Although they had already reached the gates of the King of Hell's palace, Li Tiao couldn't help but struggle a little, stammering, "Sir, what do you mean? What looks like? What's fake?"

After asking the question, Li Tiao looked at the Fourth Prince with trepidation, not daring to utter a sound.

But the Fourth Prince seemed not to hear Li Tiao's words, and continued to pinch Li Tiao's chin and examine her carefully.

Li Tiao's heart was in her throat, and she thought she might die from a heart attack.

The Fourth Prince released her chin: "I said that when you pretend to be a eunuch, you do look somewhat convincing at first glance, but you are ultimately a woman, so you're still lacking something."

It was like a rollercoaster ride; Li Tiao's heart finally returned to its place.

In order to avoid revealing any further flaws to the Fourth Prince, she felt she needed to feign madness and demonstrate her experience in impersonating a eunuch.

However, just as she was about to open her mouth, she noticed that the Fourth Prince was staring at her with a half-smile. Li Tiao felt a chill run down her spine again, as if she were about to meet the King of Hell.

"Someone come here!"

Li Tiao, who was still in shock, was startled when she heard the Fourth Prince's words and looked at him in horror.

Su Peisheng quickly entered: "Sir, what are your orders?"

"Have someone keep a close watch on Master Li's room; she cannot leave without the master's permission."

"Yes, sir!"

Although she wasn't forced to commit suicide by being given a severe beating, Li Tiao's head still spun, and she instinctively asked, "Fourth Prince, are you confining me to my quarters?"

Instead of directly answering Li Tiao's question, the Fourth Prince merely glanced at her indifferently and said, "Whatever you say goes."

What?!

Li Tiao was furious. How could this man be so despicable? He clearly wanted to lock her up, but he wouldn't say it outright. It would have been fine if he had just let her say it, but his attitude was as if this was a favor to her.

What a vicious person who is so refreshingly wicked!

Despite her anger, Li Tiao wasn't stupid. She knew that a direct confrontation wouldn't work, so she decided to leave it at that for now and plan her move carefully.

Well, she is also someone who can think of specific strategies, and thinking of this, she felt a little smug.

The Fourth Prince glanced at Li Tiao out of the corner of his eye and noticed her smugness amidst her dejection. For a fleeting moment, he felt a surge of curiosity, his mouth moved as if he was about to ask a question, but he quickly swallowed it back down.

He then waved impatiently, signaling Li Tiao to leave quickly.

"Tch!" Seeing the Fourth Prince's actions as if chasing a dog, Li Tiao was extremely dissatisfied. She held back until she left the Fourth Prince's study, but in the end, she couldn't help but let out a very disdainful interjection.

Immediately afterwards, the study door was flung open with a whoosh.

Suddenly turning her head, Li Tiao looked at the Fourth Prince, who stood like a door god, and quickly turned back, her steps quickening as she ran towards her room without looking back.

Watching Li Tiao's retreating figure, the Fourth Prince didn't even realize that the corners of his lips slowly turned up.

"Master, you're finally back..." Chunxi's anxious colleague also noticed Li Tiao's clothes: "Master, what's wrong...?"

"Oh, I'm just cosplaying. How do I look? Am I handsome in this outfit?" Li Tiao showed off her eunuch costume to Chunxi.

"Cosplay...what? Master, what are you talking about?"

Li Tiao's lips twitched, and she turned her head away, closing her eyes in frustration again. She had been careless again.

She quickly composed herself and pretended nothing had happened: "By the way, Chunxi, what happened to you just now? Is something wrong?"

Because she was so nervous facing the Fourth Prince, she kept swallowing. Now that Li Tiao was back, she was gulping down water. Just as she was carelessly pouring water into her mouth from the teacup, she heard Chunxi's words and couldn't help but spill all the water, which also choked her nose.

After the choking sensation in her nose and throat subsided, Li Tiao asked incredulously, "What do you mean Liu Mama was locked up by the master?"

"It seems that Master knows what those rumors are all about."

"Rumors?" Li Tiao was too surprised, not immediately understanding what Chunxi meant by those words.

"It's just that... didn't you tell me and Granny Liu to say that your birth chart was incompatible with the palace, so on the night of your wedding to the master, one of the emperor's concubines who hadn't even been formally appointed died?"

Yes, that's right. Li Tiao remembered. It seems the Fourth Prince knows about it? Li Tiao felt a little excited.

But then she thought about it again and realized something was wrong. Li Tiao asked, "I asked you to go with Granny Liu to do this, and you were fine, weren't you? So don't scare yourself. It might be something else."

Chunxi: "Reporting to Your Majesty, you initially instructed me to handle this matter with Granny Liu, but Granny Liu said it wasn't difficult and she could manage alone, so there was no need for me. She also said it had to be done discreetly, and if too many people were involved, it would be troublesome if people found out it was related to Your Majesty, so I didn't..."

"So Liu Mama did all this by herself?" Li Tiao didn't blame Chunxi for anything, after all, what Liu Mama said made sense.

Seeing Chunxi nod again, Li Tiao thought to herself, "This is bad."

After a long silence, she opened the door to go out, but the old woman at the door stopped her.

"I want to see the Fourth Prince."

"Master is resting."

Li Tiao was furious at the nanny's deliberate harassment. She was cautious for various reasons, but that didn't mean she had to tolerate these domineering nannies.

So Li Tiao, acting like a mistress, ignored the gatekeepers and barged directly into the Fourth Prince's door.

After being informed and granted permission to enter, Li Tiao saw the composed and calm Fourth Prince, and once again felt the fear of being completely controlled by someone.

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