Chapter 1473: Controlling Kangxi

Gu Hanyuan watched the slender, retreating back of Hesheli-shi as she hurried away, his smile growing increasingly playful.

From her reaction of closing her eyes and waiting for a kiss, it was clear that Hesheli-shi's instincts as a woman had already been shaken.

Not to mention falling in love, at the very least, if something were to truly happen, she might not necessarily resist much.

At the very least, the final result would not be limited to obtaining only the cold corpse of a beauty.

Next, he only needed to wait for her to miss him, to worry, to self-indoctrinate, and ultimately, to obtain Hesheli-shi as a matter of course.

At first glance, it might seem unnecessary to expend so much effort on her.

However, this was something Gu Hanyuan had carefully considered.

It was not only because he was indeed very interested in Hesheli-shi.

It was even more so to provide an insurance policy for the conquest of Song Guo.

From beginning to end, Gu Hanyuan had never believed that Kangxi would allow himself to be manipulated.

Even after repeated PUA, there was a time limit to controlling Kangxi.

There would always be a time when he attempted to break free from control.

It was only a matter of whether this time came sooner or later.

If later, the layout for Song Guo would already be complete, and Kangxi would be unable to turn the tide.

If sooner, it would be somewhat troublesome.

When necessary, he would have to take Kangxi's life.

Kangxi was, after all, an emperor of great talent and bold vision.

He could compromise for the sake of his grand ambitions and the overall situation of the nation, but he would not submit just to survive.

Threats to his life would have no effect on Kangxi.

If it came to that point, he would have to find a substitute.

And this substitute was none other than Kangxi's still-young eldest legitimate son, Chenghu.

Hesheli-shi was the orthodox candidate to rule from behind the curtain.

The Empress Dowager Borjigit-shi was the double insurance.

Firstly, to influence Kangxi's decisions as much as possible, avoiding his premature escape from control.

Secondly, referring to Xiaozhuang, with the support of Borjigit-shi, Chenghu and Hesheli-shi could better ascend to power.

Gu Hanyuan's layout in the Song Guo harem was basically complete; the rest was just waiting for the east wind.

Several more days passed.

Gu Hanyuan did not go to seek out Hesheli-shi again.

And Hesheli-shi, just as he had expected, was lost in wild thoughts and tossing and turning in bed, caught in a complex mood of anticipation and resentment.

The time she spent in a daze also grew increasingly frequent.

For days, Hesheli-shi's mind had been filled with that figure who had opened a crack in her heart.

The lingering warmth of that pity seemed to remain on her forehead.

Making her reach out to touch it from time to time, struggling to restrain herself from revealing a sweet smile.

When her slender fingers were lowered, they would inevitably land on her own lips.

Seeming to fantasize about what it would feel like if it had been replaced there that day.

Whenever she thought of this, she would roll around in bed, shy as a young girl.

Hesheli-shi could not help but feel some resentment that the man who had made her so restless for days had not had another "chance encounter."

Secretly cursing him for leaving her in such a distracted state after teasing her.

Gu Hanyuan was perfectly clear about Hesheli-shi's daily movements.

It was not that he deliberately went to pay attention, but that Kangxi's harem was now more than half under his control.

Normally, the emperor's harem was managed by the Empress.

If there were an Empress Dowager, she would also exercise the power to manage the harem together.

With Hesheli-shi having no heart to attend to other matters.

Gu Hanyuan, having taken down the real and fake Empress Dowagers, had completely infiltrated and controlled Kangxi's harem.

A batch of palace maids and eunuchs had been replaced quietly.

Even the "Evil-Warding Guards" had taken the opportunity to mix some of their own in.

Except for the forbidden "Qing Ancestral Hall" and Xiaozhuang's Cining Palace.

No movement could escape Gu Hanyuan's eyes and ears.

It was no exaggeration to say.

Not only was Kangxi's life always in Gu Hanyuan's hands.

Even which concubine Kangxi favored each day, how long it lasted, how many times, and what positions were used, Gu Hanyuan was perfectly clear about.

So much so that Gu Hanyuan was unscrupulous in the harem.

Yet Kangxi thought he had not entered the palace for a long time.

This made Kangxi feel relieved that he was no longer being defiled in the harem, while also feeling somewhat panicked.

After all, Wutian was his last insurance policy now.

He even secretly sent people to try to contact Wutian for this reason.

Not knowing that the other party was always right under his nose.

As the time for Aobai to enter the capital approached, Kangxi grew increasingly anxious.

It was not until the increasingly mature and charming Jianning sent him a note that Kangxi finally set his heart at ease.

The note read, "Your Majesty, do not worry; my conditions remain unchanged." ===== CHAPTER 1475 =====