How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

This time, probably, will be the last time they meet, hopefully.

She didn't want to see him again in the next operation, because by that time, they would be enemies.

"Miss Sakura, please take care."

Xu Chengling said take care to her and left the room.

Watching his departing figure, for some reason, Hanyu Sakura's chest began to ache violently, and she murmured to herself:

"Master Xu...it would be great if we had never met...in that case...I wouldn't be...in so much pain..."

After Xu Chengling left, Hanyu Sakura returned to her room.

She came to the knife rack, her cherry red eyes fixed on the magic sword on the rack.

This time, she must rely on the power of the demon sword to complete this difficult task.

Even if it costs her life, she has no regrets.

"Let Sakura use her life to make up for this mistake."

At this moment, Hanyu Sakura's eyes became extremely determined. She stretched out her slender hand and tightly grasped the hilt of the demon sword.

According to rumors, once the power of the demon sword is used, the host will eventually die.

The only way she could pay for the mistakes she made was with her life.

……

Xu Chengling left Huaying Tower.

For some reason, he always had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Sakura Hanyu revealed her identity to him, and she must have been prepared for the mission to fail.

No, this mission will definitely fail.

Just think about it, since he has already learned about the plan of the organization behind her, he will definitely deploy heavy troops to guard the place and wait for the other party to take the bait.

By then, those guarding the scene will definitely be the most elite forces of the Tianjian Division.

Now he can only hope that Hanyu Sakura doesn't suddenly lose her mind and rush to the battlefield, otherwise her fate will be like a moth to a flame.

In addition, Tong Xin also returned after completing the task he assigned.

Next, it’s time to close the net.

Chapter 173 Let’s Wash Together

Xu Chengling returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

He walked back to his own courtyard, but there was no familiar figure in front of him. There were only a few maids sweeping the fallen leaves on the ground, and a few blackbirds playing on the ground.

If the lady is not in the courtyard, she is usually in her room.

So Xu Chengling returned to the room, opened the door, and saw a pretty blue figure sitting in front of the window, writing seriously on rice paper with a golden pen in her hand.

"Madam, are you practicing calligraphy?"

Xu Chengling walked to his wife with a smile on his face, and found the calligraphy on the paper very pleasing to the eyes.

"So what do you think I'm doing?"

Yan Jixue couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and turned her attention back to the paper.

Seeing this, Xu Chengling couldn't help but chuckle and whispered in his wife's ear:

"Hehe, my lady, your calligraphy is so good that even the great scholar Su is ashamed of himself. If you keep practicing like this, how will others survive?"

"Practicing calligraphy can improve one's character, and it is not for comparison, so why should one care about what others think?"

Yan Jixue couldn't help but reply indifferently.

"That's what the lady said."

Xu Chengling also agreed with his wife's opinion. He thought about it, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, put it in front of his wife, and said:

"Madam, can you imitate the handwriting on it and write it again?"

Yan Jixue looked at the note on the table. There were patterns that looked like words on it. She was stunned for a moment and said:

"The writing of Izumo country?"

As the empress of Dayan, she would usually read some texts from other countries. Over time, she was able to understand some of them.

However, there were special translators in the palace who were responsible for translating these texts into the Chinese characters for wild geese.

"what are you up to?"

"Falsified intelligence."

"Has the spy been found?"

"Found it, and there are some unexpected gains. These ministers' murders seem to have an unclear relationship with the princelings."

"Sure enough, it's the princelings behind this again."

Yan Jixue frowned slightly. Whenever something happened in the country, it seemed that the prince's party was behind it.

Originally, the crown prince should have succeeded to the throne, but when the late emperor was dying, he temporarily changed his will.

The late emperor granted the crown prince the throne and then made her the new emperor.

At that time, almost everyone in the court believed that the crown prince would succeed to the throne, but no one expected that it would be Yan Jixue who would inherit the imperial power.

During this process, many factions gathered around the prince, always thinking of overthrowing her throne and letting the prince ascend the throne.

This is also why the princelings often make small moves behind her back and even send assassins to carry out assassinations, putting her in danger many times.

Yan Jixue had long wanted to get rid of the Prince's Gang, but the gang was so powerful that it would be difficult for her to get rid of it without sufficient preparation and evidence.

However, if she could obtain evidence of collusion between the Prince's Gang and the Izumo Province, she could directly eliminate the Prince's Gang headed by Prince Yu on the charge of treason, and then slowly liquidate the Prince's Gang's followers.

It was obvious that this espionage incident was also planned by the princelings behind the scenes with the aim of clearing out the emperor's side.

But if we use this point in reverse, we might be able to deal a heavy blow to the princelings.

Therefore, Yan Jixue couldn't help but said to Xu Chengling:

"Husband, why don't you take advantage of this and do this, then this..."

Yan Jixue told him her thoughts.

"I see. You are indeed my wife. You think the same as I do."

Xu Chengling couldn't help but smile slightly, his wife's thoughts were exactly the same as his.

From the very beginning, his target was not Sakura Hanyu, nor even the organization behind her.

The real big fish are actually the princelings who are in collusion with this organization.

The main target of collusion of the Izumo organization in Dayan is the princelings. As long as the princelings are eliminated, the Izumo organization will be isolated and unable to support itself in Dayan, and there is no need to be afraid of it at all.

Only by prescribing the right medicine and targeting the right target can we solve the fundamental problem.

Next, Yan Jixue began to copy the words on the note.

After half a day of copying, she was able to write in the same handwriting as on the note, with no discernible difference.

At this time, the benefits of practicing calligraphy are reflected.

"Madam, just copy down what I wrote above."

Xu Chengling handed a note he had written to his wife. He slightly changed the content of the original note and changed the meeting address.

"Ah."

Yan Jixue picked up the brush and imitated the previous handwriting, writing in the same font on the note.

Xu Chengling picked up the note written by his wife and compared it with the note he received, and could not tell any difference at all.

In this way, Xu Chengling's final preparation was completed.

"My wife, you are truly a good helper to your husband."

Xu Chengling said very happily, and he kissed his wife's face very quickly.

Yan Jixue was stunned at first, then she felt the residual warmth on her cheek and realized something. A blush appeared on her pretty face.

"Gulu~"

At this moment, Yan Jixue's stomach suddenly made a gurgling sound.

In order to imitate the handwriting, she practiced from noon to evening, and the dinner on her table had long been cold.

"what……"

Hearing the obscene sounds coming from her stomach, Yan Jixue's pretty face couldn't help but turn red, revealing a hint of shyness.

"So you're hungry, it's late at night and the cook has gone to bed. I'll go prepare some hot noodles for you."

Xu Chengling said, he turned and left the room and went to the kitchen.

After a long time, he returned to the house with two bowls of hot noodles, one for his wife and one for himself.

"Eat your meal, ma'am. If you're not full, there are some noodles left in the kitchen."

Xu Chengling said that he also brought back two pairs of chopsticks and gave one pair to his wife.

Yan Jixue sat in front of him, picked up her chopsticks, and had dinner with him.

Yan Jixue picked up the noodles and put them into her mouth, taking a bite. Although the noodles were not as delicious as the delicacies she had eaten in the palace, they were especially fragrant.

And when you eat it, your stomach and heart will feel warm.

Xu Chengling had a habit. He liked to watch his wife eat. She always chewed her food slowly and carefully. She was very well-mannered and pretty.

But the way he was looking at her, the lady felt embarrassed to eat, so he shifted his gaze and then looked at her secretly.

After the two finished dinner, Xu Chengling was responsible for cleaning the table.

When I returned to the house, I looked at the sky outside and it was almost time to go to bed.

After a busy day, neither of them had taken a shower yet.

There is a screen on one side of the room, and behind the screen is a huge bathtub. Usually, Yan Jixue sits in the bathtub to take a bath.

Moreover, she has to take a shower every day, otherwise she might smell bad.

Normally at this time of day, Yan Jixue would wash inside the house, while Xu Chengling would go to the bathhouse outside to wash.

Yan Jixue sniffed her body. After a busy day, she had sweated a little and felt a little sticky all over.

But Xu Chengling was still not leaving, and she was in a hurry to take showers. She couldn't ask him to take off his clothes in front of her, that would be too embarrassing.

Therefore, Yan Jixue couldn't help but remind him:

"Husband, shouldn't you go take a shower?"

After she reminded him, Xu Chengling remembered that he hadn't taken a shower yet.

If he doesn't take a bath and wash his feet, his wife won't let him go to bed.

"My lady is right, I should go wash myself."

Xu Chengling nodded, then looked at the pretty beauty in front of him, and suddenly said:

"Madam, why don't we take a bath together tonight? I have never taken a bath with you before."

Chapter 174: Madam, can you play the flute?

"what……"

When Yan Jixue heard this, her pretty face turned red. This...how could this be possible.

"Husband, this is not a good idea. There is only one bathtub in the room. Why don't you just..."

Before she finished speaking, Xu Chengling interrupted her and said:

"I think the bathtub in the room is quite big, it should be no problem for two people to sit in it."