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

"Father..." Nangong Xi rubbed her eyes as she walked back into the house and threw herself into Bei Chenyan's arms. "I'm sleepy and want to go to sleep."

"Then go to sleep! Daddy will hold you while you sleep." Bei Chenyan picked up the child.

Nangong Wu stood up. "I'll go find Li Zhan and ask him to make some arrangements."

"I'll go see the Prince." Bei Chenyan also stood up, holding Xi'er, and went out with her.

Halfway there, Nangong Wu spotted a Flying Feather Guard in the distance and called out, "Li Ke, come here for a moment."

Upon hearing this, the Flying Feather Guard named Li Ke hurriedly came over and bowed to them.

"Princess, Young Master Xiao!"

"No need for formalities!" Nangong Wu raised her hand slightly. "Go find Li Zhan and have him come to the Jade Courtyard."

"Yes!" Li Ke replied and turned to find Li Zhan.

"Let's go!" Nangong Wu and Bei Chenyan went to the Emerald Courtyard together.

Four years ago, Huo Jing's leg surgery was successful, and she has now fully recovered.

They arrived at the Jade Courtyard and saw Fang Cheng walking out of the courtyard. Upon seeing the two of them, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Princess, Young Master Xiao, you have arrived."

Nangong Wu nodded slightly. "Uncle Fang, we've come to see Father. We'll have lunch here too."

"This old servant knows, Your Highness is in the study." Fang Cheng bowed slightly.

Upon hearing his words, Nangong Wu and Bei Chenyan went to Huo Jing's study.

Huo Jing was sitting behind a desk, and after reading a letter, his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Father," Nangong Wu called out as she entered the study.

Hearing the voice, Huo Jing looked up at them and said, "Xiao Lin, you're back."

"Yes, Your Highness," Bei Chenyan replied.

Seeing that his expression was not good, Nangong Wu asked, "Father, is something wrong?"

"We just received news that the Seventh Prince has been poisoned!" Huo Jing said.

"The Seventh Prince was poisoned?" Nangong Wu exclaimed in shock. "How is the person who poisoned him now?"

More than four years ago, after Nangong Yi and Nangong Heng were banished to their fiefdoms by Emperor Mingde, there were only the Crown Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Sixth Prince, and the Seventh Prince in the capital.

However, Nangong Chengkun was narrow-minded. Not content with driving away Prince Li and Prince Mu, he also began to suppress the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince.

The mothers of these two princes were Consort Xian and Consort De, both of whom came from powerful and influential families. The Crown Prince then caused trouble for these families in various ways.

However, this time the Crown Prince offended the four princes, and the four major factions joined forces to oppose the Crown Prince's faction. In the ensuing open and covert struggles, the Crown Prince did not gain any advantage.

The court struggle went on like this for two years. Emperor Mingde finally sensed something was wrong, but the Crown Prince would feign pitifulness and complain to Emperor Mingde that the four princes' faction was suppressing him.

However, Emperor Mingde was not a foolish ruler. He still sent Shadow Blade to investigate some of the things the Crown Prince had done. In order to stabilize the court and avoid infighting, he granted fiefdoms to the Fifth and Sixth Princes, allowing them to leave the capital.

Thus, the fifth and sixth princes, who were only seventeen years old, were also forced to leave the capital.

"The person is still alive for now, but remains unconscious. The imperial physician is using thousand-year-old ginseng to keep him alive. Whether the Seventh Prince can pull through is up to fate." Huo Jing showed them a letter he had just received.

Bei Chenyan said, "Needless to say, this must have been done by the Crown Prince."

Nangong Wu read the letter over and over. "If the Crown Prince did this, then he's a complete mad dog. He doesn't like anyone and will bite them all."

"The Seventh Prince is now sixteen years old. A month ago, he requested His Majesty's decree to ask for a fiefdom and wanted to leave."

His Majesty has granted his request and arranged a marriage for him, allowing him to go to his fiefdom after the wedding. Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince still refuses to let him go. Huo Jing shook his head.

"Now all the princes have either been driven away or killed by the Crown Prince. The next target may be our Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion," Bei Chenyan said.

"Then I'll wait and see how big his head is." Nangong Wu sneered. "I won't have the patience."

Bei Chenyan shook his head. "A treacherous villain like him won't step forward on his own. He might say some bad things about the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion in front of His Majesty to make you hand over your military power, or he might give you a fiefdom as well."

"He wouldn't dare!" Huo Jing's fist clenched suddenly.

"He's incredibly daring." Nangong Wu knew that Nangong Chengkun had become so arrogant that there was nothing he wouldn't dare to do.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door.

The study door was not closed. Nangong Wu turned her head and looked outside. She saw three people enter: Fang Cheng, Li Zhan, and a palace eunuch.

"Someone from the palace has come. I'll go see them first," Nangong Wu said to Huo Jing, and walked out of the study.

Upon seeing her, the eunuch immediately hurried to her side, bowed, and said, "This servant greets Your Highness, the Princess!"

"No need for such formalities, Eunuch Si!" Nangong Wu gestured for him to steady herself. "May I ask what brings you here today, Eunuch Si?"

This eunuch Si was a disciple of eunuch Hu and a close associate of Emperor Mingde. He frequently came to the Prince's residence to deliver imperial edicts and decrees.

"Princess, something has happened to the Seventh Prince. He has been poisoned and is unconscious. The imperial physician said that if we have the Seven-Colored Lotus, it might be able to save his life. His Majesty has issued an imperial edict ordering you to immediately take the Seven-Colored Lotus to the Seventh Prince's residence to save him." Eunuch Si spoke urgently.

Nangong Wu's gaze darkened; so they had come to ask for the Seven-Colored Lotus.

"I understand! Eunuch Si, you may go ahead. I will tell my father and then depart."

"Then I'll wait for you outside the Prince's residence." Eunuch Si bowed again and left first.

"Uncle Fang, go find Feng Wushang and tell him to come with me to the Seventh Prince's residence," Nangong Wu instructed.

"Yes," Fang Cheng replied, and then hurriedly left.

Nangong Wu walked back to the study. "Father, I'll go to the Seventh Prince's residence first."

Huo Jing and Bei Chenyan had already heard what they were saying and knew that Emperor Mingde had come to ask for the Seven-Colored Lotus.

"Wuwu, if the Seven-Colored Lotus can save lives, then let's save them first!" Huo Jing said to her.

"I understand." After Nangong Wu finished speaking to him, she looked at Bei Chenyan and said, "Tell Li Zhan about going to the martial arts tournament."

Bei Chenyan nodded, "I know, you can go ahead and get busy!"

Nangong Wu turned and walked out of the study, heading towards the main gate of the Prince's Mansion.

As she walked along the road, she encountered Feng Wushang, who was hurrying towards her. "Princess, I heard from Steward Fang that the Seventh Prince has been poisoned."

"Yes, His Majesty sent someone with an imperial edict, instructing me to take the Seven-Colored Lotus to save the Seventh Prince." Nangong Wu explained to him as they walked that Emperor De had sent an imperial edict.

"That Seven-Colored Lotus can be used three more times. We'd better divide it up before we get to the Seventh Prince's residence," Feng Wushang reminded her.

"I know." Nangong Wu naturally understood that Eileen was in the space and had already sorted the Seven-Colored Lotus for her.

"But I still want to check on the Seventh Prince's condition first. If he can be saved with medicine, then we should try not to use the Seven-Colored Lotus."