Upon hearing Consort De's words, Li Tiao suddenly turned around. The Fourth Prince had turned back at some point and was now standing silently behind her.
Society is dead!
The Earth Goddess was probably asleep again at this time and didn't hear Li Tiao's prayers at all, so Li Tiao wasn't dragged underground.
"Master..."
Consort De seemed very pleased. As she passed by Li Tiao, she gave Li Tiao a look that said "good luck to you," and then left in a grand procession with her maids and nannies, looking like a victor.
The Fourth Prince turned away without even glancing at Li Tiao.
Caught red-handed as a spy for the Eighth Prince, and now the Fourth Prince overhears her "truths" with Consort De, Li Tiao feels like she hasn't even had a chance to run away before her head starts to sway.
After walking a few steps quickly, Li Tiao caught up with the Fourth Prince: "Your Highness, could you please let me explain?"
The Fourth Prince finally glanced at Li Tiao, but his steps did not stop.
Wearing platform shoes, Li Tiao chased after him with great difficulty. "My lord, even if I told Consort De that I liked you, you wouldn't believe me, would you?"
Seeing that the Fourth Prince had slowed down a bit, Li Tiao quickly continued speaking.
"My lord, I had never even met you before entering the palace for the imperial concubine selection. How could I possibly have fallen for you? If I were to say I like you now, it would certainly not be for you as a person, but for your status and position."
This servant thinks that Your Excellency probably doesn't like everyone fawning over you for your status and position; how can you see people's true feelings that way?
Li Tiao secretly applauded her own words and prayed that the Fourth Prince would quickly finish this bowl of extra-rich chicken soup.
The Fourth Prince stared at Li Tiao for a long time, his hand slowly clenching and then relaxing, and he chuckled: "Does someone who is a spy for the Eighth Prince deserve to talk about sincerity in front of me?"
Li Tiao wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Why doesn't this person know that you shouldn't hit someone in the face?
Watching the Fourth Prince stride away again, Li Tiao followed closely behind, afraid that she might become careless again as before.
Thinking of all this, Li Tiao couldn't help but ask, "Master, why did you come back again just now?"
The Fourth Prince, who had seemed calm at first, felt as if a mouthful of blood was stuck in his throat when Li Tiao said those words. It was painful to swallow, and his pride wouldn't allow him to spit it out.
Finally, he flicked his sleeves and said irritably, "I'm just bored."
After that, the Fourth Prince never waited for Li Tiao again.
Su Peisheng, who had been following the Fourth Prince, couldn't stand it any longer. As he chased after the Fourth Prince and passed by Li Tiao, he couldn't help but say to her, "When the Prince saw you weren't keeping up, he turned around and glanced back. When he saw the Empress, he quickly..."
Before Su Peisheng could finish speaking, the Fourth Prince turned around and scolded him, "You clueless servant, hurry up and follow me! I'm keeping you waiting!"
So Su Peisheng quickly jogged to catch up with the Fourth Prince.
Chunxi, who was standing next to Li Tiao, whispered, "Master, the master came back because he was afraid that you would suffer in front of Consort De."
Blinking, Li Tiao looked at Chunxi with a hint of hesitation.
Despite it being the height of summer, a few cool breezes seemed to gently blow by, brushing against Li Tiao's face, and the heaviness in her heart seemed to dissipate considerably.
"Who knows what's on my mind?" Li Tiao's steps were no longer as hurried as before, and became much lighter.
However, this good mood only lasted until they reached the palace gate of the Princes' Residence, where they encountered the Eighth Prince.
"This servant greets the Eighth Prince. May the Eighth Prince be blessed."
"Get up. You are Fourth Brother's princess. There's no need for such formalities."
After Li Tiao straightened up, she tried to slip away, but the Eighth Prince stopped her in her tracks: "I heard that you and the palace are incompatible according to the Chinese zodiac?"
This gossip was spread by Li Tiao without her knowing who Liu Mama actually worked for.
The last time she saw the Eighth Prince, he didn't mention this, which meant that Granny Liu hadn't told him yet. But now that the Eighth Prince knows, Li Tiao isn't surprised.
After all, Granny Liu is now in the East Third Palace, where the Eighth Prince lives.
However, although it was not unexpected, Li Tiao remained silent, because she did not quite understand what the Eighth Prince meant by those words.
"Trying to use these rumors to slip away quietly?"
Li Tiao was startled. Had she made her feelings so obvious? Even the Eighth Prince had noticed?
"Replying to the Eighth Prince, this servant does not quite understand what you mean."
"Don't think that just because Yunhui is dead, your identity is no longer a matter of being unverifiable." The Eighth Prince smiled, but his words were both a threat and a warning to Li Tiao.
"Your Highness, I wouldn't dare," Li Tiao said, glancing around furtively as she spoke to the Eighth Prince, afraid of being seen.
"I heard you just went to see Father Emperor. What did Father Emperor want to see Fourth Brother about?"
Li Tiao said, "Because the Emperor also knows about my birth date and the incompatibility with the palace, and it was Consort De who told me."
Li Tiao had always been trying to appease the Eighth Prince. She thought that since the Eighth Prince had mentioned the rumor of incompatible birth charts, she would just continue to say that.
However, Li Tiao inadvertently discovered that the Eighth Prince was not surprised that Consort De knew about this.
What made the Eighth Prince nervous was: "Did Consort De tell Father Emperor about this?"
Li Tiao thought for a moment and understood. Even if Consort De had a problem with the Fourth Prince, she wouldn't dare to plant spies in the prince's territory.
After all, almost all the princes currently living in the princes' quarters are adult princes. If it were found out that she, a concubine, was monitoring the actions of an adult prince, she would be in deep trouble.
Since Granny Liu was captured by the Fourth Prince from the beginning, the rumor was unlikely to spread beyond the West Third Palace.
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