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

Ling Chuan could tell at a glance that the woman's resentful expression was intentional, but not artificial. He secretly praised her as a beauty and bowed to her, saying, "It turns out to be Miss Tao Ran. I am sorry for being so rude. Xiao Taohong, serve the tea."

Xiao Taohong pouted and went to pour the tea, while Cao Huanchun followed Lingchuan closely as if facing a great enemy.

He didn't tell Ling Chuan about Tao Ran's attitude yesterday because he was afraid of this situation happening. If someone poached him, wouldn't His Majesty cut him into pieces?

After the two of them sat down, Tao Ran took the initiative to ask before Ling Chuan asked, "May I ask, Master Ling, are there any more verses to these two lines of poetry: Out of the mud but not stained, washed by the clear water but not coquettish?"

Ling Chuan didn't want to discuss this. Ai Lian said that he only remembered a few sentences, so he said without hesitation: "This is what I wrote after hearing about Miss Tao Ran's fame, but because I am not very knowledgeable, I only remember these two sentences."

Tao Ran was a little disappointed, but then he thought of Ling Chuan's family, and this must be his excuse, so he bowed and said, "No matter what, I still want to thank you for the poem. Since my family suffered a great change and I fell into prostitution, I have been in a daze every day, and my life is worse than death. Until I heard this poem a few days ago, it was like seeing the sun through the clouds. Now that I see you today, I feel that life still has meaning."

She spoke the last sentence in a very low voice, so only Ling Chuan could hear it.

Ling Chuan not only heard those words, but also saw Tao Ran glance at him in a seductive way. He immediately thought to himself, "Oh my god, what a witch."

"Miss Tao Ran, you are too polite. The store has not yet opened. I wonder why Miss Tao Ran came to visit us today?"

Tao Ran was still observing courtesy on the surface. Although the two of them were sitting opposite each other, his eyes were always on the table. Hearing this, he slightly raised his eyelids and gave Ling Chuan a reproachful look.

"The opening of a shop is so important, how can I neglect it? I came here today to discuss with Master Ling the music that needs to be performed on that day."

Even the rolling eyes just now made Ling Chuan's blood boil. He secretly thought that the goblin was powerful, and then said, "In that case, I am all ears."

Tao Ran glanced around, especially at Cao Huanchun and Xiao Taohong who were staring at him: "Right here?"

The implication of her words was very obvious. Ling Chuan understood it, but he didn't dare to agree: "I'm really sorry, because the shop is about to open, so it's a bit messy. Miss Tao Ran, please bear with me."

Tao Ran wondered how this man could be so unromantic, but she couldn't say anything else and could only ask the maid to take out the pipa.

Although he was accustomed to various styles of music in later generations, Lingchuan was still a little shocked when Tao Ran plucked the strings of the pipa. The sound of the pipa was crisp and pleasant, but when Tao Ran played it, it showed a lingering and melodious tone. If you listened carefully, it seemed that you could hear a hint of sorrow in it.

When Tao Ran started to sing, Ling Chuan was even more shocked. Her voice could be described as soft and gentle, three points softer than the Wu dialect.

When Lingchuan was listening with rapture, Tao Ran's body danced slowly to the music. Her slender and soft figure, coupled with her charming smile, Lingchuan suddenly understood why those ancient kings were obsessed with this.

Especially when Tao Ran cast a seductive look at Ling Chuan for the third time, Ling Chuan thought it was a good thing that Lao Cao and Xiao Taohong were here, otherwise this goblin would probably eat people.

When the music stopped and the dance ended, Ling Chuan couldn't help but applaud: "Well done, Miss Tao Ran's song and dance are simply intoxicating. It's just like the saying that this song only exists in heaven, how many times can we hear it in the world."

"Mr. Ling, you are overpraising me. As long as you like it, that's good."

Tao Ran wanted to say something else, but seeing Cao Huanchun and Xiao Taohong staring at him from both sides, he could not speak. He could only bow and say, "Since Master Ling is satisfied with this song, Tao Ran will take his leave first. I will definitely come on time when the time comes."

Ling Chuan was just about to stand up to see him off, but Cao Huanchun and Xiao Taohong had already stepped forward quickly, one on the left and one on the right, respectfully carrying Tao Ran towards the door.

Before Tao Ran left, he turned around and glanced at Ling Chuan. The charm in his eyes almost took Ling Chuan's soul away.

When Cao Huanchun and Xiao Taohong came back after sending the people away, Ling Chuan looked at them and said, "This goblin is quite skilled."

"Mr. Ling is moved?"

Ling Chuan glanced at Cao Huanchun and said, "Any man would be tempted by a beauty like this, but I am a principled person and will never do anything to let Miss Lu down."

Xiao Taohong blushed and said, "I don't think Miss Tao Ran has any good intentions. If there weren't so many of us here, she would have thrown herself into my arms."

"Ahem!" Ling Chuan coughed twice: "Don't talk about these nonsense, hurry up and arrange everything for the opening."

On the other side, Tao Ran returned to the Jiaofang Division angrily. As soon as she entered her own courtyard, the old maid came to her hurriedly: "Hey, girl, where have you been? Someone was looking for you just now."

"Who's looking for me?"

"The second young master Zhao from the Yongning Marquis's Mansion."

Tao Ran snorted, "Don't even mention Second Young Master Zhao. Even if his father, Earl Yongning, comes, I won't see him."

"Hey, young lady, please don't say anything angry. Isn't the Second Young Master Zhao from the Yongning Marquis's Mansion better than that Young Master Ling? The Second Young Master Zhao has come here so many times. You should at least meet him once."

"I hate this kind of second-generation rich who have accomplished nothing. Besides, I saw him last time."

"My dear aunt, last time, Mr. Zhao not only wrote a poem, but also gave me a jade statue of Guanyin, which must be worth hundreds of taels of silver. But you kept a screen between them from beginning to end. Fortunately, Mr. Zhao didn't mind it, otherwise..."

"What else? He still cares? I didn't care about him. The poem was clearly bought with money. I asked him a few questions about the allusions in the poem, and his answers were irrelevant. I even sang a song for him at the end. What else does he want?"

The old nanny was speechless for a moment. The second young master Zhao was a well-known playboy in the capital. He relied on his father's power to act arrogantly and domineeringly. Although he didn't do anything wrong, his reputation was really not good.

"When the girl went to Master Ling today, did she ask him how much gift money to give?"

Tao Ran was slightly stunned: "Oh, I forgot."

"Oh my, what can I say about you? Even if you admire that Mr. Ling, we can't break the rules of the Music Bureau. You don't have to worry about food and drink, but others also need to eat."

The old maid started to complain loudly: "Who among us in the Jiaofangsi is not a miserable person? If we don't save some money while we are young, how will we live when we are old and ugly?"

"Okay, okay, I get it. I'll ask for the money when the time comes. I'm tired and need to rest for a while. You can go out first."

The old woman sighed and was about to leave when Tao Ran asked again, "Mom, can you do your daughter a favor?"