How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

What more can a husband ask for when his wife is like this?

However, this world is a polygamous world, and in addition to his wife, he can also marry other concubines.

All in all, he had no other strange thoughts about the eldest lady.

Who would be interested in such a domineering young lady? He wouldn't be interested anyway.

I feel not as good as his wife...temper.

After saying this to the young lady and disassociating himself from her, Xu Chengling left without looking back.

"Don't leave. Am I more important or is she more important?"

Xu Xiqian asked him, and seeing that he still didn't turn around, she clenched her fists and chased after him.

Suddenly, she stumbled and fell heavily on her butt.

"Ah, it hurts!"

Xu Xiqian collapsed on the ground, her eyes red, and she shouted at Xu Chengling with a wronged look:

"Wow, Brother Cheng Ling, I'm hurt, please look back."

Xu Chengling did hear the young lady's screams, and from the sound of it, it seemed like the young lady was about to cry.

But he had already severed ties with the eldest lady, and besides, she had maids behind her, so she didn't need him.

Thinking of this, he walked away without looking back.

Looking at Xu Chengling's gradually receding figure, Xu Xiqian stood there in a daze, forgetting even to cry.

She discovered that her older brother no longer loved her.

In the past, whenever I cried, he would come to comfort me.

No matter what he wants, he will try his best to satisfy it and never say anything more.

He never even forgot his important days.

But he has changed now.

Yesterday was his period day, and he actually forgot about it.

Even when he fell and got hurt, he didn't even want to look back at himself.

It must be that woman, that vixen, who took away her beloved brother Cheng Ling.

Otherwise, why wouldn't Brother Cheng Ling like me?

It must be like this, it’s all that vixen’s fault!

"Brother Cheng Ling, I will definitely take you back."

Looking at Xu Chengling's departing figure, Xu Xiqian swore secretly in her heart.

……

"Finally I came back."

The Prime Minister's Mansion was really big, with all kinds of paths crisscrossing it. It took Xu Chengling more than ten minutes to walk back.

It seems that a house that is too big is not necessarily a good thing.

After complaining a little in his heart, Xu Chengling walked into his own yard.

In the courtyard, a petite figure caught the eye, with her red hair being extremely eye-catching.

"Tong'er, what are you doing?"

Xu Chengling and the girl in front of him looked into each other's eyes, and they stared at each other.

"..."

No matter how hard he racked his brains, he could not figure out why his maid was hung upside down on a tree. It was the hottest noon and she was baked by the scorching sun like a salted fish on a chopping board.

The girl in front of him, dressed in black and with rare red hair, is named Tong Xin, and she is his personal maid.

It is worth mentioning that although she looks harmless, her martial arts skills are extremely high and her hands are stained with countless blood.

She has another identity, that is, the number one killer in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Um..."

The girl's mouth was tightly sealed with tape and she could only make strange humming sounds.

"An assassin is coming?"

Xu Chengling asked with a frown, but when he looked around, there didn't seem to be any signs of a fight.

Moreover, with Tongxin's martial arts skills, it is hard to find an opponent in the entire Xiangguo Mansion.

Then there is only one possibility, that she hung herself up there.

As for the reason, only she can answer it herself.

So Xu Chengling helped her remove the tape on her mouth.

"Master, I am simulating how to break free if someone ties my feet with ropes and hangs me upside down on a tree."

Tong Xin widened her watery eyes, looked at him innocently and answered.

"Is that why you tied your hands too?"

"If it were me, I could easily untie it with my hands."

"So you sealed your mouth too?"

"You can bite with your teeth, too."

Tongxin answered very seriously that since it was a simulation, all aspects had to be considered carefully.

"What's the result?"

"My Lord, didn't you see the result?"

Tong Xin stuck out her cute little tongue at him.

"I finally understand. You are a little genius."

Xu Chengling shrugged helplessly, his maid seemed to be a little out of her mind.

The number one assassin in Xiangguo Mansion is just this? Who would believe it if I told them?

"Thank you for the compliment, my lord."

"I'm not complimenting you."

Xu Chengling was speechless. This little maid was a little silly and cute.

Then, Tongxin showed him on the spot how to break free from the rope that was hanging upside down.

She arched her body like an agile kitten, opened her small mouth showing her fangs, and bit through the thumb-thick hemp rope in a few bites.

Seeing this scene, Xu Chengling felt a chill on his back and immediately gave up a bold idea.

After freeing her hands, she pulled out a dagger from her waist, and with a flick of the knife, she untied the hemp rope around her feet in an instant.

These movements are difficult for ordinary people to do without special training, especially the explosive power of the waist.

Tongxin's martial arts are very unique and require extremely high waist strength. These moves are child's play for her.

She did a perfect backflip and landed on the ground.

The whole process was clean and neat, taking no more than half a minute.

If she were to participate in a gymnastics competition, she would definitely win the championship.

"Master, you are back."

Tong Xin dusted herself off and bowed to him.

When she saw Xu Chengling, she suddenly remembered something and said to him again:

"By the way, the task assigned to me by the master has been completed."

After saying that, Tong Xin fiddled in her pocket for a few times and took out a few little fingers, which were stained with dark red blood.

Chapter 8 Yes, but only a little bit

"Didn't I tell you not to bring your finger back?"

Xu Chengling couldn't help but sigh, feeling somewhat helpless.

His maid had a habit of cutting off the little finger of the target of the mission as proof of completing the mission.

"If I don't cut off the target's little finger as evidence, what if you, my lord, don't admit it?"

Tong Xin put away her little finger and said to him with an innocent look on her face.

"Okay, I get it. Don't bring it back next time. I trust you."

Xu Chengling nodded, his expression slightly serious, and said to her:

"If you do this, it will be easy to expose your identity."

He believed in Tongxin and completed all the tasks assigned to her without exception.

But the targets she assassinated all lacked a little finger, and this style was almost identical to that of a certain mysterious killer organization back then.

However, this killer organization was destroyed by the imperial court back then and should have ceased to exist long ago.

At present, there have been several cases in the capital where the little fingers of the deceased were cut off, which has attracted the attention of the Heavenly Supervisory Department.

Could it be possible that this organization is about to make a comeback?

"Master, this is the code of conduct for assassins. We must not forget our roots."

Tong Xin looked at him and answered very seriously.

"Girls should not always fight and kill. You should learn to be a well-educated maid. Look at you, wearing a dark dress every day. People who don't know would think there is a thief in the house. Where is the maid's dress I prepared for you?"

Xu Chengling looked at Tongxin's outfit and asked her.

"Master, the clothes you gave Tong'er are so troublesome to wear. They are so fancy and not convenient for movement. What if a thief really breaks into the house and Tong'er can't catch up with the thief?"

Tong Xin said with a pout, a cunning look in her eyes.

There is some truth in what she said.

But this is the Prime Minister's Mansion, which is heavily guarded. Not to mention whether thieves might break in, she would most likely be mistaken for a thief first.

It’s really funny to think about the scene then, with the thief crying “stop thief”.

"Tong'er, go change your clothes."

Xu Chengling ordered her.

"Yes."

Tongxin nodded reluctantly, and immediately reached out to untie her clothes, revealing a delicate white body in front of him.

"You...why are you taking off your clothes here?"

Xu Chengling frowned and looked her over.

It's OK, it looks good, and there's still a lot of room for growth.

When I first picked Tongxin up, she was still very skinny, like a bean sprout.

Now that I have good food and drink in the Xiangguo Mansion, I no longer have to worry about food and clothing, and I have gained a lot of weight.

It's the meat that doesn't grow where it should.

In Tongxin's words, if it was too big, it would be inconvenient to move around.

Tong Xin looked at him. She didn't seem to feel ashamed about this and said nonchalantly:

"Didn't the master order Tong'er to take it off?"

"Uh, put on your clothes quickly and go back to the house to change."

Xu Chengling was stunned for a moment and ordered her to go back to the house and change.

If his wife saw this scene, he wouldn't be able to explain it clearly.