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

Ling Chuan was startled and said quickly: "This is no joke. I advise you to give up this idea. What's good about being an emperor? It's not good to work hard. It's much happier to be a rich man."

As he said this, he came closer and said, "But if you really want to do this, I support you. But from my point of view, this deal is not cost-effective. We can live so freely without sitting in that position. This is called the risk and benefit are not proportional, so why take the risk..."

As Ling Chuan was talking, he saw Lu Xi's expression of trying not to laugh, and he suddenly felt relieved: "Okay, you fooled me..."

Ling Chuan pretended to be dazed, then stretched out his arms and pulled Lu Xi into his arms, his hands starting to become restless.

"You dare to fool me. I must teach you a lesson today."

Lu Xi struggled and laughed non-stop: "I didn't say anything, it was all your blind guess, no wonder... um..."

After a long time, the two stopped lingering, and Ling Chuan was still not satisfied: "This room is really terrible, there is not even a bed."

Lu Xi rolled her eyes at him and said, "Who would put a bed in a warehouse?"

Ling Chuan said angrily, "I'll tell Cui Min to put a bed here in a moment."

Lu Xi punched him lightly: "You are so shameless. Who told you to meet here?"

Ling Chuan thought to himself: "How about we go back to San Tiao Lane now?"

"Who wants to go back to San Tiao Xiang with you?" Lu Xi rolled her eyes at him and said, "I ran away secretly. I have to go back quickly."

Ling Chuan looked disappointed, but before he could say anything, Lu Xi gave him a kiss.

After their lips parted, Lu Xi gently stroked Ling Chuan's cheek and said, "I'm leaving first. I'll go to San Tiao Lane to look for you when I have the chance."

Ling Chuan nodded, looking reluctant, but the next moment, Lu Xi suddenly raised her eyebrows: "I'm warning you, don't get so close to Tao Ran, she's a vixen."

"It's unfair. I went to the Jiaofangsi to discuss serious matters. If you don't believe me, ask Chuyi."

Lu Xi snorted: "Of course I know you are going to discuss business, but how can I not know what Tao Ran is thinking? If you dare to tell her... I will... I will..."

"That's it?"

"Humph, you are not allowed to see her anyway."

Ling Chuan replied, "Okay, I'll listen to you, but I can only postpone the matter with Madam Li. I have so many businesses, and I don't lack that little bit of money. Let her do it on her own."

"No." Lu Xi was immediately conflicted. His mother was very fond of Shengshi Liuli. If Ling Chuan offended her, their relationship would probably be over. His mother was planning to introduce someone else to him.

"You can go to the Jiaofangsi, but you can't drink there, you can't stay overnight there, and you can't be alone with Tao Ran."

"Okay, okay, okay. I'll do whatever you say."

Lu Xi rolled her eyes at Ling Chuan reluctantly, then turned and left.

When Ling Chuan returned to Yunfu Ji, he was still thinking about whether he should go to the Jiaofangsi to get a meal and see how the rehearsal of Romance of the West Chamber was going. However, he was blocked by Liu Quan at the alley entrance.

"Oh my, Master Ling, you are such a busy man. I have come to look for you so many times but never saw you. Today is a coincidence."

Ling Chuan bowed to him and said, "I'm so sorry. I'm really busy with official duties. I just came back from the government office."

Liu Quan suddenly felt embarrassed. It was obvious that Ling Chuan was pointing at him. He quickly bowed his hands and apologized: "Master Ling, please forgive me. I was anxious at the moment. Please bear with me if I am rude."

"Oh my, Manager Liu, why bother? We are old acquaintances, there is no need to go through all this formality." Ling Chuan pointed at Yun Fu Ji and said, "It is not convenient to talk here. Let's go to my shop and have a cup of tea."

"Thank you, Master Ling."

Just because of Ling Chuan's comment, Liu Quan's attitude had to change and he became obviously humble.

After sitting down and serving tea, Liu Quan couldn't wait to speak: "Lord Ling, the price of sugar... has been raised to more than three hundred taels of silver now, and this is because the stock is too scarce. I wonder if Lord Ling has any more?"

Ling Chuan frowned: "I just returned to Beijing two days ago, where can I get the goods?"

"Master Ling, please don't be angry. May I ask Master Ling, when will the goods be available?"

Ling Chuan imitated Wu Kun's usual way of speaking and spoke in an official tone: "I'm sure you've heard about the case of the Xu family in Ruyin. This case is the one I'm mainly handling. Now the Ministry of Justice is trying the case, so how can I just leave? I can only wait until the case is concluded before I can talk about it."

Liu Quan was really anxious this time: "Don't worry, Lord Ling, although the price of sugar has skyrocketed, if there is still stock, the price can go even higher."

As soon as Ling Chuan heard this, he knew that this guy had gone crazy, and continued to speak in an official tone: "Manager Liu, no matter how high the price goes, can you still pay me according to the current price when I give you the goods?"

Liu Quan was stunned for a moment, and quickly said, "Lord Ling, it was clearly written in our original contract that the price will not increase within this year..."

He paused halfway through his words, then gritted his teeth and said, "But Lord Ling, the current market situation is indeed unusual. If Lord Ling really has the goods, I will pay according to the current price."

Ling Chuan looked at Liu Quan for a while before speaking: "Shopkeeper Liu is indeed kind and righteous, but we really don't have any goods now."

Liu Quan seemed to be poured with a basin of ice water, and immediately lost his temper: "Then may I ask Lord Ling, when will the goods be available? Can you give me a definite date?"

Ling Chuan stood up slightly, leaned close to Liu Quan's ear, and whispered, "There is definitely no stock for the time being, but I have an idea."

"What idea?" Liu Quan suddenly became energetic, his eyes shining.

"Manager Liu, if you don't have the goods in stock, you can sign a bill to someone else, stamp it with your Guangfeng seal, and when the goods arrive, you can pay according to the bill."

"This... isn't this just an IOU?" Liu Quan wilted again.

Ling Chuan secretly laughed. He had completely controlled Liu Quan. He said seriously, "Yes, it's IOU. Anyway, at this price, no one wants to buy it back to eat. What's the difference between spot goods and IOU?"

Liu Quan thought for a moment, and his eyes gradually brightened again: "It's okay to write an IOU, but what if I can't pay for the goods..."

"Manager Liu, do you not trust me?"

"No, no...it's just that we don't know when the sugar will be available..."

"Okay, then I'll tell you the truth." Ling Chuan waved to the shop assistant and asked him to bring paper and pen: "I will write you a contract. Within three months, I will give you 5,000 kilograms of sugar. If you violate the contract, I will pay you according to the market price. What do you think?"

"Lord Ling, you are too kind." Liu Quan said, but he did not stop Ling Chuan from writing the contract. He even asked, "But the price of the sugar..."

Before he finished speaking, Ling Chuan suddenly stopped writing: "The price is half of the current market price. Manager Liu, at least let me have some soup. This request is not too much, right?"

"Not too much, not too much." Liu Quan looked at Ling Chuan who had specially noted this clause in the deed, and a smile spread across his face like a blooming chrysanthemum.