Li Tiao's cold sweat dripped down like beads, clinging to her eyelashes and blurring her vision.
It's no exaggeration to say that she felt like she might be strangled to death by the Fourth Prince who rushed out at any moment.
"Li Tiao!"
Sure enough, when the Fourth Prince recognized Li Tiao as the person who had fallen in the flower bushes, his voice was as cold as ice.
His voice made Li Tiao feel as if she had already entered hell, that the judge of the underworld had marked her name in red, and that her time was up in the next second.
Even so, Li Tiao still had the instinct to survive.
She waved her hands, "Sir, is that you?"
The Fourth Prince stood to the side, coldly watching Li Tiao get up as if she were blind, and then wave her hands to confirm her position.
The Thirteenth Prince narrowed his eyes and whispered to the Fourth Prince, "Fourth Brother, this..."
The Fourth Prince remained silent, but winked at the Thirteenth Prince, signaling him to leave first.
The thirteenth prince glanced at Li Tiao and left first.
"Li Tiao, I don't like people who play tricks."
Li Tiao tried her best to make her acting worthy of an Oscar, her hands still waving, her usually cat-like eyes now just for show, "Sir, is that you? Where are you?"
To make it look realistic, Li Tiao even pricked up her ears to try and determine the direction by sound.
The Fourth Prince squinted and took a few steps without making a sound.
Li Tiao gritted her teeth inwardly. This guy was too cunning. After all, he wasn't a professional actor. Li Tiao was also afraid of being exposed, so she hardened her heart, deliberately stepped on a stone, stumbled and bent over. Taking advantage of the moment when the Fourth Prince couldn't see her eyes, she quickly confirmed the Fourth Prince's direction.
Then Li Tiao crashed straight into the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince tried to dodge, but Li Tiao grabbed his arm tightly just as she was about to fall.
"Li Tiao!"
It was that icy voice again. Although Li Tiao was still afraid, she had become somewhat immune to it, and she had also prepared her explanation.
"My lord, I don't know what happened. As soon as it got dark, I couldn't see the road. I was strolling in the Imperial Garden, and when it got dark, I hurried towards the prince's residence, but I got lost. Then it became completely dark, and I..."
The Fourth Prince pulled away from Li Tiao, who was tightly gripping his arm, and stared at her with suspicion.
"Master, you..." Li Tiao started waving her hands again: "Could you please send someone to fetch Chunxi? Have Chunxi come and take me back, otherwise I..."
The Fourth Prince remained silent, trying to discern Li Tiao's weakness, but it seemed that Li Tiao truly couldn't see anything.
However, the Fourth Prince, who had lived in the palace since childhood, was not so easily trusting of people.
After a long pause, he asked in a deep voice, "You didn't seem to have this problem when you were dressed as a eunuch before?"
Li Tiao's heart tightened, thinking, "Oh no, I almost forgot that I also spent the night with this man."
Based on the principle that "I'm not embarrassed, but others are," Li Tiao can be said to follow the same logic: as long as she believes her own words, others will be fooled.
After a quick thought, Li Tiao said, "Back then, there were lanterns, which made things a little better, but it was still hard to see clearly. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so clueless as to bump into you, Master. Have you forgotten?"
The Fourth Prince raised an eyebrow; it seemed there had been such a thing back then.
Later, when he was with Li Tiao at night, there was light in the room.
Now… the Fourth Prince looked up at the sky; there were no stars and no moon…
It seemed to be true, but the Fourth Prince still didn't quite believe it.
Li Tiao, who had been looking down, saw the Fourth Prince move and cried out in a panic, "Your Highness..."
"Aren't you looking for Chunxi? I'll go find someone to call her."
Li Tiao's lips twitched, thinking that it was just a polite remark, and her real intention was for the other party to take her back.
But what could Li Tiao, who was pretending to be "night blind," do? She could only swallow this bitter pill and wait here for the time being.
Otherwise, compared to having the Fourth Prince confirm that he had overheard his conversation with the Thirteenth Prince, things are better now.
The Fourth Prince turned back to look at Li Tiao one last time, and then really left.
Looking at the Fourth Prince's figure, Li Tiao felt that her future as a concubine was full of difficulties and obstacles.
Moreover, the Fourth Prince clearly knew that the "old man" who told his fortune was himself? In order to prevent others from knowing that he had designs on the throne and had already decided to kill him.
This is really... Li Tiao thinks she needs to put her escape plan on the agenda as soon as possible.
Otherwise, one day I might just fall asleep and never wake up again.
Although she was getting a little impatient, Li Tiao thought that the Fourth Prince would probably call Chunxi, after all, she was his concubine, and even if she had no feelings for him, it would also be a matter of his face.
But Li Tiao waited for a long time and didn't see a single person pass by.
While she was angry, Li Tiao also realized something: the Fourth Prince didn't quite believe that he was "night blind."
Li Tiao slumped to the ground, feeling utterly dejected. This was truly...
I must be more careful from now on. If I get caught, the Fourth Prince will settle all his old and new scores with me, and I'll be doomed.
It was a dark and windy night, and with the heat and the constant threat of losing her head, Li Tiao cried.
Thinking about how other people who transmigrate have all sorts of cheat codes, are invincible, and wish they could save the world, rescue all living beings, and become gods and immortals...
They'll do whatever looks glamorous, but as for themselves... their lives could be in danger at any moment.
It's true what they say: comparing goods makes you want to throw them away, comparing people makes you want to die!
Brother's place.
"Master, Chunxi, the maid of Princess Li, wishes to see you."
The Fourth Prince, who was reading a book, paused for a moment upon hearing Su Peisheng's words and casually asked, "How long have you been reading, Your Highness?"
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