How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

If he could never see me again, would he miss me so much that he would hide away and cry?

If he knew her true identity, would he... still treat her as his wife?

A husband and wife are bound by love for a hundred days. Will he still remember his feelings for me?

She didn't know and couldn't figure it out, but whenever she thought of these things, her chest would ache slightly.

Yan Jixue didn't know what was wrong with her...

"Before I leave, I want to say goodbye to him."

As she spoke, Yan Jixue walked towards the vegetable garden.

When she arrived at the vegetable garden, she saw a busy figure. The other person also saw her, wiped his hands with his clothes, walked over, and asked with a smile on his muddy face:

"Madam, why are you here?"

"I came to see you, and I have something to tell you."

Yan Jixue's expression gradually became solemn. Seeing this, Xu Chengling couldn't help but ask:

"Is it something important?"

"Ah."

Yan Jixue nodded slightly, then said with a serious expression:

"Speaking of which, I have been married to the Xiangguo Mansion for more than a month and have not been back yet. I plan to return to the palace."

"So that's what it is. I thought it was something important. If you miss your mother's home, then go back and visit her."

Xu Chengling smiled slightly. He thought something happened, but it turned out that his wife wanted to go back to her parents' home.

If you miss home, just go back. Anyway, he feels more at ease since his wife is protected by a master like Xia Chan.

"My lady, please be careful when you go back. Go early and come back early."

Yan Jixue was silent for a long time. She raised her autumn-water eyes and said to him:

"Maybe, after I go back this time, I won't come back."

"what!"

Xu Chengling was stunned and the shovel in his hand flew out. He thought he had heard it wrong.

He could not help but step forward, gently placed his hand on his wife's shoulders, and asked in a very serious manner:

"Madam, what is going on? Why don't you come back after you go back?"

Soon, Xu Chengling thought of countless possibilities in his mind, and then said:

"My lady, did your sister force you to go back? She doesn't want you to come back. No, I will bring you back even if I have to break into the palace!"

"No, I want to go back on my own. There are some things that I can't explain to you now, but you will understand them in the future."

Yan Jixue couldn't help but lower her head and gently bit her lower lip with her silver teeth.

"Ah, my lady, don't you love me anymore?"

Hearing that his wife didn't want to come back, Xu Chengling was completely panicked. He tried hard to figure out if he had done anything wrong to his wife.

"No...husband, I love you."

Yan Jixue's pretty face couldn't help but blush. She raised her head, her eyes looking at him were full of affection, and they couldn't help but become moist. She choked and said:

"But, my husband, I have to go."

Chapter 82 New Year's Eve, Yueyang Tower

"What happened? Why so sudden?"

Xu Chengling looked at the pretty beauty in front of him, his heart anxious as if countless ants were crawling. He went to Wushan with his wife last night, why is his wife leaving today and not planning to come back?

It's not that he doesn't want her to leave. He can understand that she misses home, and he won't restrict her freedom.

But how could he accept that his wife would never come back? She was the flesh and blood of his heart, how could he let her go?

"I'm sorry, husband, I have my own difficulties, but I can't tell you now, but one day you will know."

Yan Jixue raised her beautiful eyes, and her eyes gradually turned red. She didn't expect that saying these words would make her so uncomfortable, and she felt waves of sharp pain in her chest.

She stared at the man in front of her. It might be the last time she looked at him as a wife. She looked so deeply that she wanted to imprint his face in her mind forever.

After returning to the palace, she took back her power and put on the dragon robe. Then she was the king of a country supported by all the people and was no longer his wife.

"My dear, if you have any difficulties, please tell me. I am your husband and the person closest to you. No difficulties can separate us."

But Xu Chengling didn't think so. He stared at the lady in front of him. No matter what difficulties the other party had, he only wanted his wife.

If my wife really has some compelling reason to leave, she can discuss it with him. Can't they solve it together as a couple?

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you."

Yan Jixue bit her lips lightly and shook her head, her cold and pretty face melting away.

"A husband and wife for a day is a husband and wife for a hundred days. A husband and wife for a hundred days is as deep as the sea. My husband, although I have only been with you for a short period of time, I will never forget this kindness."

She raised her eyes to look at Xu Chengling in front of her. Her eyes were full of affection, as misty as autumn water, and seemed to carry a gentle and tender light that penetrated the mist between the mountains.

If the love is not so deep that it is hard to control, how can one be so tender-hearted and unable to extricate oneself?

"My lady, you really can't tell your husband the reason why you want to go back, right?"

Xu Chengling's hands on Yan Jixue's shoulders trembled slightly, and his dark eyes were filled with affection, which gradually melted her cold heart like a burning flame.

"Well, thank you, husband, for understanding."

Yan Jixue nodded slightly, feeling slightly touched in her heart. Even at this time, he was still thinking about her.

Xu Chengling took a deep breath and thought a lot in his mind. He had too many words to say to keep her, begging her not to leave, or even tying her up and not letting her leave.

Doing this will indeed prevent her from leaving, but the result of forcibly keeping her will only completely shatter an intact mirror. Even if it is repaired in the future, the cracks on the mirror will not disappear.

"My lady, if you really want to leave, your husband will never stop you."

Xu Chengling said in a deep voice. He looked at the lady in front of him affectionately and then said to her:

"But you have to come back. If you don't, I will go to the palace to find you and bring you back. Then don't blame me for being a husband who doesn't care about the relationship between husband and wife. If I don't beat your ass into pieces, I will not be your husband."

"My husband, please don't."

Yan Jixue was frightened by his vicious look, and a blush appeared on her pretty face. Of course, she knew that he was just pretending to be fierce, and his reluctance was written in his eyes.

But she was really afraid that Xu Chengling would become desperate and break into the palace. That would be a serious crime, and it was unclear who would suffer then.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but raise her slender hand, gently cover his mouth, and said in a tender voice:

"Fool, have you ever thought about the consequences of breaking into the palace? And is it worth it for me?"

"It's worth it. How could it not be worth it? We have been married together, drank the wedding wine, and entered the bridal chamber together. You will always be my wife. For you, I can do anything."

Looking at the lady in front of him, Xu Chengling said with a firm expression.

Maybe at the beginning, he married the empress's sister just to hold on to this golden ticket of immunity from death, and his wife acted as if she didn't know him and was very cold towards him.

But the so-called feelings are cultivated bit by bit, not to mention that a husband and wife are bound by a hundred days of grace. After all, they have been married for more than a month.

"My lady, I can't bear to see you go."

"Husband, I can't bear to leave you either..."

Yan Jixue looked at him with loving eyes, crystal pearls swirling in her eye sockets, how could she bear to leave.

She couldn't help but think, how great it would be if she was not a world-famous empress, but an ordinary woman worthy of his love.

But all this is just a misunderstanding after all. When you wake up from the dream, everything will return to normal.

"I have to go now."

Yan Jixue turned around, leaving him with a graceful back, but her voice was full of reluctance.

Xu Chengling did not hold her hand and beg her to stay as she thought. Maybe she would soften her heart and decide not to leave.

But he did not stop himself, which made Yan Jixue feel a little disappointed. It felt like her feet were filled with lead, and every step she took was extremely heavy.

"Won't you try to keep me here?"

Yan Jixue finally couldn't help it, turned around and asked him.

"I've already said it before, if you want to leave, I won't stop you, but you must come back. If you don't, I'll go to the palace and snatch you back."

Xu Chengling looked at the delicate beauty in front of him and said to her.

He could stop her now and not let her leave. When she returned to the palace, it would be extremely difficult to bring her back.

Even though he knew this, Xu Chengling still didn't stop her.

"My dear, fifteen days later, on New Year's Eve, if I come back, we will meet as husband and wife on Yueyang Tower."

Yan Jixue looked back, looked at him affectionately, and said in a choked voice.

"If you don't come back, I will tell you the truth. If you still love me then..."

Yan Jixue did not continue to say the last sentence, because there was no answer to this sentence from the beginning.

If she doesn't come back, he will meet an empress who is both familiar and unfamiliar. I wonder what he will look like then.

If she were to come back, then on New Year's Eve, on the Yueyang Tower, the couple would meet, and she would still be his most beloved wife.

"Okay, I'll remember that. Now it's a deal, my lady. I'll be waiting for you on the top of Yueyang Tower on New Year's Eve."

Xu Chengling nodded and said that he would wait for his wife for fifteen days, and then go to Yueyang Tower to meet her on New Year's Eve.

If he hadn't seen her by then, he would have no choice but to go to the palace to snatch her away.

Fifteen days is neither long nor short, but it is enough for Yan Jixue to find the answer in her heart.

"Xia Chan, let's go back."

In the small courtyard, Yan Jixue said to Xia Chan who was waiting outside.

"Your Majesty, welcome back."

"Let's go back to the palace. I should meet Ling'er."

After saying that, Yan Jixue looked back again, her eyes filled with reluctance.

This traitor... bad guy... husband...

Chapter 83: Do you think he will find a woman behind my back?

After the lady left, the yard became much quieter.

The beautiful scenery that we used to see is now nowhere to be found.

Xu Chengling was working hard in the vegetable garden, and he couldn't help but think of what Uncle Gu had said to him.

It’s better to be busy. As long as you are busy, you can forget some things, which is good.

In fact, the effect was so obvious that Xu Chengling didn't think about his wife the whole day.

But Uncle Gu obviously didn't finish his words. He didn't say that when he has free time, the longing in his heart will come intensify.

When Xu Chengling returned to the courtyard, it had already darkened.

In the small courtyard, a pretty figure caught his attention. He saw her walking back and forth in the yard with a few sheets of rice paper in her hands.

"Qian'er, why are you here?"

Xu Chengling walked over and greeted the other party.

"Ah, Brother Cheng Ling, you're back. Qian'er is here to look for her."

When Xu Xiqian saw him, she couldn't help but smile happily, but then her expression turned a little disappointed and she said:

"Qian'er has been waiting here for a long time, but she hasn't seen her sister come back or be in her room. She clearly agreed with Qian'er that she would teach Qian'er calligraphy today."

"My wife... has gone back."

Xu Chengling hesitated for a moment and told Qian'er that his wife had already returned.