Kangxi tidied her loose hair and gently massaged her head with his fingertips: "Jiaojiao, should we call the imperial physician to take a look at you?"
Harigana shook his head; he was much better now.
"Xuan Ye, have those people from yesterday been interrogated?"
"Yes! The interrogation has revealed them, and you'd never guess who they are."
Harigana sat up: "Who is it?"
She still vividly remembered yesterday's words: "You've got the wrong person."
It was her first time encountering an assassination attempt, and it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. How could she not be curious?
“It’s the woman that Dulan scolded away yesterday. I thought you were a young lady from an ordinary family, and since the Empress Dowager was wearing a Mongolian robe, she thought we were from out of town and wanted to teach us a lesson.”
Harigana really hadn't thought about that person: "Xuan Ye, so it's true that the women described in the sketchbooks would use their private affairs?"
He tapped her nose and pulled her into his arms: "Regardless of them, they're not exactly good people. Although they didn't hurt us, the fact that they did this once suggests they must have hurt others in the past."
I've already had someone investigate. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news, okay?
Harigana hummed in agreement, then leaned against his chest: "Xuan Ye, have you sent someone to check on the Empress Dowager? She drank a lot of wine yesterday, is she alright?"
Since Emperor Kangxi issued an edict changing the date for paying respects to his concubines, not only did Harigana no longer have to get up early every day, but all the concubines in the palace also enjoyed a life of luxury.
In January, I only need to get up early three times; the rest of the time I can sleep in as late as I want.
At first, some people still held onto their hopes, getting up early to dress up and prepare themselves, fearing that the emperor would summon them to accompany him.
Later, all those people gave up and simply started to slack off. Not to mention getting up early, some people just stayed in bed and didn't even bother with getting ready.
"Jiaojiao, the Empress Dowager has a high alcohol tolerance."
Even after drinking another pot of wine, she could still ride a horse and hunt, her arrows never missing their mark.
When Kangxi was a child, he witnessed the Empress Dowager's heroic and spirited appearance. Later, he even thought that if the palace had not bound her, perhaps the grasslands would have been her paradise.
"Wow! That's amazing! When we get to the Mulan Hunting Grounds, I'm definitely going to go hunting with the Empress Dowager and see just how good her horsemanship is."
Harigana assured her that she would only look and would never actually learn those things.
Whatever she wants to eat, the men around her will get it for her. At the very least, Xiao Dulan and Chasu can get it for her. There's no point in learning that.
The main reason is probably that she doesn't like it. Archery actually represents bloodshed and killing, and she doesn't want to learn it.
"Jiaojiao, I took you out for riding and archery, but I've never seen you so excited!"
Emperor Kangxi couldn't stand her praising others, whether they were men or women.
Moreover, he has now categorized the Empress Dowager as a dangerous person, the kind who might snatch his beloved away at any time. He thinks it's best to keep the two of them away from each other in the future.
Harigana is truly helpless; Kangxi is becoming more and more like a child.
“Xuan Ye, you are the emperor, the master of the Qing Dynasty. If you are not powerful, who is?”
"You're already at the top, can you please stop comparing yourself to those who are still climbing?"
Kangxi was shocked by her description. Was he really the one who stood at the pinnacle?
In Harigana's mind, he was actually that amazing?
"Okay, okay, it's my fault, but you're not allowed to say anything good about others in front of me anymore. I don't like hearing it."
Kangxi's words were very blunt, making Harigana want to roll his eyes at him, but he held back in the end.
"Alright! I won't say anything more, I'll just praise Xuan Ye from now on!"
After lunch and handling some palace affairs, the two little ones finally woke up.
"My darling, it's your mother, be good!"
She felt that the baby and Beibei seemed to have grown a bit more since she last saw them one night.
"Granny Su, is it just my imagination? But they look more and more alike now."
Harigana straightened up and observed carefully. Apart from the eyebrows, the other parts seemed to look more and more alike.
Granny Su and Granny Hu exchanged a smile. In fact, they had discovered it yesterday, but they just hadn't had a chance to tell her.
"Your Majesty, it's not your imagination; we servants also feel it's becoming more and more like it."
Moreover, the young prince is looking more and more like the princess, and the princess looks like you. He's sure to grow up to be a handsome man.
Fortunately, Emperor Kangxi went to the Imperial Study; otherwise, he would have gotten angry after hearing what Granny Su said.
Do you think the two of them will end up looking exactly alike?
Her daughter is alright, but if her son grows up to look like her, I wonder how many girls will be chasing after him in the future.
The child was awake for a short time, so Harigana only played with him for a little while before they both drank their milk and fell asleep.
Back in the palace, thinking of going to the study to practice calligraphy for a while, she saw Dulan sneaking in. She whispered a few words in her ear, then stood up straight, panting heavily with resentment.
"I know about this, but you don't need to worry about it."
Harigana chuckled, picked up a calligraphy brush, and began practicing calligraphy.
When Dulan heard that she knew about this, her little face immediately lit up with a smile, completely different from her earlier murderous expression.
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