After her luck was taken away, she fell in love with the woman who traveled through time.

Liang Tan couldn't help laughing when he heard this. After laughing for a while, he found that he was still frowning. He knew that the old man was angry again, so he quickly reached out and rubbed his face: "Who said that? My Cui Ling gets more beautiful as he gets older."

"Really?" Cui Ling looked up.

Liang Tan nodded seriously.

Cui Ling transformed into a human form again, stood in front of her and asked with a stern face: "What about this?"

"Of course he's good-looking, the most handsome old man." Liang Tan said, smiling and throwing herself into his arms.

Only then was Cui Ling satisfied.

After the two of them cuddled together for a while, they supported each other and walked home.

"You haven't carried me on your back lately." The little old lady complained.

Cui Ling: "...I can barely walk on my own now, how can I carry you?"

"You just don't love me anymore."

"Don't be unreasonable..."

The two walked forward while chatting, and they started arguing about something. Liang Tan snorted, let go of him, and walked forward before him.

"Wait for me!" Cui Ling complained.

Liang Tan raised the corner of his lips and was about to say something when the world stopped.

She was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw the frowning old man, who stopped moving with an unhappy look on his face.

She stared at him for a long time before she responded.

I've been here so long I almost forgot about it.

She laughed, turned back and stuffed the potato into his hand.

"You are always arguing with me, so you can't move." Liang Tan snorted lightly, and after a long time, he stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the face.

"Goodbye, my big white wolf."

-

III.3.

In the small room, the air was filled with a mixed smell of blood and urine all year round, and the ground was covered with unknown liquids. A young boy about ten years old was tied up and thrown on a table.

His clothes had been torn by the whip, and the gaping wounds were mixed with scraps of cloth. Ignoring the blood and dirt, it was not difficult to see that the material of the clothes was an extremely rare brocade.

"Minister Shen is so pitiful. Just because he said something wrong and offended the emperor, his family property was confiscated and he was sentenced. His only son was also sent to the palace to be a slave. His former glory disappeared in an instant. It's really sad! The most pitiful one is the young master of the Cui family. He is already in his teens and will be engaged in two years. But now he can't be a man anymore."

"He is pitiful, who wouldn't be pitiful? You are an old eunuch, so don't worry about him."

"That's true. We come from poor families, aren't we more pitiful than him? I'd better stop worrying about it. I'd better cleanse him as soon as possible and report to the emperor."

The two eunuchs pushed the door open while talking.

The young man heard the door creak and his eyes moved slightly. After he opened his eyes with difficulty, he saw two people coming towards him, holding straw and a sharp knife in their hands.

He was stunned for a moment, but when he came to his senses he quickly understood and began to struggle desperately.

"Oh, little ancestor, moving at this time could cost lives, you'd better be honest so that we can end this as soon as possible." The older eunuch said with a smile.

His words caused the young man to struggle more violently. The eunuch next to the old eunuch became impatient and slapped him twice.

The eunuch, who was used to doing rough work, had great strength in his hands. He slapped the boy's face twice, causing blood to flow from the corner of his lips. The boy, who had never suffered such hardship since childhood, felt dizzy and his wounds burst open, and he no longer had the strength to struggle.

"That's right. Why should we suffer more physical pain?" The old eunuch sighed.

The eunuch sighed and said, "It's just a habit."

The old eunuch glanced at him sideways, curled his lips, and went up to take off the boy's pants.

The lower body was suddenly exposed, and a trace of humiliation flashed in the boy's eyes. He could only look at the two people in front of him with hatred. The eunuch was a little impatient when he saw this: "What are you looking at? If you want to blame someone, blame your useless father. He insisted on being a loyal minister who died for his advice. Now, he is fine and exiled to the border to enjoy a good life, but you are sent to the palace."

"Okay, he's feeling unhappy, so just stop saying that." The old eunuch was very patient.

The eunuch snorted coldly, poured some strong liquor on the boy, then picked up a knife to cut him. The boy closed his eyes in despair.

"Empress Chen is here!"

A sharp voice came from outside the door. The two eunuchs were stunned at the same time, and then they saw the eunuch in charge of Concubine Chen's palace entered the room.

The two men usually did the dirty work of cleansing, so their status was naturally not high. When they saw the eunuch in charge, they hurriedly saluted.

"Everyone, get up," the eunuch in charge said. He looked at the motionless boy on the stage and frowned. "Have you already been castrated?"

"Not yet!" The two thought they were being accused of incompetence and said quickly, "Let's get ready to start now."

"No need for that. I will carry out the punishment myself." The eunuch in charge said as he rolled up his sleeves.

The two were stunned for a moment, and finally the old eunuch spoke nervously: "Eunuch Li, this kind of dirty work is not allowed to be done by you..."

"It was ordered by Concubine Chen," Eunuch Li glanced at them, "Concubine Chen is outside. If you don't agree, go and tell her directly. We dare not disobey her order."

"I dare not, I dare not, it's just..." The eunuch wanted to say something, but the old eunuch hurriedly stopped him. The eunuch suddenly remembered that Concubine Chen and Minister Shen had a feud for a long time, and now she came here specially, probably to take the life of Young Master Shen.

Cui Ling is the son of a traitor, and he will probably never be able to turn over in this lifetime. There is no need to offend Concubine Chen for him. Besides, castration and murder are common in the palace. The emperor has already gotten rid of his anger and will not care about this matter anymore.

The two eunuchs looked at each other and quickly left the room. When they turned around, they saw a woman in her forties dressed in gorgeous clothes.

Although the woman was old, she still had her charm and nobleness in her bones. Although she was over 40 and still childless, and had long been forgotten by the emperor, when the two saw her, they still saluted with panic on their faces: "Greetings to the Empress Chen."

Seeing the two kneeling in front of her, Chen Fei was about to speak when she heard a scream from the silkworm room, and the two kneeling people were suddenly startled.

Not long after, Eunuch Li came out with a large stain of blood on his body: "Your Majesty, Young Master Shen is lucky and managed to hold on." The implication was that Cui Ling was not dead.

"It seems that he is a blessed person. Why not let him serve in my palace?" Liang Tan, who is now the Concubine Chen, spoke slowly. Her gentle voice caused the two people on the ground to tremble slightly.

Eunuch Li responded and ordered someone to drag Cui Ling out.

The two eunuchs kneeling on the ground took a peek and saw that the young man had put on his pants and was dragged out like a dead dog, and his pants had already been stained red with blood.

Cui Ling woke up in pain, and when he opened his eyes, he found that he was no longer in that dirty room.

His mind was blank, and he stared at the tassel on the bedside for a long time before his thoughts gradually came back to him. His face changed, and he struggled to sit up. Eunuch Li, who was watching over him, finally noticed that he was awake, and quickly held him down: "Master Shen, don't move."

Cui Ling was too badly injured and hadn't eaten for a long time, so he was easily pressed to the bed. He was in so much pain that even his breathing was trembling, and his dark eyes were fixed on the palace servant in front of him, full of vigilance and hostility.

Eunuch Li sighed when he saw this: "Master Shen, don't be afraid. Concubine Chen saved you. You are fine now."

He briefly explained how to save people. Seeing Cui Ling still had a look of hatred on his face, he could only shake his head helplessly, "Forget it. You will understand the painstaking efforts of Concubine Chen in the future. Now you should take care of yourself first. You will live in Chenshi Palace in the future. You don't have to worry anymore."

After saying this, Eunuch Li left first.

Cui Ling was tense for a long time. Only when he was sure that there was no one around did he relax as if he had lost all strength, observing his surroundings with only a pair of dark eyes open.

This is a small house, neat and simple, with bright windows and clean tables. It is better than the places where ordinary palace servants live. It should be a side room near the master's bedroom. That person just said that it was Concubine Chen who saved him.

Cui Ling's eyes moved slightly, his face turned pale as he thought of something, and he tremblingly lifted the quilt on his body...it was still there.

He stared at the intact body for a long time, and then thought of the grudge between the Gu and Shen families.

This feud has been going on for more than 20 years. When Concubine Chen first entered the palace, she was favored by the emperor and violated the ancestral etiquette and returned home with the ceremony of the queen. When his father found out, he impeached her. Since then, the Shen and Gu families have no more contact. He is only thirteen or fourteen now, and he has heard many things, but he also knows that Concubine Chen has been displeased with the Cui family because of this matter for many years.

However, she saved herself and preserved his dignity.

Is it to use him to control the Cui family? As soon as Cui Ling came up with this idea, he rejected it first, because the Cui family can be controlled at will even without him as a hostage. Moreover, if Concubine Chen wanted to use him to humiliate the Cui family, it would not be too late to wait until he was cleansed. Why take such a big risk and leave him alive?

Cui Ling's mind was in a mess. He thought a lot but couldn't figure it out. Finally, he fell asleep with a frown on his brow.

He slept from early morning to dusk, and there was no sign of him waking up. The palace servants knew that he had been imprisoned and tortured during this period, and his body and mind were exhausted to the extreme, so except for taking medicine, they did not wake him up.

Compared with him, Liang Tan looked particularly miserable.

She went to the Queen's palace to pay respects before dawn in the morning, and was not released until noon. However, before she returned to the Chenshi Palace, she was called away by the favored noble to have dinner together. When the Queen heard about it, she called her away just after she finished her meal, and they copied Buddhist scriptures together in the Buddhist temple for a long time, and then let her go when it was dark.

She had not stayed in her palace from morning to night all day, but she had actually gotten used to it because this was the kind of life she had been living since she became Concubine Chen.

There was no way. Her status in the palace was really awkward. Although she was the only concubine, second only to the queen in status, she was not favored and had no children. She had not been picked up for at least three years. The women in the palace were judged by their rank, but not entirely by their rank. Sometimes, an unfavored concubine was not even as good as a favored maid.

Fortunately, she had a good family background and she was a peaceful person, so people in the palace didn't dare to embarrass her. Only when the concubines formed cliques would she be affected. It wasn't that they wanted to pull her into the camp, but they just didn't like the other camp, so they used her as a raft to provoke the other side.

Liang Tan adheres to the character of a good guy and never offends anyone wherever he goes. He returns to Chenshi Palace after a day of smiling and just wants to go back to his room and sleep as soon as possible.

But before going to bed, there is one more thing to do——

"How is Cui Ling today?" She sat on the edge of the bed and looked lazily at the eunuch Li who was summoned.

Eunuch Li bowed and said, "Your Majesty, he slept for a whole day."

"Tsk, what a life." Liang Tan was a little envious.

Eunuch Li bowed his head respectfully and said, "Madam, Doctor Xu said that if you want him to get better quickly, you may have to use a hundred-year-old ginseng as a medicine."

"Isn't there one in the warehouse? Just use it." Liang Tan said casually.

Eunuch Li paused and said, "But, but, we only have one..."

"It's okay. I'm in good health and don't need that kind of stuff," Liang Tan waved his hand. "If he needs any medicine in the future, as long as we have it in our warehouse, just give it to him."

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Li had no choice but to agree.

Liang Tan glanced at him again and asked, "Have you managed to keep Cui Ling's matter secret?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have been taking care of Young Master Shen personally, and no one else knows about his affairs." Eunuch Li whispered.

Liang Tan nodded. This eunuch Li was the most reliable palace servant around her, and she was not worried that he would leak it.

After asking a few simple questions, she asked Eunuch Li to leave.

After Eunuch Li left, she was the only one left in the room. Liang Tan rolled around on the bed for a few times before she felt alive again, and then she ran to the dressing table.

In the bronze mirror, the fine lines at the corners of her eyes could not be concealed even by makeup, and the skin on her neck was a little loose. Although she still looked charming overall, her age could be clearly seen.

It's not like she had aged in the previous worlds, and in the last world she even had gray hair at the temples, but this time she appeared at the age of forty, which did feel... quite strange, especially since Cui Ling was only thirteen years old.

It would be great to be a queen, or at least a favored noble lady. But she had to be transformed into the powerless Concubine Chen in the palace. She couldn’t even live her own life as she wished, so how could she help Cui Ling with his career?

Liang Tan pondered for a long time, but still couldn't think of how she could help Cui Ling besides providing food and drink. She sighed and went back to bed, and soon fell asleep.

Days passed one by one, and in a blink of an eye, Cui Ling had been in Chenshi Palace for nearly half a month, but he had never been summoned by Liang Tan. Instead, he himself could not hold back his anger and would peek through the crack in the door from time to time.

After peeking a few times, he had already figured out some clues——

This Concubine Chen seemed to have a very hard life. She had to go out before dawn every morning and did not come back until dark. When she came back, she could hardly hide the fatigue on her face.

It was another night. After dinner, he blew out the candles after Eunuch Li left, and then sat at the door waiting. He couldn't tell what he was thinking. Perhaps he had been lonely for too long, or maybe he was wary, so he couldn't help but look at the master of Chenshi Palace.

Liang Tan came back long after he turned off the lights. He walked through the small courtyard and went straight back to the dormitory. He closed the door and the yard became quiet again.

Cui Ling waited for nearly half an hour, but only saw this scene. He continued to sit on the cold stone floor, feeling indescribably uncomfortable.

Although he was calm, he was only thirteen or fourteen years old. He was very confused by the sudden change. In addition, he was inexplicably brought to Chenshi Palace and was well taken care of. He became even more confused and puzzled. It was fine during the day, but at night, all the uneasiness would come up. As soon as he closed his eyes, he could see the shiny knife in the silkworm room.