"I really underestimated you. You've really surprised me."
The words were sarcastic, but Li Tiao took them as a compliment, and she vaguely understood something from them.
She took two steps closer to the Fourth Prince and asked timidly, "Your Highness, does that mean Li Tiao guessed correctly?"
The Fourth Prince neither confirmed nor denied it.
But Li Tiao saw it as a tacit agreement!
She was a little excited; she had actually guessed correctly by sheer luck. But was things really that dramatic?!
"Sixth Prince, Consort De already had you as her son, so why would she take such a risk..." Li Tiao honestly couldn't understand it.
Although the story of "The Prince Replaced by a Civet Cat" in the Song Dynasty also risked execution, it was because the prince had no son at that time.
But Consort De was different; she already had the Fourth Prince before giving birth to the Sixth Prince.
Even if the child born at that time wasn't a son, but a princess, it wouldn't matter.
After asking the question, seeing that the Fourth Prince's expression had worsened, Li Tiao waved her hand and said, "If Your Highness doesn't want to talk about it, then forget it. Just pretend I didn't ask."
After glancing at Li Tiao, the Fourth Prince said, "I was raised by Empress Xiaoyi from birth. Since my mother's status was not high at that time, she rarely visited me. I always thought that Empress Xiaoyi was my biological mother. My mother thought that her son would definitely not be close to her in the future."
Life in the palace... She and Consort Liang became pregnant around the same time. Consort Liang was favored by the Emperor after being transferred from the Laundry Department. All the concubines in the palace were in danger.
Empress Xiaoyi also faced a crisis, yet she subtly made me believe she was my own mother... My mother was even more afraid that Consort Liang would steal the favor that rightfully belonged to her..."
This is why Li Tiao didn't want to live in the palace. Just listen to all the messy things they did—all vying for the emperor's favor...
While it was certainly disheartening for Consort De that the Fourth Prince did not acknowledge her, how old was the Fourth Prince at that time?
Li Tiao couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her: "So even after Empress Xiaoyi passed away, Consort De still harbored resentment towards you?"
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