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

"Princess, is it really you?" Manager Hu looked Nangong Wu up and down.

"It is I, the princess." Nangong Wu returned the sword to Li Shuang and removed the veil from her face.

"Princess, you've finally arrived..." When Manager Hu saw that it really was her, he was so excited that he almost knelt down before her.

"Get up." Nangong Wu helped him up and instructed the shop assistants, "Close the shop doors. We're closed for the day."

"Yes." Several waiters went to close the shop door and hang up a sign that said the shop was temporarily closed.

Li Shuang went to the backyard to fetch a basin of water and used it to clean the wounds on Manager Hu's face.

Nangong Wu looked around the jewelry store, which was one of the largest shops on this splendid street.

Jinxiu Avenue is the largest and most prosperous street in the entire capital. It stretches for about four miles from the palace gate to the south gate, making it a prime location where every inch of land is precious. Anyone who owns a shop on this street must be a prominent figure in the Western Yan Kingdom.

Their Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion owns seven shops on this street. Two of them originally belonged to the Prince's Mansion, and five were the father's properties. Every year, these shops bring in considerable profits for the Prince's Mansion.

They run jewelry stores, restaurants, teahouses, cloth shops, money exchanges, pharmacies, and inns.

In addition, there are about twenty other shops on other streets, which sell not only the above-mentioned products, but also rice, salt, oil, and so on.

The original owner's net worth was definitely that of a top-tier tycoon in the Western Yan Kingdom.

However, with her father's disappearance, the original owner's vast fortune was taken over by the Zhou family, and the money fell into the hands of the Zhou family, the second prince Nangong Xun, Prince Rui, and his cronies and officials.

Fortunately, she came!

"Didn't we send people to protect the store? Why are you still letting the Ming and Liu families steal our things?"

Just now, when Manager Hu was beaten, these people stood to the side and didn't move at all.

Upon hearing this, all the shop assistants knelt down, their eyes darting around.

"Princess, you once said that the Zhou family, the Liu family, and the Ming family should not be stopped when they come to take things."

"What's going on?" Nangong Wu looked at Manager Hu. "Didn't I already give the order that we can no longer extend credit to those families?"

Upon hearing this, Manager Hu stood up, pointed at the shop assistants, and sneered, "They've probably already found better opportunities elsewhere; this old servant can't command them anymore."

Those men's faces immediately turned pale!

One of the servants kowtowed to her, "Princess, those three families are extremely powerful and influential. We dare not offend them at all, otherwise, they will not let my family go."

"In that case, you don't need to come anymore, and you don't need to be afraid of those families anymore." Nangong Wu waved her hand.

If you're afraid of trouble, you don't need to work for their shop.

The shop assistants panicked.

"Princess, we know we were wrong, and we will never do it again. Please let us stay! We will definitely listen to Manager Hu from now on."

"Princess, please forgive us this time! My mother is sick, my younger brother and sister are still young, and the whole family depends on my salary to make a living."

"Forgive you?" Nangong Wu sneered. "The Huo family hired you as bodyguards. On the surface, you're employees, but you're paid dozens of times more than waiters. They just want you to protect the store's property."

But what about you? You take high wages while outwardly obeying your master but inwardly defying him. Do you think I, the princess, would still employ you?

Once someone is unfaithful, they are never trusted again. Since we have seen through their true nature, we absolutely cannot keep them around.

"Manager Hu, pay him all his wages and tell them to get out of here immediately."

"Yes." Manager Hu brought over the silver and paid all the workers' wages.

Nangong Wu had already said all that, so no matter how unwilling the workers were, they had no choice but to take their last wages and leave.

Shopkeeper Hu was so moved he almost cried, feeling that the princess had finally grown up.

"Manager Hu, I will personally find new staff, and then we will reopen." Nangong Wu stood up after arranging things here.

She cut off Liu Xiu and Ming Tianheng's arms today, and those two families will definitely seek revenge. In addition, Manager Hu is also injured, so it's better to close the shop for a few days.

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, she asked Li Shuang to send messages to the other shops to spread the word about what had happened here.

Li Cheng drove her to that restaurant.

This time, she walked into the restaurant by herself.

A shop assistant came out with a beaming smile, "Miss, how many of you are there?"

Nangong Wu didn't speak, but took out her token.

"Princess Runing..." The shop assistant's smile turned into respect, "This humble servant greets the Princess."

The shopkeeper was busy calculating with his abacus at the counter when he heard the waiter's words. He immediately came out from behind the counter and said, "Princess, please come in."

Nangong Wu nodded slightly to him, "Manager Lü, let's go to the usual place!"

"Please follow this old servant, Princess." Manager Lü led the way up the stairs.

We arrived at room number one on the third floor.

This private room was reserved for the father; it was luxurious and secluded, and the original owner and his father often dined here.

After entering the private room, Nangong Wu recounted the events that had occurred at the jewelry store to Manager Lü.

These shopkeepers are all old men who have followed my father for many years; they are loyal and reliable.

After hearing her words, Manager Lü's expression turned serious. "This old servant understands. Please rest here for a while. The dishes will be served shortly."

After saying that, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to her and then left.

Nangong Wu went into the inner room and brought her youngest daughter out of the space.

She checks on her child every day. The child's weight has exceeded 2000 grams, the body temperature is normal, and the child can suckle on his own, so he no longer needs to stay in the incubator.

Before long, the shop accountant brought out the original owner's favorite dishes, along with a bowl of bird's nest soup.

Nangong Wu wasn't picky about food, but seeing the exquisite dishes that were served, with their perfect color, aroma, and taste, she couldn't help but feel hungry.

After the waiter left, she picked up her chopsticks and began to eat slowly.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of someone stepping on the roof above her. Although it was faint, she had excellent hearing and heard it.

A pistol immediately appeared in his hand.

Just then, a commotion erupted in the restaurant's lobby: "An assassin has escaped here! Everyone inside, don't run around!"

An assassin? Nangong Wu's heart skipped a beat, and she wanted to open the window to see what was going on.

Suddenly, a strong smell of blood filled my nostrils, and then the back window opened, and a figure jumped in.

There really were assassins.

Nangong Wu pointed her gun at the past.

The man had just entered when he collapsed to the ground, clutching his bleeding right chest.

"Sorry, I'll leave now..." The man struggled to his feet, intending to leave through the window again.

But his right leg was also injured, and he tried to climb out but failed and fell to the ground again.

"Prince Rui, what do you want to do?" Manager Lü's voice rang out from the first floor.

Nangong Wu opened the window and looked down to the first floor. She saw a large group of people carrying knives and guns rushing into the lobby, which startled the customers who were eating and made them stand up.

She recognized the leader as none other than the emperor's second son, Nangong Xun, also known as Prince Rui.

"Did you assassinate Nangong Xun?" She looked at the assassin in surprise.