In a flash, Kangxi remembered what Harigana had asked him, and his body stiffened slightly. Could it be that Jiaojiao was so upset because he hadn't answered in time?
"Jiaojiao, have you never believed me?"
Kangxi felt a pang of sadness. He had done everything he could and couldn't do for Harigana. Yet why was Harigana still so insecure and distrustful of him?
Harigana didn't say much; in truth, she trusted no one but herself. Even she herself, hadn't she done things against her will that she didn't originally want to do?
Kangxi really wanted to question Harigana again, but the tears in his arms had already soaked his clothes, and he couldn't bear to say anything more.
"Jiaojiao, the reason I didn't answer your question right away was because I was thinking about how to express my feelings for you!"
Although Kangxi had exchanged many sweet words with Harigana and expressed his feelings in similar ways, this time was different; he was genuinely heartbroken. He hadn't expected Harigana to question his feelings, making him feel like a fool.
"Jiaojiao, why don't you believe me? Or did you never intend to believe me in the first place?"
Harigana immediately sat up straight, glared at Kangxi, and shouted, "Xuan Ye, you're a bastard! I just don't believe you, okay?"
Harigana spoke quickly and loudly. Although she wasn't as fierce as she had imagined, it was the first time Kangxi had seen Harigana so agitated. For a moment, he forgot to refute her and just watched, waiting for her to continue.
"Why should I believe you? I just don't believe you! I simply don't want to believe you!"
Harigana wasn't satisfied, so he grabbed a pillow and threw it at Kangxi, continuing, "You have a bunch of cousins and women. Who knows if you've said the same things to others before? What's wrong with me not believing you?"
You yourself said you're the emperor, that you can have whatever the people under heaven want, and it has to be the best! So even if they don't want to, you force them to come along. I don't believe you've done anything wrong."
When Kangxi heard the words "unwilling" and "forced," he flew into a rage and shouted, "Harigana!"
But before he could finish speaking, he was stunned speechless by an even louder shout: "Aisin Gioro Xuanye!"
He had forgotten how long it had been since he had heard anyone call him by his name like that. Moreover, Aisin Gioro was the royal surname, and even princes and nobles dared not call him that casually. He never expected that Harigana would call him by his name directly, and his hands were even hitting him with a pillow.
"When you're happy, you're all sweet talk; when you're unhappy, you're all harsh talk. You say all sorts of good and bad things! And you still expect me to believe you? Do you think I'm a fool?!"
After finishing her rant, Harigana threw down the pillow in her hand and lunged straight at the purse at Kangxi's waist: "I thought that even if the person I loved couldn't make me his wife legitimately, as long as he had me in his heart, that would be enough! But now I realize that all my sincerity has been wasted!"
Kangxi held onto the purse tightly, refusing to let go. Harigana, having no other option, could only shout, "Give it to me!"
Harigana was truly enraged. She didn't know where her anger came from; she just wanted to vent. Constant submissiveness would make her seem weak, but the current atmosphere was perfect—she wanted to show this bastard that she wasn't someone to be trifled with!
"No, what do you need this for?"
Emperor Kangxi clutched his purse tightly, completely dazed. This was a first for him!
Having lived for almost thirty years, he wasn't unfamiliar with arguments, but it was always him unilaterally hurling insults. Being both hit and verbally abused like this was truly a first for him. Moreover, he had a vague intuition that this kind of thing would happen frequently in the future.
"Give me back my hair!"
Harigana had actually calmed down a bit by now, and his anger had mostly dissipated, so he was naturally more cautious in his speech.
"Jiaojiao, calm down!"
Kangxi knew that Harigana was furious and actually wanted to take back the hair in the purse. How could that be possible!
She quietly tightened the purse a little, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, the imperial physician has arrived!"
Hearing the argument that had just taken place inside, Li Dequan was shocked, but he was also secretly cheering for Harigana.
That shout of "Aisin Gioro Xuanye" was truly gratifying!
Thinking about how the emperor would call him by his full name when he was angry, he really wanted to go in and see what the emperor's expression was like!
Seeing that there was no movement inside, and that Little Li had just brought the imperial physician over, they quickly knocked on the door to report.
"Wait!"
Kangxi did not summon the imperial physician immediately. After all, Harigana did not seem to be seriously ill, and besides, he had not yet managed to appease him, so how could he allow himself to become a laughingstock?
"Jiaojiao, do you know why I came back covered in tea stains a few days ago?"
Kangxi decided to explain the events of that day directly to Harigana, so that she wouldn't overthink things and make herself sick with anger!
"have no idea!"
Harigana muttered to herself. Although she had her suspicions, she was not going to be presumptuous. A promise made by a man himself was a promise. What did it mean if she made it first?
Kangxi choked. His beloved daughter's rebellious nature was nothing compared to her arrogant and haughty demeanor, which was the most troublesome thing!
"I've already spoken to my grandmother; from now on, all I want is to stay by your side. I've said before that I'll give you everything you want. So, I will definitely grant you your wish for a lifetime of monogamy!"
Kangxi looked at Harigana, who had stiffened, wondering what she was thinking. But since things had already come to this point, he had no choice but to tell her everything.
He reached out and pulled the person back into his arms. Only when he felt the unique sweetness of Harigana did his tense heart return to reality.
"Jiaojiao, I know that you didn't want to enter the palace at first. Although I don't know exactly when you fell in love with me, or even how much you love me! But I'm sure that I love you and want to be with you for the rest of my life!"
I did consider making you empress, but Jiaojiao, I have my own reasons.
However, I promise you, you are my wife, and there will never be anyone else but you! I just need some time to settle things with the previous dynasty, so that even if you become empress, you won't be subject to gossip!
There was one more thing Kangxi didn't mention: the matter of Yinreng. Harigana clearly didn't know anything about his harem, so he didn't know how many children Yinreng already had. He really didn't dare to say it.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he sensed that something was wrong with the person in his arms.
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