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

The families of these people were arrested, and she didn't believe that they would not report to the police. However, in the end they came to the gate of the general's mansion to cause trouble, which showed that someone must have deliberately guided them.

If her guess was correct, the old fox of the prefect would be almost laughing out loud at this moment, just waiting for the two sides to quarrel, and then a memorial would be submitted to the capital. The person above was wondering how to get rid of Cui Ling legitimately. Once the memorial was submitted, Cui Ling would not be simply dismissed from office as described in the original text.

The guards who had followed Cui Ling for so many years were all shrewd men. They quickly understood the pros and cons and quickly let Liang Tan in.

The people outside the door saw the door open and close, and for a moment they didn't know whether they should continue to make a fuss. When they looked at each other, Mr. Liu spoke first: "I believe Miss Liang, just wait for a while."

After hearing this, everyone had to calm down.

In the general's mansion, Liang Tan walked all the way to the main courtyard and saw Cui Ling still drinking tea in the courtyard.

She took a deep breath, gritted her teeth and stepped forward to salute: "General, I heard that you have captured all the young ladies and maids of the rich families in the city?"

"We have only arrested five families." Cui Ling took a sip of hot tea. "When the old woman who comes to examine them arrives, as long as she finds that they are fine, will she let them go?"

"You still want to find a concubine..." Liang Tan was so angry with him, "General, can you think more before you act? Although those people outside are not officials, they all have connections, and two of them are royal merchants. Do you really think they are ordinary people who can be bullied by you at will?"

"Are you teaching me a lesson?" Cui Ling's eyes turned cold.

Liang Tan resisted the urge to roll his eyes: "How dare I teach the general a lesson? I just want to remind you to think twice before doing anything, so that you can be safe in the long run."

Cui Ling looked at her mockingly: "If my leg was not disabled, let alone arresting their daughter, even if I arrested their mother, they would not dare to say a word."

"Isn't the situation completely different now?!" Liang Tan said something impulsive when he got angry.

The teacup in Cui Ling's hand shattered in an instant, and the broken porcelain pieces pierced into the palm of his hand, causing blood to flow out instantly.

"It's true that things are different now, but if I want to kill you, no one dares to say anything." Cui Ling said expressionlessly.

Liang Tan looked at his bleeding hand, feeling a little uncomfortable. He paused and sighed, "General, I know you have always been arrogant and don't care about the thoughts of ants, but you probably also know that I have good intentions."

Cui Ling said nothing.

Liang Tan said no more and turned to look at the guards beside him: "Where are those girls?"

The guard looked at Cui Ling hesitantly and dared not speak without his order.

Liang Tan had a headache and could only confront Cui Ling again: "General, you don't want to be beheaded before you find the person, do you?"

Cui Ling raised his eyes and looked at her coldly.

"The prefect is probably writing a memorial right now. It only takes three days to travel from Kuangzhou City to the capital without stopping day and night, and six days to go back and forth. And you have spent three days and only captured five or six women," Liang Tan said word by word. "As long as there is green, there will be no shortage of firewood."

Once the memorial is submitted, even if he does not die, he will no longer have the power to arrest anyone. I think he understands this.

As expected, Cui Ling's eyes became colder and harder, but he did not refute.

Liang Tan sighed, pulled out a handkerchief from his bosom, walked over and gently bandaged his wound: "Let them go and don't cause trouble again. I will help you find them." As for whether he can find them, that's hard to say.

The warm breath fell on the wound, and Cui Ling finally looked at her straight in the eye.

Liang Tan knew at a glance that he agreed, and immediately nodded to the guard, who quickly took her to rescue people.

The women from these families were all locked in a room. When the guards opened the door, Liang Tan saw the huge crowd of people. She sighed immediately, but before she could open her mouth to comfort them, the young ladies and maids rushed towards her sobbing.

"Miss Liang!"

"Miss!"

Liang Tan: “…” She is quite popular.

Liang Tan hurriedly comforted everyone and asked the guards to bring a few plates of cakes. After he calmed everyone down, he said, "Did you all suffer any injustice?"

"No, I'm just a little scared," the girl who was quite familiar with her said timidly, "Brother Chao, do you know why the general wants to arrest us?"

Liang Tan was about to explain, but when he heard her asking, he was like a pillow handed to him when he was sleepy, and he quickly explained: "You also know that the general lost one leg, right?"

Everyone nodded, and the girl who had just asked answered, "The general was injured for the country, and this is something that all the people know."

"Yes, but you don't know that he has been insane since he was injured, and he has attacks from time to time," Liang Tan sighed after he finished speaking. Seeing everyone's eyes widened, he immediately showed regret. "After the attack, nothing happened. He just mistakenly thought he was still on the battlefield. Those delicate girls were spies who disturbed the morale of the army, so he captured you."

The guard listened to this with his mouth twitching, thinking that if he had not followed the general for so many years, he would have believed her lies by now.

Liang Tan exaggerated Cui Ling's asshole behavior to the point that he was still obsessed with protecting the people in the court even when he was sick. The young girls were inexperienced and easily believed her words. In addition, she was a good storyteller. Although they had not seen Cui Ling since he was captured, they had already begun to sympathize with him deeply.

When Liang Tan finished speaking, several little girls with low tear points also began to wipe their tears. She cleared her throat with satisfaction, and immediately three or five little girls handed her cups of water.

Liang Tan smiled gently and drank the water in each cup. The girls who were serving tea and water blushed immediately, and the other girls also wanted to pour water for her.

In order to avoid being drowned in water, Liang Tan quickly said, "That's enough."

The little girl who had already grabbed the teapot immediately looked disappointed. Seeing this, Liang Tan handed her a piece of cake, and she became happy again.

While the little girls were listening to stories here, the elders outside the general's mansion were almost going crazy. When they saw that Liang Tan had not come out for a long time, they were about to make trouble again. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the door finally opened and Liang Tan led a group of girls out.

"Daddy!" A little girl rushed to Mr. Liu, and the others went their own way.

"Are you okay?" Mr. Liu asked quickly.

The little girl nodded: "I've eaten well and slept well these past two days, nothing happened at all."

Mr. Liu looked at her carefully, and after confirming that her complexion seemed to be better, he wiped away his tears and said, "Okay, okay, that's good." Then he looked at Liang Tan, "Miss Liang's great kindness, I, Liu, will never forget it."

"Mr. Liu, you're too polite. I didn't do anything." Liang Tan said with a smile.

Mr. Liu sighed, thinking of Cui Ling, and still felt angry: "No matter what, General Cui is still bullying too much. I will report to the authorities tomorrow and demand an explanation from them."

Liang Tan paused, and just as he was about to persuade her, Mr. Liu's daughter got angry: "Dad, you can't do this!"

"...What?" Mr. Liu didn't expect his daughter to speak for Cui Ling and was dumbfounded for a moment.

"General Cui is a great hero. How can we let such a hero down?" The little girl was filled with righteous indignation. When she mentioned Cui Ling's madness, she couldn't help but tear up.

The other girls who hadn't left also echoed the words, and they all spoke as if they had seen Cui Ling go crazy with their own eyes. Because they spoke so sincerely, everyone was stunned and believed it unconsciously. Some of the girls who were still clear-headed couldn't help but question: "If they thought you were spies, they would just kill you directly. Why did they have to check your body?"

"In fact, it is because it is difficult to distinguish between spies and ordinary girls from good families. The general is not in his right mind but still remembers not to kill innocent people, so he can only ask the maid to check her body," Liang Tan paused and continued embarrassedly, "After all, most of the spies that can be sent out have learned the art of seduction, which is somewhat different from real girls."

After she finished speaking, she acted as if she was going to explain in detail. The elders, fearing that they might teach their daughter bad lessons, offered to leave one after another.

Liang Tan watched them go away, completely relieved, and simply left.

In the courtyard of the general's mansion, Cui Ling's face became uncertain after listening to the report from the doorman to the outside.

A guard hurried back from outside the city and knelt down when he saw him: "General, I have thoroughly investigated the night we checked into the post station. There were only two or three guests in the post station. One of them had a daughter, but the daughter had been married for three years, which did not fit the situation. There was also a strange thing..."

"Speak." Cui Ling's tone was flat.

"...That night, the carriage from Liang Tan's mansion ran into the post station, and several of Liang Tan's servants followed it. It was said that they were looking for Liang Tan." The guard paused for a moment, "I wanted to ask these servants about the situation, but I learned that they were sent to the mine to do hard labor the day after they went to look for Liang Tan. Now they are all dead."

Cui Ling looked thoughtfully at the elegant handkerchief embroidered with bamboo leaves on her hand, and said something softly after a long time. The guards listened carefully and it seemed to be the three words "crazy".

Liang Tan, who had just arrived home, sneezed and felt a chill on her back. She touched her nose, slowly returned to her room, untied her bra and lay down on the bed.

"Ms. Liang, you've only been out for less than half an hour, why do you look so tired?" Dengzhi complained.

Liang Tan sighed: "I'm just exhausted."

Dengzhi smiled and came forward to give her a massage.

Liang Tan closed her eyes and enjoyed herself, but soon she felt sleepy. She yawned and asked lazily, "Have Gu Qingfeng and his family packed everything?"

"To answer Miss Liang's question, although their family is not very successful, they do have quite a few properties in the city, which have not yet been properly handled."

Liang Tan sighed and said, "What can be disposed of? Send a few shopkeepers to discuss and buy up everything that can be bought. With so many things sold, he will have enough to eat and drink even if he does nothing for the rest of his life."

"Yes." Dengzhi agreed gently.

Liang Tan stretched comfortably and wanted to take a nap, but Deng Zhi forced his eyes open: "No, sleep after lunch."

Liang Tan: “…” So fierce.

Dengzhi had little reason to insist on doing anything, so she had to resign herself to her fate and got up. After eating something simple, she wanted to go back to bed. As a result, the owner of Sandalwood Restaurant came to reconcile the accounts, so she had no choice but to wrap herself in a bra, put on her clothes and go to work.

As a result, she was busy for two hours. She was so busy that she felt dizzy. The first thing she did when she returned to her room was to undress. The second thing she did was to tell Dengzhi: "I won't wait for dinner. I'll tell you after I wake up."

"Miss Liang, please have a good rest." Dengzhi knew that she was exhausted. He smiled and helped her lie down. Then he put down the veil beside the bed and turned to leave.

Liang Tan let out a light breath and soon fell asleep.

She went to bed in the evening, and when she woke up it was completely dark. The room was quiet, and it seemed that no one was there.

Liang Tan sat up and was about to call Dengzhi in when he saw a dark shadow in front of the table.

She took a breath, grabbed the quilt to cover her chest, and lowered her voice carefully: "Who are you?"

The man was silent.

"If you don't talk, I'll call someone." Liang Tan looked nervous.

"Although I have a broken leg now, it would be easy for me to kill you before you open your mouth." The man finally spoke.

Liang Tan paused slightly, silently covered the breast wrap next to the pillow with the quilt, and prayed that he didn't see it in the dark and windy night.

After a long period of psychological preparation, she finally spoke carefully through a layer of gauze: "General, what is it that you are looking for me at this time?"

"Of course it's because of the promise you made during the day." Cui Ling's tone was flat.

Liang Tan was stunned for a moment, then he remembered and immediately made a promise: "Don't worry, General. I will do my best to help you find that girl."

Cui Ling's eyes flashed with coldness when he heard this: "Does it take you all the trouble to find her?"

Liang Tan opened his mouth to flatter, but when the words came to his mouth, he realized that something was wrong, so he spoke carefully: "You mean..."

"You were there that night when I was at the post station, right?" Cui Ling asked word by word, but without any questioning tone.

Liang Tan's heart skipped a beat and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his palms.

"The servants who went to look for you are all dead. There is really no evidence," Cui Ling sneered. "If my people hadn't found out, how long would you have kept it a secret from me?"

Liang Tan smiled bitterly: "General, please listen to my explanation. What I did that day was..."

"Liang Tan, hand him over now and I will spare your life." Cui Ling said expressionlessly.

Liang Tan: “?”

After a brief silence, she suddenly felt relieved——

The fool didn't realize her true identity and just thought she was hiding someone.

After realizing this, Liang Tan was no longer so nervous. He coughed lightly and spoke slowly: "General, there must be some misunderstanding. I did go to the post station at that time, but because of other things, I did not meet you, and I don't know who you are looking for. As for why I went to the post station... It's really a family disgrace that should not be made public. I'm sorry I can't tell you."

"Can't tell?" Cui Ling had just finished speaking when the wheelchair made a slight noise and then moved towards her.

The wheels of the wheelchair rolled over the bluestone floor, making a squeezing sound. Liang Tan felt extremely stressed. Seeing him approaching, he could not help but cover himself tighter with the quilt: "General, this matter concerns the reputation of my Gu family. I really can't say it."

Cui Ling said nothing as the wheelchair continued to approach.

Liang Tan was so confused that he finally said when he raised his hand to lift the veil: "I was drugged that day, so I hid in the post station in a hurry, avoided those people and left!"

Cui Ling stopped lifting the gauze, Liang Tan swallowed his saliva and tried to calm down: "Because I was poisoned by that vile thing, in order to avoid doing anything bad, I hid in the post station for a while and then left in a hurry. After returning to the mansion, it was my personal maid who detoxified me. If you don't believe me, you can ask her to come over for questioning."

After that, in order to gain sympathy, she deliberately sighed and said with a sad face: "I am a grown man, but I was humiliated like this. It is really shameful. I hope General Cui will not make a big deal out of it and leave me some leeway."