"If I say something I shouldn't say, will you just not say it?" Kangxi looked up from the memorial and asked casually.
Consort De was momentarily speechless, but since the Emperor had said so, she had to speak: "Your Majesty, you keep saying that I don't care about the Fourth Prince, but actually I've always wanted to care about him, but the Fourth Prince..."
"I've been with the Fourth Prince for quite some time now, and they're both young and vigorous. Isn't it... inappropriate that they don't have children yet?"
Li Tiao felt nauseous inside, and that's when she started pressuring her to have a baby!
Although Li Tiao felt disgusted, and the words were about her, she couldn't bring herself to speak.
However, when she noticed Kangxi's ashen face, Li Tiao suddenly realized why Consort De had suddenly started to "care" about the Fourth Prince.
She wasn't concerned about the Fourth Prince at all; she was clearly testing Emperor Kangxi!
Li Tiao was summoned to the Qianqing Palace by Emperor Kangxi time and time again, and there were already rumors in the palace that this was happening. It was normal for Consort De to think of it.
Li Tiao never expected that Consort De would be so bold as to test Emperor Kangxi in public.
Looking at the Fourth Prince again, his face was ashen.
Li Tiao increasingly realized that Consort De was doing this on purpose, deliberately putting her in a difficult position, and that her intentions were truly despicable.
Li Tiao couldn't tolerate such slander and was just about to think of a way to defend herself when Li Dequan came in from outside: "Your Majesty, the person has arrived."
Upon hearing Li Dequan's words, Kangxi composed himself and said, "Quickly, invite him in."
Li Tiao was furious at Consort De's words, but she was also curious about who had come that made Master Kang so respectful.
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