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

"Nangong Wu, I want to discuss something with you." Bei Chenyan looked into her eyes.

"Just say what you need to say." Nangong Wu took out some fruit and snacks from her spatial storage and gave some to Li Ke and Li Shuang, who were sitting in the driver's seat outside.

The trial, which was heard by three judges, lasted for more than three hours, or more than six hours. She was getting a little hungry.

"It's almost late afternoon, I'm a little hungry." She handed the fruit plate to Bei Chenyan as well. "Have something to tide you over!"

"I'm not hungry if you eat." Bei Chenyan shook his head and refused.

Nangong Wu unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, took a sip, and then asked, "What is it?"

"Father mentioned to me that he wants to put the names of the three children in the royal register. What do you think?" Bei Chenyan carefully observed her expression.

"That won't do." Nangong Wu immediately waved her hand in refusal. "At least not now. The children are still young and need to stay with me. As for what choices they make when they grow up, I won't interfere."

"But the three children are also of the Beichen royal bloodline. I just want to record their names in the royal genealogy. I won't fight you for the children."

"As for whether the children want to come back when they grow up, I won't force them," Bei Chenyan explained to her.

After considering it for a moment, Nangong Wu decided to let the three children make their own choice. "Then let's ask the three children!"

She used her mind to move the children out of the space.

"Father."

Nangong Jue and Nangong Xi both rushed into Bei Chenyan's arms.

Nangong Yu stood for a while, then leaned close to Nangong Wu, "Mother."

"Auntie..." Luo Yushao called out timidly.

"Good boy/girl." Nangong Wu let the two children sit on either side of her.

Bei Chenyan looked at the three children and asked, "Yu'er, Jue'er, Xi'er, Father wants to ask for your opinions on some things."

Nangong Jue and Nangong Xi immediately looked at Nangong Yu, indicating that they wanted their boss to speak.

Seeing that Bei Chenyan's father looked somewhat serious, Nangong Yu stood up and said, "Father, please speak."

Bei Chenyan pulled him in front of him and said earnestly to the three children, "You are your father's children, and you also have the surname Bei Chen. You are of royal blood from the Southern Qi Kingdom, so your father wants to register your names in the royal genealogy."

Upon hearing this, the three children's faces immediately turned serious.

"Father, Grandfather said that our names have already been included in the imperial genealogy," Nangong Jue said.

"That's the royal genealogy of the Western Yan Kingdom. You can also use the royal genealogy of the Southern Qi Kingdom," Bei Chenyan explained to the three children.

"Grandfather told us that a person's name is recorded in the place where they belong. If our names are recorded in the royal genealogy of Nanqi, wouldn't we become citizens of Nanqi?" Nangong Yu asked.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Jue and Nangong Xi realized that the matter was quite serious. The two children exchanged a glance, got off Bei Chenyan, and rushed into Nangong Wu's arms.

"We want to stay with our mother."

They love their father, but they can never be separated from their mother.

"...?" Bei Chenyan smiled wryly upon seeing the children's reactions.

It turns out that in the children's hearts, his status was not as high as Nangong Wu's.

"Yu'er, you are your father's children, and you are of the bloodline of the Beichen royal family. It's just that your names are recorded in the royal genealogy. Your father will not let you be separated from your mother."

Upon hearing this, all three children immediately looked at Nangong Wu.

"We will listen to Mother," Nangong Yu finally spoke.

Before they left, their grandfather told them that they were too young to make their own judgments and that they must listen to their mother when they were away from home.

Because their mother would never harm them.

Nangong Wu was deeply moved to hear how much the children trusted her; all the years of loving them had not been in vain.

"Yu'er, you can make this decision yourselves."

"But I want to listen to Mother." Nangong Yu felt that it must be a difficult thing for his mother to let them make their own decisions.

Bei Chenyan looked at Nangong Wu with pleading eyes, "Nangong Wu, those meddlesome courtiers always bring up my offspring. If the children's names are recorded in the royal genealogy, no one will force me to marry a woman."

"So, you want to use your three children as a shield?" Nangong Wu asked him.

"That's not how it's said." Bei Chenyan felt quite helpless. "But it's true that I have children. My name is on the imperial genealogy and my children are listed under my name, so I have less to deal with regarding offspring."

I am the Crown Prince, and I am now twenty-six years old. I have neither married nor had any children. Some court officials have even begun to doubt my fertility. As you know, a person with a physical disability cannot be the heir apparent.

Now that I have fallen out with the Wan family, they will abandon my plan to cultivate another puppet ruler and will depose me as crown prince on the grounds of having no heir. The Wan family's faction occupies nearly half of the court, and the factions of several other princes will also take this opportunity to align themselves with the Wan family and overthrow me together.

"Then why don't you marry a crown princess? Wouldn't that solve the problem?" Nangong Wu came up with the best solution for him.

"If I wanted to marry, I would have done so long ago." Bei Chenyan rubbed his forehead. "Nangong Wu, before I met you, I was thinking of giving up the position of Crown Prince."

But now that I have children, I can't just live for myself. I want to give my children the best; that's my responsibility as a father.

Nangong Xi suddenly said, "Then why don't you marry your mother?"

Bei Chenyan's eyes suddenly lit up. "Xi'er, you all want your father to marry your mother, don't you?"

"Xi'er, don't talk nonsense," Nangong Wu hurriedly said.

"Mother, Luo Yushao's father and I are family, so why aren't you and Father?" Nangong Xi asked with red eyes.

"Mother, Father and Mother are family, why aren't you and Father? Why do we have to make a choice?" Nangong Jue asked.

Bei Chenyan was overjoyed; his son had asked a good question.

"Because my situation and your father's situation are a bit special," Nangong Wu said with a headache. "You'll understand these things when you grow up."

"What choice does Mother want us to make?" Nangong Yu was faced with a difficult question for the first time.

"You can make your own choices, and your mother will not interfere," Nangong Wu said.

"Yu'er, it's just that your names will be recorded in the royal register to protect what you deserve; nothing else will change." After explaining to the children, Bei Chenyan then said to Nangong Wu:

"Don't worry, the children's status in the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion will not change. In the Southern Qi Kingdom, the children will have a different status, and will be recorded in the royal genealogy under the surname Beichen. It will not have any impact on the children."

"Wow! This is dual citizenship. I think it's worth considering, Master. It's definitely beneficial for the child." Aiqi exclaimed in the space.

After listening to their words, Nangong Yu made his own judgment and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Beichen Yan, saying, "I will leave the decision to you, Father."