How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

The two got off the carriage, and Yan Qiaoling pointed to the majestic building in front and said:

"Cheng Ling, look at what this is."

"This is……"

Xu Chengling looked in the direction the other party pointed, and in front of him was a huge building. On the plaque at the entrance were two large and vigorous characters carved by the empress herself: "Chamber of Commerce"!

I don't know why, but these two big characters look familiar, and they look very much like his wife's calligraphy.

Seeing the Chamber of Commerce in front of him, Xu Chengling couldn't help but stand there in a daze.

He didn't expect that only a month and a half would pass from the time he proposed the reform plan to the time the Chamber of Commerce was officially established.

You must know that the implementation of a reform plan requires many processes and requires the consent of relevant ministers in the court before it can be officially implemented.

But Xu Chengling never expected that the empress would take only more than a month to settle the Chamber of Commerce's affairs.

It is conceivable how much importance the empress attaches to this matter.

Looking at Xu Chengling who looked surprised, Yan Qiaoling on the side continued:

"At present, we have only established the Chamber of Commerce. It will take some time to set up the bank. As for other reform plans, they have been put on the agenda, but they will take some time."

At this point, she added:

"Besides, after running this chamber of commerce, the treasury seems to be empty again."

"This is not a problem. As long as we have a chamber of commerce, we can issue a decree requiring merchants to register with the chamber of commerce and register their personal property lists. Then, funds will flow in continuously."

Xu Chengling looked at the Chamber of Commerce in front of him and said with great confidence.

The money spent now will be recovered soon as the chamber of commerce and the money house get up and running, and then start to make continuous profits.

“But there’s still a problem.”

Yan Qiaoling frowned slightly and couldn't help but mention it.

"what is the problem?"

"Then who should manage this chamber of commerce?"

Yan Qiaoling murmured to herself, and then she couldn't help but look towards Xu Chengling.

The Chamber of Commerce in the capital has been established and relevant decrees have been issued. Now everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.

Xu Chengling suddenly had a bad feeling, and she slowly said:

"Otherwise, you will be in charge of the management of this Chamber of Commerce."

Chapter 219 Xu Chengling's Suspicion

This decision was the result of discussions between Yan Qiaoling and Yan Jixue.

Let Xu Chengling manage the Chamber of Commerce and at the same time test his loyalty to see whether he would embezzle it. The sisters also made a bet.

Yan Jixue believed that as long as it was an accounting job, corruption was inevitable, especially since one could make a lot of money by simply fiddling with it.

She herself was very experienced in accounting and knew very well how to make false accounts and bad debts, and then make a fortune from them without being suspected.

Yan Qiaoling chose to trust Xu Chengling and let him take over the Chamber of Commerce so that she could make some benefits from it.

To put it bluntly, she deliberately gave Xu Chengling the opportunity to make money in the Chamber of Commerce. As for how much money he could make, it depended on his ability.

The content of their bet was whether Xu Chengling would agree to take over the Chamber of Commerce.

But it was obvious that Xu Chengling could not fail to understand the truth that even they understood. How could he not know how much money the Chamber of Commerce made?

As long as he does some shady operations, he will definitely make a fortune.

But the empress suddenly proposed that he manage the Chamber of Commerce. It was obviously a fraud to entrust such an important task to an outsider.

If she were an empress, she would definitely hand over the management rights of the Chamber of Commerce to her own people, so that the money earned by the Chamber of Commerce would eventually remain in her own pocket.

If he could think of it, how could the empress who governs the world of Dayan fail to think of it?

Therefore, Xu Chengling bowed and saluted to the empress in front of him and said:

"I feel that I am not capable enough to take on this important task."

He decisively rejected the Empress's kindness. This must be the Empress's deliberate attempt to test him.

Seeing Xu Chengling's refusal, Yan Qiaoling became a little anxious.

This stupid Xu Lang, you don't want such a lucrative position, she just let him get the lucrative position on purpose.

For Yan Qiaoling, she will be Xu Chengling's wife sooner or later. His money is their money, and their money is still their money.

"I think you are fully qualified for this job with your abilities, and don't worry, it's not that it won't be very busy, you just need to count the bills occasionally."

Yan Qiaoling said to him, especially the words "count the bill", which she deliberately emphasized.

When Xu Chengling heard this, he was shocked. This was outrageous. The empress was clearly encouraging him to manage the accounts and embezzle money!

If he remembered correctly, the empress had always advocated integrity. Corruption and abuse of power were serious crimes in Dayan, and all property would be confiscated if caught.

Moreover, not long ago, the empress had just cleared out several corrupt officials, but he still dared to embezzle. Isn't that committing a crime against the wind?

"No, no, I can't do this job."

Xu Chengling hurriedly shook his head. Whoever wants to be the one can be the one, but he is not the one. He doesn’t have it.

"Cheng Ling, don't you really want to consider it?"

Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but sigh. Seeing that Xu Chengling was determined not to do it, she had no choice.

But she was secretly delighted in her heart, because if Xu Lang refused, then she would win the bet with her sister.

If she won, her sister would have to deal with all the memorials that had accumulated during this period, which would be about half a month's worth.

After some thought, Xu Chengling couldn't help but clapped his hands, and suddenly came up with a good idea that would kill two birds with one stone.

Then he said to His Majesty:

"Ling'er, I have a very suitable candidate. In terms of accounting ability, no one in the entire Xiangguo Mansion is better than her. She also clearly distinguishes between public and private affairs, and you can be very confident in her identity."

"Oh? Tell me."

Yan Qiaoling was very curious about who the person Xu Chengling was talking about was. Was he really as suitable as he said?

"That person is your Majesty's biological sister, Yan Qiaoling."

Xu Chengling spoke slowly.

First of all, his wife, Ling'er, is His Majesty's biological sister, so there is basically no need to worry about her using her power for personal gain.

After all, Ling'er is a member of the royal family, and the money she makes is also for the royal family. It is like taking money from her left pocket and putting it into her right pocket.

At the same time, Ling'er was extremely talented in accounting. Not long after she came to the Xiangguo Mansion, she managed the entire mansion in order, and there has never been a gap in the account book since then.

That is, every month a sum of money is donated to the national treasury in the name of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Doesn't this just show that Ling'er always cares about the country.

It is absolutely perfect for her to manage the Chamber of Commerce.

Yan Qiaoling thought about it carefully and felt that what Xu Chengling said made sense. If her sister was in charge, she would feel more at ease.

She has no doubt about her sister's ability. When it comes to governing a country, her sister may be a little bit weak, but when it comes to accounting, her sister is definitely a genius.

“I think this is a good suggestion.”

Yan Qiaoling nodded, and the two quickly hit it off and decided that Yan Jixue would manage the Chamber of Commerce.

After returning to the palace, Yan Qiaoling will tell her sister about this matter, but it is not clear whether she will agree.

The national treasury is empty now. If it were my sister, she would definitely not miss such a good opportunity to make money.

Yan Qiaoling knows her sister too well in this regard.

My sister doesn't love money, but that doesn't conflict with her love of making money.

After the two finished chatting about the Chamber of Commerce, it was time for dinner.

Therefore, Xu Chengling invited the empress to have a meal at Wangyue Tower and earn some kickbacks at the same time.

After arriving at Wangyue Tower, Xu Chengling directly booked the topmost box and entertained them warmly.

"This, this, and this, all on one plate."

Yan Qiaoling picked up the menu and ordered a few dishes, all of which were her favorites.

Xu Chengling also ordered a few dishes at random, and then had an awkward chat with the empress. Mainly because he didn't know what to talk about with the empress.

Soon, the table in front of them was filled with food.

"Your Majesty's favorite taste is very similar to that of someone I know."

Looking at the dishes on the table, Xu Chengling couldn't help but speak.

"Oh, who is it?"

Yan Qiaoling smiled slightly, picked up a piece of vegetable with chopsticks and put it into her mouth.

"She never liked to eat vegetables before, but later I told her that eating vegetables would improve her health, and she endured the taste of the vegetables and swallowed them, and eventually she fell in love with them."

Xu Chengling said lightly, and as he watched His Majesty take a few bites of vegetables, he couldn't help but reveal a hint of doubt.

In his impression, Ling'er didn't like vegetables when she was a child. Later, after he talked to her, the girl learned to eat vegetables.

But his wife, Ling'er when she grew up, never liked eating vegetables.

Once, he deliberately added her favorite vegetables to the noodles, but she didn't eat them.

This made Xu Chengling a little suspicious, but it didn't mean anything. Being good at eating vegetables didn't mean he liked eating them.

But why does Your Majesty like to eat vegetables so much?

This was a bit too strange, and the dishes she ordered were all Ling'er's favorites in the past.

Could it be that the person in front of him is his real Ling'er?

Chapter 220: The hero saves the beauty, where is the protagonist?

No, we can't jump to conclusions now.

After all, the empress dowager had confirmed before that the woman in front of her was the current empress of Dayan, Yan Jixue.

Even if he was wrong, the Queen Mother couldn't be wrong.

Unless, there is only one possibility, that is, this queen mother is fake.

It is very simple to distinguish whether the empress dowager is real or fake. You just need to meet the empress dowager again. But the problem is that the harem is an important part of the imperial palace and not everyone can enter.

And no matter what, it would be too hasty to doubt the identity of the empress based on a few vegetables.

At this time, Yan Qiaoling also keenly noticed Xu Chengling's strangeness, so she spat out the green grass she had just put into her mouth, frowned and said:

"Oh, what kind of dish is this? It tastes terrible."

Then, she picked up a few dishes ordered by Xu Chengling, one of which was a super spicy fish head with chopped peppers, which was so spicy that she almost cried.

In Xu Chengling's impression, Ling'er is not good at eating spicy food and will cry if she eats too much.

So Xu Chengling poured a pot of tea into Yan Qiaoling's cup and said:

"Ling'er, have some tea."

Yan Qiaoling nodded slightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip. Her pretty face immediately turned red, and she murmured:

"This isn't tea...it's wine, it's spicy!"

Her pretty face turned red from the spicy heat, tears were streaming down her face, and she kept sticking out her tongue. She didn't look like an empress at all.

After all this ordeal, Yan Qiaoling was exhausted. Her eyes were red and swollen from tears, and she looked extremely pitiful.

"Ling'er, are you okay?"

Xu Chengling felt a little guilty as he looked at Yan Qiaoling who kept sticking out her tongue. If he hadn't ordered the chopped pepper fish head, she wouldn't have been so spicy.

"No...it's okay, it's just a little spicy, I can handle it."

Yan Qiaoling's voice began to tremble as she spoke.