However, they didn't get to eat the fish in the end because Xin Xin cried herself to sleep in Harigana's arms.

Emperor Kangxi felt sorry for her and wanted to take Xinxin in, but the little girl would whine and whimper whenever he touched her, so he had to give up in the end.

In fact, Yinfu and Bayalige were also very upset, but they were already grown up and could control their emotions.

Although she doesn't cry like Xin Xin, she eats much less at dinner time than usual.

Harigana and the others saw this, but did not try to persuade them.

This can be considered as teaching them the most important lesson in life—loss.

For several days in a row, the children were not in high spirits. Not only the children, but even the Empress Dowager felt a little uneasy.

It wasn't until seven or eight days later, when the Empress Dowager calmed down and took the children out to play as she had when Seingia was alive, that the somber atmosphere eased somewhat.

They set off from the tribe at the end of August and arrived in the capital in October.

Fortunately, it's heading south, so even in October, it's only a bit cool in the mornings and evenings, but still quite warm during the day.

Back at the palace, life remained largely unchanged except that the children could no longer go out to visit Seingia and Pauli.

"Your Majesty, it's snowing outside."

Dulan fiddled with the charcoal fire in the basin, then turned her head and saw snowflakes falling outside the window.

"It's winter again."

He stood up and walked to the window. In no time, a thin layer of snow covered the ground, and the eunuchs took brooms and began to clear the snow.

"Go and tell them to just clear a small path for now, and then clean it all up once the snow stops."

Who knows when the snow will stop? There's no need to go to so much trouble.

"Yes, this servant will go right away."

Dulan knew that the Empress was kind-hearted, so she turned around, went out, and spoke to the young servant at the door for a long time before returning.

Granny Su, Granny Hu, and Granny Cheng stayed with the younger girls in the front yard, rarely interfering in the affairs of Harigana.

Dulan took care of his daily life, while Xiao Li handled all other matters, big and small.

Although Xiao Li Zi was once the chief eunuch of Qingxi Palace, he is now a real and powerful chief eunuch.

In no time, the servants knelt in the middle of the courtyard and kowtowed in the direction of Harigana. Then, two people were left to guard the area and occasionally bring Xiao Lu out.

The rest of the people went back to their rooms to do their own work, waiting for their shifts to end when it was time to go out and change shifts.

With Qingxi Palace in such a state, the other palaces dared not allow their servants to work in the cold winter. In less than two hours, the entire palace was covered in snow, creating a unique and beautiful scene.

"Xuan Ye, are you cold?"

As Kangxi entered, Harigana went over to help him take off his cloak, but Kangxi stopped him.

"Jiaojiao, don't come any closer. I feel cold. Let me warm up first."

As he spoke, he walked from the other side of the table to the charcoal brazier to warm himself by the fire, and after a long while, he went to hug the person in his arms.

"Jiaojiao, the snow is very heavy this year."

Sitting on a low couch, looking at the snow outside the window, Kangxi frowned slightly: "I'm afraid there might be a disaster."

Harigana was just thinking about this too; the snowfall this year is very unusual.

Not only was it much earlier than in previous years, but the first snow also lasted all day, which is very unusual.

"Why don't we prepare in advance?"

Harigana thought for a moment: "If we prepare in advance, we won't be caught off guard. It's best if we don't need it, but if we do need it, we won't be caught off guard."

"Pack up the camp and the estate, so that if any refugees come, they'll have a place to stay."

Emperor Kangxi also needed to prepare in advance, but if he collected grain on a large scale, it could easily trigger other problems.

With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, we can't let the people be filled with anxiety.

"Are you afraid of causing panic among the people?"

Harigana immediately saw his dilemma.

"Yes, it's almost Chinese New Year, Jiaojiao."

He thought the person in his arms would be just as worried as he was, but as soon as he finished speaking, he heard her laugh.

I looked at her with a puzzled expression, wondering what she was laughing at.

"Xuan Ye, I have an idea, would you like to give it a try?"

Harigana wanted to use the air raid drills and fire drills he had seen in the hospital during his hospital stay.

There's no disaster happening right now, so they're using the guise of conducting drills for the benefit of the people to temporarily refrain from confiscating grain and thus protect the interests of the merchants.

But if needed, you'll know everything about them and won't have to worry about them refusing to give you anything or raising prices.

"Jiaojiao, how come you're so smart?"

Emperor Kangxi was worried that prices would rise, making it difficult for ordinary people to buy food.

Using Harigana's method, not only can one grasp the approximate reserves of merchants, but one can also make contact with so many people in advance. It's simply ingenious.

“I’ve always said I’m smart, but you always say I’m stupid.”

She shifted her body and leaned against his shoulder: "Let's do another flood drill and a fire drill next spring."

Ideally, the entire Qing Dynasty should participate in the drills, not just those in the capital.

This way, even if a disaster does occur, there won't be chaos and countless deaths.

He counted on his fingers: "We still need one more earthquake."

By this time, the seismograph already existed, so she didn't need to explain everything; just mentioning it to Kangxi would have been enough for him to know how to handle the situation.

As for more specialized knowledge, even if she knew it, she couldn't talk about it now.

Firstly, there are no tall buildings here, so everyone will run outside whenever there is an earthquake. There is no issue of being trapped, such as being trapped by elevators.

Secondly, she has already said a lot and cannot continue.

The remaining issues can be left for Kangxi to find professionals to study.

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