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

He glanced at Nangong Wu and saw that she was concentrating on putting a longevity lock on Nangong Jue, so he secretly used his hand to open the back of the child's ears.

But there was nothing there. He looked at the child's little face, lost in thought.

At this moment, Li Shuang entered. "Your Highness, guests have arrived! We need someone to greet them in the front courtyard. Should you go, or should the steward go?"

According to custom, when a child reaches one month old, the child's grandfather or father should go to the front yard to greet the guests.

But in the entire palace, only His Highness is the master, and even the father of the child is unknown.

"I'll go," Nangong Wu said, standing up.

The old housekeeper is too busy; so many things have to go through him, he simply can't handle it all.

Li Feng and Luo Dayou need to strengthen the defense of the Prince's Mansion to prevent assassins from infiltrating and causing a repeat of the incident at the original owner's brother's full moon banquet.

"You've just turned one month old, and your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Why don't you let me handle it?" Xiao Lin handed the child to Li Shuang.

"You?" Nangong Wu frowned.

"Now, everyone in Kyoto knows that I, Xiao Lin, am the father of the child, so it's perfectly legitimate for me to go out and greet the guests." Xiao Lin said, then suddenly laughed.

"If you feel my status is not high enough, then why not elevate my rank today?"

"Stop being so cheeky!" Nangong Wu rolled her eyes at him speechlessly.

"Go if you want! I'm just afraid that if the whole world finds out, you won't be able to clear your name later, and you won't be able to find a wife. Don't come crying to me then."

"If I can't clear my name, I'll naturally come looking for you. Even if I'm just a gigolo, I'll be set for life." Xiao Lin chuckled.

Li Shuang felt a little awkward standing there; if she weren't holding her child, it really wouldn't be appropriate for her to stay there.

Fortunately, Xiao Lin had left. "Don't worry! It's just entertaining guests, I can handle it."

"Thank you!" Nangong Wu called out to his retreating figure.

Socializing is tiring, but Xiao Lin insists on helping, so let him be.

He had barely left when Li An arrived and reported:

"Your Highness, His Majesty has sent Eunuch Hu to deliver gifts to the three young princes, along with His Majesty's oral decree. He is waiting in the main courtyard."

"Okay, I'll go over now." Nangong Wu put the longevity lock on her youngest daughter and stood up.

Upon hearing her words, Granny Feng entered with three wet nurses. "Your Highness, since this is actually His Majesty's bestowal of a reward and an imperial edict, you should take the child and go out to receive the decree."

"Okay." Nangong Wu nodded. She didn't want to leave the child here anyway, in case anything else happened.

Three wet nurses came over, picked up the three children, and followed her out of Zui Mei Courtyard.

The front courtyard of the Prince's Mansion.

Many guests had already arrived, and Xiao Lin acted like a host, calmly greeting each guest and chatting with them with ease.

The people who came today were all prominent figures in Kyoto, and they all knew about Nangong Wu's situation, so no one dared to look down on him.

But there are always unexpected things.

Just like Nangong Xun.

He swaggered in, accompanied by one of the Ming family's young masters.

Everyone greeted him politely upon seeing him.

"Greetings, Prince Rui!"

Fang Cheng, the son of Steward Fang, hurriedly went to greet him, cupping his hands in a respectful bow, "Your Highness, you've arrived. Please come inside."

"Where is Prince Zhenyuan?!" Nangong Xun looked at him with his nose in the air. "I came here personally to offer my congratulations, and you send someone like this to receive me? Nangong Wu, are you looking down on me?"

Fang Cheng's gaze darkened slightly, but remembering the other party's identity, he quickly put on a smiling face and said, "Your Highness is too kind. His Highness will be out soon. Please move to the main hall to rest for a while."

"Who do you think you are, to dare to greet me, the King?" Nangong Xun patted Fang Cheng's face with his fan.

"Today, I insist that Nangong Wu personally come out to greet me, otherwise it would be her looking down on me."

"Prince Rui is truly impressive!" Xiao Lin hurried over.

He knew this person would cause trouble, and he was right.

"Xiao Lin?" Nangong Xun sized him up, his face full of disdain and contempt. "You? One of Nangong Wu's gigolos, who are you trying to insult?"

"I am a father of several children, and it is only natural for me to come out and greet the guests." Xiao Lin's face turned cold. "Is Your Highness looking down on me, Xiao? Or on my Prince?"

"Ha!" Nangong Xun looked him up and down, his eyes filled with disgust. "You dog who's using the name of the Prince of Zhenyuan to intimidate people. You're not good-looking, but you know how to use the name of the Prince of Zhenyuan to bully others."

"What kind of taste does Nangong Wu have? She actually chose such an ugly freak as a male concubine? She has utterly disgraced the royal family!"

Hearing his increasingly outrageous words, the surrounding guests all lowered their heads. They all knew what kind of person Nangong Xun was, and none of them dared to step forward to persuade him.

The ordinary people outside the gate also looked over.

"Your Highness Prince Rui, today is the one-month celebration for your three children. If you have come sincerely to offer your congratulations, both I and Your Highness welcome you. However, if you have come with the intention of causing trouble, then please do not blame me for being rude."

Xiao Lin gestured for him to enter, saying, "Our Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion is too small to accommodate such a great figure as Prince Rui."

Nangong Xun's face suddenly darkened.

From childhood to adulthood, wherever he went, he was always fawned over and surrounded by admirers. This was the first time someone had dared to kick him out of the house.

"You, surnamed Xiao, who do you think you are? How dare you speak to me like that? You're nothing but a lowly wandering swordsman, a worthless piece of trash. Believe me or not, I'll chop you off with one stroke and use your head as a football!"

"You're welcome to give it a try." Xiao Lin didn't back down and confronted him head-on.

"Today is my child's one-month celebration. Regardless of my status, I am the child's father and the face of the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion. You dare to lay a finger on me?"

"You scoundrel who relies on his master's power!" Nangong Xun was enraged. "Guards, seize him for me!"

Seeing that things were about to escalate, one of Prince Rui's party officials hurriedly stepped forward to advise him, "Your Highness, why not just let it go? There's no need to bother with someone who's not respectable enough."

However, Nangong Xun felt that his authority had been challenged and that he had lost face in public.

"How dare a lowly wandering rogue be so disrespectful to me? Teach him a lesson first, then make him kneel down and lick my shoes."

His guards stepped forward to seize Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin remained standing there, his posture upright and his expression fearless. "What? Is Prince Rui enraged?"

Just as tensions were about to rise, a voice rang out, "Oh! What has made His Highness Prince Rui so angry?"

Upon hearing this voice, Nangong Xun's arrogance vanished instantly, and he turned around.

They saw Eunuch Hu and Nangong Wu walking slowly towards them.

Nangong Xun was annoyed; how could he have forgotten that the old man was coming too?

"Eunuch Hu, what brings you here?"

With a smile on his face, Eunuch Hu stepped forward, bowed, and said, "This old servant greets Your Highness."