In the martial arts world, he threatens Yin Susu from the start.

"If it weren't for the Imperial Advisor's intervention yesterday, my life would have been in grave danger."

Gu Hanyuan said calmly:

"Your Majesty, just don't forget my reward."

Emperor Kangxi smiled calmly upon hearing this.

He said in a somewhat inexplicable tone:

"The Imperial Preceptor may go to Kunning Palace on his own. I explained the situation to the Empress yesterday, and she wisely agreed."

Emperor Kangxi originally thought that persuading Empress Hesheli would be a very difficult task.

However, Hesheli calmly agreed.

And the way they looked at him was as if he were a stranger.

Although such a gaze made Kangxi very uncomfortable, he could understand it.

After all, it's not unreasonable for her to react this way when her own husband personally gave her away.

Moreover, she was the empress, the mother of the nation.

The childhood sweetheart relationship between Emperor Kangxi and Empress Hesheli had already broken down.

If it weren't for his fear of Wu Tian, ​​Emperor Kangxi would probably have already prepared to depose the empress and reinstate her.

However, because of Wutian's existence, Kangxi dared not establish a new empress.

Not only was she afraid that Wutian would have objections, but she was also afraid that he would take a fancy to a new empress.

Wouldn't that be a waste of effort?

It would be better to maintain the tacit understanding with Hesheli for the time being.

A glint flashed in Gu Hanyuan's eyes, and he said calmly:

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. In that case, I shall take my leave."

"Please proceed, Imperial Preceptor."

Kangxi watched the figure disappear before his eyes, his expression changing slightly.

How could he not know what Wutian would do next?

The empress, with whom he once shared a deep affection and was his childhood sweetheart, is about to be sent to another man's arms for a passionate affair.

As a man, it's inevitable to feel upset.

But in the end, it all turned into a sigh.

Having experienced so much, Emperor Kangxi had put aside his personal feelings and focused all his energy on state affairs.

In any case, he already had quite a few princes, and his eldest son, Chenghu, had already been born.

His romantic feelings for his children ultimately couldn't compare to the grand ambitions in his heart.

Chapter 646: Empress Hesheli's "Chastity Guard"

At this point, whether or not Empress Hesheli has actually been accepted is no longer important.

After all, Gu Hanyuan's goal was to force Kangxi to cross the line and thus gain his dependence on him.

The fact that Emperor Kangxi was able to calmly send off Empress Hesheli clearly indicated that he had achieved Gu Hanyuan's goal.

Of course, for the sake of future plans, Hesheli still had to accept it.

And they steal the person and their heart along with them.

Moreover, Gu Hanyuan already greatly admired the beautiful and gentle empress.

We arrived at Kunning Palace.

The vast Kunning Palace was deserted, with not a single eunuch or maid in sight.

If it weren't for the magnificent decorations in Kunning Palace, it might have been used as a cold palace.

Gu Hanyuan was not surprised by this scene.

After all, what was about to happen would be nothing short of a huge scandal for the Qing Dynasty.

It was perfectly normal to dismiss palace maids and eunuchs in advance.

In fact, since last night, there have been no palace maids or eunuchs in Kunning Palace.

Even Kangxi's eldest son, Chenghu, was taken away.

Only a frail, slender figure remained alone in the palace.

She sat at a table with a pot of imperial wine on it.

Slender, jade-like fingers held an exquisite wine glass.

She would occasionally raise her fair, jade-like arm to bring the wine glass to her moist lips and take a light sip.

A blush spread across her beautiful and dignified face, and her clear, bright eyes were slightly intoxicated.

What a beautiful scene of the Imperial Concubine Yang being drunk.

However, the woman was not a concubine, but an empress, who was even more noble than a concubine.

Just as Hesheli was about to raise her wine glass to drink again, she suddenly felt a warmth on her waist, and her slender hand was grasped.

A faint, indifferent voice, tinged with a hint of concern, reached my ears.

"you're drunk."

Hesheli's delicate body stiffened for a moment.

Perhaps because he had smelled the scent behind him more than once and had gradually become familiar with it, he quickly relaxed.

They even had the leisure to adjust to a more comfortable position and lean back.

Hesheli parted her thin lips slightly, her voice slightly coquettish, quite different from her usual self.

"So what if you're drunk? Doesn't that make it even easier for you to succeed?"

Gu Hanyuan felt the soft yet voluptuous waist.

They marveled at how Hesheli's figure didn't look like that of a woman who had just given birth.

But he said calmly:

"A beautiful appearance is something I can easily possess. It is the Empress's uniqueness that I admire."

Hesheli scolded in an annoyed tone:

"Should I thank you?"

At this moment, her expression and tone were full of the flirtatious banter between lovers.

This stance is unexpected.

Gu Hanyuan's deep eyes flickered slightly.

"Why not? After all, from now on, I will be your man, Your Majesty. Doesn't that prove my love for you?"

Hesheli chuckled lightly, a hint of mockery in his voice:

"Yes. He has already given me to you."

As she spoke, two lines of clear tears slid down her smooth cheeks.

"For the greater good of the nation, what does the status of an empress matter? How can years of friendship compare to the absolute power of the emperor and the great cause that will be remembered in history?"

Empress Hesheli may have seemingly let go of her feelings for Emperor Kangxi, but in reality, it wasn't that easy.

She simply chose to accept it, like an ordinary woman, in a weak and vulnerable way.

At this moment, she was not the empress, the mother of the nation, but merely a weak woman abandoned by her husband.

As for the goodwill she had developed towards Gu Hanyuan before, how could it compare to the grief she felt at this moment?

Gu Hanyuan said quietly:

"Why should the Empress belittle herself? If it weren't for the Empress, I wouldn't have become that boring Imperial Tutor of the Qing Dynasty. To be honest, wasn't Kangxi's great achievements also obtained through the Empress's efforts? In my eyes, the Empress is more valuable than the imperial power and ambitions that Kangxi pursued, and is more worthy of my obtaining by any means necessary."

Gu Hanyuan could easily spout nonsense, and at that moment, Hesheli was exactly the type of person who would fall for such comforting words.

Her beautiful, lustrous eyes sparkled, and her tears stopped.

Hesheli murmured:

Do you really like me that much?

Gu Hanyuan stretched out his arm and turned Hesheli around to hug him.

He gently stroked her back with a soothing gesture.

With his other hand, he snatched the wine glass from her hand and placed it on the table.

He gently wiped away the remaining tear stains on her pretty face.

"Although I failed to abduct the Empress from the palace, wasn't what I did ultimately all for the sake of winning you over, Empress?"

This attitude seemed quite incongruous on Wutian, who was fierce and had a cold aura.