Li Tiao smiled ingratiatingly: "Eighth Prince, you are making things difficult for me. When the Emperor is going to assign residences to you princes, the location was naturally chosen after consulting a feng shui master. It is excellent in every aspect."
"If there were even the slightest problem with the feng shui, the Imperial Workshops wouldn't dare show it to you princes, wouldn't you say, Eighth Prince?"
Li Tiao wasn't just fooling the Eighth Prince; it was the truth.
However, the Eighth Prince said, "Indeed, the feng shui of the places in the hands of the Imperial Workshop for building a mansion is quite good. But the feng shui of the places that His Majesty has had people look at has been examined. So far, of the places in the hands of the Imperial Workshop, the place that Fourth Brother has chosen has the best feng shui."
Li Tiao was surprised. Was this what they called destiny?
But Li Tiao didn't have time to think about how Heaven had protected the Fourth Prince.
Because the Eighth Prince still needs to be dealt with.
"Fourth Brother also said that the location he's chosen is one you've seen. What do you say, Li Tiao?"
Before she could figure out how to respond, the Eighth Prince started pressing her for answers again. Li Tiao really wished she had an invisibility spell so she could just disappear.
"The reason you were betrothed to Fourth Brother by Father Emperor is because..."
The Eighth Prince has once again subtly used the matter of Li Tiao's substitute marriage to threaten her.
Before he could finish speaking, Li Tiao hurriedly interrupted the Eighth Prince: "Eighth Prince, this servant really doesn't understand the so-called feng shui. When the Fourth Prince asked this servant, this servant just pointed randomly, I really just pointed blindly with my eyes closed."
Eighth Prince, even if we take a step back and admit that I am your spy, it is true that I am now a concubine of the Fourth Prince. There are some things I can tell you, but there are other things you want me to tell you.
Take the site selection, for example. Whether I knew about it or not, it was definitely chosen to be good to the Fourth Prince. After all, my wealth and status are tied to the Fourth Prince.
"Eighth Prince, you even bothered a feng shui master to check the locations of those imperial workshops. Why can't Fourth Prince also have a feng shui master look at them beforehand? After all, those will be Fourth Prince's residence in the future; it's only right that you pay attention."
After Li Tiao finished speaking, she noticed that the Eighth Prince was staring at her, and she felt a little uneasy.
Although her words sounded reasonable, Li Tiao was truly at a loss if the Eighth Prince continued to find fault with her.
"Heh." The Eighth Prince sneered, "Li Tiao, do you think you have a powerful backer now that you've married the Fourth Prince? Your Highness..."
"Eighth Prince, this servant dares not. This servant is merely telling the truth."
Although the Eighth Prince felt that the Fourth Prince, being such a meticulous person, would not lie to him, Li Tiao's words also made sense, and he was now also puzzled.
Li Tiao was extremely nervous, but it was precisely because of her nervousness that she became even more adept at reading people's expressions and demeanor.
So when she saw the Eighth Prince's doubtful look, Li Tiao quickly curtsied to him and said, "Eighth Prince, the Fourth Prince doesn't know I came out. If he finds out I came to see you again, it will be hard to explain later."
Before the Eighth Prince could speak, Li Tiao quickly left.
After walking a distance, she patted her heart and breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to get through the ordeal unscathed.
Not long after Li Tiao left, the Eighth Prince also passed away.
After they all left, the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince came out from the side.
"Fourth Brother, Li Tiao didn't tell Eighth Brother anything."
The Fourth Prince squinted at the direction Li Tiao left in for a moment before glancing at the Thirteenth Prince: "Thirteenth Brother, do you think there was anything wrong with what Li Tiao said just now?"
"Something's not right?" The Thirteenth Prince didn't understand the Fourth Prince's meaning for a moment: "Fourth Brother, what do you mean?"
"Li Tiao knew nothing about the location of the Imperial Workshop, but when she heard from the Eighth Prince that the location of the mansion I chose had the best feng shui, Li Tiao didn't seem surprised at all, as if it were a matter of course. Don't you find that strange?"
"This..." The Thirteenth Prince hadn't really thought that far ahead. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Fourth Brother, although I think you should just cut the Gordian knot and find a way to get rid of Li Tiao, based on what you just said, I think it's okay for Li Tiao to talk to Eighth Brother about it."
Just like she said, when it comes to the mansion you'll be living in, given the choice, you'd definitely choose the best in every aspect, including feng shui.
"If she hadn't told my fortune beforehand, what she just said wouldn't seem wrong, but... I have this feeling that she knows everything..."
After finishing speaking, the Fourth Prince shook his head, as if he were denying what he had just said.
The Thirteenth Prince didn't quite understand the Fourth Prince's feelings. He said, "Fourth Brother, I still hold the same opinion. Since Li Tiao knows your ambitions, we can't let her live. We should just..."
The thirteenth prince made a throat-slitting gesture.
The Fourth Prince's eyelids twitched, and after a moment he uttered a sentence: "Let's see."
After Li Tiao returned to the prince's residence, she felt more and more that her current situation was difficult. Before this, she had been thinking of waiting until the fourth prince was given his own residence and then using her night blindness to escape.
But now Li Tiao felt that it was better to wait than to wait, because every extra day she stayed in the palace meant an extra day of danger.
Remembering how she had hidden her travel money in the Imperial Garden in order to escape by "jumping into the lake," Li Tiao hadn't been able to find the time to retrieve it because of various other matters.
Now Li Tiao wants to get her travel expenses back as soon as possible, because the matter of running away has once again been put on her agenda.
"Master, the medicine is ready. Please drink it while it's hot."
Just as he was about to leave, Chunxi came in carrying the herbal medicine prescribed by the imperial physician for treating "night blindness".
The smell of the Chinese medicine made Li Tiao instinctively cover her nose: "Leave it for now, I'll drink it right away."
Before Chunxi could even leave, Su Peisheng's voice came from outside: "Master Li..."
At Li Tiao's suggestion, Chunxi invited Su Peisheng in.
"Is there something you need, Eunuch Su? I remember the master went out of the palace, didn't you go with him?"
Su Peisheng's eyes flickered. "Replying to Master Li, this servant naturally went out with Master Li. However, Master Li instructed this servant to come back and ask for your opinion."
"Ask me your opinion?" Li Tiao asked, puzzled. "Ask me your opinion on what?"
"Replying to Master Li, after the mansion is completed, you, as the master, will naturally have your own courtyard. The master asked me to ask you how you plan to decorate your own courtyard. Now that the craftsmen are here, it will be good for them to decorate it for you as well."
If you hadn't spent time with the Fourth Prince, you might think he was quite considerate, but... Li Tiao wouldn't be easily moved again. She just gave Su Peisheng a perfunctory explanation of her thoughts so that Su Peisheng could report back.
But it was just a perfunctory response, and by the time they finished speaking, it was almost dark.
Remembering her travel expenses, Li Tiao dismissed Chunxi and went to the Imperial Garden alone with a lantern. After she found where she had hidden her travel expenses and dug them out, she heard someone above her ask, "What is this?"
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