She reached out and touched his cheek, then chuckled softly at him: "Don't overthink it. I just suddenly realized that living in the Qianqing Palace is not appropriate right now. I'm not angry with you."

If I were truly angry with you, I wouldn't be sitting here waiting for you now, you know that.

Kangxi nodded. When they were angry with each other and had a cold war, he saw people sleeping for several days in a row.

So he believed her when she said she wasn't angry.

“Yes! After the Crown Prince’s outburst, whether you punish him or not, my child and I really are not suited to stay here any longer.”

Kangxi immediately shook his head: "Jiaojiao, why not? I promise this will never happen again, please believe me?"

Harigana smiled and nodded, a slight smirk playing on his lips: "I believe you, I've always believed you, otherwise I wouldn't have risked the world's condemnation to bring my child to live in the Qianqing Palace."

Kangxi's heart skipped a beat; he felt that Jiaojiao hadn't finished speaking.

"But Xuan Ye, I also have my bottom line. I was all alone in the capital. Even if I died here because I trusted you, I would have no regrets. Who told me to be so foolish as to like you?"

But now I dare not think that way, nor can I think that way.

I am a mother with two children. I have to think not only about myself but also about my children.

Harigana stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the square courtyard outside: "Xuan Ye, I never intended to have any involvement with anyone in the palace, and I never even thought of befriending any of your children."

Perhaps I'm lazy, perhaps I'm afraid or jealous, and even more so because they have their own mothers, while I'm a thorn in everyone's side.

That last point alone is enough to make me back down.

I don't know if you will believe me, but I have never thought of harming your children or competing with them for anything, not even the position of Crown Prince for Yinreng.

As your bedmate, I know how hard it is for you to be an emperor, and I don't want my child to suffer the same hardships as you.

But today, the prince's eyes frightened me, just like the day I first entered the palace when he charged straight at me. I'm afraid that one day he will charge at my child.

I don't want to speculate with malice, but I have to act cautiously, just to save my own life and the lives of my two children.

Therefore, Xuan Ye, it is not appropriate for us to live here.

You've been making a lot of moves lately. If it weren't for the Crown Prince's outburst, there might not have been any rumors circulating in the court.

But with the Crown Prince's outburst, if I continue to live here, people will inevitably call me a wicked concubine and say that my two children are a source of chaos in the court.

Xuan Ye, I don't believe you couldn't have thought of these things.

This was the first time Kangxi had heard Harigana speak so calmly and composedly from the bottom of his heart. It was also the first time he realized that his beloved Jiaojiao actually understood everything, but she endured everything simply because she loved him.

But precisely because of this, he was even more reluctant to let them move out.

"Jiaojiao, have you ever thought about what the people in the harem will think if you really move out? What will the people in the court think?"

Harigana nodded. Of course she had thought about it. It was nothing more than those people saying that she was not as good as the Crown Prince in Kangxi's heart. As a result, she and her two children were driven away.

So what? The one who laughs last laughs best.

Everything now is just a matter of enduring hardship for the mother and her two children; it's nothing serious.

“Xuan Ye, people can say whatever they want. As long as you choose me, I don’t care about anything else.”

All I know is that if I don't move out today, people will question Yinreng's position as crown prince, and you will be called a foolish ruler.

Therefore, in order to restore peace to the imperial court and the harem, and to ensure you can successfully accomplish what you desire, I alone can bear all the consequences.

Kangxi stepped forward and embraced Harigana; such a kind woman belonged to him.

"Jiaojiao, it's only a matter of time before Yinreng is deposed. He's not capable of great things and is not fit for important responsibilities."

However, I have other considerations right now, so I can't change his position for the time being. Can you understand me?

This was the first time Harigana had heard him say these things, and it must have been quite a blow to him to bring up the matter of the Qianqing Palace.

"Xuan Ye, I don't understand the affairs of the previous dynasty, but I can understand your predicament. I understand you and I will support you."

Don't worry, I'm not angry, I'm just a little worried about you.

She reached out and hugged Kangxi's waist, tilted her head back and smiled at him, though her nose was slightly red and her eyes were a little moist.

She wouldn't comment on the Crown Prince; historically, Yinreng was deposed, she just brought it forward by many, many years.

Moreover, if Yinreng was a kind-hearted person, how could he have such a vicious heart before the age of ten?

It seems that Emperor Kangxi in the past had no reference points or comparisons, or perhaps he simply turned a blind eye to the problems of the previous dynasty.

However, in this life, she was the one who encountered this unexpected event.

However, none of this had anything to do with the mother and her two children. She didn't cheat or harm anyone, but she wasn't someone who would suffer injustice for nothing.

If revenge can't be taken right now, can't we at least dig a pit first?

Looking at the woman who had endured so much humiliation for him, Kangxi held her even tighter, wanting to meld her into his body.

"Jiaojiao, it'll be over soon."

Wait for me, believe in me, don't give up on me.

Harigana didn't speak, but nudged his head against his chest.

She trusts no one anymore, only herself.

Harigana was sent to the Ning Shou Palace by Emperor Kangxi.

Looking at the place where the mother and her two children were going to live, nothing about it was right.

Since being with him, when has Harigana ever suffered such injustice?

"Jiaojiao, shall I have someone redecorate the place for you?"

Emperor Kangxi couldn't stand it anymore. It was one thing for the people to live in a side hall, but why was it so simple?

“Xuan Ye, I used to live under the open sky on the grasslands, so it’s alright.”

Harigana really didn't care. People say it's hard to go from luxury to frugality, but she didn't feel anything.

No matter how you live, you're still living. Compared to those ten-plus years in the hospital with only one bed and sharing a ward with many other people, life now is simply too good.

Emperor Kangxi still felt it was inappropriate. A noble imperial concubine living in a side palace, forced to do so by his son, was something he couldn't get over, regardless of whether others would laugh at her.

"Jiaojiao, how about this, we'll do the lighter tasks at Kunning Palace for now, and we can continue the louder ones when we get to the Summer Palace."

They should be almost done packing by the time they get back from Mulan Hunting Grounds.

Even if it's not finished by then, what's left is just decoration for the inner sanctum, and it won't disturb the two children.

You don't need to stay in Ning Shou Palace anymore, how about going back to Qing Xi Palace?

It's close to the Qianqing Palace, so I can see you more often.

Although this is the Empress Dowager's Palace of Tranquil Longevity, it is still part of the inner palace, and I don't want to keep coming here.

And I've gotten so used to you being by my side, so used to sleeping in your arms. How can you bear to leave me all alone?"