Their eyes met, and Li Tiao seemed to see the mockery in the Fourth Prince's eyes, as if to say, "Keep acting, keep acting!"
Whether to admit it or continue acting, it seems that Li Tiao doesn't have to choose.
Because the answer is simple: if they admit it, to use the words the Fourth Prince once used to scare Li Tiao, they'll be badly injured, if not killed.
Continuing to act is the only answer to this choice.
But even if you're going to act, you still need to have a sense of layering.
Fortunately, Li Tiao was quick-witted. Under the unfathomable gaze of the Fourth Prince, she noticed the lantern held by Su Peisheng next to him.
So Li Tiao rubbed her eyes, then squinted, still reaching out with both hands, and slowly moved towards the Fourth Prince.
"Master, is that you?"
The Fourth Prince remained silent; he seemed to be interested, yet also appeared angry.
Li Tiao didn't dare to look closely, for fear that the Fourth Prince would see through her disguise.
Fortunately, Su Peisheng spoke up in a low voice: "Master, what's wrong with Princess Li?"
"What do you think?" The Fourth Prince asked Su Peisheng, his hands behind his back and his eyes fixed on Li Tiao.
"Does Princess Li have poor eyesight?"
As she got closer to the Fourth Prince and his entourage, Li Tiao could hear their voices. Just as she was portraying herself as walking with trepidation, she heard the Fourth Prince seem to chuckle softly, and then he said:
“Su Peisheng, your eyesight isn’t good either. She’s not just bad at eyesight, she’s blind.”
Li Tiao staggered, her outstretched hand seeming as if she wanted to clench her fist and beat the Fourth Prince to death.
But having come this far, Li Tiao had no choice but to grit her teeth and continue acting.
When she reached the Fourth Prince, Li Tiao rubbed her eyes again. "Your Highness, how could you say that to me? I just can't see anything when it's dark. I'm fine on ordinary days."
It seems that people in ancient times had never even heard of night blindness. Upon hearing Li Tiao's words, Su Peisheng subconsciously replied, "Master Li, can you see now or can't you see?"
"Yes, Eunuch Su, aren't you holding a lantern in your hand?"
Su Peisheng looked down at the lantern he was holding. He still found Li Tiao's words hard to believe, but he knew that it was not something a eunuch like him could comment on, so he remained silent.
Seeing that the Fourth Prince had a stern face and didn't say a word, Li Tiao felt flustered, wondering whether this prince believed her or not.
She asked the Fourth Prince again in a affected, innocent tone, "Your Highness, are you here to pick me up? Didn't I tell you to send Chunxi?"
"You're overthinking it." The Fourth Prince's tone was cool, but fearing that Li Tiao might pretend not to understand if he said that, he couldn't help but add, "Just passing by."
Su Peisheng suddenly looked up at the Fourth Prince, but was glared at by the Fourth Prince's piercing gaze and quickly lowered his head.
Li Tiao didn't notice the exchange of glances between the master and servant.
After being momentarily speechless, she displayed remarkable flexibility, pretending not to understand the Fourth Prince's words: "Anyway... this servant assumes that it was Your Highness who came to pick me up."
Li Tiao hadn't even shaken off the goosebumps on her own body when she noticed that the Fourth Prince seemed annoyed by her overly affected tone, and she couldn't help but feel a little smug.
Heh, you may be the boss in terms of status, but I can easily disgust you.
In order to continue the performance, Li Tiao said to Su Peisheng, "Eunuch Su, let me take the lantern."
"Master Li, this is unacceptable, this is unacceptable..."
"It's okay, my eyesight isn't very good, you can see it more clearly if you hold it yourself."
Su Peisheng glanced cautiously at the Fourth Prince, and seeing that the Fourth Prince did not say anything, he handed the lantern to Li Tiao with trembling hands.
Carrying a lantern, Li Tiao walked up to the Fourth Prince and flattered him, saying, "Your Highness, it's dark, watch your step."
"Mind your own business, or you'll run into a wall..." The Fourth Prince's sarcastic remark trailed off, then he remembered that when Li Tiao was disguised as a eunuch, she seemed to have a bump on her forehead...
Instinctively, the Fourth Prince looked at Li Tiao again. Reason told him that he should not believe Li Tiao. It seemed that she was not telling the truth, but all the signs seemed to indicate that Li Tiao was not lying.
Li Tiao also thought of the bump on her head back then, and she became even more smug, thinking that not only was her mind quick, but she also miraculously had evidence to prove it.
I'm really just an ordinary person who's good at fooling people.
"Your Highness, you're back!" Chunxi had been looking around at the entrance of the Prince's Palace. When she saw Li Tiao and the Fourth Prince returning together, she ran over to greet them.
Seeing that Chunxi was also holding a lantern, Li Tiao gave her own lantern to Su Peisheng, bowed to the Fourth Prince, and went to her room.
After returning to the room and closing the door, the Fourth Prince pushed it open again.
"Sir, what's wrong with you...?"
"I'll rest here."
"What?" Li Tiao exclaimed in surprise, raising an eyebrow at the Fourth Prince as if to ask, "Is it not allowed?"
Li Tiao smiled obsequiously, "My lord, it's getting late. You're about to attend the morning court session, aren't you? Why don't you rest here with me? You need to go back to change into your court robes tomorrow morning. If you're late for the morning court session and get scolded by the Emperor, then..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Peisheng's voice rang out from outside the door: "Master, your court robes have been brought by your servant."
After glancing at Li Tiao, the Fourth Prince gestured for her to bring him his court robes.
Very unwilling, but with no way to resist, Li Tiao sighed and helplessly took the Fourth Prince's court robe from Su Peisheng.
"Sir, please rest first."
The Fourth Prince lifted his eyelids to look at Li Tiao.
Li Tiao explained, "I've been outside for a long time and have a lot of insect bites. I need to apply some ointment and wash up."
After saying that, Li Tiao winked at Chunxi, signaling her to hurry up and leave.
But the Fourth Prince spoke up again: "Where are you going to apply the medicine? Aren't you in the room?"
Li Tiao cursed the Fourth Prince eight hundred times in her heart: "Your Highness, this servant will go to wash and dress."
"Hurry up. I'm a light sleeper, and the morning court session is about to start."
Li Tiao understood that this was a warning to her, telling her not to procrastinate.
Really...
After washing up, the Fourth Prince consciously leaned against the bed where Li Tiao usually slept.
Standing there helplessly, Li Tiao didn't know whether to boldly share a bed with him or shyly...
"Why aren't you resting yet?"
"Master, I haven't applied the medicine yet." Li Tiao felt she had found a perfect excuse: "I'll be right back."
"Apply it here."
"Master..." Li Tiao said again in a voice that disgusted even herself, "This servant is sorry."
The Fourth Prince stared at Li Tiao calmly for a while, then put on his shoes, walked to the table, and blew out the candle with a "poof".
In the darkness, Li Tiao heard the Fourth Prince say, "Won't you feel embarrassed?"
Li Tiao felt that this was a bit like burying her head in the sand, but it was better than directly rubbing the bumps on the Fourth Prince in the bright light. Then, just as she was about to go find the ointment, in the pitch black, she seemed to see the Fourth Prince's owl-like gaze.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
