Emperor Kangxi really didn't want to look stern, but what kind of look was that from the Empress Dowager? Was she questioning him?
I resisted the urge to say, "I'm fine," and tried to calm myself down.
Looking at his increasingly gloomy face, Bumbutai became even more certain of her earlier idea.
"Xuan Ye, Physician Zhao's medical skills are excellent. If you take your medicine and recuperate properly, you will get better."
Afraid that he would be sad, she changed the subject after saying that: "I think Xiao Jiu is very good at riding and archery. He is just like you when you were a child."
Kangxi opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but the Empress Dowager hadn't explained it clearly enough. If he tried to explain, it would just be like trying to hide something obvious.
He exhaled a breath of stale air and nodded, saying, "The energy is quite similar."
Seeing him breathe a sigh of relief, Bumbutai also breathed a sigh of relief.
After talking for a while, Kangxi couldn't stand it any longer.
"Grandmother, I'll head back now and come see you again in a few days."
Bumbutai was also heartbroken; her perfectly healthy grandson had suddenly passed away, and she needed time to process it.
"Alright, you don't need to worry about me."
"But you, you must get some rest. The affairs of state are never-ending; you mustn't let yourself harm your health because of these memorials."
After leaving the Cining Palace, Kangxi tried his best to suppress his anger and maintain a calm expression.
If you come all this way to Cining Palace and go back with a dark face, who knows what kind of speculation it will cause.
Even if the Empress Dowager did not do well, she was still the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty. Even if he was the emperor, he should never do anything that would damage her reputation unless absolutely necessary.
"Xuan Ye?"
Harigana looked at Kangxi's dark face and thought that the Empress Dowager had said something unpleasant again. He wanted to comfort her but didn't know what to say.
This is all so vague and incoherent; she might have made a mistake and aroused suspicion.
Kangxi hummed in agreement, warmed his hands by the charcoal fire, and once the chill had dissipated, he picked up Harigana and went to the inner palace.
"What's wrong?"
He was pinned down by Kangxi, and before he could finish speaking, he was kissed so hard that he almost suffocated.
"Jiaojiao, am I okay?"
Harigana was dazed from the kiss, his mind had stopped thinking, and when he heard Kangxi ask the question, he subconsciously replied, "Okay!"
It took several breaths for him to recover.
At this moment, Kangxi was already holding her on the bed, and the anger on his face had disappeared.
"Xuan Ye, could you be a little gentler next time?"
Harigana covered the corner of his mouth; it must be swollen.
After complaining, she remembered the question Kangxi had just asked and his dark expression. Her mind raced, and she almost burst out laughing.
Suppressing her laughter, she buried her head in his chest and secretly pinched his waist: "Tell me, what was it this time? Didn't you go to Cining Palace?"
Why did you come back looking so angry, and why are you making such a fuss over me?
Which courtier offended you? What foolish thing did they do?
While saying these things, he was secretly overjoyed.
"Jiaojiao, the Empress Dowager thinks I... she thinks I'm failing!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he lifted the person up, and the two of them immediately looked at each other.
He saw Harigana's shocked chuckle.
"Jiaojiao, am I okay? Hmm?"
When Kangxi said these words, he was gritting his teeth.
Judging from her appearance, if she had nodded or hesitated even for a moment, she would definitely have met a bad end.
"Great! Absolutely great!"
She suppressed a smile and answered his question with a firm tone.
"You heartless little thing."
After Kangxi finished speaking, he bit her on the cheek, and only felt a little better after hearing her cry out.
His little eyes were very clever, but that was all he had left; his little head was empty.
"Xuan Ye, it still hurts." She rubbed her cheek, looking at him with disapproval. "Besides, how am I heartless?"
Harigana felt that she was one of the most conscientious people in the world; if she didn't have a conscience, then there was no one with a conscience in the world.
"I was wrong."
Seeing that she seemed genuinely angry, Kangxi quickly began to coax her.
Although he was still somewhat dissatisfied due to the Empress Dowager's suspicions, his mood improved considerably the moment he held Harigana in his arms.
Thinking about it carefully, the Empress Dowager was not an outsider, so even if she really suspected him, she wouldn't spread the word.
Furthermore, because of his health condition, he will not cause any more trouble for Harigana in the future.
Why didn't he think of such an excuse back then? Then none of these things would have happened.
Not only Emperor Kangxi, but even the Empress Dowager was filled with lingering fear.
Fortunately, the emperor stopped her in time. If her scheme had succeeded and harmed the two children, what would have happened to the Qing Dynasty?
Right now, it seems that only Xiao Jiu is a decent child in the palace, and her status is higher than that of the other children.
If he has no other children, he will be the only new emperor who can inherit the throne.
It's terrifying to even think about it.
"Su Ma! Go to the storeroom and deliver that thousand-year-old ginseng to the Emperor. I'm too old to keep it; it's no use to me now."
Bumbutai felt increasingly distressed and called Sumalagu in, asking her to deliver it immediately.
The emperor's health cannot be delayed; the sooner treatment begins, the better.
She wanted to summon Zhao Rongxi to ask him, but she was afraid of upsetting the emperor.
The relationship had just eased, and if this causes further suspicion, it would be a loss.
Moreover, she knew the emperor well; he would never have spoken of himself in that way unless he was truly ill.
Besides, he's a man, how could he possibly lie about something like this?
"Yes, this servant will go right away."
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