“Master, I shouldn’t be talking about you, but…”
Hearing Hongye's "but," Li Tiao knew she had something on her mind, so she said, "Hongye, I'm not asking you to gossip about the master, I'm asking you to give the master advice. I know you should listen to Master, but I am, after all, your master..."
“My lady, that’s not what I meant. What I meant was that my idea might not be appropriate.”
"Say it out first, whether it's suitable or not, and let's hear it."
"My lady, I think the only way now is for you to have a child with the Emperor. Whether it's a little prince or a little princess, once you have a child, it will be of royal blood, and the Emperor will naturally not do anything to you."
Li Tiao's lips twitched.
It sounds like a good idea, and in this era, her relationship with the Fourth Prince was legal, so having children was a matter of course.
But... it seems that the Fourth Prince... really can't... after all, they've been married for so long, and they're still innocent.
Of course, the two of them never got anything done. One reason was that Li Tiao wanted to run away to prevent things from getting out of control, so she deliberately avoided the matter.
But then again, if the Fourth Prince were truly willing and able, Li Tiao thought that even if she ran away, things should still get done.
Not to mention... Li Tiao subconsciously touched her cheek, and without being immodest, she really felt that she was so beautiful that she wouldn't trade her for Xi Shi.
Despite her stunning beauty, the Fourth Prince remained unmoved... Li Tiao felt that giving birth was probably harder than having the Emperor kill her.
"Sigh, it's not like I can just have a child whenever I want."
Seeing Li Tiao's worried expression, Hongye leaned close to her ear and said, "Master, it's obviously impossible to have a child right now, but..."
Hongye covered her mouth with her hand, making her voice even softer.
Li Tiao was stunned: "You mean I should bribe the imperial physician to tell everyone I'm pregnant!"
Hongye nodded: "We've intimidated everyone first. That way, no matter what the Crown Prince's true intentions are, the Emperor will be mindful of the royal blood in your womb and naturally won't do anything to you."
"But this will be exposed sooner or later," Li Tiao said. If she doesn't have a child, she doesn't have a child. As time goes on, her belly won't grow big, and everyone will naturally know that the child is fake.
At that time, the crime of deceiving the emperor alone would be enough to give Li Tiao a hard time.
“Master, you’ve lost your mind,” Hongye said.
Li Tiao looked at Hongye in confusion.
"We'll talk about it after we get through this. If it really doesn't work out, you can have a miscarriage... or try with me. Right now, you're the only one serving me. It shouldn't be difficult for us to have a child."
Hehe, Li Tiao tried her best to make herself less embarrassed.
Although Hongye's method is somewhat unorthodox, upon closer examination, it is actually feasible.
But... considering that Hongye was the Fourth Prince's person, Li Tiao couldn't help but be a little suspicious: "This method was something the Prince asked you to tell me, right?"
“Master, it is true that I was sent by Master to take care of you, but how could Master say such a thing to me?”
It wasn't the Fourth Prince... Li Tiao struggled and hesitated.
"Let me think about it and see what the Emperor's attitude is first." Li Tiao thought that Kangxi would definitely have to wait until the Fourth Prince's health improved before he would start to inquire about this matter.
Before Li Tiao and Hongye could come up with a solution, Su Peisheng called from outside:
"Master Li..."
Li Tiao gestured for Hongye to go and take a look.
Hongye returned quickly: "Eunuch Su said that the master is looking for you."
"Looking for me?" Li Tiao was surprised. She thought to herself that she had been driven away by that man. Although she was puzzled, her life depended on the Fourth Prince for the time being, so she had no choice but to go and see.
When Li Tiao arrived at the Fourth Prince's room, she saw that he had already gotten up. Before she could even bow, she quickly went over to help him up, saying, "Your Highness, why are you getting out of bed?"
Looking sideways at Li Tiao, the Fourth Prince said in a calm tone, "It's alright now."
"How can nothing be wrong? The imperial physician has prescribed several doses of medicine. You should at least wait until you finish the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician before you stay at the hotel."
Li Tiao's nervous appearance once again drew the attention of the Fourth Prince. Given that he had just thought Li Tiao was concerned about him but had been proven wrong, the Fourth Prince asked, "Why?"
"Since you're not fully recovered, the Emperor won't be questioning you for the time being..."
Li Tiao accidentally told the truth again.
Seeing that the Fourth Prince's calm expression had wavered again, Li Tiao pursed her lips and asked, "Your Highness, how do you think the Emperor will handle the matter of the Crown Prince publicly punishing you?"
Before the Fourth Prince could even speak, a eunuch's loud voice rang out from outside: "The Emperor has arrived."
Li Tiao glanced at the Fourth Prince, then quickly ran behind him: "The Emperor has arrived again so soon?"
"again?"
"When you were unconscious just now, His Majesty came once and told me to take good care of you," Li Tiao said without thinking.
Although the emperor did not designate Li Tiao to take care of him, Li Tiao wanted to take the initiative herself because she was under the emperor's authority.
But her words were like another dance party in the Fourth Prince's heart.
It almost made him suffer a serious accident again, as his already calmed-down mood was turned upside down.
"Your subject greets Your Majesty."
"This servant greets Your Majesty."
"Get up, all of you." Kangxi looked at the Fourth Prince, who had already settled in, and asked, "Fourth Prince, why did you settle in? Are you alright?"
"Replying to Father Emperor, I am fine. I have caused you worry. It was my fault."
"It's too formal to talk about this between father and son." Kangxi came after meeting the Crown Prince, and originally didn't intend to ask the Fourth Prince directly what was going on.
But to her surprise, the Fourth Prince had already checked into his lodgings, and Li Tiao looked extremely nervous.
After exchanging a few words of concern with the Fourth Prince, Kangxi changed the subject: "Fourth Prince, this princess of yours doesn't seem like a simple person."
Li Tiao's forehead instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
The Fourth Prince felt Li Tiao tug at his clothes from behind, but he calmly replied, "Father, she is young and a bit flamboyant. If she has offended you in any way, please forgive her."
"After getting married, things are naturally different from your parents' home. It's normal to feel uncomfortable in some ways. How could I blame you? I've been thinking about you, Fourth Prince. Your personality is too dull. I wonder what kind of person would be good to have serving you?"
Kangxi seemed to be sighing, like a loving father: "When I first betrothed Li Tiao to you, I didn't think much about it. I just thought that since she was a princess, it didn't matter whether she was suitable for you or not. If she wasn't suitable for you, I would have a better idea of what kind of person would be suitable for you when I betrothed you to someone else in the future."
But who would have thought that you, this princess, would be so truly remarkable?
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