Seeing that the Fourth Prince did not take the silver from her hand, Li Tiao reverently placed the silver on the table next to him with both hands: "This should be enough, right?"

Then Li Tiao winked at Hongye, signaling her to pack her things first.

But Hongye dared not move. After all, the Fourth Prince sat there like a golden dagger, not saying a word, which was really intimidating.

Li Tiao herself was a little uneasy, so she didn't want to blame Hongye, nor did she want to urge her.

She looked at the Fourth Prince with utmost respect: "Fourth Prince, this ingot of silver..."

"You're getting more and more greedy. Using my money to pay rent? You're really good at manipulating things."

Li Tiao pursed her lips, thinking that she wasn't embarrassed, but others were: "Fourth Prince, what you see is what you get. I saw this silver first, and it belongs to me as long as it's in my hands."

You can't claim this money as yours just because it has your birth order on it.

After all, it's not uncommon for high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital to have four sons, such as the fourth young master or the fourth son. You can't just claim it as yours based on the number four.

Besides, silver needs to circulate. Perhaps someone exchanged it from a money exchange, and it passed through several hands before reaching this servant's hands.

It's all just a pile of sophistry.

But the Fourth Prince wasn't angry at all. Apart from being a bit ugly, Li Tiao was pretty much the same as when she first entered the palace. In order to hide her identity and find a way to escape, she was so eloquent that she could talk the dead back to life.

Although Li Tiao was extremely ugly, she suddenly came to life.

The Fourth Prince composed himself and said, "There are many princes and nobles who have the title of Fourth Young Master, but they are not qualified to mint silver. That would be a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of their family."

Therefore, anyone with a modicum of sense would not go out and flaunt such a sum of money.

Also, the reason I engraved the words on the silver was to make it easier for people to tip, not because it was exchanged at a money exchange.

Well, Li Tiao was speechless after being silenced by the Fourth Prince's words, but she didn't want to admit defeat so easily.

She stubbornly insisted, "Since I found this silver, it belongs to me."

The Fourth Prince smiled, stood up, and walked to Li Tiao's side.

"You can live in my yard and still be so self-righteous, it's truly impressive."

Finally, the Fourth Prince admitted that this was his courtyard. Reason told Li Tiao that she couldn't keep stubbornly refusing to admit it. But the thought of being extorted by the Fourth Prince for a large sum of money if she admitted it made her heart ache.

So Li Tiao continued to argue: "The address of this house was what you told me back then. I thought... I thought it was for emergency use."

The address of this courtyard was the one used to deceive Consort De. Li Tiao told Consort De that she knew where the person Consort De was looking for was hiding, and the address Li Tiao knew was this house.

Later, Li Tiao told the Fourth Prince about this, and the Fourth Prince admitted that such a place existed, but said that the house was empty.

At the time, Li Tiao didn't pay much attention and didn't think she would have any connection with this place.

Later, when they ran away and were looking for a place to stay, they thought of this place. In Li Tiao's opinion, this was simply a wonderful place to hide.

That was indeed the case, but unexpectedly, the Fourth Prince still found out.

The Fourth Prince laughed: "Indeed, it was I who told you that there really was such an address, but what was your relationship with me back then? You were my man, but what about now?"

This left Li Tiao speechless once again.

Even if it's not about steaming buns, one should still show some pride. Li Tiao said, "Then I'll just move out."

The plan was for Hongye to pack her things quietly and leave discreetly, but the Fourth Prince's attitude has given Li Tiao a reason to leave openly and legitimately.

Living in a place where someone constantly wants to kill you is certainly unsettling.

Although Li Tiao has been living here for quite some time.

"Your father's people, the Crown Prince's people, and even your mother's people are looking for you. If you move out like this, you might not die if your father's people find you, but what if the Crown Prince's and your mother's people find you?"

The Fourth Prince clenched his fist and looked at Li Tiao's back as she turned away.

"You've been hiding here, and even shaved your head. You must know what situation you're in, right? And you still dare to move out like this?"

"If you go out through this door now, aren't you afraid that the Crown Prince or your mother's people will find you?"

"Thank you for the reminder, Fourth Prince, but I think it's better to die on the street than to be suffocated by someone covering my nose at night."

Li Tiao turned to look at the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince's eyelids twitched, clearly not understanding what Li Tiao meant.

Li Tiao kindly explained to the Fourth Prince: "Fourth Prince, you also think about killing me every day. When I was living with Su Ma La Gu in the palace, one palace maid died and another went missing. I wonder if the missing palace maid has been found yet?"

"It's only because I'm lucky that the King of Hell felt Li Tiao's lifespan hadn't ended and wouldn't take me. Otherwise, if the Fourth Prince were to speak to me, it would be time to burn paper money for him."

The Fourth Prince remained silent for a long time before finally speaking hesitantly, "About what happened back then, Your Highness..."

“What happened back then is long gone, but Li Tiao is now so afraid of being bitten by a snake for ten years. Since Heaven has taken pity on her and allowed her to live, she should naturally live well. She can’t knowingly choose death and still insist on going forward.”

"Hongye, go pack your things."

Hongye was at a loss for what to do. She was shocked by what Li Tiao and the Fourth Prince said. It turned out that the Fourth Prince was the one who did the things that happened to the palace maid.

Although Li Tiao had said something similar, Hongye thought it was just Li Tiao saying it out of anger, and in fact, Hongye didn't quite believe it.

However, given Li Tiao's current state, she couldn't allow Hongye to say anything.

Seeing that Hongye was standing still, Li Tiao said, "I almost forgot, you are still the Fourth Prince's woman. If you don't want to follow me around hiding, then stay here."

"My lady, that's not what I meant..."

Li Tiao wasn't unwilling to listen to Hongye's explanation, but the thought of the Fourth Prince wanting to kill her and actually doing so made her feel annoyed.

I don't want to argue with the Fourth Prince anymore.

The Fourth Prince stared at Li Tiao's retreating figure, watching her resolute expression, and felt quite agitated.

Li Tiao didn't have much stuff; she mainly needed to pack the travel expenses that Su Mala Gu had given her.

After tidying up, she didn't even glance at the Fourth Prince as she passed through the main room.

"You've saved up quite a bit of silver and some valuable jewelry, which are still with me. Don't you want them anymore?" The Fourth Prince spoke again, watching Li Tiao's retreating figure.

She wanted nothing more than to bite this man to death. How could he describe possessing someone in such a refined and elegant way, as if she, Li Tiao, had generously given up on it?

Li Tiao really wanted it, but she also knew that she couldn't fall into the Fourth Prince's trap at this time. She gritted her teeth and said, word by word, "I don't want it. Just consider it my way of showing respect to the Fourth Prince."