How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

Xu Chengling shook his head and assured his wife.

But at this time, Yan Jixue couldn't help but sigh. She could actually understand the other party's intentions and was willing to believe that she was sincere to herself and Tongxin.

However, he didn't know that there was another person who was equally sincere to him, but he had never paid attention to the other person.

That person was Ling'er. Yan Jixue thought that his efforts were nothing compared to Ling'er's. Compared to a fake like himself, Ling'er was the person he should treat sincerely.

In Yan Jixue's opinion, Xu Chengling can be good to Tongxin because Tongxin has been with him for many years, risking her life for him, and is devoted to him; he can be good to Ling'er because Ling'er has given so much for him, and is willing to put herself in danger, bury her feelings deep in her heart, and silently protect him behind his back.

But only for her, he doesn't need to be so nice to her. If he has a pair of wings, then these wings should belong to Ling'er and Tongxin.

Thinking of this, Yan Jixue couldn't help but said to Xu Chengling:

"My husband, have you never felt His Majesty's feelings for you?"

"..."

Xu Chengling could not help but fall silent. After a while, his expression changed slightly and he replied:

"I do, because sometimes, I feel that Your Majesty is very much like a human being."

He looked up at the woman in blue in front of him and said slowly:

"She seems to be my bell."

Chapter 295 The Agreement Between Them

He is not a fool, or a slow-witted idiot; he can sense some things.

During the year that Xu Chengling spent with the empress, he could clearly feel the changes in her. Her previous rule was iron-blooded, as evidenced by her tough attitude in implementing the military expansion policy.

This is why Xu Chengling always says that the empress is very weak. The key is that she is so weak that she doesn’t even know it.

But later, this inflexible empress suddenly became more powerful and began to reform the current situation in Dayan, suppress various forces, and was willing to listen to his suggestions and vigorously promote them behind the scenes.

The fact that the reforms he proposed could be implemented so quickly must have been due to the efforts of the empress.

Xu Chengling saw the shadow of Ling'er in this empress.

As he spent more and more time with the empress, her behavior and body language became almost identical to the impression he had of Ling'er.

No matter how good a person is at disguising himself, he cannot easily change the habits he has developed over the years.

If you are very familiar with a person, then even if you can't see his face, you can still recognize his identity just from the actions he makes subconsciously.

This familiar feeling is not deceptive, he can feel it from the empress.

Moreover, Xu Chengling gradually felt the empress's feelings for him. The golden imperial decree and the tiger talisman both represented the empress's power. If the empress did not absolutely trust him, why would she give her power to him for safekeeping?

The only person Xu Chengling could think of who could trust him so much was Ling'er.

In addition, in order to get rid of Uncle Gu's enemies, he caused a bloody storm in the martial arts world and even alarmed the imperial court, but later the matter was never resolved.

Xu Chengling was certainly not naive enough to think that the imperial court could not investigate the matter. The only possibility he could think of was that someone deliberately suppressed the incident.

Who else but the Empress could possess such power?

Especially in dealing with the matter of Tong Xin, after learning that Tong Xin was the gold medal killer of Yanluomen, the empress still chose to favor him, and in order to ensure that he could complete the task, she also gave him half of the tiger talisman.

It can be said that the empress gave him whatever he wanted. Except for what she had to keep, the empress gave him all she could.

How could he not feel the Empress's feelings for him? Perhaps, the Empress was his Ling'er, the girl who treated him well with all her heart.

Back to the present, through many interactions with the empress, Xu Chengling has slowly realized that something is wrong, and has begun to doubt the identities of the empress and his wife.

He thought, maybe the empress was his Ling'er, and his wife was actually the real empress.

This conjecture kept appearing in Xu Chengling's mind. Even though he already had a lot of relevant evidence, he still did not have a conclusive basis to confirm the true identities of the two people.

The only decisive evidence that can confirm their identities is probably if they tell the truth themselves.

So, Xu Chengling looked at the woman who had been with him day and night, held her slender hand tightly, and said to her seriously:

"My lady, please believe me. No matter who you are, whether you are the Empress or Ling'er, you are the woman that I, Xu Chengling, love. My love for you will not change because of your identity. I just want to know the truth, to know who the person I really love is."

Having said this, he looked up and saw that the eyes of the lady in front of him were gradually becoming moist. Her eyes, like autumn water, looked at him affectionately, as if she wanted to engrave his face deeply in her mind.

At this moment, Yan Jixue's heart was full of choices, and she was hesitating whether to tell the other party the truth.

From Xu Chengling's tone, she could feel his deep love for her. He didn't care about his identity, he just wanted to know who the person he loved was.

What Xu Chengling wanted was actually just the truth.

But before long, Yan Jixue concealed her identity from him, fearing that her identity would be exposed and she would become a laughing stock of the world.

Later, she continued to hide her identity from Xu Chengling because she was worried that she would lose him after he knew the truth.

She just wanted to fulfill her own desires, so she didn't choose to exchange her identity with Ling'er...

Compared to her, Ling'er is obviously more suitable to be the empress. In fact, Dayan is gradually getting better under her rule, and she can continue to enjoy the feelings that should belong to Ling'er.

Perhaps, Yan Jixue felt that she was not a competent empress or a competent sister.

So, at this moment, Yan Jixue made a decision. She looked at Xu Chengling, her autumn-water eyes looking at him lovingly, and said to him:

"My dear husband, whether I am the Empress or Ling'er, I hope you can understand one thing, that is, my feelings for you are no less than anyone else in the world. You will always be my most beloved one. Even if the seas run dry and the rocks crumble, my feelings for you will remain unchanged until death."

When she said this, her voice gradually became sobbing, and tears fell like beads from a broken string. She cried so sadly that Xu Chengling felt so distressed that he couldn't help but hold her in his arms.

In fact, Xu Chengling also thought, is the truth really that important? Isn't it enough for him to know that his wife loves him?

No, he wanted to know the truth, and this truth was very important to him.

Because Xu Chengling didn't want to disappoint any woman who was sincere to him. Even if his wife was really the current empress, she was still the woman he loved, and his feelings for her would never change.

Facing his request, Yan Jixue couldn't help but burst into tears. She leaned her delicate body into his warm arms, bit her scarlet lips gently, and said to him:

"I'm sorry, husband, I can't tell you the truth right now. This is not only related to me, but also to another person. But husband, please believe me, I will give you an explanation sooner or later. Please give me some more time."

"I have made an agreement with you. After some time, on New Year's Eve, on the Yueyang Tower, we will meet again. I will definitely give you an explanation then."

Yan Jixue once again made a promise with Xu Chengling, just like they did that year, on New Year's Eve, on the top of Yueyang Tower.

But this time, she would give him an explanation.

But before that, Yan Jixue must go meet another person, because the truth not only concerns her, but also another person.

But this time, on New Year's Eve, on Yueyang Tower, the person he meets again may not be her.

"My dear husband, please let me accompany you for a while. Maybe I won't be the one accompanying you in the future."

Yan Jixue smiled at him sweetly, but her tears still kept flowing. Her smile was so forced and helpless.

Things had come to this point, and even if Xu Chengling was slow and stupid, he already understood it all.

It can be said that the relationship between the two of them is like a piece of window paper, which will break if poked, but they both tacitly agree not to poke this window paper.

Perhaps, the moment this window paper was broken, their relationship as husband and wife would end.

For some reason, Xu Chengling felt reluctant.

Chapter 296: The wedding dress is beautiful, but the person is more beautiful

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, that day came again.

Early in the morning, Yan Jixue climbed out of bed. She lowered her head to look at Xu Chengling who was still sleeping on the bed. Upon closer inspection, she found that he looked a little cute when he was asleep.

She stood up from the bed carefully so as not to disturb Xu Chengling's rest. After all, he was also tired last night and usually woke up later than her.

As the saying goes, there are only cows that die of exhaustion, but no fields that are damaged by plowing.

After getting out of bed, Yan Jixue tidied her messy undershirt, sat in front of the mirror and combed her hair. Looking at the beautiful face in the mirror, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

This bad husband, under his care, her complexion became more and more rosy.

Today is a special day. Yan Jixue changed her clothes and walked into the yard.

This morning, Yan Jixue rarely looked through the account book, but instead handed this task to someone else as she had other things to do today.

"Xia Chan, come here for a moment."

At her gentle call, a figure slowly appeared in the originally empty yard, standing behind Yan Jixue.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

Xia Chan, dressed in green gauze, greeted the woman in front of her.

"Do you remember what day it is today?"

Yan Jixue turned around and asked her with a smile.

Xia Chan frowned and thought for a while. Seeing the smile on His Majesty's face, she quickly remembered it and replied with a smile:

"Madam, today is the master's birthday."

"That's right. Today is his birthday. Xia Chan, come with me to the kitchen and help me. This time I must make a bowl of longevity noodles that will satisfy him."

Yan Jixue said seriously that she had secretly vowed in her heart two years ago that she must make a bowl of delicious longevity noodles next year.

For this purpose, she even asked the chef in the kitchen for advice on how to make noodles, but because she was too busy, she had never tried it.

That is why she has to get up early and go to the kitchen to practice until she can make a bowl of delicious longevity noodles.

Seeing His Majesty so serious, Xia Chan understood in his heart that His Majesty really wanted to make a good longevity noodles that night and didn't want to be like last time, when the longevity noodles he made were inedible.

However, Xia Chan was still a little worried. His Majesty had never cooked before. To put it bluntly, he had never touched water before cooking. He didn't even wait for the water to boil before cooking the noodles. The taste of the noodles was simply indescribable.

To put it in a more EQ-savvy way, at least it won't kill anyone.

In fact, Your Majesty can ask the master to teach you. The master is a great cook and the food he makes is more delicious than that of the chef, especially the birthday cake. The taste is unforgettable after one bite.

However, Her Majesty wanted to make delicious longevity noodles by her own efforts, so she wanted to try it herself and make longevity noodles that belonged only to her.

Just as the two girls were about to leave, Yan Jixue suddenly turned pale and started retching on the spot.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Do you want to see a doctor?"

Seeing this, Xia Chan couldn't help but ask with some concern.

"I'm fine. Maybe I didn't get enough rest last night. Let's go."

Yan Jixue shook her head, and soon the feeling of retching disappeared, so she didn't take it to heart.

At this time, she had not yet realized that subtle changes were taking place in her body.

……

This morning, Xu Chengling woke up from bed. He subconsciously touched the edge of the bed, but found nothing.

After tidying up his clothes, Xu Chengling walked out of the house.

What surprised him was that he didn't see his wife sitting in the yard today. Did she go to the Chamber of Commerce?

The current president of the Daxia Chamber of Commerce is Yan Jixue, so she has to go to the Chamber of Commerce frequently, and sometimes even stays there and doesn't come back for several days.

It is worth mentioning that every month there would be an additional income from an unfamiliar account in the account book of the Prime Minister's Mansion. After Xu Chengling's investigation, it was found that this account came from the Daxia Chamber of Commerce.

Needless to say, this must be my wife's credit. Even after going to the Chamber of Commerce, she still missed this home in her heart.

"By the way, today seems to be some important day. What was it?"

Xu Chengling muttered to himself, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

He clearly remembered his wife's birthday, but sometimes he couldn't remember his own birthday.

"I remember now, today is the day when Liuyunfang delivers the goods."

Xu Chengling clapped his hands violently and finally remembered that he had to go to Liuyunfang to pick up the goods today.

In a few days it will be his and Tongxin's wedding. When he thought of Tongxin wearing that beautiful red wedding dress, he couldn't help but start to look forward to it.

Calling Tongxin, the two of them went to Liuyunfang.

After arriving at Liuyunfang, Xu Chengling met the shopkeeper, who immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Mr. Xu, you are here."

"Well, shopkeeper, can we deliver the goods today?"

"Of course, it's already been done. It's all made according to your requirements. The best fabrics are used, and the gemstones for decoration are also carefully selected. I guarantee you will be satisfied."