After hesitating for a while, Yinzhen realized that he really had to tell the truth, so he finally did.
"Xiao Si only found out by overhearing Huang Dama and Aunt Su Ma talking!"
Harigana and Emperor Kangxi both assumed that it was Lady Uya who was secretly instigating trouble, but they never expected it to be the Empress Dowager. For a moment, both of them were somewhat surprised.
"Get up first!"
Now that the truth has been told, there's no need to kneel any longer. Besides, it's been long enough; who knows what kind of rumors will spread if we keep kneeling.
Although her reputation isn't great now, it shouldn't get worse!
"Thank you, dear Mother!"
Li Dequan went over to help him up, not knowing where all the servants around him had gone!
"Let's go! Go to the Imperial Study and explain everything to your Father Emperor. Otherwise, I won't plead for you!"
Harigana knew the answer he wanted, so he posed the question to Emperor Kangxi.
Even if this person were not the Empress Dowager, or even if it were Uya, she would never have considered taking action herself.
Kangxi first escorted her back to Qingxi Palace, and then took Yinzhen to the Imperial Study.
Before leaving, I wanted to explain the matter to her, but a kiss from Harigana calmed me down.
"Your Majesty, are you not angry?"
Dulan looked at Harigana, who was leisurely looking at her sketchbook, and asked her in a low voice, afraid that she would sulk.
Looking at Dulan's worried face, he reached out and pinched her cheek. She must have been eating well lately, because she's gotten quite chubby.
"Why would I be angry? He's the emperor's son, which is also my child! It's normal for children to be taken advantage of or led astray by others, as long as they know their mistakes and can correct them!"
Moreover, Yinzhen was a filial son; even knowing he might be punished, he still stepped forward to help.
Therefore, as long as he is properly guided and his mind is not led astray, he will surely become a great man in time.
Because he has a strong sense of responsibility!
Harigana was right. The historical Emperor Yongzheng was indeed too responsible, which is why he reviewed so many memorials during his reign, and eventually died from exhaustion amidst piles of memorials.
Dulan was relieved to see that her master was not angry. Then she reached into her pocket and took out a piece of jerky and started to eat it, which made Harigana's eyelids twitch.
"Dulan! You've gained weight, do you know that?"
This dried meat was a reward from Emperor Kangxi, who knew that Dulan had stabbed himself with a knife. He gave Dulan silver and food, including more than ten catties of dried meat.
She had no concept of money, but food was definitely to her liking. So recently she's been carrying a small backpack with her, taking out snacks every now and then.
"Master, so be it! Li Dequan said that being a little chubby won't make you cold in winter."
Harigana was furious; it turned out that it was that bastard Li Dequan who had been instigating this behind the scenes.
After Kangxi recovered, she originally wanted to ask Dulan about it, but found that this little girl was really clueless and gave completely irrelevant answers. In the end, she gave up and let things develop on their own!
If she misunderstands, it will be awkward for both of them, and they won't be able to work together in the future.
Kangxi learned about Harigana from his secret guards that night.
Normally, the secret guards wouldn't talk about these things, and Emperor Kangxi wouldn't ask about them either.
But today he was afraid that Harigana would be saddened by Xiao Si's situation, so he asked, but he didn't expect to get such an unexpected reward.
Emperor Kangxi thought to himself: No wonder she is the woman he loves. I don’t believe that she is beautiful and kind-hearted.
The Imperial Study.
"Little Fourth, speak! What did your Emperor Dama say? What did you hear that made you want to beg your noble mother?"
Kangxi's voice wasn't very stern, and he had already told the truth of the matter, so Yinzhen didn't hide anything anymore and told him everything he had heard.
Although it wasn't a direct quote, Kangxi still managed to guess the situation at the time.
"Where are your servants?"
After hearing this, Kangxi had some guesses in his mind, but he had no concrete evidence, so he could only look for clues.
"Father, I shook them off, afraid they would block my way!"
Kangxi narrowed his eyes slightly. Yinzhen was only about four years old. How could he really break away from the adults? He should always have someone helping him.
"Father, can Mother come out now?"
After Yinzhen finished speaking, he looked at Kangxi with pleading in his eyes.
Looking into his eyes, Kangxi suddenly understood why Harigana so desperately wanted a lifelong, monogamous relationship and why he had such a simple and innocent personality!
"Little Fourth, go back and focus on your studies. Your father will tell you the outcome of your mother's matter in the next couple of days!"
Yinzhen was young and lacked the ability to distinguish right from wrong, so talking to him would be useless. Therefore, we could only send him back first.
We had planned to take action against the Uya clan before the new year, but we hesitated for fear of alerting them. Now it seems we need to make a decision quickly.
One Uya clansman might corrupt his two sons, which he would absolutely not allow.
"Li Dequan, go and tell Su Ma to tell the Empress Dowager that I will go to Cining Palace to have dinner with her tonight."
Li Dequan responded and left, leaving Kangxi alone in the imperial study to ponder.
He didn't want to think of the Empress Dowager with such a filthy mind, but one thing after another forced him to face reality.
The Empress Dowager's ambitions are too great; he needs to help her rein them in.
"Jiaojiao!"
After lunch, Kangxi accompanied Harigana for a walk in the courtyard until she complained of being tired, and then he led her back to prepare for her afternoon nap.
"Um?"
Harigana was so sleepy that she just wanted to get some quiet sleep and didn't want to talk.
Seeing her drowsy state, Kangxi didn't continue talking and gently patted her back to coax her to sleep.
"Sweetie, go to sleep!"
Kangxi actually wanted to ask Harigana if he wanted to go to Cining Palace with him that night, but thinking about what Harigana had to do, he didn't continue the conversation.
Besides, it would be completely dark by dinner time, making it too unsafe to go back and forth.
After coaxing the person to sleep and making sure they wouldn't wake up, he gave Dulan a few instructions before heading to the Qianqing Palace.
At Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager was not happy to receive the news; in fact, she was quite angry.
However, Su Mala Gu still prepared the dishes that Kangxi liked, waiting to see what kind of surprises he would come up with that evening.
Little did she know that tonight's dinner would be the most unforgettable meal of her life.
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