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

Drunken Plum Courtyard.

Nangong Wu and Granny Feng are changing the three children's clothes.

I changed their clothes this morning, but the three of them are so playful that they got them dirty again in no time.

"Mother, I don't want to wear this one. I want to wear the red dress that Father bought for me last time." Nangong Xi made a fuss about not wearing the new dress that Granny Feng had found for her.

"You've already dirtied that one. I just took it to wash, so how am I supposed to wear it now?" Nangong Wu was really having a headache.

I make a fuss every time I get dressed.

"The dress Daddy bought me is the prettiest." Nangong Xi pouted, looking unhappy.

"Sweetie, this purple dress is something your mother just bought for you a few days ago. Didn't you say you really liked it?" Nangong Wu coaxed her patiently.

"I don't want to, I want to wear the dress Daddy bought for me." Nangong Xi ran to open the wardrobe and found a pink one.

"I want to wear this pink one; it's a birthday present my dad bought for me."

"Princess, this dress is beautiful, but it's too short to wear," Granny Feng coaxed her.

Upon hearing that she couldn't wear the dress anymore, Nangong Xi pouted and started to cry, "I want to wear the dress Daddy just bought me..."

"Princess, the young princess is missing Young Master Xiao," Granny Feng whispered to Nangong Wu.

Nangong Wu felt a pang of heartache. She picked up her daughter, took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, and said, "Xi'er, be good. Your father will be back soon. We'll wear this for now. When your father comes back, he will definitely buy you some more beautiful dresses."

"Really?" Nangong Xi immediately stopped crying upon hearing this, sniffling, "Then when Father comes back, I want him to buy me three pretty dresses."

"Okay, any five items are fine." Nangong Wu felt a secret sense of relief when she realized she had managed to appease her.

At this moment, Li Shuang came in and reported, "Princess, the Prince of Ji of the Eastern Jin Kingdom, the Third Prince of the Northern Di Kingdom, and the Prime Minister of the Southern Qi Kingdom have arrived. His Highness now requests your presence."

"The Prime Minister of Nanqi?" Nangong Wu was surprised. "The envoy from Nanqi is actually the Prime Minister?"

"Yes, Princess, the Crown Prince of Nanqi, Bei Chenyan, has also come. He said he is here to arrange a marriage between his son and the princess of Xiyan," Li Shuang replied.

"The Crown Prince of Nanqi? Bei Chenyan, that good-for-nothing." As soon as Nangong Wu heard this name, she automatically labeled him as a good-for-nothing and mediocre.

Every time news came from the royal family of Nanqi, it was always about how the Prince Jing was doing, but there was no news about the Crown Prince at all, as if he were already dead.

"Princess, when the envoy from Nanqi Kingdom came to the capital yesterday, I went to see him and met the Crown Prince of Nanqi. He is quite handsome, comparable to our young master, and has an extraordinary temperament. He doesn't seem to be as useless as the rumors say." Li Shuang recalled the scene when she met Bei Chenyan.

"Perhaps! The more low-key a person is, the more deeply they are hiding their true nature. Otherwise, they would have been eliminated by that Prince Jing long ago! We need to be more careful with this person." Nangong Wu became wary of Bei Chenyan.

"Understood!" Li Shuang replied.

Nangong Wu dressed Xi'er and took the three children to Mingguang Palace.

By this time, quite a few guests had arrived. The male guests were in the Mingguang Hall, while the female guests were in the flower hall behind it.

Nangong Wu took her three children to the flower hall first, met the ladies, and then went to the Mingguang Hall.

"Princess Runing has arrived!"

Upon hearing the sound, everyone in the hall turned to look.

Nangong Wu brought her three children in and saw that there were already more than thirty people sitting in the hall. Apart from the envoys from the three countries, they were all ministers of the second rank or above in the Western Yan court. Even the Crown Prince Nangong Chengkun was there.

Everyone in the hall stood up.

"Greetings, Princess Runing!"

Apart from Nangong Chengkun, all the guests paid their respects.

"No need for such formalities," Nangong Wu said politely, returning their greeting.

"Sister, this is His Highness Prince Ji of the Eastern Jin Kingdom; His Highness the Third Prince of the Northern Region Kingdom; and His Excellency the Prime Minister of the Southern Qi Kingdom!" Nangong Xiao introduced them to her one by one.

"Greetings, Your Highnesses and Prime Minister!" Nangong Wu bowed.

"You're too kind, Princess!"

From the moment Nangong Wu entered the main hall, the eyes of Prince Ji, the Third Prince, and the Prime Minister of Nanqi Kingdom remained fixed on her face.

They were all amazed by Nangong Wu's stunning beauty. She was so beautiful that she could topple kingdoms, and she was tall and slender. She was simply a rare beauty, and she was a person who made people tremble with fear.

They had previously heard that Nangong Wu had a very ugly scar on her face, but now that they saw her, they realized the rumors were false.

"Sister Princess Runing, you've arrived!" Nangong Chengkun walked over and familiarly took Yu'er and Jue'er's hands. "Which one of you is the older brother, and which one is the younger brother?"

Nangong Yu and Nangong Jue have similar, exquisitely beautiful faces, with an air of nobility in their eyes and brows. Both are dressed in silver brocade robes, and their sensible and well-behaved appearances make them instantly likable.

"Yu'er, Jue'er, Xi'er, this is His Highness the Crown Prince, quickly greet him!" Nangong Wu instructed the children.

Upon hearing this, the three children all greeted Nangong Chengkun with great seriousness.

"Yu'er greets Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Jue'er greets Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Xi'er greets His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Good children, no need for formalities!" Nangong Chengkun pulled the three children up, and looking at how well-grown they were, he felt a little jealous.

These three children will grow up to be extraordinary individuals.

"Princess Runing, so these are your three children." The Prime Minister of Nanqi was shocked when he saw the appearance of the three children.

At that moment, he seemed to understand why their crown prince had refused to return!

"Yes." Nangong Wu nodded.

The Prime Minister snapped out of his reverie, "The children are growing up so well."

"Thank you, Grandfather Prime Minister." Nangong Xi called out to him sweetly when she saw someone praising her.

"Hey!" The Prime Minister was delighted when she called him Grandpa.

The Third Prince spoke up: "Princess Runing, in addition to congratulating the Empress on her birthday, I have come to Western Yan to wish to establish a marriage alliance with your country in order to strengthen the diplomatic relations between our two nations."

"If the princess doesn't mind, this prince is willing to marry into the Zhenyuan Prince's family and become the father of their three children."

"What did you say?" Nangong Wu was taken aback, thinking she had misheard.

Upon hearing this, Prince Ji hurriedly pulled the Third Prince aside and squeezed in front of Nangong Wu: "I am also willing to marry into the royal family and become the father of three children. Princess Runing, please consider me first."

Nangong Wu: "...?"

"Tang Jingli, what do you mean by this? How dare you push me?" The Third Prince also pushed Prince Ji away.

Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister of Nanqi Kingdom felt a surge of anxiety.

Judging from the appearance of these three children, they are definitely the children of their crown prince.

Judging from Nangong Wu's reaction, it seems she doesn't know who the child's biological father is.