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

After Nangong Wu finished drawing blood from the first person, she put it in the medicine box and closed the lid.

Actually, she sent the blood sample into the space and asked Eileen to help test the blood type first, so that a usable kidney transplant recipient could be selected as soon as possible.

The blood type requirements for kidney transplant recipients are similar to those for regular blood transfusions, following the rule of "same type preferred, compatible type can be tried".

However, in order to reduce the risk of rejection by the immune system, she still hopes to use a person with the same blood type if there is a sufficient supply of kidneys, as this will ensure the best compatibility and greatly reduce the risk of rejection after kidney transplantation.

Bei Chenyan saw it and waved for anyone not involved to move away.

After Nangong Wu collected the blood from these death row inmates, all the blood samples were also tested for blood type.

Emperor Nanqi's blood type was B, and the only acceptable kidney transplant recipients were those with blood type B or O.

Among these death row inmates, eight had type B blood and thirteen had type O blood.

People with blood type O are universal donors. Their red blood cells do not contain A and B antigens, so they will not cause rejection in people with blood type B. They can be used as universal donors and can be kept for "HLA typing" and antibody testing later.

It was almost noon by then.

She gave a list to Bei Chenyan, saying, "These twenty-one people have usable blood types. We may need to draw blood from them a few more times. Please move them to better cells, preferably five people per cell, and improve their food."

Upon hearing this, Bei Chenyan immediately summoned the Minister Gu, who was waiting two zhang away, and relayed Nangong Wu's original words to him.

Minister Gu immediately bowed and said, "Your humble servant obeys. I will arrange for these people to stay in the upper prison cells immediately, with five people in each cell, and give them better food."

"Let them wash up again and change into clean clothes," Bei Chenyan frowned.

These death row inmates had been locked up in this dark place for too long, and many of them had developed boils and a foul stench.

"Your Majesty, I understand!" Minister Gu replied repeatedly, taking the list of temporarily available personnel.

Nangong Wu packed her things, stood up, and said, "Let's go back first!"

Li Ke immediately came over to pick up the medicine box.

As soon as they stepped out of the Ministry of Justice, they saw Zhang Qing striding towards them.

"What's wrong?" Bei Chenyan frowned.

"Your Highness," Zhang Qingxian bowed slightly, "It was Prince Jing who, along with more than a dozen ministers, blocked the main gate of Yikun Palace, insisting on seeing His Majesty, and even claiming that you had controlled His Majesty and were plotting to seize the throne..."

"It seems Prince Jing can't hold back any longer." Bei Chenyan's face darkened as he took the horse reins from the guard. "Let's go back first and talk about it."

Everyone mounted their horses and returned to the palace.

Back in the palace, from afar, one could see outside the gates of the Yikun Hall, King Jing, accompanied by a dozen of his own guards, confronting the Imperial Guards, while the ministers stood behind them.

Prince Jing pointed at Commander Deng and berated him: "I haven't seen Father Emperor for two days, and he won't even let me see the Medicine King. Bei Chenyan must have done something to Father Emperor! If anything happens to Father Emperor, I'll chop off your head first..."

"This Prince Jing is indeed arrogant, comparable to Nangong Xun." Nangong Wu glanced at Bei Chen Yan indifferently.

The grass on Nangong Xun's grave has grown very tall!

"Your Highness, if you are unable to act directly, I can make a trip to Prince Jing's residence for you tonight." Li Ke couldn't stand it any longer.

"Li Ke, but don't talk nonsense." Nangong Wu waved her hand at him. "This is someone else's home, we shouldn't meddle in other people's business."

"Yes! I know I was wrong." Li Ke quickly admitted his mistake.

"Now that I'm back, he won't be able to cause trouble for long." Bei Chenyan said helplessly when he heard her distant words. "This matter is not urgent. Prince Jing has a large amount of gunpowder, and we need to find it first."

Furthermore, my men discovered that Changyang Temple is hiding in Yulong City. They have been in contact with Prince Jing in secret. Let's keep them here for now so they can find the people from Changyang Temple.

Like Nangong Xun, Prince Jing's influence has permeated both inside and outside the court; to completely eradicate him is still a long way off.

Nangong Wu remained silent.

This is a matter of domestic politics in Nanqi, and she will not get involved.

"However..." Bei Chenyan suddenly leaned close to Nangong Wu's ear and whispered, "We can visit the Jing Prince's mansion tonight and raise more betrothal gifts for our Yu'er and Jue'er."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wu's eyes lit up immediately.

Why not take advantage of free money? The Prince Jing's storeroom must have plenty of good stuff.

Bei Chenyan looked at her little eyes and smiled.

"Let's go! It's already noon, and the children are hungry." Bei Chenyan strode towards Yikun Palace.

"King Jing is truly magnificent!"

Bei Chenyan's cold voice drew the attention of everyone outside Yikun Palace.

Commander Deng secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them return.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

Everyone greeted him politely.

Upon seeing Bei Chenyan, Prince Jing immediately turned his attention to him, "Bei Chenyan, what do you mean by locking up the Emperor and not allowing anyone to visit him? Are you planning a rebellion...?"

Bei Chenyan didn't say anything, but walked over and kicked him hard in the chest.

"Ah!" King Jing was kicked to the ground.

"Your Highness!" the dozen or so Jing Wang's henchmen exclaimed.

Two guards rushed to help King Jing up.

"Bei Chenyan, how dare you hit me?" Enraged by the blow, King Jing pushed aside the two guards and prepared to fight Bei Chenyan to the death.

"Your Highness, you mustn't!" Two guards held him back tightly.

"Your Highness, how dare you assault Prince Jing in public?" The Marquis of Pingnan, Prince Jing's brother, protested on behalf of Prince Jing.

"His Majesty is critically ill. Prince Jing is His Majesty's eldest son by the imperial line. It is only natural for him to come and visit His Majesty! But the Crown Prince does not allow anyone to visit and even beats Prince Jing."

"Now that His Majesty is still alive, is the Crown Prince already so eager to seize power and cause internal strife among the brothers?"

"Brothers fighting?" Bei Chenyan sneered, standing in front of Yikun Palace, his cold gaze sweeping over the people brought by Prince Jing.

Just then, Prime Minister Xi, having heard the news, rushed over and first greeted Bei Chenyan, saying, "Your humble servant greets Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"No need for formalities." Bei Chenyan raised her hand slightly. "Prime Minister Xi, you've come at the right time. Prince Jing and these officials say that I imprisoned my father, the Emperor, with the intention of rebelling. What do you say?"

"That's utter nonsense!" Prime Minister Xi sneered. "The Crown Prince is the heir apparent, the future emperor! He's acting as regent according to His Majesty's decree; why would he need to rebel? It's a ridiculous joke!"

Upon hearing this, the officials of Prince Jing's faction all reluctantly shut their mouths.

Marquis Pingnan's eyes darted around. "Then even the Crown Prince can't prevent us from visiting His Majesty, and he even assaulted Prince Jing. Has the Crown Prince, who hasn't even inherited the throne yet, already become intolerant of his own brothers?"

"Shouldn't he have been hit?" Bei Chenyan exuded a menacing aura.

"Marquis Pingnan, Prince Jing has falsely accused me of controlling the Emperor and plotting a rebellion without any evidence. Tell me, what crime should you be charged with?"

Zhang Qing immediately said, "Your Highness, slandering the Crown Prince is a capital offense!"

"So you really didn't allow Prince Jing to visit His Majesty, and the prince was worried about His Majesty..." The Marquis of Pingnan's momentum weakened.