Kangxi could tell that Harigana spoke through gritted teeth on purpose, but it still made him feel very uncomfortable.

He feels terrible just thinking about it now. I wonder how terrible it must have been for Jiaojiao back then?

Thinking about it like that makes my heart ache.

"Jiaojiao, I was wrong."

I didn't hear your voice at first; I went to the inner room to get something.

When you heard her call out "Your Majesty," it was also a way of reminding you that you had gone to the Imperial Study.

I wanted to come back to you right away, but Dai Zi's urgent report arrived.

Li Dequan didn't tell me you heard that person's voice, so I didn't rush back and dealt with government affairs first.

If I had known you heard me, I would have come back to you immediately.

After Kangxi finished speaking, he thought to himself: Damn Li Dequan, I really want to beat him to death.

Such an important matter, yet they didn't tell him right away, causing Harigana to suffer for so long.

"Let go of me, it hurts!"

She ignored what Kangxi said. She could understand that things happened by chance, but she would never let it go like that.

There are many ways to explain; she could simply ask Li Dequan to call her over.

But Kangxi was certain that she would forgive him and believe him, so he didn't take the matter too seriously.

To put it bluntly, this jerk is now trying to act like a chauvinist with her.

Now that we've seen these signs, if we don't stop them, who knows what will happen in the future.

Sure enough, when she said it hurt, Kangxi's pressure lessened considerably.

However, he still didn't let go and continued to hold on to her.

"Jiaojiao".

Looking at Harigana with a pitiful expression, she said, "I'll never hide anything from you again. Please don't say things that upset me. It's like stabbing me in the heart with a knife."

Normally, if Kangxi spoke in such a tone, she would definitely forgive him.

But it didn't work today, and I even got a big eye roll in return.

"Your Majesty is joking. How could I dare to stab you? To harm you would be a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family. I am afraid of death and would absolutely not dare to do so."

Kangxi wanted to say that if he really held a grudge, based on the number of times Harigana had beaten and scolded him, he could have wiped out not just nine generations of his family, but ten generations.

But he only thought about it; he didn't dare say it, because he knew he would be beaten to death if he did.

"Jiaojiao, don't be angry anymore, okay? I will never do anything to make you sad again."

Harigana remained silent, offering no response whatsoever.

Emperor Kangxi was anxious upon seeing this, but he still patiently and gently coaxed the person.

He even recounted every detail of what had happened in the past few days to Harigana, almost to the point of swearing an oath to heaven.

In Qingxi Palace, the Emperor was coaxing the Empress, a fact known only to Li Dequan and Du Lan at the gate.

Now, there's been a lot of talk about it in the palace.

Those who were summoned understood the reason for the matter, but those who weren't summoned were still speculating whether the Emperor was truly tired of the Empress.

Cining Palace.

"Su Ma, what did you say?"

Sumalagu also got wind of the news and came to report to Bumbutai without delay.

"Empress Dowager, the news has spread throughout the entire palace. Won't this matter be delayed?"

Bumbutai's face looked rather grim; even a fool could guess what had happened.

The concubines in the harem thought the Empress had lost face, but only those involved knew the truth of the matter.

That day, after much deliberation, she decided that the girls in the harem who had not served the emperor should return to the grasslands, so she invited Emperor Kangxi over to discuss the matter with him.

Originally, it was thought that this matter would be difficult to handle, but Kangxi only pondered for a while and said: Since it is the wish of the Empress Dowager, then I will listen to the Empress Dowager.

The two discussed it for a long time, and finally the Empress Dowager spoke up to the concubines of Khorchin and those who had entered the palace through the selection process but had not yet served the emperor.

Kangxi thought that those with children could be left alone, but if those without children wanted to leave, he could give them new identities and let them all leave the palace.

This led to situations where people would carefully disguise themselves as eunuchs or maids to visit the Qianqing Palace.

To be honest, Dulan's little intelligence station is really amazing.

They managed to get this information right under the noses of the secret guards.

It must be said that it was fortunate that Dulan was a member of Harigana's group and was extremely loyal, willing to risk his life for her; otherwise, she would have been a lurking wolf.

"Xuan Ye is really being ridiculous. No wonder he agreed after only a moment's thought when I suggested sending the concubines back. I never expected him to actually try to disband the harem."

Bumbutai slammed her hand on the table: "I consider myself wise, yet I failed to see through Xuan Ye's selfish motives."

Sumalagu was secretly amazed. Compared to the late emperor, the current emperor was the most devoted of the Aisin Gioro clan.

If it weren't for her people accidentally seeing Zhang Daying dressed as a eunuch coming out of the Qianqing Palace today, and then connecting it with everything that happened today, they wouldn't have known that the Emperor had played such a big game.

"I used to think that Harigana was bewitching the emperor, but now it seems that the emperor is bewitching that young girl."

Bumbutai spoke through gritted teeth, and the guard almost fell over. He had just held his breath when he heard, "And they'll stop at nothing."

Sumalagu chuckled to herself. The Empress Dowager was right. From the very beginning, the Emperor had been deceiving people, and he was still on the path of deceiving people.

It was said before that the Empress had a good personality and didn't seem like the type to actively approach the Emperor. Now, the Empress Dowager is completely convinced that all her previous schemes were wrong.

Kangxi was unaware that the Empress Dowager had portrayed him as a reckless scoundrel, and was currently coaxing Harigana to go to the Qianqing Palace with her.

"Jiaojiao, do you want to go by yourself, or should I carry you?"

Harigana glared at him fiercely, never expecting him to be so shameless.

She kept her mouth shut and didn't say a word. She'd been carried and swayed around the palace more than once or twice. Threatening her with this was simply a joke.

Emperor Kangxi was amused by her cute appearance, but he only smiled to himself and dared not actually laugh out loud.

It took almost an hour to calm her down. If she gets angry again, I won't have a peaceful night.

"Walk."

He picked up Harigana and, without giving her a chance to react, strode towards the Qianqing Palace.

He continued to chatter on about what had happened in the past few days.

“Jiaojiao, I was really busy at first. Your Abu knows what I did. You can ask your Abu.”

My grandmother contacted me a few days ago, and that's when I started preparing.

I really wanted to surprise you. If I had known it would make you this angry, I would never have done it.

Jiaojiao, you'll see when you see the list. I really didn't lie to you.

The promised compensation was written in the booklet, which I originally intended to show you in three days.

I have no money, and the small storeroom is all in your hands.

"Jiaojiao, can you please say something? You're scaring me."

"squeak!"