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

Cui Ling did not turn his head, but when a shadow fell, he hugged her in time. His recliner suddenly bore the weight of both of them, and made a creaking sound as it was unwilling to bear the burden.

Liang Tan adjusted the angle in his arms and climbed onto his shoulders with tenderness.

"...Do you think you can fool me like this?"

"I rejected him."

Two people's voices sounded at the same time.

Cui Ling was stunned: "What did you say?"

"I rejected him," Liang Tan stood up and looked at the person under him with a smile, "He will leave alone tomorrow morning."

Cui Ling was silent for a long time: "How could it be..."

As soon as I said three words, I met her loving eyes, and it seemed that nothing needed to be explained.

"In fact, he doesn't necessarily need help. He just left his parents for the first time and is looking for an excuse to act like a spoiled child," Liang Tan kissed him on the forehead, "Just coax him and he'll be fine. But you, not only don't coax him, but you also give him a cold shoulder all the time. Aren't you a little too cruel, Lord Cui?"

"...He knows how many years it took us to get out of that palace. Now he asks us to go back. Naturally I won't be nice to him." Cui Ling said with an inexplicable guilty feeling.

Liang Tan snorted and raised his hand to pinch his face: "So, are you still angry?"

Cui Ling looked at her for a long time and suddenly asked, "So, in your heart, the country and the emperor are not more important than me?"

Liang Tan was surprised: "Why do you ask that?"

Cui Ling paused, and realized that he had asked too much. Just as he was about to open his mouth to make amends, Liang Tan leaned close to his ear and said in a low voice: "Cui Ling, I live for you."

Cui Ling's pupils trembled slightly, and he lost all his voice in an instant.

Liang Tan looked at him with satisfaction, kissed him on the cheek, and then continued to look at the moon. Cui Ling was silent for a long time before silently hugging her waist.

Outside the courtyard, the little emperor sighed softly and turned to walk towards the side hall. The palace servants hurriedly caught up with him: "Your Majesty, didn't you say you wanted to ask the Queen Mother for help again?"

"No more begging," the little emperor recalled Liang Tan's words, 'I just wanted to act like a spoiled child after leaving my parents', and felt relieved. "My mother is right. I have grown up now, and it's time for me to make my own living."

The next morning, he said goodbye.

Liang Tan and Cui Ling escorted the people all the way out of the palace, and as they watched the carriage go away, the two held each other's hands tightly.

Ten days later, the little emperor sent a letter. Liang Tan looked up with a smile after reading it and said, "Didn't you say that he has grown up and there is no need to help him anymore?"

"It's just a piece of cake." Cui Ling refused to admit it.

Liang Tan glanced at him and continued to watch the little emperor praising Lord Cui for being so great. The incense burner on the table emitted a little white smoke, and a pile of letters were scattered beside it. Cui Ling tidied the table and sat beside her to read. The room became quiet again, with only the occasional sound of turning pages.

The years passed slowly in the palace, and when another Mid-Autumn Festival came, Liang Tan was shocked to realize that they had been away from the palace for nearly a year.

"Liang Tan, Liang Tan..."

Liang Tan suddenly came back to his senses and opened his eyes wide when he saw Cui Ling: "What's wrong?"

"You've been in a daze lately." Cui Ling said, reaching out to smooth the wrinkles between her brows.

Liang Tan immediately looked apologetic: "Sorry."

"I was just daydreaming. What's there to apologize for?" Cui Ling smiled and stretched out his hand to her. "Come with me."

Liang Tan's eyes moved slightly, and he placed his hand in his palm.

At this moment, the sky had completely darkened, and lanterns were lit everywhere in the palace, exuding a festive red color.

The two held hands and walked through the courtyard garden, passed the small bridge and rockery, and finally stopped in front of an open space.

"What is this?" Liang Tan looked at the square piece of land in front of him and looked at Cui Ling hesitantly.

Cui Ling smiled and said, "Didn't you say a few days ago that you wanted to set up a plot of land in the palace to grow vegetables?"

Liang Tan blinked: "I just said it casually..."

After he finished speaking, he realized that his cuffs were a little dirty.

No, not only the cuffs, but also the hem and boots were dirty.

"You just said it casually," he said with a little disappointment, "I thought you were serious."

"...Did you do all this yourself?" Liang Tan looked at the open space again and saw that the soil had been turned over. There were faint traces of fertilizer on it. It was obvious that it had been tidied up and it was not just a random piece of land.

Cui Ling nodded: "I don't feel comfortable leaving the things you like to others."

After saying that, he remembered that she had just said it casually, and frowned again. Just as he was about to say something, she suddenly stood on tiptoes and kissed him on the face.

Even after so many years, her initiative still makes his heart beat fast. Cui Ling looked into her eyes and his Adam's apple moved slightly.

"Thank you, Cui Ling." She said with a smile.

She is almost forty years old now, and has more wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but Cui Ling thinks she is getting more and more beautiful. It seems as if his soul will be sucked away if he looks at her for one more moment.

However, he was not afraid at all and wanted to offer everything he had with both hands.

"Liang Tan, I like you."

He was dirty and standing in front of a freshly turned vegetable patch. The timing was not good, but Liang Tan was so mesmerized that he gave him a hug without any disgust.

"Cui Ling, I still haven't prepared a gift for you this year," she said with a smile, "If you don't mind, how about I make it up to you on your birthday next year?"

"What do you want to give me?" Cui Ling asked with a smile.

Liang Tan raised his head and looked at him slyly: "It depends on what you want to eat."

Cui Ling suddenly realized: "It seems that my birthday gift every year from now on will be vegetables grown in this field."

"Isn't it good?" Liang Tan asked back.

Cui Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Of course it's good. As long as you are here, everything you eat is good."

As he was talking, he began to discuss with her what would be more suitable to plant at this time. The two discussed for a long time and finally decided to try some of the simplest and easiest to grow plants.

"Let's go to the market to buy some seedlings tomorrow." Cui Ling took her hand and walked back.

Liang Tan became interested: "Shall we go together?"

"What else?" Cui Ling was helpless.

Liang Tan smiled: "Then buy some fried sugar cakes. I haven't eaten them for a long time and I really miss them."

"The food cooked by the imperial chefs in the palace is not as good as that cooked by the vendors in the market? You just don't like it. How strange."

"You don't understand. Some foods are only delicious when prepared by street vendors."

The two of them chatted back and forth, and even though they were talking about something very trivial, they were discussing it very lively.

After washing up, Liang Tan went to bed first. When Cui Ling turned off the lights and came over, he groped in the dark and hugged him.

"Don't you want to go to the market tomorrow?" Cui Ling said softly.

"Of course I do!"

"How dare you hug me like this?" There was a warning in his voice.

Liang Tan was stunned. When he came to his senses, his cheeks turned red and he quietly moved away from him.

"Beast." She muttered softly.

Cui Ling raised his lips in the darkness, with a hint of smile in his eyes.

Liang Tan turned over with her back to him and soon fell asleep. Cui Ling lay quietly for a while, then held her in his arms. The two of them entangled their limbs and fell into peaceful dreams one after another.

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…In the second life, Liang Tan Cui Ling.

"Miss, it's time to wake up. General Cui's carriage has arrived at the city gate. Even if you don't go to the city gate to greet him, at least you should dress up and wait for him." Dengzhi was helpless. Although General Cui was now doomed, a lean camel was still bigger than a horse. In this small city, he was still a more important figure than the prefect and could not be easily neglected.

Liang Tan snorted lightly and still refused to get up.

"Miss!"

"Get up, get up, get up, get up now!" Liang Tan opened his mouth with a hoarse and unpleasant voice.

Dengzhi was stunned: "Miss, what's wrong with your throat?"

"Well... I used too much yesterday," Liang Tan said, and he became much more sober. After a pause, he asked, "Have those people who followed me out of the city yesterday returned now?"

"In reply to the young lady, she has not returned yet," Dengzhi realized something was wrong, "Speaking of this, I heard that the young lady came back alone yesterday, and was soaked in the rain?"

As she spoke, she looked at the clothes thrown away casually in the corner, and when she saw the water marks on the ground, she frowned immediately.

Liang Tan sneered: "It's time to establish some rules in our mansion."

After that, she briefly recounted what happened yesterday.

Dengzhi was immediately furious: "Gu Qingfeng claims to be from a scholarly family, how despicable he is!"

"Yeah, it's really dirty." Liang Tan sneered.

Dengzhi was so angry that he trembled. After cursing a few more times, he suddenly thought of something: "Miss, how did you detoxify?"

Liang Tan: “…”

Dengzhi's face changed: "You are not..."

"No," Liang Tan said calmly, "The old dog probably felt sorry for his daughter, so he didn't give me too strong a medicine. I was soaked in the rain all the way, so I almost recovered."

Dengzhi then breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that she stopped asking, Liang Tan silently wiped the sweat from his palms, and then said slowly: "That old dog will definitely not admit to drugging me, so there is no need to dwell on this matter anymore, just pretend it never happened. If anyone comes to inquire, just let them know that you have been serving me in the room since I came back last night."

Dengzhi nodded: "I understand."

Liang Tan nodded slightly, then looked at her pretty face and couldn't help but sigh: "I'm sorry for wronging you. You have to bear the reputation of being not innocent for nothing."

"No way. I have always planned to remain single for life. Fame is not important to me." Dengzhi chuckled. "Besides, everyone in Kuangzhou City knows that the eldest lady only loves me and she even refused to marry her first wife for me. You don't know how envious all the little girls in the city are."

Liang Tan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She stood up while listening to her joke, but as soon as she moved, she felt something flowing down. Her expression froze and she froze.

"Miss?" Dengzhi was puzzled.

Liang Tan coughed and said, "Call for hot water first. I need to wash myself."

"Yes." Dengzhi agreed quickly.

Liang Tan watched her hurriedly walk away, and couldn't help but be thankful that she wasn't pregnant, otherwise, after staying for so long, she would probably be pregnant.

Half an hour later, Liang Tan finally packed up and looked at himself in the mirror carefully for the first time.

In this world, she is taller and more beautiful than in reality. Her long hair is tied up with a plain jade crown, revealing her plump forehead. The brocade robe makes her look more elegant and handsome, just like a handsome man.

Compared to ordinary men, he was a little shorter, but at 1.7 meters, he was not too short. Liang Tan looked at himself in the mirror several times and was very curious about himself in men's clothing.

Dengzhi looked at it and laughed: "Why are you so obsessed with beauty today?"

"I just find it interesting," Liang Tan said with a sigh, "No wonder there have been several matchmakers coming to my house every month since I was fifteen. If I had a daughter, I'm afraid she would want to marry someone like me."

She is young, promising, wealthy and pretty. No wonder the elders of the clan would rather risk their reputation and give their daughter to her.

Dengzhi didn't laugh at her when he heard that. Instead, he followed her to the bronze mirror, stared at her carefully for a moment, and nodded in agreement: "Young Miss is indeed beautiful, so you should be more careful to protect yourself. Why not wrap your chest wrap tighter?"

Liang Tan: “…”

After Dengzhi helped her to tidy it up again, Liang Tan's face turned completely miserable. Looking at her breasts that were tied up fairly securely, she suddenly missed her poor self in the last life. If her breasts grew the same as they did then, she wouldn't have to tie them up at all now.

Liang Tan sighed, and after trying to adjust for a moment, was about to say something when a servant came to report that the few people who had followed her out yesterday had returned and were now kneeling outside the yard.

Liang Tan frowned and was about to deal with a few people, but Deng Zhi hurriedly stopped him: "Miss, why not let me handle it."

"I'll take care of it."

"Miss!" Dengzhi stopped her again.

Liang Tan paused when he saw her anxious expression, then suddenly realized: "Are you afraid that I will be soft-hearted?"

"…This hasn't happened once or twice." Dengzhi was helpless.

Liang Tan thought of the original owner's good nature, and after a long silence, he said calmly: "Don't worry, it won't happen again this time."

Dengzhi couldn't feel at ease.

Liang Tan laughed: "I really won't be soft-hearted. In the past, they stole things and did things inefficiently, which were all minor problems. But now they have colluded with outsiders and almost killed me. How can I forgive them so easily?"

After saying that, he patted Dengzhi's shoulder and left.

Outside the yard, two servants and a coachman were kneeling nervously in front of the door. When they saw that the person coming was Liang Tan and not Deng Zhi, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief and started crying and wailing without waiting for Liang Tan to come forward.

"My dear Miss! I finally found you! You suddenly left on horseback yesterday, and I was extremely worried!"

"I deserve to die. I failed to protect the young lady and caused her to come back alone. I deserve to die..."

"Please forgive me, young lady!"

The few of them acted like they were putting on a big show, completely shirking all responsibility, as if Liang Tan's sudden departure yesterday was because she was crazy and it had nothing to do with them.

No wonder they came back so late, probably because they were going to get instructions. Liang Tan sneered and waited quietly for them to finish talking before turning to look at Deng Zhi who had just come out: "Have someone take their indentures and sell them to the mine."

The city of Kuangzhou was named after the mine. Most of the miners were prisoners from the surrounding area. Only a small number were slaves from wealthy families who had committed serious crimes and were sold here.

The three of them were shocked, and the driver begged for mercy: "Young Miss, I shouldn't have let you go back alone, but if you hadn't kicked me off the carriage, I wouldn't have been in this situation. Please forgive me this time, considering that I have served you for many years!"

"Please spare my life, young lady. I am a weak servant and I am afraid I can't bear the hardship of mining!"

The other two also began to beg for mercy, and the noise quickly attracted a lot of people watching from afar.

Liang Tan was unmoved. He waited until the three had finished crying before he spoke slowly, "If I had known this would happen, why would I have accepted Gu Qingfeng's bribe in the first place?"

The three of them were shocked. The driver, who was the oldest, calmly replied, "My lady, I have never accepted bribes from anyone. You cannot wrongly accuse me like this."