Harigana dodged Saenjiya's outstretched hand, shook his head, and said, "Mother, it doesn't hurt anymore!"

Senja tenderly patted Harigana's little head, her dissatisfaction with her eldest daughter growing stronger.

She admitted that because of Harigana's health condition, she might have given more attention to her youngest daughter from a young age. But she assured everyone that all three children had the same things.

Unexpectedly, Habril's mind has become increasingly extreme. Not only does she have many complaints about them, but judging from her behavior today, she seems to want to enter the palace.

Senjia didn't want to tell Harigana about such a distressing matter, so she pulled herself together, sighed, and said, "Harigana, Mother knows you've suffered!"

When we get back, Eji will ask you to find a marriage for your sister. You two can stay in touch if you want, or if you don't want to have any contact, Eji won't care!

You are all grown up and have your own lives to live. No matter what you do in private, it's enough that you can come back to see your mother and your mother during the holidays every year.

Mother only wishes for your happiness. For everything else, Mother and Abu can only pray to the Eternal Heaven for your health and safety.

Harigana felt a warmth in her heart; Sengiya possessed a kind of understated yet profound beauty. In this era, to say such things was remarkably ahead of its time!

She hadn't thought that much about it, since in her previous life she didn't have any interpersonal relationships to worry about besides nurses and patients.

So, although she had lived for over thirty years, she was still somewhat clueless about handling such relationships. She only learned to refuse others and make requests after coming here, under the guidance of Sengia!

"Thank you, Mother!"

Saenjiya was very pleased. Her daughter was sensible and getting healthier. Although she was a little weak-willed, she was, after all, the chief’s daughter. As long as the two of them were there, Harigana would never be wronged.

The mother and daughter talked for a while longer. Sengiya wanted to go to her eldest daughter Habril's tent, but found that the lights were off, so she didn't go.

As the daughter of a leader, it's okay to be brainless, but you have to be obedient. Her disobedience and lack of intelligence mean she'll be eliminated sooner or later.

She, Sengiya, was fortunate to marry Pauli, and apart from her, there were no other women, so her children were raised to be very innocent and pure-hearted.

Especially her son. If she hadn't chosen such a smart daughter-in-law, the position of leader would probably have been taken over by someone else when Baoli Ri stepped down!

She doesn't want to give up on Habril now, but Habril's actions really make him unfit for a major responsibility. Rather than keeping him around and causing trouble, it would be better for him to marry him off as soon as possible.

Baoli acted quickly, and the next day he found several good-looking and capable young men and had Harigana watch from behind a curtain.

Harigana hadn't expected them to be in such a hurry. Standing behind the curtain, looking at those men, she honestly didn't like any of them at all.

The thought that one of these men might be her husband, and that she might sleep in the same bed with him, filled her with a deep-seated aversion.

But Mother's words made sense; she had to choose one to avoid any mishaps.

Moreover, she knew about Emperor Kangxi from the books she read in her previous life, and she had no desire to enter the palace. Besides, Emperor Kangxi was described in that unofficial history as having a pockmarked face.

What Harigana didn't know was that Kangxi had already learned about his matchmaking from Li Dequan!

Imperial Tent

Li Dequan knelt on the ground, afraid to breathe loudly, lest he incur the wrath of the dark-faced emperor. If yesterday he still doubted whether the girl had done it on purpose, today he was certain it was intentional.

It wasn't that she intentionally wanted to meet the Emperor, but rather that she didn't want to return to the palace with him.

Kangxi's face was indeed extremely ugly. Although he didn't necessarily want that little girl, he actually agreed to the suggestion of marrying any random man in order to avoid entering the palace.

Just how bad must he be for a girl to reject him like this?

Thinking of yesterday's scene, Kangxi's heart grew increasingly unsettled. If before it was about satisfying his own desires, now it was about conquering that smiling woman.

"Go see where she is now!"

After thinking it through, Kangxi became restless. If he didn't act quickly, and that girl agreed to the marriage, he would really have no chance at all!

Li Dequan's face stiffened. He dared not hide it and could only bite the bullet and say, "The princess is going horseback riding with the people Baoliri designated." After saying that, he lowered his head very low, not daring to look at that dark-skinned face.

"You know what to do!"

After Kangxi finished speaking, he returned to the inner room. While Li Dequan was thinking about how to bring the person back, he found that the emperor had changed into ordinary clothes without any insignia symbolizing the emperor.

Li Dequan immediately understood the emperor's meaning, turned around and went out to give a few instructions, and then waited for the emperor to come out.

Standing at the door, Li Dequan's mind was already racing, considering which palace he should prepare for this master upon returning to the capital. Judging from how much the Emperor cherished him, he must at least be a noble person!

Harigana rode her horse, talking absentmindedly to the man beside her. She didn't like any of them, but Sengiya said that this man was the one they had their eye on from the beginning, and asked her to spend an afternoon alone with him to give it a try.

Seeing the eager look in Saenja's eyes, she felt embarrassed to refuse and could only nod in agreement. At worst, she could just break off the engagement later!

"Princess! What do you usually like to do?"

Batu looked at the exquisitely beautiful princess and thought that she might become his wife in the future. A surge of passion welled up inside him, and he began to speak as if they had known each other for a long time. It felt strange.

"Read books, practice calligraphy!"

Harigana's answer was simple, and these two things were indeed her favorites. She knew that there was a wealth of knowledge in books, and everything she couldn't see in her previous life, she learned from books.

Even here, I still love reading all sorts of books, all kinds.

So now, Harigana not only speaks Mongolian and Chinese, but can even understand a little bit of Manchu. Plus, in her previous life, she taught herself English to figure out her foreign medicine, though she probably won't need it now!

Batu was not discouraged. Before coming here, his sister, Princess Haburi, had told him that Harigana's personality was rather simple and that he should be more enthusiastic.

And she likes men who can be assertive when appropriate!

"How about I teach you horseback riding and archery later?"

Harigana stared at him in shock. She hadn't even considered taking any further steps, yet this man had directly brought up the future. How rude of him!