Inside the sleeping quarters.
Duan Xuanyu's vermilion brush hung above a memorial, the ink staining the words "It is advisable to recruit more concubines to consolidate the foundation of the country" leaving black spots.
For the past three months, these kinds of memorials have been coming in every day!
Even emperors couldn't escape the pressure to get married!
Duan Xuanyu threw the memorial out. "Let them die if they're too idle!"
"Yes." Xiang Yi quickly picked up the memorial and left.
Duan Xuanyu picked out all the memorials urging him to get married and threw them away.
After Su Mian left, he also inexplicably returned to Northern Liang.
He pressed the system for more information, asking if there was any way to find her, but it said there wasn't, unless she herself was willing to come back.
This useless system is unreliable.
He couldn't believe that things were over between him and her.
There must be a way to find her...
In the quiet hall, a loud "thump" suddenly rang out without warning.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch..."
A familiar voice rang out, and Duan Xuanyu was startled. He turned around and immediately walked towards the inner hall.
He knocked the inkstone off the table and overturned the bronze crane lamp.
He didn't have time to worry about any of that and went straight to the inner hall.
On the dragon bed, Su Mian, dressed in a neat modern tracksuit and carrying a large bag on her back, was clutching her buttocks and crying out in pain.
Su Mian noticed him coming and looked up at him.
I don't know how long it's been since I last saw him, but he seems to have become much colder and more stern than before. His eyes are dark, and his face is resolute. He's nothing like the obedient puppy he used to be.
Su Mian felt a little guilty.
She was a little late because she was busy settling her parents in...
It's not too late; he's probably turned evil again.
She opened her mouth, about to speak.
Duan Xuanyu suddenly came over and hugged her tightly.
Su Mian hugged him back. She could feel his back tense, and his heart pounding wildly in her chest through his clothes.
Su Mian patted his back. "Alright, alright, I'm back now, aren't I? This time I won't abandon you again..."
As she spoke, Su Mian paused slightly.
She felt a warmth on her neck.
He cried.
Su Mian pulled away from his embrace, lifted her sleeve to wipe his tears, and looked at him with a smile, "Silly boy, you're crying again, you crybaby... Waaah!"
Before she could finish her mockery, his kiss landed heavily on her, the force so brutal it seemed he wanted to crush her.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Mian found herself breathless, and with him holding her so tightly, she couldn't take it anymore and pushed him away forcefully.
My back... is broken!
Duan Xuanyu seemed to snap out of a daze, and hurriedly touched her swollen lips with his fingertip. "Did I hurt you?"
Su Mian pursed her lips. "Yes!"
He then wore a guilty and uneasy expression, as if he was afraid she would get angry and run away.
Su Mian couldn't bear it any longer, and petted his chin like she was petting a dog. "I'll forgive you this time, let go first."
He released his embrace, but his hand remained tightly gripping hers.
Su Mian struggled twice but couldn't break free, so she simply let him hold her hand.
She took off her shoes, put down her backpack, sat cross-legged, and looked him in the eye. "I have something to tell you. You can't escape the self-consistency of history; you'll still die in three years."
Duan Xuanyu was silent for a few seconds, then asked incredulously, "Huh?"
Su Mian: "But don't worry, I still have enough points to take you away. I'll stay in Northern Liang for three years, helping you fulfill your responsibilities to your people. After three years, we'll arrange a spectacular death for ourselves, of course, a fake death... After that, you can come back to my era with me. Do you agree?"
Duan Xuanyu immediately nodded. "I agree. As long as I can be with you, that's enough."
And three years... three years is enough to do a lot of things.
This emperor, who had returned from studying in the modern era, could have easily spread a great deal of advanced knowledge and culture to his people in three years.
He was still a little excited as he thought about it, "I want to create a golden age, so that the people of Northern Liang can live in peace and prosperity during the three years I live and the hundred years after my death, and that enemy countries will not dare to invade."
Su Mian smiled, "Okay, I'll handcraft an atomic bomb for you."
Duan Xuanyu exclaimed with admiration, "Really? You're amazing! You can even do this!"
"..." Su Mian didn't expect him to actually believe it.
She silently took out her bag, her phone, her tablet, and a solar-powered power bank.
Before she came, she downloaded a lot of novels and TV series to watch when she was bored.
Of course, now that she's the empress and enjoys the patronage of the entire nation, she wouldn't just sit around doing nothing all day.
The people pay taxes not to support idlers.
So she also downloaded a lot of reference books on military affairs, agriculture, medicine, and technology.
He planned to impart this knowledge to many ministers within his own capabilities to help the people improve their lives.
She'll search now for tutorials on how to make an atomic bomb by hand.
There really is a book called "Atomic Bomb Manufacturing: From Beginner to Expert"!
First, you need to prepare a uranium mine... find 10,000 industrial-grade centrifuges; if you can't find those, you can use a large pot from home... get the uranium into the pot... and keep spinning it for fifty years to get highly enriched uranium...
After watching the tutorial, Su Mian said, "The principle of the atomic bomb is quite simple; I could actually make one myself, but I don't have the time."
Duan Xuanyu also felt it was a pity. "Sigh, really, otherwise the two of us could have unified the world in three years. What a waste."
The two of them sighed for a while, both feeling very regretful.
However, Duan Xuanyu quickly rallied. "Although the two of us can't build an atomic bomb anymore, there's another important thing we can do right now."
Su Mian asked, "What?"
"It's about completing the imperial wedding ceremony, and then..."
He slowly approached, gazing into her eyes, his dark pupils filled with anticipation and joy.
"Consummate the marriage!"