We risked our lives to come here, hoping to make things easier for our families, but when we took that drug, we were already sending ourselves down a path of no return.

We don't ask for anything now, we only hope to return to our homeland before we die.

"I want some of your blood to study its medicinal properties. Perhaps it can help you develop an antidote," Nangong Wu said.

A dozen or so people from the Northern Region looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Your Highness, we thank you for your kindness, but once the effects of the medicine wear off, we will never be able to go back," said a man from the Northern Region.

They lacked the necessary skills to cross the desert.

"Are you all idiots?" Nangong Wu was speechless. "If I can develop the antidote, you can go back to your homeland and take it."

"yes!"

The eyes of the dozen or so people from the Northern Region lit up.

"Let me do it. Draw my blood. As long as you can help us develop an antidote, I'll take as much blood as you want." Adeline immediately rolled up his sleeves.

"Not too much." Nangong Wu took out a small tube. "Just this little tube will do."

She wanted to investigate what kind of medicine was in their blood.

She drew a small tube of blood from Adeline and said to them, "I just want to try, but I may not be able to develop an antidote. However, I will do my best to help you."

"If you want to go out and do business, I will help you. If you want to stay in the Prince's mansion as guards, that's also fine."

The dozen or so people from the Northern Region exchanged glances.

Adeline spoke first: "Princess, I would like to stay in the palace as a guard."

The guards in the Prince's Palace receive a considerable monthly salary, but if they went out to do business, they might not be able to earn as much as they would as guards.

"I also want to stay and be a guard." Another person from the Northern Region was also willing to stay and be a guard.

I want to stay too.

About ten people from the northern regions were willing to stay and serve as guards.

"Princess, we people from the Northern Region are scattered across various countries. They have joined forces with powerful figures and royalty for money, working as their henchmen. If we leave the palace, we may be attacked by them."

Several people who were hesitant about starting a business immediately gave up the idea after hearing this.

"I'll stay too!"

"We are willing to stay."

"Okay." Nangong Wu looked at the dozen or so people.

"You can leave whenever you want, but what I want is absolute loyalty. When you want to return to the Northern Region, I will prepare another sum of money for you so that you can return home in glory."

Upon hearing her words, Adeline and the dozen or so people from the Northern Regions all knelt down again.

Adeline raised his hands. "Princess, we swear here that we will be loyal to you and to the Royal Palace. If we break this oath, may we die a horrible death."

"We also swear absolute loyalty to you and to the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion!"

Everyone raised their hands to swear an oath.

"May I be struck by lightning if I break this oath!"

They knew that following Nangong Wu was definitely the best way out.

Nangong Wu nodded in satisfaction. "It's good that you have this intention. If you need anything, you can go to Butler Fang, or come directly to me!"

"May I make a request?" asked a young-looking man from the Northern Region.

"You say it," Nangong Wu said, looking at him.

"There are more than a dozen of us, can we cook for ourselves?" the man asked cautiously.

"You mean the food prepared in the main kitchen doesn't suit your taste, right?" Nangong Wu understood.

People from different places have different tastes, and no matter how good or abundant the food in the royal palace is, it may not suit their tastes.

"Yes," the man added, "We like to eat sesame flatbread, roasted mutton, and I like all kinds of roasted fish."