How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

Then, she turned her gaze towards Xu Chengling, her expression fixed, and said to him:

"Cheng Ling, from today on, I will appoint you as the Grand Clan Chief, responsible for managing the clan law and rituals of Dayan. In a few days, I will have Xue Yuan deliver the Grand Clan Chief's official seal to your residence."

Da Zongsi is the first-rank official position in Dayan, responsible for managing all matters related to the clan system and rituals of Dayan. This position has been vacant since a hundred years ago.

I didn't expect that Xu Chengling would still hear about this official position, and that he would be the one to hold it? ! ! !

Chapter 225 Ling'er, is that you?

The main duty of the Dazongsi is to manage clan laws, but to put it bluntly it is a sinecure.

At present, Dayan's clan system has been perfected and has been used to this day. Although the clan leader can modify the clan system, only the clan leader who does not modify the clan system is a good clan leader.

From Xu Chengling's point of view, there are many problems with the clan system of wild geese, but this is also closely related to the productivity of wild geese. If the productivity cannot be developed, everything is empty talk.

If wild geese are compared to a program, the wild geese's law is the bug that allows the program to run successfully. It may not be correct, but it is definitely the most appropriate.

But if the productivity of wild geese can be developed in the future, Dazongsi will be able to play a huge role.

At least for now, the position of Dazongsi is definitely a sinecure, and a sinecure of the first rank at that. The man does one job but receives two salaries.

After careful consideration, Xu Chengling decided to take the job.

After taking over the job of the chief secretary, he also needs to slightly modify the clan law, cancel all the privileges issued before, and no longer issue privileges in the future.

This means that whether it is the golden medal of immunity from death or the imperial sword, they can only be used for appreciation in the future.

But canceling the privilege is also the first step towards changing Dayan.

……

After solving the problem at Cao's house, it was already dark outside.

The afterglow of dusk illuminated every corner of the capital. As the sun set, the shadows of the two people on the ground were stretched extremely long.

Xu Chengling and Yan Qiaoling were walking along the bank of the canal, Yan Qiaoling was in front and he was following behind slowly.

There was a long white line drawn on the ground. Yan Qiaoling was standing on tiptoe with her hands open to keep balance, as if she was standing on a single-plank bridge. At both ends of the white line were mountains of swords and seas of fire.

Looking at the girl in front of him playing the single-plank bridge game, Xu Chengling couldn't help but smile slightly. He didn't expect that the empress also had a childlike side.

During this trance, the girl in front of Xu Chengling gradually became smaller. The girl had two ponytails and was about five or six years old. She was very well-behaved and cute.

The girl opened her arms and walked on a wooden stake, her short legs swaying from side to side. A little boy followed her, fearing that she would fall off the stake.

She called this game "falling into a sea of ​​fire". There was a sea of ​​fire under the wooden stakes, and if you fell in, you would be doomed.

As the little girl was walking, she suddenly lost her balance and fell off the wooden stake.

Seeing this, the little boy nearby ran over and caught the little girl with his body.

The little girl sat on the little boy's body, rubbing her watery eyes with both hands, and couldn't help crying and said:

"Woo woo, failed again, Ling'er fell into the sea of ​​fire again."

So the little boy helped the little girl up and comforted her:

"It's okay. If you fail, just start over. No matter how many times you fall, I will catch you."

"really?"

The little girl couldn't help but stop crying. Her big eyes were swollen and she looked very pitiful.

"Well, even if there is a real sea of ​​fire below, I will definitely catch you."

The little boy patted his chest and assured the little girl, so the little girl smiled again and started trying again. She failed again and again, but was caught by him again and again.

Until finally one day, the little girl successfully walked across the wooden stakes, and she couldn't help but jump up with joy.

"Ling'er, congratulations, you finally succeeded."

The little boy came over and celebrated the little girl's success.

"But Brother Cheng Ling, you seem to be injured, are you okay?"

The little girl looked at the little boy in front of her and saw that his knees were broken from catching her every time and it looked very painful.

The little boy shook his head and said:

"I'm fine. I told you that no matter what happens, I will protect you."

The little girl was completely moved by his words, so she couldn't help but stretch out a little finger and said to the little boy:

"Brother Cheng Ling, let's make a pinky promise. No matter what happens in the future, you will protect Ling'er, and Ling'er will definitely protect you."

"Okay, let's make a pinky promise."

The two of them hooked their little fingers together, looked at each other, couldn't help laughing, and then shouted together:

"Hang yourself on a hook for a hundred years and you won't be allowed to change."

The sound of the childhood promise vaguely rang in Xu Chengling's ears. He couldn't help but lose his concentration, and suddenly he stepped on empty air and was about to fall into the river.

"Brother Cheng Ling..."

At this moment, a slender hand suddenly reached out and stopped his falling body in time.

The person who grabbed him was none other than Yan Qiaoling who was walking in front.

"Be careful, don't fall down, there might be a sea of ​​fire down there."

Yan Qiaoling smiled at him, then turned around and walked away hopping. In order to save him, she had already fallen into the sea of ​​fire.

Xu Chengling looked at the figure in front of him, and for some reason he suddenly remembered some things from his childhood.

But this back view really looks like Ling'er when she was a child.

"Jingle."

Xu Chengling couldn't help but shout her name forward.

"Hmm? What do you want to ask me?"

At this time, the girl in the sunset turned her head and placed her hands lightly behind her. There was a gleam in her clear eyes and the slightly raised curve at the corner of her mouth was as beautiful as a crescent moon.

This sudden look and smile made Xu Chengling stunned.

In a trance, the girl in front of him became smaller again and showed him a crescent smile. The two figures, one big and one small, seemed to merge together at this moment.

"Ling'er...is that you, Ling'er?"

Xu Chengling couldn't help but shout at her, could this girl in front of him be his Ling'er?

The girl in front of him tilted her head with a puzzled look, and murmured:

"What's wrong? I'm Ling'er, I'm Su Ling'er, have you forgotten?"

At this time, Yan Qiaoling had already turned around, stopped, and said to Xu Chengling behind her:

"Cheng Ling... No, my dear, thank you for staying with me today, but I have to go back to the palace."

As soon as she finished speaking, a carriage slowly drove over from a distance and stopped beside Yan Qiaoling.

Xue Yuan got off the carriage and said respectfully to the woman in yellow in front of her:

"Your Majesty, it's time to return to the palace."

Yan Qiaoling nodded gently and got on the carriage. Then she turned around and said goodbye to Xu Chengling:

"Goodbye, my dear."

The sound of the wheels rolling gradually faded away, and as Xu Chengling watched, the carriage gradually disappeared around the corner ahead.

In the carriage, Yan Qiaoling pressed her slender hands tightly against her chest, her heart full of reluctance, but she had to leave. If she stayed with Xu Chengling for too long, her identity might be exposed.

In order to be able to see each other again in the future, Yan Qiaoling decided that she must intensify her incognito visits in the future.

On the other side, watching the other party leave, for some reason, Xu Chengling suddenly felt a sense of loss in his heart.

Who exactly is this empress? Why are her behavior and habits so similar to the one he remembers about Ling'er...

Could it be that she was the real Ling'er? Then who was his wife?

Xu Chengling felt that his brain was in a mess and he couldn't even distinguish the identities of the two people.

"My lady, your majesty, which one of you is the real Ling'er?"

With this question in mind, Xu Chengling walked straight back towards the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion facing the setting sun.

Chapter 226: A Bellyband

A few days later, in the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Xu Chengling got up early, changed into a new official uniform, called Tong'er, and took a carriage to the palace.

"Master, why did you change into new clothes?"

On the way, Tong Xin couldn't help but ask curiously.

"This was sent by His Majesty. I will be going to the palace to take up my post today."

Xu Chengling said that yesterday he received an official seal, a new official uniform, and a handwritten letter from the empress.

He was very curious about the identity of the empress, but he was not sure. He could only say that she looked too much like Ling'er.

Even if they are sisters, it is impossible for them to have the same habits and behaviors. This is too much of a coincidence.

My wife has gone back to her parents' home and hasn't come back yet. We can only wait until she comes back and then make other plans.

After arriving at the palace, the carriage slowly stopped and a graceful figure in yellow had been waiting there for a long time.

"Master Xiangguo, you are here, please follow me."

Xue Yuan smiled slightly, led the way in front, and led Xu Chengling into the West Gate of the Imperial Palace, which was the direction of the ancestral temple.

Following behind Xue Yuan, he took a quick glance and saw that she was wearing the ring he had given her on her hand.

When he arrived at the harem, a solemn figure in black slowly walked towards him with a smile on her face.

The person who came to greet him was none other than Yan Qiaoling, who was wearing a black dragon robe.

It was the first time that Xu Chengling saw the empress wearing this black dragon robe. Compared with yellow, black was more mysterious and solemn, making her more mysterious and beautiful than before.

"My dear, you are here."

Yan Qiaoling smiled slightly and came forward to greet him.

She turned around, raised her hands, smiled and asked him:

"How do you like my clothes?"

"nice."

Xu Chengling answered without even thinking. At this moment, even a fool would know that he should say that she looked good, not to mention that the empress was already stunningly beautiful.

As long as you are good-looking, you will look good in any clothes.

After communicating with Xu Chengling for a few times, Yan Qiaoling said to him:

"My dear, please follow me."

After saying that, Yan Qiaoling walked in front and Xu Chengling followed. Together, they came to the place where the royal ancestral hall was located.

The royal ancestral hall is opened every six months, and the spirit tablets of all the previous emperors are placed inside. Every six months, the incumbent emperor must go there to burn incense and worship.

"My dear, please wait a moment."

Yan Qiaoling came to the tablet of the late emperor, burned incense, knelt down and then inserted the incense into the altar in front of her.

Xu Chengling stood aside, watching the woman in black robe worship the ancestors according to the procedures. Her movements were orderly and it was obvious that this was not her first time to worship.

In fact, when Yan Jixue was worshiping her ancestors, Yan Qiaoling had always been by her sister's side, and she quickly memorized the entire process of worshiping her ancestors.

After doing all this, you can move freely as you wish, as if you have paid homage to the ancestors of the Dayan royal family.

Yan Jixue came to the ancestral hall and took out a dusty book. After gently brushing off the dust with her hand, she handed the book to Xu Chengling and said:

"My dear, this is the clan book of the Dayan royal family. In the next period of time, I would trouble you to revise it. After the revision is completed, I will issue the newly established clan law."

This book is of great importance. Even a random word added to it is likely to change the situation and fate of the entire Dayan.