After hearing what Hongye said, Li Tiao understood what they meant by "something happened".
But Li Tiao thought that even if the Crown Prince really meant it, and that he wanted the Fourth Prince to die quietly on the battlefield, then the Fourth Prince deserved it.
If he hadn't planned to kill himself first and then pin everything on the Crown Prince, this probably wouldn't have happened.
"Master, Princess Song came to see you just now, and she was talking about this matter?"
Li Tiao nodded: "She asked me to speak up for the Fourth Prince in front of the Emperor. Why should I? The Fourth Prince is more than willing to..."
She originally wanted to accuse the Fourth Prince, but then Li Tiao thought that if she did, wouldn't it show that she cared about him?
It's just some random passerby who wanted to kill me, why should I make such a fuss about it?
"Of course not," Li Tiao swallowed her words.
"This Consort Song is quite cunning; she actually managed to get you in front of the Emperor..."
Li Tiao hadn't thought too much about it, but Hongye's hesitant and unspeakable expression suddenly cleared her muddled mind.
"Does everyone in the palace think that the Emperor taking the Fourth Prince along is the same idea as the Crown Prince, hoping that the Fourth Prince will... die on the battlefield...?"
Li Tiao swallowed hard, so engrossed in her anger towards the Fourth Prince that she almost forgot about the unpredictable factor of Master Kang.
Hongye nodded, avoiding Li Tiao's gaze: "Master, this servant does not know what Consort Song said to you just now, but this servant thinks that Consort Song's scheming in coming to see you is not shallow."
Just now, Li Tiao thought it was strange that Song Gege came to see her, but now that Li Tiao had sobered up, she muttered to herself, "Song Gege actually wants me to accept the Emperor's offer and become a concubine, right?"
Hongye naturally heard Li Tiao's words. She didn't say anything, but she agreed with Li Tiao.
With internal and external troubles troubling them, Li Tiao felt that life was truly unbearable.
They're all forcing themselves, aren't they? If only she could just burn herself back to the modern world, that would end it all.
"If His Majesty really wanted to kill the Fourth Prince, there was no need to go to such lengths," Li Tiao couldn't help but mutter.
Hongye: "That's true, but Master, the Emperor is my father, how could he just kill him..."
"The Fourth Prince would love to kill me, what does his life or death have to do with me?" Li Tiao finally couldn't hold back and said what was on her mind, then slipped back down and lay down: "My head hurts, I'll sleep a little longer, don't wake me up."
Seeing Li Tiao like this, Hongye didn't dare to say anything more. She tucked Li Tiao in, lit the charcoal fire a little brighter, and then went out.
She said she was going to sleep, but how could Li Tiao possibly fall asleep?
If things were really as Hongye said, Li Tiao felt that regardless of her own willingness, Master Kang had made up his mind.
In this situation, she can't leave even if she wants to.
In her daze, she sensed someone else coming in. Li Tiao didn't open her eyes. She thought it must be Hongye, since Song Gege had already come and been turned away, so she shouldn't be coming so soon.
But the rough touch on her forehead made her realize that this was not Hongye's hand. Li Tiao opened her eyes with trembling hands, fearing that it was Master Kang.
After seeing who it was, Li Tiao was furious.
It turned out to be the Fourth Prince. Dodging his hand, Li Tiao said irritably, "What are you doing? We're already divorced. It's improper for men and women to be so intimate. Fourth Prince, please leave."
The Fourth Prince stared at Li Tiao for a while: "It's winter now, the nights are cold, don't wander around unnecessarily, and even if you do go out, wear more clothes."
These are the words that someone visiting a patient should say!
"There's nothing I can do. The one who should have died was me, but I didn't. Now I just have a cold. Heaven has already been very kind to me."
Li Tiao thought about how her hand warmer had fallen, and since it was a gift from the Fourth Prince, he naturally knew that she was the one who had been there last night. Her words just now could be considered proof of that.
Since that's the case, Li Tiao naturally doesn't need to pretend she knows nothing.
"I've brought the heater back to you, you..."
Upon hearing the Fourth Prince's words, Li Tiao glanced at the kang table and said, "Is there any incense in there? If I were to hug this heater every day, how long would it take before I meet the King of Hell?"
"It's just for warming hands, nothing like what you're talking about."
"That's a bit of a pity. It's a bit unnecessary for you to insist on giving me something when there's nothing wrong with it. So, Fourth Prince, you should take it."
The Fourth Prince answered irrelevantly: "What have you thought about what I told you last time?"
Li Tiao was already in a daze due to a cold and fever, and this man's answer was completely nonsensical, so she didn't understand what the Fourth Prince meant.
She looked at the Fourth Prince with a puzzled expression.
"I told you I could find a way to get you out of the palace."
Li Tiao suddenly realized that he had indeed said those words. If she hadn't seen the Emperor at the time, she would have excitedly agreed on the spot.
But now she thinks it's a good thing she didn't agree back then.
"How have you decided?" the Fourth Prince asked again.
"Leave? How can I leave? Like those two lowly palace maids who served me? One is dead, and the other has disappeared. If I listen to the Fourth Prince, what will become of me? Will I die or disappear?"
Li Tiao's tone was extremely sarcastic. She felt that the Fourth Prince could treat her like an idiot. Even though she already knew that he not only wanted to kill her but had actually done so, he could still calmly ask her if she wanted to leave.
Of course I wanted to leave, but it wasn't under his arrangement; otherwise, I wouldn't even know how I died.
The Fourth Prince narrowed his eyes, clenched his fists slightly, then relaxed them: "So you really want to follow Father Emperor?"
Without answering the Fourth Prince's question, Li Tiao tilted her head, stared at him for a while, and then asked with a smile, "Fourth Prince, would you like to go to Dzungar with the Emperor?"
Because of Li Tiao's words, the Fourth Prince's hands suddenly clenched, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged. He said, "Rather than live a wretched life in the capital, I would rather die on the battlefield!"
After angrily finishing his speech, the Fourth Prince turned and left. However, remembering the purpose of his visit, he hesitated for a moment, then took something out of his purse, threw it directly to Li Tiao, and left without looking back.
Afraid of being hit, Li Tiao subconsciously reached out to catch it, but missed. Staring at the small bottle that had fallen on the quilt for a moment, Li Tiao reached out and picked it up. After examining it, she realized it looked like a snuff bottle. She unscrewed the cap and carefully placed it on her nose.
Almost instantly, I was choked and sneezed violently several times.
Li Tiao had a stuffy nose from a cold, but now she sniffed and it cleared up!
Although her head still ached and felt hot, her nose seemed to feel less uncomfortable. She was so excited that she wanted to laugh, but when she thought about who gave her this, her heart felt heavy!
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