He whispered in the Empress Dowager's ear, and it was clear he was a little nervous.

"No, he really likes Bao Bao and Bei Bei. He said that once they can walk, he will take them to play together."

The Empress Dowager understood her concerns and then said, "Don't worry, even if the child I raised isn't smart, I don't think he would do something like killing his own siblings."

As a mother, Harigana's concerns were valid, and the Empress Dowager saw nothing wrong with them.

Once things are out in the open, many problems can be avoided in the future.

Besides, if she raises a child and doesn't even know who he is, then she's wasted all these years.

Putting aside others, if Yinreng had been raised under her care, he would have been kept in perfect order.

Where would all these awful things be now!

"Mother, of course I trust you completely."

"Is that Guo Luoluo clan member going to cause trouble later?"

This was the first time Harigana had spoken to the Empress Dowager about the women in Kangxi's harem.

As the two children grew older, she observed that if Consort Hui didn't cause trouble, then Yinti was someone she could befriend.

Yinzhi will not make any comments for the time being. Firstly, he is young, and secondly, that Consort Rong seems to be a very scheming person, and Yinzhi cannot outmaneuver her.

If you can't beat them, don't associate with them; stay away from them.

She didn't want to do something as stupid as joining forces if she couldn't win.

She absolutely could not associate with Yinzhen. Ever since the incident in the Imperial Garden, she had no good impression of Yinzhen whatsoever.

And then there's Yinzhuo, who died young in history; I wonder what his life was like after that.

However, she has no intention of intervening or doing anything to cause trouble for herself.

Even if they are saved, they may not be grateful. On the contrary, if they have a bad temper, they might create a time bomb for the mother and her two children.

Even with her good nature, she can't gain any advantage.

She herself has died once, and now she still lives a life beyond her control, so she has no time for pity or compassion.

Everyone has their own destiny. Now that he has a new adoptive mother, if he still dies young, that is his fate.

As for Yinyou, I only saw him from afar at the palace banquet. He looked quite cute, and since she entered the palace, Consort Cheng has been very well-behaved.

The last one, Yinzhi, who grew up with Consort Hui, certainly wasn't a good-natured person either.

However, she quite liked Guo Luoluo's daughter, but she wondered if the legend of the clam princess would be repeated in this life.

After all, Emperor Kangxi now possessed advanced firearms and no longer needed to use marriage alliances to consolidate his power.

She would still ignore anyone she had never met before, even after she became empress.

Emperor Kangxi left his children to worry about their own weddings and funerals.

The fact that they took the initiative to organize a birthday banquet for Yinreng was already a great honor for him.

Fortunately, the response was good; otherwise, she probably would have felt disgusted with herself.

"She dares!"

The Empress Dowager's face instantly turned ugly. Thinking of what Xiao Wu had said after she returned from the grasslands last year, her face turned even uglier.

At that time, she couldn't speak Chinese, and even Xiao Wu had never properly heard Chinese before.

It was her oversight, and she admitted her mistake.

It's not that she doesn't want to learn, it's that she can't learn well.

If it weren't for Harigana's book, she might still not be able to learn those convoluted phrases.

A single word can have different meanings depending on the tone; who can possibly understand that?

If Consort Yi feels this is not good, she can talk to her about it; there's no need for her to gossip and whisper behind Xiao Wu's back.

"Mother, you have such a strong presence!"

Harigana stopped short of saying anything more; saying more would have distorted the meaning.

He looked at the Empress Dowager with an expression of adoration, and the tense atmosphere instantly changed direction.

Seeing the heartless person, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but reach out and pat her forehead. It wasn't hard, but she just felt that the person was unworthy of her attention.

"Can you take this to heart? It's only because Xuan Ye dotes on you that he doesn't look for anyone else."

"If he hadn't protected you, with your brains, you'd be sold out without even knowing who harmed you!"

The Empress Dowager was furious at his lack of self-control. Harigana, clutching his forehead, looked at her with a resentful expression: "Mother, you make me sound like a fool! I know how to protect myself, okay?"

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager burst out laughing: "You can even protect yourself? If you can protect yourself, then blood will rain down from the sky."

Harigana pursed his lips and didn't say anything, but his eyes were very stubborn.

The Empress Dowager didn't say anything more to her, but reached out and rubbed her forehead: "You're just lucky!"

Both were children of the grasslands, yet their fates were drastically different.

If Baoli Ri and Sai Enjiya had any other means, they would never have let her enter the palace or leave home so far away.

"Mother, they're all the same!"

They were all in the deep palace, all women of the emperor, what was the difference?

She was beautiful, had a fiery temper from the start, and had the help of Granny Su and others. She even risked her life to achieve what she has today.

If she were of average appearance, lacked the ability to be patient, and didn't have the favor of being saved, she would probably be hiding in the palace like them right now.

However, she is now glad that she listened to Su Rina's advice and made preparations in advance, thus winning over Kangxi's heart from the very beginning.

Otherwise, without the subsequent brown bear incident, everything might have been very difficult.

No one can refuse someone who would risk their life for you, especially when that person can provide excellent emotional support.

Even though Kangxi was an emperor, he was still a man at heart.

If she weren't moved by someone who endured so much for her and whose heart was completely devoted to her, then she would truly be a useless person.

"Calling you stupid is an understatement!"

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