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

After the officials left, Marquis Chengping came over, cupped his hands in thanks, and said, "Thank you for your protection, Princess."

What Nangong Wu just said surprised her whole family.

"No need to be polite, you were all innocent victims." Nangong Wu nodded. "You have offended the Imperial Noble Consort, which is equivalent to offending Prince Rui. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to the Prince's residence to find me."

Marquis Chengping was originally a member of Prince Rui's faction, but after today's events, Prince Rui is likely to abandon them.

After all, what Nangong Xun wanted was a loyal dog, someone who would sacrifice everything for him.

For example, today, the Wu family should protect Zhou Chuchu without any bottom line, even if the whole family is punished and imprisoned, they cannot harm the interests of Prince Rui.

"I will remember what you said, Princess. If I ever encounter any difficulties in the future, I will have to come and bother you," said Marquis Chengping.

"Farewell!" Nangong Wu didn't linger any longer and left with her entourage.

Only after their figures disappeared outside the gate did Marquis Chengping turn around.

"Father, we have completely offended Prince Rui this time." Wu Jingting's face was grim, as if their Wu family was facing a period of bad luck.

Prince Rui was too powerful; they simply couldn't defeat him.

Marquis Chengping turned to the old lady and said, “Mother, this Nangong Wu is not as useless as the rumors say. Perhaps she can rival Prince Rui.”

"Although Nangong Lan and Huo Jing are no longer here, the prestige of the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion remains. The current emperor also values ​​Nangong Wu. If she can rise to prominence, she will indeed be a great asset." The old lady's gaze was sharp.

"I understand, son," Marquis Chengping replied.

Regardless of which side the Wu family takes, they will not benefit from what happened today. That's why they made a decisive decision to abandon Zhou Chuchu and remain neutral.

Doing this might offend Prince Rui, but protecting Zhou Chuchu would offend both the Emperor and the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion.

They could clearly see what was important and what was not.

"Father, what should we do with Zhou Chuchu's dowry?" Wu Jingting asked, pointing to the more than one hundred boxes.

"Steward, send all these things back to the Zhou family," Marquis Chengping ordered.

If you're going to cut ties, you should cut them off cleanly.

"Yes." The steward of the Marquis's mansion found some people and carried away Zhou Chuchu's dowry.

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After leaving the Chengping Marquis's residence, Nangong Wu did not go to the Zhou family. Instead, she asked Li Feng and Luo Dayou to pick up the old steward.

It was already noon when they returned to the Prince's residence.

Granny Feng came out to greet her, "Princess, you're back! The eunuchs from the palace are here to deliver a decree and are waiting in the main hall!"

"My imperial uncle has sent an imperial decree!" Nangong Wu remembered that Emperor Mingde had mentioned today that he would bestow names upon the three children.

She went to the main hall and saw a eunuch sitting inside drinking tea.

"Father-in-law, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

The eunuch immediately stood up upon seeing her, "This old servant greets Your Highness the Princess."

"No need for such formalities, Father-in-law." Nangong Wu glanced at the bright yellow imperial edict on the table. "I heard that my uncle has an imperial edict for me?"

"Indeed, congratulations, Princess!" The eunuch smiled and picked up the scroll of imperial edict.

Nangong Wu lifted her skirt, about to kneel down to receive the imperial decree.

The eunuch quickly helped her up and placed the imperial edict in her hand. "His Majesty said that you are not fully recovered and do not need to kneel."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wu stood up as he gestured, "Thank you, sir."

She took out a gold ingot and placed it in the eunuch's hand, saying, "Thank you for coming all this way, sir. This is for you to have some tea."

"Thank you for the reward, Princess." The eunuch accepted the gold without ceremony. "Now that the imperial decree has been delivered, this old servant will return to report."

"Please, sir!" Nangong Wu saw him out of the main hall.

After the eunuch left, she opened the imperial edict and saw that it not only bestowed names upon the children, but also granted the eldest son the title of heir apparent, the second son the title of junior prince, and the youngest daughter the title of princess.

After she reaches one month old, she will officially inherit the throne of Zhenyuan, and then announce the names of her children and the titles they will be granted.

She couldn't help but think of Nangong Qi and his group, who had always coveted the direct line's possessions, scheming and plotting, only to end up with nothing.

If they knew that she had not only inherited the title of Prince of Zhenyuan, but that her three children had also been granted titles, their faces would surely be quite interesting.

After all, they had raised Nangong Jing to be very outstanding; she was a well-known talented woman in Beijing's social circles, far superior to the original owner who only had a pretty face.

But the emperor didn't even grant her the title of county princess.

Granny Feng, who was standing nearby, also saw the contents of the imperial edict. She was overjoyed, but then she started crying again as she laughed.

"This old servant always said that the two young princes and the young princess are blessed children. If only the princess and the prince were still here."

"Don't worry, Granny, my children and I will carry on the wishes of our grandfather and mother, uphold the royal palace, and protect the Western Yan Kingdom from all worries," Nangong Wu comforted her.

My grandfather and mother were both great heroes who guarded the frontier. Their greatest wish was for the Western Yan Kingdom to be peaceful and prosperous.

If Emperor Mingde could always distinguish right from wrong, what good would it do for her to protect the world?

"Princess, you've finally grown up! If the princess and prince knew this in the afterlife, they could rest in peace!" Granny Feng noticed that she had changed a lot in the past two years and was becoming more and more like the eldest princess.

Thinking of her deceased parents, Nangong Wu suddenly remembered the Imperial Noble Consort's last words, "I also hope your life will be tougher, and not like your parents'..."

The woman stopped there. Her heart sank. Could there be another reason for the princess's death?

A seed of doubt was planted in her heart.

Once I've recovered, I must thoroughly investigate the cause of my parents' death.

"Granny, I'm hungry!"

"Alright, this old servant will go and prepare the meal right away." As soon as she heard that she was hungry, Granny Feng hurriedly went back to prepare.

When Nangong Wu returned to Zuimei Courtyard, she saw that Granny Feng had already instructed people to set out a meal.

"Princess, please sit down and have your meal." Granny Feng served her food.

"Granny, are the three children crying?" Nangong Wu asked about the children's condition.

"Both little princes are fine, but the little princess isn't eating much," said Granny Feng, sounding somewhat worried as she spoke of her youngest daughter.

"Princess, why don't we invite a royal physician to examine the children?"

The Prince's Mansion originally had a physician, but he was one of Nangong Qi's men, and Nangong Wu dismissed him. They haven't been able to find a new physician yet.

"Alright." Nangong Wu took out her token. "After Li Shuang has finished her meal, have her go to the palace to invite an imperial physician."

The imperial physicians in the palace are quite skilled, so we wanted them to take a look at our youngest daughter's condition.

After she finished her meal, she went to the side hall to see the children.

Upon seeing her arrive, the three wet nurses hurriedly greeted her.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

"No need for formalities." Nangong Wu nodded and walked to the children's bedside, where three red silk swaddles were placed side by side.

The two sons seemed to have gained some weight, their little faces were rosy.

"You may all leave now!" Granny Feng suddenly told the three wet nurses to go out.

"Yes." The three wet nurses curtsied and withdrew.

Seeing her grave expression, Nangong Wu couldn't help but ask, "Granny, is there something wrong with the children?"