In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

"Alright, go and rest in the side room first. After I finish what I'm doing, I'll come and watch the stars and the moon with you tonight!" Shen An replied.

"Hehe, you said it yourself, so I'll be waiting for you!!"

Luo Li was overjoyed.

After Luo Li left, Shen An couldn't help but shake his head.

Luo Li's help to him has always far exceeded that of others, so Shen An naturally cannot neglect her.

into the night!

Shen An arrived at the side courtyard.

Luo Li had been waiting for Shen An for a long time.

She had already put the drug that Luo Tian had given her in the drink.

She was already looking forward to Shen An eating it, regaining his masculine vigor, being moved to tears of gratitude, and then proposing to her in public.

From then on, the two lived happily ever after.

"My dear sister, you're here! Come and have a drink. This is something I brought from the capital!" Luo Li poured two glasses of wine, and to reassure Shen An, she even drank one herself.

Although Shen An was wary of Luo Li, she drank all the drinks in front of her.

And it doesn't look like there's anything wrong with it.

Shen An then drank it too.

At first, Shen An didn't react much, but after drinking one cup after another...

Shen An felt a burning sensation all over his body.

The fire seemed to be trying to lift his body up.

Seeing the change in Shen An, Luo Li asked with a hint of smugness, "Hehe, Shen An, do you feel anything is different?"

"You...you poisoned the drink?"

"I didn't poison you! Don't say such nasty things. What I put in your drink will restore your virility! You should be thanking me!" Luo Li said, somewhat aggrieved, "Hmph, you really took my kindness for granted!"

Shen An was speechless; he felt like he was about to burst.

We need to find someone to resolve this, otherwise he might die.

Where can I look for it?

"Hehe, speechless now!" Luo Li stuck her tongue out at Shen An, then shook her head and said, "How about it? Feeling something now? I don't need you to say thank you or anything, I just need you to propose to me and be my man!"

"You, you, you!"

Shen An felt he was losing control of himself; all he could think about was pinning Luo Li to the ground.

That medicine was extraordinary.

As soon as Shen An thought of this, he felt he was losing control.

Like a wild beast, it pounced on Luo Li.

Luo Li was shocked. Wasn't the proposal supposed to come first?

Why are you being so direct!

They're not ready yet...

But it was no longer up to her...

The battle ended the following day.

As Shen An witnessed all of this, his mind became noticeably clearer.

Looking at Luo Li sleeping beside him.

Shen An's feelings were very complicated.

Although it was Luo Li who drugged him, that touch of crimson still told him.

He was Luo Li's first man.

In that case, he definitely has to take responsibility for Luo Li.

Luo Li hadn't actually fallen asleep; she was still immersed in the feelings she had just experienced.

She was overjoyed; she had become Shen An's woman.

She squinted at Shen An.

Shen An discovered this just then: "Luo Li, stop pretending to be asleep. Did you give me that medicine yourself, or did your father tell you to do it?"

"Hmph, don't put it so harshly. That's a medicine to restore your virility, it's a good thing!"

"This isn't a drug to restore my virility. I'm perfectly normal. I think there's something wrong with that drug. After taking it, I felt like my body was about to explode."

"If I were truly impotent, I would have died last night!" Shen An said in a deep voice.

"No way?"

"We're already like this, why would I lie to you?" Shen An retorted.

"But, but that's impossible! This is medicine my father gave me. He said that if you take it, it will cure you!" The outspoken Luo Li blurted it out.

"Your father gave it to me! There are two possibilities right now. First, your father was deceived. Second, your father thinks I am impotent and wants to use this drug to harm me!"

"As for the reason? If they can't win me over, they'll destroy me if they can't have me!" Shen An analyzed.

"Don't even mention it, my father might actually do something like that! He's a notorious traitor! Given his cautious nature, he would definitely have someone test the medicine before using it. That just proves there's something wrong with my father!" Luo Li pouted angrily, then patted Shen An and said, "You're my man now. I'll go back to the capital and get justice for you!"

"You'd better not. Since you think your father is the problem, then he must have done it. And the fact that he made you do it without telling you means that he doesn't care about your life or death anymore, just because he wants to kill me! If you go back to the capital to cause trouble for him, he will only think you are useless. Even if he doesn't lay a hand on you, he will still squeeze out the last bit of value from you!" Shen An stopped him.

Luo Li still didn't refute Shen An. She knew her father; this was how her father had always treated others.

It's just that we haven't treated her like this before.

She wasn't surprised at all by his current behavior towards her.

"Very well, then I won't return to the capital. From now on, we, husband and wife, will return home together!"

Shen An was shocked. He had thought that Luo Li would be like other women and find it hard to accept this cold reality.

Who would have thought!

She accepted all of this very easily.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

next moment.

Before Shen An could respond, the door was pushed open.

Dugu Meng appeared before the two of them.

Dugu Meng had already heard the commotion last night, and she felt very uncomfortable. But after hearing it from outside just now, she realized that it was all Luo Tian's conspiracy.

She actually felt much better.

"Your Majesty! You, what brings you here?" Luo Li recognized Dugu Meng at a glance.

"The one in the palace is fake!" Dugu Meng replied.

Luo Li scratched her head, puzzled. "What do you mean?"

Although Shen An and Dugu Meng have never established any romantic relationship, they already have a strong sense of being a couple.

He originally wanted to explain that Dugu Meng's reaction was different from what he had expected.

Dugu Meng then told Luo Li the whole story.

"What?! These treacherous officials, how dare they do this!" Luo Li was furious. "Your Majesty, don't be afraid. My man now commands hundreds of thousands of mercenaries and possesses the most advanced weaponry in the world. With him by your side, he will surely help you reclaim the throne!"

"Shen An is my man too!" Dugu Meng said to Shen An with an unquestionable tone, "Am I right?"

"You're not kidding?" Shen An asked.

"No, I've had my eye on you for a long time. I hope you can become my man. As for Luo Li, since she gave herself to you last night, you need to take responsibility for her. We can both be your women!" Dugu Meng said as if she were talking about something very ordinary, without any emotional fluctuations.

But she had wanted to be Shen An's woman for many days.

She hadn't dared to before, but after listening to it all night...

She decided that she had to tell Shen An no matter what.

"Wow, my man, you're so charming! Even the current emperor likes you!" Luo Li covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes filled with admiration.

It's clear that Luo Li is the kind of woman who won't monopolize a man.

The more powerful a woman a man conquers, the more he likes her.

"Shen An, say something!" Dugu Meng urged.

Shen An also had feelings for Dugu Meng, but he had always kept them hidden, and he himself hadn't even realized it much.

After Dugu Meng said that today, Shen An seemed to relax his tense nerves.

"Yes! You're my woman too!"

Shen An stood up and embraced Dugu Meng.

That moment!

Dugu Meng felt the warmth that Shen An brought her, and her heart felt like it was melting.

"Shen An, this feeling is really wonderful!" Dugu Meng looked up at Shen An and felt as if Shen An was radiating light.

"Hehe, there's something even better!" Luo Li pulled Dugu Meng up and was about to fall onto the bed.

Dugu Meng is more traditional than Luo Li; she cannot accept that something like this would happen before the wedding.

"I know it will be better, but now is not the right time!" Dugu Meng shook her head.

"So, when does Your Majesty wish to meet? That would be wonderful!"

"When we take the capital and let my woman sit on the throne again!" Shen An declared domineeringly.

"Wow, An'an, you're so cool! I love it!" Luo Li's eyes lit up again.

"There are many more impressive scenes to come! Just wait and see!" Shen An laughed, then his expression turned serious as he said to Dugu Meng, "Judging from the current situation, the entire court has been taken over by the rebels. Assassination is probably useless now. I think we should reveal your identity and declare war on that fake court once the sulfur production here increases!"

Dugu Meng bit her lip. Although she also liked to fight back immediately, she did not know what sulfur was: "Shen An, although you have a strong army now, if you want to push all the way to the capital, you will need to defeat more than just the imperial court."

At that time, all the warlords and princes will surely unite.

Although you have me, they value their own interests more.

Although the fake emperor's poll tax caused immense suffering to the people, in reality, the fake emperor didn't receive any money at all. Instead, various warlords and princes used this pretext to forcibly collect a considerable amount of money from the people, thus enriching them.

Now they are more eager to protect this imposter emperor than ever before. The villains have all been made the imposter emperor, while they have become the beneficiaries.

Furthermore, they all want your powerful weapons and they also see you as a huge threat!

Instead of letting you grow stronger at your own pace, we might as well find an opportunity to unite against you!

"But as long as we declare war on the fake imperial court, that will be their reason to unite!" Dugu Meng said worriedly, "They have no reason to unite unless we declare war, so let's wait for now!"

During this period, efforts were made to unite with other state governments and reduce the number of enemies.

"Really, there's no need. Once sulfur production increases, no matter how many of them there are, they won't be a match for us." Shen An's attitude remained unchanged: "I will restore you to the throne as soon as possible!"

"Hehe, then I'll marry His Majesty and me!" Luo Li exclaimed expectantly, "Let the whole world envy us! Hehehehe!"