Kangxi was given a disapproving look by Harigana. He touched his nose and turned his head, only to see Yin Fu's indescribable expression. He immediately became displeased.
“Father, it’s getting late. You should take Mother back to rest. Tomorrow morning, your son will go with you to offer incense to Emperor Dama.”
When Yin Fu spoke with Kangxi in private, he was not as serious as he was in the Imperial Study. He would occasionally show affection like a son from an ordinary family.
Kangxi was delighted by these words and took Harigana's hand as they walked outside, but he still remembered to remind him to go to bed early.
"Yes, son obeys the decree. Respectfully seeing off Father Emperor and Mother Emperor."
Yin Fu stood there and bowed respectfully until the door was closed before turning around and entering the inner hall to prepare for sleep.
Lying in bed, thinking about my conversation with Harigana today, I closed my eyes with a smile on my face.
"Xuan Ye, aren't you ashamed?"
Looking at this impatient man, I didn't know what to say to him.
They were pulling and tugging at each other in front of the children, not even afraid of setting a bad example for them.
"Jiaojiao, the better the relationship between husband and wife, the healthier the children will grow up."
"Harigana choked," was a phrase she once used to retort to Emperor Kangxi, but now he was using it to fob her off.
She ignored him and let him carry her into the inner hall. She tried to push him away, but he held her hands and she couldn't move at all.
"Xuan Ye, hurry up and wash up, we have to stay up to welcome the New Year later!"
In recent years, the two of them have not rested until after midnight every Lunar New Year's Eve.
This year marks the ninth year.
"Together."
She blushed and took a bath for half an hour. When Kangxi carried her to the bed, it was almost midnight.
Lying in bed, half asleep, I tried my best to stay awake.
Emperor Kangxi felt a pang of sympathy upon seeing her appearance.
"Jiaojiao, go to sleep. I'll stay here and watch over you."
After saying that, she helped him massage his slender waist. The technique was very comfortable, and the strength was just right for Harigana.
"No, I want to stay up all night on New Year's Eve."
Others may not understand her thoughts, and even Emperor Kangxi did not know why she was so persistent in staying up all night on New Year's Eve.
In her past life, when she was in the hospital, there was an old lady with the same illness who lived in the ward next to hers.
Like her, she had no family members by her side.
She rarely comes to the hospital because her parents said they couldn't pass on her illness to her younger brother after she had a younger brother.
The grandmother, on the other hand, never had children in her life; her husband, a criminal police officer, died while fighting drug trafficking.
She never remarried and spent her life tending to her husband's ashes.
The old lady was actually in very poor health, but she managed to get through that year's Lunar New Year's Eve.
Because that year would mark their golden wedding anniversary.
She said that he was gone, but he had protected the people.
She said she was there, and she would protect the fidelity of her marriage.
Harigana was only sixteen years old at the time and did not understand what it meant.
But starting that year, I stayed up all night every Lunar New Year's Eve.
Because in her heart, after that day, it would be a new beginning.
Seeing her persistence, Kangxi did not try to persuade her further, and it wasn't until half past midnight that he heard her breathing evenly.
On the first day of the new year, Harigana got up early no matter how sleepy he was.
After the death of the Empress Dowager, her spirits were not very good, so all the affairs of the inner palace fell on Harigana's shoulders.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the ladies of the court were required to go to the palace to pay their respects and to distribute gifts to Emperor Kangxi's children. By the time they finished, it was almost noon.
Emperor Kangxi got up very early and, together with Yin Fu and Prince Kang, rode horses to the imperial mausoleums in the suburbs of Beijing. They returned just in time for lunch.
"Jiaojiao, I don't want to hold the birthday celebration this year. Let's go to the border region early and let the children see the scenery there."
After finishing his lunch, Harigana Lang lay sprawled on the low couch, half-closing his eyes, wanting to take a nap.
Upon hearing Emperor Kangxi say he didn't want to hold a birthday celebration, my drowsiness vanished instantly.
"Oh? How can we not celebrate the Emperor's birthday?"
After thinking for a moment, she asked cautiously, "Is it because of her?"
Last year's birthday celebration was cancelled due to the death of the Empress Dowager. Could it be that Emperor Kangxi intends to cancel the celebration for three consecutive years?
"Yes, we won't hold any more of these in the future."
He took off his shoes, sat cross-legged next to Harigana, and reached out to pull her into his arms: "The Longevity Festival, the Longevity Festival, actually, besides wasting money and energy, it has no other use."
It sounds nice to say it's a birthday celebration, but life, aging, sickness, and death are predetermined by fate. How can one live longer just because of a birthday celebration?
If it were truly that effective, why did the Empress Dowager still pass away despite hosting so many birthday banquets for her?
Harigana opened his mouth, looking at the man with a heavy expression, unsure of what words of comfort he should offer.
She had long since lost interest in the Empress Dowager's passing, since they weren't particularly close and she had never been in love with her.
But she didn't feel that she could let someone else's grandson end up like her.
She leaned against his chest, her hands already wrapped around his waist.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Xuan Ye, I will always be here. If we don't want to hold it, then we don't have to."
From now on, the emperor's birthday banquet and the empress's birthday banquet will no longer be held, and the saved money will be used as tax revenue and deposited into the national treasury.
When the people prosper, the country will naturally prosper.
Emperor Kangxi was moved by Harigana's words countless times, but each time the way he was moved was different.
In fact, the Emperor's birthday celebration was not only a birthday banquet, but also a way to strengthen the relationship between the court officials and the emperor, and to allow people from other tribes and countries to witness the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty.
But now, the Qing Dynasty is at peace, and its weapons are the most advanced.
Whether or not the Emperor's birthday is celebrated, it will not change the status of the Qing Dynasty.
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