How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

"Of course I believe in Liuyunfang's strength. After all, Liuyunfang is also the number one clothing store in the capital."

"Thank you for your praise, Master Xu."

The shopkeeper was somewhat flattered. He clapped his hands and ordered his men to bring the finished wedding dress.

After a while, a female clerk took out the red wedding dress, and then at the shopkeeper's signal, showed the finished product to Xu Chengling.

This wedding dress is made of the most delicate red silk in the world. Generally, only the royal family can use this kind of silk. The jewels embellishing the wedding dress are sparkling and dazzling but not overwhelming. There is also a bronze mirror hanging on the chest of the wedding dress, which symbolizes harmony and beauty.

In fact, this mirror has another meaning. When one of the couple dies first, the mirror will be split into two halves, and one half will be buried with the deceased. After the other half dies, the other half of the mirror will be buried together, which means "a broken mirror is reunited."

Tongxin looked at the red wedding dress displayed in front of her, her blue eyes sparkling with light. She wanted to put on the wedding dress immediately and show her most beautiful side in front of her lover.

But she knew that it was not yet time and she had to endure it a little longer.

In a few days, just a few days, on that auspicious day, she would be able to wear this beautiful wedding dress and marry the man of her dreams.

Even if she was only with him as a concubine, Tongxin would be content.

"Miss Tong, what do you think? Are you satisfied?"

The female shopkeeper asked Tong Xin in front of her with a smile, judging from the size of the wedding dress, it was obviously prepared for the girl in front of her.

"It looks great. I am very satisfied."

Tong Xin said with a smile, these words came from her heart.

"This wedding dress is certainly beautiful, but only when a beauty like Miss Tong wears it can the value of this wedding dress be fully displayed."

Under the eloquent words of the female shopkeeper, Tongxin couldn't help but reveal a shy expression and buried her head.

"My Lord, do you feel the same way?"

She couldn't help but ask Xu Chengling in a low voice.

In response, Xu Chengling looked at Tong Xin in front of him and replied to her with a smile:

"The wedding dress is beautiful, but you who wear it are even more beautiful. If you don't wear it, then no matter how beautiful it is, it will be meaningless."

Chapter 297: Your Majesty, I Want to Take a Concubine

After leaving Liuyunfang, Xu Cheng ordered people to escort the wedding dress back home and keep it carefully.

He looked at the sky and it was still early. After some thought, he decided to go to a place and tell the person the news.

No matter what, the other party also needs to know about this matter, which is his wedding with Tongxin.

There won't be too many people attending this wedding, but all the etiquette prepared for the wife, such as a red wedding dress and a formal marriage, will also be given to Tongxin.

"Tong'er, I'm going to go somewhere next."

"Well, then Tong'er will go with you."

Tongxin nodded. She didn't need to ask Xu Chengling where he was going. She would go wherever he went, even if it meant going through mountains of swords and seas of fire.

From the moment he rescued her and gave her a second life, her life existed only for him.

But now, Tongxin's original idea has changed a little.

Her life exists only for her master, but she will not think of dying easily. Only by surviving can she be better with her master.

Tongxin wanted to live on, and live forever with her beloved man until old age.

Passing through the bustling streets of the capital, the two went straight to the palace.

"Master, are you going to see the Empress?"

Tongxin asked with some concern. She never asked about these things before.

"Well, there's something I need to tell her."

Xu Chengling nodded. He had actually guessed the true identity of the empress.

"Be safe and be sure to come back."

Tongxin clenched her fists and said, she didn't know since when, she had some other thoughts in her mind.

Seeing that this girl cared about him so much, Xu Chengling couldn't help but smile slightly, touched her hair and said:

"Don't worry, I'll be back in a bit."

After saying that, Xu Chengling turned around and walked straight towards the entrance of the palace.

Looking at his gradually receding figure, Tongxin couldn't help feeling empty in her heart, as if she had lost something.

At this moment, she had never wanted to see him as much as she did now. Not only did she want to see him return safely, but she also wanted to be able to keep her eyes on him all the time, and have it go on like this forever.

Xu Chengling came to the palace and after some inquiries, he learned that the empress was currently in the imperial study.

So he came to the imperial study with ease.

At the same time, a woman in a dragon robe was sitting on the bed. She had dark circles under her eyes, her hair was unkempt, and she looked tired. She looked a bit like her older sister.

In front of Yan Qiaoling were two piles of full memorials. The memorials that had just been reviewed yesterday were piled up the next day, as if no matter how hard she tried, she would never be able to finish reviewing them.

Especially in these memorials, there was a lot of nonsense, such as "Your Majesty, please take care of your health", and one day the amount inexplicably increased several times.

Yan Qiaoling felt a little confused. What did the days when her sister came have to do with her? They didn't come on the same day.

But she had to look at it. After all, the simultaneous issuance of multiple reform policies would inevitably cause various problems. She had to pay close attention to these problems through memorials and then propose corresponding solutions.

To this end, the think tank behind her is just as busy as she is. After all, she cannot solve all the problems alone.

At this time, Yan Qiaoling began to think about Xu Chengling again. If Xu Lang were here, he would definitely be able to find a way to solve the problem.

Just as she was thinking this, a maid suddenly came in and said to her:

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is here."

"What! Who's here?"

Yan Qiaoling, who was originally a little tired, suddenly seemed to be given an injection of chicken blood and immediately became fully alert.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has arrived and is outside. Please come in."

The maid reported again.

After making sure that she had heard correctly, Yan Qiaoling looked at the memorials in front of her at a loss. She must not let Xu Chengling see her so busy, what if she made him worry.

So she asked her maid to report back and asked the prime minister to wait outside for a while.

Then, Yan Qiaoling asked a few maids to tidy up the table, and then sat in front of the mirror to dress up, especially the dark circles under her eyes, which had to be filled with foundation, and Xu Chengling must not be seen.

After a flurry of activity, Yan Qiaoling looked at herself in the mirror, who looked radiant with energy. She was satisfied and asked her maid to inform the prime minister outside.

You have to know that just now, she looked like she was about to die from overwork. Unconsciously, she gradually became like her sister.

"The Prime Minister requests an audience!"

The maid's voice came from outside the imperial study. Yan Qiaoling hurried back to her bed, sat down, tidied her appearance, and after confirming that there was no problem, she said:

"Let him in."

After a while, Xu Chengling walked into the imperial study, looked at the woman in dragon robes who exuded a sense of majesty, and bowed to greet her:

"Your humble servant Xu Chengling greets Your Majesty."

"Prime Minister, please excuse me. What do you want to see me for today?"

Yan Qiaoling asked curiously. Usually, there was nothing important, so she would just call him to the palace when she missed him.

"I have something I want to tell your majesty."

Xu Chengling looked up at the woman in dragon robe in front of him and spoke.

"Oh? Please tell me, is there anything important?"

Yan Qiaoling smiled slightly, then picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip pretending to be calm.

"I will take a concubine soon."

"puff!"

As soon as Xu Chengling finished speaking, the tea in Yan Qiaoling's mouth sprayed out and splashed all over the other person's face.

Seeing Xu Chengling being sprayed in the face by her, Yan Qiaoling was somewhat at a loss and hurriedly explained:

"Ah, Prime Minister, I didn't mean it."

"It's okay, I have a handkerchief here, just wipe it."

Xu Chengling shook his head, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and wiped the tea off his face.

In fact, he did not expect that this incident would have such an impact on His Majesty. This seemed to further verify the other party's true identity.

Even at this point, Xu Chengling still couldn't jump to conclusions about the identities of the two. What if the truth was not so? Wouldn't he be hurting two people at the same time?

Xue Yuan, who was standing by, couldn't help but laugh secretly when she saw the surprised look on His Majesty's face.

"Xue Yuan, did you laugh just now?"

Yan Qiaoling's cold voice slowly sounded, like a ghost haunting souls in the underworld.

"Your Majesty, do you have eyes behind your back?"

"You've already laughed out loud."

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I've been professionally trained and I won't laugh unless I can't help it."

"I'll deduct half a month's salary from you."

"Your Majesty, you have withheld my salary for more than ten years."

Xue Yuan couldn't help but shrugged and said indifferently.

Anyway, her salary has been deducted for more than ten years, and any further deduction would just be adding another number on top.

Yan Qiaoling also realized that there was no point in deducting Xue Yuan's salary due to her bad behavior.

"Then start deducting it from your bonus."

"Your Majesty, if this continues, I won't be able to support myself. I will have no choice but to go to the Prime Minister to eat and drink."

Xue Yuan looked up at the man in front of her and muttered softly.

If she continues to deduct money like this, she will really have to pack up and run away. Living with His Majesty, she will have to go hungry nine times out of three days.

Chapter 298 Your Majesty, You Are Crying

"My dear, are you going to take a concubine? Then I should congratulate you."

Yan Qiaoling pretended to smile, but her smile was uglier than her crying.

Although she knew that given Xu Chengling's status, he would take a concubine sooner or later, she definitely didn't want anyone to take the lead before her. Her sister was already her biggest and most necessary concession.

I absolutely don't want to be overtaken by another woman.

Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but look at Xu Chengling in front of her, took a deep breath, and asked him again:

"What's that person's name?"

"Your Majesty, her name is Tong Xin, and she is my maid."

Xu Chengling replied truthfully that this news was not a secret and His Majesty would know it sooner or later anyway.

Moreover, he wanted to use this news to judge the other party's reaction.

But unfortunately, His Majesty's reaction was much smaller than he had expected. He did react, but if it were Ling'er, she would probably have jumped up to stop him by now.

After all, for the Ling'er he knew, she was very loyal to him, so she hoped that he would be the same.

"So it was her?"

Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but sigh, as if she had already guessed the answer.

After her investigation, she found out that the woman named Tongxin was rescued by Xu Chengling four years ago, and had since served as Xu Chengling's personal maid, protecting him at the risk of her own life.

Given their close relationship, it seemed only natural for Xu Chengling to take her as his concubine.

However, the woman named Tongxin was once the gold medal killer of Yanluomen, and she has not yet been cleared of suspicion.