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

Shen An had complete trust in Hei Lao Liu's abilities.

"Okay, see you in five days."

Two days later, late at night, inside the residence of the military governor of Nanling Prefecture.

Mr. Mingyue, leaning on his dragon-headed cane, kept tapping the ground, his face full of exasperation: "Lord Yuwen, why haven't you made a decision yet! If you don't make a decision soon, it will be too late. I've already heard that Li Huaiyi and your brother have already started preparations, especially Li Huaiyi. Judging from his posture, he might attack Qingyang City in less than a month. You're just going to watch Qingyang City fall, Shen An be captured alive by Li Huaiyi, and let him get all the treasure!"

Yuwen Bingyu frowned deeply, still unable to sit down and make a decision.

"Let me think about it some more!"

"Back then, I came to help you devise strategies because I believed what your father said, that you were a heroine among women, and that your character and potential far surpassed what you have in your name."

But you are such an indecisive person.

You have really disappointed me!

After saying that, Mr. Mingyue turned and left.

Yuwen Bingyu wanted to call out to him, but swallowed the words back.

Mr. Mingyue walked outside the mansion and got into the carriage.

Soon, a woman wrapped her arms around him from behind.

"Min'er, you're in such a hurry. When did you get into my carriage? Didn't I tell you to wait for me at the manor?" Mr. Mingyue pulled her over, wanting to be affectionate with her.

But when she looked down, she realized that the woman was not Wei Min'er at all, but a complete stranger.

Who are you?

Before he could finish speaking, the woman attacked, punching him in the temple, and he immediately lost consciousness.

"Hmph! So-called Master Mingyue, the top strategist of Nanling Prefecture, is nothing but a good-for-nothing! He didn't even notice the sedan bearers had been switched!"

She lifted the sedan curtain and said to the sedan bearers, "Leave the city now!"

"yes!"

Half an hour later, holding Mr. Mingyue's token, they successfully left the city and headed towards Qingyang County.

After Mr. Mingyue woke up in a daze...

What he saw was the face of a strange young man.

Upon closer inspection, he was found to be bound hand and foot.

He was the top strategist of Nanling Prefecture, yet this petty thief dared to treat him like this.

He was furious: "Damn it! What kind of thief dared to kidnap Mr. Mingyue?"

"You dare to be so arrogant once you're in my Qingyang County?" Shen An laughed.

"Qingyang County?" Mr. Mingyue simply didn't believe it. From the moment he was knocked unconscious until now, he felt as if only a breath had passed. "Sir, please don't joke! Whatever you want, I can grant it to you!"

After saying that, he had already planned that once this person let him go, he would use all the troops in Nanling Prefecture to arrest him.

Beat them to death with torture!

"Don't believe this is Qingyang County? Men, strip him naked and take him out to see the scenery," Shen An ordered.

Liao Bing will arrive soon.

"Anyone who dares to strip me will be killed, no, their entire family will be exterminated!" Mr. Mingyue panicked. He was a disguised old man; his face, neck, and hands were disguised, but his body was not.

If he's stripped naked, won't they find out he has something going on?

However, this was not up to him!

Liao Bing quickly stripped him naked and was about to throw him out to experience the freezing cold of Qingyang County when...

He noticed something was wrong: "My lord, why is this old man's neck, hands, face, and body a different color?"

Shen An then noticed that Mr. Mingyue had an old face, neck, and hands, but his body looked like that of a young man.

Liao Bing couldn't understand it, but anyone who had watched period dramas in his previous life knew about the art of disguise.

Shen An's first reaction was that Hei Laoliu had arrested the wrong person; this person was disguised as Mr. Mingyue.

"Throw him out first!"

Mr. Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief. As long as his secret was not discovered, even if he was arrested, he believed he could leave by paying some money.

however!

After Liao Bing led him outside, he looked at the heavy snow falling all around him.

Mr. Mingyue immediately realized that this was definitely not Nanling Prefecture; he had really been captured and taken to Qingyang County.

"Who...who are you?"

"I am Liao Bing, the commander of the garrison in Qingyang County!" Liao Bing introduced himself.

"Ah! Liao Bing! And who's inside that house?"

"My name is Shen An!"

Shen An, wearing a leather coat, came out of the house and introduced himself.

Mr. Mingyue's expression changed drastically.

He never dreamed that he would be forcibly brought in front of Shen An.

How did this guy manage to do that?

Could it be that Shen An has already infiltrated Nanling Prefecture?

Before he could think any further, Shen An stepped on his back.

They pressed him down onto the snow.

The biting cold made Mr. Mingyue shiver incessantly.

"I heard that you, you old bastard, have been instigating Yuwen Bingyu to join forces with Li Huaiyi and others to attack me?"

"No, no, that's absolutely a rumor! I've always been urging Yuwen Bingyu to keep her promise to you!"

Upon hearing this, Shen An understood that even if this guy was using disguise, he was definitely someone who was stirring up trouble around Yuwen Bingyu.

Furthermore, considering that he was using disguise, Shen An became even more certain that this guy was definitely the one who was stirring up trouble behind the scenes and spreading rumors that he was the son of the Prince of Zhennan!

"Take that fake face off!" Shen An ordered.

Mr. Mingyue's heart sank suddenly; Shen An had seen through him after all. He quickly denied it, "I have a real face, a real face!"

"Damn it, don't move, or I'll chop off your head!"

Liao Bing kicked him and forcibly pulled him away, revealing Mr. Mingyue's original youthful face.

"He's actually a young man!" Liao Bing's eyes widened in disbelief.

Seeing that he had been exposed, Mr. Mingyue felt that he had found a way out. He immediately sighed heavily and said, "To tell you the truth, I am actually Mr. Mingyue's double. I am an innocent person. Please let me go."

Liao Bing was clearly fooled: "My lord, haven't we arrested the wrong person? This guy is so young, he couldn't possibly be that Mr. Mingyue, could he?"

"He is definitely Mr. Mingyue. Who told you that Mr. Mingyue must be an old man?" Shen An retorted.

Liao Bing thought for a moment and said, "That's right. It is said that Mr. Mingyue only appeared in Nanling Prefecture five years ago. I have never heard of him before. Since I have never heard of him before, he doesn't necessarily have to be an old man!"

"This kid doesn't dare to show his true face; he must have been a bad guy in the past!"

"Xiao Qi, find all the arrest warrants issued by the imperial court and compare them one by one!" Shen An ordered.

"Things are not as you think. I really am just a stand-in!" Mr. Mingyue denied again.

Shen An, of course, didn't believe it; the more he denied it, the more suspicious it seemed.

After Shen Xiaoqi obtained the wanted posters issued by the imperial court over the years, he indeed found out the person's true identity.

"So you're that gigolo Consort Shu kept back then!" Shen An stomped on his handsome face. "That's interesting. A fugitive gigolo, running all the way from the capital to Nanling Prefecture pretending to be some Mr. Mingyue, and constantly inciting Yuwen Bingyu to unite with other forces to attack me. Are you trying to ignite a war on all sides and reap the benefits?"

When his true purpose was exposed, Mr. Mingyue felt uneasy, but how could he admit it?

"You really have a vivid imagination. I'm just a stand-in."

"You were the one who spread the rumor that I am the son of the Prince of Zhennan, weren't you?"

"No, it's definitely not me. If it were me, may I be struck by lightning!" Mr. Mingyue swore.

He dared to swear because this method was devised by Cui Tianhe on his orders, and it was Cui Tianhe's own idea.

"My lord, this fellow is not behaving himself!" Liao Bing said through gritted teeth.

"A beating will teach him a lesson!" Shen An yawned. "He's yours now. Give him a good beating!"

"Hehe, you're right!" Liao Bing clenched his fist.

"Brother, I'm coming too! This kid is even more handsome than me, I don't like looking at him!" Shen Xiaoqi said indignantly.

"Alright, then it's up to you two. Give him a beating he'll never forget!"

Shen An wrapped his leather coat tighter around himself and went inside to drink hot tea.

Immediately afterwards, a pig-like scream rang out from outside.

Mr. Mingyue was quite patient; two hours later, he was dragged into the house like a dead pig.

At this moment, he was no longer handsome at all; he had been beaten until his head looked like a pig's, and his body was covered in bloodstains.

"Has he confessed everything?"

"Brother, this guy has confessed everything. That bastard is really something else!"

Tell me about it.