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

When the servants saw that it was her, they were so frightened that they stopped and secretly glanced at an old woman inside the room.

Nangong Wu also looked into the house and saw a well-dressed old woman directing people to move things; she was clearly the head housekeeper.

"You all be careful, or you'll be in trouble if you break anything."

She already knew that Shi Peiqiong rarely lived in the Shi family mansion, and this Cai Mei Courtyard had always been managed by her wet nurse, Granny Ma.

Granny Ma was not only Shi Peiqiong's wet nurse but also the head nanny of Cai Mei Courtyard. She was Wan Shuhua's most trusted confidante and was very shrewd in dealing with people.

The old woman who brought them over went into the house and said a few words to Granny Ma.

After listening, Granny Ma turned to look at Nangong Wu, her eyes flickered a few times, and she stepped forward, curtsied slightly to her, and said in a manner that was neither humble nor arrogant:

"This old servant greets Miss. Most of the treasures and ornaments in Cai Mei Courtyard were bestowed upon us by Her Majesty the Empress. Now that Cai Mei Courtyard is to be given to you to live in, your belongings must also be moved out of here. Otherwise, the imperial gifts will be reduced, and this old servant cannot bear the responsibility."

"Is that so?" Nangong Wu's sharp gaze shot towards her:

"Words are no proof. Since you claim these items are imperial gifts, they must bear the imperial dragon emblem to signify the emperor's boundless grace. I must investigate thoroughly. If you utter even the slightest lie, I will take your life!"

Granny Ma's expression changed slightly. She hadn't expected her to want to investigate these things, and she dared not speak again.

She knew very well where these things came from.

Shi Shengqing and Wan Shuhua were both severely injured and unconscious by her. As a servant, she dared to say anything more, and her fate would be terrible. Everything would be fine once Shi Peiqiong returned with the people from the palace. She felt there was no need to confront her head-on now.

Li Shuang walked to a box, opened the lid, and saw a blue-and-white underglaze red dragon-patterned plum vase about two feet long inside.

"Take it out and look at the bottom of the bottle," Nangong Wu instructed.

"Yes." Li Shuang carefully took the bottle out and checked the bottom.

See the small characters "Fan Ji" at the bottom.

"Miss, these belong to the Fan family."

Nangong Wu's eyes turned cold. She grabbed the old wet nurse by the hair and pulled her in front of the vase, making her face the two words.

"Old man, look carefully at what these two words mean!"

Despite the danger, Granny Ma remained calm and composed, cleverly retorting, "It's just that this old servant's old eyes are failing me; I didn't see the words below clearly."

"Didn't you see clearly? You think you can deceive me just because you didn't see clearly? You want to steal my Fan family's things? How do you want to die?" Nangong Wu asked her coldly.

Li Shuang interjected, "Miss, such a wicked servant should be executed! I'll drag her out and behead her!"

"You can't treat me like this!" Granny Ma finally became a little scared, but still argued her case, "Miss, this old servant just didn't see the words clearly, it's not a crime punishable by death."

Besides, this old servant was part of the madam's dowry, and the indenture is in the madam's hands. I am a servant of the Wan family. Even if I have made a mistake due to negligence, it should be dealt with by the madam, not by you, young lady!"

"You've offended me, and you still dare to say it's not my place to punish you? Wan Shuhua's people are indeed all eloquent." Nangong Wu sneered.

She used her mind to take out a vial of medicine, uncapped it, and fed the medicine into the old man's mouth before letting him go.

This old woman is a henchman of the Shi family. She was also involved in the death of Fan Wuyou. She deserves to die!

"Cough, cough, cough..." Granny Ma coughed violently, feeling a burning sensation in her throat. Her face showed terror. "What...what did you give me to eat?"

"Seven-day poisonous intestinal liquid, this is the price you pay for daring to deceive me!" Nangong Wu grabbed Granny Ma's collar, brought her head close to her ear, and spoke in a chilling voice:

"Old man, it was you who suggested to Wan Shuhua more than eight years ago that we sell me to a low-class brothel for five hundred taels of silver. You never imagined back then that I would come back for revenge, did you?"

"You..." Granny Ma trembled in fear when she saw the murderous intent in her eyes.

"You only have seven days to live. From now until you die, you will suffer a fate worse than death, dying with rotten intestines." Nangong Wu shook her off.

This seven-day intestinal poison is even more potent than the poison fed to Wan Shuhua. There is no antidote. Those with a strong constitution can survive for seven days, but they will suffer excruciating pain.

Such a vicious and wicked servant deserves to die like this.

"No..." Granny Ma was truly terrified now. After the medicine went down, it felt like drinking strong liquor, with a burning sensation starting from her throat.

"what……"

When the old women and maids in the courtyard saw Ma Ma's pained appearance, they were all frightened and retreated.

"You, get out of here. If you dare to take another thing by mistake, this old man will be your fate." Li Shuang pointed her long sword at the group.

"Yes, yes!" The old woman and the maid dared not touch those things anymore, and only took away Shi Peiqiong's clothes and quilts. The clothes alone filled more than a dozen large bundles, and they also carried Granny Ma out.

Li Shuang leaped onto the roof and looked around. "Miss, they've all gone far away."

Nangong Wu also sensed the area and confirmed that there was no one in the courtyard. Then she gently raised her hand and used her mind to put everything into her spatial storage.

Regardless of whether it's a treasure bestowed by the Fan family or the palace, once it enters her space, there's absolutely no reason to return it to the Shi family.

Li Shuang returned to the ground, somewhat worried. "Miss, Shi Shengqing and Wan Shuhua have suffered such a great loss, they certainly won't let it go. The Wan family and that person from the palace will be here soon."

"Don't worry." Nangong Wu walked into the room and sat down in the main seat before saying, "We will be fine today."

She could tell that Shi Shengqing didn't want outsiders to know about the matter; otherwise, the Wan family would have surrounded the Shi residence long ago.

Li Shuang's expression changed slightly. "You mean, Shi Shengqing will target them?"

"Hmm." Nangong Wu nodded. "Shi Shengqing agreed to everything I asked, but he just wanted to keep me calm so he could make his move on us tonight."

Let's wait until tonight! This Rainbow Plum Courtyard will definitely be packed with people.

"So what should we do?" Li Shuang asked.

"Wait, we're going to pull off something big." Nangong Wu's eyes gleamed.

She took out the metal detector, wanting to find out where this man surnamed Shi had hidden his gold and silver treasures.

This long-range metal detector has a detection range of 1500 meters and a depth of up to 25 meters. It can detect where the treasure is hidden in this place, so she can take action tonight.

The Fan family was extremely wealthy. It is said that Master Fan saw through Shi Shengqing's wicked intentions and hid a large amount of gold and silver jewelry!

Later, Bei Chenyan also considered searching for the Fan family's treasures and sent experts to infiltrate the Shi residence to investigate on several occasions, but she did not find them. She hoped that this detector could help her find the batch of treasures that Old Master Fan had hidden.