How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

"Yes, it seems that I worried too much."

Xu Chengling shook his head. If the Queen Mother said so, then there would be no problem.

But if this is the result, doesn’t it mean that his previous guess was wrong again, and his wife is actually the real Ling’er?

For some reason, his intuition told him that the truth was not that simple.

Therefore, even if the Queen Mother confirmed that the woman who had just visited him was the Empress, he could not completely believe her words. After all, the Queen Mother was the mother of the two sisters, and she might be deliberately covering up for them.

The only convincing statement is the truth spoken by the two people themselves, which is the only truth.

But the question is, how can he get his wife or the empress to tell the truth voluntarily?

At this time, Mo Xueyin tapped the armrest lightly with the fingertips in her hand, looked at him lazily, and asked:

"Prime Minister Xu, is this the only reason you came to see me?"

Xu Chengling frowned and thought about it, then shook his head. In fact, there was a more important reason why he came to meet the Queen Mother this time.

So, he looked at the charming woman in front of him and said:

"Queen, I came here to ask you something. Who do you think is most likely to threaten Your Majesty in the current situation?"

Mo Xueyin pointed the finger ring in front of her and said calmly:

"Isn't it you, Prime Minister Xu, who is the most likely threat to His Majesty?"

Xu Chengling couldn't help but laugh. The Queen Mother's words were indeed to the point. As the Prime Minister of Dayan, his status was second only to His Majesty. He was indeed the person most likely to threaten His Majesty's throne.

Maybe he once thought of being a rebel, but now he is definitely a loyal minister!

"As everyone knows, I am loyal to Your Majesty and have no other intentions. Heaven and earth can bear witness to this..."

Xu Chengling couldn't help but smile bitterly, raised one hand and said.

Mo Xueyin couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. She was afraid that even he himself didn't believe these words. If he was really a loyal minister, there would be no traitors in the world.

Xu Chengling was the adopted son of the old prime minister. As the old prime minister had intended to rebel, his health could not bear it anymore, so Xu Chengling took over the important task.

He holds so much power, and most importantly, he is young and ambitious. If he says that he doesn't have other ideas, I'm afraid no one will believe it.

At least, Mo Xueyin didn't believe it. It would be better to say that her identity did not allow her to trust anyone, not even the empress herself.

Xu Chengling was not worried that the Queen Mother would do this to him. There was no evidence of his rebellion anyway, and one could not wrongly accuse a loyal minister without evidence.

"If you are not included, there is another person who is the worry of my heart."

Mo Xueyin spoke slowly.

"Queen, who is this person?"

Xu Chengling took the opportunity to continue asking questions to see if he could pry some information out of the Queen Mother.

However, since she could reach the position of Queen Mother, her mind must be extraordinary. What he wanted to know was just what she wanted him to know.

"The Eighth Wise King."

Mo Xueyin opened her lips and slowly read out the identity.

Compared with the old prime minister who has ulterior motives, the Eighth Wise King is truly loyal to Your Majesty. He commands a large army but lives in the capital, and sends his soldiers to the border to show his loyalty to the new emperor.

But according to Mo Xueyin's investigation, during the three years since the new emperor ascended the throne, the Eighth Wise King secretly trained private soldiers, and many loyal ministers were killed.

Moreover, Mo Xueyin obtained a very interesting piece of information that the mastermind behind the once dreaded mysterious organization Yamamen was most likely the Eight Wise Kings.

The Eighth Wise King was extremely cunning, and no matter how many people she sent to investigate, she could not obtain any useful information.

Now, the Eighth Wise King has recalled the military power under the pretext of protecting his master. If he suddenly launches a mutiny, the capital will fall within a day.

Both Xu Chengling and the Eighth Wise Kings are a major concern for Mo Xueyin. If these two could be allowed to kill each other and weaken each other's power, that would be what Mo Xueyin wants to see.

"Prime Minister Xu, look into my eyes."

Mo Xueyin opened her lips slightly, and her voice seemed to carry a kind of magic that could captivate people's hearts.

Hearing her dreamy voice, Xu Chengling's mind suddenly went blank and he subconsciously did what she said.

He looked into Mo Xueyin's eyes, and saw that her eyes were emitting a pink temptation light, which made Xu Chengling fall deeply into it. Those dark eyes gradually lost their luster.

Seeing Xu Chengling's dazed look, Mo Xueyin was sure that he had been controlled by his own illusion.

Illusion is actually similar to hypnosis. All you need to do next is give him a hint. As long as he thinks of the hint, he will complete it uncontrollably.

"Xu Chengling, I want you to do one thing. Kill someone for me."

Mo Xueyin's voice rang in Xu Chengling's ears again. This time, her voice seemed to be right next to his ear, with a hint of temptation in it.

"..."

"Master Xu, wake up quickly, you are under an illusion."

Just as Xu Chengling was distracted, a milky white light lit up from the bead on his chest, and then a familiar female voice sounded in his ears.

With the help of this voice, Xu Chengling quickly regained consciousness. He saw that the empress dowager's eyes were emitting pink light and her beautiful face became extremely charming.

At this moment, Xu Chengling suddenly came back to his senses and remembered the voice just now.

My goodness, the Queen Mother is casting an illusion on him!

Chapter 261 Monkey Picking Peaches

Xu Chengling stole a glance at the Queen Mother in front of him, but she seemed not to have noticed that he had broken free from her control.

If you take a closer look, you will find that the empress dowager's figure is extremely attractive, with a curvy figure and an extremely charming face. No man in the world can resist such a beauty.

He couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It was a pity to waste such a beautiful woman. It was really a bargain for the old emperor.

But at this moment, a strange memory suddenly emerged in Xu Chengling's mind, but the strange thing was that he had never heard of it before.

In his memory, the empress dowager did not lose her virginity to the emperor, but used magic to deceive the emperor and let the maids around him help serve her, while she still retained her virginity.

Xu Chengling couldn't help but gasp. This was a crime of deceiving the emperor. If the emperor knew about it, he would lose his head!

However, in fact, the emperor was deceived by the other party until his death. He always thought that the person who slept with him was his beloved concubine herself, but it turned out to be just her maid.

Mo Xueyin became the empress dowager by means of this method. Even the emperor was deceived by her. This kind of woman is very cunning.

Xu Chengling pondered for a while and decided to play along. He pretended that he was controlled by an illusion and then extracted some information from the empress dowager.

So Xu Chengling pretended to be lifeless, stared straight ahead and said:

"Kill who?"

"The Eighth Wise King."

Mo Xueyin answered without hesitation that she wanted to plant this hint in Xu Chengling's heart. Whenever he thought of the Eighth Wise Kings, he would receive the hint and then carry out her hint.

"Why do you want to kill the Eighth Wise King?"

Xu Chengling's eyes were still dull, and he asked in a calm voice.

At this time, Mo Xueyin couldn't help but frown slightly. In the past, when she gave orders to people who were under the illusion, the other party would execute them unconditionally, but Xu Chengling was the only one who didn't buy it.

She thought about it and thought that maybe the effect of the illusion on him was not that obvious, and he still retained a trace of independent consciousness, so he answered almost subconsciously, so it was not a problem.

"The Eighth Sage Prince has the intention of rebellion. Xu Chengling, you are a loyal minister to His Majesty. It is your duty to eliminate His Majesty's enemies."

Mo Xueyin said calmly that she was instilling in Xu Chengling the hint of being a loyal minister. Even if he was not a loyal minister, she wanted him to think that he was a loyal minister.

"For your majesty, get rid of the Eighth Wise King."

Mo Xueyin gave Xu Chengling an order in an irresistible tone.

Xu Chengling shrugged and said to her:

"No gain, no gain, no reward, what good will this do for me?"

Now Mo Xueyin was stunned. It was the first time she saw someone who had fallen into her illusion and was still able to negotiate with her.

But this does not affect Mo Xueyin's character. Since the other party wants benefits, then he will give him some benefits.

So, she spoke again and said to Xu Chengling:

"After the matter is accomplished, whether it is wealth and glory or the company of a beautiful woman, I can promise you all of them."

"I am already the prime minister. I have no attraction to wealth and fame. Besides, I have a gorgeous wife at home, so I have no need for beauties."

Xu Chengling couldn't help but shrugged, and then said:

"It's hard for me to do anything for you when you're like this."

Mo Xueyin was stunned. Not only would the other party negotiate terms with her, but he could even bargain with her.

She couldn't help but think of a possibility: Could it be that the illusion had no effect on Xu Chengling?

Impossible. Mo Xueyin is absolutely confident in her beauty. Any man will be impressed after seeing her charming eyes.

Except, he wasn't a man.

So Mo Xueyin's gaze fell between Xu Chengling's legs. She couldn't help but have a bold idea. It would be easy to test whether he was a man first.

"Xu Chengling, I want to see today whether you are a man or not."

She stood up, stretched out her small hand with sharp gloves on her fingers, and put it under Xu Chengling's body as he looked at her in increasing shock.

All of a sudden, a blush slowly rose on that majestic little face. It was so majestic and unheard of that it made her empty heart restless.

She is in this deep palace without even a man by her side. As a woman, she is at the peak of her energy. After a long time, she will inevitably feel empty and lonely.

And if you look closely, his face is quite suitable for her taste, and he is young enough and energetic enough.

Under the touch of the Queen Mother's small hand, Xu Chengling's lower body naturally reacted. She couldn't help but exert a little force with her small hand, and the fingertip on her index finger poked him so hard that it hurt him, giving him a monkey picking peaches.

Xu Chengling couldn't help but take a deep breath and was almost exposed. Fortunately, the Queen Mother's attention was not on him at the moment.

Mo Xueyin withdrew his hand, and the blush on his majestic face had not yet faded. The fact proved that he was indeed a man, and a man among men.

Just now, in order to test him, Mo Xueyin deliberately pricked him with her fingertip, but she didn't expect that he had no reaction at all. It seemed that he was indeed controlled by her illusion.

In Mo Xueyin's opinion, what men pursue is nothing more than power and beauty. As he is in a high position, he no longer pursues power, and he does not even look at ordinary beauties.

In this case, she used the same trick again and promised Xu Chengling:

"When the late emperor was in power, I used magic on him every night to make him think that the person he saw was me, but in fact it was the maid I brought with me. Even the late emperor had never tasted this body of mine. I wonder if Prime Minister Xu would be tempted?"

Mo Xueyin's voice seemed to be able to capture people's hearts, and her every word and action was so gripping that it made people full of all kinds of imagination about her.

She is the emperor's woman, but she is also the woman that even the emperor cannot get.

Just ask yourself, what man in the world can resist a woman like this?

To be honest, Xu Chengling was moved. This was a woman that even the emperor had never touched. She was the best in the world. Which man would not be moved?

But Xu Chengling also knew that the Queen Mother was giving him a blank check. Even if he finally completed the task, she could still fight back by saying that she had never said such words.

All I can say is that the Queen Mother had a good plan, but she would never have thought that the illusion she was so proud of would be ineffective on herself.

"Then how can I believe what you say?"

Xu Chengling asked her back, the other party had no evidence, so why should he believe that the other party would keep their promise?

What if she accuses him of treason? Who would he go to for justice?

At this moment, Mo Xueyin was not as calm as she appeared. Her heart was already in turmoil.

There was only one sentence left in her mind:

"Did Xu Chengling fall for her illusion?!!!"

For the first time, Mo Xueyin felt a sense of frustration. This was a man she could not control at all.

Chapter 262: The Empress Dowager’s Mansion

Faced with the tempting conditions offered by Mo Xueyin, Xu Chengling could not help but shrug and sneer at it.

What he hates most is the self-righteous woman who just relies on the fact that she is prettier, has a better figure, and has bigger breasts than others, as if she really has something to be proud of.

To be honest, looking at the charming woman in front of him, it would be a lie to say that he was not moved, but this did not stop Xu Chengling from looking at the Queen Mother with a bit of dissatisfaction.

Anyway, he is now in a state of illusion. Even if he says something outrageous, he can just say he doesn't remember it.