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

Liang Tan just listened to his grandmother's words without any relaxation on his face.

Because there are loopholes and a closed loop cannot be formed.

Liang Tan did not doubt what her mother said in the letter, but she suspected that her mother had been set up.

Zhier's mother gave birth to her premature baby, and her life was on the verge of death several times in just half a month after she was born. Is this true or is it deliberately exaggerated?

If Zhi'er was really ill, she could have gone to find a famous doctor. Why did a Taoist priest appear by chance and insist on taking the mother and daughter up the mountain and waiting until Zhi'er reached the age of 15 before they could come down the mountain?

Besides, the mother lives with Zhi'er day and night, and she should know Zhi'er's health best. Why is it that Zhi'er gets sick every time she is about to go down the mountain?

……

The whole thing doesn't make sense.

Liang Tan went over all these things in his mind again. These things were too strange, as if they were arranged by someone.

This invisibly hindered my mother's connection with the people down the mountain.

She had previously suspected that this matter was related to the mother and daughter of her concubine's daughter.

After all, as long as her mother was forced to go up the mountain, the concubine's daughter could return to the Liang Mansion with her two children in broad daylight.

But Liang Tan later broke his own speculation.

A concubine is like a dark rat in the sewer that cannot see the light...

Besides, she was just a singer in a brothel. How could she have the ability to arrange such a big scheme?

And there is the time-traveling girl. She does have the aura of the heroine, but she came here later. By then, her mother had already gone up the mountain with Zhier for many years.

This incident also excludes the mother and daughter from the marital relationship.

As for the cheap dad, he has the motive to do this, but he dares not and will not.

My cheap dad is a bully at home.

He was able to get to the position of a sixth-rank clerk in Jiangnan City thanks to his uncle's secret support. For his own future, even if his mother caught him having an affair with his mistress, he would only try to beg for mercy. He had no reason to cause himself trouble.

Liang Tan thought about it over and over again but couldn't figure it out. But one day before coming to the capital, she suddenly figured it out.

this matter……

not simple.

Liang Tan went over the whole thing again according to his new speculation, and only then did this matter come to a complete closure.

But right now, there is no evidence.

She couldn't tell her speculation to her grandfather and others.

Liang Tan gathered her thoughts and looked at her grandmother who was still wiping away tears.

Grandmother was also looking at Liang Tan at this time.

Grandmother said: "Tan'er, since these things are all misunderstandings, why don't you ask your father to take your mother down the mountain..."

Liang Tan shook her head slightly, and said calmly: "Grandmother, have you forgotten what mother said in the letter? Only when Zhi'er reaches the age of marriage can she bring Zhi'er down the mountain. If she goes down the mountain now, it will be harmful to Zhi'er's health."

Grandma listened to Liang Tan's words and sighed several times. She murmured to herself: "What should I do? Do I have to wait a few more years? I see that my body is getting weaker every year. I'm really afraid that I won't be able to wait until the day your mother comes down the mountain..."

Grandfather listened to what grandma said and said calmly: "Women are too kind."

Then, the grandfather looked at Liang Tan and asked, "Tan'er, what do you think we should do about this matter?"

She answered her grandfather seriously: "Grandfather, Tan'er can't do anything about this matter."

Liang Tan's answer was exactly the same as before.

The old man and the young man looked at each other, and there was deep meaning in their eyes, which only they two could understand.

Grandfather looked into Liang Tan's eyes. He understood the hidden meaning in Liang Tan's eyes. Grandfather immediately turned his head and looked at grandmother's face: "It's better to let this rebellious girl suffer."

"Master, what happened to our Yuan'er is not normal. Even if our Yuan'er cannot go down the mountain for the time being, someone is interfering and deliberately cutting off Yuan'er's contact with us..."

"Shouldn't we go and find this person?"

"You have been forced to lose contact with Yuan'er for so many years. Can you bear this?"

"Yuan'er is our only daughter."

As my grandmother spoke, she became more emotional again, and the maid behind her quickly poured her a cup of hot tea to calm her down.

Grandfather looked at the restless grandmother, he sighed rarely, and said to her: "You are not feeling well, go and rest first, Tan Er and I have something to talk about."

Grandma drank hot tea, she looked at Grandpa and Liang Tan, and wanted to say something else,

But when faced with her grandfather's stern and unquestionable gaze, her grandmother said nothing.

She listened to her grandfather's words, put down the teacup, and stood up with the help of the maid.

Seeing this, Liang Tan quickly stood up and saluted his grandmother.

The grandmother also held Liang Tan back and said, "We are all family, so there is no need to follow these rules."

After saying this, my grandmother went out with the maid.

Only my grandfather and Liang Tan were left in the hall.

"Tan Er, come with me to the study."

Grandfather stood up with the help of crutches, Liang Tan quickly followed and helped him up. The grandfather and grandson walked to the door, and grandfather instructed the maid who followed them: "Miss, just help me, you can go down."

The servants who served my grandfather personally retreated respectfully.

It was already the hour of Xu, and the sky was dark, but a lamp a few feet away illuminated the long corridor they were walking on. Liang Tan supported his grandfather's arm, and both grandfather and grandson were silent.

When they reached the middle of the road, my grandfather whispered to Liang Tan beside him, "Tan'er, have you ever blamed me?"

The grandfather in her memory was a person who reported to all officials and the emperor. He represented justice and eliminated injustice in the world.

He has always given people the impression of being strong and upright, and even his family members rarely saw the old censor showing such regret.

Liang Tan paused as he listened to his grandfather's words.

The grandfather also stopped walking. He turned slightly to look at the granddaughter in front of him with a cold face: "Your uncle is right. Although I am in the capital, I know everything about you in Jiangnan City...including what happened between you and the boy from the Li family not long ago."

Liang Tan frowned and looked into those eyes that were cloudy yet shrewd.

Liang Tan avoided the main point and said: "Those things..."

"The Li family boy is definitely not a good match."

"Tan Er knows."

"I have other plans."

"Yes." Liang Tan responded to her grandfather's words. Suddenly, she remembered something and asked, "Grandfather, do you know the Cui family?"

"Cui family?" Grandfather didn't expect Liang Tan to mention the Cui family.

"I have heard that I have a verbal engagement with Cui Ling, the young master of the Cui family. Does your grandfather know about this?"

"That's true. Young Master Cui is two years younger than you. He should be fourteen this year."

"What kind of person is Young Master Cui?"

"The entire Cui family is full of loyal and brave people. Cui Ling's father and uncles died on the battlefield, leaving him as the only child. However, this child is also not easy to take care of. He wants to follow in his father's footsteps. Earlier this year, I heard that this kid ran away from home on New Year's Eve. I'm afraid he secretly joined the army."

"As soon as he ran away, Madam Cui ran to the emperor, and the emperor issued an urgent order not to allow any team to accept Cui Ling."

"I guess this kid has been hitting a wall everywhere, so he should go back after a few days."

Before Liang Tan could ask more, his grandfather started talking again: "Cui Ling also grew up in the capital, but you have never met him. Less than half a year after your parents took you to Jiangnan, Old Madam Cui also brought her family to settle in Jiangnan for you."

Liang Tan found it a little unbelievable. How could someone move his entire family just for her?

Liang Tan was puzzled: "For me?"

Grandfather dispelled Liang Tan's doubts and said with certainty: "Old Madam Cui has been fond of you since you were a child. She has always taken your engagement with Cui Ling seriously. Later, when you went to Jiangnan City, Old Madam Cui followed you."

"Then why has Mrs. Cui never mentioned an engagement in all these years, or even just a simple visit?"

Liang Tan looked worried.

In her memory, she and the Cui family were like two parallel, non-intersecting lines with no intersection.

It was only after her rebirth that she found out that the Cui family had an engagement with her.

"Mrs. Cui is a cautious person. I guess she has been secretly observing you for so many years."

After hearing what his grandfather said, Liang Tan understood a lot more.

Liang Tan still wanted to know more about Cui Ling.

After all, Cui Ling in the Snow Mountain...

"Does Cui Ling believe in Buddhism?"

"Buddha?" Grandfather recalled carefully and smiled. He then answered Liang Tan: "No one in the Cui family believes in gods and Buddhas. I guess that kid doesn't believe in them either."

As soon as he finished speaking, my grandfather felt that he was too sure, so he added: "But no one can predict the future. Maybe the kid will believe it in a fit of rage."

Grandfather looked at Liang Tan's slightly frowned brows and couldn't help wondering, "Why is Tan'er so concerned about that kid?"

"To be honest with you, Grandfather..."

"Tan'er suffered from headaches a lot last year, but wearing this on my wrist has alleviated a lot of my pain." Liang Tan showed the sandalwood beads on his wrist to his grandfather.

Grandfather looked at the beads on Liang Tan's wrist and asked curiously, "Where did this come from?"

"On the night of New Year's Eve, Tan'er and Cui Ling met by chance. Cui Ling gave Tan'er a rabbit lantern. The Tan'er pearl was found in the lantern."

"That's why Tan'er is curious about Cui Ling and wants to learn more about him."

Grandfather understood everything and he exhaled, "So that's how it is."

Grandfather started walking again with his cane, and Liang Tan followed his slow pace.

The two walked down the corridor, talking as they walked.

"The Cui family is a good match." Grandfather said, looking in the direction of the end of the corridor ahead.

He spoke to himself in a low voice, but it was loud enough for Liang Tan to hear.

Liang Tan, who was standing by, was listening to her grandfather's words, and she couldn't tell what she felt.

She and Cui Ling had no intersection in her previous life, and they had only met once in this life.

She has no romantic feelings for Cui Ling...

It’s not a question of good fate or bad fate.

She didn't want to think about these things.

Seeing that Liang Tan didn't say anything, my grandfather didn't say anything else.

The granddaughter walked all the way to the end of the corridor and turned left towards her grandfather's study.

The grandfather and grandson were in the study, and the grandfather handed an inconspicuous box to Liang Tan.

He patted Liang Tan's shoulder solemnly and said, "Make sure to complete the two tasks I asked you to do."

"After doing these two things, you won't be able to stay in Jiangnan City anymore."

"Then you can return to the capital."

Liang Tan took the box from her grandfather with both hands. She pursed her lips slightly and said, "Tan'er understands."

……

The night rain suddenly began to fall. Behind a few dim lights, the master and servant walked through the long pavilion and the secluded lake. Listening to the sound of the rain, they sat in a small boat on the lake. The lake reflected the dimming lights at night and the winding stars in the sky.

In the lake, Liang Tan sat cross-legged at the stern of the boat. In front of her was a small table with a pot of wine on it. She rolled up her wide sleeves, poured a glass of wine from the pot, and took a sip.

Dengzhi was holding an umbrella over Liang Tan's head to protect her from the wind and rain.

"Miss, what did Master Luo give you?" Dengzhi looked at the box beside Liang Tan's legs curiously.

Liang Tan gently swirled the wine in the glass, her face clear and she smiled: "You will know after a while."

"Oh."

Liang Tan didn't say anything, and Dengzhi didn't mind.

Dengzhi asked Liang Tan again, "Miss, when do you think Xu Shengsheng will be beheaded? I must go and see it then."

Liang Tan put down the cup in her hand, raised her eyes, and said with a cold and arrogant look: "Guess."

Xu Shengsheng forged other people's works to deceive everyone in public today. This is a capital crime punishable by death. Is there any chance of a turnaround in this matter?

Liang Tan's tone confused Deng Zhi. She couldn't believe it: "Miss... she wouldn't have any other ability to escape."

Dengzhi listened to Liang Tan's voice and began to doubt her life.

Could it be that Xu Shengsheng is really an immortal demon, and could he escape like this?

The wind was blowing and the lake was covered with ripples. The boat they were riding on was also drifting in the wind and rain. Liang Tan looked towards Yuhua Garden through the distant rain curtain and said quietly, "Tonight, she will definitely escape."

……

at the same time--

The moonlight flickered under the cover of dark clouds. In the light wind and drizzle, Xu Shengsheng ran wildly on the main streets of the capital.

Only after running to a secluded corner did Xu Shengsheng rest his hands on his knees and slow down.

She stroked her breath-stained chest and murmured, "It was a close call... I almost died at the hands of these idiots."

Thanks to her wit.

She borrowed a small amount of money on credit, knocked out the maidservants and guards who were guarding her, stripped the young palace maid's clothes, put them on and quietly left the palace. Before leaving, she erased their memories of that night.

Wait until tomorrow, when those idiots realize she has disappeared, it will be too late, she has already slipped away.

And since the guards and maids who were guarding her had no memory of last night, this incident could only become a miracle.

Xu Shengsheng deftly took off her palace maid's uniform.

I was wondering where I should go now.

Should I go back to Jiangnan City, or stay in Beijing and watch the excitement for a few more days?

As she was thinking about where to go, suddenly, a black cloud floated above her head.

Xu Shengsheng looked at the black cloud above her head and didn't take it seriously at first, but the black cloud followed her step by step.

Anyway, it just kept floating above her head.

Xu Shengsheng raised his hand in annoyance and waved away the black cloud.

But unexpectedly, the black clouds that had just dispersed gathered together again in the next second, and were even larger than the previous black clouds.