How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

But when it was Yan Jixue's turn, she was so flustered that she couldn't even hold the spoon steadily, and in the end she made... a bowl of longevity noodles.

"Don't look, don't look, I didn't do this..."

Yan Jixue looked at the noodles in the bowl and her pretty face turned red. She quickly covered her face with her hands.

Xu Chengling couldn't help but smile and said to his wife:

"I want to watch you do it. Watching you do it is the best birthday gift for me."

So, Yan Jixue tried it again, but this time Xu Chengling held her hand and taught her how to do it step by step.

"Ma'am, wait."

"What's wrong?"

"Who's not opening yet, and you're already ordering noodles?"

Xu Chengling couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh. He saw his wife's pretty face blushing and she waited for the water to boil before putting the noodles in.

With Xu Chengling's guidance, Yan Jixue finally made a bowl of longevity noodles that looked decent.

I saw her holding the bowl of noodles carefully and placing it on the table. It was a bowl of greasy longevity noodles with half an uncooked egg and a few rape leaves on it.

"Have a bowl of hot longevity noodles, and celebrate your birthday with the long noodles."

Yan Jixue first looked at Xu Chengling and gave him a blessing, then smiled slightly and said to him:

"Husband, please enjoy it."

"Well, then I have to try my wife's cooking skills."

Xu Chengling nodded, looking at the bowl of longevity noodles made by his wife himself, feeling both moved and a little surprised.

He clearly taught me how to make it step by step, so why do these noodles look so scary? Can they really be eaten?

But seeing his wife's expectant look, Xu Chengling picked up a few noodles and started eating. The noodles were salty and oily, and very chewy because they were not cooked at all.

"what about the taste?"

Yan Jixue asked nervously.

"It's delicious, my lady, come and try it too."

Xu Chengling couldn't help but smile, and picked up a few noodles and put them to her mouth.

Yan Jixue's face changed slightly when she ate the noodles, but she still forced herself to swallow it.

"Not bad... not bad, my husband, you should eat more."

Yan Jixue forced a smile with difficulty, picked up a few noodles and put them to Xu Chengling's mouth.

Come on, let's hurt each other.

Chapter 76: Plan Pass

In the end, the two of them finished the bowl of longevity noodles together.

Xia Chan escaped the disaster by saying that he had something urgent to do.

Xu Chengling and Yan Jixue looked at each other and couldn't help but smile at each other, thinking of the scene of the two of them passing noodles to each other just now, they felt both moved and a little funny.

"I'm sorry, husband. I didn't expect it to be so unpalatable. I'm really sorry to trouble you."

Yan Jixue looked at him apologetically and said.

"It's okay. I've already tasted the lady's kindness, and it's not bad."

Xu Chengling shook his head and said while holding his wife's slender hand.

"Ah, next year, wait for next year, I will definitely be able to make delicious longevity noodles..."

Having said that, Yan Jixue couldn't help but pause, her beautiful eyebrows slightly raised, as if she remembered something.

Next year? But will she still be there next year? She will be gone soon.

At this moment, Xu Chengling suddenly held her hands, stared at her with his dark eyes, and said with a smile:

"Well, my lady, I am looking forward to you making delicious longevity noodles next year."

"..."

After a long while, Yan Jixue nodded gently and said in a very low voice:

"Ah."

This day was Xu Chengling's birthday, and Yan Jixue didn't go anywhere else and just stayed with him.

In the evening, a graceful figure came to the courtyard. The girl had two small braids on her head. Who else could it be but Xu Xiqian.

When she entered the campus, she saw Xu Chengling and Yan Jixue.

Especially when she saw the woman in blue next to Xu Chengling, Xu Xiqian couldn't help but hesitate, her face a little nervous.

She couldn't help but take a deep breath, muster up her courage, and walked towards the two of them.

"Brother Cheng Ling, Qian'er is here to see you."

After greeting Xu Chengling, Xu Xiqian looked at Yan Jixue beside her, hesitated for a moment, and spoke in a very low voice:

"Sister... Qian'er is here to greet you."

"Well, you sit down too."

Yan Jixue smiled slightly. She didn't expect that her sister-in-law had changed so much recently and took the initiative to get close to her.

"Sister, Qian'er was wrong about what happened last time. Please forgive me."

Xu Xiqian did not sit down, but apologized to the other party, saying that she had indeed done something wrong before.

"It's okay. I didn't take it to heart. But I didn't hurt you at that time, did I?"

Yan Jixue asked.

"No, no, sister was right to hit me. Qian'er was wrong and she deserved to be hit."

Xu Xiqian quickly shook her head.

"Okay, that's over. Sit down."

"Thank you sister."

Xu Xiqian sat down happily, moved closer to Yan Jixue, took her hand, and said:

"Aren't you sleepy, sister? Why don't we go play with Brother Cheng Ling together tonight?"

Xu Chengling, who was standing by, felt something was not right when he heard this.

However, looking at the two people who had reconciled their relationship, he felt very relieved in his heart, and Qian'er had finally grown up.

"Qian'er, what are you doing here?"

Xu Chengling asked.

"Well, today is Brother Cheng Ling's birthday, Qian'er is here to give Brother Cheng Ling a gift."

Xu Xiqian nodded, took out a wooden stick from her pocket, put it in Xu Chengling's hand, and said:

"This is the lucky sign Qian'er got when she went to Lingyin Temple today. It is said that good things will happen if you carry this lucky sign with you. Anyway, Brother Chengling, please accept it."

"Okay, then I'll do it. I also received your kindness."

Xu Chengling nodded, accepted the lucky charm that Qian'er gave him, and put it together with the previous amulet. Peace and luck are both beautiful blessings.

"Brother Cheng Ling, do you like it?"

"like."

"That's great, as long as Brother Cheng Ling likes it."

Xu Xiqian smiled happily. It was worth it that she went to Lingyin Temple early in the morning and didn't get the lucky lot until noon. It took a lot of effort and cost a lot of money.

But at least, as long as it makes my brother happy, that's enough.

"But you don't have to go to the temple every time to ask for things for me. As long as it's something you give, even if it's made of paper, it's a token of your heart, and that's completely enough."

Xu Chengling told her that he didn't want this girl to spend so much money just to please him.

In fact, as long as she made it herself, he would be very happy even if she didn't spend any money.

"Yes, Qian'er will remember it."

Xu Xiqian nodded vigorously, taking everything he said into account.

At this time, she looked at Yan Jixue who was sitting next to her, hesitated for a moment, and slowly said:

"Sister, Qian'er heard that your calligraphy is very good, can you teach Qian'er?"

"Do you want to learn?"

Yan Jixue blinked her long eyelashes and smiled slightly. The other party was Xu Chengling's sister. If she could establish a good relationship with her, wouldn't she be able to extract important information about Xu Chengling from her?

"I want to, I want to so much, sister, you must teach Qian'er."

Xu Xiqian's eyes lit up. This was a good opportunity to get closer to the other party. As long as she could build a good relationship with the other party, she would have more opportunities to get close to Brother Cheng Ling in the future.

And most importantly, there might be a chance in the future... to marry Brother Cheng Ling.

In the hearts of Yan Jixue and Xu Xiqian.

"Plan goes through!"

As for Xu Chengling, the person involved, he naturally had no idea what the two women were thinking.

But no matter what, as long as they have a good relationship, get along well, and don't quarrel, it will be the best outcome for him.

Harmony in the harem is what many men dream of.

Oh, by the way, he doesn’t have a harem, so that’s okay.

If His Majesty knew that he had married his sister and was going to marry other women, he would probably come to find him with the imperial sword.

Xu Xiqian and Yan Jixue were chatting happily, and then they returned to the house together and started practicing calligraphy.

Seeing this, Xu Chengling didn't want to disturb them, so he walked around the yard alone.

In the blink of an eye, night gradually fell.

At this time, Xu Xiqian was still staying in his room, practicing calligraphy with Yan Jixue.

After dinner, Xu Chengling took a walk and walked around the Xiangguo Mansion.

Before he knew it, he arrived at the stable.

There are more than a dozen horses in the stable, all of which are fat and strong kept by Uncle Gu.

Uncle Gu is the groom of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Logically, he is not responsible for raising horses.

But he had nothing to do, so he took the initiative to take over the job of raising horses.

At this time, a strong middle-aged man was adding straw to the trough and stroking the horses' hair with his hands. The horses became extremely docile in his hands.

"Uncle Gu, are you feeding the horses?"

Xu Chengling walked over and greeted the middle-aged man in front of him.

"Master, why are you here?"

Seeing the person coming, Uncle Gu quickly put down the straw in his hand and wiped his hands, which were stained with straw crumbs, on his clothes a few times.

"It's okay to walk around. Uncle Gu, have you eaten?"

"Thank you for your concern, sir. I will go eat after feeding these horses first."

"Well, hard work."

"It's not hard. I'm used to being idle, so it's good to be busy. As long as I'm busy, I can forget some things, which is good."

Uncle Gu himself didn't think it was a big deal, and it would be better to keep himself busy.

Xu Chengling was not very clear about Uncle Gu's past. He only knew that Uncle Gu had been here before he came to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

It is said that because Uncle Gu was young and hot-tempered, he was competitive and made too many enemies outside, which eventually caused his wife and children to leave him. He decided to retire from the world and was taken in by the Prime Minister's Mansion when he was desperate.