Three days later, Kangxi's secret guards finally uncovered the inside story of the Duan family. The recruitment of a servant was real, but the person recruited was not the Miss Duan they had seen that day.
"No, Xuan Ye, this is too outrageous!"
Upon hearing Kangxi's explanation, Harigana was momentarily at a loss for words when it came to what to say about that Master Duan.
No wonder she gave them a thousand taels of silver; it really was human trafficking, just as she said.
"Well, it's not appropriate for us to get involved in these matters!"
"Is that all? Did you find anything else?"
She felt really bad that day, and she trusted her intuition.
If the Duan family really wanted to use their eldest daughter as a medium to find a man for Old Madam Duan in order to cover up their scheme, they wouldn't have hired so many martial arts practitioners to guard the mansion.
"The Duan family's business is large, and they were previously robbed by bandits, so they specially hired people to guard the courtyard, but that's just their excuse."
Wei Jiu and his group found a secret room in the study of the Duan residence, only to discover that someone was inside.
Back then, Master Duan was indeed kidnapped by bandits, but he wasn't rescued by the government; instead, he was imprisoned by the bandits.
They selected a few people to learn Master Duan's daily routine, and half a month later, they swaggered back to the Duan residence as if they had been rescued by the government.
That very night, they quietly arrested everyone in the Duan family and locked them in a secret room.
During those days, the Duan family closed their doors to visitors, claiming that Master Duan was frightened and needed to rest. In reality, the bandits were secretly imitating the behavior of Madam Duan and Old Madam Duan.
As for Miss Duan, she was the ultimate mastermind.
Master Duan has many concubines in his mansion, but because of his health, they are either daughters or he has never had a child.
Whether it was Master Duan or Madam Duan, they would beat and scold Miss Duan whenever they were in a bad mood.
When she was ten years old, she secretly contacted the bandits and cooperated with them to capture Master Duan.
The fact that the servants of the Duan family hadn't discovered it all these years was also because of Miss Duan.
"That's too ruthless!"
Ten years old? What was she doing when she was ten?
That person was able to collude with bandits and hadn't been killed to silence him all these years; he was incredibly capable.
Looking at the shocked Harigana, Kangxi thought that it wasn't too harsh. In many aristocratic families, five- or six-year-old children were mature enough to manipulate adults.
But he didn't want such an innocent woman to get involved in those dirty things, so he didn't explain.
"That young lady has something they want, but the secret guards are investigating what it is."
Kangxi was halfway through his sentence when he finally decided to tell her, "You were right when you said you felt unwell that day."
That Master Duan loved beautiful women the most; the youngest was twelve years old and the oldest was thirty.
However, they all have one thing in common: they are extremely beautiful.
Therefore, Miss Duan hated beautiful women, and would do everything in her power to destroy any woman she didn't like.
Although they had bodyguards with them that day, so they wouldn't necessarily get injured in a fight, innocent civilians would still be hurt.
"This kind of person is the most terrifying. They can't live well themselves, and they can't let others live well either. They are really immoral."
Kangxi felt helpless listening to someone who was clearly angry but could only use the word "immoral".
Fortunately, the harem has calmed down now; otherwise, given her personality, she would definitely have suffered a great loss.
"Jiaojiao, Tongjia has been taken away."
The topic changed so quickly that Harigana didn't react in time.
"ah?"
He looked at Kangxi with a puzzled expression before realizing what he was referring to.
"Is this really alright? Won't people gossip if the concubines are brought home?"
Kangxi shook his head and pulled her back into his arms: "Jiaojiao, Tongjia will still live in Chengqian Palace, but she is not in good health and needs to recuperate, so she will not be able to see people casually."
Harigana was stunned. This was a living dead!
But she deserved it!
A person's life is not just about love and romance; there are many other things one can do.
Knowing full well what kind of person Kangxi was, she still acted recklessly; it's no wonder she got punished.
"Will the Tong family treat her well?"
The idiotic question made Kangxi even more helpless. He said that his daughter was very kind. At this time, she not only did not kick him when he was down, but even cared about his safety.
However, that person was not worthy of his beloved's longing. According to the guards, after she was brought back to the Tong residence, he even threatened to kill everyone.
There's no need to bother with someone as cunning and malicious as her anymore.
"Jiaojiao, Tong Guowei will handle it, you don't need to worry."
Kangxi didn't say much. Once he left the palace, it was no longer his concern; whether he lived or died was up to fate.
Harigana chuckled to herself. Who was worried about her safety? She was afraid that Tong Guowei wouldn't be able to keep an eye on that person and that he would cause trouble again.
"Xuan Ye, she's still your cousin!"
A sarcastic remark made Kangxi tense up instantly, fearing she might have a stroke.
"Jiaojiao, everyone from the Duan family has been captured. Do you still want to go out and play?"
Harigana was speechless; the abrupt transition left her unsure how to respond.
However, she has a silly personality, and she needs to keep it that way.
She looked up at him with surprise and delight: "Xuan Ye, is it okay?"
Kangxi knew she would react this way. He lowered his head and kissed the corner of her eye: "When do you want to go out? I'll have Li Dequan arrange for someone!"
Harigana thought for a moment: "How about now?"
I heard the view here is beautiful at night, shall we go take a look?
Upon hearing those two words, Emperor Kangxi knew it was Dulangan.
All he does every day is run around, either bringing snacks for Harigana or buying her sketchbooks.
I want to scold him, but I don't know what reason to use.
It can't be said that it's because he always thinks of something a step later than Dulan, can it?
In that case, it won't be Dulan who gets scolded, but rather Harigana who will beat and scold him for not taking it seriously.
I'll make a mental note of my punishment for Dulan once again, and I'll definitely get the chance to punish her severely in the future.
Dulan, who was standing at the door, suddenly sneezed, rubbed his nose, looked at the sunset on the horizon, and muttered to himself.
"Girl, are you suffering from heatstroke?"
Li Dequan looked at Dulan nervously, which made Xiao Lizi next to him pout.
He wanted to sneeze to get his master's attention, but since he was healthy, he couldn't manage to sneeze even after trying for a long time.
He could only watch helplessly as his master showed concern for Dulan, and the two of them whispered among themselves, trying to figure out what to eat to cool down.
"Li Dequan!"
He had just told Dulan to wash his face and cool off when he heard someone calling him from inside. He quickly ran in and said, "Your Majesty!"
Kangxi had already stood up, still helping Harigana straighten his clothes: "Go and prepare, the Imperial Noble Consort and I are going out for a stroll, arrange for more people."
Li Dequan accepted the order and turned to make arrangements.
Half an hour later, they boarded the carriage directly from the Empress Dowager's palace and prepared to depart.
"Xuan Ye, I've wanted to ask you this before, what's inside this bundle?"
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