How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

At this moment, a slender hand reached out, grabbed his hand, and said:

"Mr. Xu, don't touch this knife."

Hearing this voice, Xu Chengling suddenly woke up and was shocked. It seemed that his consciousness had been controlled just now?

Turning around, the person who stopped him was Hanyu Sakura.

At this time, she changed back into her original pink and white robe, and her purple hair was tied with a hairband. The childishness on her face had completely faded away, and she had grown from a girl into a woman.

"Ms. Hanyu..."

When he saw Sakura Hanyu, Xu Chengling couldn't help but recall what happened last night, and his expression became a little complicated.

"Don't call me Hanyu, just call me Sakura."

Hanyu Sakura shook her head and looked at Xu Chengling with a complicated look. She opened her mouth and said:

"What happened last night is over. Ying and Master Xu have ended their relationship overnight. Master Xu, please go back."

She ordered Xu Chengling to leave.

In this case, Xu Chengling could not persuade her to stay any longer, so he bowed to Hanyu Sakura and said:

"Hanyu... Miss Sakura, we will meet again if we are lucky."

After saying that, he turned and left the room.

"Master Xu..."

Looking at Xu Chengling's departing figure, Hanyu Sakura couldn't help but reveal a complicated look in her eyes.

What happened last night was not actually what she wanted.

It was indeed her decision to drug the patient, but at the last step, she actually hesitated.

Because from her and the other party's point of view, they should not have too deep a connection, let alone any other personal feelings.

But in the end, her mind was controlled by the demon sword and she had a relationship with Xu Chengling.

No, rather than saying that she was controlled by the demon sword, it would be better to say that the demon sword simply magnified her desires and became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Sakura Hanyu never believed in love at first sight.

Izumo is just a small country in the East, and its land area is not even one-tenth of Dayan's.

Perhaps because of her background, Sakura Hanyu's father is from Dayan and her mother is from Izumo.

She was born and raised in Izumo, and was influenced by Izumo's cultural concepts. Later, she came to Dayan and was influenced by Dayan's cultural concepts.

For Sakura Hanyu, she likes the culture of Izumo and also the culture of Dayan.

But compared with the rich cultural heritage of Dayan, the culture of Izumo seems completely insignificant.

But in Izumo's culture, there are actually a lot of excellent cultures. Hanyu Sakura wants more people to know about it and let Izumo's culture be recognized by dayans.

But this seems to be a very distant dream.

Until she met Xu Chengling, who also liked Izumo's culture and had his own firm stance.

He said that when there is an opportunity in the future, he would like to let the geese and the Izumo make friends, conduct cultural exchanges with each other, promote each other's excellent culture, and promote exchanges between the two countries.

These words deeply touched Hanyu Sakura.

With her status, it might be something she could never accomplish in her entire life, but if it were him, maybe he could really do it.

At this moment, the sound of flapping wings came to Hanyu Sakura's ears.

She came to the bed, opened a small window, and a white dove flew in.

Sakura Hanyu wrote a new note in Izumo language. After hesitating for a while, she crossed out the information about Xu Chengling's whereabouts and target arrangements.

"In this case, Master Xu shouldn't be in danger next time."

Hanyu Sakura murmured.

But by doing this, she has already betrayed the organization behind her and the Hanyu family behind her.

……

At the same time, at the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yan Jixue washed herself and waited for Xu Chengling in bed, but he did not come back all night!

Early this morning, Yan Jixue, who was not satisfied, was a little depressed. She sat in the yard and opened the account book handed to her by the maid.

It would have been better if she hadn’t seen the result. When she saw it, she almost got angry to death on the spot!

Suddenly, there was a deficit in the account book, and 50,000 taels were taken away directly!

This person is none other than Xu Chengling!

In addition, he did not return home last night and went to Huaying Tower again.

It's hard not to wonder whether he really used the 50,000 taels to support a woman!

Chapter 168 Then You Redeem It

Xu Chengling returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion accompanied by Tongxin.

Because he spent the night in Huaying Tower last night, Tongxin also waited outside all night.

When I took a look this morning, I noticed that she had faint dark circles under her eyes.

Xu Chengling returned to his courtyard and stood at the door. He sniffed his body and smelled a faint smell of sweat.

He couldn't help but take a deep breath and slowly walked into the courtyard.

He saw a beautiful woman in a blue gauze skirt sitting in front of him. After hearing the familiar footsteps, she raised her eyes slightly and looked towards Xu Chengling.

"came back?"

Yan Jixue's eyebrows trembled slightly, and she greeted him in a cold voice.

"came back."

Looking at his wife's cold face, Xu Chengling could vaguely guess that the situation was not good.

Although the lady usually always had a serious expression on her face, it was obvious that her eyes were so cold today that it was chilling.

It feels like an emperor looking down on a minister who has been sentenced to death.

"Where did you go last night?"

Yan Jixue was flipping through the account book in her hand, but her eyes were indeed wandering.

"Going to play."

"Where did you go to play?"

"Huayinglou."

Xu Chengling swallowed and answered truthfully.

"Oh."

Yan Jixue couldn't help but tighten the brush in her hand, her expression turning cold.

Fortunately, he told the truth. If he said he didn't go to Huaying Studio, that would be a big problem.

"Then, what did you do at Huaying Building?"

She continued in a tone so cold that it seemed to freeze the air.

Xu Chengling knew that he was in the wrong first, so he came behind his wife and said with a smile:

"My dear, are you tired? Do you want me to give you a massage?"

He tried to divert his wife's attention, as it was too dangerous to continue asking about this topic.

"Answer my question first and tell me what you were doing."

Yan Jixue obviously didn't buy his trick, but a feeling of heat was rushing straight to her head.

In other words, she was angry, but she didn't show it on her face.

At this moment, Xu Chengling felt like the male protagonist who was choosing the death option. He didn't dare to bet on how much his wife knew. If he answered truthfully, he might even get her forgiveness.

"I'm going to investigate the Izumo spies lurking in the capital. I've already locked onto a target, but in order to uncover the organization behind her, I must first gain her trust."

Xu Chengling told his wife the truth.

But Yan Jixue didn't want to know these things, so she emphasized:

"I want to know why you didn't come back all night... Did you spend the night at Huaying Building?"

Last night she asked Xia Chan to monitor Xu Chengling, but what happened was that after he entered Huaying Tower, he did not come out until the next day.

He wouldn't think that he wouldn't know anything if he stayed at home, right?

"Yes."

Xu Chengling admitted it straightforwardly.

What was done was done, and he felt there was no need to hide anything from his wife.

But his answer was so straightforward that Yan Jixue, who was about to explode, held back.

Since he has admitted it so sincerely, should she get angry or not?

"So are you going to say next that she and I only stayed together for one night and nothing happened?"

Yan Jixue predicted his prediction and said what he was about to say in advance.

But her tone was still cold, like a time bomb that could explode at any time.

"No, she and I did everything."

Xu Chengling shrugged. Since he wanted to admit his mistake, he should adjust his attitude and tell the truth.

This answer caught Yan Jixue off guard. Since he admitted it so honestly, she would have no excuse to get angry.

Xu Chengling's answer was like a bucket of cold water poured on Yan Jixue's head, which instantly reduced most of her anger, but she felt even more uncomfortable.

"You...you are not allowed to touch me anymore."

When she thought about him having an affair with the girl from the brothel, and not knowing whether it was clean or not, Yan Jixue couldn't help but feel a chill all over her body, and she didn't want him to touch her anymore.

“It’s her first time.”

Xu Chengling quickly emphasized that this kind of thing must be made clear to avoid being misunderstood by his wife.

"Besides her, I have never touched any other woman outside."

"really?"

"Really, and I brought back the evidence."

Xu Chengling nodded, and suddenly took out a handkerchief from his pocket, which was stained with a trace of blood.

Yan Jixue looked at the handkerchief he took out with a look of surprise, and then a look of disgust appeared on her face.

"Why did you bring this stuff back? Put it away. I don't want to read it."

Xu Chengling scratched his face, put away the handkerchief, and then asked again:

"Do you believe it now, my lady?"

"I believe it."

Yan Jixue couldn't help but sigh. She just asked, but she didn't expect Xu Chengling to take it so seriously that he directly brought back the girl's menstrual blood.

In Dayan, some women take this matter very seriously. They will collect their first blood with white cloth and keep it safe.

Like Yan Jixue, she also treasured her first blood.

"what is her name?"

Yan Jixue sighed softly, her expression no longer as cold as before, but rather relaxed a lot.

"Hanyu Sakura."

Xu Chengling hesitated for a moment, but finally told the other person's real name.

Although this name is a bit strange, there is a surname called Youyu in Dayan, so Yan Jixue did not dwell too much on this name.