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

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhou's expression changed abruptly.

"The heir of the Marquis of Chengping values ​​Chuchu highly, and the betrothal gifts he gave her alone amounted to thirty loads. Our Zhou family was a prestigious Duke's mansion at the time, a first-class duke. Wasn't it normal for us to give her a dowry of one hundred and twenty-eight loads?"

"Give her as much dowry as you like; this county official has no say in it." Nangong Wu's voice was icy as she looked at her guilty expression.

"But my dowry has always been in your hands. Now that it's gone, I strongly suspect that you took it and gave it to Zhou Chuchu as her dowry."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Madam Zhou's voice suddenly became sharp, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"My esteemed Duke of Wei's mansion, though its assets are not as great as your Prince of Zhenyuan's mansion, has already prepared a dowry for her. How could we possibly use your dowry? Don't make baseless accusations!"

"Whether it was taken or not, I'll find out with a check!" Nangong Wu stood up and instructed Butler Fang and the others.

"You all wait here for the pawnshop manager to arrive. We'll go to the Chengping Marquis's residence first."

"You can't go."

Zhou Zheng and his wife tried to stop them.

"Li Shuang, anyone who dares to block my path, I will beat them!" Nangong Wu strode away.

Luo Dayou, now a shrewd man, gestured with his hand, and led several guards forward to pull Zhou Zheng and his wife aside and throw them aside.

"Dare to block the princess's path? You're courting death!"

Nangong Wu led nearly a hundred people out of the mansion. Some mounted their horses, others boarded their carriages, and they headed in a grand procession towards the Chengping Marquis's residence.

Zhou Zheng and his wife watched their retreating figures, their eyes filled with resentment and malice.

The Marquis of Chengping's residence.

When the gatekeeper saw such a long procession, led by Princess Runing, he thought something serious had happened and one of the guards rushed in to report it.

Nangong Wu dismounted. "Li Shuang, Li Feng, come inside with me. Luo Dayou, you two wait here."

"Yes!" Luo Dayou hurried over and took her horse reins.

Nangong Wu led Li Feng and Li Shuang up the steps in front of the door.

The servant hurriedly knelt down to pay his respects, "This humble servant greets the Princess."

Nangong Wu didn't say anything and went straight into the Chengping Marquis's residence.

She stopped in front of the main hall in the front yard.

Before long, Marquis Wu Zhong of Chengping arrived in a hurry!

Upon seeing her, he hurriedly cupped his hands in greeting, "I was unaware of the Princess's arrival; I, Wei Chen, have failed to greet you properly!"

He is in court today and knows everything.

Because they had also borrowed money from Shangtong Company, and the Zhou family had suddenly been demoted, they were discussing matters with their two sons in the study when she suddenly came to visit them today, and they had a feeling that it was not a good thing.

Nangong Wu gestured for support, "My lord, I have some matters to discuss and have come here abruptly. Please forgive me."

"Please come inside, Princess, and we'll talk here!" Marquis Chengping invited her into the main hall.

"I won't sit down." Nangong Wu raised her hand and waved it to explain her purpose. "I suppose you already know that I have divorced Zhou Shaorong."

Today, I went to the Zhou family to collect my dowry, but they said it was stolen!

Since I married into the Zhou family, my dowry was put into the Zhonggong treasury by the Ming family. I suspect that Zhou Zheng and his wife may have taken my dowry as part of Zhou Chuchu's dowry and brought it to your Chengping Marquis's residence.

Marquis Chengping's expression changed drastically, "This..."

"Lord Chengping, my dowry consists entirely of items bestowed by the court and the emperor. If Zhou Chuchu has indeed brought them, you can assist in finding them. This matter will absolutely not implicate your manor." Nangong Wu's words carried a warning.

Marquis Chengping breathed a sigh of relief. "Then this humble subject will go and summon Zhou Chuchu now."

"Don't call her yet!" Nangong Wu waved her hand again.

"When Zhou Chuchu married into the Marquis's mansion, her dowry was put into storage. I'm sure you also kept a dowry list. Bring her dowry list here and let me take a look."

When the bride brings her dowry into the groom's house, the groom's family also keeps a record of it.

"Alright, then please wait a moment, Princess." Marquis Chengping bowed again and withdrew.

He was filled with anxiety.

They had indeed seen Zhou Chuchu's dowry, which included many imperial gifts, each priceless. They were quite pleased with it at the time.

Now, all we hope is that Nangong Wu's things aren't in her dowry, and that this matter won't implicate their Marquis's mansion.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, Marquis Chengping finally arrived, followed by his two sons.

"Greetings, Princess Runing!" Wu Zhong's two sons greeted her.

"No need for formalities!" Nangong Wu's gaze fell on Zhou Chuchu's husband, Wu Jingting.

Wu Jingting was the heir of a marquis's family. He was quite good-looking, twenty-one years old, and it was said that he had passed the imperial examination.

"Princess, this is Zhou Chuchu's dowry list." Wu Zhong handed a booklet to Nangong Wu with both hands.

Nangong Wu took it and opened it to read.

As soon as I opened the first page, I saw two hundred pearls.

"Go and fetch Zhou Chuchu!"

The expressions of the Marquis of Chengping and his two sons all changed.

Tell them to call Zhou Chuchu over, to show that there's something wrong with her dowry.

"I'll go." Wu Jingting hurriedly left.

After reading the long list of dowry items, Nangong Wu circled each of them with a red pen. Among them were fifty-seven treasures that belonged to her.

Just after reviewing the list, Wu Jingting brought Zhou Chuchu over.

Zhou Chuchu suddenly saw Nangong Wu and was stunned for a moment. "Nangong Wu, what are you doing here...?"

The expressions of the Marquis of Chengping and his two sons all changed.

"Chuchu, don't be rude!"

But it was too late. With a "smack," Li Shuang slapped Zhou Chuchu across the face.

"Ah!" Zhou Chuchu was stunned by the blow, covering her burning right cheek with her hand, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Nangong Wu, how dare you hit me..."

"Snapped!"

Another slap landed on her left cheek, causing her to stagger and fall to the ground.

"How dare you address the princess by her given name! You deserve to die!"

"You dare hit me?" Zhou Chuchu had been pampered since childhood, and this was the first time she had been slapped in the face, especially by someone she looked down on. She was furious.

"Nangong Wu, I want my brother to divorce you..."

Wu Jingting was shocked and quickly pulled Zhou Chuchu into his arms, looking at Nangong Wu pleadingly:

"Princess Runing, Chu Chu is more than three months pregnant. Her pregnancy is unstable and she has been resting in bed. She has not returned to the Zhou family for almost a month and is unaware of what has happened outside."

Please, for the sake of the child in her womb, forgive her for this act of disrespect.

"Then we'll have to teach her to keep her mouth shut." Nangong Wu's gaze was icy.

The original owner was bullied a lot by this woman in the Zhou family. She called her Nangong Wu all day long and didn't take her, a princess, seriously at all.

Of course, it's all the original owner's fault for being unable to stand up for herself. She lived a humble and self-degrading life for Zhou Shaorong, a worthless scoundrel.

"You..." Zhou Chuchu finally realized that something was wrong with Nangong Wu. She would never have had such a terrifying look in her eyes before.

"You are not Nangong..."

"Shut up!" Wu Jingting quickly covered her mouth with his hand.