The unexpected and sudden thing was told to Li Tiao by Chunxi.

At first, Li Tiao was surprised to hear this, but she didn't pay much attention to it.

But Chunxi seemed very nervous, so Li Tiao couldn't help but ask a few more questions: "It's a pity that Granny Liu is gone, but she hasn't served me for a long time. Her passing has nothing to do with me. Why are you so nervous?"

"Master, do you know who killed Granny Liu?"

"Who?" Li Tiao asked.

"Your Highness, Consort De."

Li Tiao blinked, not quite able to process what Chunxi had said. After a long while, she finally asked, "Your Highness Consort De? Why did Your Highness Consort De kill Granny Liu? They had no grudge against each other. Could it be because of Yunhui's matter?"

But Yunhui's matter is in the past, and even if Consort De liked Yunhui very much, it would be beneath her to personally kill a nanny for Yunhui's sake.

“Master, that’s exactly what I mean, that’s why this is so strange,” Chunxi said.

Some things you really shouldn't think about. Once you start thinking about them, everything seems wrong. It seems like Liu Mama's death has nothing to do with me, but... is it really unrelated?

"You want to talk about Liu Mama's matter, and Consort De is targeting me?" Before Chunxi could answer, Li Tiao denied it herself: "But that doesn't make sense either. Liu Mama was punished by the master and sent to the East Third Palace. If Liu Mama really said something to Consort De, then Consort De has no reason to kill Liu Mama. She should have kept Liu Mama alive."

Chunxi didn't speak, but her expression was similar to before, still the same as before, that's why something was wrong.

"You go..." Li Tiao originally thought of having Chunxi go and find out what was going on, but then she thought again that it was still unclear whether Chunxi was friend or foe, and she couldn't be careless.

So he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue: "I understand. You can go now, let me think about it."

After Chunxi left, Li Tiao thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. After much thought, she decided it would be better to ask the Fourth Prince.

Although the Fourth Prince now treats me with disdain, at least Granny Liu used to serve him.

It's normal for Li Tiao to want to take care of things herself.

However, before they even reached the Fourth Prince's study, they saw him hurriedly leave.

Li Tiao instinctively wanted to call out to the Fourth Prince, but seeing that he hadn't even taken Su Peisheng with him when he went out, she changed her mind and swallowed her words. Looking around and seeing that there was no one around, Li Tiao cautiously followed the Fourth Prince out together.

The further Li Tiao walked, the more anxious she became, because the Fourth Prince seemed to be heading towards Kunning Palace.

Li Tiao hadn't been in the palace for long, but she knew a little about what was going on there. Kunning Palace was the residence of Empress Dowager Kangxi, the Crown Prince's mother.

It is said that Kangxi had deep feelings for this Empress Yuan. After the Empress passed away, Kangxi was so heartbroken that he kept everything in Kunning Palace and refused to let anyone set foot in it.

The Fourth Prince went here...

With a mix of anxiety and anticipation, Li Tiao followed him inside. While she was still cautiously searching for the Fourth Prince, she suddenly heard his deep voice: "Are you sure?"

"Your Majesty, I am certain that Master Li, who is by your side, said something to the Eighth Prince. After the Eighth Prince returned, he was in a bad mood and secretly talked to the Ninth Prince for a long time. I did not hear what they said before."

But this servant overheard what happened next; this servant heard the Ninth Prince say to the Eighth Prince…

"What did Lao Jiu say?"

"The Ninth Prince said that since the Eighth Prince is so curious about Consort Li, why not just let Consort Li be expelled from the palace as Consort Li wishes, and then find a place to hide Consort Li."

The Ninth Prince also said that Consort De had always disliked Consort Li, so he would use Consort De to get her to drive Consort Li away, which would make things easier for both the Emperor and Your Highness.

However, the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince were surprised when Consort De actually killed Granny Liu.

Li Tiao covered her mouth in surprise and quietly backed away. She never expected that the Eighth Prince would also help her escape.

"who!"

Upon hearing the Fourth Prince's voice, Li Tiao quickly hid in a nearby cabinet, curling up and not daring to move or even make a sound.

While hiding in the closet, Li Tiao wondered if it was because she had told the Eighth Prince who his future wife was that day that he had seen her "fortune-telling" ability and wanted to hire her as his advisor.

This is terrible! Li Tiao really didn't want to get involved in these things anymore. She should have just kept quiet. She knew that money wasn't so easy to earn, especially since the Eighth Prince was giving her gold.

There seemed to be no sound outside, but Li Tiao didn't care and came out rashly, fearing that the Fourth Prince was still lying in wait.

Li Tiao curled up a little longer. What she was more curious about was what the Eighth Prince had said to Consort De that made Consort De kill Liu Mama.

Li Tiao even thought that the strategy discussed by the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince was correct. Logically speaking, Consort De should indeed try to get rid of her.

Unable to figure it out, Li Tiao felt that she had been hiding for about the right time, so she quietly came out of the closet.

Although Li Tiao felt that no one was around, she was still very careful and afraid of being discovered. But just as she reached the palace gate and was about to leave, there was a noise outside the gate.

Startled, Li Tiao quickly ran to the side hall, but before she could hide properly, the gate of Kunning Palace seemed to be pushed open, and she could hear the voices of eunuchs.

Li Tiao started sweating again, and what made her want to die even more was that the eunuchs seemed to be heading towards the side hall.

Li Tiao was so anxious that she was like an ant on a hot pan. She was completely at a loss. As the eunuchs were about to approach the side hall, she seemed to lose her mind and actually tried to hide at the door.

Li Tiao could hear the eunuch's voice outside clearly: "The Emperor really will come to Kunning Palace?"

"Of course, otherwise how would His Majesty know that the chair leg on the second floor of the side hall was broken?"

The eunuchs' voices were becoming clearer to Li Tiao, which meant that... they might be about to push the door open and come in at any moment.

Standing at the door, Li Tiao took a deep breath, trying her best to appear as thin as a sheet of paper, so that even if the door was pushed open, no one would notice.

But just as she was trying to take a deep breath and turn into a paper doll, someone suddenly grabbed her arm.

Before the terrified Li Tiao could even utter the word "who," her mouth was covered!

After recognizing who it was, Li Tiao seemed even more nervous.

But the person holding Li Tiao didn't pay much attention to her emotions, roughly dragging her away. To make matters worse, the door seemed about to be pushed open, and she was about to stare at the eunuch outside...