After Li Tiao blurted out her words, she felt a little annoyed, realizing that they might have sounded a bit provocative...
So he quickly added, "Of course, you're the boss, you don't have to answer."
"It's really kind of you to still think of me."
It was another sarcastic remark, but this time it was Li Tiao who "provoked" first. Li Tiao pretended not to understand the Fourth Prince's sarcasm and smiled ingratiatingly.
"If I can't keep an eye on you and let you run away just because I lost a servant, then I've been eating rice and grain for nothing all these years."
"My lord, when did I ever say I was running away?"
"Don't you have one?" the Fourth Prince asked sarcastically.
Alright, she still hasn't given up on the idea of running away, arguing with the Fourth Prince would be suicide, Li Tiao knows that much.
But seeing the Fourth Prince's clearly disdainful look, Li Tiao felt indignant and couldn't help but retort in a sarcastic tone: "Chunxi likes you, Your Highness, surely you know that? But you gave Chunxi to the Fourteenth Prince, is that a good thing?"
"Fourteenth Brother likes Chunxi, and what Your Highness is doing is out of brotherly affection," the Fourth Prince said in his signature tone. "Besides, isn't what Your Highness is doing also to avoid putting you in a difficult position?"
“What’s so difficult for a servant like me?” Li Tiao retorted, sticking out her neck.
“You are the master’s princess, and Chunxi’s attitude was like that, so you…”
"This servant won't be jealous at all. This servant never thought that you only had me as your master. It's only natural for you to take Chunxi as your wife. This servant can only offer my blessings..."
As she spoke passionately, Li Tiao suddenly noticed that the Fourth Prince's expression had changed again!
She smiled ingratiatingly at the Fourth Prince again, swallowing her words; "Whatever makes you happy, Your Highness."
"Hmph!" The Fourth Prince swung his arm, leaving Li Tiao with a noble and aloof back view.
They've left?
Li Tiao thought she was much more comfortable on her own, while this man was really wasting his emotions on wishful thinking.
Although Li Tiao was arguing with the Fourth Prince, her mind was still racing.
Although Chunxi was the Fourth Prince's spy, she framed Li Tiao, and in a way that made Li Tiao act immorally. Naturally, the Fourth Prince could not tolerate Chunxi, and the cruelest thing he did was to give Chunxi to the Eighth Prince, which was the most ironic thing.
However, Chunxi seems to know a lot of the Fourth Prince's secrets and has given them to the Eighth Prince. If she tells the Eighth Prince out of love turned to hate, the Fourth Prince may be doomed.
However, there was no such worry when Chunxi was given to the Fourteenth Prince.
After all, the Fourteenth Prince and the Fourth Prince are siblings from the same mother. If the Fourth Prince is in trouble, the Fourteenth Prince won't fare any better under the current circumstances. As for the future...
Since the Fourth Prince dared to give Chunxi, who knew some secrets, to the Fourteenth Prince, it means that in the future... the Fourteenth Prince will not dare to use the secrets that Chunxi knows to threaten the Fourth Prince.
Thinking about it this way, Li Tiao felt that it was very likely related to Consort De.
I'm really curious, what exactly is the reason for the bad relationship between Consort De and the Fourth Prince?
There were no servants around Li Tiao for the time being, and the Fourth Prince had not sent anyone over either. Li Tiao was able to enjoy some peace and quiet and did not need to pay her respects. Although the people here worked from sunrise to sunset, Li Tiao usually slept until she woke up naturally.
However, Li Tiao was not so reckless. The next day, she got up neither early nor late, because she didn't have any maids yet. Combing hair was a skill for Li Tiao, and she was a little unsure how to do it.
So after finishing breakfast, she didn't go out, thinking that when the Fourth Prince returned from the morning court, she would definitely tell him that she wanted a maid, not to do anything else, but at least to comb his hair.
Just as she was leaning back in her recliner, about to take a nap, someone knocked on the door, and it sounded like they were pounding on it!
Li Tiao sat up abruptly and shouted outside, "Who's there!"
She thought, "This is the palace, but it sounds like a vegetable market."
However, no one outside responded to her. Then the door was pushed open, and Consort De entered, supported by her maids and nannies.
Li Tiao hurriedly stood up to greet Consort De.
Glancing at Li Tiao's disheveled appearance, Consort De sneered: "If you can't be presented to the public, you can't be presented to the public."
Being insulted won't hurt her much. What Li Tiao is worried about is whether the Fourth Prince can return in time. Right now, she doesn't even have anyone to inform her.
"Li Tiao, you are really bold, and you are increasingly disregarding me. What kind of thing is your maid Chunxi? You actually gave her to my fourteenth son!"
"Your Majesty, I have the utmost respect for you. Although Chunxi was my maid before, it is not up to me to decide whether she should stay with the Fourteenth Prince."
"Ha, you're as sharp-tongued as ever," Consort De said through gritted teeth.
Seeing Consort De squinting at her, Li Tiao felt increasingly uneasy. "Your Majesty..."
"You're supposed to be a master, yet you don't even comb your hair. What kind of appearance is this? Guards, come here..."
Consort De's words made Li Tiao's scalp tingle: "Your Highness, it was this servant's fault for not knowing the proper etiquette, but there's really no need to trouble Your Highness's people, this servant..."
Before she could finish speaking, the palace maid who had heard Consort De's instructions had already walked to Li Tiao's side, pulled Li Tiao to her feet, and led her to the dressing mirror.
Li Tiao nervously swallowed hard. She thought, "Your head isn't something to be trifled with. Even if Consort De wants to cause trouble for me, she doesn't care what tricks she tries to pull on me. Otherwise, if I don't hold on and I really die, I might not be able to escape unscathed."
"Your Majesty, although this servant is of lowly status..."
Before Li Tiao could finish speaking, she felt her hair being pulled hard, and she involuntarily tilted her head back, feeling as if a handful of her hair had fallen out.
Even so, Consort De still "concernedly" said, "Be careful, are you all itching for a beating? Consort Li is a mistress after all, how can you be so rude? Didn't the governesses teach you manners when you first entered the palace?!"
Upon hearing Consort De's words, the two palace maids who were combing Li Tiao's hair quickly apologized to her. However, after they apologized, Li Tiao's hair was pulled even more violently.
Gritting her teeth, Li Tiao glanced at Consort De through the bronze mirror and noticed that Consort De was very smug.
Indeed, she has finally found a way to make things difficult for herself. If she were in Li Tiao's shoes, she would be just as pleased with herself!
But... Li Tiao wants her to remember this grudge!
It's been so long, and the Fourth Prince still hasn't arrived. Whatever the reason, Li Tiao felt she couldn't have any more expectations. She couldn't rely on others, so she could only rely on herself.
Combing her hair... it's just that her hair was pulled a little tight, but it's not unbearable. Li Tiao is waiting, waiting for an opportunity... she just doesn't believe it!
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