Sumalagu was startled. The name Hailanzhu was a taboo for the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager and Hailanzhu were both women of Emperor Taizong Huang Taiji, but Hailanzhu was favored by the Sparrow God, while Bumbutai was a nobody.
If it weren't for Bumbutai's cunning and ability to manipulate people, it's uncertain whether Emperor Kangxi, or even Emperor Shunzhi, would have become emperor.
"Empress Dowager, please take care of your health! There is more than one Angel in the Borjigit tribe. You mustn't let this matter harm your body!"
Sumalagu already knew that Borjigit had lied at noon, but she was a servant, and the Empress Dowager only wanted to hear what she wanted to hear, so even if she expressed her suspicions, no one could prove it.
Who would dare to ask the emperor about this? As long as Borjigit insists that what he said is true, there is no way to verify it.
"Xuan Ye! He really is a descendant of the Aisin Gioro clan. I never liked this Borchijin woman back then, thinking she wouldn't amount to anything, but I never expected her to be so capable!"
"Your Majesty! Please calm down, don't get upset and harm your health!"
Bumbutai paused for a moment, then took the tea from Sumalagu. After thinking for a long time, he seemed to have made a decision, which made Sumalagu's heart grow heavier.
"Su Ma! Go and see Angell. Tell her not to worry, I'm here. I'll make sure she's put back to her original position when we get back!"
Sumalagu didn't think much about Angel's reinstatement. After all, even if His Majesty disliked Borjigit, he wouldn't offend the Empress Dowager. So they naturally assumed that this matter would be easy to handle.
"Yes! This servant will go right away!"
Bumbutai waved his hand, and after Sumalagu left, he walked to the tent flap and stared blankly at the night sky outside.
Memories flashed clearly before her eyes; her past caution and decisive abandonment were the most painful things she couldn't bear to mention.
I haven't thought about these things for over a decade, but today, a little girl from Borchijin has brought back all those memories.
Harigana was unaware that Bumbutai had already decided to kill him, and was currently staring at Kangxi in a tense standoff.
"Your Majesty, I am unwell and unable to serve you in bed. Please allow me to return home!"
Harigana's words were like a match that lit a firecracker, infuriating Kangxi so much that he stood by the bed wanting to yell at him. However, thinking of the series of things that had happened after Harigana told him to get out that morning, he could only hold his anger in.
Harigana looked at the man standing angrily by the bed, hands on his hips and pointing at her. She was a little scared and took a step back until she was against the foot of the bed with nowhere left to go. Then she hugged her knees and looked at Kangxi.
"Your Majesty, did I say something wrong?"
Harigana's silence only provoked Kangxi to question her, "What do you take me for? You're already in this state, what else can I do? Huh?"
Kangxi's voice was loud, but Li Dequan at the door was already used to it. He reached out to pull Dulan away, but Dulan had already nimbly walked far away.
"That's not what I meant. The imperial physician just said that I might have a fever tonight. Staying here will only cause you trouble. You are the emperor, how can you be so worried about my affairs? I am terrified, that's why I want to go back!"
Upon closer listening, Harigana's words didn't seem to have any problems, but Kangxi was already furious. He hadn't been in a good mood all day, and when he heard Harigana say that she was a nuisance, he immediately grabbed her.
"Harigana, what exactly do you want?"
Harigana frowned slightly. Kangxi's grip was very painful. Although her arm had been treated with medicine, it couldn't withstand the force of Kangxi's grip.
When Kangxi saw Harigana frown, he loosened his grip a little, but kept his eyes fixed on her, trying to see something different in her eyes.
"Your Majesty! What do you wish me to do?"
Harigana thought of what Surina had said, and although she was very nervous, she still mustered up her courage and asked, "Your Majesty, I have told you about Eji and Abu, and I have also told you that I do not want to enter the palace."
But none of this is something I can choose for myself, so now I have come out with you and am preparing to go to the palace to be a qualified concubine.
"You're asking me these questions now, and I'm completely baffled. I don't know how your women serve you. If I've done anything wrong, just tell me, and I'll correct it, okay?"
Kangxi felt a pang of pain in his heart, a feeling that vanished in an instant, and he failed to grasp it. But Harigana's words left him momentarily speechless, and the two of them simply stared at each other.
"pain!"
Harigana couldn't bear it and could only cry out in pain in a hoarse voice. If she hadn't really been unable to bear it, she wouldn't have wanted to speak first.
Suppressing his anger, Kangxi released Harigana's injured arm, pulled her into his arms, and asked, as if questioning himself, "Jiaojiao! Do you even have a heart?"
Harigana remained silent. Was she concerned? Of course she was!
But how could one be tempted by an emperor as great as Kangxi? The fastest thing to go bad in the world is probably not food, but the human heart!
Just like her parents, even though she was their biological child, she clearly didn't want to be sick. But after her little brother was born, didn't they still change their minds?
So from the moment she signed the agreement to renounce her inheritance, she decided that she would not keep anyone in her heart.
Kangxi did not hear Harigana's reply, and his expression remained unreadable, his tightly furrowed brows lingering for a long time.
"Go to sleep! Don't talk anymore!"
Kangxi remained silent for a long time before finally holding Harigana and lying back on the bed. The two of them fell into a deep sleep without even changing their nightgowns.
Fortunately, Harigana did not develop a fever in the middle of the night, and when he opened his eyes, it was already broad daylight!
"Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing Harigana's voice and realizing that she had woken up, Dulan rushed over to attend to her!
"Dulan! What are you doing here?"
Harigana sat up, looked around and found that Kangxi was not there. Although he was puzzled, he did not ask about his whereabouts.
"Your Majesty! It was His Majesty who ordered me to stay here! Your Majesty, how are you feeling? Are you feeling unwell?"
Harigana shook his head, and just as he was about to sit up, he saw Kangxi walk in with a solemn expression.
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