Song Gege swallowed nervously, "Replying to Your Highness, this servant dares not!"
"Dare not? I hope you truly dare not." The Fourth Prince's tone was extremely cold and stern: "What is your intention in telling me these things now?"
"This servant only..."
"I don't want to guess what you're thinking, but I'm warning you, if you want to die, go ahead! But don't drag the entire Prince's Mansion down with you."
“Your Highness…” Song Gege was frightened by the Fourth Prince’s attitude.
The Fourth Prince offered no explanation and simply waved for Song Gege to leave.
Although the Fourth Prince did want to know where Li Tiao was, he realized that the person in charge of the Star Pavilion was the Emperor's man.
The Emperor didn't want anyone to find Li Tiao, but Song Gege easily spotted Hongye. The Fourth Prince couldn't help but wonder if this was a trap.
Even if it was a trap, the Fourth Prince still wanted to secretly investigate the truth.
So he summoned the guards who had stayed in the capital to protect Li Tiao.
After Li Tiao went to the grasslands, this other guard stayed at the Star Tower. They tried every possible way to escape, but they were unable to get away.
They were not released until later, when the Fourth Prince returned to the capital.
So the person in charge of the Star Tower is the Emperor's man, and it was these two guards who told the Fourth Prince.
"Go back to the Star Tower and if you encounter anyone in charge, cleverly try to find out where Master Li is now."
The guards went to carry out the order.
The Fourth Prince was in a state of great inner conflict. He hoped that the guards could find out something, but reason told him that since the person in charge was Kangxi's man, he probably wouldn't let the guards know anything.
With such conflicting feelings, the Fourth Prince still didn't receive any news from Li Tiao.
However, his wedding date has arrived. He returned to the capital in the summer, and now it is autumn.
The Prince's residence was filled with joy from the morning, but the Fourth Prince was not in a good mood, yet he had no choice but to put on a brave face.
He also couldn't help but think of Li Tiao... It seems that Li Tiao was removed from the imperial register by the emperor in the autumn.
"Congratulations, Fourth Brother! I heard you're the daughter of the infantry commander Fei Yanggu's family?" The Third Prince congratulated the Fourth Prince with a smile, but there was an indescribable emotion in his words, as if the Fourth Prince's victory this time was entirely due to his wife's family.
But for the Fourth Prince, if he had a choice, he really didn't want to get married.
Most weddings in the Qing Dynasty took place at night, and according to the customs of the time, the Fourth Prince's wedding was a proper one, since he was marrying his primary wife.
Every wedding ceremony was conducted in its entirety.
When the Fourth Prince finished dealing with the guests outside and arrived at the main house where his wife lived with heavy steps, he couldn't help but rub his eyes.
"This servant greets Your Highness and wishes you a son soon."
Red leaves! They're actually red leaves!
The Fourth Prince couldn't believe he was seeing Hongye. After a moment of stunned silence, he quickly pushed open the door. When the matchmaker saw the Fourth Prince enter the room, she wanted to greet him, but the Fourth Prince waved his hand, telling all the people in the way to leave.
At this moment, Hongye spoke up at the right time: "Master, the rules are not over yet. Only after all the rules are over can you and your wife live happily ever after."
Yes, they should grow old together. They can't be like before. The Fourth Prince even felt that he and Li Tiao didn't end up together because their wedding was a bit too hasty.
So he had the matchmaker come in again and have her complete all the remaining rituals and customs.
Only then did the Fourth Prince restrain himself and wave everyone out.
He stared intently at Li Tiao, who was dressed in a bright red auspicious robe belonging to the primary consort, then excitedly pulled her onto his lap: "When did you find out? You didn't mention it to me at all?"
The Fourth Prince gritted his teeth, for heaven knows how agonizing it was for him to be unable to find Li Tiao again after returning to the capital.
Li Tiao sat on his lap, her hand on the Fourth Prince's shoulder, and said slyly, "Have you forgotten what I said?"
"This concubine?"
“Now that I am your primary consort, shouldn’t you address yourself as such? Besides, I am now of the Ulanara clan, so I can no longer refer to myself as Li Tiao,” Li Tiao said.
"Hmm, that's true. What did you say to Master before?"
Li Tiao mischievously leaned close to the Fourth Prince's ear and said, "Back on the grasslands, I once said that one day I might become Empress."
The master said at the time that he hoped his concubine's wish could be fulfilled.
"I also said, 'If you, my lord, can replace the Second Prince, whose empress do you think I would become?'"
The Fourth Prince tightened his grip on Li Tiao's waist slightly, not only because he remembered their conversation on the grassland, but also because Li Tiao had deliberately whispered something in his ear to tease him...
The wedding night shouldn't be wasted on reminiscing about past conversations; the Fourth Prince didn't give Li Tiao another chance to sow discord between them...
There was no such thing as a wedding leave in ancient times. The next day, the Fourth Prince went to the morning court as usual.
But it swept away the previous anxiety, and I felt incredibly refreshed.
Li Tiao sat in front of the dressing mirror and let Hongye help her with her makeup.
"My lord, Consort Song is already waiting outside."
"Did she see you?" Li Tiao asked. Today was her first meeting with Song Gege as Ulanara Yaotiao. Thinking about how Song Gege had targeted her before, and how she had once again been superior to Song Gege...
Just imagining that scene is hilarious.
By the way, Li Tiao is now called Ulanara Yaotiao, a name given to her by Master Kang.
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