While the group of Harigana were chatting happily, the atmosphere over Tongjia's side was shrouded in gloom.

"Your Majesty, I feel much better after taking the medicine. Please help Your Majesty wash up!"

Lady Tongjia didn't know why Kangxi looked so grim, but when she thought about how the Emperor had abandoned that wretched woman from the Borchijin tribe to spend the afternoon with her, and now that the night was over and she was still staying in her tent, she was overjoyed.

As Kangxi looked at Tongjia, who had already reached out to unbutton her clothes, a scene suddenly flashed before his eyes: Harigana kneeling on the ground begging him not to enter the palace, wanting to stay with her husband for life, and even saying that if she could, she would remain unmarried for life. He froze and unconsciously took a few steps back.

"It's good that you're feeling better! I still have things to attend to, so you should rest!" With that, Kangxi strode outside, leaving Tongjia looking on with a mixture of shock and grievance.

"emperor!"

Lady Tongjia knelt down with a thud. Emperor Kangxi paused, but did not turn to look at her. He simply said in a low voice, "Lady Tongjia, you are my cousin. I will not mistreat you! You should take care of yourself!"

After Kangxi finished speaking, he did not linger. He knew that Tongjia was trying to intimidate Harigana, but when he saw Harigana sleeping so leisurely, he didn't know what he was thinking and ended up spending the whole afternoon with Tongjia.

If it weren't for Lady Tongjia's sudden desire to serve him in bed, he might have stayed in her tent for even longer.

"Your Majesty, where are we going now?"

Li Dequan looked at Kangxi, whose face was gloomy, and asked him cautiously.

"You scoundrel, do you think you can make decisions for me?!"

Emperor Kangxi stormed to the riverbank, and looking at the tranquil water, his frustration was somewhat relieved.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, and the night is deep with heavy dew. Be careful not to catch a cold!"

Although Li Dequan was scolded by Emperor Kangxi, it was his duty to let the emperor go back to rest, even at the risk of being beheaded.

Kangxi did not answer Li Dequan's question. After a long while, he murmured in a low voice, "Could it be that I am really the same as them?"

"emperor?"

Li Dequan didn't hear clearly, but he figured it wasn't meant for him.

Let's go!

Kangxi turned and walked towards the imperial tent, but his eyes kept glancing at Harigana's tent. In the end, however, he did not go to find her.

"Princess, what's wrong?"

Dulan looked at Harigana, who had changed into riding attire, and was somewhat puzzled. She hadn't worn this outfit that morning, so why had she changed clothes while she went out to fetch breakfast?

Hai Ri was braiding Harigana's hair when he heard Du Lan's words and laughed along with Su Rina.

"No! Hairigeqi, what are you laughing at?"

Dulan was even more puzzled. She looked at the three people in front of her, glanced at Hai Ri, then at Granny Su, and finally asked Hai Ri.

The three of them burst into laughter. Even the usually serious-looking Surina was doubled over with laughter. Dulan, in a panic, put down the food box she was holding and knelt down beside Harigana, looking pitiful, and said, "Princess!"

Harigana reached out and pinched Dulan's cheek, then tapped her forehead before saying, "Hari, tell Dulan quickly! Look how anxious she is!"

Although Hai Ri was smiling, he didn't stop braiding Harigana's hair. After tying the last braid, he finally helped Dulan up.

"Alright! I'll tell you, Xiao Dulan isn't wronged!"

Dulan wasn't really upset; she just noticed that Harigana hadn't been in a good mood all day yesterday, but today she looked much better and was even joking around with them, so she just wanted to cheer her up.

"Yes! Egeqi said he won't feel wronged!"

"Just now, Her Majesty made a bet with us, saying that when you see Her Majesty changing clothes, you will be very curious, your eyes will widen, and you will call Her Majesty Princess, and you will look at me and Su Mama. In the end, you will definitely ask me why, not Su Mama!"

Dulan's face fell instantly. How could she not know that the princess had such a talent for divination!

"Princess! How dare you make fun of me!"

Dulan continued to feign grievance, squatting down again and placing her head on Harigana's knees, as if she were both being affectionate and complaining.

"Okay, okay! I won't bet on Dulan anymore, alright?"

Harigana could easily see through Dulan's intentions and readily played along with her performance. Laughter soon filled the area around the tent, attracting nearby people who wanted to go in and listen.

"Hai Ri, call Xiao Li in for a moment!"

After a few rounds of joking around, Harigana finally sat down at the table to begin his meal.

"Yes! This servant will go right away!"

A moment later, Little Li entered: "This servant greets Your Majesty!"

Harigana swallowed the Mongolian fruit in her mouth, raised her hand to let him get up first. She seemed to choke a little, so she quickly drank a bowl of milk tea, which made her feel a bit better.

"Little Li, go find a horse, I want to ride a horse today!"

This was a solution that Harigana had just come up with. He had spent a long time yesterday trying to come up with an excuse not to get on Kangxi's carriage without arousing his suspicion.

Later, seeing Hai Ri dressed in clean riding attire, she suddenly had an idea. She wouldn't go on Kangxi's imperial carriage or the carriages behind it; she could ride a horse herself, right?

"Yes! This servant will go right away! I will definitely find one with a gentle temperament for Your Majesty, please rest assured!"

After speaking, Little Li received a signal from Harigana and turned to go out to find a horse.

Harigana's dowry included many fine horses, but those had already been taken by Chasu towards the capital. Therefore, she could only choose a relatively gentle horse from the Qing Dynasty's herd to ride.

Little Li moved quickly, as expected of Li Dequan's personal apprentice. In less than a quarter of an hour, he led three horses directly to the vicinity of Harigana's camp for her to choose from.

"Your Majesty, this white horse has been tamed for two years, and no accidents have occurred during this time. Moreover, it has the gentlest temperament!"

That brown horse was a warhorse; it looked tall, but because of a hidden ailment in its leg, it didn't run very fast. Moreover, it was intelligent and safe to ride.

The last black horse was similar to the Emperor's warhorse. Although it hadn't been tamed for long, these horses were naturally intelligent and understanding, so the Empress could ride it with peace of mind.

Harigana looked around for a long time, but finally chose the white horse. For no other reason than that she was wearing blue today, and a white horse would look good on her, evoking a sense of blue sky and white clouds—that was all.

"White, I guess!"