How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

Yan Jixue nodded slightly, and seeing Xu Chengling's fascinated look, she smiled secretly. She didn't expect that the effect of her first use of perfume would be so good.

"My lady, you look so beautiful when you smile."

Xu Chengling couldn't help but say that her smile was breathtakingly beautiful.

Chapter 250: The First Lady of the Xiangguo Mansion

Xu Chengling changed into a moon-white slim-fitting robe, with his shoulder-length hair casually draped. He had a very slender figure and a strong physique, and was definitely the dream lover of many women.

Yan Jixue looked at his outfit and couldn't help pouting and saying:

"If the women at the party saw you dressed like this, I'm afraid they would be seduced away by you."

At the dinner party, in addition to those married young women, there were also some unmarried young ladies. How could these young girls who had never seen the world resist the charm he exuded?

"Oh, are you jealous, ma'am?"

Looking at the lady with her pouting lips, her jealous look is so cute.

"You're the one who's jealous. I'm telling you to stop messing around with other girls out there."

Yan Jixue couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and turned around.

Xu Chengling hugged her gently from behind, breathed a breath of hot air into her ear, and said:

"Don't worry, my lady, you are enough for me."

"I am the only one in your heart?"

Yan Jixue asked with some disbelief.

"Well, my wife definitely has the most weight in my heart."

Xu Chengling immediately changed his words. He thought about it and felt that there seemed to be a lot of women in his heart, including Tong Xin, Hanyu Sakura who returned to Izumo, and some other women.

Of course, no matter how many women are around him, my wife's position in his heart will never change.

But at this moment, Xu Chengling remembered Sun Yuyi's advice that what you see may not be the truth.

Could it be that she was referring to the woman in front of her?

But no matter how he asked next, Sun Yuyi did not answer him. She just said that the secret could not be revealed and this was all she could say.

But looking at the lady in front of him, even if we take a step back and say that she is not Ling'er, she is already his and his wife, so they will be husband and wife for life.

"Husband, what's wrong with you? You look a little strange."

At this time, Yan Jixue's gentle voice sounded softly in his ears.

Xu Chengling shook his head, put aside the thought in his mind, and stopped thinking about it for the time being, and replied to her:

"Nothing, I was just thinking about something, let's go."

"Ah."

The two of them walked hand in hand to the outside of the Prime Minister's Mansion, where a carriage had been waiting for a long time.

"Uncle Gu, go to the Xianwang Mansion."

After saying something to Uncle Gu, Xu Chengling and Yan Jixue got on the carriage together.

With a shout, the carriage slowly moved towards the direction of Prince Xian's Palace.

Inside the carriage, the two men sat opposite each other, treating each other with respect.

After Yan Jixue came to the Xiangguo Mansion, she established nine house rules, one of which was that at night, when the two of them were together in the house, Xu Chengling could do whatever he wanted to her.

But outside, the two treat each other with respect, respect each other's affairs, and do not interfere with each other's decisions.

Therefore, even in the carriage, Xu Chengling could not touch her and had to abide by these etiquettes.

As long as he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and to their room, he could do whatever he wanted.

Although these family rules are a bit troublesome, it is because of their existence that they can respect each other and get along better as a couple, making the relationship deeper and longer-lasting.

After arriving at Prince Xian's Mansion, the two got off the carriage together.

Under the gaze of everyone, the newlyweds Xu Chengling and Yan Jixue walked side by side and instantly became the focus of attention in the crowd.

It is most appropriate to describe this couple as a talented man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match.

Needless to say, the two of them were both people who had seen big scenes. They held hands, smiled at everyone, and then walked into the Prince Xian's palace.

Arriving at the main hall where the banquet was being held, Xu Chengling soon saw many familiar faces, all of whom were high-ranking and powerful figures in the court, and were also invited.

Among them, a figure in yellow attracted his attention. The golden kite headdress on the other person's head was very eye-catching, and his short hair was neat and tidy. It was the empress's personal bodyguard, Xue Yuan.

Then, Xu Chengling came to Xue Yuan and greeted her:

"Miss Xue Yuan, why are you here too?"

He looked around. Since Xue Yuan was here, did His Majesty come too?

But unfortunately, he looked around and did not see His Majesty.

"Mr. Xiangguo, are you looking for His Majesty?"

Xue Yuan chuckled and asked him in a low voice;

"Yes, is His Majesty here too?"

Xu Chengling nodded.

"No, Her Majesty is not here. Her Majesty has official business to attend to, so I am here in her place."

Xue Yuan shrugged and said.

Because several decrees were issued in succession during this period, His Majesty also received a lot of memorials. In order to collect feedback on the decrees, His Majesty had to revise a large number of memorials every day and sleep in the imperial study all day.

The present Majesty Qiao Ling is somewhat similar to the original Majesty Ji Xue.

Xue Yuan took a furtive glance and soon noticed His Majesty Ji Xue in the crowd. She found that His Majesty Ji Xue looked much more energetic than before and it seemed that he had received a lot of care from the Prime Minister.

In fact, Xue Yuan had another purpose in attending this dinner, which was to investigate whether the Eighth Wise King had any thoughts of rebellion.

This dinner party summoned many ministers from the court. If the Eighth Wise King had any purpose, he would definitely take advantage of the dinner party to secretly have affairs with these ministers.

Originally, Xue Yuan wanted to invite Xu Chengling to accompany her, but when she thought of His Majesty Ji Xue being present, she didn't have the courage to snatch His Majesty's man.

So Xue Yuan left here quickly on the pretext of having something to do.

After seeing Xue Yuan walk away, Xu Chengling prepared to go back and look for his wife, but she was nowhere to be seen.

He looked around and finally found her among a group of women.

At this time, Yan Jixue was surrounded by a group of mature young women, who asked her the secret of her body fragrance.

Yan Jixue also made full use of her sales skills. Relying on her status as a brand ambassador, she took out a small bottle from her pocket and introduced this magical perfume to those young women.

Not to mention, the effect of her promotion was extremely good. After using several different perfumes, those young women quickly became addicted to the scent.

After all, even the first lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion was using this perfume, so other young women naturally followed suit, asking her about the origin of the perfume and being willing to pay a high price to buy this small bottle of perfume.

Seeing that his wife was promoting perfume among the young women, Xu Chengling did not disturb her, but went to a window sill alone and looked at the moonlight outside the window.

The party was very noisy, but he preferred a quieter place.

At this time, a petite figure walked towards him.

"Brother Xu, do you still remember me?"

A tender voice suddenly sounded, Xu Chengling turned around and saw that it was a little girl of about eleven or twelve years old, with delicate features and wearing a beautiful dress.

"You are, Ruoyao?"

Xu Chengling hesitated for a moment, but soon recognized the other party's identity.

This little girl is none other than the Eighth Wise King’s only daughter, Yan Ruoyao.

Chapter 251 Dance with Me

Yan Ruoyao came to Xu Chengling, put her two little hands in front of her body shyly, and said to him:

"Brother Xu, I haven't thanked you for sending the medicine last time. Thank you for curing Yao'er's illness. Yao'er is in much better shape now."

Since taking the medicine given by Xu Chengling, Yan Ruoyao's whooping cough has not only been cured, but her frail body since childhood is also slowly recovering.

She had always wanted to find an opportunity to thank him, but never had the chance.

In response to Yan Ruoyao's thanks, Xu Chengling smiled slightly and said to her:

"It's OK as long as you are well. You are the princess, you must take care of yourself."

"Yes, Yaoer knows."

Yan Ruoyao nodded slightly and wrote down what he said.

Then, she secretly looked up at Xu Chengling, hesitant to speak, as if she wanted to say something.

Xu Chengling noticed the little princess's strangeness, so he couldn't help but ask:

"My Lord, do you have anything to say?"

"Ah...you don't have to call me Princess. Brother Xu, just call me Yao'er."

Yan Ruoyao lowered her head and said with a slightly red face.

She hesitated for a while, mustered up a bit of courage, looked at him with her big watery eyes and said:

"Brother Xu, today is Yao'er's birthday. Can you... talk to Yao'er for a while?"

"Okay, first of all, I want to wish you a happy birthday."

Xu Chengling nodded. He knew that today was Yan Ruoyao's birthday, so the Eighth Wise King held this birthday dinner for her.

So he stood in front of the window sill with Yan Ruoyao and chatted for a while. During the conversation, he found that the little princess was very naive and believed everything he said.

It seems that the Eighth Wise King had only this one daughter, and he was afraid that she would melt if he held her in his hands. Also, due to her frail health in the past, she had basically never left the house, so she was so innocent and kind.

Looking at her innocent eyes, it was like a mirror, revealing the dirty hearts of adults.

Not far away, a man in a python robe was looking towards the window sill, unmoved.

This person was the Eighth Wise King. When he saw his daughter running to talk to Xu Chengling, he did not stop her. Instead, when Yao'er heard that he was coming tonight, she was very happy for a long time.

"Ugh."

The Eighth Wise King couldn't help but sigh. In fact, it was all his fault. He usually let Yao'er stay at home, and the only man she had ever seen was him.

This also led to Yao'er falling in love with Xu Chengling, who helped her. Xu Chengling was like a delicious biscuit. Yao'er, who had never tasted other biscuits, naturally fell in love with him quickly.

But if she has seen a lot of men and tasted a lot of cookies, she won't be so easily tempted.

If anyone is to be blamed, it is only his irresponsible father who failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a father.

In fact, it cannot be said that Yao'er's vision is problematic. Xu Chengling is good in every way except that he already has a wife. It is impossible for him to marry another wife, so he can only take a concubine.

But if Yao'er were to become another man's concubine, he would definitely be the first one to disagree.

At this time, a servant came to the side of the Eighth Wise King and whispered:

"Master, Prince Yu is here."

"Well, let him wait in the backyard."

The Eighth Wise King nodded, greeted the guests present, then turned and left.

This scene was also seen by Xue Yuan who was not far away.

She followed the Eighth Wise King and sneaked into the backyard of the Wise King's Mansion.

"who is it?"

Suddenly, the Eighth Wise King turned around and shouted at a bush.

Behind the bushes, a woman in yellow was hiding. She held her breath and dared not make any sound.

Just as the Eighth Wise King walked towards her, a black cat rushed out from the bushes, meowed twice, and then ran away.

"It turned out to be just a cat. It seems I was worrying too much."