Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

"Quick, quick! The imperial kitchen has been robbed! Guards, the imperial kitchen has been emptied! Catch the thieves!"

The eunuch pointed to the empty imperial kitchen and spoke loudly to the guards, who then entered the kitchen with knives to check. Just as the eunuch had said, not a single ingredient was left.

Gu Nanzhi returned to her spatial storage and looked happily at the abundant ingredients. "Not bad, not bad, so much stuff! When the opportunity to buy more arises, I'll just take these out and eat them first."

Luckily, she acted quickly. She hadn't expected someone else to arrive in just a minute or two. She had definitely heard that ghostly scream outside.

Ghosts? Well, let's just say they are ghosts. They come and go without a trace, sneaking into your homes and scaring you to death. Isn't it said that people in ancient times were the most superstitious about ghosts and gods?

Want to go?

"Little White, it would be so nice if you were a person, you could still eat. What a pity."

Gu Nanzhi was extremely satisfied with how this all-powerful, novice-level space manager had automatically organized everything so neatly.

She felt a little embarrassed. The fully intelligent Xiaobai could recharge itself and replenish its energy; it didn't need her to take care of it, yet she had to do so much work.

"Keep it up, Xiao Bai. You don't really have any requirements, do you? I remember Bai Su used to tell me about those novel plots and space settings. Didn't they all require me to complete missions or something to satisfy you before you could use the space?"

"My little Bai is the best. He doesn't need anything. Little Bai, your master absolutely adores you, a space butler who has no conditions whatsoever."

Xiao Bai replied in a serious tone, "Master, Xiao Bai is your butler, and Xiao Bai is programmed to serve you."

Gu Nanzhi patted Xiaobai's shoulder. "Xiaobai, you've worked hard. Love you!"

Then, her eyes darted around, and she had another idea.

"Little Bai, we're already here, and there's probably a lot of people gathered around the Imperial Study looking for this thief. We can't just come all this way for nothing."

Then Gu Nanzhi casually put her arm around Xiaobai's metal shoulder, and said in a slightly roguish tone,

"Come on, Little White, let's go to the other palaces and grab some more benefits."

The little white mechanical eye scanned the items that had just been collected, seemingly with a hint of helplessness in its gaze.

"Master, where do you want to go?"

Where to go? Gu Nanzhi needed to think about that. She'd already been to the palace—the Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince, and others.

Which one should we visit this time?

I've got it! Of the powerful factions Butler Li mentioned earlier, there's the Third Prince, isn't there? Thinking back, I'm sure I'm right.

That's it! To be fair, let's focus on anything related to the Third Prince this time.

Who was the Third Prince's mother that Steward Li mentioned? Consort Xiao, that's her;

"Xiao Bai, let's go to Consort Xiao's Chengqian Palace. First, let's go to her Siku Quanshu (Complete Library of the Four Treasuries). The Consort must have quite a few good things in her possession, right?"

The thought of making a fortune filled Gu Nanzhi with excitement; she never imagined she would one day have the chance to experience the feeling of being chosen by the emperor.

Unfortunately, the concubines vying for her favor probably wouldn't like or welcome her.

What's the point of not welcoming her? As long as she likes it, that's all that matters.

There's a saying that goes, "It's not the theft itself that's scary, it's having someone's eye on you." Gu Nanzhi was different; she had her eye on him on the spot and took everything.

Ignoring the farce in the Imperial Kitchen and turning a deaf ear to what was happening outside, he teleported directly to Chengqian Palace and, with the help of his spatial abilities, scourds up all the valuables in the palace.

Looking at the room that was now full again, Gu Nanzhi smiled with satisfaction. This amazing life was simply too good to be true.

Okay, that's enough for today. It's time to go home.

Saying she was going back, Gu Nanzhi returned to her room at the inn the next second, where Xia He was still fast asleep.

It was already past 3:20. Gu Nanzhi thought for a moment and decided not to go into her spatial dimension to sleep. It was getting late, so she would just make do with the hard bed outside for another two or three hours.

Having already taken a nap, she wasn't sure she could fall asleep again. So Gu Nanzhi appeared for two seconds, then disappeared into her spatial dimension to change into a red dress appropriate for this era before emerging to lie down on the hard bed.

Before she could make a move, she heard noises coming from the next room, which interrupted her plan to lie down and rest.

I listened intently, straining my ears. The sounds of fighting? What's going on?

Jun Yanchen? He's been poisoned? That's impossible. He was given a pill after dinner; those pills aren't cheap.

Could it be an assassination attempt?

She needs to go out and see what's going on.

Gu Nanzhi was still the same Gu Nanzhi. Hearing the sounds of fighting at this time, a young woman should have been frightened, but instead, her bright eyes shone with excitement.

Without hesitation, Gu Nanzhi strode to the door and opened it. At the same time, the door next to hers also opened.

However, that door didn't receive such gentle treatment; instead, it was forced open.

A figure dressed entirely in black, with only his eyes showing, wielding a sharp blade, came into Gu Nanzhi's view. It really was an assassination attempt; this was going to be interesting.

Gu Nanzhi became even more excited, and glanced up. Then Yue Guan's eyes met the man's.

Oh dear, this is awkward.

Judging from the commotion inside, there must be more than one person here. How could they possibly lose? And with such a commotion, why aren't the guards coming out to help? And why is there no one else around? What's going on?

Or should she intervene?

Despite her fear and panic, tinged with a hidden excitement, Gu Nanzhi quickly stepped out of the room with her other leg under the man's gaze. Remembering Xia He was still inside, she considerately closed the door behind her.

This action surprised even the assassin in black. Was the woman stupid, ignoring him?

In those two seconds of his stunned silence, Gu Nanzhi had already walked towards them.

The assassin in black sprang up instantly. Although Gu Nanzhi couldn't see his fierce gaze clearly, she could already sense it. The sharp blade in his hand was pointed at Gu Nanzhi, as if he was about to strike at any moment.

"Get out of here, or I'll kill you too."

Okay, that's confirmed, she's not a good person, so I can't blame her.

The black pistol that had appeared before Qian Laosi materialized out of thin air in Gu Nanzhi's hand. Without even bothering with words, she instantly raised her hand, aimed, and flicked her index finger.

"boom"

With a loud bang, the person who had been threatening to kill her along with her just a second ago suddenly had a bloody hole in their forehead and collapsed to the ground.

As he fell, his eyes remained wide open, as if expressing shock, resentment, and an unwillingness to die in peace.

Gu Nanzhi didn't even glance at the fallen man. She had personally ended someone's life without batting an eye. She appeared coldly at Jun Yanchen's door, and the people fighting inside briefly stopped because of the commotion and looked towards the door.

The room where Jun Yanchen was located was in a complete mess: overturned candles, broken tables and chairs, scattered teacups, blankets, and so on.

Besides the mess in the room, the candlelight revealed that Jun Yanchen and Cang Ling were also in poor condition.

Jun Yanchen collapsed to the ground, bloodstains on his lips and body. These external injuries were manageable, but his current state clearly indicated that the poison had taken effect.