Li Tiao wanted to keep skating like this until she couldn't skate anymore, and then have a good night's sleep to forget all this awful stuff.
But so many onlookers, and even the ice skating performers, were waiting on the sidelines to make room for them.
Li Tiao knew she couldn't do whatever she wanted, so she skated a few laps and then got off the ice.
"Master, you're amazing!" Hongye was so excited, even happier than Li Tiao.
Although she wasn't entirely satisfied, Li Tiao was still happy and smiled smugly at Hongye: "I told you I wasn't lying to you."
After changing her shoes and handing them to the waiting eunuch, Li Tiao and Hongye disappeared back into the crowd. After what had just happened, Li Tiao was now trying her best to avoid being seen until she knew what Master Kang was thinking.
After watching for a while, Li Tiao thought that she had shown her face and had come at the imperial concubine's behest, so she quietly left with Hongye.
"Master, why don't you watch it for a little longer?"
"What are you looking at? Although I did want to skate, I had no choice just now. If I had a choice, I wouldn't have skated."
"Why? You skate really well. Didn't you say you wanted to try it before, Master?"
Li Tiao sighed and walked into the palace corridor. The snow hadn't melted yet, crunching and crackling, much like the jumbled sounds in her heart:
"Are you stupid? The Emperor wasn't here before. You saw his attitude just now. What do you think he meant? Although I was just a concubine of a prince, not many people knew me, but the Emperor did."
But just now, the Emperor acted as if he were seeing me for the first time. Don't you find that strange?
Before Hongye could speak, someone answered Li Tiao's question: "It's obvious that Father Emperor wants people who know you to forget who you used to be and plans to give you a new identity. After all, with a new identity, many things will become easier."
Looking back at the Fourth Prince, who had somehow caught up with her, Li Tiao was a little stunned: "Why are you giving me a new identity?"
After asking the question, Li Tiao's reaction time returned. She bit her lip in annoyance, realizing she had really brought up the most sensitive topic.
"You don't know?" the Fourth Prince asked coolly, his tone full of sarcasm.
Li Tiao responded to the Fourth Prince with a speechless emoji: "Fourth Prince, you came to see Li Tiao just for this?"
"Father Emperor doesn't intend for you to still be Li Tiao. Aren't you afraid your true identity will be revealed if you talk like that?"
Hearing the Fourth Prince's barbed words, Li Tiao said, "Thank you for reminding me, Fourth Prince. I am very grateful."
"If we don't see eye to eye, there's no point in saying more." Li Tiao thought that since she had already said all that, based on her previous understanding of the Fourth Prince, shouldn't he have stormed off?
Seeing that the Fourth Prince was still standing there motionless, Li Tiao felt a little helpless and prepared to ignore him and leave.
Just as she was hesitating whether to leave, a familiar hand warmer appeared before her again.
Li Tiao looked up at the Fourth Prince, puzzled.
"What's yours is yours. There's no reason to take back what I've given away. If you don't want it, just throw it away."
After saying that, he handed it to Hongye, turned around and left, not giving Li Tiao any chance to refute.
But who is Li Tiao?
Taking pride in poking fun at the Fourth Prince: "Fourth Prince, isn't this inappropriate? Even your Consort Song's hands are still freezing!"
"You care about her?" The Fourth Prince paused for a moment, then turned to look at Li Tiao, his smile fading.
"The reason I care about her is because I'm afraid that you, Fourth Prince, won't be able to explain yourself properly later."
The fleeting warmth of his gaze vanished in an instant, merging once more with the icy chill of midwinter. This time, the Fourth Prince turned away without a backward glance.
"Master, please take this." Hongye handed the hand warmer to Li Tiao.
Reluctantly accepting the hand warmer, Li Tiao thought to herself that he was indeed a prince, and the things he used were really exquisite. If she hadn't been told that it was a hand warmer, Li Tiao thought that she, a country bumpkin, would never have been able to tell.
No wonder so many people like to collect things these days. It has to be said that truly antique items are extremely pleasing to the eye. Even if they are not sold, they are wonderful to display.
“My lord, the color of this hand warmer matches your cloak very well.”
Both are like jade, so they are somewhat compatible. However, this man's intentions put a burden on Li Tiao, and the two have essentially divorced.
When they returned to their lodgings, Sumalagu was still chanting sutras, and Li Tiao did not disturb her.
Thinking about what Master Kang did today, Li Tiao wondered if she should stay home all the time. Otherwise, if everyone in the palace knew her name, wouldn't that go against the Emperor's wishes?
What if he kills himself in a fit of anger?
This is so worrying!
Li Tiao had never thought about ice skating before, so she didn't think about it either. But after skating on the ice today, this new fun made her really want to try it again.
After dinner, Su Ma La Gu rested, and Li Tiao finished copying the scriptures. She was so bored.
"Hongye, do you know how to make ice skates for skating today?"
"This servant does not know."
"What if we hire a craftsman to do it?" Li Tiao asked, unwilling to give up. Winters in the capital come early and last a long time, and ice skating can last for a long time. It's a good way to exercise and pass the time, and Li Tiao really didn't want to give it up.
"My lord, I can inquire for you about what kind of craftsmen can make those kinds of ice skates, but whether they will actually make them is another matter."
Li Tiao said, "Although all my silver was taken by the Fourth Prince, I still have some loose silver. Here's some silver."
"My lady, that's not what I meant..."
"So what do you mean? Just say it, don't beat around the bush."
“Master, it’s just that…your current…identity…previously you were the Fourth Prince’s concubine, so it was easy for me to find you when you were in charge, but now…”
"I understand." Li Tiao was extremely deflated.
You finally found something fun to pass the time, and now you're going to give it up?
Hongye noticed that Li Tiao was a little disappointed, so she said, "My lady, don't be discouraged. It's late tonight. When it gets light, I'll go and inquire. Maybe there'll be a solution."
"Alright."
Although Hongye said she would inquire about it, Li Tiao had already given up all hope.
Neither master nor servant wanted to disappoint the other, so the next day Hongye went to inquire early in the morning.
When she came back, she was clearly in low spirits, obviously because she hadn't found a solution. But Li Tiao said she didn't want to skate anymore, it was too tiring.
Besides, she couldn't possibly skate in the Imperial Garden during the day; it would be too conspicuous.
Hongye said it was okay at night, but Litiao said it would be dark at night and she was afraid of falling.
The matter seemed to have passed with Li Tiao seemingly indifferent, but who knew that Hongye would be extremely excited on the third day.
"Master, there is a pair of roller skates at the door."
Li Tiao said somewhat listlessly, "Hongye, I already said I don't want to skate right now..."
Before she could finish speaking, Hongye held up her ice skates like a precious treasure in front of Li Tiao…
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