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

"Ru Ning, are you really going to do this?" The Empress asked with some concern.

There are very few people who can meet the Empress Dowager's "requirements," especially since she has three children whose biological fathers are unknown. No noble young man with power and good background would come to marry into her family.

"Wang Fu?"

A murmur of discussion arose in the main hall.

"..." The Empress Dowager was speechless.

She only wanted Zhou Shaorong to enter the Prince's mansion; if a martial arts contest were held, Zhou Shaorong would have no chance at all.

"Since Ru Ning is unwilling, then forget it! You haven't even finished your postpartum confinement yet, why set up a contest to find a husband? We'll talk about this after you've recovered."

"Yes, Runing will obey the Empress Dowager." Nangong Wu's eyes were full of sarcasm.

Many people were disappointed when the matter of finding a husband came to nothing.

Especially those families that have titles but are empty inside, can only send their sons to take the imperial examinations to enter officialdom or to fight on the battlefield to make meritorious contributions.

But none of these paths are easy. If one can climb up to the powerful Prince Zhenyuan, it would be like ascending to heaven in one step.

With a flick of his whisk, Eunuch Hu shouted, "Bring on the singing and dancing!"

The sounds of string and wind instruments rose again, and singing and dancing filled the hall, creating a lively atmosphere of clinking glasses and toasts.

"Ru Ning isn't eating anything. Is it because these dishes don't suit your taste?" The Empress knew that Nangong Wu couldn't eat these dishes when she saw that Nangong Wu wasn't touching her chopsticks.

But if she were to speak out, the Imperial Noble Consort would feel embarrassed and might whisper in Emperor Mingde's ear, perhaps causing him some trouble.

"Oh dear! I forgot that Prince Zhenyuan is still in confinement after childbirth and cannot eat these dishes." The Imperial Noble Consort seemed to have just realized this problem.

"Someone, quickly go and send the bird's nest soup that I made to Prince Zhenyuan."

"Yes, Your Majesty," a palace maid replied and withdrew.

Blood bird's nest? Nangong Wu's lips curled up. Was this the main event about to begin?

The Empress's expression changed slightly upon hearing the Imperial Noble Consort's words, but she did not say anything.

After a while, the palace maid brought up a bowl of bird's nest soup.

Li Shuang took out a silver needle to test for poison, but Nangong Wu stopped her, saying, "I trust the Imperial Noble Consort's people."

She deliberately claimed to be a member of the Imperial Noble Consort's faction.

"Your Highness..." Li Shuang's eyes were full of worry.

Nangong Wu shook her head slightly, and a whispered message entered her ears: "Don't worry, go and tell Li'an to keep a close eye on this palace maid."

Li Shuang was stunned for a moment, then stepped back behind her.

The palace maid curtsied to them and withdrew.

Nangong Wu picked up a small spoon and gently stirred the thickened bird's nest porridge, its warm aroma filling the air.

"Beep beep beep..." An alarm sounded from the space.

[Warning! Poisonous creature approaching! Warning! Poisonous creature approaching...]

As expected! Nangong Wu sneered inwardly, using her long sleeves to cover herself as she sent some bird's nest into her spatial storage for the detection system to examine.

The detection system quickly provided the results: [The poison in the blood bird's nest contains six colorless and odorless components that can cause unconsciousness and hallucinations.]

Can it cause unconsciousness and hallucinations? Then it must be a date rape drug or hallucinogen.

In public, the Imperial Noble Consort certainly wouldn't dare to administer a lethal poison to her. If she were poisoned here, the Emperor would surely order a thorough investigation, and the Imperial Noble Consort would also be implicated. She wouldn't be that foolish.

However, the drug is colorless and odorless, so it cannot be detected by ordinary silver needles. Even if it is detected, the crime is not serious. Once she is drowsy from the drug, someone will take her away to rest.

As for where they were sent? That was a place they had arranged. In this palace, Li Shuang and Li An were no match for the Imperial Noble Consort's people.

"Bird's nest is an extremely precious thing. I thank the Imperial Noble Consort for the gift." She scooped up a small spoonful and put it in her mouth.

Just as it was about to reach his mouth, he mentally sent the blood bird's nest into his spatial dimension.

But everyone saw that she ate the food.

The Imperial Noble Consort and her daughter, Madam Zhou and her daughter, and Nangong Jing kept staring at her. When they saw that she had actually eaten the food, their eyes flashed with the joy of their scheme succeeding.

Nangong Wu saw their expressions and sneered inwardly. She "ate" half of the blood bird's nest, took out some poison powder from her spatial storage, and secretly put it into the half-bowl of blood bird's nest. She then stirred it evenly with a small spoon.

Some sleeping pills are too simplistic; she needs to use something more potent and really have some fun with them.

Seeing that Li Shuang had returned from outside, she suddenly clutched her stomach, looking pained.

"Your Highness!" Li Shuang exclaimed in alarm, rushing over to support her. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"My stomach hurts..." Nangong Wu was about to speak when a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of her mouth. She pointed to the bowl of blood swallow's nest, "It seems to be poisoned inside..."

"Sister of Prince Runing, what's wrong with you?" Nangong Yi shouted from the other side and ran over.

His voice immediately attracted the attention of others, who all looked over.

"Your Highness has been poisoned! Quickly, call the imperial physician!" Li Shuang shouted anxiously.

When she saw blood flowing from Nangong Wu's mouth, she assumed that she had been poisoned.

"Imperial physician! Quickly, go and call the imperial physician!" Nangong Yi shouted as well.

Upon hearing the sound of poisoning, the music immediately stopped, and the dancers ceased their movements.

Everyone stood up, wondering what had happened.

"Get out, all of you get out!" Eunuch Hu ordered the dancers to leave.

"What's going on?" Emperor Mingde also stood up.

"Father, my sister Runing has been poisoned!" Nangong Yi hugged Nangong Wu tightly. "Imperial physician, please save her!"

"This is impossible!" The Imperial Noble Consort couldn't help but look at Madam Zhou and her daughter.

Those people also looked bewildered, not knowing where they had gone wrong.

Among the guests in the main hall was an imperial physician, who rushed forward upon hearing Nangong Yi's words.

"Academician Zou, come quickly and let His Highness take a look." Li Shuang pointed to the half-eaten bowl of bird's nest porridge. "There must be poison in this bowl of blood bird's nest."

As the head of the Imperial Medical Academy and the most skilled physician, Dr. Zou's expression changed drastically upon seeing the black blood hanging from Nangong Wu's lips.

He hurriedly took out a small bag he always carried with him, took out a silver needle, and put it into the bowl of bird's nest.

The next moment, the silver needle turned completely black.

"This bird's nest contains a deadly poison!"

Upon hearing this, a commotion erupted in the hall, and everyone's eyes turned to the Imperial Noble Consort.

Poisoning someone in broad daylight—this Imperial Noble Consort is far too arrogant and disrespectful!

Emperor Mingde's face immediately darkened. "Where is the commander of the Imperial Guards?"

The commander of the Imperial Guards led a squad of Imperial Guards in.

"Please give your orders, Your Majesty!"

"Investigate immediately!" Emperor Mingde ordered. "Bring to me everyone who touched this bird's nest soup."

"As you command!" The Imperial Guards took control of the entire hall, forbidding anyone from leaving, and proceeded to arrest those involved.

Li Shuang knelt down in the middle of the hall, speaking up for Nangong Wu: "Your Majesty, since Her Highness entered the palace, she has only eaten that one bowl of bird's nest soup. The poisoning must be closely related to the Imperial Noble Consort."

"You lowly servant, you're slandering me without any evidence!" The Imperial Noble Consort was secretly anxious. She tugged at Emperor Mingde's sleeve, her face showing grievance. "Your Majesty, I did not poison you. You must believe me."