Now that she's been left behind, Li Tiao naturally doesn't realize anything.
"Are you afraid of being criticized?" The Fourth Prince was still very weak, but his voice was cold.
"Of course I was scared. At first, I thought it was because my hand was shaking and I didn't hold the umbrella properly and hit you. But when I heard the imperial physician say that you had heatstroke, I breathed a sigh of relief."
"I'm tired." The Fourth Prince closed his eyes, not wanting to talk to Li Tiao anymore.
Li Tiao knew that people who suffer from heatstroke are physically weak, but she still had many questions to ask.
Before seeing Emperor Kangxi, Li Tiao could comfort herself by thinking that perhaps Kangxi wouldn't care about this matter. But as soon as the Fourth Prince fainted, Kangxi came immediately. Even if Li Tiao was slow-witted, she could sense that Kangxi was paying attention to this matter.
Li Tiao didn't know if Master Kang would punish the Crown Prince for being so harsh on his brothers, but she was sure he would ask the Fourth Prince a question or two. How would he respond?
Li Tiao wanted to know, because only by knowing could she deal with the situation properly.
Although the Fourth Prince had his eyes closed, he could still sense that Li Tiao was still standing there. He sighed and asked, "Is there anything else?"
The Fourth Prince's pale, bloodless face made Li Tiao feel that she was being too heartless by only worrying about her own situation at this moment. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "It's alright, I'm fine too. I'll stay here and watch over you, Your Highness."
"Whatever you say." The Fourth Prince closed his eyes again.
After a long silence, just as Li Tiao was about to awkwardly dig out another large flat, she heard the Fourth Prince slowly say, "You may not be able to climb up to the Second Brother's high branch, because he wants you dead."
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