"Your Imperial Noble Consort, you have recovered remarkably well."
She had seen Harigana's astonishingly large belly before. Although she had seen it at the palace banquet that day, she was wearing palace attire, so it wasn't very noticeable.
Today, Harigana is wearing a Mongolian robe, and her waist, bound by a belt, looks even thinner than before she gave birth.
Harigana clearly saw the envy in the Empress Dowager's eyes, and there was no malice in it. Naturally, Harigana would not make an enemy of such a person.
When she takes over palace affairs, she will need the Empress Dowager's help. If she can be on good terms with her, she will naturally be willing.
Most importantly, the Empress Dowager was from the Khorchin people. Being on good terms with her would make things easier to deal with both the Borchijin tribe and Emperor Kangxi.
She must distinguish between gratitude and resentment. The Empress Dowager is the Empress Dowager, and the Grand Empress Dowager is the Grand Empress Dowager; she will not confuse the two.
"Your Majesty, I'm embarrassed by what you've said."
Perhaps the recipes His Majesty gave me before were quite good. If you would like them, I will have Hu Mama bring them to you when we return.
"If you can eat it, you can keep eating it. I find it quite good."
The Empress Dowager's heart stirred.
As women get older, their only fear is that their appearance will fade.
"Alright, I'm getting old, it doesn't matter what I eat. I'll start taking the prescription you sent tomorrow."
"Xuan Ye cherishes you dearly; he even managed to get you such a wonderful prescription."
The Empress Dowager covered her mouth and chuckled softly, then teased, "I really have to thank you for this."
Harigana smiled, understanding that the Empress Dowager was speaking to those below her.
The Emperor's prescription was for the Imperial Noble Consort, and she benefited from the Imperial Noble Consort's influence.
Those who want to try and create these recipes should probably give up on that idea as soon as possible.
The Empress Dowager's favor was accepted by Harigana.
Although those people wouldn't get the recipe from her, she was naturally grateful for their kindness.
She did it on purpose, saying that Emperor Kangxi was good to her.
Otherwise, how would we expose all those monsters and demons?
The security at the Qianqing Palace must be excellent. If we don't take advantage of the fact that they can't get in and deal with a few troublemakers, are we going to let them keep causing trouble?
"Your Majesty, you are in good health and look so young. You don't need such a prescription. I was just speaking presumptuously. I hope you won't blame me. Please don't tease me."
Harigana covered his mouth, his face full of shyness, which made the Empress Dowager like him even more.
Who doesn't love beauty? Especially when it's a beautiful young girl praising her, the Empress Dowager is overjoyed.
"snort!"
The two people above were getting along very well when a cold snort immediately drew their attention.
Turning around at the sound, one sees Consort Yi with a cold expression.
"Consort Yi, is there something you want to say?"
Since the Empress Dowager broke ties with the Grand Empress Dowager, she has truly embarked on a path of unbridled self-indulgence from which there is no turning back.
Sure enough, seeing Consort Yi's cold snort, she didn't leave any face at all.
She might have been more restrained before, but now that Harigana is here, she is the emperor's darling. If she is bullied in her Ning Shou Palace, the emperor, with his petty nature, will definitely hold a grudge.
Besides, since she took advantage of someone else's methods and got their prescription, shouldn't she step in to help her out?
Although Xiao Wu was being cared for by her side, she really couldn't bring herself to like this Consort Yi.
"Your Majesty, I dare not!"
Consort Yi stood up, walked to the center, bowed, and answered.
The Empress Dowager did not wake her up, but let her remain half-squatting, and turned her head to continue chatting with Harigana.
Consort Yi was filled with resentment. She thought that if she said she dared not, the Empress Dowager would ask more questions. But not only did she not ask any questions, she was also made to squat.
They stole her son, and today they've humiliated her like this.
Harigana sneered inwardly. He had expected her to jump out, but he hadn't expected her to do so so easily.
"Let's go, it's getting late, we should go and pay our respects to the Empress Dowager."
Although the Empress Dowager did not call out to Consort Yi, the time was not long, only about half a cup of tea's time.
"yes!"
Everyone stood up and watched as the Empress Dowager and Harigana walked ahead, chatting happily, before following them out.
Consort Yi's face was very dark, and Xi'er went up to support her, not daring to speak.
In fact, besides wanting to support Harigana, the Empress Dowager also had another reason: Xiao Wu.
The emperor did not allow children to grow up with their birth mothers, so he sent Xiao Wu to her, not because she asked for it.
But ever since Xiao Si returned from her inspection tour last year and was sent back to Wuya's side, her mind has started to wander.
They would call him over for no reason, and even say things that were ambiguous or cryptic.
Xiao Wu has been by her side since he can remember, so he naturally wouldn't hide things from her and would ask her questions.
Xiao Wu doesn't understand. Doesn't she understand?
"Imperial Noble Consort, you know a lot. No wonder the Emperor likes you."
Sitting in the sedan chair, the Empress Dowager and Harigana still walked side by side.
If the Empress Dowager initially admired her beauty, she is now genuinely moved by her inner qualities.
She loves reading, but since she only speaks Mongolian, she only reads books in Mongolian.
But during our chat, I discovered that Harigana not only enjoys reading, but also reads books in Mongolian, Han, and Manchu languages, and can even find translations with different meanings and explain them to her.
"Your Majesty, you may call me by my name in private. Calling me Imperial Noble Consort makes me seem a bit distant."
After she finished speaking, Harigana whispered a reminder and winked.
His playful demeanor melted the Empress Dowager's heart.
"Alright, Harigana, I will call you by your name in private."
The two exchanged a smile and then resumed their conversation, which they had only half-finished.
"Harigana, I also need to learn Chinese. I can speak Manchu succinctly now, but Chinese is really hard to learn."
The Empress Dowager alighted from her sedan chair and whispered something to Harigana, as if afraid of being overheard.
"Your Majesty, I have a book that can teach you Chinese from scratch. When I get back, I will have Hu Mama and Fangzi bring it to you."
She imitated the Empress Dowager, speaking in a low voice as the two drew closer together: "I didn't know how to do it before, but then I found a teacher who taught me a simple method. There are Mongolian annotations on it. You can follow the annotations and you'll definitely be able to learn it."
The Empress Dowager's eyes lit up. She hadn't expected there to be such a method. Perhaps she could really learn it.
He took her hand and patted it with satisfaction.
Such a good girl, I don't know why the Empress Dowager disliked her so much.
No, if the Empress Dowager bullies her later, she'll have to help her out.
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