Perhaps it was her subtle influence, but the emperor who once valued the throne and loved power has now become someone who enjoys taking her sightseeing.

She once wanted to run away from the palace, and now he's just as eager.

"Very well, Your Majesty, when shall we return?"

This time, the time spent outside is the longest, having been seven days.

Although there were no constraints outside the palace, her children were inside.

She hasn't seen her for several days, and she misses the baby and Beibei.

"Want to go back?"

Kangxi stood up, took Harigana's hand, and said, "Jiaojiao, if I abdicate, I won't be able to stay in the capital for at least two years. This place will be handed over to Yinfu. What will you do then?"

She missed the child, and so did he.

We're just letting her get used to it in advance. If she can't even stand it after only seven days, wouldn't she be heartbroken and cry if we didn't see her for several years?

"The future is the future, the present is the present."

Harigana feels he's gotten used to separations.

"Jiaojiao, it will be soon."

It is now 1693, the thirty-second year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign.

Yin Fu was already thirteen or fourteen years old, and Xin Xin was already eight or nine. The timing was just right.

Harigana wanted to ask when, but ultimately didn't.

She didn't ask; the timing was set by Kangxi himself. Whether he wanted to extend it or abdicate tomorrow, it was all his own will.

But if she asks, then the time becomes a specific date, and if other factors interfere, both parties will feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, waiting is the best approach.

However, she thought it would be soon, at least a few years later, since she had waited many years to be given the position of empress.