"Is dinner ready? I'm hungry."
He walked slowly toward the outer hall, gazing longingly at the food that had already been laid out on the table. If he hadn't washed his hands, he probably would have been eating by now.
The Empress Dowager carried Yinqi in and smiled at her appearance: "Look at your imperial mother, she loves to eat meat the most. When you grow up, you must find all the delicacies in the world for your imperial mother to eat."
"Okay!"
Yinqi nodded quickly, and Harigana blushed: "Empress, I just like the milk tea you make in your little kitchen, that's all."
After saying that, she pinched Yinqi's cheek: "Be a good boy and eat your food. Your mother will be waiting for you to find me lots of delicious food."
Not to mention Harigana, even Emperor Kangxi and the Empress Dowager didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Years later, when truckloads of local delicacies were delivered to Harigana, it was too late to dissuade them.
Sending delicious food to his mother, the Empress Dowager, became an obsession for Yinqi.
When they returned from Ning Shou Palace, Bao Bao and Bei Bei were already asleep, so they didn't go to the side hall.
"Jiaojiao, the Tongjia clan will be entering the palace tomorrow. You should stay in Qingxi Palace for the next few days and not go out."
After washing up, Kangxi held Harigana and gave him instructions.
Since we have promised to give her the honors of an Imperial Noble Consort, her coffin should at least be kept in the palace for three days.
Everyone in the harem will offer incense to her. What if she gets upset when she sees so many women?
"What are you saying? The dead should be respected. I am not so irrational as to argue with someone who has already passed away."
I will still offer incense every day; one must be mindful of etiquette, otherwise people will say I'm foolish.
As for other things, with Sande and Mother around, there's not much I need to worry about.
After Harigana finished speaking, before Kangxi could continue talking about the Tongjia clan, he chuckled and said, "Xuanye, if we're talking about the most worry-free empress in the Qing Dynasty, am I the only one?"
With my mother watching over me from above, Sande running errands below, and you in the middle so I don't get tired, I feel so happy.
"Hmm! She really is the most worry-free empress. Go to sleep now."
Kangxi chuckled, then picked up Harigana and gently patted her back to lull her to sleep.
"snort!"
Harigana turned over so her back was to him, her hands gripping the blanket until they turned white.
"Jiaojiao, what's wrong?"
Kangxi propped his arm up and looked at her, noticing that her eyelashes were trembling and her little mouth was pouting, clearly indicating that she was unhappy.
"It's okay, go to sleep."
After saying that, he covered himself with the blanket and began to prepare.
He's already angry, no wonder he can't sleep.
"Jiaojiao, come out first, be good!"
As she was talking, she tried to pull the blanket off, but it was slapped down with a "smack".
"Sleep, sleep, I want to sleep."
Emperor Kangxi was speechless, not knowing where he had gone wrong.
"Okay, okay, go to sleep, I'll lull you to sleep."
Holding him in my arms, I gently coaxed him, but in my mind I was thinking back to what he had just said, and I didn't feel that I had done anything wrong.
Could it be because of the Tongjia clan?
However, given Harigana's personality, he wouldn't get angry with Tongjia because of her.
The person is already gone; she wouldn't be so petty as to get angry with a dead person.
Lost in thought, I not only increased the pressure on my hands, but also lost all rhythm.
"Stop filming!"
Harigana pushed him away, took the blanket that was placed aside, covered herself with it, and moved far away from him.
"Jiaojiao, come back!"
I sat up to pick her up, but then I noticed her shoulders were trembling, and it was clear she had been crying.
Ignoring her struggles, he pulled her onto his lap and said, "Jiaojiao, talk to me. Why are you acting like a quail again?"
Harigana bit his lip tightly, closed his eyes, and gave him no reaction whatsoever.
"Hmm!"
Unable to get a response, Kangxi could only resort to the most primitive method to force her to compromise.
Sure enough, Harigana, unable to breathe, began to struggle, mumbling and whimpering as he spoke.
"Let go, uh!"
"Jiaojiao, do you want to tell me what's wrong? If you don't, I'll keep kissing you!"
You're not as strong as me, so don't even think about resisting.
Harigana's hands were restrained by him, and he could only awkwardly twist his body.
"I'm fine, I'm just sleepy."
This was the first time she didn't want to talk to Kangxi, and she didn't even look at him.
Her eyes were either closed or staring at his chin, without the slightest eye contact.
Kangxi was helpless and wanted to continue coaxing him, but then he heard, "Xuanye, I'm really sleepy. Let's go to sleep first. We have things to do tomorrow."
Her voice seemed to have calmed down, and her eyes no longer darted away. She glanced at him and then closed them again.
"Okay, I'll hold you while you sleep. Go to sleep."
This was the first time Harigana had acted out of nowhere with him, and he didn't know how to handle it, so he could only go along with her.
The person in his arms stiffened for a moment as soon as he finished speaking, but did not say anything.
"Jiaojiao!"
Kangxi wanted to ask more questions, but Harigana said instead, "Hmm, go to sleep."
The next day, the two of them got up early. Looking at the same person as usual, Kangxi was very nervous, feeling that something was not right.
"Jiaojiao, what happened to you yesterday?"
Harigana glanced at him: "It's nothing, let's go, it's getting late."
It would be strange if nothing happened!
Kangxi thought to himself.
"good!"
He walked up to her and took her hand, but she didn't pull away, which made him feel even stranger.
Thinking that I could talk to her about it later that evening, I didn't press her further.
The Chengqian Palace was covered in white, and Yinzhen knelt in the center, weeping over the memorial tablet. It was clear that he was truly heartbroken.
Behind Yinzhen were many concubines, sobbing and wailing. One might have thought they had a very good relationship with Lady Tongjia.
Li Dequan lit three incense sticks, first giving one to Emperor Kangxi, and then lighting three more for Harigana.
One was the emperor, the other the empress; they didn't even need to bow.
After offering incense, Kangxi was about to leave with Harigana when Yinzhen suddenly jumped out and said, "Father, Father, your son has something to say to you."
"Li Dequan, take him away!"
Li Dequan stepped forward, took Yinzhen's hand, and led him to the side hall.
"Xuan Ye, I'm going back now."
As Harigana stepped out of the palace gate, he wanted to return to Qingxi Palace, but Kangxi stopped him before he could finish speaking: "Jiaojiao, come with me."
She wanted to refuse, but seeing his unwavering gaze, she had no choice but to go with him.
"Father!"
The door was pushed open, and when he saw Harigana, his expression tightened, and he quietly took two steps back.
For some reason, Harigana always felt that Yinzhen was not normal.
A three-year-old child can speak fluently, yet his eyes hold a hint of world-weariness.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Harigana herself is a legend, and having read so many time-travel novels, for a moment I wondered if Yinzhen was a time traveler like her.
But then I thought about it and something didn't make sense. If he were a time traveler, wouldn't he be foolish enough to encourage Yinreng to do those things in order to protect himself and expose himself?
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