Harigana pouted: "I'm not angry. I know I shouldn't say that to you, but you can't carry me like that in the future. It's very uncomfortable."

When Kangxi heard her coquettish words, he no longer looked angry at all.

"Okay, I promise you, I'll never carry you on my back again."

He only answered that one question, and he didn't want to delve any further into the previous points.

"Okay!

Without the pressure of having children, Kangxi was in an incredibly good mood.

Except for special days in Harigana, I would pester her almost every day, and occasionally ask her at crucial moments whether it was okay or not, until I heard a satisfactory answer before continuing.

Because the greetings had been suspended, the Empress Dowager saw Harigana again on New Year's Eve.

Unlike his usual indifference, there was an indescribable emotion in his eyes.

Emperor Kangxi didn't understand, Empress Dowager didn't understand, but Harigana did.

That was out of sympathy for her.

She was absolutely certain that it was a look of pity.

During her previous hospitalization, she received many such looks. At first, she didn't understand, but later she realized that it was out of sympathy.

Therefore, Bumbutai thought that Kangxi was not yet well and felt that she was taking in a widow?

"puff!"

Unable to hold back, she covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Outsiders didn't see it, but Emperor Kangxi, who was sitting next to her, did.

"Jiaojiao, what's wrong?"

He turned to look at her, his eyes full of confusion.

There was nothing funny about the singing and dancing in the audience, so why were they laughing so happily?

"Xuan Ye, I'll talk to you when we get back."

With so many court officials present during the Lunar New Year, if I were to tell Kangxi this now, his face would surely fall.

She's easy to talk to, but those officials will have a tough year ahead of them.

I'd better not cause trouble for innocent people, since she's the one who benefits the most from this whole affair.

"good."

As in previous years, there was a feast and drinks, and Emperor Kangxi promoted a few more people. However, the decision was made by the Imperial Household Department, but the final decision was made by Harigana.

Throughout the entire process, Kangxi did not participate in anything.

The baby and baby were sleepy before the palace banquet ended, so Yinti and Yinqi volunteered to take the two little ones back to Qingxi Palace to put them to sleep.

With Granny Hu and the others around, Harigana didn't say much.

The emperor and his ministers were very happy until the palace banquet ended.

"Jiaojiao, it's your birthday this year, shouldn't we have a grand celebration?"

Walking back to Qingxi Palace, looking at the hazy moonlight, Kangxi suddenly hugged her: "I didn't meet you in the first year. In the second year, you said that you were just an Imperial Noble Consort and that you were pregnant, so it was not suitable for you to get married."

This year, you are my queen, and you are not pregnant. Shall we proceed?"

Seeing his serious expression, Harigana almost agreed, but ultimately declined.

"Xuan Ye, I don't want to hold a banquet. Let's just have a simple family dinner together."

Her birthday is the same day as the original Harigana.

It was her death anniversary, and also the original owner's death anniversary.

She couldn't be happy that day.

The original owner didn't know how painful it was when she breathed her last, but she felt terrible when she died.

The pain was intense, but apart from the pain, all other senses began to gradually diminish.

The electric shock made my toe bones ache, and I could still faintly hear the doctor telling me to hang in there.

She was in a lot of pain and very tired. Although she felt sorry for the medical workers who saved her life, she didn't want to continue.

In fact, she had long since let go of the past over the years, but the original owner's birthday was also on this day.

Even though it wasn't the body she stole, she couldn't be selfish.

Seneja and Poliri were such good friends, she didn't want to celebrate growing another year older on the anniversary of the original owner's death.

Since she arrived here, she has never held a lavish birthday banquet.

It's not that I don't deserve it, it's that I don't want to.

"Jiaojiao, why?"

Kangxi felt that at this moment, Harigana's eyes were red with vicissitudes, and he couldn't see through them.

"Because I was in poor health when I was a child, as you know."

Seeing the doubt in his eyes, she took his hand and slowly walked back to Qingxi Palace.

Actually, she didn't want him to see her expression.

"When I was a child, I would often faint. I had to be careful about what I ate and drank, how I walked, and whatever I did."

Horseback riding, in particular, is a luxury for me.

Harigana recalled the scene when he first arrived here and chuckled: "Back then, the maidservant beside me was not Dulan, but someone else."

She treated me very badly, and I was afraid that my mother and the others would worry, so she became even more ruthless.

Until one day, I felt very unwell, but she wouldn't let me go out for some fresh air, saying she was afraid I would faint.

I instantly became rebellious and ran off to ride horses when she wasn't looking, and then I fell seriously ill.

You could say I was reborn on that day.

Perhaps because of the extreme stimulation, after being pulled back from the brink of death, my body began to slowly recover.

Before I met you, I hadn't fainted for several years.

The day I nearly died riding a horse was my birthday, and my mother prepared a grand banquet for me.

That banquet almost turned into a funeral.

Harigana was telling the truth; she's here, but life goes on.

Later, the shaman looked at her with a puzzled expression and shook his head with a sigh.

She still remembers what she said when Senjiya asked the shaman if there was a problem.

She said: This child is destined to be with you.

It was only later that I learned that the body had already begun to stiffen that day.

"Jiaojiao, we're not doing it anymore. We're never doing it again."

Kangxi picked her up and carried her horizontally. Hearing what she said, he felt very sad.

When I heard her say that she hadn't fainted in a long time before meeting him, my heart started to ache a little.

His beloved was not just unconscious; she shielded him from such serious injuries, almost losing her life in the process.

At that time, she was pregnant.

It could be said that he almost lost the three most important people in his life.

"Yes! It's all in the past."

I've almost forgotten that pain, but I never want to experience it again.

She hugged his neck, hooked her little foot around his neck, and Kangxi's cloak enveloped her completely.

It's warm and cozy, and I don't even have to walk. How wonderful!

"Okay, from now on, we'll celebrate your birthday together as a family."

Although Emperor Kangxi felt very distressed, he did not continue speaking.

He would treat Harigana even better from now on, so that she could completely forget that pain.

Besides, it's New Year's Day, so we can't let her be in a bad mood.

"Jiaojiao, would you prefer to stay in the palace or the duke's mansion?"

Harigana thought for a moment. If it were in the palace, even if she didn't hold a birthday banquet, as the empress, she would still have to invite the Empress Dowager.

She didn't want to see her, and she especially didn't want to see her at the family dinner.

"Is it possible at the Duke's mansion?"

He looked up at Kangxi with a look of surprise on his face.

Seeing her surprised expression, Kangxi chuckled, "Of course, you can go wherever you want."