How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

Xu Chengling took out a land deed from his collar and placed it in front of his wife, whose expression changed slightly.

"A gift from the Jia family?"

"Yes, now the Xiangguo Mansion has a new source of income."

"He knows what's going on."

The lady did not seem surprised. She just smiled and added a few more entries to the account book, adding the new land she had just received.

Not bad, the Jia family is quite sensible and knows what to do and what not to do.

If the Jia family does not take any action after receiving the imperial edict, Yan Jixue can take back the Jia family's status as imperial merchants in the name of disobeying the imperial edict.

Originally, this imperial merchant status was given by the late emperor, and Yan Jixue was still worried about how to take it back.

She glanced at the title deed. This piece of land was one of the most prosperous areas in East City. Most importantly, the value of this land would only increase as time went by.

After all, nothing is more valuable than real estate.

At this time, Yan Jixue's heart was already blossoming with joy.

But soon, her smile froze.

Wait a minute, she seemed to have overlooked something and the pen in her hand stopped.

If she does this, wouldn't the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the capital city increase?

Yan Jixue's face changed.

Oops, I miscalculated!

……

At noon, in the yard.

"Ma'am, the cakes are here."

At this time, Xia Chan came over with a basket in her hand, which was filled with various exquisite pastries.

Xu Chengling and Yan Jixue had just finished their meal and walked out of the house.

"Master, Madam, please enjoy your meal."

After placing the pastries on the table, Xia Chan stepped back on his own accord.

Xu Chengling was not polite and picked up the pastry on the table and took a bite.

It tasted quite good, but had a familiar flavor.

"It tastes really good. It feels almost the same as the pastries in the imperial kitchen."

"This is not nonsense."

Yan Jixue couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. Nonsense, this was made by the imperial chef in the imperial kitchen.

The two sat down and tasted the after-meal pastries. Compared to Xu Chengling's casualness, Yan Jixue basically ate in small bites.

The lady is very beautiful, and even the way she eats looks so pretty.

After eating some cakes to fill his stomach, Xu Chengling suddenly stood up and said,

"Madam, I'm going to go see Qian'er and tell her the news of breaking off the engagement."

"Well, then you can take these cakes with you, since we still have a lot."

Yan Jixue motioned for him to bring some pastries on the table over.

"Okay, Qian'er would definitely understand if she knew you cared about him so much."

Xu Chengling nodded and brought some cakes to visit Xu Xiqian.

After walking for a while, he arrived at Xu Xiqian's residence and saw that the door of her room was still open.

"Cough cough..."

Before he got close, Xu Chengling heard a few coughing sounds coming from inside the house.

When he walked into the room, he saw two little maids standing by the bed, at a loss. Xu Xiqian was lying on the bed, looking a little pale.

At this time, the girl lying on the bed coughed a few times again, her delicate face squeezed into a ball, and she looked very uncomfortable.

"Qian'er, what's wrong with you? You're so cold."

Xu Chengling hurried over and touched the other person's forehead with the back of his hand. He didn't expect it to be so cold, as if it was frozen.

It looks like she has caught a cold.

When he came back last night, he already felt that Xu Xiqian's body was a little unusually cold, but he didn't expect it to break out today.

"Brother Cheng Ling, have you come to visit Qian'er?"

Xu Xiqian opened her eyes with difficulty and saw the man in front of her who looked concerned about her. She couldn't help but think of her former brother Cheng Ling.

"Go inform the housekeeper and invite the best doctor in the capital!"

Xu Chengling gave orders to the two maids beside him, while he stayed by the bed to take care of Qian'er.

"Yes, sir."

The two maids nodded, looked at the eldest lady on the bed with worry, and then left.

"Brother Cheng Ling, Qian'er feels so cold and uncomfortable..."

Xu Xiqian's delicate little face turned pale, and her body curled up in the quilt couldn't stop shaking.

"Silly girl, you've caught a cold. It's okay. I'll stay here and take care of you."

Xu Chengling held Qian'er's trembling little hand with both hands and spoke to her gently.

Chapter 66: The Future of Corn Cobs and Geese

"Doctor, how is she doing?"

Xu Chengling anxiously stood by the bed and asked the doctor who had just taken his pulse.

"My Lord, the young lady has caught a cold and is weak, so she is bedridden. Fortunately, it is nothing serious. I will prescribe a prescription for her later. During this period, the young lady should rest and recuperate. She will be well in a few days."

The old doctor said in a deep voice, left a prescription and left.

Knowing that Xu Xiqian was not seriously injured, Xu Chengling couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Looking at the girl lying in bed with her pretty face flushed, he felt so sorry for her that he couldn't bear to be angry.

He handed the prescription to the servant, and told him to get some medicine according to the prescription. He also told the housekeeper to get the 500-year-old ginseng and 500-year-old Ganoderma lucidum that his father had collected, to help Qian'er replenish her body.

At the same time, he asked the housekeeper to ask the cook to prepare more nourishing food today.

After explaining these things, Xu Chengling returned to the bedside.

"Brother Cheng Ling, where are you..."

Xu Xiqian's face was pale, her voice was very weak, and her expression was nervous. She was calling his name on the bed.

"I'm here."

Xu Chengling reached out, gently grasped the other's hand and said.

"Ah."

Hearing his voice, Qian'er's pretty face quickly calmed down.

"You have caught a cold. Take more rest these days. Wait until you feel better before you do anything else."

Xu Chengling spoke softly to Qian'er. Looking at her uncomfortable little face, he felt very distressed.

"Well, Qian'er will be obedient."

Xu Xiqian nodded slightly. After this incident, she seemed to have become much more sensible.

If it were in the past, this girl would have probably driven all the maids away, and even his words would have been useless.

"I have good news to tell you. Your engagement with the second young master of the Jia family has been cancelled. You don't have to marry into the Jia family anymore. You will stay in the Xiangguo Mansion from now on."

"Is this true? That's great..."

Upon hearing the good news, Xu Xiqian's pale little face couldn't help but reveal a smile.

In this way, she could continue to stay in the Xiangguo Mansion and accompany her brother Cheng Ling.

When she was sick in the past, Brother Cheng Ling also stayed by her side and took good care of her, but she always lost her temper. Thinking of these things now, Xu Xiqian felt ashamed.

"Brother Cheng Ling, Qian'er has a request, can you listen to it?"

"Well, tell me."

"Can you spend more time with Qian'er these few days... No, Qian'er won't force it like before, just these few days will be fine, okay?"

A pleading look appeared on Xu Xiqian's face. She wanted to stand up, but she had no strength left in her body and fell back.

In fact, she knew that Xu Chengling had his own things to do. He was not only her brother Chengling, but also the husband of another woman and the master of the Xiangguo Mansion.

Therefore, there are many things that need him to take care of, and there are people who need his care more, and I have only been causing him trouble.

Is it really worth him spending so much energy on myself?

"Qian'er, why are you crying?"

As she thought about it, her nose couldn't help but feel sore, and crystal pearls slid down her cheeks uncontrollably. She was already looking sick, and this cry was really heartbreaking.

"Qian'er...be a good child in the future...I don't want to make you worry anymore..."

Xu Xiqian said while choking, her delicate little face full of tear marks, which made Xu Chengling feel a little at a loss.

"Okay, don't cry, I know..."

Xu Chengling quickly comforted her and wiped the pearls off her face, but the more he wiped, the more pearls appeared.

Gradually, the girl became tired of crying, and as she caught a cold, she fell into a deep sleep.

"Hey, girl, you are my sister, how could I not take care of you."

Xu Chengling looked at her tear-stained face and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In her sleep, Xu Xiqian drank the medicine in a daze. It tasted a bit bitter, and a gentle voice sounded in her ears.

"Come, drink the medicine. It may taste bitter, but you will feel better after drinking it."

……

After a few days of careful care, Xu Xiqian's health gradually recovered.

Today, she got out of bed, but found that Xu Chengling was not around.

When she got out of bed and went outside, the first thing she saw were her two personal maids.

"Miss, are you feeling better?"

The little maid looked at Xu Xiqian's rosy face and asked in surprise.

"Well, okay, by the way, where are the others?"

Xu Xiqian nodded. After last night's rest, she had regained some strength and her fever had subsided when she woke up today.

These days, Xu Chengling has been by her side taking care of her.

Even last night, we got home very late.

"The young lady is well again. Let's tell the master the good news."

The two little maids discussed this.

"No, don't bother him. Brother Cheng Ling is also very busy. We can't let him worry anymore."

Xu Xiqian said hurriedly, stopping the two little girls.

"Qiaoqiao, go get some rice paper and a brush. From today on, I'm going to practice calligraphy."

"Miss, do you want to practice calligraphy? Okay, do you really not need to call the master?"

"I said no, okay, I'm going back to my room to practice calligraphy."

After saying that, Xu Xiqian turned around and went back to the house, full of motivation.

In order to be worthy of the excellent brother Cheng Ling, from today on, she will study harder and become an excellent woman.

The two little maids looked at each other, you looked at me and I looked at you.