"Your Majesty, I greet you with my best wishes. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless happiness and good health!"
Borjigit stepped onto the imperial carriage and stood not far from Kangxi, bowing respectfully. She appeared quite dignified, but Kangxi, accustomed to fine food, had no interest in such a person.
However, he didn't call Borjigit over with any intention of doing anything. He just wanted to annoy Harigana, but now that he saw her in front of him, he realized that he had done something that would make Harigana hate him again.
But since she had already arrived, and was the one the Empress Dowager liked the most, he could only keep her for a while, though his expression wasn't very pleasant!
Most importantly, this damned woman, just like Tongjia, had applied so much rouge and powder to her body, and he found it so smelly.
"Get up! Sit there and don't move!"
Kangxi pointed to a spot very close to the door, then opened the curtain, wanting a breath of fresh air, but for some reason he felt restless and uneasy, the smell lingering.
"Your Majesty, would you like me to massage your legs?" Borjigit did not obediently sit to the side, but instead bent over and tried to get closer to Kangxi.
"ah!"
Just before Borjigit's hand touched Kangxi's knee, he instinctively kicked the woman in front of him away.
Hearing the commotion inside, Li Dequan clicked his tongue in amazement, thinking to himself, "Why is the Emperor doing this? He's just asking for trouble. I really want to see how the Emperor tries to appease people."
"Borjigit, my words are imperial edicts. Do you dare disobey them? Do you want to die?"
Bumbutai was unaware of what was happening on Kangxi's side. At that moment, he was happily eating beef jerky and drinking milk tea because the Borjigit people were serving Kangxi.
"Sumalagu, I really lost my mind the other day. It was because of those people, Wenduer and the others, who kept gossiping in my ear that I did those things."
Now, seeing Xuan Ye, I can say he truly is the child I personally raised; he won't be like his imperial father…
As Bumbutai finished speaking, she sadly put down her teacup and leaned against the side, staring blankly at the distant scenery.
Su Ma La Gu remained silent. That man had always been a thorn in the Empress Dowager's side, and whatever she said would be wrong, after all, he was someone else's son.
Moreover, if she had been in her shoes back then, she would never have done something so short-sighted as to prioritize trivial matters over long-term goals. She killed Dong E Shi, took her son with her, and ultimately left the eight-year-old Xuan Ye to bear the brunt of everything.
"Empress Dowager, would you like to lie down and rest for a while?"
Su Ma La Gu changed the subject, no longer letting the old woman dwell on her pain. What's the use of thinking about it now that it's already happened?
"Very well! I am indeed tired!"
Sumalagu quickly spread a blanket on the Empress Dowager and helped her lie down slowly.
"Su Ma, you should rest for a while too!"
Bumbutai closed her eyes. Lately, she felt that she had been too harsh on Sumalagu, but she couldn't bring herself to do it, so she could only use this method to make Sumalagu feel more at ease.
"Yes! Thank you for your concern, Empress Dowager!"
The whole group was quiet for a while. It was almost noon, so they rested for a while at the foot of the Xingan Mountains. They arrived at the Gan River and set up temporary tents along the river for their masters to rest.
"Your Highness, would you like to go for a walk? The scenery around here looks quite nice, but the wind is rather strong, and I think it might rain!"
Harigana lifted the carriage curtain and looked around. A bunch of people were busy at work. Besides, if he went down, he would definitely meet with that Tongjia woman and the Empress Dowager, so he decided to forget about it!
As long as Kangxi doesn't tell her to pay her respects, she'll pretend she doesn't know. Anyway, her people don't have that custom, so she'll just say she doesn't understand.
"Dulan, don't go down! You and Hai Ri can go and get some food later, and we can eat with Granny Su in the carriage."
Harigana thought for a moment. Although Kangxi had a beautiful woman by his side, Li Dequan, who was cunning, might ask her. So he still reminded her, "If anyone asks me, just say I'm not feeling well, so as not to cause trouble for everyone!"
Dulan and Hairi nodded, then pointed to Little Li outside the carriage door and quietly asked, "Where is Eunuch Li?"
Harigana tapped Dulan's forehead, telling them to be careful, but he didn't tell them to do this!
"Of course we'll eat together! If I ever have anything delicious in the future, I'll make sure none of you miss out!"
Little Li has some martial arts skills, so although he didn't hear Dulan's words clearly, he immediately understood everything after hearing Harigana's words.
He chuckled inwardly, thinking that Consort Chen truly considered him family. He resolved that if his master ever wanted to find out anything in the future, he absolutely couldn't say a word.
I must not forget my master's kindness in guiding me, but it is also a servant's duty to be loyal to his master!
Borjigit knelt obediently at the entrance of Kangxi's imperial carriage, tears streaming down her face, her body trembling, which made Kangxi increasingly irritable.
I finally managed to hold back until lunchtime, but that damned little girl still didn't come down.
"Angel, how was it? Did you serve the Emperor well?"
Borjigit finally stepped down from the imperial carriage and happened to run into the Empress Dowager, who was about to have lunch in her tent. She was immediately stopped.
Just now, in order not to embarrass herself, Borjigit had painstakingly wiped Kangxi's footprint off her chest, so when the Empress Dowager finished asking her question, she immediately saw the crease on her chest.
"Very well! I told you, the Emperor will definitely like our Khorchin girls. In a little while, you must continue to serve the Emperor well and never take his favor for granted, understand?"
Borjigit's face flushed and paled in turns, and she couldn't say why her chest was like this. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but with so many people around, she had to consider the face of her clan, so she could only nod and pretend to be shy.
"Please rest assured, Empress Dowager, I will certainly serve His Majesty well!"
Dulan, who had come to collect the food, witnessed this scene. She cursed inwardly and then pulled Hai Ri away, making it clear that she didn't want to see them at all.
Kangxi had no idea that this matter would bring him a lot of trouble on his future journey to win over his wife. He was currently looking around, trying to see if the girl would come down.
"Yes! Of all these people, I like you the most. After we return to the palace, take good care of your health and have another prince or princess. Then I can finally rest easy!"
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