Chapter 1440

Her heart beat like a drum, still in her ears.

She couldn't help but look at Kangxi carefully through the gap in Wutian's hair.

She saw Kangxi staring at the two people with a gloomy face.

But for some reason, he didn't say a word.

Hesheli's face turned pale upon seeing this.

Regardless of what the reason was.

Being held by a strange man was something an emperor could not tolerate.

But the good news was that Kangxi didn't seem to see Wutian's little movements.

He seemed to only see him holding her.

But this didn't improve her situation.

In order to maintain the dignity of the imperial family.

Her best outcome would be a cup of poisoned wine, with the outside world being told she died of illness.

Hesheli had no intention of betraying Kangxi.

She didn't find it unacceptable to die to maintain Kangxi's dignity.

After all, that was the relationship of ten years of childhood sweethearts.

She only regretted that the two couldn't walk together until the end.

She was also worried about her young son who had been born not long ago.

Hesheli seemed to have accepted her fate, her gaze dim and lusterless.

However, her low mood didn't last long before she was awakened by the strangeness in front of her.

After all, she had just given birth to Chenghu not long ago.

And Chenghu was taken care of by a wet nurse.

So Hesheli, who lived in luxury and was young and healthy, was usually bursting with milk.

She even had to secretly deal with it according to the matron's teachings.

At this moment, after the warmth, there was a wave of coldness.

This made Hesheli feel ashamed and angry to the point of wanting to die, while temporarily putting aside her worries about her future.

She gathered the strength she had accumulated to push Wutian away.

She didn't dare let Kangxi see the wrinkles on her clothes and the color of her clothes that had deepened significantly.

Hesheli, who had anticipated her own outcome, didn't care whether it was rude or not.

She ran away with her back to Kangxi.

It was just that while running, two lines of clear tears had already fallen.

Just as she was about to leave the Imperial Study.

Wutian's voice rang out again, making her pause.

"His Majesty wouldn't blame the Empress for the accident just now, would he? After all, I saw the Empress almost fall, so I had no choice but to hold her. If the Empress were to be punished because of me, I would be pained."

Kangxi didn't notice that Hesheli hadn't left completely yet.

He asked with a gloomy face, knowing the answer:

"What do you mean?"

Gu Hanyuan ignored Kangxi's question.

He said coldly:

"Since His Majesty is unwilling to part with the Empress for me, I won't force His Majesty. But such a beautiful, gentle, and courageous good woman, if she were to be implicated because of me, that is not what I wish. I am most afraid of implicating others because of me, and I find it hard to avoid feeling depressed. This is not a small matter for me, does His Majesty understand?"

As the words fell, Kangxi only felt a chill all over his body.

A near-obvious threat was placed in front of him.

Seriously speaking, Kangxi didn't actually intend to do anything to Hesheli.

After all, she was his childhood sweetheart wife.

Ten years of feelings were not fake.

How could he sacrifice her because of such an accident.

Of course, it was inevitable that he would have some views on this.

At least his feelings for Hesheli had dropped by a large margin.

Originally, that little restless thought had long since been thrown away somewhere.

In the future, Hesheli falling out of favor was inevitable, but it wouldn't reach the point of being given death.

Kangxi wasn't heartless to that extent.

Not to mention that Hesheli had given birth to his eldest legitimate son.

At this moment, listening to Wutian's threat.

The little bit of feeling he had for Hesheli vanished instantly.

But he also didn't dare to ignore Wutian's threat.

Because he had faded on Hesheli, Kangxi felt much better in his heart.

Only the unwillingness of being humiliated and threatened by Wutian remained.

His gloomy face eased, and he said calmly:

"Wutian, you worry too much, how could I be such a petty person."

Gu Hanyuan nodded:

"That's good, His Majesty is wise."

Kangxi listened to the insincere flattery.

He said expressionlessly:

"This matter is over, why not discuss our cooperation again?"

Gu Hanyuan said playfully:

"Could it be that His Majesty has figured it out? Willing to part with the Empress for me? If so, being a Qing Guo Imperial Preceptor is not impossible, I can also block Gu Hanyuan for His Majesty."

Hesheli, who was eavesdropping, felt her heart jump wildly.

She didn't expect Wutian to have been eyeing her for a long time.

And even used cooperation as an excuse to ask Kangxi to part with her.

The relationship between Kangxi and Wutian was also far from what she had originally guessed.

Their cooperation clearly showed Wutian standing in a higher position.

Kangxi not directly agreeing to Wutian's request before gave her some comfort in her heart.

But now he took the initiative to mention cooperation.

Wutian also pushed the boat along and asked for her again.

Wutian's persistent expression of his affection for her made her mood somewhat inexplicable.

And for the sake of her safety, he even threatened Kangxi.

This made Hesheli, whose mood had fallen to the bottom, feel a hint of warmth in her heart.

All these things seemed to indicate that Wutian really liked her.

Hesheli, who didn't know the cause and effect, couldn't help but have a sense of pride based on her own charm.

After all, she was already a wife and a mother, and didn't consider herself a young and beautiful girl.

Even her hatred for Wutian had faded a lot.

"He held me at the time, was it also because he was worried I would get hurt?"

This thought couldn't help but pop into Hesheli's mind.

However, those little movements afterward didn't seem to be just for that reason.

Looking down, the traces of the fabric that were even deeper in color were even more eye-catching, making her jade face blush.

She secretly spat:

"So skillful, I don't know how many girls have been harmed."

Hesheli had the same impression as Fang Yi.

And she suddenly discovered that the cold feeling was not just in one place.

She was so ashamed that she secretly cursed "Damn it!".

Ignoring the continued eavesdropping, she walked away quickly with her pretty face flushed red.