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

"Father, the situation in the capital has now stabilized. You and Mother are both unwell, so I will escort you back first," Bei Chenyan said.

"Hmm." The Emperor of Southern Qi nodded. "I'm fine. You may escort your mother back to the Phoenix Palace first!"

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Yu immediately shouted, "Dismiss the court!"

"Prime Minister Xi, please stay!" Bei Chenyan called out to Prime Minister Xi and several other important officials.

Such a big thing has happened today, we must keep them here to discuss important matters.

"yes!"

Prime Minister Xi and several ministers accepted the order.

"Your Majesty, I will escort you back to Luanfeng Palace first." Bei Chenyan carried Empress Wan on his back again and said to Nangong Wu, "Nangong Wu, my mother's condition seems to be very bad. Could you come with me to Luanfeng Palace to help her check her body?"

"Okay." Nangong Wu nodded in agreement.

Eunuch Yu also had the Southern Qi Emperor lifted up.

"Let's depart and return to Yikun Palace!"

The news that Empress Wan had been found had already reached Luanfeng Palace, and the palace maids and nannies knelt on the ground.

"Welcome back to the palace, Your Majesty the Empress! Long live the Empress!"

Bei Chenyan entered the main hall, placed Empress Wan on a soft couch, and instructed, "Granny Fang, go and prepare hot water to help Mother take a bath."

Granny Fang bowed slightly. "Your Highness, the hot water is ready! We can prepare a bath for Her Highness now."

Bei Chenyan nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Granny!"

Two maids stepped forward and helped Empress Wan to a side hall.

"Go ahead and do what you're busy with!" Nangong Wu said to him. "I will examine Her Majesty the Empress, so don't worry."

With such a major event happening today, and the Emperor of Nanqi in poor health, he has to make all the decisions.

"Okay, I'll come over at noon." Bei Chenyan nodded to her and left first.

Nangong Wu sat in the main hall waiting.

After sitting for nearly half an hour, Empress Wan was finally helped back to the main hall by two palace maids.

She looked completely transformed; her face was so thin it was unrecognizable, and she resembled the Wan family member who had been imprisoned in the cold palace.

The phoenix robe she was wearing was a bit too big; her thin frame couldn't fill it out properly, making it look loose and making her appear even thinner.

Her originally messy hair was styled into a high bun, her temples were gray, and she wore a phoenix hairpin with a trembling feather, which swayed as she moved, making her look lively and radiant.

Nangong Wu rose and bowed slightly, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress!"

"No need for formalities!" Empress Wan nodded slightly to her and, with the help of her nanny, sat down on the soft couch.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Kitchen has already prepared the bird's nest porridge. This old servant will go and have someone bring it over," said Granny Fang softly.

"No need, I already ate this morning." Empress Wan shook her head, looking very tired.

Nangong Wu brought over a medicine box that had been taken out earlier and said to Empress Wan, "Your Majesty, let me take your pulse and check your health first."

"You can also take pulses and diagnose?" Empress Wan looked at her young face with some surprise.

Seeing that she was always by her son's side, they assumed she was just a guard from the Eastern Palace.

Upon hearing this, Granny Fang smiled and told Empress Wan, "Your Majesty, you may not know this, but this is a renowned physician invited by His Highness the Crown Prince. It was this physician who cured His Majesty's illness."

When the crown prince left, he specifically came to instruct her to treat this divine physician well.

"So you're a divine physician, young lady. You're truly amazing." Empress Wan smiled and extended her hand. "Then I'll have to trouble you, divine physician."

"Your Majesty is too kind!" Nangong Wu first took Empress Wan's pulse, then took out a stethoscope to examine her.

Seeing her earnest and professional demeanor, Empress Wan believed she possessed genuine skills. "Divine Physician," she said, "I know my own body is already at its limit!"

She lived in that dark and gloomy dungeon, where winters were cold and summers were hot, and there were many mosquitoes. She was poorly dressed and fed, and when she was sick, she would just tough it out. Every day was an ordeal, and her body had long since collapsed.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, you will get better." Nangong Wu said to her while taking things out of the medicine box.

"Your Majesty, let me take a little of your blood first."

"This..." Granny Fang's expression changed.

The Empress's body is of noble birth; how can her blood be drawn?

"It's alright, we'll listen to the divine physician." Empress Wan trusted Nangong Wu.

I'm sure the person my son invited must have some extraordinary abilities.

Nangong Wu drew a vial of blood from Empress Wan and, while placing it in the medicine box, sent it into her spatial storage with her mind, asking Eileen to take it for testing.

"Your Majesty, you are severely malnourished. I am going to give you some nutritional supplements now."

She was preparing to give Empress Wan an IV drip of nutrients.

"Alright." Empress Wan smiled gently at her.

Before the IV drip was even finished, Empress Wan fell asleep.

Nangong Wu removed the IV needle and sat down beside him. It was almost noon, and she was waiting for Bei Chenyan to return.

At noon, Bei Chenyan returned.

Upon entering, he saw Empress Wan asleep on the soft couch and shuffled his feet lightly.

"Yes." Nangong Wu nodded slightly to him. "You're back."

Bei Chenyan sat down beside her. "How is Mother's condition?"

"I examined the Empress's body and took a blood sample for routine tests. Her Majesty is severely malnourished, anemic, and also suffers from asthma, severe rheumatism in both legs, as well as hepatitis and other diseases."

Upon hearing this, Bei Chenyan immediately became worried and took her hand, pleading, "Nangong Wu, please save my mother."

"You don't need to worry too much. Tomorrow morning, when Her Majesty is on an empty stomach, I will send her into the space again for a full-body check-up. Once all the results are in, I will devise a treatment plan," Nangong Wu said.

At this moment, Empress Wan moved, "Yan'er, you've come!"

"Mother, how are you feeling?" Bei Chenyan came over and helped her sit up.

"I feel much better." Empress Wan looked at Nangong Wu with admiration in her eyes. "Yan'er, the doctor you invited is truly skilled. My health has improved a lot. I'm not dizzy anymore and I have more energy."

"Mother, she is..." Bei Chenyan was about to introduce Nangong Wu's identity when he saw Nangong Wu shake her head at him. "Your Majesty needs to rest. We'll talk about it later."

At this moment, Granny Fang walked in and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, it's time to serve the meal."

"Alright, serve the meal." Bei Chenyan nodded to her.

"Yan'er." Empress Wan held her son's hand, her eyes reddening again, as if she were dreaming.

"Mother, it's all over now! Those who harmed you have gotten what they deserved." Bei Chenyan felt extremely distressed seeing his mother so thin that she was just skin and bones.

"While I was in that dungeon, I was thinking of you every moment. If I hadn't been hoping to come out and see you one day, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it this far," Empress Wan said, tears welling up in her eyes again.

"That father and son are utterly depraved. The prisoners in the dungeon have been replaced batch after batch. I asked them about your whereabouts, fearing that you had been harmed by the Wan family and that woman."

"Luckily, after you went to Kunlun Mountain to become an apprentice, you didn't stay in Kyoto much, otherwise you would have been controlled by the Wan family too!"