Li Dequan waved his hand repeatedly, signaling all the servants around him to step back.

They're all his ancestors! How come they're all so capable!

Kangxi glared at Harigana through gritted teeth, his wide eyes filled with an expression that said, "I'm right."

"What? Did I say something wrong? You're thirty, I'm nineteen. You're older, what's wrong with that?"

Harigana added fuel to the fire by subtly adding an extra year to Kangxi's age.

"I'm twenty-nine, not thirty!"

The sound was indeed much quieter, not as angry as before.

"Oh! That's older than me!"

I originally wanted to hold up my hand to make a "ten" sign, but then I remembered that people at this time didn't know the hand gestures of later generations, so I gave up.

Enraged, Kangxi grabbed her neck and kissed her forcefully, as if he wanted to devour her whole.

"Ugh! Xuan... Ugh... Release!"

Harigana couldn't push him away, and slowly his body went limp.

"Don't you know how old I am? Huh? Who was it last night who said they couldn't take it and told me to go easy on them, huh?"

Kangxi whispered lewd things in her ear, making Harigana blush. She reached out and gave him a hard shove on the waist, and the unsuspecting man let out a soft "Ah!"

"Shut up!"

Li Dequan was on tenterhooks from the commotion inside. They were really something else!

After waiting for a while, the Empress Dowager lifted the curtain and saw Li Dequan standing far away at the base of a big tree, his hands clasped together and muttering to himself.

On second thought, she had a general idea, chuckled, and knew soon enough to find out if her guess was true.

Inside the carriage, it was Kangxi who finally admitted his mistake, because Harigana said she preferred older men.

"Jiaojiao, you were born to tame me."

Kangxi helped the person in his arms straighten her clothes, and before getting out of the carriage, he kissed her red lips hard before walking out.

"I don't know who bullied whom. We agreed not to get angry, but he still yelled at me. He didn't keep his word and went back on his word."

Seeing the carriage curtain being lifted, Li Dequan rushed forward to help the person, only to hear someone criticizing the emperor, leaving him in a dilemma.

Kangxi dared not refute, and just then he saw Li Dequan standing there with a conflicted expression, and his anger suddenly found an object to vent.

"If the leg can't walk, just saw it off, so it won't be an eyesore."

Dulan turned her head and chuckled, imagining what Li Dequan would look like without legs, and almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You! Instead of helping your master up, what are you laughing at?"

This time, Harigana couldn't hold back and chuckled.

"Alright, with you here, what business is it of theirs?"

The sound was very soft, just enough for two people to hear.

However, Kangxi's mood immediately improved, and he said that his beloved daughter liked him, regardless of their age.

He walked down first, and then picked up Harigana and put him on the ground.

"Master, Madam."

As soon as Li Dequan finished speaking, Kangxi kicked him: "Grandpa, am I that old? Call them Young Master and Young Madam."

Harigana suppressed a laugh, his head bowed and his shoulders trembling, which angered Kangxi so much that he wanted to carry him to the carriage and tidy him up a bit more.

Li Dequan is innocent. The title of "Master Ai" was actually coined by the Emperor himself. Now, not only does the Emperor despise him, but he also kicks him.

Why!

"Yes, Your servant obeys. Master, young master, madam."

Kangxi snorted coldly, and Li Dequan shrank back. The most pitiful one was Dulan, who was scolded for no reason.

"Husband, let's go, it's getting late."

Harigana gently shook their clasped hands, stood on tiptoe, and whispered something in his ear.

"Okay! Let's go!"

The word "husband" pleased Emperor Kangxi, and a slight smile instantly appeared on his previously expressionless face.

Looking at the person whose expression changed so quickly, Li Dequan found it hard to believe that this was their emperor.

Several groups of people gathered together, and Harigana was already holding the Empress Dowager's hand, the two of them talking intimately.

"Mother, Mother? Which name do you prefer?"

The Empress Dowager was taken aback, stopped in her tracks, turned her head to look at Harigana, and her face was full of surprise.

"Which one do you prefer? I think 'Eji' sounds nice, but isn't it inappropriate to call someone 'Eji' in the palace?"

For the Empress Dowager, who had no children and no favor in her life, the idea of ​​a little girl calling her "Eji" in a sweet and gentle voice was simply a pipe dream.

Although she was the late emperor's empress, she was almost deposed during his reign to make way for Dong E.

Moreover, since the late emperor had Dong E, no new life has been born in the palace, and apart from a few cousins, the current emperor has no living brothers or sisters.

"Eji, call me Eji."

Tears welled in the Empress Dowager's eyes as she held Harigana's hand tightly; she was now a woman with a daughter.

"Okay, Mother! I'll call you Mother from now on."

After saying this, Harigana whispered mysteriously in the Empress Dowager's ear, "Actually, it was the Emperor who told me to call you that, saying that you are very kind and that I should take good care of you in the future."

After speaking, she straightened up and said, "Otherwise, how could I, an Imperial Noble Consort, dare to call you Mother, would I?"

The Empress Dowager's warm greeting, calling her "Eji," may have been granted by the Emperor, but the subsequent words were not necessarily spoken by the Emperor.

But the girl in front of her had clear eyes and didn't seem to be lying, which made her believe her a little.

"Yes, yes, yes, from now on, Harigana will be filial to Mother, and Mother will protect Harigana well."

Kangxi walked behind the two men, watching them get along harmoniously, but felt a slight displeasure in his heart.

He shouldn't have brought the Empress Dowager along. His Jiaojiao is so wonderful; anyone would like her after spending time with her.

The Empress Dowager's affectionate manner now clearly shows that she adores Jiaojiao so much that she wishes she could take her back to Ning Shou Palace to live.

In an instant, Kangxi's eyes lit up. Seeing the Empress Dowager and Harigana's friendly demeanor, he felt much happier.

The Empress Dowager was still talking to Harigana about the scenery and trinkets on the street when she suddenly shivered, as if she were being watched by someone.

He turned around and glanced around; apart from the emperor and his entourage, there was nothing unusual.

They figured she must have been away from the palace for a long time and was feeling a bit out of sorts, so they quickly put the matter out of their minds.

The Minister of Revenue, unaware of the Emperor's intentions, and seeing that his home was just one street away, mustered his courage and suggested to Kangxi, "Young Master, my residence is not far ahead. Would you like to go and check on the rain from last night?"

"This servant was reluctant to move it, intending to send it in to you later, but I didn't expect you could inspect it yourself."

After thinking for a while, Emperor Kangxi nodded in agreement.

They wanted to call Harigana back, but then they heard the sound of horses' hooves not far away. Several people in the crowd were knocked away, and shouts rang out.