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

Cining Palace.

Lu Xi came to pay his respects to the Queen Mother as usual. As usual, Lu Xi greeted the Queen Mother through the door at the entrance of the Buddhist temple.

Just as she was about to leave, the Queen Mother opened the door and came out.

"Have a cup of tea with me."

Lu Xi hurried forward and supported the empress dowager and walked to the pavilion nearby.

"I heard that you dismissed Lord Xu from his post?"

Lu Xi nodded. Just as he was about to explain, the Queen Mother continued, "You are taking a risk by doing this. You were able to ascend to the throne thanks to the support of these noble families. Now, after only two or three years, you are using them as a scapegoat. Aren't you afraid of discouraging those people?"

"Mother, the aristocratic faction has indeed made great contributions, but in the past two or three years, I have never beaten them to death. I have turned a blind eye to everything. However, they have become more and more out of line. If my daughter does not establish her authority, I am afraid that she will not be able to make decisions in the court."

The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and said slowly, "The day before yesterday, Lord Xu came to see me and complained about his grievances and injustices. I also think that the people of the Xu family are not so stupid as to do such a meaningless thing."

Lu Xi frowned: "How dare Xu Hongtu disturb my mother's meditation? It seems that I punished them too lightly."

The Queen Mother raised her drooping eyelids and glanced at Lu Xi. "When will you change your temper? I summoned An Changqing to the Cining Palace yesterday. From what he said, this is not your original intention. Governing a country is not like fighting on the battlefield. It requires a balance between tension and relaxation. If you are always strict, the court officials will surely complain."

Lu Xi quickly admitted her mistake: "My daughter has learned her lesson and will change."

The Queen Mother added: "I am just afraid that you will be deceived by those treacherous people and lose the support of the people."

Lu Xi was speechless for a moment, so he picked up a piece of cloud cake and handed it over: "Mother, please try this, I bought it from outside the palace."

The Queen Mother raised her drooping eyelids, sighed, and then took the cloud cake, saying, "Isn't there anyone in the palace who makes snacks? Why do we have to buy them outside the palace?"

"This dessert is even more sweet and delicious. No one in the palace can make it this delicious. You will know once you try it, mother."

The Queen Mother smiled, gently bit off a piece of the cloud cake and put it in her mouth. The next moment, the superficial smile on her face gradually became more intense, and the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes were wrinkled.

“This snack is really good.”

"If you like it, mother, eat more. Your daughter has already purchased the snacks from this shop for the palace, so they are always available."

The Queen Mother smiled and picked up two more pieces of cloud cake and stuffed them into her mouth. Lu Xi saw it and a smile also spread across her face. It was the first time in three years that she saw such a genuine smile on her mother's face.

However, just as she was about to take the cloud cake and stuff it into her mouth, the Queen Mother suddenly asked, "Could this dessert be made by the merchant who offered the disaster relief plan?"

When Lu Xi heard this, the hand holding the snack trembled violently, and the cloud cake that was close to his mouth fell to the ground.

"Why do you say that, mother?"

The Queen Mother waved to Lu Xi: "Come here."

Lu Xi stood up with a puzzled look on his face and walked to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother just gently rolled up Lu Xi's sleeves, and Lu Xi's face immediately flushed.

"The toad blood on your arm was applied by your mother herself. Do you still want to hide it from her?"

The Queen Mother took Lu Xi's arm and sat down: "In fact, when you accompanied me for dinner last time, I already noticed it. I thought you were just young, but I didn't expect that you were actually controlled by others in the government."

These words made Lu Xi feel ashamed, but he was speechless. He could only lower his head, feeling uneasy.

The Queen Mother patted Lu Xi's hand and said, "I'm an experienced person. It's normal for you to be curious about the affairs of men and women at your age. But you must know that your status is extraordinary. You must not disrupt the government because of your selfish desires."

As the Queen Mother's words became more and more serious, Lu Xi quickly defended herself, "My daughter is not greedy for personal desires, but... it's all for the royal bloodline."

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, then she understood. Tears gradually welled up in her eyes, and the hand holding Lu Xi began to tremble: "After all, my daughter has been wronged."

Before she finished speaking, she was already choking with sobs, and her tears could not stop flowing out. Lu Xi quickly hugged the Queen Mother and said, "Mother, for the sake of the inheritance of the royal bloodline, my daughter's grievance is nothing."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Queen Mother cried even harder, and soon, she started crying alone, and then the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.

The eunuchs and palace maids standing by were so frightened that they didn't know what to do.

After a while, the mother and daughter stopped crying. The Queen Mother looked at Lu Xi's belly and said, "Are you pregnant?"

Lu Xi's expression suddenly became awkward: "Not yet."

The Queen Mother asked again: "Why don't you bring the person into the palace?"

Lu Xi replied, "The ministers in the court have been petitioning to select young men to enter the palace every now and then. How dare I set a precedent? If they succeed, there will be no peace in the harem. It is unknown whether Dasheng will still be named Lu in the future."

The Queen Mother nodded and said: "After that, you must deal with that merchant completely and not let any news leak out."

Lu Xi was shocked. The Queen Mother had the same idea as she had at first, wanting to kill the witnesses. So she quickly said, "Mother, I had the same idea at first, but I found that this man is quite talented. If he can achieve something, he can become an official in the court..."

When she said this, she saw the Queen Mother looking at her with a smile on her face: "Mother knows that once we women lose our virginity to someone, our hearts are tied to that person."

"Mother..." Lu Xi said coquettishly, with a blush on her face.

The Queen Mother patted Lu Xi's hand and said, "Your idea is not bad. After all, I don't want you to be a widow at such a young age. By the way, I want to meet this person, so I can check for you. If you don't trust the right person, you'd better choose someone else as soon as possible."

Lu Xi opened his mouth wide: "This person doesn't know my daughter's identity, so it may be difficult to arrange it."

The Queen Mother gave her an admiring look and said, "I didn't expect my daughter to be so scheming. It's better if he doesn't know your identity. Then you don't have to make any arrangements. Mother will go to see him in person."

"This……"

Lu Xi couldn't find an excuse to stop it for a while, so he could only say: "Then the Queen Mother, please don't reveal your identity."

The Queen Mother gave her a reassuring look.

Ling Chuan never expected that his future mother-in-law would come to visit him. He was very busy at the moment.

The Jilongshan workshop, more than ten franchise stores of Yunfu Ji, Liao Yishou’s workshop, and Liulitang of the jewelry gallery.

The most important thing right now is Cao Huanchun's errand shops. Three shops have already started business and are actively recruiting people. This thing can only throw money into it in the early stage, and it is impossible to see returns in a short time.

Because Lingchuan traveled back and forth to several places, the Queen Mother came twice but did not meet her future son-in-law.

So when she came for the third time and came back empty-handed, she simply sat in the shop and refused to leave.