"woke up?"

Kangxi's voice was cold and distant, unlike his previous intimate tone. Harigana began to wonder if it was directed at her or if he had been angry with her outside.

She stepped off the bed and bowed to Emperor Kangxi, who was walking towards the bedside, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects!"

Dulan knelt on the ground with Harigana, feeling that the atmosphere was somewhat strange.

Emperor Kangxi's forehead veins throbbed as he accepted Harigana's kneeling obeisance without helping him up.

"Okay! Let's pack up and get ready to go!"

Kangxi did not tell her to get up. Although he told her to tidy up, she didn't know whether she should stand up or continue kneeling.

And most importantly, she doesn't need to tidy up anything. She slept in her pajamas all night, so tidying up now simply means changing into a clean set of clothes!

"Yes, Your Majesty! I shall take my leave now!"

Harigana, thinking of changing his clothes, stood up and led Dulan away.

Emperor Kangxi wanted to call out to them, but ultimately did not say it.

Harigana finally stepped out of the imperial tent, took a deep breath looking at the blue sky and white clouds, and Surina was already waiting at the door!

"Granny Su! How are you feeling?"

Kangxi could vaguely hear Harigana and his servants talking, but the voices grew fainter and fainter until they disappeared, and he did not move an inch.

On the 28th day of the seventh month of the 20th year of the Kangxi reign (1681), the Qing dynasty's carriages and horses finally continued their journey after a night of preparation.

Harigana watched as everyone boarded their carriages, a headache forming in her mind. Her carriage had been wrecked yesterday, and even if it were repaired, she wouldn't dare ride in it again.

So Harigana could only turn around and go to the carriage that Senjiya had prepared for her, but she was stopped by Li Dequan as soon as she got to the side.

"Your Highness, Consort Chen! Your carriage has broken down. Aren't you going to ride in the Emperor's carriage?"

Li Dequan was extremely anxious. The emperor had been waiting by the imperial carriage for a long time when he saw the person he had been longing for walk gracefully to the back. Enraged, Kangxi turned around and kicked Li Dequan.

As expected, Li Dequan, having understood the Emperor's intentions, hurriedly came to fetch people, fearing that if he was any later, His Majesty would come and arrest them, and then things would really get out of control.

"Alright! Lead the way!"

Harigana thought about it and did not refuse. He followed Li Dequan toward Kangxi's imperial carriage.

It wasn't because she had figured something out, but because she saw that the Tongjia woman was looking at her with a mocking gaze, which she absolutely could not tolerate!

The carriage's gone? She'll ride in Emperor Kangxi's! That old woman who wanted her dead will be furious!

And most importantly, she wanted to subtly inquire with Kangxi about what kind of carriage she would like to ride in the future. Would the one that Saenjiya had prepared be suitable?

Li Dequan was overjoyed, and his smile was impossible to hide. He eagerly led Harigana toward Kangxi's direction.

When passing by Tongjia's carriage, Harigana did not deliberately provoke her, but Li Dequan was too conspicuous, and everyone knew that she was going to the emperor's dragon carriage!

As they approached the imperial carriage, Li Dequan deliberately said, "Your Highness, watch your step!"

Harigana was speechless. There was no need to do this if she wanted to tip someone off. She was innocent, but she wasn't stupid!

"good!"

After confirming that the Emperor had heard him and had no objections, Li Dequan announced, "Your Majesty, Consort Chen has arrived!"

Li Dequan's words were quite insightful; he didn't just say "arrived," he said "came!" This gave both Emperor Kangxi and Harigana room to maneuver.

"Um!"

Kangxi didn't want to speak at first, but thinking of Harigana's rebellious nature, he still responded.

He then chuckled self-deprecatingly, wondering how he, a dignified emperor, had become like this!

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects!"

Kangxi was somewhat angry, but with the person in front of him, he could only suppress his anger.

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After standing up, Harigana thought for a moment, then sat down in a spot not too far from Kangxi, but not too close either. It was a position where Kangxi could easily reach out and touch her, but she wouldn't be too forward.

After a swaying and bumping journey, Harigana became a little sleepy and soon fell asleep against the carriage, leaving Emperor Kangxi completely exasperated.

Knowing that she was unwell, I was just about to reach out and help her lie down for a good rest when the carriage bumped into something and lurched, causing Harigana to fall straight towards the table leg.

"Jiaojiao!"

Kangxi was so frightened that he reached out and pulled the person into his arms. If he hadn't acted quickly, Harigana would definitely have gotten another big bump on his head today.

"ah!"

Although Harigana didn't hit the corner of the table, he did hit Kangxi's chest, specifically the forehead where he had been injured the day before.

"Li Dequan!"

Kangxi's voice was gloomy, but not very loud; perhaps only he himself knew the reason for this!

"Your Majesty, that section of the road was completely soaked and covered by grass! Please forgive us!"

Harigana tried to sit up, but Kangxi held him tightly in his arms and he couldn't move.

"Your Majesty, it hurts!"

Because Harigana had just woken up, his voice was inevitably a little delicate, and Kangxi's temper vanished instantly!

Be careful!

After giving instructions to Li Dequan, Kangxi released Harigana and checked her wounds.

"Jiaojiao! The wound is fine. If it hurts, I'll have someone bring you some ointment to apply!"

Harigana listened to Kangxi, who had returned to his usual gentle manner, and did not refuse.

"Very well! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the ointment was applied, the two acted as if nothing had happened; one was hugging the other, and the other was being hugged—it was all very harmonious.

Harigana didn't ask Kangxi about her carriage until evening. The atmosphere was just right, and asking might ruin it.

Although things appear harmonious to outsiders, only the two of them know that it's all an illusion.

"Jiaojiao! Can you tell me why you don't want to eat vegetables?"

Dinner was supposed to be a communal meal, but Kangxi remembered what Bumbutai had said that morning, so he decided that everyone would eat separately.

Most importantly, Harigana is finally no longer like a hedgehog. If everyone were to have dinner together and see Tongjia and his group, there would probably be another fierce battle that night.

"Your Majesty!"

Harigana put down her chopsticks and answered earnestly, "When I was a child, I was not very healthy. I would feel very uncomfortable after eating meat, so my mother and Abu would make me eat vegetables."

Because only after eating vegetables would my body not have any major reactions. It wasn't until I was a teenager that my health improved a lot, and I no longer needed to eat vegetables every day.

"I've eaten vegetables for over a decade, and now I truly don't want any of that. It's not that I can't eat them, or that I don't like them; it's just that I simply want to eat meat, and I don't want those bland things."