How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

At this time, Xu Chengling wanted to marry her. If this matter was known and used by other people in the court, it would be very disadvantageous to him.

Thinking of this, Yan Qiaoling sighed again and asked Xu Chengling:

"My dear, do you really love her?"

"Well, I really mean it."

Xu Chengling answered without hesitation, and these answers came from his heart.

"That's good, but until you can prove her innocence, her identity must not be made known to others, especially your opponents in the court."

Yan Qiaoling nodded and reminded him.

"I will remember your Majesty's instructions, and I will definitely get to the bottom of the truth."

Xu Chengling patted his chest and promised.

He thought for a moment, then asked the dragon-robed woman in front of him:

"Your Majesty, will you come on that day?"

"I have other things to do that day, so I won't come."

Yan Qiaoling smiled and shook her head to refuse.

In fact, she had nothing to do that day, and she could have come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to attend the wedding as long as she went incognito.

However, it would be better to kill her directly than to let her watch another woman put on a beautiful wedding dress and then walk into the bridal chamber arm in arm with her lover.

So, out of sight, out of mind, she will not attend this wedding because she is afraid that her emotions will get out of control.

"Besides this matter, do you have anything else to do?"

Yan Qiaoling asked him, trying to change the topic that made her unhappy.

"I wish your majesty good health, don't catch a cold, drink more hot water, and adding some brown sugar will be better."

Xu Chengling stood up and said, then he turned and left the imperial study.

These words, which seemed somewhat offensive to His Majesty, were actually spoken to Ling'er in front of him. If she were really Ling'er, she would understand the meaning of his words.

Looking at his departing figure, Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but stand there in a daze, her heart filled with turmoil.

Today is her period, and she didn't expect that he still remembered it. What he often told her was not to catch a cold and to drink more hot water.

Yan Qiaoling couldn't help but bite her lips lightly. Xu Chengling's words before he left actually conveyed a message to her, that is, he might have guessed her identity.

Could it be that her and her sister’s identities have been exposed?

In fact, Yan Qiaoling knew very well that she could not hold on any longer. She wanted to tell the other party her true identity countless times. Especially when she learned that Xu Chengling was going to take a concubine, she wanted to tell him so much that I am your Ling'er!

But when the words came to her lips, she finally held them back.

This secret was shared by her and her sister. They were both accomplices in this lie and had agreed with each other that they would never betray each other.

However, Yan Qiaoling no longer wanted to endure it. She didn't want to see another woman marry Xu Chengling before him, she didn't want to just watch him silently from behind, and she didn't want to let down the feelings she had for him.

This lie should end here.

"Xue Yuan, do you think I would look good in my wedding dress?"

Yan Qiaoling turned around and asked the short-haired woman next to her.

"Your Majesty is born with a royal appearance and a temperament that no one can match. When you put on your wedding dress, you will naturally be the most beautiful bride in the world."

Xue Yuan replied with a smile, ever since Her Majesty Qiao Ling became the empress, her temperament has slowly changed, and she exudes an invisible majesty. Now she is no different from a real empress.

If there is anyone who can be on par with His Majesty Qiao Ling, it is probably His Majesty Ji Xue.

Yan Qiaoling did not feel the slightest bit happy about Xue Yuan's praise. What was the point of wearing a beautiful wedding dress if she was not wearing it for the one she loved?

"Your Majesty, do you care about what the Prime Minister said just now?"

Xue Yuan suddenly asked, she had long seen that His Majesty was interested in Prime Minister Xu, otherwise she would not have exchanged identities with His Majesty Ji Xue.

But the price of exchanging identities with Her Majesty Ji Xue is that she cannot approach the person she loves most with her true identity, and can only choose to silently watch and protect the other person from behind.

"Haha, in a few days it will be the day when Xu Lang takes a concubine. It should be a happy day for him, so I should be happy too."

Yan Qiaoling forced a smile with great difficulty. She should be happy for the other person.

She should have thought so, but why did she feel so sad in her heart, as if something had pulled it hard and it hurt so much.

"But, sire, you are weeping."

Xue Yuan shook her head and sighed softly. Her Majesty forced a smile at the corner of her mouth, and tears slid down her cheeks like pearls with broken strings.

"Prime Minister Xu, Prime Minister Xu, you have broken His Majesty's heart."

Xue Yuan couldn't help but sigh and thought silently in her heart.

……

After leaving the palace, Tongxin, who had been waiting outside for a long time, smiled and immediately walked towards Xu Chengling and threw herself into his arms.

"Master, let's go back."

Tongxin took Xu Chengling's hand and said to him.

Now she no longer follows him silently, but takes the initiative to step forward and hold his hand.

Xu Chengling saw all these changes in Tongxin.

Today, Tongxin has fulfilled the promise she made to him and lives more like a real person than her former self.

"Tong'er, let me carry you back home today."

Under Tongxin's surprised gaze, Xu Chengling put one arm around her arm, lifted her pretty hips with the other hand, and held her in his arms as they walked towards the direction of the Xiangguo Mansion.

Chapter 299: Madam, are you pregnant?

"Husband, you are back... and Tong Xin."

When I returned to the yard, a woman in blue came towards me with a faint smile on her face. It was Yan Jixue.

Yan Jixue glanced at Xu Chengling and saw that he was still holding Tongxin in his arms. When Tongxin saw his wife, she couldn't help feeling guilty about having an affair and buried her little face in Xu Chengling's arms.

Xu Chengling put Tongxin down, and the girl immediately slipped away in shame.

"Madam, I'm back."

Xu Chengling touched the back of his head and greeted her.

"You're back so late today?"

Yan Jixue asked with a frown. She had been waiting for him at home for a long time, but he only came back in the evening.

Moreover, seeing that Xu Chengling and Tongxin had such a good relationship, she said that she didn't care, but she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

Women are selfish, so how could they be willing to share their men with other women? And when they think that they will be leaving soon, they naturally hope to spend more time with him.

"I went to do something and came back late."

Hearing his wife's complaining tone, Xu Chengling couldn't help but scratch the back of his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"You went to the palace?"

"Ma'am, do you know?"

"I guess you went to see her?"

"Well, after all, I'm getting married soon, so I'll inform her."

Xu Chengling nodded. At this moment, the two of them tacitly agreed not to mention the identity of the empress. Perhaps both of them knew who the empress was.

"What did she say?"

Yan Jixue asked, if Ling'er knew that Xu Chengling was going to take a concubine, she would probably feel very uncomfortable, after all, she liked him so much.

"She won't be here that day."

Xu Chengling replied calmly.

"Really? That's right."

Yan Jixue was thinking about something in her mind, but she could understand Ling'er's feelings. If it were her, she would definitely not want to watch her lover walk into the marriage hall with another woman.

"Husband, do you remember what day it is today?"

she asked again.

"What day?"

Xu Chengling couldn't think of it for a moment, is today an important day?

It seemed so, but he couldn't remember.

"You remember other people's important dates very clearly, but you can't remember your own important date. Have you forgotten that today is your birthday?"

Yan Jixue said a little unhappily, she didn't expect that this guy actually forgot, but he clearly remembered Ling'er's birthday.

"Oh, I remember now. Today seems to be my birthday."

Xu Chengling suddenly realized and finally remembered.

"Come with me into the house."

Yan Jixue spoke, turned and walked towards the house, and Xu Chengling followed her.

Entering the house, Xu Chengling saw the bowl of longevity noodles on the table. There was an egg and some vegetable leaves in it. The noodles had already gone cold and were sticky together.

When Xu Chengling saw the bowl of cold longevity noodles, he realized that his wife had been waiting for him for so long, and yet he came back so late.

Thinking of his wife staying alone in the room watching the noodles slowly getting cold while he hadn't returned yet, Xu Chengling couldn't help feeling a little guilty about the waiting.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry I'm late."

Xu Chengling apologized to her, then picked up the bowl on the table, picked up the cold noodles with chopsticks and started eating.

"Hey, why are you eating it? It's already cold. You'll get a stomachache."

Yan Jixue hurriedly stopped him when she saw this. The noodles were cold and couldn't be eaten. What if he got a stomachache?

But Xu Chengling shook his head and said to her:

"This is the longevity noodles my wife prepared for me. It's infused with your hard work. How can I not eat it?"

"You can't eat cold noodles. If you want to eat them, I can just make them for you."

Yan Jixue stamped her feet lightly, feeling angry and touched at the same time. In order to prepare this bowl of longevity noodles, she tried many times before finally succeeding.

But when she brought the hot noodles over, he was not at home. She waited and waited, and he finally came back when it was almost dark. How could she not be angry?

But now, seeing him eating the longevity noodles that he had worked so hard to prepare with relish, even though it was cold and didn't taste good, he still finished it all.

"Although it's a little cold, it tastes very good, much better than last year. I really hope I can continue to eat the longevity noodles made by my wife in the future."

Xu Chengling put down the bowl, looked at the lady in front of him and smiled.

"I'm glad you like it, but next time you are not allowed to eat cold food. If you get sick from eating it, I will feel guilty to death."

Yan Jixue said somewhat unhappily.

But soon, her eyes dimmed.

Soon, she will exchange identities with Ling'er, and then it will be Ling'er who will be with him, not her.

By then, she would no longer be able to make longevity noodles for him on this day every year. When she thought of this, Yan Jixue's heart ached.

"Madam, what's wrong with you? You look a little unhappy."

"No, sir, I'm fine."

Yan Jixue raised her head and saw that the other party was looking at her with concern, so she couldn't help but smile at him.

"Next year, wait until next year, I will make you even more delicious longevity noodles."

She clenched her fists and assured Xu Chengling that even if she could not be with him in the future, she could still make longevity noodles in the imperial kitchen and then send them to him.

However, at that time, the woman accompanying him should have been Ling'er.

"My dear, I want to eat the longevity noodles you make again next year, and I will only eat the noodles made by you."

Xu Chengling seemed to see what was on her mind, and he couldn't help but hold the beauty in his arms and gently stroke her back.