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

The old woman turned around, with a look of vigilance: "What can I help you with?"

"Mom, help me check the background of Mr. Ling from Yunfuji and find out whose daughter he married."

The old woman was immediately furious. She pointed at Tao Ran for a while before saying, "My aunt, are you crazy? Even if you find out, what can you do?"

Tao Ran raised his eyebrows, revealing a hint of determination in his charm: "I have to know if I can beat the original wife if I marry her and become her mistress."

The old maid covered her mouth in surprise, and after a while she said, "What kind of person is this Mr. Ling? He decided to marry her and become her mistress after just meeting her once?"

Tao Ran waved his hand: "I haven't decided yet, so I asked you to check his background first."

The old maid breathed a sigh of relief: "My dear aunt, you scared away half of my soul. I am doing this for your own good. Although women have to marry, they have to choose the right one. You have been in the Jiaofangsi for two or three years. Don't you understand this?"

"Don't worry, mom. I just think it's not easy to meet someone who suits my taste, so I have to fight for it."

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In the Cining Palace, Lu Xi was having dinner with the Queen Mother.

Since her husband died three years ago and her son died in infancy before he was even one year old, the Queen Mother began to believe in Buddhism and spends most of her time in the Buddhist temple.

Because the blow she suffered was so severe, the Queen Mother looked like she was fifty even though she was not even forty years old.

Because the previous emperor only married her, and Lu Xi was a woman, the harem was empty and did not require much care.

"Xi'er."

The Queen Mother had a small appetite and only drank half a bowl of porridge before putting down her bowl and chopsticks.

"Mother!"

Although Lu Xi had already proclaimed himself emperor, the empress dowager still did not change the title. To be honest, if Lu Xi had not pressed the prince too hard, the prince of Yan might not have been so ruthless, so the empress dowager still had some concerns about this.

During these three years, Lu Xi was not able to see the Queen Mother every time he came to pay his respects.

It was a rare opportunity to have dinner with the Queen Mother today, so Lu Xi was serving her carefully.

"You are not young anymore. It's time for you to find a husband."

Lu Xi raised his eyebrows and thought to himself that his mother usually didn't talk so much, so why did she care about this matter today?

So she put down the bowl and said, "Mother, is there anyone gossiping about you?"

The Queen Mother stared at Lu Xi in a daze, like an old man in his twilight years. After a while, she said, "I don't see a single outsider in this Cining Palace for ten days or half a month. How could anyone gossip about me? I just feel that you can't stay single for the rest of your life."

Lu Xi's mind was racing. As an empress, marriage was a very complicated matter. Even though there were people in the court who often asked her to select young men to enter the palace, she never agreed.

In the court, no matter whether they are from aristocratic factions or noble families, who doesn't want to become a relative of the emperor? The current emperor is a woman. If a young man from the family makes the emperor pregnant with a dragon seed, wouldn't that make her soar to fame?

That's why Lu Xi thought that maybe someone saw that he couldn't convince others and came to the Queen Mother to deceive them.

So Lu Xi replied: "My daughter will never marry in this life."

The Queen Mother sighed: "You are still young. In two years, you will know that women still need to find a man."

If this sentence was said in the past, Lu Xi would definitely sneer at it, but now...

The image of Ling Chuan flashed through her mind, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.

Such a slight change was noticed by the Queen Mother.

"Xi'er, do you already have someone you love?"

Lu Xi was shocked: "What? How could this happen? How is this possible?"

"You don't need to be shy. If you have someone you like, you can bring them to the Cining Palace and let me see them."

The Queen Mother raised her drooping eyelids slightly: "I know you are busy with state affairs all day long, but you should also know that in such a big dynasty, if there is no heir, how can the officials feel at ease? As time goes by, it is inevitable that someone will have strange thoughts. By then, I am afraid that there will be rivers of blood again... Amitabha."

There was no way to respond to this. Lu Xi naturally knew that the dynasty needed an heir, otherwise there would be no place for Ling Chuan, but she couldn't tell the Queen Mother about this.

"Mother, if there is a suitable candidate, I will consider it."

Lu Xi was just trying to get by, but he didn't expect the Queen Mother to immediately say, "Do you have someone you like now? If so, I will make the decision for you and bring her into the palace. Don't be foolish and do something shameful."

This was a heavy sentence, and Lu Xi frowned immediately: "Mother, everything I do is for the sake of this great world, for our Lu family. Since the moment I ascended the throne, I have never thought about leaving a good reputation in the future. Right and wrong, merits and demerits are all judged by others."

The Queen Mother opened her mouth. Lü Xi refused to tell the truth even at this point. She couldn't say anything more and could only sigh: "You have been very opinionated since you were young, so I won't worry too much. You just need to remember that I am your mother. No matter what you do, I, as your mother, will always stand by you."

The atmosphere between the two of them instantly became warm again. Lu Xi took out the small can of sugar that Ling Chuan gave her, made a cup of sugar water and handed it to the Queen Mother: "Mother, try this. It's very sweet and delicious."

The Queen Mother smiled lovingly and said, "I drank it when I was pregnant with you. You can keep it for yourself."

"It's okay, mother, you can drink it. There is still a lot of this sugar." Lu Xi said, "This sugar is now available in the market. It is not such a rare thing. If mother likes to drink it, I will list it as a purchase for the palace."

The Queen Mother took the cup and took a sip, her eyes narrowed into slits with laughter: "It's so sweet."

After coming out of the Cining Palace, Lu Xi's thoughts immediately flew to the Three Alleys. Although she had just changed the subject, her mind was already churning with thoughts.

The Queen Mother's statement today clearly indicated that she had acknowledged that she would inherit the throne, and what she said about making the decision for herself made Lu Xi even more excited.

At this time, Lu Xi was attracted by Ling Chuan and had thought of countless ways to bring him into the palace, but she rejected them one by one. In the end, she adopted Cao Huanchun's method and improved Ling Chuan's status first.

In fact, if Ling Chuan could manage the East Factory well, no one in the court would dare to take advantage of him.

In addition, the Queen Mother gave him a reassurance today, so Lu Xi had an idea and simply left the palace and headed straight for San Tiao Lane.

Ling Chuan was busy in the front shop and Lu Xi came in from the back door, so when Ling Chuan learned that Lu Xi had come and returned to the backyard, Lu Xi already knew what had happened today.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. Master Ling looks so happy."