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

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. After taking the medicine prescribed by Feng Wushang, Nangong Wu felt that her body had recovered very well.

The original owner had martial arts skills and was young, so her body recovered quickly. She practiced with a sword in the space for a while and felt that her combat power had recovered to 30% of what it was in her previous life.

In the past three days, under Li An's relentless pressure, the Zhou family has also paid off all of her dowry. It is said that Zhou Zheng sold all of the Zhou family's shops and estates to make up for her exorbitant dowry.

The old steward also put in a lot of effort, inviting several famous pawnshop owners from the capital, as well as renowned craftsmen and treasure appraisers from the palace, to appraise the authenticity and value of the Zhou family's treasures.

The Zhou family has lost all their wealth, so they should disappear too!

This day was the Imperial Noble Consort's fortieth birthday, and Nangong Wu got up a little earlier than usual.

After breakfast, Feng Wushang brought her herbal medicine and took her pulse.

"Dr. Feng, your medical skills are quite good, comparable to those of the imperial physicians. If you are willing to stay in the Prince's mansion, your monthly salary will be based on Dr. Feng's. I will increase it again after six months," Nangong Wu asked him.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Your Highness." Feng Wushang quickly cupped his hands in thanks.

Having earned the Prince of Zhenyuan's approval of his medical skills, he felt that all his previous efforts had been worthwhile.

With the Prince's Mansion as a support, one can exchange medical skills with the imperial physicians, encounter more difficult and complicated diseases, further improve one's medical skills, and help more people.

After Feng Wushang left, Granny Feng and Li An came in to help her with her hair and makeup, and put on the prince's python robe.

"Your Highness, a son of a concubine from Mingcheng and a son of a concubine from Zhou Zheng got into a fight at a restaurant yesterday. They were hurling insults at each other, and in a fit of rage, one of the men stabbed him to death. Our men took advantage of the chaos and killed Zhou Zheng's son of a concubine as well," Li An told her the news he had just received.

"Very good, two are finally dead." Nangong Wu smiled, and the people from Wujian Pavilion began to make their move.

Li An continued, "The body was taken back to the government office, and Marquis Wu'an and Zhou Zheng went to the palace to find the emperor, ordering the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Ministry of Justice to thoroughly investigate the murderer."

"We don't need to concern ourselves with this matter."

Once Nangong Wu was dressed, her entire aura changed!

"Your Highness, you are becoming more and more like the Princess!" Granny Feng thought with great satisfaction.

"I will be a person who stands tall and upright, just like my mother and father!" Nangong Wu thought of her 300,000-strong Zhenyuan army.

If war breaks out on the border again, she will rush to the battlefield.

She was very confident that with her command of the army, they would be invincible and win every battle!

On this day, Li Shuang also returned and went to the palace with Li An to attend the banquet.

"I have been guarding outside the Tianji Pavilion for several days, but the Imperial Preceptor has not come out, nor has anyone come looking for him."

"I tried to infiltrate the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion to investigate, and found it riddled with traps and formations. I was almost injured, and only managed to escape using the poison smoke bombs you gave me," Li Shuang told her.

"The Imperial Advisor has fortified the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion like an iron barrel; there must be something fishy going on inside," Li An guessed.

"There's no need for Tianji Pavilion to guard it for now." Nangong Wu knew that this Imperial Advisor was quite capable, and Li Shuang was no match for him. It would be bad if something happened to her.

After she has rested for another ten days or half a month, she will personally go and meet this national advisor.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at the palace!" Li Zhan's voice came through the curtain.

Li Shuang and Li An went out first and carefully helped her out of the car.

A long queue had already formed outside the palace gates, waiting for the Imperial Guards to inspect them before allowing them to enter the palace.

As soon as they stepped off the carriage, they immediately attracted everyone's attention, and people began to whisper among themselves.

"So delicate, needing careful assistance even to get out of the carriage, can she really lead the Zhenyuan Army into battle?"

"You don't know yet! That bastard she gave birth to isn't even a month old!"

Nangong Wu turned her head, her cold gaze sweeping over them, and the voices immediately stopped, each of them lowering their heads.

"Li Shuang, from now on, if anyone dares to speak ill of me again, kill them without mercy!"

"yes!"

Li An and Li Shuang responded in unison.

The people in line shrank back, remaining silent as if terrified.

Nangong Wu, accompanied by two guards, entered the palace without any hindrance.

"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager has returned from her Buddhist pilgrimage. Would you like to pay her a visit first?" Li Shuang asked.

The Empress Dowager has been away from the palace for more than three months, worshipping Buddha and praying for the country and its people at Huguo Temple. Now that she has returned, it is only right that we pay our respects to her.

"Praying to Buddha? She's nothing but a hypocritical old woman with a veneer of faith! All she does is put on a show to gain a good reputation. Not a single member of the Ming family is kind-hearted," Nangong Wu sneered.

"The more evil a person does, the more they like to burn incense and worship Buddha. She's probably having nightmares at night, with evil spirits coming to claim her life, so she's trying to alleviate her guilt and fear by burning incense and worshipping Buddha!"

The Empress Dowager also came from the Ming family and was the Imperial Noble Consort's cousin.

When she entered the palace, the late emperor was already over thirty years old.

However, all the women in the Ming family were beautiful. As soon as she entered the palace, the late emperor made an exception and made her a concubine. The following year, she gave birth to Emperor Mingde.

The Empress Dowager, relying on the late emperor's favor and her own methods, defeated the original crown prince and made her son the crown prince.

The deposed crown prince, heartbroken and disillusioned, ended his life with a cup of poison on a rainy night. Upon hearing the news, the empress also lost all hope of living and hanged herself in her palace with a white silk ribbon.

Emperor Mingde became the crown prince and succeeded to the throne.

The Imperial Noble Consort was also very beautiful. When Emperor Mingde first saw her, he was amazed by her beauty and wanted to make her Empress. However, she was just a concubine's daughter and was not qualified to be the Empress.

The Crown Prince's early death is likely related to the Imperial Noble Consort!

"It's not time yet, let's take a walk in the Imperial Garden!" Nangong Wu walked towards the Imperial Garden.

It is springtime now, and many flowers are in bloom in the Imperial Garden, such as forsythia, magnolia, plum blossom, peach blossom, apricot blossom, etc. Many officials' wives and daughters are already enjoying themselves.

Upon seeing her approach, everyone quickly moved away, keeping their distance.

Nangong Wu wore a veil, but everyone recognized her princely python robe.

Nangong Wu saw a pavilion and thought she would sit there for a while.

"Your Highness, please wait!" A woman's voice came from behind.

Nangong Wu stopped in her tracks and saw a palace maid hurrying over. The maid curtsied to her and said, "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager requests your presence."

"They're here!" Nangong Wu thought with a cold smile.

When someone wants to target you, there's no use in trying to avoid them.

"It's been a long time since I've seen the Empress Dowager. Let's go to Kangning Palace to pay our respects first!"

"Your Highness, please!" The palace maid bowed her head and led the way.

Upon arriving at Kangning Palace, I realized that almost all the noble women of the Western Yan Kingdom had come here.

The spacious and bright hall, large enough to accommodate a hundred people, was filled with a group of women dressed in gorgeous costumes.

"The Prince of Zhenyuan has arrived!"

Upon hearing the announcement, everyone turned to look at her.

Nangong Wu glanced around the hall. The Empress Dowager sat in the main seat, followed by the Empress, the Imperial Noble Consort, Nangong Xun's half-sister Nangong Lingling, and Princess Mingle, who was said to have gone to worship Buddha with the Empress Dowager.

Nangong Jing, Madam Zhou, and her daughter were also present.

She looked at the Empress Dowager, who was fifty-nine years old this year. She was a little plump, wearing a black phoenix robe, a headband, and exquisite makeup that cleverly concealed her fine lines, making her look about fifty years old. She was also holding a string of Buddhist prayer beads in her hand.