She still remembers the tense look on Baoli Ri's face when he saw Kangxi during a meal at Qingxi Palace half a year ago, and it was Saenjiya who broke the deadlock for him.
The envoys had figured it out by now, and none of them dared to provoke them further.
The palace banquet ended quickly. Harigana wanted to talk to Saiengiya for a while, but the palace gates were about to be locked, so he could only watch them leave the palace helplessly.
"Jiaojiao, change your clothes, I'll take you to see a surprise."
Back at Qingxi Palace, although Kangxi said he was going to change her clothes, he didn't let her do it and quickly helped her change.
"Oh? Is the surprise outside?"
"Okay! It's outside. I'll take you there now, or it'll be gone if we wait too long."
After changing my clothes, I followed Emperor Kangxi out, only to find that we were leaving the palace.
Once outside the palace gates, Harigana probably knew what the surprise was.
"Jiaojiao, close your eyes!"
Before he even got off the carriage, Kangxi picked him up and said, "I'll let you see him later."
Harigana obediently closed her eyes, thinking that would be enough, but he then tied her up with a strip of cloth.
"Xuan Ye, you're not going to sell me out, are you?"
She deliberately cracked a joke, her arms around his neck tightening.
Kangxi chuckled and weighed her in his hand: "She's only two ounces of meat, so she won't fetch much money. You should keep her."
"Hate!"
As they were talking, Harigana felt themselves enter a room and be placed on a chair.
Moreover, there was more than one person around, which made her somewhat confused.
I initially thought he was coming out to see Seneja, but now it seems that's not the case.
"Princess, it's me and Sister Hai Ri, don't be afraid!"
Dulan's voice was filled with joy. After she finished speaking, she started changing Dulan's clothes, and someone else was doing her hair.
Harigana was bewildered.
"Dulan, where is this?"
"Princess, you'll find out soon enough. His Majesty forbade me to say, so please don't ask."
Kangxi gave Dulan a knowing look: "Jiaojiao, be good, it will be over in a moment."
"Okay! Alright!"
Harigana was manipulated like a doll. Fortunately, when she first came out, Kangxi braided her hair to save time, which made it easier for the people behind her to do her hair now.
Kangxi quietly went behind the screen to wait for Li Dequan to help him change his clothes, his face beaming with pride.
At this moment, not to mention Kangxi, even Dulan and Li Dequan had smiles on their faces. The whisks in their hands had long been handed over to Little Li, who quickly dressed Kangxi.
In the Tong residence, Lady Tongjia sat by the window, her eyes somewhat vacant.
Since being brought back to the palace some time ago, she seems to have lost her soul. She either sleeps or stares blankly, and sometimes she sits for an entire night.
At first, Tong Guowei would come to see her, and her mother would come to comfort her, hug her and cry, saying that she had suffered.
But as time went on, the frequency of his visits gradually decreased, and now he hasn't come for two days.
"Princess, you should rest!"
The maid was sent by Tong Guowei after they returned to the Tong residence. She had some martial arts skills and was sent to prevent Tong Jia from doing anything foolish again.
Tongjia Shi showed no reaction at all, still staring blankly at the moonlight outside the window.
His face was deathly pale, and he would cough occasionally.
What happened in the city today?
Lady Tongjia had a premonition that, although her courtyard was relatively remote, there were still a few servants.
Just now, when she went to the toilet, she heard two servants whispering to each other. When they saw her, they immediately shut their mouths, and their expressions were very unnatural.
The maid pursed her lips: "Princess, nothing happened. Did someone say something to you that wasn't true?"
Although she hadn't been with Tongjia all along, she had been taking care of her personally for the past few months since she returned. Seeing the woman getting thinner and thinner, she felt a pang of heartache.
Even though she has made many mistakes, it's best not to discourage her given her current state.
"Yeah?"
Tongjia's eyes flashed, but she didn't ask any further questions.
He stood up with the help of the maid, and as she cut the wick with scissors, he suddenly asked, "What joyous occasion has occurred in the palace?"
While being questioned, his eyes remained fixed on the maid, his hands, hidden under the covers, gripping the sheets tightly.
The maid was stunned for a moment, and in that instant, Lady Tongjia saw it clearly.
"She really is lucky!"
Tongjia muttered to herself, her intention being to guess, but she ended up saying, "Princess, don't think about those things anymore, it's all in the past."
Now, her heart was completely broken.
She had previously thought that Kangxi had not punished her for her suicide, and had even allowed her to leave the palace to recuperate.
She felt that all of this was Kangxi protecting her, fearing that Harigana would target her specifically.
But slowly, after hearing Madam Tong's words and waiting day after day until today, she finally gave up hope.
"You can leave now. I want to be alone for a while."
The maid sensed something was wrong and tried to say something, but Lady Tongjia turned around and said, "Get out of here! Can't I be alone for a while? I won't die!"
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