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

Cui Ling said nothing more, picked her up and walked towards the room. Before entering the room, he glanced at the palace servants beside him and said, "Keep an eye on the emperor, don't let him barge in."

"Yes." The palace servant quickly agreed and closed the door from the outside after they entered the room.

Liang Tan leaned against Cui Ling's chest and laughed non-stop until he was put on the bed. He then asked with a smile: "He only went there once by mistake, and that was half a year ago. Is it that serious?"

"As for that." Cui Ling went to untie her belt with a stern face. The last time the little emperor accidentally broke in, he was making love with her on the bed. When he heard the child mumbled through the screen and asked what they were doing, he suddenly became nervous and almost fainted. He had made Liang Tan laugh for three months, so he naturally had to be more cautious.

Liang Tan still wanted to laugh when he thought about it now, but as he thrust deeply, the mocking words were stuck in his throat, unable to swallow or spit out. After a while, he took a deep breath and said, "Cui Ling...you took the opportunity to take revenge!"

"The master has just promised in person that he will obey us." His voice was already clear, and when he spoke in a deliberately controlled tone, there was an indescribable evil in it.

Liang Tan forgot to breathe for a moment, and only reacted after meeting his dark eyes, pulling his collar and kissing him. Cui Ling liked her initiative the most, and it was like gunpowder ignited by sparks, crackling and exploding non-stop, until Liang Tan's eyes were filled with white light, and then it barely stopped.

After playing around for most of the day, they finally stopped. Liang Tan leaned on his chest, listening to his still rapid heartbeat, and said slowly: "The emperor is almost three years old now, it's time to open his eyes."

"Do you have a candidate?" After being together for many years, they already had a tacit understanding. Liang Tan didn't need to say much, Cui Ling knew what he was thinking, "Could it be that handsome man who is the best in the world?"

A hint of smile flashed across Liang Tan's eyes: "Why is this so sour?"

"Of course it's because the Queen Mother couldn't take her eyes off me a few days ago." Cui Ling felt a little upset when he thought of that scene.

Liang Tan looked up at him and said, "The top scholar should choose the most talented one, and the third scholar should choose the most handsome one. This has always been the rule. In order to choose the one with the best appearance, I naturally have to look at more. It's really unreasonable for Cui Zhangyin to be jealous."

"Is it necessary to stare at it for so long?" Cui Ling asked back.

Liang Tan snorted: "Add more comparisons."

Cui Ling glanced at her, not knowing whether she believed it or not, and continued to talk about business: "The emperor's enlightenment is a big deal. In order to convince the public, it is better to choose the top scholar rather than the third place."

"No, although that old guy is talented, he is extremely pedantic. I don't want the emperor to be taught by him and become an old man in the future." Liang Tan rejected it without thinking.

Cui Ling disagreed: "There's nothing wrong with being older."

"I still think that Tanhua is better. He is young, smart, and has a good character. He is the most suitable person to enlighten the emperor." Liang Tan insisted on his opinion.

Cui Ling raised his eyebrows: "How do you know that he has a good character?"

"How can a person with good looks have a bad heart?" Liang Tan said casually.

Cui Ling said expressionlessly: "You really are attracted by his face."

...She really just said it casually. Liang Tan looked up speechlessly, and when she met his dark eyes, she knew that she couldn't escape today.

Sure enough, someone was like a wound-up spring, and he never tired, and taught her with his own actions the price of looking at other men. Before Liang Tan fell asleep, she was just glad that she had canceled the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet last year, so as not to embarrass herself in the evening.

She slept from the afternoon until noon the next day. She was occasionally woken up to drink water, but soon fell asleep again. Someone probably knew that she had been very tired, so he served her at her side and did not dare to disturb her sleep at all.

Liang Tan slept for a long time. In her dream, she seemed to have returned to several past worlds. Although she knew clearly that it was a dream, the love, hatred and emotions she experienced were so strong that they did not seem fake. Every time she experienced separation, her heart seemed to be cut out, and she curled up in pain.

"Liang Tan, Liang Tan..."

The call in the dream gradually became reality. Liang Tan forced himself to open his eyes, but tears blurred his vision. It took him a while to focus on Cui Ling's face.

"Did you have a nightmare?" he whispered.

Liang Tan blinked, tears instantly fell from the corners of his eyes, and his vision became completely clear.

"I...did have a dream." She recalled the dream, but the heart-wrenching emotion was gone.

Cui Ling looked at her helplessly: "You keep calling my name."

Liang Tan suddenly felt guilty, laughed dryly and grabbed his hand: "You should get some sleep too."

"I still have things to do. You go to sleep. I'll wait until you fall asleep before I leave." Cui Ling whispered.

Liang Tan sighed, closed his eyes and said vaguely: "I told you to move in with me a long time ago, why didn't you listen?"

"It's not the right time yet." Cui Ling replied gently.

God knows how excited he was when she mentioned this matter at the beginning, but unfortunately, now that they were living together, they would be criticized by those people outside. Although he was not afraid of their gossip, he could not bear to see Liang Tan become unbearable in the eyes of everyone, so he would rather leave after spending every day together than live in Chenshi Palace.

Wait a little longer, and when he has no more worries, he will move in with her permanently.

Liang Tan curled the corner of his lips and ignored it, and soon fell asleep again.

Cui Ling made sure that she was asleep before quietly leaving.

When Liang Tan woke up again, it was already evening. Cui Ling was not around. She sighed and looked at the palace servants beside her: "Did the seal holder mention the emperor's enlightenment today?"

"In response to the Empress Dowager, we have." The palace maid replied respectfully.

Liang Tan glanced at him and asked, "Who is the chosen one?"

The palace maid reported a name and Liang Tan smiled.

He is this year's third place winner.

After a simple ceremony, the little emperor officially began to study. As the imperial tutor, Tanhua Lang had to go in and out of the palace frequently every day. The more Liang Tan interacted with him, the more he admired this young man and he often chatted with him while accompanying the emperor to study.

Tanhualang was a smart man. He knew who was in charge of the court. After hearing that she liked to make cakes, he found many cake recipes from outside and presented them to her.

Liang Tan really found it useful, so he took the prescription and wanted to try it. Tanhua Lang was also quite interested: "Empress Dowager, can I join you?"

Now that the emperor has just finished school, it is not as if he has neglected his duties.

"A gentleman stays away from the kitchen." Liang Tan glanced at him.

The third place winner smiled and said: "I was born in a humble family. When I was young, my parents went out to work. I cooked three meals a day. If I had been away from the kitchen, I would have starved to death long ago."

Liang Tan looked at him thoughtfully: "Can you cook?"

"I know a little bit, but I've never made pastries. But I think I can help out." The third place winner replied.

Upon hearing this, Liang Tan said nothing more and led him directly into the kitchen.

When Cui Ling came back, she saw the little emperor playing in the garden accompanied by palace servants, but Liang Tan was nowhere to be seen.

"Where is the Queen Mother?" he asked.

The palace maid who was accompanying the little emperor looked embarrassed.

Cui Ling frowned and immediately entered the yard. However, before she could find her figure, she heard the voice of the third place winner talking. Cui Ling's face darkened instantly, and she walked towards the voice with an expressionless face.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen Mother." He interrupted directly.

"Master Seal Holder." For some reason, Tanhualang had always been afraid of him, and his smile disappeared as soon as he saw him come back.

When Cui Ling saw this expression, he felt guilty.

Liang Tan was calm, and smiled when he saw him, "I just made some cakes, would you like to try some?"

"I am a bitter-hearted servant and cannot eat sweet things." Cui Ling replied indifferently.

...Why can't you eat sweets when you're working so hard? Shouldn't you eat more sweets to replenish your body? Liang Tan looked at him suspiciously, but because the third place winner was still there, he didn't ask any more questions. After chatting for a few words, he let the third place winner leave.

As soon as the outsiders left, Cui Ling was unwilling to hide her jealousy: "The Queen Mother has a handsome man as her company, I think she must be very happy today, right?"

"I was wondering if your expression was wrong just now. It turns out you were jealous," Liang Tan glanced at him. "When will you change this bad habit of yours? I'm the queen mother now. I spend a lot of time with the ministers of the previous dynasty. You can't be jealous of everyone, right?"

"There were hundreds of ministers in the previous dynasty, but I have only heard Her Majesty praise this one." Cui Ling snorted.

Liang Tan laughed: "Okay, I was just complimenting him casually, you took it seriously? He is now the emperor's tutor, the top scholar of the imperial examination, and a student who has worked hard all the way to success without any background. I am trying to get closer to him for our future, you know that, right?"

She had wanted to support a new force without interference from the royal families for a long time. Now, this third place winner is obviously one of the best candidates. Cui Ling should know what she is doing.

As expected, Cui Ling did not refute her words, but instead kept talking about something else: "But I don't want you to get too close to him."

Liang Tan laughed: "Why are you still acting like a child?"

What Cui Ling hated the most was that she treated him like a child. Even a teasing could make him feel bad instantly. He had always endured it in the past, but today, when he saw her joking with another man and being treated so perfunctorily by her, he was unwilling to endure it anymore and turned away with a dark face.

Liang Tan was stunned for a moment, and when she came to her senses, he had already walked to the gate of the courtyard. She immediately became unhappy: "If you leave, you don't have to step into the door of my Chenshi Palace again in the future."

Cui Ling's steps towards the outside froze, and after a long time he finally stepped out with his neck stiffened.

Liang Tan sneered: "Someone, close the door!"

The palace servants looked embarrassed when they heard this, but they still hurried forward and closed the door.

The door slowly closed. Cui Ling, who had already walked outside, turned back with a stern face, but could only see her walking into the house through the crack in the door.

boom.

The door was completely closed and he couldn't even see the crack.

It quickly got dark. It was sunny during the day, but it suddenly started to drizzle at night.

Liang Tan originally wanted to leave someone alone for a while, but when he saw it was raining, he could no longer sit still, so he immediately walked out of the house and asked someone to open the door.

The door opened, and someone was indeed still standing outside. His red robe woven with gold thread was now soaked by the rain.

Liang Tan subconsciously wanted to run towards him, but he held back at the critical moment and called out with a stern face: "Why don't you come in?"

Cui Ling pursed her lips, but still followed her when she turned around and went back to the house.

After entering the room, Liang Tan poured him a cup of hot tea. Cui Ling drank it in silence and put the cup on the table.

"Do you know you're wrong?" she asked, intending to teach him a lesson after he nodded, telling him to be more open-minded in the future, and also to let him know how important he is in her heart and not to be jealous all the time.

Cui Ling looked at her: "You only know how to bully me."

Liang Tan's heart softened instantly, and he said without confidence: "How did I bully you?"

Cui Ling said nothing, just looked at her quietly.

Liang Tan was speechless for a long time, and finally had to admit that he knew her as well as she did. She thought she could easily control him, but she didn't know that she could also be easily controlled by him.

"...Come here." She admitted defeat.

Cui Ling pursed her lips and walked up to her obediently.

"I have absolutely no bad intentions towards Tanhualang. Everything I do now is only for our future stability."

The power of the two seems to be enormous, but they are like duckweed on the sea, rootless and sourceless, and a little wind and wave can destroy them, so she is impatient to cultivate more power of her own.

Cui Ling actually understood it all, but he was over thirty years old and had seen all kinds of storms. Yet, in front of her, he was like a young boy and acted rashly at every turn.

Seeing that he still didn't speak, Liang Tan pondered for a moment and then said, "If you really don't like him, don't let him enter the palace from tomorrow onwards."

Cui Ling was slightly stunned.

"Your mood is the most important to me." Liang Tan said sincerely.

Cui Ling looked at her steadily, her ears suddenly reddened: "Actually... he is indeed suitable to be a tutor."

Liang Tan raised his eyebrows.

"... Let's keep him. You're right. I shouldn't act on impulse." Cui Ling sighed and compromised.

Liang Tan suppressed his laughter, raised his hand and tapped his head, then turned and walked towards the bed. Halfway through, he remembered something and looked back at him: "When I said you were like a child, I didn't mean to look down on your age, but to express my love for you."

Cui Ling's eyes moved slightly.

"I love you, Cui Ling." She said gently.

Cui Ling stared at her blankly, and was speechless for a moment.

Liang Tan looked at him quietly, and after a moment, he raised the corners of his lips playfully: "Besides, don't you know whether you are young or old?"

Cui Ling: “…”

Three years passed, and the little emperor was already nine years old, and began to handle government affairs. The new forces headed by Tanhualang also flourished with the support of Liang Tan, and a situation of mutual checks and balances was soon formed in the court. Among them, Liang Tan's new forces and Cui Ling's old faction were the most powerful.

Where there are people, there are conflicts, let alone in the turbulent court. Although the confidants have vaguely guessed the relationship between Liang Tan and Cui Ling over the years, they still keep reminding themselves to make decisive decisions at critical moments.

"If the emperor is over nine years old, the empress dowager should have gradually given up power. But she is pressing on step by step, as if she wants to keep control until the end. You have to be careful of her holding the seal." A minister in the Imperial Household Department said earnestly.

Another person hurriedly followed up, "Yes, Master Seal, she wanted to interfere in the construction of Nanshan Temple, and she also wanted to interfere in the military training in the north of the city. She even sent her confidants to handle matters of ritual and music. This is too much, it is clear that she does not take you seriously."

Cui Ling lowered his eyes and took a sip of hot tea slowly.