"yes!"
Little Li stepped forward and brought over the white horse. With a wave of his hand, the other two eunuchs led the remaining two horses away.
Harigana had already planned how to respond, so when everyone was on the carriage ready to depart, she called over Xiao Li and instructed him: "Xiao Li, tell Li Dequan quietly later that if the Emperor asks about me, say I want to ride a horse; if he doesn't ask, don't mention it. Remember that!"
"Yes! Don't worry, Your Majesty!" After saying that, Little Li turned around and ran to find Li Dequan, who was immediately in a bind upon hearing this.
"Little Li, why don't you try to persuade Consort Chen? If something happens, we'll all lose our heads!"
Li Dequan looked around and, finding no one nearby, began to scold him in a low voice.
Did Little Li not know that if something went wrong, he, as the one who found the horse, would be beaten? But this was the first time Consort Chen had asked him to do something like this, so even if he really got beaten, he had to do it well!
"Master, rest assured, this servant will take good care of Her Highness and ensure her safety!" After saying this, Little Li looked around like Li Dequan, and then said in a very low voice, "Master, don't worry, Little Li still has to fulfill his filial duty to you!"
Li Dequan felt much better. Little Li was someone he valued. If he changed his mind because he followed a new master, then even if no one came to collect his body, he would never trust anyone again!
"Alright! Enough with the talk, hurry back and serve! When you get back, tell Consort Chen that this servant will heed Her Highness's words!"
Kangxi was unaware that his beautiful concubine would be riding a horse by herself in a little while. At this moment, he was pacing back and forth in the imperial tent, wondering how to face Harigana.
After all, his behavior these past few days has been too abnormal. How could Harigana, who is so smart, not know this?
Furthermore, he had clearly noticed that Harigana wasn't feeling well these past two days, yet he had simply watched her suffer. What if Harigana didn't forgive him because of this?
If Harigana knew that the current Kangxi Emperor was as restless and anxious as a young man experiencing first love, he would probably laugh himself to death.
"Your Majesty, it's almost time. Shall we depart now?"
When Li Dequan walked in, he saw Kangxi pacing back and forth in the imperial tent. He didn't think much of it, assuming that Kangxi had eaten too much in the morning and was digesting his food.
Let's go!
Kangxi took a deep breath and was about to take a step when he heard Li Dequan's next words, which made all the preparations he had made that morning vanish completely!
"What did you say? Say it again?"
Kangxi stared at Li Dequan in shock. He had considered that the little girl might not stay in the same carriage with him, but he hadn't expected that Harigana would want to ride a horse.
"Your Majesty, the Empress just sent Xiao Li to tell me that if Your Majesty asks about Consort Chen, just say that she wants to ride a horse by herself. If you don't ask, then you don't need to say anything."
If Harigana were here, he would definitely glare fiercely at Li Dequan. There's a saying in Mongolian: "I told you not to tell, but you even said the wrong word so clearly!"
Emperor Kangxi was so angry that he wanted to go over and pin Harigana to the bed and give her a good beating. With her delicate body, if she were to ride a horse, she would be lucky to get a chafed skin!
"you go,"
Kangxi had barely finished speaking when Su Mala Gu's voice rang out from outside: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager requests your presence!"
Li Dequan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If he had gone to see that ancestor at this time, he didn't know if the two of them would have started arguing right before they were about to set off.
Fortunately, Su Ma La Gu arrived just in time. He had never enjoyed listening to Su Ma La Gu's voice as much as he did now; she was a savior!
"Su Magu, come in!"
Kangxi recognized the voice as Sumalagu and had no choice but to temporarily put aside the matter of Harigana and let her in.
"This servant greets Your Majesty!" Su Mala Gu bowed to Kangxi upon entering before saying, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager says she has something she wishes to discuss with you!"
Do you know what it is?
Sumalagu really didn't know what the Empress Dowager was going to do. Just now she saw Wenduer walk out of the Empress Dowager's tent. At that time, she had just been sent out by the Empress Dowager to see Borjigit Angel!
However, she couldn't lie about this, so she had to pretend she knew nothing!
"Where is the Empress Dowager?"
Kangxi did not pursue the matter further. After speaking with Sumalagu, he took Li Dequan to the Empress Dowager's residence. However, halfway there, he still thought of having Li Dequan remind Harigana not to ride for too long, lest he injure himself.
Li Dequan accepted the order to go find Harigana, and only then did Kangxi feel relieved enough to get into the Empress Dowager's carriage.
On the other side, Harigana heard Li Dequan's message and said thank you for the emperor's concern, but he had already forgotten what Li Dequan had said.
She's not a masochist. If she's really in pain, she'll get into a carriage. Why would she make herself suffer on a horse?
"Your Majesty!" After helping Harigana mount the white horse, Dulan rode a brown horse beside Harigana herself.
The Manchus were a nomadic people, but after entering the Central Plains, their women became increasingly delicate and frail, lacking even the most basic skills of their ethnic group.
And those Mongolian concubines, in order to gain Kangxi's favor, even though they really loved riding horses, still dared not ride like Harigana.
"Your Majesty, please slow down!"
Dulan and Xiao Lizi chased after Harigana's horse. Seeing the person ahead riding faster and faster, they quickly spoke up to warn her, afraid that she might actually fall.
Harigana was just a thrill ride; as soon as he felt a slight pain in his thigh, he immediately tightened the reins and stopped running so recklessly.
"Dulan, don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"
Harigana stood to one side on his horse, no longer advancing. Only when the main force drew closer did he dismount his white horse and prepare to return to his carriage.
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind Harigana. He turned around and saw a girl in a white Mongolian robe riding a horse toward Harigana.
Harigana didn't think much of it and stepped aside slightly. Little Li and Dulan were already blocking her way.
"Your Highness, Consort Chen, your concubine Borjigit, Urna, greets you!"
The woman dismounted and gracefully bowed to Harigana, her smile genuine; a second person might have thought she was very naive.
Harigana had no intention of having any connection with the Kangxi Emperor's harem, so he simply said, "Hmm, get up!" and then turned to leave.
"Your Highness, Urina was very envious when she saw you riding a horse. She was thinking that if she could ride with Your Highness, she would have a horse prepared and come after you!"
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