The Fourth Prince chuckled as he looked at Li Tiao's indignant expression: "So angry?"
"Of course I'm angry. I never imagined you had such a hard childhood. You're a prince, living a life of luxury, but actually no one loved or cared for you. Your foster mother may seem kind to you, but she had her own agenda. You..."
As she was speaking, Li Tiao suddenly felt two beams of intense light shining on her, and she was slightly startled.
Before she could even react, the Fourth Prince suddenly hugged her.
Li Tiao stood frozen in place, somewhat at a loss.
Although the two are already husband and wife in fact, they have never had such a tender moment before.
Moreover, Li Tiao didn't like such tender moments, always feeling that they were beyond her control.
"What Li Tiao means is that it's really wrong for Consort De to have such a strong prejudice against you because of this." After saying that, Li Tiao nudged the Fourth Prince.
She felt she would fulfill her obligations, but it was best to avoid sentimentality, as it would cause people to worry.
For those who are always thinking about leaving, waving goodbye without taking a single cloud is the best choice.
The Fourth Prince also sensed Li Tiao's rejection. He released Li Tiao and glared at her: "When Mother gave birth, I saw the nanny secretly taking the child out of the palace."
But I was too young to understand what that meant.
The grandfather didn't understand, but the mother knew what her actions meant.
So after finding out that the master had seen it, they became even more wary of him.
So our relationship has never been good.
So that's what happened. Li Tiao thought that if that was the case, she could understand Consort De's tension and vigilance. After all, if this were to be found out, it would be a crime that would implicate nine generations of her family.
Even so, Li Tiao still felt that the Fourth Prince was too innocent.
"So, when you found out the Li family had asked me to stand in for them in the talent show, you just accepted it?"
The Fourth Prince shook his head.
The reason why the Fourth Prince initially wanted to keep Li Tiao by his side was simply because he met Li Tiao, who was "fortune telling" on the street. She said that the Fourth Prince would replace the Crown Prince in the future.
Although it was indeed the Fourth Prince's idea, no one except the Thirteenth Prince knew about it, and it would be dangerous if others found out. The Fourth Prince could not allow Li Tiao to continue "swindling and cheating" outside.
Later, Li Tiao was found by the Li family and brought into the Li residence. The Fourth Prince was unaware of this and searched for Li Tiao for a long time.
Later, when he saw the young women participating in the imperial concubine selection in the palace, the Fourth Prince recognized Li Tiao and tried to persuade the Emperor to assign her to him.
At that time, the Fourth Prince did not know who the real eldest daughter of the Li family was. Later, the Fourth Prince discovered that Consort De also cared about this Li Tiao and secretly helped her a lot. Only then did the Fourth Prince realize what was going on.
Then he remembered the matter of the Sixth Prince. Later, the Fourth Prince even tested Consort De about it. Consort De's reaction made the Fourth Prince realize what kind of relationship he really had with the eldest daughter of the Li family.
Originally, once the Fourth Prince found out about this matter, that would have been enough. Although Consort De disliked the Fourth Prince, she knew that this was a serious matter, and the Fourth Prince probably wouldn't tell anyone.
However, Consort De's original intention was to let the eldest daughter of the Li family fail in the selection, but who knew that the Fourth Prince wanted Li Tiao to be assigned to him.
Although Li Tiao was not the real eldest daughter of the Li family, Consort De felt that this matter was inappropriate and tried to stop it. However, she eventually found that she could not stop it because the Fourth Prince had already become too independent.
This made Consort De, who already disliked the Fourth Prince, even more disgusted with him.
Now that Li Tiao knows the whole story, she is no longer as confused as before, and feels much more at ease.
But this was followed by an even greater unease: "Master, the Eighth Prince hired Li Tiao as his spy when Li Tiao participated in the imperial concubine selection. Do you think he also knew about Miss Li and the Sixth Prince...?"
"According to my observation, he probably doesn't know; he probably only knows that you are a fake."
When one is upset, one becomes confused. Li Tiao thought about it calmly and realized that this made sense. If the Eighth Prince knew everything, he wouldn't have asked her to inquire about why the Fourth Prince and Consort De's relationship was not good.
Although the Eighth Prince is not in immediate danger, Kangxi...
"If that's the case, then His Majesty probably knows a lot about Li Tiao's background, which is why he wanted her to leave the palace. After all, only if Li Tiao leaves will this matter not be mentioned anymore, since the Sixth Prince is gone."
But if Li Tiao continues to appear in public, and people find out about what happened back then, it will be troublesome...
So it seems that Li Tiao should leave this place..."
Before she could finish speaking, the temperature around her seemed to drop from spring to the dead of winter in an instant. Li Tiao wisely swallowed her words and gave the Fourth Prince a fawning smile.
Ha! The Fourth Prince gave Li Tiao a haughty, aloof glare.
After a long silence, the Fourth Prince said, "Don't worry, if you weren't lying to me just now, only Father and Su Ma La Gu know about this. Father himself certainly won't tell anyone, Su Ma La Gu certainly won't either, and neither will Mother and Father. As long as you keep your mouth shut, Sixth Brother's matter is something that will be locked in a coffin, and no one will know!"
"That's true, but who knows if something unexpected might happen?" Li Tiao muttered to herself.
"So you really want to leave the palace, is that it?" the Fourth Prince asked irritably.
"No, it's just... people have an instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, since we know that..."
"Why do you think Father Emperor was so indifferent to Chunxi's death?" the Fourth Prince asked.
Li Tiao asked, "Why?"
Before the Fourth Prince could answer, Li Tiao had already figured it out herself: "You mean Chunxi also knows about this, so..."
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