After asking the question, Li Tiao realized that her words were a bit presumptuous, especially when she saw that Consort De's expression was not good. She quickly explained, "Your Highness, I was just asking casually. There's no need to say anything."
In fact, Li Tiao's words were completely unnecessary. Consort De had no intention of saying anything more to Li Tiao anyway.
However, in the end, Consort De probably realized that if she spoke so directly to Li Tiao, Li Tiao might not listen to her, given the many conflicts they had had in the past.
Then Consort De instructed Li Tiao: "Chunxi used to be your servant. She likes the fourth prince. I will get rid of such a person for you. I will keep my word since I promised you."
"This servant thanks Your Highness."
Li Tiao maintained her bowing posture until Consort De left, then slowly straightened up, watching Consort De's departing figure.
Chunxi's older brother traveled the world for love, and Consort De knew she wasn't the real eldest daughter of the Li family. While saying she wouldn't reveal her identity, she still wanted to find out the true identity of the Li family's eldest daughter...
Such a contradiction?
Then I thought back to when I overheard Consort De and her servants talking in the Imperial Garden, saying they wanted to find out whose whereabouts from the Fourth Prince.
At that time, Li Tiao was very curious, wondering who Consort De wanted to find out about...
It seems that the person they are inquiring about is probably the real eldest daughter of the Li family, a concubine in the palace, inquiring about the eldest daughter of an official family.
For someone like this, Consort De could go from insisting on causing trouble for me to asking for my help instead?
The changes involved are quite significant.
The more confused Li Tiao became, the more she felt that something serious was going on, and she felt as if she had been drawn into something.
"My lady, let's go." Hongye had been waiting in the distance. Seeing that Consort De had been gone for a while and Li Tiao was still in a daze, she came over and called out to Li Tiao.
"Oh, let's go." Li Tiao temporarily suppressed her emotions and walked back.
Li Tiao is currently unsure of Consort De's attitude, so what is the Fourth Prince's attitude?
Li Tiao thought about it all the way but still couldn't figure it out. However, although she couldn't figure it out, she did come up with a solution.
Upon returning to the princes' quarters, Li Tiao went directly to see the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince seems to have nothing to do today. He's been staying in the Princes' quarters, as if he's waiting for Li Tiao.
The two didn't have a good relationship on a regular basis. Even though they lived in the same prince's quarters, they rarely ran into each other unless they actively sought each other out.
However, Li Tiao has now returned and come directly to the Fourth Prince, who seems unsurprised: "You're back?"
His calm demeanor gave Li Tiao the feeling that he was in complete control.
This made Li Tiao feel even more that it was better to tell the truth: "I'm back, but there are some things I'd like to say to you, Master."
The Fourth Prince paused for a moment, put down the book in his hand, and looked at Li Tiao: "What did Mother tell you?"
Li Tiao nodded. Unsure of Consort De's and the Fourth Prince's attitudes, Li Tiao decided to take the initiative and speak directly.
In her view, instead of racking her brains to probe the Fourth Prince and ask where he was, it would be better to ask directly, since the Fourth Prince was not so easy to fool.
So Li Tiao relayed the general meaning of Consort De's words to the Fourth Prince, and then she waited anxiously for his reaction.
She felt that sarcastic remarks or silence would be the Fourth Prince's reaction.
To Li Tiao's surprise, the Fourth Prince not only didn't make sarcastic remarks or remain silent, but instead gave her an address.
"What?" Li Tiao did hear it, but she was so surprised that she couldn't believe what the Fourth Prince had said.
"Address? Didn't Mother tell you to find out where the person is hiding?" The Fourth Prince repeated the address when he saw that Li Tiao was still in a daze.
Li Tiao moved her lips, unsure how to accurately express her feelings at that moment!
How did you get what Consort De wanted to know so easily from the Fourth Prince?
Could this be what Consort De meant when she said that the Fourth Prince cares about her?
It seems so, but as I said before, Li Tiao doesn't think her face is that big.
Li Tiao stared at the Fourth Prince for a long time, trying to see something from his face, but she found nothing!
But Li Tiao seemed to have suddenly figured everything out!
"You did this on purpose!"
Just as Li Tiao was taken aback by the Fourth Prince, the Fourth Prince was also somewhat surprised by Li Tiao's reaction. He paused for a moment and asked, "What are you doing on purpose?"
Intentionally what… Li Tiao’s mind was in turmoil. She had the answer, but didn’t know how to bring it up. In the end, Li Tiao just said whatever came to mind:
“I guessed that Chunxi gave the purse and braid rope to the Eighth Prince. You took the opportunity to say that you would help me deal with this matter, and thus Chunxi was given to the Fourteenth Prince.”
Because you know that if the Empress finds out, she will definitely be unhappy, so she will definitely do something, and you can even guess what Chunxi will do.
So you used your position to tell the Queen the address of the Tibetans.
Is that right?
The Fourth Prince was silent for a moment, then smiled: "You're overthinking it."
“No, there’s more…” Li Tiao paced back and forth, trying to recall all the recent events that had happened.
Then Li Tiao said, "Or did you start secretly working on this even earlier? Like that day in the residence the Emperor assigned to you?"
What happened that day?
The Fourth Prince also stood up, looking at Li Tiao standing on the other side of the desk from behind it: "That day, you were so nervous when I saw you. You said you were in a hurry to use the restroom, but that wasn't really the case, right? What else do you know?"
Li Tiao quickly stood up straight and took a few steps back. Although there was a table between her and the Fourth Prince, she still guiltily increased the distance between them.
"You're joking. I was just in a hurry that day." To cover up her guilt, Li Tiao added, "I was in a hurry to use the restroom!"
The Fourth Prince looked at Li Tiao with a somewhat sinister, ambiguous smile.
Li Tiao felt even more guilty.
She was extremely frustrated. She was the one who questioned him, so how did the situation change so drastically after just a few words?
Li Tiao thought they were really incompatible, seriously incompatible!
"Now that we know the address, let's go tell Mother. The sooner the better."
"Oh well."
Li Tiao nodded blankly and turned to leave, but the moment she closed the door for the Fourth Prince, she belatedly realized something.
It felt like I was being led by the nose by the Fourth Prince time and time again!
But what could Li Tiao do now that things had come to this? She could only continue down the path that the Fourth Prince had laid out for her.
"Hongye, tomorrow when you have some free time, go and tell Consort De that you have completed the task she asked me to do, and ask when she will have time to see me."
Although the Fourth Prince said it was better to do it sooner rather than later, Li Tiao still felt it was better to wait a bit longer, because if it was too fast, Consort De might not believe her.
Consort De was probably anxious too, and after receiving the news, she met with Li Tiao again in the Imperial Garden.
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