When Harigana woke up, he was being carried by Emperor Kangxi on the way back to Qingxi Palace.

"Jiaojiao, are you awake?"

Before they knew it, the two had entered the gates of Qingxi Palace.

"No! Put me down right now!"

Harigana looked at the kneeling servants and blushed so much that he wanted to disappear on the spot.

She must have been sleeping so soundly that she didn't wake up until she had walked all the way from the Imperial Study in the Qianqing Palace to the Qingxi Palace.

"Jiaojiao, we're almost there!"

In the time it took to say those two sentences, the person was already sitting on the soft couch inside the hall.

"Xuan Ye, why didn't you wake me up?" Harigana glanced outside; the sun was almost setting.

"Jiaojiao, sleep a little longer, so you won't be sleepy at night!"

Kangxi whispered in her ear.

"Can't you be serious for once!"

Harigana patted him on the shoulder, then lay down on the soft couch, looking at Kangxi with unfriendly eyes: "My back aches, it's all your fault."

Then, when Dulan and the others were serving their meal, they discovered that the Emperor was actually massaging the princess's back with a smile on his face.

Creepy!

Dulan felt increasingly wary, sensing that the Emperor's actions were definitely not a good thing.

After dinner, Kangxi wanted to take someone to bathe, but Harigana stubbornly refused and insisted on taking a stroll in the Imperial Garden.

"Jiaojiao, I'm tired, I want to rest!"

Emperor Kangxi lied through his teeth, and showed no remorse whatsoever.

"Go or not? If you go, there'll be a surprise tonight; if you don't go, you'll miss out on everything!"

There were still nearly 45 minutes until the hour of Xu (7-9 PM). If he dragged me to wash up now, I wouldn't have a good night.

No wonder the emperor was so cunning; it turns out he had already planned the timing before going down to earth.

He even said that while he was watching her review memorials, he actually just wanted her to catch up on her sleep so he could have some meat for dinner.

"Let's go! Let's go right now!"

Regardless of whether there was a real surprise in Harigana, in order to have meat to eat that night and be able to eat his fill, he had to go along with the people in front of him for now.

It's almost July now, and we'll be able to go to the Summer Palace soon.

When I come back, it will probably be autumn again.

"Xuan Ye, time flies!"

Looking at the garden full of blooming flowers, I can't believe it's already been a year.

"Jiaojiao".

Kangxi walked to her side and pulled her into his arms: "I'll take you to the estate these next few days. You can choose a horse and have someone tame it for you."

I don't think your previous one was very good, you should choose another one.

I had a few horses selected a few days ago. Go and see which one you like, then have them properly trained.

"OK!"

It doesn't matter if it's Harigana, we can just change it.

"Xuan Ye, can we take Mother with us?"

As mentioned before, whenever Emperor Kangxi wasn't handling official business, she would take the Empress Dowager with her.

Although we don't know if the Empress Dowager had her own horse, we can't forget her.

"Okay! Jiaojiao's decision is up to her!"

Kangxi verbally agreed, but in his heart he was plotting how to subtly remind the Empress Dowager to spend less time with Harigana.

His beloved can only be his; what kind of person thinks of others all the time?

In the Ning Shou Palace, the Empress Dowager had just finished bathing when she sneezed loudly.

"Your Majesty, have you caught a cold? This servant will fetch a royal physician."

Qi Gen helped the Empress Dowager dry her hair, looking somewhat worried.

I've been stressed out these past few days because of the Empress Dowager's troubles. If I catch a cold, I don't know how much suffering I'll endure.

"It's nothing, just an itchy nose. I should take your pulse tomorrow, it's only one night, it's nothing serious."

Qi Gen stopped, slowly wiping the Empress Dowager's hair, thinking to himself that he must have a good talk with the imperial physician tomorrow, and he must not be careless.

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Garden, Emperor Kangxi was unaware that his muttered remark had caused several people in the Ning Shou Palace to be on edge all day, and they were currently being directed by Harigana to pick flowers.

"Xuan Ye, the one on the left! Yes, yes, yes!"

Li Dequan couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he told the guards to turn around, and then, with Dulan in tow, he stood aside holding the flowers that the emperor had picked.

"Jiaojiao, is there anything else you want?"

At first, Kangxi felt embarrassed, thinking that no emperor would take women to pick flowers for fun.

But Harigana pouted and looked at him with a pitiful expression, saying that the flower would be useful tonight and was a surprise for him.

Sure enough, Emperor Kangxi immediately agreed.

Whether it's embarrassing or not doesn't matter anymore; what matters is the surprise tonight.

"Enough! Enough!"

Harigana turned his head and glanced at them, only to find that Liu Dequan and Dulan's hands were already full of flowers.

She originally wanted to stall for time, thinking that Kangxi would not agree.

Before she could even utter a word of advice, the person eagerly picked the fruit and placed it in her hand.

"Jiaojiao, can we go back now?"

Harigana nodded, then slowly walked back, holding his arm.

Even if Kangxi wanted to move faster, he couldn't; he could only move little by little, following her steps.

The guards only breathed a sigh of relief after the two men had walked away.

Although they knew this empress was favored, they always made new discoveries.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would believe that an emperor would listen to his concubine and go to pick flowers?

Upon returning to Qingxi Palace, Kangxi wanted to bathe with Harigana, but was refused.

"Jiaojiao, why not?"

Harigana pushed Kangxi away, saying, "Go wash yourself quickly, and then wait here for me to come back." He then turned and left without offering any explanation.

In the bathhouse, Harigana sat in a tub filled with flower petals, feeling a little nervous about what might happen in a moment.

But she had already said it, and she had to keep her word.

Most importantly, their lives had become somewhat mundane, and she needed to revitalize Kangxi's spirit.

To put it bluntly, all I want is excitement.

"Your Majesty!"

Dulan stared wide-eyed as Harigana put on the homemade outfit.

"Dulan!"

Blushing, she quickly put on her nightgown.

"Your Majesty, you look so beautiful."

Dulan sighed!

I was wondering what this thing was, but I never expected it to be something you wear.

"Really?"

Although Harigana is a little shy, she still likes to hear people compliment her on her looks.

Dulan nodded vigorously: "Your Majesty, you are really beautiful."

Emperor Kangxi had already washed up and was waiting, but almost half an hour had passed and he still hadn't returned.

Just as I stood up to go out and look for someone, I saw the person I had been longing for walk in with a blush on their face.

"Jiaojiao, why is it taking so long?"

Harigana did not answer, but went over and turned off a few lights before walking to the bedside.

"Xuan Ye, it's me..."

Clutching his clothes, unsure of what to say, he took a deep breath and kissed her directly.

Kangxi thought that the surprise he was talking about was just this proactive, but he didn't expect that when he saw the scenery inside, he would feel a heat wave coming from the tip of his nose.