How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

"Ah, sister, you're coming?"

For some reason, there was an inexplicable sense of disobedience when these words came out of her mouth.

It seems that the solemn-looking black-haired woman in front of him is the real empress.

But she is actually a fake.

Yan Jixue nodded slightly, turned around and changed into a warm inner robe, and then put on the dragon robe that represented power.

Facts have proved that no matter how hard Yan Qiaoling tries to imitate her sister, she can never be more suitable to wear the dragon robe than her sister.

Whether it was the solemn face that did not match his age, or the majesty emanating from his brows, they were all explaining a reality to her.

The woman in front of you is the real empress of Dayan.

"I'm just borrowing this dragon robe for a while. Today's court meeting is very important."

Yan Jixue said calmly that today was Dayan's annual grand court meeting, and all important decisions for Dayan next year would be decided today.

So, this time she decided to go to court in person.

"In that case, leave it to my sister."

Yan Qiaoling nodded and changed into a casual robe. Since her sister had already made up her mind, what else could she say?

What's more, it would be better for such an important court meeting to be presided over by an experienced sister.

"Sister, wait a minute."

At this moment, Yan Qiaoling seemed to notice something, and her eyes couldn't help but fall on her sister's surging body, which was a leisurely feeling that she would never be able to achieve in her entire life.

"What's up, Bell?"

Yan Jixue sat in front of the dressing mirror, looking at the beautiful woman in her gorgeous dress in the mirror, her expression a little dazed.

She seemed to have forgotten how long it had been since she had put on such grand makeup and worn such a gorgeous dress.

If that person were here and saw me dressed in such elaborate and gorgeous clothes, would he be very surprised and open his mouth wide, wondering if his wife could be so beautiful and gorgeous?

"Humph, I really let him off easy."

Yan Jixue couldn't help but snort, with a smile on her lips, thinking in her heart.

If he were really here, he would definitely say that the lady is beautiful and looks good in whatever she wears.

This kind of flattery may be enough to fool Ling'er, but she is tired of hearing it and doesn't like it.

Just when Yan Jixue was immersed in her own fantasy, Yan Qiaoling's voice sounded again, waking her up.

"Sister, he will also come to today's court meeting."

"He, that's right, he is the Prime Minister, he will definitely come."

Yan Jixue nodded slightly. Yes, that person would also come to today's court meeting, so he would have the opportunity to see her beautiful and gorgeous dress.

Thinking of this, Yan Jixue felt secretly happy. Now she had the chance to see the bad guy's stunned look.

"Sister, you'll be exposed if you do this."

Yan Qiaoling suddenly said.

"Exposed?"

Yan Jixue was stunned for a moment, not quite reacting.

"Here, if he sees it, he will definitely recognize it as yours."

Yan Qiaoling pointed to her chest and reminded her sister.

In the past, my sister always ruled the country from behind the curtain, separated by a few meters long staircase. The officials in the hall were more than ten meters away from her and had no chance to see her appearance and figure clearly.

Even the Grand Tutor, the head of the military officers, had to stand one step away from the empress and could not come forward.

But there is an exception, that is the prime minister, the head of the civil officials. The prime minister can walk up the steps and is the person closest to the empress in the court except for the personal guards.

As for appearance, it’s not so difficult to say. Because of the thick curtain, you can’t see the appearance of the person sitting inside at all.

But if the body shape changes, it is actually very easy to see, especially in such obvious places, anyone who is not blind can see some clues.

Yan Qiaoling's words woke Yan Jixue up. If she went to the court like this, she would definitely be exposed in front of Xu Chengling.

The two of them have been together day and night for such a long time, if he can't even see this, then he can just be buried.

"Ling'er, what you said makes sense. I'll wrap my chest then."

Yan Jixue undressed and asked Xia Chan to bring the bandage to wrap up her surging chest.

Although it's a bit painful, there's nothing we can do about it. We can only let this pair of little...big white rabbits sacrifice themselves.

After making sure there were no problems, Yan Jixue, with the help of Xia Chan and Xue Yuan, tidied her appearance and prepared for the morning court.

……

In the Dayan Dynasty, a grand court meeting was held at the end of every year, and many officials who were unable to attend the court would have the opportunity to participate.

On this day, they will have the opportunity to see His Majesty's true appearance.

Of course, this was all in the past, times have changed.

The current Majesty is a woman, and she is ruling from behind the scenes. The officials standing in front have no chance to see her true appearance, let alone other officials below.

But it is said that this Empress is as beautiful as a fairy and is the most beautiful woman in the entire Dayan. Except for her personal maid, there are only a few people in the entire Dayan who can see the true face of Her Majesty.

The grand court meeting was different from ordinary court meetings. Only officials of the current dynasty were allowed to participate. People outside the current dynasty were not allowed to enter, especially those from the Western Regions and Izumo. If they wanted to pay tribute, they had to wait until the court meeting was over.

This is normal. After all, what was discussed at the grand court meeting was Dayan's decision for next year, and naturally it could not be heard by people from the Western Regions and Izumo.

All officials who participated in the grand court meeting would be monitored by the empress's spies after the court session. If any official of the dynasty was found to have leaked information to people from Izumo in the Western Regions, he would be executed without reporting to the empress.

Therefore, the results of the annual grand court meetings will be kept strictly confidential and implemented in the next year.

There were a bunch of officials with unfamiliar faces in the hall today, some young and some over 60 years old.

The civil and military officials who were originally lined up on the sides had to line up in several rows. The line of civil officials, in particular, was so spectacular that it stretched directly outside the hall.

Among these civil servants, there are many young officials who have just passed the imperial examination. They are the fresh blood of Dayan and the future of Dayan.

As for the military officers' team, all those who can become military officers are from aristocratic families. They have no money and can't even afford meat, so how can they want to practice martial arts?

This resulted in a situation where there were more civil officials than military officers in Dayan, and the military officers mostly had better backgrounds than the civil officials.

As for those who are both civil and military, they are very rare. For example, the Eighth Wise King is a prince who is both civil and military. He is not only talented, but also full of martial virtues.

At this time, there was a commotion among the civil servants.

Among the crowd, there was a young man who actually wanted to cut in line, which immediately aroused public anger.

"Sir, please don't cut in line. If you do, we will have to throw you out."

"Yes, we were here first and have been waiting in line for a long time. It's not good for you to cut in line like this."

"Sir, we are the first to line up here. You came later and should line up outside the main hall."

At the same time, the civil servants in the front row all stretched their heads and looked forward, feeling somewhat confused.

It’s already this late, His Majesty will be here soon, why hasn’t the Prime Minister arrived yet?

Could it be that the Prime Minister is not coming today?

Just when the old ministers were looking puzzled, there was a sudden commotion at the rear of the team, which attracted their attention.

Several old officials looked toward the back of the team and saw a young man in a purple fur crown being blocked at the back by a group of young civil servants and not allowed to cut in line.

When these old ministers saw this scene, they were stunned. Wasn’t the young man wearing the official uniform the Prime Minister they had been waiting for?

At the same time, a young-looking foreigner stopped the young man who wanted to cut in line and asked him:

"This gentleman looks a little unfamiliar. He must have just passed the exam. Where do you work now? What's your official rank?"

The young man thought for a while and replied calmly:

"I am currently working in the capital, and hold the rank of First Rank."

Chapter 103: Fool, can’t you recognize it?

That’s right, Xu Chengling’s position as prime minister is of the first rank in Dayan.

The official positions of wild geese are ranked according to grade, with the first grade being the highest and the power second only to the emperor, and so on.

The most important duty of the prime minister is to govern the officials below him and to directly appoint and make decisions on the officials below him without the emperor's permission.

This also led to the old prime minister, after years of management, placing officials appointed by himself in the court and gradually marginalizing the ministers around the emperor, thus firmly grasping power in his own hands.

Therefore, as the prime minister, Xu Chengling has many supporters in the court, all of whom were cultivated by the old prime minister and obey his orders.

"You are a first-rank official? Hahaha!"

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter when they heard Xu Chengling say the word "first rank".

For a moment, the whole court was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Obviously, the young man in front of him didn't know what the concept of the first rank was. That was the highest level of existence in Dayan, with power second only to the emperor.

Among the current geese, there are only two who are of the first rank, one is the Grand Tutor and the other is the Prime Minister.

At this time, the Grand Tutor was already standing at the head of the military officers' team, and only the Prime Minister had not arrived yet.

Could it be possible that this young man who looked somewhat frail before could become the prime minister?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Everyone burst into laughter. They didn't expect that they would encounter such a funny thing when they went to court once a year.

Among them was a young official who had attended the court the year before last and had the honor of meeting the prime minister. The prime minister should be an old man, and could not possibly be the young man in front of him.

"I'll make a bet with you. If you are really a first-rank rank, I will go out right now and swallow the stone lion at the entrance of the hall."

A young man who had just passed the imperial examination and became an official stepped forward and said, patting his chest.

If young people are not full of youthful vigor, what kind of young people are they?

"Take one with me, you swallow the one on the left, and I swallow the one on the right."

Another young man also echoed that both of them held the rank of Wailang, which was the lowest official rank requirement to attend the annual grand court meeting.

"You have really good teeth."

Xu Chengling narrowed his eyes and looked at the two young men in front of him, who had even come to the palace to eat and drink for free.

"I, Li Si, have spoken my mind and I cannot go back on it. If you are really a first-rank official, I will swallow up the stone lion at the entrance of the hall right now."

Li Si said this with great confidence. He was absolutely sure of what he said. He had heard from an old official who came to court the year before last that the Prime Minister was a white-haired old man who had one foot almost buried in the ground.

"What if you're not?"

"If I'm not, how about I swallow the stone lion at the door for you?"

"Brother, why do you have to lie to yourself? This stone lion is quite big. Why don't you move it back home and chew it slowly? Hahaha."

Li Si's words caused everyone to laugh again. This young man was too immersed in the role. He might have gone to court too early and was still sleepy. He was still a first-rank official, and it would be good enough to be a fifth-rank official.

Seeing that these people didn't let him cut in line, Xu Chengling just shrugged helplessly. Well, if they didn't want to cut in line, then no matter what, he could just stand at the back.

But Xu Chengling thought so, but those old ministers didn't think so.

I saw a few old officials struggling to squeeze through the team in front. When the young officials saw the old officials, they immediately became respectful and hurried forward to show their courtesy:

"I am the official of Dongshui Town, and I am honored to meet you, the assistant officials."

"The minister's complexion has been getting better and better recently."

I don’t know if they were lying with their eyes open, but the faces of these old ministers were almost pale at this moment.

"You are a bunch of blind men, get out of the way! You are blocking the way of that master!"

An old minister immediately scolded these young officials, and his beard stood up on the spot with anger.

His Majesty will be here soon. If the Prime Minister doesn't take his seat, His Majesty will definitely vent his anger on them.

At this time, several old ministers hurried to Xu Chengling, bowed to him, and said respectfully:

"Master Xiangguo, please come in quickly. Everyone is waiting for you to take your place."

"Ah."