“Nonsense! If he doesn’t believe me, why would he kneel before me…?” Zu An suddenly snapped out of it. “Wait a moment, I nearly got led by the nose. What can he possibly do to me? I’m the First Sovereign Emperor, Ying Zheng!” 

The feminine voice was silent for a while, clearly stunned.

“You’re still going to continue that act?” sneered the feminine voice. “Do you know who I am, then?”

“You are…” Zu An was just about to reply when he suddenly remembered his role and quickly corrected himself. “Aren’t you my wife, the empress of the Qin Dynasty?”

Again, the feminine voice was silent for a moment.

“Then shouldn’t you know better than to talk nonsense in my presence?”

Zu An scratched his head sheepishly. “What can I say? I just regained my memory after all. There is much I still don’t remember…”

“Shut up! How could I possibly fail to recognize my own husband? Don’t bother trying to use that nonsense that you fooled Zhang Han with on me!” sneered the feminine voice. “Besides, you didn’t fool Zhang Han one bit.”

“What do you mean?” Zu An remembered that she had previously said something similar. Did Zhang Han really see through my act?

“You made three mistakes in front of Zhang Han earlier,” said the feminine voice. “First, Ying Zheng is a vicious tyrant who knows no compassion....