Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

In the study of Prince Ning's mansion, Liu Quan repeated almost verbatim what Ling Chuan had said today, which confused Prince Ning.

"Did he notice anything?"

Liu Quan replied, "I don't think so. My sugar is selling well, why would he be unwilling? We made a three-month agreement at the beginning, and the sales volume after that was determined based on the sales volume in the first three months. He can't be too picky about money, right?"

Prince Ning was playing with an ivory folding fan in his hand, which was very beautiful when it flew up and down. Suddenly, his fingers were fixed and the fan was already in his hand: "From this point of view, the problem should be with the source of goods."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Liu Quan flattered him: "But Your Majesty, I just want to ask, can we do the futures trading he mentioned?"

King Ning frowned. He was not good at doing business. He was overwhelmed after listening to Liu Quan's long talk. "I want to hear your opinion."

Liu Quanxin thought that the opportunity to show off had come. He swallowed his saliva and began to analyze what Ling Chuan said about futures. Finally, he came to a conclusion: "Your Highness, I think this method is very feasible. To use an inappropriate metaphor, this is clearly a case of making money out of nothing, but..."

Prince Ning was listening happily, and asked impatiently, "Just what?"

"But if Guangfenghao alone does it, I'm afraid the results will be minimal."

"Why? Ling doesn't do it himself?"

"From what he said, it seems that he doesn't want to have anything to do with this matter."

"You don't want to get involved?" King Ning frowned and thought for a moment before asking, "Is there a trick?"

Liu Quan was startled and said quickly, "I have thought about it for a long time and found no fraud. Unless he violated the contract and sold sugar privately, according to the agreement in the contract, the violator must pay compensation of 100,000 taels of silver."

Prince Ning's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his face. The folding fan in his hand flew up and down again. "In this case, I will leave this matter to you. I'm afraid my niece can't imagine that the merchant she carefully cultivated ended up being a wedding dress for me."

"I understand, but I beg Your Majesty to ask Longchang Grain Store to cooperate with us, so that we can get twice the result with half the effort."

"How are you going to cooperate?"

"Guangfeng sells sugar, Longchang Grain Store buys it. Guangfeng sells 10 kilograms, Longchang Grain Store buys 5 kilograms. Others will follow suit when they see that it is profitable. After a few rounds of this cycle, the price of sugar will rise, and Guangfeng will be able to profit from it..."

King Ning's face was already full of smiles: "Okay, let's do it this way. You go to Lu Tong to explain the matter and tell him that I agree."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

……

In the backyard of Yunfuji, Mrs. Li sat upright in the pavilion with a few side dishes cooked by Lingchuan himself placed in front of her.

"Mrs. Li, would you like to try it?"

Ling Chuan brought the last dish of minced meat and tofu to the table and then sat down opposite him.

Madam Li glanced at Ling Chuan, scooped a spoonful of minced meat and tofu into her mouth, and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Not bad, not bad, it's quite interesting. Any girl who marries you will definitely be blessed."

Ling Chuan laughed dryly: "If Madam Li likes it, eat more."

Madam Li tasted all four dishes one by one, then put down her chopsticks: "Alright, I usually eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, but today I have broken the precepts. I have to copy Buddhist scriptures a few more times when I go back to make up for it. I'll take my leave now."

Ling Chuan quickly stood up to see her off, and only breathed a sigh of relief after Mrs. Li got on the carriage and drove away.

Mrs. Li's aura was too strong, much stronger than Lu Xi's, and it made him feel suffocated.

Just as he was about to turn around and go in, he saw Cao Huanchun flashing out from the side. Ling Chuan grabbed him and said, "You really know how to pick the time. Madam Li just left... You didn't hide outside on purpose, did you?"

Cao Huanchun smiled awkwardly: "How could that be? I just came back."

"Tsk." Ling Chuan walked towards the door with disdain, and asked as he walked: "How is your business going? Have you developed some reliable people?"

"There are a few, why?"

Ling Chuan told him that he was going to send someone to Ruyin to investigate the case, and then asked, "How many reliable people can you call on?"

Cao Huanchun was in a dilemma: "I do have a few reliable men, but they don't know martial arts, so I'm afraid they won't be of any use if they go."

Ling Chuan frowned and thought for a while: "No problem, let Leng Wushuang lead the team, and I will assign two more guards to follow. After all, we are just focusing on investigating the case."

"Okay, then when do you need someone?"

"We will probably have to leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Tell them to give each of them one tael of silver per day as a travel allowance."

The two guards that Ling Chuan mentioned were Zhang Tong and Zhao Fu. At first, they were reluctant, but when they heard that they would be paid one or two taels of silver per day, they immediately agreed.

Ling Chuan even joked with Zhao Fu: "Maybe after this trip, you'll have enough money to propose marriage to Cui Lian next door."

Zhao Fu, who was as thin as a stick, had his eyes sparkling when he heard this: "Thank you very much for your support, sir. If it really works out, I will invite you to the wedding."

Ling Chuan patted his shoulder and said, "That's a must. I will definitely give you a big gift when you hold your wedding banquet."

Zhang Tong, who was standing by, said enviously, "Sir, what if I also hold a wedding banquet?"

Ling Chuan rolled his eyes: "Why, you still want to marry a younger one? Your wife gave birth to a son and a daughter for you, why do you dare to marry a younger one?"

After being scolded by Ling Chuan, Zhang Tong shrank his neck and said, "No, no, I just said it casually."

Duan Xifeng rode a white horse and set off with his eight men.

Zhang Tong and Zhao Fu also set out the next day. Together they were accompanied by Leng Wushuang and four errand boys. In name, Zhang Tong and Zhao Fu were leading the team, but in reality, Ling Chuan had explained that everything was under the control of Leng Wushuang.

Ling Chuan led the other men and, under the guise of investigating a case, began to busy themselves with their own affairs.

In just a few days, everything was on track. The Jiaofangsi had already started replacing the glazed windows, and Zhao Youtang's Glazed Hall also received two orders. He was busy all day long, but he was very happy.

As for the shop on the Pearl Bridge side, the craftsmen had already communicated with Liao Yishou and started the overall decoration. Liu Jin told Ling Chuan that Madam Li had decided on the name of the shop Shengshi Liuli, which surprised Ling Chuan.

"Didn't you say that this name could cause taboos?"

Liu Jin was calm: "It's okay, my wife said it's okay."

Ling Chuan clicked his tongue twice. What else was there to say? He accidentally got another big thigh. Although he didn't know where this thigh came from, it was definitely thick enough.

However, in the Criminal Investigation Department, Wu Kun has been very unhappy these days. Prince Ning had specifically instructed him to keep an eye on Ling Chuan a few days ago, but he didn't see Ling Chuan for five consecutive days.

He was so angry that he gave an order directly, asking the guards to summon him back to the Criminal Investigation Department.

Ling Chuan was inspecting Yun Fu Ji's franchise stores. Yun Fu Ji now has five gold medal franchise stores, and the variety of Yun Fu Ji's dim sum is becoming more and more abundant. It may be an exaggeration to say that it makes a fortune every day, but the daily turnover is enough to reach two to three thousand taels of silver.

In the lobby of the Investigation Department, Wu Kun sat high up in the seat of honor, looking at Ling Chuan standing proudly below, and was furious: "Ling Chuan, you haven't reported for duty in the past few days, but do you still remember your identity as the chief of the Investigation Department?"