How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

"Why……"

Hearing his answer, Tong Xin couldn't help but bite her lips lightly, her eyes dull, as if she heard the sound of a broken heart.

Why couldn't she serve her master like a lady? Did her master dislike her body, or was she born in a humble family and unworthy of being favored by her master?

The more she thought about it, the sadder she felt. She suddenly felt that she was a little too fanciful. After all, she was just a maid, a slightly higher-level maid.

At the moment when he rejected her, Tongxin had never felt so sad. Her chest ached, her nose felt sore, and tears couldn't help but well up in her eyes.

"Tong'er, don't cry. I promise that I will give you a perfect answer in the future, but before that, I can't have you."

Xu Chengling reached out his hand and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Seeing Tong'er sad, he couldn't help but feel sad too.

But he just wanted to give Tong'er a better answer. Was there anything wrong with him doing so?

However, Xu Chengling never thought that Tongxin could not feel the good things he was thinking about her.

The red-haired girl bit her lips tightly, trying to make herself stronger. Even though her tears kept falling, she still smiled at the other person.

She just wanted to let the other person know that she wasn't that sad and that she could accept anything.

But why can't the tears stop falling?

Looking at the girl who was crying but smiling at him at the same time, Xu Chengling felt a pain in his heart, but he was a little at a loss.

He didn't know why, Tong Xin, who had always been strong, suddenly became so fragile today, as if she had suffered a great injustice, as if the sky was about to fall.

Xu Chengling stood up and couldn't help but sigh. Tongxin's emotions were on the verge of getting out of control. He couldn't completely ignore Tongxin's emotions and let her continue to serve him.

"I'm sorry, but that's it for tonight."

After leaving these words, Xu Chengling picked up the clothes beside the bed, changed them, turned around and left.

"Master, don't go..."

Tong Xin subconsciously stretched out her hand, wanting to grab the other person, but she missed.

She rubbed her tears with both hands, and was anxious to tell the other person that she was fine and would not cry anymore, and that she should just serve him as usual tonight.

Tong Xin sat on the bed with her hands on her knees, her hair was messy, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she murmured:

"Why... did you leave Tong'er alone?"

But Xu Chengling couldn't hear what she said.

He walked out of Tongxin's room in one breath. At this time, the cold night wind blew, calming his heated head a lot.

Xu Chengling stayed alone in the yard, wearing only a thin piece of clothing. His brain slowly calmed down after being blown by the cold wind.

What happened to him just now? Why did he suddenly run away?

Maybe he was afraid of seeing Tongxin sad, so he couldn't help but run away.

Now that he had calmed down, Xu Chengling felt that he should go back and apologize to Tong Xin and explain the reason to her.

But when he reached the door of Tongxin's house, he couldn't help but stop.

Or let’s just forget it. Tongxin’s emotions haven’t stabilized yet, so let’s wait until tomorrow morning.

Thinking of this, Xu Chengling returned to his room.

If he couldn't find Tongxin tonight, he would have to rely on himself to solve his physiological problems.

On the other side, Tong Xin stayed awake all night.

……

Xiangguo Mansion, early morning.

This morning, Xu Chengling got up, washed up as usual, and went outside.

He hesitated for a moment and decided to go to the door of Tongxin's house.

"Tong'er, are you there?"

Xu Chengling knocked on the door gently.

After a long time, the door was opened, and a slightly haggard little face came into view.

After seeing Xu Chengling, Tong Xin couldn't help but smile at him and said:

"My Lord, good morning."

"Good morning, Tong'er."

Xu Chengling nodded and said good morning to her.

He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the smile on Tongxin’s face seemed a little forced.

So he couldn't help but ask.

"Tong'er, what happened last night...are you okay?"

Tong Xin shook her head and smiled slightly:

"It's okay. Tong'er didn't take what happened last night to heart. By the way, I got up a little late today. I should go patrol near the Xiangguo Mansion."

After saying that, she lightly stepped on the roof and soon disappeared.

Looking at Tong Xin's disappearing figure, Xu Chengling couldn't help but touch his chin and murmured:

"This girl seems to be in good spirits, she should be fine."

Seeing that she was fine, Xu Chengling couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"By the way, I still owe Miss Sun a favor last time, let's go find her today."

Xu Chengling remembered something, so he left the Xiangguo Mansion and went to the Sun Mansion.

When she arrived at the Sun Mansion, she saw that the door was closed. It seemed that she was not in the mansion today.

If she was not in the Sun Mansion, she was probably in the Prince Jing Mansion. He couldn't let him go to the Prince Jing Mansion, as that would be like sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth.

Not seeing Sun Yuyi, Xu Chengling had to visit again another day.

He walked alone on the streets of the capital, taking the opportunity to visit the market.

But before he had walked for a while, a carriage slowly drove towards him and stopped in front of him.

Xu Chengling took a look at the carriage. It was pulled by three horses, so it should be the carriage of a court minister.

A woman slowly got off the carriage, and then Xu Chengling couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He looked at the smiling woman in yellow in front of him in disbelief and said in shock:

"Your Majesty, why is it you?"

Chapter 218: Incognito Visit

That’s right, the smiling woman in yellow in front of him is none other than the current empress of Dayan, Yan Qiaoling.

But what surprised Xu Chengling was why the empress didn't stay in the palace but appeared here instead?

He couldn't help but take a look at the empress's clothes and found that although she was wearing yellow clothes, if you look closely, it was not a dragon robe, but an ordinary dress.

In addition, the carriage the empress rode in did not have the five-claw pattern of the emperor's standard, but a three-claw pattern, which was generally the standard used by ministers.

At this moment, Yan Qiaoling got off the carriage and looked at Xu Chengling who was in astonishment. She couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hands and smiled secretly.

Looking at his expression, he must have been frightened by her sudden appearance here.

"Your Majesty, you..."

Before Xu Chengling could finish his words, Yan Qiaoling reached out a slender hand and gently covered his mouth.

She shook her head and corrected herself:

"I am not His Majesty now... Bah, I am here incognito today to get to know you again. I am Su Ling'er, the second granddaughter of Su Daxueshi."

Xu Chengling couldn't help but shrugged his shoulders. He had just met Su Daxueshi's eldest granddaughter last time, and now the second granddaughter has come. Su Daxueshi really has a large family.

But these are not the point. The point is that His Majesty actually came here for a private visit today.

He had heard that some emperors liked to go on private visits in disguise to understand the people's sentiments. After all, it was easier to hear the people's voices in person than to stay in the palace.

"Your Majesty...ah no, Miss Su Er, what are you doing here?"

Xu Chengling couldn't help but ask, he still didn't know the purpose of His Majesty's visit.

"You don't have to call me Miss Su Er, just call me Ling'er."

Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but smile.

"Ah, this is not appropriate. After all, my wife is also called Ling'er."

Xu Chengling said with some embarrassment that his wife was already called Ling'er, and now he had to call her Empress Ling'er, which was too awkward.

Yan Qiaoling smiled gently and walked in front of Xu Chengling. Since she was no longer the empress, she no longer needed to maintain the image of the empress.

"Don't worry about it, just shout. Do you want to expose my identity?"

She raised her eyes and looked at the other person, with a sinister smile on her lips.

When Xu Chengling heard this, he naturally didn't dare to do so. Since His Majesty was on a secret visit in clothes, he certainly couldn't reveal His Majesty's identity.

So he tried to shout:

"Miss Su? Miss Ling'er?"

"No, no, none of that is right. You should just call Ling'er directly."

Yan Qiaoling shook her head and said somewhat dissatisfiedly.

This put Xu Chengling in a difficult position, but in order not to expose His Majesty's identity, he had no choice but to shout:

"Jingle."

"Hey, that's right, how nice it sounds."

Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but smile. She hadn't heard Xu Lang call her Ling'er for a long time. This sound of Ling'er really made her miss it so much.

For some reason, Xu Chengling always felt that His Majesty's answers were too skillful.

"Cheng Ling, I'm going somewhere, you should come with me."

Yan Qiaoling went straight to the point and stated directly the purpose of her visit.

"Where are you going?"

Xu Chengling was a little confused, but Yan Qiaoling had already led him by the hand and led him into the carriage.

"You'll know when you get there."

The two of them sat in the carriage, and for a moment they couldn't get used to their sudden change of identities.

On the contrary, His Majesty quickly adapted to Su Ling'er's identity and completely regarded himself as Ling'er herself.

I can only say that she is worthy of being the empress. Her adaptability and acting skills are amazing. No wonder people often say that everyone in the royal family is a drama queen.

"By the way, Your Majesty, my wife...when will she come back?"

Sitting in the carriage, Xu Chengling couldn't help but ask the empress about his wife.

As a result, the empress couldn't help showing a hint of displeasure on her face, frowned slightly, and corrected him:

"My current identity is Ling'er, not Your Majesty. Please don't forget this. If you accidentally reveal my identity, I will definitely hold you accountable."

"Your Majesty is correct."

Xu Chengling nodded quickly. He almost forgot that His Majesty was now on a private visit in disguise.

"If you continue to do this, I will punish you severely."

Yan Qiaoling said with a smile that she had already thought of various punishments for him, such as making him lick her feet and make sure they were licked clean.

For example, when giving her a back massage, she would lie on a soft blanket, wearing only a bellyband which had to be untied so that he could see her smooth back that she was so proud of.

Oh my god, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.

After an unknown amount of time, the carriage slowly stopped.

"Miss Su, we're here."

The groom's voice sounded, and this voice always sounded familiar.