"Where do you work?" Li Tiao asked again incredulously, "At Yonghe Palace?"

"Yes, Your Highness. However, I am not a close attendant to Consort De; I do menial tasks."

Li Tiao was truly stunned. Regardless of what Hongye had done before, she was always someone close to Consort De. Now that the Fourth Prince had her stay by his side, it was obvious that Hongye was one of the Fourth Prince's people.

The mother and daughter are acting out an undercover story.

It was certainly exciting, and it also made people even more curious. What secrets did Consort De and the Fourth Prince have? Why was their relationship so tense, and why were they suffering as a result?

"Well... although I don't see Consort De often, you probably know what happened just now... What I mean is that although I don't see you often, I will see you eventually."

If the Empress saw you... she..."

Li Tiao thought that if Consort De recognized that Hongye had previously served by her side and was now serving her again, given Consort De's personality, both of them would probably be targeted.

“My lady, I believe the master has a way to deal with your concerns, so there’s no need to worry for now. Besides, I work in the palace and am under the supervision of the head nanny. The head nanny is a close attendant to the Noble Consort, so the Noble Consort shouldn’t make things difficult for you.”

This Hongye is calm and collected, far superior to Chunxi from before.

However, seeing that her abilities were far superior to Chunxi's, Li Tiao didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing for her.

“Master, since you burned all the previous pouches and braids, you should just embroider a new one.”

Li Tiao clicked her tongue, she had almost forgotten about this. She didn't expect the Fourth Prince to still remember it. Really... But before she could even speak, Hongye had already brought all the embroidery needles and other things to Li Tiao.

There's no way to slack off.

Li Tiao resignedly picked up the embroidery needle, about to begin stitching, when suddenly she remembered something, put the needle away, and said matter-of-factly, "Hongye, do you still remember what Master said when he left?"

"What are you referring to, my lord?"

"Because of Consort De, the imperial physician just left from here, as you know."

Seeing Hongye nod, Li Tiao continued, "So, I have a problem with my head that even the imperial physicians find perplexing: how can I still hold an embroidery needle?"

Hongye was stunned by Li Tiao's words. After a moment, she whispered, "But judging from what you and Master said, aren't you alright?"

"I'm fine, but if others see that I can still embroider, doesn't that mean I'm alright?" Li Tiao knew she was just being unreasonable because she was faking amnesia and couldn't remember anything. Embroidery, a kind of needlework, was not within the scope of amnesia.

Hongye seemed very clever. Afraid that she would ask more questions, Li Tiao stood up and walked out, saying, "I'm so bored, let's go for a walk."

The Forbidden City is very large, but Li Tiao's status is low, and not all places are accessible to her.

So she still went to the Imperial Garden.

Although she had been to the Imperial Garden quite a few times, she hadn't explored every part of it. This time, she wandered into a slightly more secluded area.

The main idea was to have a meal when I got back, and then rest for a while before getting up again, as it would be dark by then. The last time I embroidered a purse in the dark, it was for a specific purpose.

In the end, it almost went wrong.

So this time, Li Tiao was reluctant to do it again. They were going to separate sooner or later anyway, so why bother with all the sweet talk? It would be too wasteful to burn it later.

Who knew that they would run into Chunxi while walking?

At first, I was stunned when I saw Li Tiao from afar, because Chunxi's outfit today was different from yesterday's.

Yesterday she was just a maidservant, but today she's the Fourteenth Prince's woman. Judging from her attire, she must be following the Fourteenth Prince. As for whether she's a princess or a concubine, Li Tiao couldn't quite tell.

However, in her opinion, Chunxi's status was probably similar to that of Yunhui, who had passed away, and she was similar to a maidservant.

Since we've run into each other, we should still say hello.

"Thanks to your care, Mistress Li, I have everything I have today. Thank you, Mistress Li."

Chunxi also saw Li Tiao. After exchanging greetings, Chunxi said words of thanks, but she seemed to want to tear Li Tiao apart.

"You're too kind. After all, we were master and servant. Now that I see you've won the Fourteenth Prince's favor, I'm happy for you too." Li Tiao pretended not to understand the hatred in Chunxi's words.

Chunxi clenched her fists: "Princess Li, I heard you had a conflict with Consort De just now. Is something wrong with your head?"

It's a good thing that Li Tiao used to think Chunxi was quite pitiful, having such a brother who traveled the world for love.

Now, Li Tiao retracted her thoughts.

Pitiful? There's always a reason why someone is pitiful.

"I have forgotten some things, but Chunxi, you are different. You have been with me since before I entered the palace. I have a deep memory of you!"

Everything you told me before, Chunxi, is deeply etched in my mind.

Do you remember what I told you back then? You haven't forgotten, have you?

The original agreement concerned the extermination of nine generations of a family, which Chunxi would never forget. She clearly loved the Fourth Prince, but he gave her away to the Fourteenth Prince. How could Chunxi not hate him?

I thought Li Tiao was just a simple-minded, slightly eccentric person, but I never expected that she would now have claws and start scratching people.

Chunxi felt increasingly resentful: "Master Li, do you know why the Fourth Prince seems to treat you differently?"

Li Tiao raised an eyebrow. She didn't really want to know, but she understood that Chunxi was trying to hurt her feelings. Li Tiao thought that, considering Chunxi couldn't be with the person she liked, she would reluctantly listen.

After listening to her, just act heartbroken to appease her.

"The person I like looks a lot like you. You're just my second choice because I couldn't have you."

Oh my goodness, does this mean the Fourth Prince is in love with the real eldest daughter of the Li family?!

Li Tiao was overjoyed. She had been worried that her lively and adorable personality might make the Fourth Prince lose control, but now she didn't have to worry anymore. She would also have no psychological burden if they parted ways in the future.

Originally, Li Tiao wanted to appear heartbroken, but remembering that all her travel expenses had been confiscated by the Fourth Prince because of Chunxi and had not yet been returned to her, Li Tiao did not want to make Chunxi happy.

Just then, someone approached from a distance. Li Tiao asked, puzzled, "Chunxi, what do you mean? If I remember correctly, didn't you like the Fourth Prince before? Why are you serving the Fourteenth Prince now? Come on, come with me. I'll talk to the master and have the Fourth Prince take you in!"

Chunxi was bewildered by Li Tiao's actions and subconsciously shook off Li Tiao, but as soon as she shook off Li Tiao, she was slapped across the face.