The Empress Dowager thought for a moment, then raised an eyebrow slightly: "Won't we find out then?"
Harigana stared at her with wide eyes, having expected to hear something funny, only to be met with this remark?
"Mother!"
His tone was somewhat complaining.
But the Empress Dowager remained silent, which made Harigana so angry that even the beef jerky in his hand didn't taste good anymore.
"Hahahaha! You get angry sometimes, I've finally seen that! Hahahaha!"
The Empress Dowager laughed so hard she almost fell over, making Harigana's face turn bright red.
He chewed the jerky in his mouth with a vicious rage, looking angry but unable to speak out, which made the Empress Dowager even happier.
In the end, the Empress Dowager never mentioned the Mulan Hunting Grounds incident, but when Harigana left, he took three pieces of beef jerky with him.
"Jiaojiao, you've finally decided to come back?"
When Kangxi returned from the Imperial Study, he learned that she had gone to the Empress Dowager's place again. He wanted to ask Li Dequan to call her back, but he swallowed his words.
She probably hasn't been in a good mood these past few days. Although she seems carefree and silly, she's actually quite thoughtful.
But it was almost lunchtime and she still hadn't returned. Just as we were about to send someone to look for her, she came back.
"Xuan Ye? When did you get back? Why didn't you send Li Dequan to look for me?"
Harigana had long been wary of Kangxi's petty nature, and in order to avoid signing any unequal treaties, he preemptively struck after hearing Kangxi's words.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Kangxi glared at her.
"You're acting innocent after getting the benefit, aren't you?"
You used all your clever tricks on me!
He pulled her into his arms, wanting to kiss her: "Jiaojiao, what did you eat?"
As soon as he got close to her, Harigana covered her mouth to prevent him from getting any closer.
With that guilty look on his face, it would be strange if Kangxi couldn't tell.
Harigana shook his head, refusing to admit it no matter what.
"You didn't wipe your mouth clean, no need to hide it anymore!"
After Kangxi finished speaking, Harigana wiped his mouth, and then realized he had been tricked when he saw the mocking look in his eyes.
She slapped his shoulder, then snuggled into his arms, preventing him from seeing her again.
But after nestling in Kangxi's arms, Harigana's lips curled up slightly and his eyes flickered.
"Jiaojiao!"
Kangxi was helpless. He had just said that she used all her cleverness on him, but now she had shown her true colors.
With a personality like that, it's fortunate that I met him; otherwise, I don't know how badly I would have been deceived.
"Xuan Ye, my mother bullied me today!"
She complained to Kangxi with a pitiful expression, and her awkward attempt to change the subject made Kangxi reluctant to continue the conversation.
I sighed inwardly and continued the conversation, going along with what she was saying.
So be it. At the Empress Dowager's place, it's nothing more than dried meat and the like. It's not mealtime now, so a big feast is definitely out of the question.
"What's wrong? Tell me! Do you want me to help you get revenge?"
He gently stroked her back, as if he were coaxing a child.
"Forget it, Mother has been very good to me, so let's forget about revenge."
"Okay! I'll listen to Jiaojiao!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Listen to me!"
Her little head bobbed up and down, her voice full of mischief, making Kangxi even more reluctant to scold her.
Having achieved its goal, Harigana stayed quietly, even taking a bite of vegetables at lunchtime, which made Kangxi even more helpless.
"Jiaojiao, you don't need to worry about Tongjia anymore. She will leave the palace in a while."
After lunch, Kangxi led the person to his study, his eyes filled with apology.
"Leaving the palace?"
Harigana didn't understand what leaving the palace meant.
"Jiaojiao, I'm sorry."
Kangxi's inexplicable remark left Harigana even more puzzled.
He rarely discussed matters of the previous dynasty with Harigana, but given the current situation, he had no choice but to analyze them for her.
Firstly, he didn't want to upset her; secondly, he did have ulterior motives.
"What's wrong?"
Why are you saying sorry? What mistake did you make?
Harigana had a general idea in that instant, but she was naive, and it was only in a distorted way that she would think of it.
She glared fiercely at him and Kangxi, her hands gripping his collar tightly.
His face was full of tension, as if he would burst into tears if Kangxi said that he had indeed made a mistake.
"Jiaojiao, how could I possibly make a mistake? What are you thinking?"
I'm with you every day, how could I possibly make a mistake?
Hearing that he hadn't made a mistake, Harigana breathed a sigh of relief, and the pressure on his hands lessened considerably.
Kangxi was helpless. His beloved Jiaojiao only had eyes for him, but he was destined to disappoint her.
I'm heartbroken. I promised to do something, but now I can't.
He was the emperor, his word was law, but it seemed that all his slips of the tongue were directed at the person in his arms.
It's hard to say, but I can't stay silent.
He held her waist, his voice low.
“Jiaojiao, the Tongjia clan is my mother’s maternal clan. If there’s even the slightest way, I still don’t want to touch them.”
Some time ago, I discovered that Tong Guowei was privately buying and selling official positions, and even secretly conspired with several ministers to try to interfere in the affairs of the inner palace.
They keep many women on the estate, and since last year they have been searching for girls who look very much like you, wanting to bring them into the palace.
Among those officials were members of the Uya clan. You may not know about the others, so I won't go into detail.
Actually, it started because we found out about the situation of the Uya clan. Later, we gradually discovered that the two families had recently gotten into a fuss.
"I investigated the Uya clan, but I didn't act immediately because they have deep roots in the Imperial Household Department. If I acted rashly, the other families would be on guard, making it difficult for me to investigate them later."
"So, that's why you confined Consort De to her quarters?"
Harigana made a small, clever move, and Kangxi nodded in approval.
"Um!
Because evidence needed to be found from other families, the only option was to temporarily confine Consort De to her quarters, making the Uya clan hesitant to act against her.
It was also a way to alert them and make them speed up their actions so I could gather evidence.
The incident involving Songgotu can be described as an accident, but it wasn't entirely unexpected either.
Because of Yinreng, the Hesheli clan has been very arrogant in recent years, and has also instilled in him the idea that the Hesheli clan should be the master, the purpose of which is self-evident.
Therefore, Songgotu must die; such a person cannot be allowed to live.
Harigana nodded, then looked at Kangxi with a puzzled expression once more: "Then what does all this have to do with me? Why did you say you were sorry to me?"
"Don't tell me you've taken a fancy to any of these women? Otherwise, why are you apologizing?"
*Smack!* Kangxi reached out and flicked her forehead: "Jiaojiao, do you think I'm that shallow?"
He rubbed his forehead, which had been flicked, and although it didn't hurt much, he still pouted unhappily: "If I weren't superficial, would I be here?"
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