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

However, when the words came to her lips, she said nothing.

Cui Ling looked at her steadily, and suddenly felt a little uneasy. He had originally planned to talk about it in a few days, but now he could no longer hold back: "I bought a mansion."

Liang Tan paused slightly.

Cui Ling's eyes were full of tenderness: "It's in the suburbs of Beijing. As you said, there are many flowers and trees planted there, and a beautiful small kitchen has been built. It's right next to your bedroom. You can come anytime..."

"Cui Ling, at this time, you want to send me out of the palace?" Liang Tan asked coldly.

Cui Ling stopped talking abruptly.

After a moment of silence, he coaxed in a low voice: "After this period of time, I will take you back."

"Do you think I'm holding you back?" Liang Tan frowned.

"Of course not," Cui Ling denied without thinking, and pursed his lips after meeting her unhappy eyes, "The emperor has recently thought that he has me in his hands, and the next step will definitely be bad for you. I just want you to go out for a while, and then I will take you back after I deal with those two people."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, with helplessness in his eyes: "Liang Tan, I can't protect you all the time, only this way can I feel at ease."

"But I won't feel at ease if I do that," Liang Tan glanced at him, "Don't even think about leaving the palace. I won't agree to it."

After that, without giving him a chance to persuade her, she lowered her head and started eating the glutinous rice balls. Seeing this, Cui Ling had no choice but to give up and arranged for more people to protect her in the yard.

The next morning, Liang Tan discovered that there were obviously more people in the yard.

"What's going on?" She called someone over.

The man hurriedly said, "The Master Seal Master ordered us to come and protect the Master."

Liang Tan raised his eyes and looked at everyone. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Did he say that no one can take me away?"

"That's right." The man thought she knew everything, so he nodded in acknowledgement.

"What if the emperor comes?" Liang Tan raised his eyebrows.

When the man heard this, his expression did not change much, the answer was obvious.

Liang Tan fell into deep thought and returned to his room after a long time. After standing quietly for a long time, he took out the medicinal powders that Cui Ling had secretly hidden and began to rub them one by one.

When Cui Ling came back, he saw that she had wiped the bottles and jars very clean and placed them neatly on the table.

"Why did you suddenly think of taking care of these?" Cui Ling was curious.

Liang Tan smiled and said, "I just find it interesting. I haven't asked you yet, what is this purple bottle?"

Cui Ling took a look and said, "Ganweizi, I used it many years ago. Do you remember it?"

Liang Tan blinked his eyes and said, "Then you have to tighten it up. Don't let the powder escape, otherwise you and I will be embarrassed."

Cui Ling couldn't help but smile when he thought of the past, pulled a chair over and sat down beside her, and began to teach her the functions of these bottles and jars. Liang Tan listened absentmindedly, occasionally asking a few more questions when she was interested, and Cui Ling answered them very patiently.

The two chatted for a long time, and no one mentioned the matter of the guards in the courtyard. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.

They lived in peace like this for two or three days. When Cui Ling got up one morning, he glanced at Liang Tan who was sleeping soundly on the bed. He suddenly felt that it was okay for her to stay. As long as he was careful enough, he could protect her.

Liang Tan, who was in his sleep, opened his eyes as if aware of something. When he saw it was him, he snorted softly, "Is it time to go on duty again?"

"Ah."

"Will you come back for dinner tonight?" Her voice was still vague.

Cui Ling raised his lips: "New Year's Day is coming soon. I've been very busy lately and I'm afraid I won't be able to come back." Yesterday, the two young eunuchs suddenly got stomach upset. Today, he was the only one dealing with affairs. I don't think he would be able to sneak out early to accompany her like he did in the past few days.

Thinking about it this way, the existence of those two people is not without benefits.

He chatted briefly with Liang Tan and then left, entering the imperial study and began to read the memorials. Although he told Liang Tan that he might not go back at night, he still sped up his work and rushed to finish all the affairs in the evening.

However, before he could leave the imperial study, the emperor came in person and placed a Buddhist scripture directly on his desk.

"After you finish reading the memorial today, copy this Buddhist scripture ten times. I will go to the Buddhist temple to pray for blessings tomorrow." After he said that, he turned and left.

Seeing this, the palace servant who was waiting on the side hurriedly and cautiously said, "Master, let me copy the seal."

"No need." Cui Ling returned to the table and sat down. The net was about to be closed, so there was no need to offend him for such a small matter.

Upon hearing this, the palace maids dared not persuade him any further.

Cui Ling copied the scriptures with his eyes lowered. The scriptures, which were beneficial to self-cultivation, made him more and more irritated the more he copied. He also felt vaguely uneasy in his heart, as if something was going to happen.

When he copied it for the fourth time, it was already dark outside. He finally stood up and walked out.

However, as soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by someone.

"The emperor has ordered that the seal holder cannot leave until the copying is completed." said the guard at the door.

Cui Ling's face suddenly turned cold, and he rushed out. The guards were shocked, but they didn't dare to stop him, so they could only chase him. However, after a few steps, Cui Ling disappeared. They had no choice but to run to the bedroom to complain to the emperor.

Cui Ling rushed back to the Imperial Household Department. When the guards in the courtyard saw him, they knelt down in fear. His sharp eyes pierced through the void like a knife, and he looked directly at the wide-open door. His eyes were instantly frozen like ice that had been there for thousands of years.

"Didn't I say that I would protect you with my life?" Every word he spoke was like a blade mixed with ice, cutting everyone's body with bruises.

Everyone shuddered, and only the palace servant who had been serving in the courtyard replied tremblingly: "The master... left of her own accord, and the servants could not stop her at all."

Cui Ling was stunned and his face suddenly turned ugly.

Outside the bedroom, the guard knelt down and reported.

Liang Tan had already sat on the dragon bed. After listening to what was said outside, he looked at the emperor with a smile: "The seal holder is just too concerned about me, so I am confused. The emperor will not blame him, right?"

"Like, too much like..." The emperor looked obsessed, panting and holding her hand, "Don't call yourself a slave. From today on, you are my woman. Call yourself my concubine."

"Minister, concubine." Liang Tan opened her red lips and slowly said these two words.

When Cui Ling broke into the bedroom, the palace servants at the door were all shocked. After they realized what was happening, they tried to stop him and persuade him, and the whole place suddenly became a mess.

"What are you arguing about?" A woman's voice came from the room. Everyone suddenly fell silent. Cui Ling suddenly looked up and stared at the closed door.

After a moment, a palace servant timidly replied: "Replying to... Madam, the seal is coming."

When Cui Ling heard her addressing Liang Tan, blood almost seeped out of his eyes.

The room was silent for a moment, and then Liang Tan's voice was heard: "The emperor said to let him in, you just stand guard at the door, no need to follow him."

"Yes."

Cui Ling rushed in immediately, quickly passed through the outer room and rushed into the room. The next moment, he saw Liang Tan sitting on the bed in dishevel, while the emperor had fallen asleep.

The string of reason in Cui Ling's mind was completely broken. Without thinking, he took down the sword on the wall and was about to stab the emperor. Liang Tan was startled and quickly protected the sleeping emperor: "Cui Ling!"

"Get out of the way, I want to kill him, I want to kill him..." Cui Ling's voice began to tremble.

Liang Tan was helpless: "Why kill him? He didn't touch me."

Cui Ling was stunned.

"As soon as he touched my hand, I drugged him and made him faint." Liang Tan said, throwing a small porcelain bottle to him.

It was one of the powders he had stored earlier.

Cui Ling stared at her blankly. After not seeing any marks on her body, he took a deep breath and said, "I'll take you away now."

Then he extended his hand towards her.

Liang Tan looked at his hand without moving.

Cui Ling's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered what the palace maid had said, "The master left voluntarily." His fingers, which had been frozen in mid-air, began to tremble.

Liang Tan felt uneasy and sighed, "I'm sorry, Cui Ling, I can't leave."

"…Why?" he asked in a hoarse voice.

Liang Tan looked at him and said, "For our future, I must return to the throne."

Cui Ling stared at her.

Liang Tan had no choice but to explain himself: "I know your plan is perfect, and I also know that once it succeeds, the emperor will never dare to plot against you and me again, but what about the future? The emperor will grow old and die, and a new emperor will ascend the throne. How will you and I cope with it then?"

"...I will protect you," Cui Ling said, then realized that he had repeated this sentence too many times, so he added anxiously, "I have already found a candidate. The youngest son of Prince An is only five years old now, and is very easy to control. Prince An is weak and not a threat. As long as I help him ascend the throne, I can control the world for at least another ten years."

"What about ten years later?" Liang Tan was helpless.

"Kill the new king and appoint a crown prince." Cui Ling's eyes were dark, as if he had gone mad.

Liang Tan shook his head: "You should know that the political situation changes rapidly, and it is impossible for everything to go as you wish. Once you make a mistake, you will die without a burial place."

"So what? You think I can't protect you, so you cling to the emperor again, hoping to give birth to a prince?" Cui Ling's words suddenly became sharp, but after he finished speaking, he felt that he had gone too far and apologized with red eyes.

Liang Tan felt that if he didn't explain it clearly, the child might really go crazy. After a moment of silence, he said, "I have a disease and can't have children."

Cui Ling was stunned.

"But I can fake a pregnancy and bring back an orphan from outside the palace in ten months," Liang Tan looked at him, "Since everyone in the royal family may be our enemy, then we don't want them to be emperors. You and I can raise a child together to succeed the throne and ensure a stable life. What do you think?"

Cui Ling stared at her and refused to say a word.

Liang Tan softened his voice: "It's only a year, or even less than a year. After confirming that I'm 'pregnant', the emperor can stay in bed, right? I believe you can always find a way."

"...In short, you have made up your mind." Cui Ling used a declarative sentence.

Liang Tan looked at him silently.

After a long while, Cui Ling agreed in a hoarse voice: "...Okay."

After saying that, he turned and left. Liang Tan watched him walk away and suddenly had the urge to call him back. However, she opened her mouth several times and finally held back.

This world is so difficult. She sighed and lowered her head, feeling indescribably lost.

Just when she was feeling uncomfortable, a shadow suddenly appeared in front of her. She looked up as if she had sensed something and saw Cui Ling returning to her again.

"Cui Ling?" Her eyes were full of surprise.

Cui Ling plucked one of her hairpins expressionlessly and stabbed it directly into his own arm. Liang Tan was stunned and saw him dripping blood on the bed.

"Since you want to be the queen, you can't have any stain on your body." There was a trace of pain in his eyes, but it was not because of pain. "When he wakes up, you can say that you are not my concubine, but you just want me to send you out of the palace, so you stayed in the Imperial Household Department."

Liang Tan stared at the bloodstains on the bed, then smiled helplessly after a long time.

Cui Lingben had already turned around and left, but stopped abruptly when he heard laughter behind him.

"Cui Ling..." Liang Tan sighed softly, "There wouldn't be just a few clean drops of blood on the bedding in the room."

Cui Ling frowned and was about to ask what she meant when a pair of slender arms came from his back to his front. Feeling the softness against his back, he instantly gasped.

"Why don't I teach you what should be on top?"

Her breath was as fragrant as orchid, and she looked like a fairy. Cui Ling was in a trance and looked back at her blankly, not knowing how to respond.

It was the first time that Liang Tan saw him looking silly, and he couldn't help but laugh for a moment: "Move him away first, you don't want him to occupy the bed all the time, right?"

Cui Ling's Adam's apple moved, and he walked mechanically to the sleeping emperor. When he leaned over and picked him up, he felt the weight on his shoulders and the rich smell of medicine and old man coming from his nose. Only then did he feel a little bit of reality.

After throwing the emperor on the couch, Cui Ling was about to walk towards Liang Tan. However, when he saw that she had already sat on the bed, he suddenly felt an itch in his throat, so he turned back and covered the emperor's head with a blanket.

"Don't suffocate the person." Liang Tan suddenly became worried.

"No, I left a gap." Cui Ling answered and stood beside the bed.

Liang Tan was still worried, so she stretched her head to see the emperor's condition. As she was looking, her vision was suddenly blocked. She was stunned for a moment, then looked up and saw Cui Ling standing in front of her with her lips pursed.

She suddenly laughed: "So urgent?"

"...No." His ears turned red.

Liang Tan stared at him for a long time, and finally reached out to him gently.

Cui Ling stared at her hand, but had no intention of holding it. It was not until Liang Tan urged him with his eyes that he spoke hesitantly: "Liang Tan, are you feeling wronged?"

Today's scene had appeared in his dreams thousands of times. He knew better than anyone how much he longed for it. However, when the dream became reality, he was filled with fear.

I was afraid that she was helpless, that she was giving it reluctantly, that she was feeling wronged, that she was doing it reluctantly. I was also afraid that after tonight, everything would be like a mirage, disappearing in an instant.

And at this moment, he laid all his fears clearly before her, cut out his entire heart and held it in front of her, asking her to make a decision again.

Liang Tan stared at him in silence for a long time, then suddenly stood up, holding his neck and falling back. Cui Ling was stunned, and subconsciously followed suit. When she came to her senses, her back had sunk into the soft quilt, and he was looking down at her, above her.

"I knew you would come, so the sheets and bedding are all brand new." she chuckled.

Cui Ling blinked slowly: "You... knew I would come?"

"Of course, so I gave him enough drugs," Liang Tan raised his hand to touch his face, his fingers moving down along his jawline, past his Adam's apple and collar, and finally sliding to his belt, "but I also thought that you might be tripped up and unable to come, so I have already thought of a way out."

"Liang Tan..."

"Shh," Liang Tan untied his belt, propped himself up and kissed him.

"...Liang Tan."