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

When he came out of the Jiaofangsi, Lingchuan was already dizzy. If Chuyi hadn't supported him, he wouldn't even be able to stand steadily.

After helping him onto the donkey cart, the group headed straight for San Tiao Lane.

But when the donkey cart drove into the backyard of Yunfuji and the gate was closed, Ling Chuan sat up suddenly, which scared Zhao Youtang who was standing next to him.

Then Ling Chuan jumped off the donkey cart in full view of everyone, very steadily, and didn't look drunk at all.

Zhao Youtang got out of the car right after him, looked at Ling Chuan and asked in confusion: "Are you pretending to be drunk?"

Ling Chuan rolled his eyes at Zhao Youtang and said, "I'm not as honest as you. There are so many people here. If I really drink every cup, I'll get drunk to death."

Zhao Youtang burped and said, "You are too shameless. Why didn't you stop me when I tried to stop you from drinking?"

"Why should I stop you? I see you're having a great time drinking with those girls."

Ling Chuan chuckled and said, "Come on, go on, go in and have a cup of tea to sober you up."

He called everyone to go inside, and Xiao Taohong beside him said, "Master An Jiean has been waiting in the shop in front for a long time."

"Anjie?"

Ling Chuan was stunned for a moment, then said to Xiao Taohong: "Please invite him to the backyard as well."

In the pavilion in the backyard, Lingchuan, Shi Xing, An Jie, Zhao Youtang and Duan Xifeng, five people sat in a circle. Lingchuan even performed his clumsy tea art with great interest.

"Drink tea, drink tea."

"Why aren't you in a hurry at all?" Anjie was the first to speak: "Do you know that you are in trouble?"

"You still come here even though you know I'm in trouble?"

"You and I have known each other for a long time, how can I just sit there and do nothing?"

"Okay, okay, you are a good brother too."

Ling Chuan picked up the teacup and gestured, and everyone raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.

"In fact, the matter is not as serious as you think. I arranged everything on purpose."

"Nothing serious?"

"Intentional arrangement?"

The first sentence was said by Shi Xing, and the second sentence was said by An Jie. Shi Xing added: "Guess why I know you are in the Jiaofangsi?"

Ling Chuan glanced at him and said, "That was also my arrangement. The Jiaofangsi is just across the street from the Jishisi. I went to the Jiaofangsi with great fanfare just to let everyone know where I was going."

Shi Xing's mouth twitched. "It seems that you still don't understand your current situation. Let me tell you this. Our military department has arrested several groups of suspicious people today. From their interrogation, we found that your head is worth one thousand taels of silver."

Ling Chuan's hand suddenly paused as he poured the tea, but he quickly regained his composure: "Only one thousand taels? Which bastard offered this reward? My daily revenue is more than this amount."

Everyone was at a loss for words. At this time, An Jie interrupted and said, "Don't say anything extra. I just came from the Ministry of Justice."

"Ministry of Justice?" Shi Xing asked curiously, "What are you, a Hanlin, doing in the Ministry of Justice?"

An Jie bowed in the direction of the palace and said, "I received an imperial decree this morning, transferring me to the Ministry of Justice as the chief officer, specifically to investigate the Xu family's smuggling of military equipment. However, before I had the chance to check the files, Shangshu Fang summoned me into the inner hall..."

Having said this, he paused and looked at Ling Chuan's reaction. The result was beyond his expectation. Ling Chuan calmly made another pot of tea and was pouring it for everyone.

"Lord Fang told me that the Ministry of Justice's jail was robbed last night and Xu Lang was assassinated."

'Bang! '

Ling Chuan's hands trembled, and the lid of the teapot fell off: "Is he dead?"

An Jie replied: "Xu Lang was seriously injured. The doctor has tried his best to treat him, but it is not certain whether he can be saved."

Ling Chuan picked up the lid of the pot and put it on, then continued to pour tea: "Has the murderer been caught?"

"The murderer was a determined soldier. He thought Xu Lang was dead, so he committed suicide on the spot."

This news immediately shocked everyone, but Ling Chuan looked nonchalant. He slammed the teapot heavily, then looked at Shi Xing: "Look, look, my good arrangement was ruined by you."

Shi Xing pointed at his nose in disbelief: "Did I destroy it for you?"

"That's not good. I wanted to use myself as bait to lure out the person behind the scenes, but you came by yourself, and brought dozens of people with you. The assassins would be scared away by you."

Shi Xing showed an angry look on his face: "I heard that you were in trouble, so I brought people to rescue you with good intentions, but you didn't appreciate my kindness..."

"Just kidding." Ling Chuan handed over a cup of tea: "Drink tea, drink tea."

Everyone picked up their teacups, and Ling Chuan said, "Let me put it this way. Since the interrogation of Xu Lang yesterday, everything was arranged by me in order to catch the culprit behind the scenes. This case is an old one from three years ago. Where can we find physical evidence? Even Xu Lang, the witness, is not very reliable. If he really goes to court, as long as he denies everything, then this case will remain unsolved."

He patted Shi Xing's arm and said, "It's just that I underestimated their methods. They were even capable of killing people to silence them. Thanks to you for coming to help. Otherwise, if someone really wanted to attack me, it would only take one blow."

Shi Xing snorted: "Now you know how powerful it is."

"Thank you very much. Ling will offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."

At this time, Zhao Youtang on the side suddenly realized: "That's not right, Brother Ling. You have Brother Duan and the guards, and I am powerless. If someone really wants to assassinate you, then I will just be a shield."

Ling Chuan chuckled: "You think too much, you and I are both bait."

"Hey... I'm fine, how come I became bait?" Zhao Youtang was full of indignation: "I have also practiced for two years, so three or five people can't get close to me."

Seeing Zhao Youtang getting ready to stand up and show off his fists and feet, Ling Chuan grabbed him and said, "Alright, alright, when you smashed my shop, I saw that you have kung fu skills."

"Oh... you still hold a grudge against me for that matter." Zhao Youtang looked indignant: "At worst, I'll let you smash the Liuli Hall."

"Tsk, I also have shares in Liulitang, okay, let me destroy my own shop."

Ling Chuan rolled his eyes and said, "Let's talk business."

After some banter, the atmosphere relaxed a little: "I even used myself as bait, so of course there must be some arrangements."

Everyone was curious: "What's the arrangement?"

"Running errands while you're at it, have you ever heard of that?"

Several people exchanged glances, nodded, and then showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.

Since more than ten Yunfu Ji franchise stores opened, the salesmen who used to carry boxes and flags disappeared, and were replaced by people running errands.

Now, the entire capital city, all the streets and alleys are filled with errand boys with flags on their backs. The only difference between them and the previous guys at Yunfu Ji is that these errand boys don’t carry boxes on their backs.

"So running errands is also your business?"

Ling Chuan nodded: "On the surface, they are running errands, but in fact, they are gathering information. There are quite a few martial artists among them."

Shi Xing suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "No wonder. I was wondering why there were so many errand boys at the entrance of the Jiaofangsi. I thought the girls in the Jiaofangsi were used to asking the errand boys to help them run errands."