In the Imperial Study, Kangxi instructed Li Dequan to prepare to leave the palace incognito shortly afterward and to have the Imperial Guards keep a close watch on the Qianqing Palace.
The two children are still here; this is just a precaution in case something goes wrong.
"Your Majesty, that night?"
Last time they left the palace, the two of them spent a lovey-dovey night outside the palace. I wonder if they will return to the palace this time.
Kangxi glared at him: "Li Dequan, are you now trying to guess the Emperor's thoughts?"
Li Dequan immediately knelt on the ground; that was not what he meant at all!
"Your Majesty, this servant dares not. This servant is just thinking about how to make arrangements."
Li Dequan was extremely aggrieved. He only said he would leave the palace and didn't say anything else. How was he supposed to arrange things?
"Get out and prepare. Lunch will be eaten outside, and dinner will be eaten back in the palace."
After Kangxi finished speaking, he began reviewing memorials and stopped talking to him. Li Dequan quietly withdrew and instructed the eunuch beside him to prepare the carriage.
As for clothes and other items, after thinking about it, I decided to go to Dulan myself and ask her to prepare them for me.
The Emperor's belongings are all kept with the Imperial Noble Consort. Especially now that the ancestor is still in the Qianqing Palace, even if he has great power, he wouldn't dare to break into the palace to take the Emperor's clothes.
Only Dulan is the most suitable person to do this kind of thing!
I had just returned from the backyard when I heard someone calling from the Imperial Study: "Your Majesty, this servant is here."
Li Dequan walked in panting, trying to calm his voice, but Kangxi still heard him clearly.
Where have you been?
He put down the memorial, looked at the person kneeling on the ground, and was somewhat puzzled.
It's been less than 15 minutes since he left, right?
Li Dequan genuinely wanted to say: Your Majesty, you and the Imperial Noble Consort have picked up some gossip.
"Your Majesty, your clothes are all in the back. I just went back and told Dulan to pack them in advance so as not to delay your and the Imperial Noble Consort's trip."
Kangxi nodded, but was even more puzzled: "Li Dequan, why did you go in person instead of sending someone else?"
Li Dequan was taken aback. If he wanted to go, he could just go. What other reason could he have?
Seeing Li Dequan's stunned expression, Kangxi felt as if he had asked a pointless question, so he coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment.
"Go and tell the Empress Dowager to prepare as well, and that I will take her out of the palace later. Also, find someone to go and find Nalan Mingzhu and Zhang Ying, and have them wait at the palace gate so they can go out with me in a little while."
Oh, and also summon the Minister of Revenue!
When Li Dequan heard that the Empress Dowager had been summoned, he was full of doubts. But when he heard that other officials were also present, he knew that the Emperor was looking for a playmate for the Imperial Noble Consort.
"Yes! This servant will go right away."
Li Dequan got up and walked along the palace road, thinking to himself: Poor Empress Dowager, she finally got to go out of the palace for a day, but it turned out that the Emperor was worried that the Imperial Noble Consort would be alone, so he took her along.
In Ning Shou Palace, the Empress Dowager was momentarily stunned by Li Dequan's words: "Li Dequan, are you saying the Emperor wants to take me out of the palace?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. His Majesty said he would take you and the Imperial Noble Consort out of the palace. He asked you to prepare in advance, and that someone would be sent to pick you up before you leave the palace."
"Just wear ordinary clothes; the Emperor says it's an incognito visit."
The Empress Dowager's eyes lit up. It was really good to follow the Imperial Noble Consort. Not only did she get to drink soup, but now she could even eat meat.
"Very well, I understand. Go back and serve the Emperor."
After Li Dequan left, the Empress Dowager turned around and went inside to take out a sky-blue Mongolian robe that had been stored at the bottom of a trunk for many years. Touching the fabric, her eyes suddenly welled up with tears.
"Your Majesty!"
The maidservant felt sorry for the Empress Dowager and wanted to say something to comfort her.
"I'm fine, I'm just happy."
The Empress Dowager raised her hand, took the clothes, and walked to the dressing table to begin unpacking the ornaments and court robes that symbolized her status as Empress Dowager.
The phoenix hairpin that so many people admired was, in her eyes, nothing more than a shackle.
"Your Majesty, let me braid your hair, just like we did on the grasslands, so that Your Majesty can look beautiful."
The maid took a handkerchief and wiped the Empress Dowager's face, then stood behind her to help her remove it.
"Okay! Let's braid a Mongolian braid."
Harigana was indeed asleep, but her brain remembered what Kangxi had said: he wanted to take her out of the palace to play.
Finally, after half an hour, he sat up abruptly.
"Dulan!"
My voice was a little hoarse, but it wasn't uncomfortable; my waist and legs were just a little sore.
"Oh! Your servant is here."
Dulan was outside choosing clothes for Harigana and Kangxi when she heard the noise and immediately ran in to serve them.
"Your Majesty, you're awake?"
Harigana waved, and Dulan immediately stepped forward.
"Little Dulan, has the Emperor given any instructions?"
I'm afraid I'm dreaming.
Dulan nodded: "Your Majesty, the Emperor said he will take you out of the palace later and asked me to prepare everyday clothes for you and the Emperor."
"It was Li Dequan who first came to tell me, and just now Li Dequan sent another person to say that the Empress Dowager is also leaving the palace."
Harigana said she thought she heard it, and it turned out it wasn't a dream, it was real.
Although I don't know why this decision was made suddenly, it would be nice to be able to go out for a while, and with the Empress Dowager there, it should be a lot of fun.
"Dulan, call Hairi over and have her massage my back; it's a bit sore."
Thinking about what happened last night, her face started to burn.
As they were doing it, the scoundrel whispered in her ear that it was the same as the first time, with no change whatsoever, and even stared at her openly. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to die.
After massaging her waist and legs for a while, she went to take a bath. She had just returned to the inner palace and was drying her hair when Emperor Kangxi came back.
"Jiaojiao, are you alright?"
Kangxi helped her dry her hair and whispered in her ear, "What do you mean?"
"I'm fine, shut up."
Her beautiful eyes glared fiercely at the man behind her in the bronze mirror, but her flushed cheeks and neck betrayed her completely.
She dared not tease him anymore, afraid of being beaten later, and even more afraid that he would not be able to resist and would take her again.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything."
After having breakfast, Kangxi and Harigana began to change their clothes.
This time, the two wore identical off-white robes, which Emperor Kangxi had ordered made some time ago.
Harigana's waist is bound with a thin belt, which has nothing on it except for a sachet.
The clothes fit him so well that Emperor Kangxi almost tore them apart.
"Jiaojiao, let's change to another one. This one doesn't look good. You can wear it in your bedroom and show it to me."
Kangxi's eyes blazed with fury; in his mind, he had already torn the embroiderer from the Imperial Household Department to pieces.
With its prominent curves and extremely form-fitting design, it's a look that only Harrigan could pull off.
"Xuan Ye, I think it looks great. What's wrong with it?"
She stood up, stepped back slightly, and turned around in front of him. Before she could finish turning around, she was carried into the inner hall.
"Jiaojiao, it doesn't look good at all. I'll take it off for you. You can wear it for me whenever you want in the future. I won't mind."
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