How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

Chapter 114: Fighting for a Better Tomorrow

Inside Guanghan Palace.

After making sure that Xu Chengling had left, Mo Xueyin, who was originally sitting upright on the rosewood chair, stood up, blinked her long eyelashes slightly, and raised the corners of her mouth in an imperceptible arc.

At the same time, the palace maid that the famous general Xu Chengling led to Guanghan Palace smiled lightly and said to the Queen Mother:

"Haha, Senior Sister, you really acted like the Queen Mother. Even Prime Minister Xu was fooled by you."

As she spoke, the palace maid gently wiped her face with her slender hand, and she changed into a new appearance on the spot.

A closer look revealed that the palace maid was actually a short-haired woman in disguise. If she had worn a golden kite headdress on her head, her identity would have been even more obvious.

Xue Yuan took a look at the high-slit dress that the senior sister in front of her was wearing. Her white thighs were exposed, wrapped in seductive black stockings. Any man who saw it would be unable to control himself.

I just don't know how senior sister can hold her nerve wearing this outfit.

At least if it were her turn, she would be a little embarrassed to wear it, but for the sake of His Majesty, she had to sacrifice her senior sister's beauty.

Seeing Xue Yuan laughing secretly, the Queen Mother couldn't help but glare at her fiercely. If she hadn't lost the last competition, she wouldn't have wanted to play the role of the Queen Mother.

The empress dowager raised a slender hand and wiped her face, and her appearance changed to another one. Her expression did not fluctuate at all. It was Xia Chan.

"Master...did he take a sneak peek just now?"

Xia Chan looked down at the seductive dress she was wearing, and her pretty face couldn't help but blush slightly, especially when she thought of the gaze Xu Chengling had just placed on the crotch of her thighs, which made her feel a little shy.

Both of them were born in Yujingfang, and naturally they had learned the art of disguise. This scene of meeting the Queen Mother was a play they directed and performed themselves, with the purpose of allaying Xu Chengling's doubts.

The person who came up with this idea was Yan Qiaoling, who had been staying in the palace during the court session.

If we were to ask who knows Xu Chengling best in this world, it would definitely be Yan Qiaoling. She even knows him better than her own sister.

In this case, based on her understanding of her lover, he is usually very observant and after spending a long time with her sister, he will definitely notice some clues.

After all, no matter how well the sister plays her role, she can never completely become her, and will definitely reveal some flaws.

During this court session, Yan Qiaoling secretly asked one of her maids to observe Xu Chengling in a corner. As expected, Xu Chengling had begun to doubt the identity of the empress in the court.

So in order to dispel Xu Chengling's doubts, after Yan Jixue came back, Yan Qiaoling discussed with her sister how to maintain their current identities and prevent Xu Chengling from continuing to be suspicious.

After much thought, he finally had to look to Yan Qiaoling. She usually had the most clever ideas and quickly came up with a solution, which was to let Xu Chengling meet the Queen Mother.

When the other party went to meet the Queen Mother, Yan Qiaoling would play the role of the Empress and go to Guanghan Palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, creating an opportunity for the two of them to meet the Queen Mother together.

It's a very simple truth. Xu Chengling hasn't seen her for several years and might make a mistake. But if it was the empress dowager who raised them since childhood, she would definitely not make a mistake in the identities of the two sisters.

As long as the identities of the two people after they exchanged were confirmed by the Queen Mother, Xu Chengling's doubts would naturally be put to rest.

It just so happens that today is the day when the Queen Mother goes out to the garden and will be back late.

So, Yan Qiaoling asked Xue Yuan and Xia Chan to dress up as the empress dowager and her maid respectively, and invited Xu Chengling to Guanghan Palace. Then she went to pay her respects to the fake empress dowager as the empress.

This whole process was all part of Yan Qiaoling's plan. Although she had deceived her own Xu Lang, she had no choice but to do this in order to continue to maintain her current identity and eliminate those who wanted to harm her in the court.

When she has eliminated her opponents in the court in the future, she will naturally return to him with her true identity and explain everything to him.

It was because Yan Qiaoling loved her sweetheart so deeply that she had to hide it from him. Even though her sweetheart suspected and was on guard against her, she had no regrets because it was her own choice.

Even though this path would make her lose a lot of things, even her lover, who was standing in front of her, she couldn't say, "Silly boy, I am your favorite Ling'er."

If it were his sister, she might want to get rid of him, but if it were her, she would be able to use the power in her hands to eliminate the opponents in the court who wanted to harm him.

In fact, Yan Qiaoling is not so obsessed with power. She is so eager for power just to protect her lover, nothing more.

In the end, her kingdom is his kingdom.

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While the Queen Mother was not back yet, Xia Chan and Xue Yuan left Guanghan Palace.

Returning to the palace where His Majesty was staying, Xue Yuan couldn't help but stop. She turned around and asked her senior sister:

"Senior Sister, what do you think the two emperors will do in the future? Will they maintain the status quo, or..."

As His Majesty's personal bodyguard, Xue Yuan doesn't need to think so much. She only needs to obey His Majesty's orders and ensure His Majesty's safety.

But she was very curious. Now that Her Majesty Ji Xue had returned to the palace, would this misunderstanding be resolved?

If the misunderstanding was to be cleared up, why did Her Majesty Qiao Ling come up with the idea of ​​meeting the Queen Mother to dispel Prime Minister Xu's doubts?

Does that mean that both Your Majesties intend to maintain the status quo. Since it is wrong, then just keep making the mistake?

"What does Her Majesty Qiao Ling think? Does she want to return to the master?"

Xia Chan thought about it and couldn't help but ask her back.

"If I say I don't tell you, I'm definitely lying. Although Her Majesty Qiao Ling doesn't say it, she actually calls out his name in her dreams every night when she goes to sleep. It's because you think about something during the day that you dream about it at night."

At this point, Xue Yuan couldn't help but shook his head and continued:

"But even if she has him in her heart, Her Majesty Qiao Ling did not tell the truth to Prime Minister Xu. Only by sitting in this position can she protect him. This is the choice Her Majesty made herself. What does Her Majesty Ji Xue think?"

Compared to Xue Yuan, who has always stayed by Majesty Qiao Ling's side, Senior Sister has followed Majesty Ji Xue for many years and must understand Majesty's thoughts better than she does.

But as ministers, is it really okay for them to speculate on the emperor's inner thoughts behind his back?

"Her Majesty Ji Xue must be in love with Prime Minister Xu. Although they have not known each other for a long time, Her Majesty Ji Xue smiles more often than before when she is with Prime Minister Xu."

Xia Chan said lightly that she hadn't seen His Majesty smile for a long time since when she was in the palace.

"On New Year's Eve, the answer will be revealed. Before then, no matter how you and I speculate, it will be useless."

The two of them stood on the highest eaves of the palace, each gazing into the distance. From the highest point of the palace, one could almost take in half of the prosperous capital city.

"Time flies so fast. It's only a few days until New Year's Eve. Senior sister, where do you think the geese will head in the new year? How long can the peaceful days like now last?"

"We came to your Majesty to protect the peace at this moment. Only when your Majesty truly unifies the world will Dayan's future usher in true peace. Isn't that what we are looking forward to?"

"Fight for a better tomorrow for the geese."

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Chapter 115: Meeting Someone Buying an Umbrella on a Rainy Day

After meeting the Queen Mother, Xu Chengling clearly felt hungry.

So, led by a palace maid, he walked around the harem several times and walked for a long time before leaving.

It took another ten minutes before Xu Chengling left the palace.

At this time, it was already noon and the sun was rising high, dispelling some of the chill from his body.

Xu Chengling didn't expect to be summoned by the empress dowager suddenly, which delayed him for quite a while. He must have thought that Tongxin outside the palace had been waiting for him for a long time.

Speaking of which, he was really shocked to find that the empress dowager was so young.

If he guessed correctly, the Queen Mother should be a woman from the Western Regions who married to Dayan. Of course, it might be that he was overthinking it.

But no matter what, it's definitely a good idea to build a good relationship with your mother-in-law.

It was said that he accidentally saw the dragon body of the empress, which was a bit too exciting. As a result, he was able to walk out of the palace intact.

The most important thing is that he seems to be attracted by the empress who may chop off his head at any time.

It's bad, Xu Chengling, you said you were not attracted by her beauty, but the empress is just pretty, with a pair of white and straight legs, and her personality seems to be a bit cute, but there's nothing special about her other than that.

Bah, do you like it? You are just lusting after the empress's body, you are so cheap!

When he gets angry, he can even scold himself.

Xu Chengling laughed, shook his head, left the palace, and came to an old tree covered with dead vines.

Under the tree, there was a carriage parked. A middle-aged man with a good complexion was leaning on the carriage board, and below him stood a slender black-haired girl, leaning against the tree.

Suddenly, the girl seemed to smell something, her expression changed, and she looked forward, only to see a man in official clothes slowly walking towards her.

The girl jumped lightly, came to the man's side, and asked:

"Master, why are you back so late today?"

"I ran into some problems and was summoned by the Queen Mother, which delayed me for quite a while, but I finally got it done."

Xu Chengling looked at the black-haired girl in front of him, skillfully stroked the soft hair on her forehead with his hand, and saw a look of enjoyment on Tongxin's face.

"The Queen Mother? Did she not cause any trouble to the Lord?"

"No, I was just summoned to ask about some family matters, and by the way, it also solved a doubt in my mind."

Xu Chengling said, he took his hand back from Tongxin's hair, turned to look at Uncle Gu, and said:

"Uncle Gu, you go back first. I'll take Tong'er to buy some things."

"Well, I'll go back first, Master. Please take care of yourself."

After saying that, Uncle Gu drove the carriage away slowly, leaving Xu Chengling and Tongxin where they were.

Before Uncle Gu left, Xu Chengling changed into a spare set of casual clothes in the carriage. If he wore this official uniform, it would attract too much attention on the street and it would easily expose his identity.

Tong Xin looked at Xu Chengling beside her and asked:

"Master, aren't you going back in a carriage?"

"No, I just finished all my work today. New Year's Eve is coming in a few days. I'll go to the street to buy some supplies for New Year's Eve today."

Xu Chengling looked at Tong Xin in front of him and saw that she was wearing a white tights. Although it was convenient to move around in, it was still better for her to wear something nice in normal times.

Besides, New Year’s Eve is coming soon, and New Year’s Eve is the New Year. It is natural to wear new clothes in the New Year.

"Let's go and have something to eat first. It just so happens that the restaurant opposite Xueyuefang Huayinglou has just opened. I heard that the scenery is nice. Let's go there for a meal."

Xu Chengling thought for a while and said, Xueyuefang happened to be not far away, so he took Tongxin there.

It was noon now, and the restaurant business in Xueyuefang was very busy. There were also several brothels nearby. If one had nothing to do on weekdays, one could go to one of the brothels and listen to some folk songs.

Xueyuefang is one of the busiest streets in East City. As it is close to New Year's Eve, red lanterns have been hung on both sides of the street and new couplets have been posted, making the street much more lively than usual.

It is said that on New Year's Eve, the empress would leave the palace and parade through the streets, and would pass by here.

The capital city is prosperous, but because of this, people only see the prosperity of the capital city but not the suffering and chaos outside the capital city.

Arriving at Wangyuexuan, we found that the location of this restaurant was exactly the one that the Jia family had given to the Prime Minister's Mansion. They had to pay about 20% rent every month, which was a considerable income.

Wangyuexuan is one of the most famous restaurants in the capital. It has both mountain and sea delicacies, as well as everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, and swims in the water.

As for the name of Wangyuexuan, it also has a story. It is said that when you sit in the private room on the top floor of Wangyuexuan at night, when the skylight in the room opens, the bright moon in front of you seems to be within reach.

After entering Wangyuexuan, Xu Chengling directly booked a private room on the top floor.

But unfortunately, the private room on the top floor is so famous that it has been booked for a month later.

If he wants to book the top-floor box, he can only come back in a month.

Without saying a word, Xu Chengling slapped an identity card with the word "Xiang" engraved on it on the front desk.

Soon, a private room on the top floor became vacant, and the shopkeeper came out to greet them personally, saying that they could eat whatever they wanted for free.

Xu Chengling didn't take advantage of it, he still had to pay the money, but it was basically the same as taking it out of his left pocket and putting it into his right pocket.

It is worth mentioning that Wangyuexuan has a special delivery service. Instead of walking up a long staircase, customers only need to stand on a board and use four reinforced ropes and manual power to deliver customers to the top floor.

Isn't this the prototype of an elevator? It just uses human power.

Arriving at the private room on the top floor, the scenery here is very beautiful. Looking down from the top floor of Wangyuexuan, the busy pedestrians on the street are like ants coming and going, bustling about.

Xu Chengling found a place to sit down, Tongxin stood behind him and massaged his back gently.

"My two distinguished guests, please enjoy your meal."

After the shopkeeper left, various delicacies from land and sea were brought up one after another.

Looking at the many delicious foods in front of him, even Xu Chengling couldn't help drooling and his appetite was whetted.

However, he and Tong Xin definitely could not finish so much food. If he had known earlier, he would have brought the little girl Mo Li along.

After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Xu Chengling called the waiter to pack up all the leftovers and send them to the Prime Minister's residence.