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Sheng Nanxi carefully observed the arrangement of the palace guards. In a flash, she disappeared into the shadows near the palace gate.
“What was that?!”
The imperial guards were as sharp as expected. The moment Sheng Nanxi’s tiny embroidered shoe touched the grass, they immediately detected the sound.
Within seconds, dozens of guards surrounded her.
But Sheng Nanxi was no amateur. She swiftly utilized her spatial ability, scattering a special knockout powder precisely onto the royal guards’ faces.
“Thud—thud—thud—”
One after another, the armored guards collapsed.
A cold wind blew past. The nearby rock gardens, jade carvings, and expensive bonsai plants…
Along with the guards’ armor, swords, and hidden weapons—all vanished without a trace.
All that remained were dozens of muscular men clad only in loincloths, sprawled across the now-empty ground.
Collect! Collect! Anything valuable was immediately stashed into her spatial storage!
If the young emperor could still laugh tomorrow, then Sheng Nanxi was failing at her job!
Back at the prince’s residence, she had been careful not to disturb her third brother’s plans, only emptying the storerooms and leaving the outer decorations and buildings intact.
But now, in the imperial palace, it was time for her to shine!
Any stray cats and dogs, their food bowls, water basins, pet beds… Collected!
The bronze palace gates, the bronze beasts on the eaves, the golden glazed tiles on the roof… Collected!
Stacks of ancient books, maps, household registers, and classified court documents from the royal archives…
Crates of long spears, short swords, divine arm bows, bed crossbows, iron cavalry armor, cannons, and rockets from the imperial armory…
Tribute-grade rice, wheat, and millet from the granary, along with the midnight snacks prepared for the palace maids in the imperial kitchen…
All! Taken! Without! A! Trace!
Premium Dongting Biluochun tea, West Lake Longjing, Wuyi rock tea, and Huangshan Maofeng from the imperial tea house… Gone! She’d bring them back for her father to rinse his mouth in style!
Bright yellow court robes, everyday attire, dragon robes, dragon coats, and undergarments from the imperial wardrobe…
Too unlucky to look at! Might as well use them as cleaning rags!
The concubines’ collection of rouge, face creams, pearl powder, and sandalwood soap…
Snatched! She’d lend them to her third brother to woo women!
After all, her spatial storage had much better beauty products. Her family didn’t need these at all!
And the gemstone-encrusted dragon throne, the emperor’s favorite yellow pearwood chair, the purple sandalwood desk inlaid with rubies, the redwood lacquered tea table with mother-of-pearl inlays, the jade-inlaid lacquer screens…
All stored away!
Once she settled into her new home, she’d label each piece with a wooden tag.
She could rotate the luxurious furniture every now and then, bringing out a new set of “lovely companions” to “serve” her each night.
With the amount of wealth she had accumulated, even if she changed furniture daily, it would take decades to cycle through everything!
Like a hoarding hamster, Sheng Nanxi darted around the Southern Qi palace, looting everything in sight.
In less than half an hour, the entire imperial palace had been cleaned out.
Even more barren than the young emperor’s chubby, clueless face!
“Huh? I’ve searched the entire palace, but where’s the little emperor?”
With one final wave, she stored away all the memorials in the imperial study. Hands on her hips, she fell into deep thought.
According to the novel’s plot, tomorrow morning, the Grand Duke would receive orders to raid the Qin Prince’s estate without issue. It was only during court the following day that he would report his findings to the emperor.
Since the little emperor had no role in tonight’s events, the novel didn’t specify his whereabouts…
Tsk! What a shame!
Sheng Nanxi pouted in disappointment.
She had planned to give this foolish ruler—who had sentenced the Qin Prince’s entire household to exile—a very memorable experience.
But it seemed like he wouldn’t get to enjoy it after all!
Still, she wasn’t about to let him off the hook. She immediately started booby-trapping the imperial study.
Throwing knives, poison needles, spring-loaded traps…
Anywhere there was space, she installed a trap!
Paralysis powder, epilepsy powder, premature failure powder…
Sheng Nanxi scattered them all around like they were free samples!
If nothing went wrong, the little emperor would end up crippled.
If something did go wrong, well… he’d end up with a crippled corpse!
Satisfied with her handiwork, Sheng Nanxi clapped her hands together.
Before the unconscious imperial guards, both in plain sight and hidden, could wake up, she flashed away and teleported straight to the Qin Prince’s residence.
By now, the moon hung high in the sky, and the flower appreciation banquet at the second household had concluded.
The lanterns in the garden were being extinguished one by one, and the esteemed guests were boarding their carriages.
The perfect moment to clean out the second household!
Without wasting a single breath, Sheng Nanxi swiftly swept through their storerooms, kitchens, pharmacy, and even the personal safes of the household heads.
After all, thanks to her arrangements, the second household would be exiled alongside the main household come morning.
They wouldn’t be needing these things anymore.
So Sheng Nanxi graciously decided to take them off their hands!
Sheng Ningxue’s thirty-plus chests of dowry, along with all her jewelry—collected!
Her two cousins’ furniture and decorations, plus the private stashes of money and erotic paintings hidden under their beds—collected!
Her second uncle’s ten thousand taels of silver, embezzled over the years, along with the handkerchiefs and scented pouches gifted by his mistresses, and even the intimate undergarments from his younger lovers—collected!
Zhang Shi’s…
Wait, huh?!
The moment Sheng Nanxi stepped into Zhang Shi’s warm pavilion, she felt something off.
She listened carefully, and in an instant, her chubby little cheeks flushed red!
T-this…? Her second uncle’s stamina was something else! Holding a banquet this late into the night and still having the energy for… physical activities?!
But wait.
Sheng Nanxi’s ears twitched, and she quickly realized—
The man inside… wasn’t her second uncle!
Her big, sparkling eyes widened slightly. Instinctively, her fluffy little head inched closer to the rooftop.
From below, a confident male voice drifted up:
“Hm? Wan-niang, isn’t Feng-gege making you feel good? Why are you covering your mouth? Let it out, gege likes to hear it.”
“Mm…”
Zhang Wanyi’s voice was hoarse and breathless.
“You’re so bad… I called you here because I had something serious to discuss. My husband is in the front courtyard tonight, and you still dare to mess around…”
Sheng Nanxi’s delicate fingers carefully lifted a tile.
Inside, lying on the huanghuali canopy bed, were a naked man and woman.
From the man’s face, it was clear—he was Chang Feng, the chief guard under her second uncle.
Right now, Chang Feng domineeringly lifted Zhang Shi’s chin, forcing her to meet his gaze.
“Hm? What are you afraid of? He hasn’t stepped foot in your courtyard for years. Do you really think tonight is the night he’ll change his ways?”
Zhang Wanyi pouted at him and swatted his hand away. Lowering her voice, she murmured anxiously:
“That’s enough… stop fooling around. I really called you here for something important. It’s… it’s about our Xue’er… wuu wuu…”
“That wretched main branch is truly shameless! That little brat, Sheng Nanxi, burned our Xue’er’s face today! This afternoon, I went to beg the Qin Princess for the imperial jade skin ointment, but that vile woman refused to give me any!”
“Wuu wuu… That malicious woman must have done it on purpose! She wants to see our Xue’er’s face ruined!”
Zhang Wanyi leaned against the man’s chest, sobbing uncontrollably:
“Wuuu… Sheng Dehai never liked our daughter in the first place. I can’t count on him at all. Feng-lang, don’t you have some connections with the Imperial Guard Commander?”
“They’ll be raiding the main household soon. You… mm… you must go and get that box of Imperial Jade Skin Ointment for our Xue’er…”
Below, the two plotted and schemed while… moving vigorously.
The battle was intense.
Up on the roof, Sheng Nanxi listened, her entire face covered in black lines.
Damn.
The second household was really messed up!
Not only was Zhang Shi cheating on Second Uncle, but even Sheng Ningxue, the so-called ‘capital’s literary genius,’ wasn’t his biological daughter!
This was a huge scandal!
How could she possibly keep this juicy gossip to herself?!
Wouldn’t it be a waste not to invite Second Uncle and his drinking buddies over to share in the fun?!