Although the Fourth Prince did not scare Li Tiao anymore, Li Tiao still sensed some danger from his noble and aloof expression.

Moreover, Li Tiao was remarkably clear-headed when faced with life and death. In her eyes, Consort De treated the Fourth Prince indifferently, even like an enemy.

As for herself... Li Tiao didn't think that Consort De would let go of the opportunity to kill her.

So Li Tiao started thinking about the somewhat unorthodox method that Hongye had given her before.

"Master, what are you thinking about? It's getting late, you should rest."

"I was thinking about what you told me about having children," Li Tiao said casually, resting her chin on her hand.

"Really? Master, it would be so great if you had thought of this earlier." Hongye was even more excited than Li Tiao: "Then should we think of a way to call Master... over here?"

Hongye's embarrassed and somewhat awkward voice brought Li Tiao back to her senses.

Thinking of what she had just said, she felt uneasy. Li Tiao quickly stopped Hongye and also stopped herself from thinking wildly: "Stop, I was just saying that. I haven't decided yet. What should I call him, Master? Don't you see how weak he is now, like that immortal Feng Dao? Don't harm him."

It was originally just a joke, but Li Tiao felt even more embarrassed after saying it.

The word "scourge" felt so apt to her, but she also felt ashamed of having such thoughts.

Li Tiao patted her cheeks and said, "I need to rest now, you should rest too."

Before she transmigrated here, Li Tiao was also from the north. Although summers were hot, she didn't feel they lasted that long. But her first summer here was so unbearable, and so hot.

Things have gotten much better with the Fourth Prince; he's stopped picking on Li Tiao as much, so Li Tiao no longer insists on going to the Fourth Prince's side to seek attention.

She had someone move the recliner to a shady spot, and she leaned back on it. Li Tiao was in a drowsy, half-asleep state, just as she was about to drift off, when Hongye suddenly shook her awake.

"Master, wake up! Wake up! Something's happened!"

Li Tiao squinted, shielding her eyes with her fan, and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you making such a fuss?"

"Your Majesty has summoned you to the Qianqing Palace."

Li Tiao immediately sat up straight, her back ramrod straight: "What business does the Emperor have with you and me?"

"I don't know, but I heard that your former maid Chunxi is also here."

Li Tiao, who had just stood up, looked at Hongye incredulously upon hearing her words: "Chunxi went to see the Emperor?"

Hongye said, "She went to see the Emperor, or rather, the Emperor took the initiative to seek her out. I didn't find out the details, but she is currently in the Qianqing Palace."

Li Tiao's legs were a little weak, and she couldn't stand steadily. How could she be so careless as to forget about Chunxi?

"My lady, the Emperor is waiting for you," Hongye whispered, reminding Li Tiao that she couldn't go to see the Emperor in her current state and needed to tidy herself up and change her clothes.

After looking herself up and down, Li Tiao realized the problem. She staggered back into the room and sat down, letting Hongye do her hair and makeup.

After that, as soon as I stepped outside, I saw the Fourth Prince about to knock on the door.

Let's go.

After a moment of surprise, Li Tiao quickly caught up with the Fourth Prince: "Your Highness, do you know why the Emperor summoned you and me? Is it still about the incident the Crown Prince caused?"

"I don't know," the Fourth Prince replied to Li Tiao without even turning his head.

If Li Tiao had paid a little more attention, she could have seen that the Fourth Prince's back was straighter than usual, and his hands were slightly clenched into fists.

After Emperor Kangxi inquired about the incident caused by the Crown Prince, there was no further news. Even the Eighth Prince stopped contacting Li Tiao. Although Li Tiao was still worried, she felt that the matter would probably pass with time.

So she became quite lax, and just as she started to relax, something else happened.

This is really giving me a heart attack.

Li Tiao, feeling uneasy, arrived at the Qianqing Palace with the Fourth Prince.

After the long-winded formalities of greeting and paying respects were over, Kangxi didn't even let the Fourth Prince and Li Tiao stand up.

Suffering nervously, Li Tiao quickly glanced at Chunxi, who was also kneeling beside her. Chunxi seemed to have been crying, trembling like a sieve.

But Li Tiao now felt no sympathy for Chunxi at all.

"Fourth Prince, although this princess was betrothed to you by me, quite some time has passed since she participated in the selection process, and I've almost forgotten her name. What is your princess's name?"

Fourth Prince: "Replying to Father Emperor, her name is Li Tiao."

"Really? This is her real name? A girl without parents has such an elegant name?"

Kangxi's calm words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky. It was as if Li Tiao's pores had been switched on, and cold sweat instantly broke out all at once!

"Replying to Father Emperor..."

The Fourth Prince wanted to answer, but Emperor Kangxi said, "I'm asking about your princess."

"Your Majesty, my name is Li Tiao." When she was brought to the Li family and told that she would be called Li Tiao from now on, she was surprised.

Because her real name is Li Tiao, that's the name she would use in modern times.

"But your former maid said that you are not the real eldest daughter of the Li family. How do you explain that?" Kangxi didn't give Li Tiao and the Fourth Prince a chance to think and asked one question after another.

"Your Majesty, Chunxi was indeed my dowry maid, but she didn't serve at my family home for very long. She only came to my family home after I participated in the imperial concubine selection. How could she possibly know these things?"

If that's the case, then why did I participate in the imperial concubine selection in the first place?

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