Harigana stood quietly to the side without saying a word. It wasn't that she was jealous; she was just wondering if she should get back into her own carriage.
She didn't want to have any dealings with Kangxi's concubines, and she never thought she could be favored by the emperor like the heroines in the novels she read in her previous life, so she tried to keep a low profile to avoid being wronged or resented.
"Little Li, where is the carriage the Emperor arranged for me? The Emperor must be busy right now, let's go back to our own horses!"
Harigana's voice was calm, and no one could discern any emotion in it. However, people couldn't help but speculate, concluding that Harigana was jealous.
"Your Majesty! That's Consort Tong's personal maid, Min'er!" Little Li first explained the person, then pointed to a carriage not far away and said, "Your Majesty, behind the Emperor's carriage is the Empress Dowager's carriage, behind that is the Empress Dowager's, the third one is Consort Tong's, and the fourth carriage is the one His Majesty prepared for you!"
Harigana walked towards his carriage without a second thought, which startled Li Dequan.
Just now, Emperor Kangxi was bored with Harigana, so he had someone bring her some sketchbooks to pass the time. Who would have thought that Consort Tong would come to see His Majesty while Consort Chen was getting off her carriage!
As luck would have it, Consort Chen also saw it all.
Others might not know, but he knew it perfectly well. The reason Consort Chen was able to return to the capital with the Emperor was not only because the Emperor wanted her to enter the palace, but also, and more importantly, because of the compromise made for the Borchijin tribe.
He finally managed to be a little nicer to the Emperor yesterday, but if he really lets her go back to her own carriage, the Emperor will definitely beat him to death.
Her eyes darted around, and just as Harigana was about to pass by Kangxi's carriage, she greeted her in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, causing Harigana to pause in her steps.
"This servant greets Consort Chen!"
Harigana wanted to kill Li Dequan. She could hear the sound of him paying his respects, let alone the Kangxi Emperor who was very close to him!
"Hmm! Get up! Since His Majesty is busy, I'll return to my carriage first!"
Harigana was about to leave after speaking, without even glancing at Li Dequan, or even at Kangxi's carriage.
She's not going to be a third wheel. If being the emperor were such a coveted position, everyone would want him.
"Jiaojiao! Come up here!"
Harigana had barely finished speaking and taken two steps when she heard Kangxi's voice, which intensified her desire to kill Li Dequan.
He turned his head, glared at Li Dequan, and then slowly walked towards the south of Kangxi.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Li Dequan pretended not to see the look in Harigana's eyes and reached out to help her into the carriage. However, the carriage door was opened and Kangxi came out.
"Jiaojiao! Come for a walk with me!"
Emperor Kangxi didn't know why, but he didn't dare to look Harigana in the eye, always feeling very guilty.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Kangxi knew immediately that Harigana was somewhat unhappy. He was secretly pleased, thinking that she was jealous! But he also felt that it was not good for her to be jealous like this. There were so many concubines in the palace. Did she really expect him, the emperor, to spend his life with her?
"Tongjia clan, you should come too!"
Emperor Kangxi, thinking of his favored concubine, felt somewhat displeased and immediately turned to call for Lady Tongjia, who was still inside the carriage. However, upon seeing Harigana's shocked expression and deathly pale face, he immediately regretted his actions!
But he was the emperor; once the words were spoken, how could he possibly take them back?
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