"What do you think?" Kangxi did not answer Li Tiao's question directly, but instead asked her.

The ambiguous attitude made Li Tiao's heartbeat even more irregular.

Is this asking me to guess?

Without knowing what Master Kang meant, Li Tiao thought that if she accidentally revealed something that Master Kang didn't know, she would be doomed.

So she shook her head and decided to continue playing dumb.

"Your Majesty, Li Tiao knows nothing about this."

Although Li Tiao had already secretly observed Su Ma La Gu and couldn't discern any extra emotions from her aged face, she still subconsciously looked at Su Ma La Gu, trying to get some hints from her.

But it was all in vain.

"Li Tiao, I have always said that you are intelligent. Intelligent people know that they should never know what they shouldn't know."

Does this mean you're not going to talk about it?

But if Li Tiao really does what Master Kang said and leaves now, wouldn't that be the same as confirming that she has a guilty conscience?

After all, she had married a prince, even if he wasn't the primary consort. This was something many people dreamed of, and logically, she would never think of running away.

Therefore, Li Tiao felt that she still couldn't bring herself to say she was leaving.

Struggling again, she spoke, "Your Majesty, Li Tiao is just... on the Fourth Prince's side..."

“Princess Li, since the Emperor has agreed to let you leave, the Fourth Prince will naturally give you instructions, so you don’t need to worry about that.”

Li Tiao glanced at Su Mala Gu, still appearing trembling with fear.

Li Tiao is not coy about running away. It's still early in the Kangxi era, and the princes are already fighting to the death. It will definitely be more tragic in the future, so leaving Li Tiao is naturally something she is willing to do.

But she didn't want anyone to know where she went.

Now that Master Kang has arranged for her to leave, she is in the open while Master Kang is in the dark. What if Master Kang kills her to silence her and takes her out?

This is also why Li Tiao dared not run away like that.

While Li Tiao was feeling uneasy, Su Mala Gu spoke up again: "Your Majesty, it's clear that Consort Li and the Fourth Prince have a very good relationship. Let Consort Li think about it some more, after all, this is a very important matter."

Master Kang said, "Then I'll listen to Granny."

Afterwards, Master Kang said to Li Tiao, "Li Tiao, think about this matter again."

Li Tiao nodded, curtsied to Master Kang and Su Mala Gu, and followed the palace maids out to her quarters.

Without leaving any palace maids to serve her, Li Tiao carefully went through the whole story again by herself. As always, running away was something Li Tiao had always pursued.

However, one must be cautious when being arranged to run by Kangxi, as there is no guarantee that it will be a trap.

Having made her decision, Li Tiao decided to wait and see. She hadn't eaten anything on her way from the palace and was getting hungry, but the maids who served her were nowhere to be found, so Li Tiao had to go out and find something herself.

This was Li Tiao's first time here, and she had some trouble finding her way. She got a little lost as she walked, and just as she was about to turn back, she heard Su Mala Gu's voice: "Your Majesty, this old servant thinks it would be better to tell Li Gege the truth, otherwise, if we suddenly let her go, no one would dare to agree to it so easily."

"Tell the truth? Telling the truth isn't so easy!" Master Kang sighed.

Su Mala Gu: "In this matter, Princess Li is completely innocent. She was passively dragged into it. Now... it's easy to arrange for her to run away, but Your Majesty, have you thought about what will happen after she runs away?"

Li Gege is still so young, will she still want to get married in the future?

Therefore, Your Majesty, this old servant still thinks it's best to clarify things with Consort Li. That way, Your Majesty can help her arrange things afterward and prevent her from having too much trouble in the future, otherwise...

The Empress Dowager's spirit in heaven won't be at peace either; she might even blame this old servant for meddling. After all, the Empress Dowager had no choice but to do what she did back then..."

Li Tiao covered her mouth, somewhat incredulous. How had she gotten involved with the Empress Dowager again?

"How can you blame the Empress Dowager for what happened back then? I was deceived. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager acted swiftly and decisively, otherwise... the bloodline of the Aisin Gioro family might have been destroyed because of Yinzhuo..."

“Your Majesty, Consort De intended to conceal this matter at the time, so it can't be entirely your fault. Fortunately, later... However, what this old servant is worried about is whether Consort De knew that the Sixth Prince's matter was related to the Empress Dowager.”

"She doesn't know, does she?" Kangxi seemed a little uncertain.

Su Ma La Gu: "How did Consort Li overhear Consort De and the Fourth Prince talking about the Sixth Prince?"

Upon hearing this, Li Tiao dared not continue listening. She hurriedly turned back and prepared to hide in her room.

Consort De's other son, the Sixth Prince, the younger brother of the Fourth Prince, was actually murdered, and by the Empress Dowager no less!

This was already surprising enough, but who knew the truly terrifying part was yet to come, even though Su Ma La Gu and Master Kang spoke vaguely about it.

However, it's also clear from the conversation that this Sixth Prince isn't actually Kangxi's son!

This...this...Consort De was truly a remarkable person back then, she was incredibly capable!

It really proves the saying: what you shouldn't know, you shouldn't know.

Now that we know, Li Tiao is really itching to gossip about this!

If this were modern times, she would probably be writing long posts on social media!

But not only can we not write short essays here, we are also forced to keep quiet about it, which is truly agonizing.

After Li Tiao returned, she gradually disappeared from sight. Master Kang and Su Mala Gu slowly walked out, looking in the direction Li Tiao had left.

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