Just as Li Tiao's heart condition was about to flare up, the Fourth Prince pulled her to hide at the bottom of the stairs.
Swallowing hard, Li Tiao wanted to distance herself from the Fourth Prince, since he had caught her red-handed.
But just as she was about to move, she heard footsteps on the stairs above her head.
So Li Tiao held her breath again, not daring to utter a sound.
Although this is a royal palace, it is also in ancient times. It is not unusual for a building to have two floors at this time, but due to technological limitations, the staircase is very narrow and cramped. At the bottom of the staircase, the two people need to stand close together to avoid being discovered.
Li Tiao felt that her heart was once again resonating with the Fourth Prince's.
"Li Tiao, you're getting bolder and bolder, actually following me here."
The two were clearly in an ambiguous position, as if the scene of "you can't watch without paying" was about to happen, but what they heard was the Fourth Prince's threatening words.
Before Li Tiao could speak, footsteps sounded again on the stairs above her head.
So Li Tiao swallowed her words, her heart pounding with fear of being discovered. There were thumping footsteps above her head, as if someone would step on her head at any moment. The fear made Li Tiao instinctively hide in the Fourth Prince's arms.
After a moment of stunned silence, the Fourth Prince slowly raised his curled-up hand to embrace Li Tiao.
For some reason, these eunuchs kept coming and going, so much so that Li Tiao and the Fourth Prince could hear footsteps above their heads.
This made Li Tiao afraid to speak. Although the two avoided each other's gaze, the atmosphere in the cramped space slowly changed.
Li Tiao didn't even dare to look up, because if she did, she would bump into the Fourth Prince...
It felt as if a feather brushed against my heart, or as if sparks were flying everywhere, crackling and popping... to the point that even my breath felt scorching.
Li Tiao thought this man was "impotent," while she was a normal person, making it unbearable for her. She instinctively wanted to leave.
But as soon as she bent over, the Fourth Prince grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back.
Due to inertia, Li Tiaozhi ended up sitting directly on the Fourth Prince's lap. Instinctively, she tried to struggle to stand up, but having never eaten pork before, she felt like a pig was running...
She froze completely, too afraid to move.
Perhaps she was so surprised that her brain was fried, and she actually asked the Fourth Prince, "Weren't you impotent? How come..."
The space was cramped and the light was dim.
The Fourth Prince's expression changed instantly because of Li Tiao's words. Although it lacked the emptiness of hell, it possessed the chilling atmosphere of the underworld.
Li Tiao felt as if the hand on her waist was made of steel bars, and she didn't know how she had squeezed into the reinforced concrete, which could crush a person to death.
So Li Tiao sat up slightly, her head resting on the stairs, suspended in mid-air. Someone else walked by on the stairs above her, and the thumping sound of the floor hitting her head made her feel like she was going to get a concussion.
There was silence upstairs. The Fourth Prince glared at Li Tiao, signaling that she could leave. She quickly crouched down and climbed out from under the stairs, disappearing from Kunning Palace as if her feet were greased.
However, before Li Tiao could even run away from Kunning Palace, she heard the Fourth Prince's voice, which sounded like it came from the underworld: "Eighth Prince, what did you two say that made me change my mind and not let you be a spy?"
What's meant to happen will happen!
Li Tiao quickly composed herself and turned to look at the Fourth Prince with a fawning expression.
"Don't laugh, and don't try to fool me."
Li Tiao's excuse was cut off before she could even utter it.
"Actually, they didn't say anything..."
Li Tiao nervously glanced at the Fourth Prince, only to find him as cold and stern as a judge from the underworld, which made her even more uneasy.
To be honest, it would be like Li Tiao contradicting herself, since she had just managed to fool the Fourth Prince about the fortune-telling.
The consequences of not speaking out are also obvious.
Because the Fourth Prince saw that Li Tiao remained silent, he spoke again: "Or are you saying that you and the Eighth Prince have an affair?"
These words were clearly laced with icy venom and sharp edges. Li Tiao felt that if she blinked, the Fourth Prince might send her to be drowned in a pig cage.
"No, no, Your Highness, I have no selfish motives towards the Eighth Prince. No matter what I say, I only want to get rid of him as soon as possible. As for what he will do, I really don't know."
After Li Tiao finished speaking, she saw that the Fourth Prince was still silent and just staring at her. Li Tiao felt a chill run down her spine: "Your Highness, what I said is the truth."
But the Fourth Prince seemed to have become mute; he did have expressions, but they were neither a smile nor a frown.
Li Tiao's stomach started to cramp with nervousness: "Master, all my gold and silver jewelry have been taken away by you. I was just thinking of making some more money. It just so happened that the Eighth Prince came looking for me, so I... fooled him a little."
The Fourth Prince remained silent, gesturing for Li Tiao to continue.
Good heavens, how can someone have such a powerful aura?
Li Tiao continued speaking as if squeezing toothpaste: "Because of Consort Liang, the Eighth Prince is a bit inferior. I thought he probably wanted to find a consort from a good family. I went through all the eligible Eight Banners men who were eligible to participate in the selection and found one with a good family background. I then randomly selected one and spoke to the Eighth Prince."
This was originally just a lucky guess.
But after listening to what you and others said today, I realized that the Eighth Prince seems to have taken my lies to heart..."
"Compared to you, the people in the Imperial Household Department are all useless."
The Fourth Prince finally spoke, but what he said was baffling. However, Li Tiao knew that the Fourth Prince was mocking her.
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