"Can't find her? What do you mean she can't be found?" The Fourth Prince asked Su Peisheng gloomily, "Didn't His Majesty instruct you to follow her when she came out before?"
"Replying to your question, Master, I have been following you the whole time, but Mistress Li said she wanted to wander around by herself and wouldn't let me follow her anymore. At first, I was keeping a close eye on Mistress Li, but then the wind blew and the snow got into my eyes. In the time it took me to rub my eyes, Mistress Li was gone."
While the Fourth Prince was anxious, he was also secretly pleased.
Li Tiao went out after hearing the news that he was going to marry a princess; was she jealous?
Fortunately, it was still early before dark, and the Fourth Prince couldn't worry about Li Tiao's feelings for the time being; he needed to find her first.
Since Li Tiao was a woman, it wasn't appropriate to send too many people to look for her, as it would be troublesome if her identity were discovered. So, only the Fourth Prince and Su Peisheng went to look for her.
"When you last saw her, which direction was she in?" the Fourth Prince asked Su Peisheng, who pointed in the direction Li Tiao had disappeared.
The Fourth Prince took off, stumbling along the direction the man had pointed.
Although the grassland stretches as far as the eye can see, it also has slopes, which are easily overlooked when covered in snow.
After the Fourth Prince walked over, just as he was about to reach the location Su Peisheng had pointed out, his foot slipped.
The snow hasn't melted yet, it's not ice, and it's so thick, it's unlikely to be slippery.
So the Fourth Prince quickly withdrew his foot, examined it carefully, and found that there seemed to be a footprint where his foot had slipped, but it was covered by snow.
"Li Tiao".
He shouted a few times.
Hearing the Fourth Prince's voice from below the slope, Li Tiao was extremely excited: "I'm here!"
She jumped, trying to get the Fourth Prince to see her, but she slipped and slid a bit too far. Combined with the slope and the limited visibility, the Fourth Prince didn't see her very well.
But I could also vaguely hear sounds.
The heart that had been pounding in his chest finally settled down. The Fourth Prince instructed Su Peisheng, who had come along, "Go back and get something, and bring it up in a bit."
"Yes, sir." Su Peisheng jogged towards the tent.
The Fourth Prince squatted on the ground and slowly slid down little by little. He was afraid that if he went too fast, he would be too far away from Li Tiao and would have to go through the trouble of getting to her again.
"I'll grab you." Li Tiao reached out her hand to the Fourth Prince as he drew closer.
Actually, when Li Tiao first slid down, she didn't give up. She tried to climb back up, but the slope was a bit steep, and she kept sliding down as she climbed. In the end, she was exhausted and didn't climb very far.
Seeing the Fourth Prince reach out his hand, Li Tiao grabbed it with all her might.
But whether she used too much force or the Fourth Prince was too weak, he was eventually pulled down by Li Tiao.
Seeing the Fourth Prince's helpless expression, Li Tiao burst into laughter, thinking to herself that this wouldn't do...
However, noticing the restraint beneath her helpless expression, Li Tiao paused slightly, remembering his wounds: "Fourth Prince, are your wounds alright?"
Whether there's something to do or not, you can't look around in the snow. The Fourth Prince remained noncommittal: "Why did you come here?"
"I just slipped and slid down as I was walking."
"Didn't I tell you not to go too far?"
Li Tiaomo: "I didn't go far, I just wanted to take a walk... so..."
"Why?" The Fourth Prince's voice was somewhat restrained, yet filled with expectation.
But to Li Tiao's ears, it sounded like he was gasping for breath in pain from his wound: "Is your wound alright? Should we go a little further away and try to go around to check?"
After speaking, Li Tiao stood up to try to take a detour, but was stopped by the Fourth Prince. She glanced at the Fourth Prince, somewhat puzzled by his expectant look.
What are you expecting?
After staring at Li Tiao for a long time, seeing her bewildered and confused expression, the Fourth Prince hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, I really didn't know anything about the Princess Consort's affairs before."
“Ah…this matter…” Li Tiao belatedly realized that the Fourth Prince seemed to have misunderstood something. She said, “Fourth Prince, you are of age and should have a wife by now. It’s normal. But now we may have to wait a little longer. After all, the Emperor may still be keeping this a secret from everyone. So naturally, we cannot arrange a marriage for you.”
The expectation instantly turned to ice: "Is that what you think?"
“Yes, what else?” Li Tiao and the Fourth Prince were not on the same page, and she had also misunderstood the Fourth Prince. Suddenly she became very excited: “Is the Emperor going to arrange your marriage now? Does this mean that he has returned to the capital and everything in the capital is settled?”
If things are settled, does that mean we can go back to the capital?
"Ah...right, there's still fighting here. Fourth Prince, you might need to stay here to boost morale. What about Li Tiao? Can she leave now?"
"You really want to leave?" The Fourth Prince's face was already pale, but he still couldn't help asking.
"Of course, everything is new and exciting when you first arrive here, but the weather... and the conditions here are not suitable for Li Tiao to stay here."
With his eyes closed, the Fourth Prince ignored Li Tiao. He could clearly feel his wound reopening, and it hurt terribly.
"Master, Master Li, are you there?"
Just as Li Tiao was feeling awkward and wondering how she had offended this man again, Su Peisheng's voice rang out at the right moment.
"Yes, yes." Li Tiao stood up and jumped, not knowing if Su Peisheng saw her.
"Master Li, Your Highness, this servant will throw the rope down for you..."
The wisdom of the ancients is boundless. When the roads are slippery in snowy weather, the ancients had already come up with ways to prevent slipping. Although it was just a matter of wrapping a rope around their feet, it was better than nothing.
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