Bumbutai thought that since she had persisted in this way, Kangxi would surely consider her words and think about why she persisted.

In a few days, he will understand who she is doing this for.

Before they even left the Qianqing Palace, the Empress Dowager heard: "Grandmother, you must also know that this world belongs to the Aisin Gioro clan, not the Borjigit clan."

If you insist on your own opinion, disregard my thoughts, and do things that displease me or even destabilize the court, then I will make sure that the people of Borjigit are unhappy along with me.

I am the Son of Heaven, and I will never again allow anyone to covet the true throne or try to control my mind.

Li Dequan escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace.

Kangxi clenched his fists, finished speaking, turned around and sat back on the dragon throne, without looking at the Empress Dowager again.

Bumbutai turned her head to look at Kangxi in disbelief. Although the two had had conflicts before, they had never been this unpleasant as today.

Previously, he only issued warnings and threats, but now he has truly made up his mind and has said some harsh words.

If she makes any more noise, the Borjigit clan will surely be destroyed.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. This was the child she had raised with her own hands. After being emperor for a few years, had he turned his back on her?

"Empress Dowager, please!"

Li Dequan had just returned and hadn't even stood still when he heard someone calling him from inside.

Looking at the Empress Dowager's ashen face, he could only sigh helplessly.

"I can walk by myself!"

Bumbutai shook off Li Dequan's hand, put her arm around Sumalagu, and walked out of the Imperial Study with her back straight.

Su Ma La Gu and the others had no idea what had happened inside, but seeing that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager's expressions were not good, they knew without a doubt that they had not been happy with what they had said.

Harigana, unaware of the situation, eagerly pulled the Empress Dowager aside to repeat the story of the two children's mischievous antics.

"Harigana, would Mother lie to you? Besides, the two children are so young, why keep making them cry?"

The Empress Dowager rubbed her forehead, never expecting that her personality could be so unconventional, actually letting her continue to speak ill of the Emperor.

"Mother, it's alright. It's good for children to cry sometimes."

Harigana didn't care. Let him yell a couple of times. There were so many people around, he could just appease him.

She felt restless if she didn't see it with her own eyes.

"Is there any mother like you?"

The Empress Dowager was shocked, tapped her forehead, and finally agreed to do it again.

Unfortunately, when the two of them reached the side hall, the two children were already asleep.

"Mother, it's alright, let's try again when they wake up."

The Empress Dowager glared at her helplessly, but her eyes were full of doting affection.

Looking at the two adorable children, she suddenly took Harigana's hand and led her back to the main hall, and had someone bring over all of her dowry lists.

"Harigana!"

The Empress Dowager took the dozens of pages of paper handed to her by the maid, picked and chose a few to keep, and divided the rest into two parts and stuffed them into her hands.

"Mother!"

Harigana thought the Empress Dowager was going to do something else, but it turned out to be for her?

The Empress Dowager held her hand, her face full of smiles, showing no sign of reluctance.

"Listen to what I have to say!"

She patted Harigana's hand and looked tenderly at the side hall: "I have lived my whole life in a daze. Although I am the Empress Dowager, I believe you know very well what kind of person I am."

Her voice was soft as she looked away from Harigana: "When you called me Mother, I felt that I had a daughter now and was no longer alone."

The maids had already left, leaving only the two of them in the hall, so the Empress Dowager's words became much more explicit.

"I grew up on the grasslands and never imagined I would live such a restrained life. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's interference back then, I should be living freely on the grasslands right now."

But I cannot. The surname Borjigit is enough for me to give up all my ambitions and stay obediently in this square Forbidden City.

"Mother!"

Harigana felt a pang of sympathy, but then again, wasn't she feeling the same way?

With the surname Borchijin and the favored family and clansmen, what difference was there between her choice and the Empress Dowager's?

No, that's not right!

There are still some differences!

At least, she lived a much more comfortable and happier life than the Empress Dowager.

"Don't worry about it! I'm used to it! Although I only thought of these things when I was looking at the two children, don't worry, I won't regret it and ask you to take them back."

I have no children, and after my death these things will be left to the Borjigit concubines in the harem. I do not wish to give them to them.

They were sent to the palace by their families, but you know, the family wouldn't force them unless they consented.

Harigana nodded; that was true, she had heard about it before.

“Mother, these things are too valuable, I can’t accept them.”

The Empress Dowager glared at her: "I haven't finished speaking yet, listen up."

Harigana pouted; she was the one who always got bullied.

"I didn't want to enter the palace, but my mother-in-law took a liking to my brother's abilities. In addition, she is my aunt, so she didn't ask me and directly issued an imperial decree to let me enter the palace."

Some things don't need to be said explicitly; you understand. Right now, I don't want to think about anything, I don't want to participate in anything; I just want to live out the rest of my life peacefully.

As the Empress Dowager spoke, she suddenly remembered that she would be going to the Mulan Hunting Grounds soon, and immediately added, "If I had the chance, I would prefer to live freely."

Her tone was somewhat urgent, and Harigana immediately understood what she meant.

“Empress, if I ever leave the palace again, I will definitely tell the Emperor that as long as he is not dealing with state affairs, I promise I can take you out to play.”

"good!"

As soon as Harigana finished speaking, the Empress Dowager patted his head, as if she were coaxing a child.

"Harigana, these things are a small token of my appreciation as the Empress Dowager. Anyway, they will be given to others after I die, so I might as well leave them to my two children. At least when I die, you will cry more sincerely and loudly."

What's the point of giving them anything? They're all just scheming and petty plotters. I can't be bothered with them.

"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about? What death? You can't tell good from bad, don't talk nonsense, spit it out!"

Harigana was anxious, but the Empress Dowager shook her head indifferently: "I'm old, I don't care about these things."

Life is short, only a few decades; one day we'll all come to accept life and death with equanimity.

The Empress Dowager lived a very insightful life; what Emperor Kangxi said made a lot of sense!

Harigana sighed inwardly, but his dislike for that old hag intensified. He wondered how their conversation had gone and whether it had broken down.