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

Under normal circumstances, Ling Chuan should be grateful and loyal by now.

But Wu Kun is King Ning's man. Ling Chuan doesn't believe that Wu Kun can be so kind. It's good enough that he doesn't grab the credit, but how can he put the credit into his own arms?

"Master, such a big case is beyond the capability of a small file like me to handle. I need you to lead me and others to accomplish great feats together."

Wu Kun was so angry that he wanted to curse, but for the sake of Prince Ning's plan, he could only continue to act: "Nonsense, as the chief officer of the Investigation Department, do I have to do everything myself?"

After that, he changed his tone to a gentle one: "This case was handled entirely by you. If I took over, wouldn't others say that I was jealous and wanted to steal the credit from my subordinates? If the case is handled well, I will also be proud of it."

Ling Chuan had no way to refute him for a while. After all, he was his superior, so he could only temporarily agree: "Thank you for the promotion, Mr. Tijuan."

After coming out of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Ling Chuan thought about it and decided to go find Cao Huanchun. At the moment, the only person who could discuss this matter with him was Lao Cao.

Cao Huanchun frowned when he heard this: "Sir, this is clearly an errand that will offend people. If it is done well, everyone will be happy, but if there is any mistake, it will be a disaster."

Ling Chuan nodded: "Of course I know this matter is not easy to handle. I am here to ask you to come up with a solution. After all, what the guy surnamed Wu said is not wrong. If the Xu family's case is not confirmed, I will also be in trouble."

Cao Huanchun frowned and didn't say anything for a long time. When Ling Chuan's patience was worn out and he was about to speak, he slowly said, "I think this case still needs to be investigated."

"What do you mean, you're taking the blame?"

Cao Huanchun was confused: "What do you mean by taking the blame?"

"Don't you think this is offensive?"

"I mean to investigate secretly."

"The man surnamed Wu also said to investigate secretly..." Ling Chuan suddenly realized: "You mean to hide it from the man surnamed Wu as well?"

"Yes, that's what it means."

Ling Chuan asked with a strange look on his face: "I say, Lao Cao, all the people involved in this case are ministers in the court. How can I investigate it without the name of the Investigation Bureau?"

Cao Huanchun pointed at himself and said, "Now it's time to show off my abilities."

Ling Chuan looked at Cao Huanchun's smug expression and curled his lips: "Then tell me, how do you check it?"

"Lue the snake out of its hole."

Ling Chuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "What a bullshit! You are just startling the snake. How can you conduct a secret investigation if the snake is already startled?"

"If you don't alert the suspects in this old case, will they surrender themselves?" Cao Huanchun said, "You are responsible for alerting the suspects, and I will investigate the case."

Ling Chuan was stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands: "Great, great! It turns out that old ginger is still spicy. Old Cao, you are awesome. I am convinced."

"Of course. I was the one who built the East Factory."

Cao Huanchun was so proud that he almost let the cat out of the bag, but Ling Chuan didn't notice it: "Then this matter is entirely up to you. I can only provide cover outside and keep you informed."

"Don't worry, I'm good at this."

Cao Huanchun spoke nicely, but he was a little nervous. After Ling Chuan left, he went straight into the palace.

When Cao Huanchun first reported the matter to Lu Xi, Lu Xi had said that the case must be thoroughly investigated, but if it was to be investigated, he still had to report to Lu Xi.

However, Lu Xi was currently in the Qianqing Palace dealing with Lu Chong.

When Lu Chong received a message from the palace saying that the Queen Mother wanted him to enter the palace, he was completely overwhelmed.

Ever since the day Lu Xi ascended the throne, the matter of His Majesty looking for a son-in-law has never stopped. Someone would bring it up every now and then during the morning court. Even if Lu Xi got angry on the spot, someone would bring it up again after a while.

Later, Lu Xi got used to it. Whenever an official mentioned this matter, she pretended not to hear it and just skipped it.

Until some time ago, the empress dowager, who had not been seen for a long time, actually summoned several of her former girlfriends to the palace to reminisce about the past. After a few times, someone intentionally or unintentionally brought up the matter of finding a son-in-law for His Majesty, and the empress dowager was not angry, but instead discussed it with great interest.

This attitude was very obvious, so people kept introducing young talents to the empress dowager. Although the empress dowager never expressed her opinion, the meaning of her action of summoning Lu Chong into the palace was self-evident.

Lu Chong had made a lot of preparations today and entered the palace happily, but he was summoned to the Qianqing Palace by His Majesty.

Lu Chong was a little puzzled. The Qianqing Palace was where His Majesty usually held small court meetings and handled government affairs. How could he be in the mood to talk about love in such a solemn and dignified place?

Logically speaking, since it was the Empress Dowager who summoned him into the palace, shouldn't he go to the Cining Palace?

"Lu Chong."

"The minister is here."

Lu Chong was feeling uneasy. It was fine that he didn't go to the Cining Palace, but why didn't the Empress Dowager show up either? Could it be that he had misunderstood?

Lu Xi waved her hand to signal him to excuse himself: "Please sit down. I'm sure you understand what the Queen Mother meant by summoning you to the palace today."

Lu Chong had half of his buttocks resting on the stool, not daring to sit still at all. He thought to himself, I understood it originally, but now I am confused.

"Your Majesty, I dare not speculate on the Queen Mother's intentions."

He had to give face to the Fanyang Lu family, and even more so to the Queen Mother. However, Lu Xi had long known that Lu Chong was a smooth talker, so he said bluntly: "Then I'll be frank. The Queen Mother thinks you are a young talent, and your age is similar to mine, so she summoned you to the palace. If the conditions are right, she will take you as her son-in-law."

Lu Chong's heart suddenly began to beat fast, and he quickly stood up and bowed: "I am deeply awed by your majesty's kindness."

Lu Xi waved his hand and said, "You misunderstood. It is the Queen Mother who thinks you are good, but I don't think so."

Lu Chong was very panicked and quickly replied: "I was careless, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Lu Xi was amused and waved his hand to signal him to excuse himself: "You don't have to be so restrained. I just said that today is not about state affairs, I just want to meet you."

Lu Chong came from a prominent family, and he was first-class in both appearance and knowledge. After hearing what Lu Xi said, he thought that it was just like a common blind date, so he immediately held his head high and looked towards Lu Xi.

However, what he saw was Lu Xi's majestic face and cold eyes. He couldn't help but panic and quickly lowered his head again.

Lu Xi asked again: "Lu Chong, what advantages do you think you have? You might as well tell me so that I can consider it."

Lu Chong's palms were sweating. He felt that he was not this nervous during the palace examination that year. After all, there was a topic given during the palace examination.

However, Lu Chong could indeed be called a young talent. After a few words, he adjusted his mindset and began to talk freely.

He started from the first time he met Lu Xi when he followed his father to the palace for a banquet, and then talked about how he passed the imperial examination and met Lu Xi again when he took part in the palace examination. There was already a relationship between the two of them as king and subject, and there was a lot of emotion in his words, which showed that there was still a lot of fate between them.

If it were someone else, they would probably feel close to him, but Lu Xi just thought it was funny. He nodded perfunctorily and said, "I understand. You can leave now."